Or if you intend to do a lot of traveling. A follow up question on leasing vs. buying. There are no leases that can save you money if you want to keep a vehicle for any length of time. Some of mine are 20 years old. Cars become excessively expensive after about the sixth year.
Most people hate the idea of breaking down or being stranded.
Keeping a car for an extended period of time is costly, typically more so than trading it in when it's wort h something or a headache. Maintenance is a killer on the older vehicles. The next question is along the same line. Most passenger cars are pretty good buys because so many consumers are interested in trucks. If fact we perform nearly 10,000 follow-up phone calls monthly.