Once when I was in a really stressful IT job I got them about once a day. Doctors had no idea why or what to do with me. Meds were only marginally successful. I changed jobs and the migraines stopped and I have had a single one since. This was like 15 years ago.

drink more water

Is it a total fish move to buy a brand new car? I've never owned one and I'm considering it as my A/C went out and **** that noise.

Depends on if you're a poor or not

Unless you've got appearances to maintain just fix your current car or buy a cheap used vehicle.

Up until about six years ago, my strat was ----> buy $3k car ----> drive it til it died ----> buy another $3k car ----> rinse, repeat

Now I have offspring so I want and require reliability and $3k cars tend to break down a lot. I bought a late-model used truck almost 5 years ago and it is almost paid for, but the years haven't been particularly kind to it and it needs about $2500 worth of work to be "right" again, and it feels like throwing money down a pit. Maintenance issues are increasing at a rapid pace. My buddy's mechanic dad once told us, "90% of the problems you'll have with most any car come in the last 10% of the car's life," and at least in my experience that has held true. If I buy new, I'm not buying someone else's headaches but otoh I'm lighting a whole bunch of money on fire just driving it off the lot.

Leasing is pretty great deal these days

I briefly considered leasing, but I bought a house in the next county last summer so my commute mileage has increased significantly since then. I'd almost certainly go over the mileage limit, if it's 12k miles which I believe is standard with most leases. I'm on pace for around 19k this year with the increased commute.

I thought Leasing was 100% -EV. Am I wrong?

I can see it being OK if you're the kind of person who doesn't want to keep the same car for more than a few years and don't mind always having a payment. I've never leased though so idk

Leasing terms changed some years back to be much more consumer friendly

as compared to what? having a car is not supposed to be a profitable venture

if you drive within the mileage limits and like upgrading your car every few years it seems like a reasonable plan

Accident avoidance technology is what would entice me towards a new car.

I've never bought a new car, seems like a huge waste

Next time I get a car it's almost a guarantee I lease one.

I see commercials for 55-60k cars that the lease is like $3k down and $350/mo.

Seems like the deal of a lifetime compared to buying it and selling it for 20k if you are lucky 2 years later.

I lease and it's great. Got a Mazda 3 for $150/month, 15k miles a year and free oil changes for the duration of the lease. Complete steal. Prob gonna lease again when it's over.

I think the most +EV car move is to buy it off an eager private seller but this takes a ton of patience and scouring Craigslist.

Got my last 2 cars this way including an at the time 5 year old s55 for 15k (and only 60k miles) because the guy was going to prison. Right place right time

Buying used or new obv. Just meant it's more expensive than every other option

Benzs always depreciate heavy. Especially s classes. No?

Around here there is a massive auto auction weekly and if you know someone who is a car dealer you can get them to buy you a car super cheap. There's obv more risk going this route, but I know of several places that exclusively buy sporty brands (BMW, benz, range rover, etc.) and then put them on lots in NY. They regularly buy cars for 5-15k and sell them for 3-4X cost after minimal repairs.

Also on the subject of cars, man.....

It is crazy to look at stats like how many cars tesla sells a year vs how many trucks Ford sells in a week.

So many ****ing cars man.

Always being covered on warranty and free maintenance/oil changes is an amazing feeling on a lease


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Not an expert but if I had to guess I would say that Mercedes depreciate less rapidly than other makes because their bodies typically change every 5-7 years as opposed to annually.

So if you see my car on the road there's really no way to know whether it's a 2006 or a 2013 s class (they haven't changed the body since 2014 on the new s class model either)

Rocking a 2003 CTS passed down that I got for free, bout that life. The CTS styling has changed so little in the last 14 years that it doesn't even look that dated imo

Funny, I've actually been looking at Mazdas and got approved for financing through them. I've always had good luck with Mazdas, though my GF drives one and she hates hers and doesn't want me to get one. The 3 hatchback would be perfect for commuting, gas mileage is solid (and it looks like we're headed for $3 gas again, which is another consideration and my full-size pickup gets about 11 mpg)