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I have enough to cash to pay it off but I don't want to clean out my savings.
I sold cars for a few years and don't remember so many people paying for their vehicles in cash for the full amount. Seems like this forum is full of very successful entrepreneurs and crypto traders.
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Agree 100%. I laugh when I hear people bring up the depreciating asset aspect. I ask- when you bought that big screen TV, or that nice set of golf clubs, or that expensive new phone...were you thinking about depreciation? Nope. These are quality of life things. I worry about appreciation/depreciation in my investments and my home. Cars are certainly not investments, so I don't treat it like one.
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I look at loan interest rates vs what I can earn on the money and that is how I decide on how much to finance if at all.
For example, I financed a car when the interest rates were very low and paid cash when they were very high. I have kids in college right now so I am keeping larger cash reserves for that reason so I financed a part of this last purchase. |
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My bimmers(E39, F30, G20) were bought new with cash. I missed out on $1k BMWFS incentives on F30 but the current G20 got better pricing (around $2k) with cash deal than BMWFS.
The first 2 bimmers (E39 and F30) were custom order that took 2+ months to be delivered. I got 8% off MSRP on E39 at the peak of dotcom, and 12% off MSRP on F30. The current G20 330i was an intercept of an inbound that arrived next day, and I took delivery the day after. It was right before BMW ran into inventory issue around 4/2021, and I got 16% off MSRP. |
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It is a sign of the finance times. I leased my last nine cars. At first because I just liked new cars often, now because it is easier for tracking expenses for my business. I will probably pay cash for the next one since the lease and finance rates are stupid. Somehow psychologically writing a check for $80k or so is less of a burden than monthly car payments of $1,000+. At 5% finance rates, it is basically a wash compared to conservative investments like CDs and high yield savings accounts.
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It makes no sense to pay extra 2-3% pretax to finance the car if there is enough liquidity to pay in full upfront. Lease is even worse than finance given the current landscape. |
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U can try this in car loan calculator too:
$100k financed @5% for 60 months with $0 down (assuming sales tax and fees all lumped into that $100k). The total interest is $13277, paid with after tax money. The preserved $100k can be put in a 5% APR savings account for 60 months too, but each month the principal amount based on monthly schedule needs to be extracted from that chunk. The spreadsheet with show that the interest earned is the same amount of $13277, but that is pre-tax. Assuming 50% marginal tax rate, that $13277 of bank interest becomes $6613.5 after-tax. To break even, one needs to earn at least 10% pre-tax(again assuming 50% marginal tax rate). One can argue that the market can easily make 10% pre-tax, but that is not risk-free. One can also argue that there are tax-free CA muni's, but those are paying 2.5%-ish, and also is not risk-free. |
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I also like to pay cash and have full title to my cars because then I can do whatever I want with the car...including giving it to my son or father.
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And if it wipes out your savings, then you are screwed if something happens in life such as Job Loss, furnace breaks, medical emergency etc. Are you going to sell your car to fund an emergency?
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Yup agree, though I wouldn't use a savings account, those return almost nothing. I would instead look at an ETF or mutual fund (or a mix)...but the market is not in a normal place right now compared to what it was for many years and it's less predictable/steady. And bavarianride brought up a great point I have to admit I had not considered much when I've done similar pay off vs. finance comparisons in the past - namely the pre-tax nature of the returns on investment. Instead I was focused on comparing interest rate to return rate without thinking much about the watering down effect of taxes on gains.
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sidenote, 50% capital gains tax is not realistic given that after 1yr it will be longterm gains and for most people 15%. marginal income tax rate is probably closer to 45% for the first year.
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Paid for mine with cash. After being in a company lease with a new car every 3 years since 2005, I came out of it in 21 and took the monthly car allowance instead.
Re the conversation on investements , I bought mine by selling my profit made on Tesla stock haha. Used the winnings to buy a proper car 😉got to take some off the table sometimes and enjoy it! |
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I think the 2% - 3% potential savings over several years on a <$100k purchase is academic for most considering all factors, though I respect the obsession for accounting types. My accountant actually told me to lease even though the pricing is up $200/month for the same car three years ago. I have a hard time stomaching that advice.
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