And I was thinking of leasing

"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel) 09/25/2019 at 19:03 • Filed to: None

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Crossed 3000 miles before making the first payment. And I  thought I could do a 12k per year lease when I started this whole process, good thing I decided to buy instead.

Spanfeller is a twat > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/25/2019 at 19:12

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Jesus...
My car is almost two years old and it still has less than 10,000 miles. 

CB > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/25/2019 at 19:14

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12k miles a year is nothing. It’s almost offensive that they offer that.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Spanfeller is a twat 09/25/2019 at 19:19

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I used to do 25,ooo miles a year. Then I got a company car, then I got an office a couple miles from home. Now it’s like 7,000 miles a year. 

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > CB 09/25/2019 at 19:22

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Most manufacturers offer 10, 12, and occasionally 15k a year for leases.

CB > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/25/2019 at 19:23

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I’ve seen 16k, 20k, and 25k kilometres. So, closer than I thought, but still, not a great option for people who drive every day.

Nothing > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/25/2019 at 19:30

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Since about 2010, I’ve averaged about 6-7k yr. since I bought the 4Runner, I’m now closer to 15-16k. I told my wife we needed to split drive time a little more or I’ll end up with more miles on the 4Runner in 2 yrs than she has on her Jeep in almost 6.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Nothing 09/25/2019 at 19:40

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This will be my first year of working full time. I managed to do 12k last year on the Mini despite still being in school and only working part time. I would probably be on course for 12-15k, but I am now making 1-2 trips to NH a month which probably adds 3k a year to my mileage.

Chariotoflove > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/25/2019 at 19:45

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I often wonder how it happens that I drive everywhere every day and never put more than 5k on my car a year. My commute is short, but still.

Oh well, I won’t look that gift horse in the mouth.

facw > CB 09/25/2019 at 19:47

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Median miles driven in the US is something like 13,500/year, so obviously 12k is not enough for many people. Still makes sense to offer it as an option though.  

Under_Score > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/25/2019 at 20:24

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My sister has put 3,000 miles on her Rogue in four months, and she put probably 30,000 on her old Rogue in FIVE YEARS. When you don’t do much or your car is parked all week, miles don’t add up.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Under_Score 09/25/2019 at 20:38

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That was what I was like with the Mini. 15k in the first 2.5 years, 15k in the last year.

Under_Score > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/25/2019 at 21:27

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And then there are people who live at college like me that still manage to drive 12,000-15,000 annually. 

smobgirl > Under_Score 09/25/2019 at 21:34

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I think I put 50k miles on my Sentra my last year in college. 

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Under_Score 09/25/2019 at 21:56

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I managed to do that last year. Lots of trips to NH and home to MA really add up. 

Nothing > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 09/25/2019 at 22:06

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When my sister was a couple of years out of college, she leased an Acura Vigor. She put 25k on it in the first year! She hasn’t leased again. Ha.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Nothing 09/25/2019 at 22:11

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Its tough to lease coming out of college. You have no real data to know what your yearly mileage is going to be now that you are working full time.

Under_Score > smobgirl 09/26/2019 at 07:20

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An ironic thing to me is the people who are like “I have student loans,” “I pay for gas and maintenance,” yet proceed to put 20,000+ miles annually on their car due to leisure trips, etc. I’m not saying that’s you, it’s just something interesting I’ve noticed.

But 50,000?! Did you come home every weekend from a school that was 300 miles away and had a 100-mile round trip work commute or something?

smobgirl > Under_Score 09/26/2019 at 10:00

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Pretty close. I spent six months going from Nashville to Columbus, OH on weekends for a music group and drove 80+ miles a day for school and work. Thankfully that car got around  40mpg and never broke down.