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2nd car for Mrs Sockie

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    2nd car for Mrs Sockie

    After some time as a senior house and family office manager, Mrs Sockie is having an actual paid job now and one that requires a commute.
    Being just back into the wonderful job market her salary will definitely be on the lower end of the scale and me still paying most of the bills and her part covering the car lease and some cosmetics. We're both fine with that as you have to (re)start somewhere.
    With all that in mind what you do car wise?
    Buy an old cheap car outright, lease a cheap car, lease/rent a new slightly more expensive car?
    I offered to buy her a bicycle, which didn't go too well.
    15
    Lease new, upmarket, return after 3 years
    13.33%
    2
    Lease new, midrange, keep after 3 years
    13.33%
    2
    buy old car outright
    73.33%
    11
    get a loan for a 2nd hand mid-range car
    0.00%
    0

    The poll is expired.


    #2
    she'll need one of these, whatever, a sockie needs a shoie :

    Last edited by BR14; 1 January 2018, 23:29.

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      #3
      How long is the commute?
      …Maybe we ain’t that young anymore

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        #4
        Originally posted by yasockie View Post
        After some time as a senior house and family office manager, Mrs Sockie is having an actual paid job now and one that requires a commute.
        Being just back into the wonderful job market her salary will definitely be on the lower end of the scale and me still paying most of the bills and her part covering the car lease and some cosmetics. We're both fine with that as you have to (re)start somewhere.
        With all that in mind what you do car wise?
        Buy an old cheap car outright, lease a cheap car, lease/rent a new slightly more expensive car?
        I offered to buy her a bicycle, which didn't go too well.
        Not sure I would do lease again and it’s quite satisfying that we own both cars outright.

        Buying an almost new second hand car is probably my preferred route now. But I’m talking about a relatively high end car with very low mileage.

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          #5
          Originally posted by woohoo View Post
          Not sure I would do lease again and it’s quite satisfying that we own both cars outright.

          Buying an almost new second hand car is probably my preferred route now. But I’m talking about a relatively high end car with very low mileage.
          Commute is about 20-25 miles each day (including the school runs)
          What's so satisfying about owning a deprecating asset? I guess if they're exotic supercars, then they don't get any cheaper, everything else is just money down the drain anyway so who cares who owns the car?

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            #6
            Originally posted by yasockie View Post
            2nd car for Mrs Sockie

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              #7
              and one of these?

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                #8
                Originally posted by yasockie View Post
                After some time as a senior house and family office manager, Mrs Sockie is having an actual paid job now and one that requires a commute.
                Being just back into the wonderful job market her salary will definitely be on the lower end of the scale and me still paying most of the bills and her part covering the car lease and some cosmetics. We're both fine with that as you have to (re)start somewhere.
                With all that in mind what you do car wise?
                Buy an old cheap car outright, lease a cheap car, lease/rent a new slightly more expensive car?
                I offered to buy her a bicycle, which didn't go too well.
                The Chunt of Chunts.

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                    #10
                    make sure it has a decent size back seat, may back isn't what it used to be!
                    Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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