my time here maybe ending

EliteConcept · 07-21-2004, 07:21 PM

well i hate to say it but i think my time as an explorer owner is nearing an end. The cost to maintain the explorer and keep it on the road is just becoming too much....I went to the honda dealer today and i can lease a 2004 civic LX with the 15k mile limit for about $200 a month....compare that to the 181 i pay for my expo, and it looks pretty good....the only thing that really matters is the insurance...i currently pay 151 a month..and will find out about the civic tomorrow....i got an insurance quote on a 2001 civic today and it was 106 a month....pretty darn good....so i figure insurance on an 04 would be 135 maybe 140 or so.

i don't know but i know my time as an expo owner draws to a end....

some of you will be happy because i'll have to sell my clear tail lights...which i'll make a posting for when the time comes...and also i'll have a set of silverstar headlights and fog lights, and also will need to get rid of my flowmaster muffler....so just giving a heads up to those of you with 95-97s who maybe intrested....

88vert · 07-21-2004, 07:40 PM

Your still going to stick around arent you?Honda's are great cars I have a accord and I love it

EliteConcept · 07-21-2004, 07:43 PM

oh yeah, i'll be around here, great folk here. i'm sure i'd still need mechanical help somewhere along the line

but just not with an expo..

*IAmTodd* · 07-21-2004, 07:52 PM

Do you really want to lease it? Not matter what you have, you're always welcome here!

EliteConcept · 07-21-2004, 08:00 PM

a lease is just more feasiable right now.....with school i need something that is just really reliable and good on gas...
my parents lease and it seems like thats a good idea, since you never ever make a profit on a car when you buy it...a lease is perfect for me

*BBQ_HotDogs* · 07-21-2004, 08:08 PM

LOL after paying for it in 126 years, it's nice not to have payments anymore. Good luck, but personally I would never lease. You get nothing in the end. I would look around and buy a good used one if it was affordable and get some extended warranty.

EliteConcept · 07-21-2004, 08:19 PM

i appreciate your input BBQ, i've gone over that option. but to me, its more feasible to lease cars.

i've learned to lease cars, since they depreciate so fast. and to buy homes (as opposed to renting) since land appreciates in value.

just the way i feel

EliteConcept · 07-22-2004, 09:06 PM

my insurance for each month on a civic will be about 120...which with a 200 a month lease i still come up $7 less than i do with the explorer....and the rest is savings in gas

*Hokie* · 07-22-2004, 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EliteConcept

my insurance for each month on a civic will be about 120...which with a 200 a month lease i still come up $7 less than i do with the explorer....and the rest is savings in gas

well, nice knowing ya

*frickea86* · 07-22-2004, 10:27 PM

i know what u mean guy, the parents had to get mom off of driving the expo everyday to work she was killing herself in gas. So they went out and bought a brand new 03 Mitsibiti galant and let me tell u, with 40mpg, that car has paid for its self over again and the payment is only 150 a month.

no matter what u have guy ur always welcome here...good luck

07-21-2004, 07:21 PM	#1
EliteConcept Wannabe Elite Explorer LaPorte, Indiana 04 Civic LX Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 4,112 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	my time here maybe ending well i hate to say it but i think my time as an explorer owner is nearing an end. The cost to maintain the explorer and keep it on the road is just becoming too much....I went to the honda dealer today and i can lease a 2004 civic LX with the 15k mile limit for about $200 a month....compare that to the 181 i pay for my expo, and it looks pretty good....the only thing that really matters is the insurance...i currently pay 151 a month..and will find out about the civic tomorrow....i got an insurance quote on a 2001 civic today and it was 106 a month....pretty darn good....so i figure insurance on an 04 would be 135 maybe 140 or so. i don't know but i know my time as an expo owner draws to a end.... some of you will be happy because i'll have to sell my clear tail lights...which i'll make a posting for when the time comes...and also i'll have a set of silverstar headlights and fog lights, and also will need to get rid of my flowmaster muffler....so just giving a heads up to those of you with 95-97s who maybe intrested.... __________________ 04 civic owner getting 37 mpg Former owner of 2 xplorers

07-21-2004, 07:43 PM	#3
EliteConcept Wannabe Elite Explorer LaPorte, Indiana 04 Civic LX Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 4,112 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	oh yeah, i'll be around here, great folk here. i'm sure i'd still need mechanical help somewhere along the line but just not with an expo.. __________________ 04 civic owner getting 37 mpg Former owner of 2 xplorers

07-21-2004, 07:52 PM	#4
IAmTodd Explorer Addict Johnstown, PA 1994 Explorer XLT Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 8,772 Vehicle Specs	Do you really want to lease it? Not matter what you have, you're always welcome here! __________________ 1994 Explorer XLT \| M5R1 swap \| 2" Lift \| 32" ProComp Mud Terrains 2006 Saab 9-3 Aero \| 2.8 Full pressure turbo \| 6MT \| 280whp/325wtq

07-21-2004, 08:00 PM	#5
EliteConcept Wannabe Elite Explorer LaPorte, Indiana 04 Civic LX Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 4,112 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	a lease is just more feasiable right now.....with school i need something that is just really reliable and good on gas... my parents lease and it seems like thats a good idea, since you never ever make a profit on a car when you buy it...a lease is perfect for me __________________ 04 civic owner getting 37 mpg Former owner of 2 xplorers

07-21-2004, 08:19 PM	#7
EliteConcept Wannabe Elite Explorer LaPorte, Indiana 04 Civic LX Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 4,112 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	i appreciate your input BBQ, i've gone over that option. but to me, its more feasible to lease cars. i've learned to lease cars, since they depreciate so fast. and to buy homes (as opposed to renting) since land appreciates in value. just the way i feel __________________ 04 civic owner getting 37 mpg Former owner of 2 xplorers

07-21-2004, 07:40 PM	#2
88vert Wannabe Elite Explorer clinton,iowa 94 unlimited Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 5,360 Vehicle Specs	Your still going to stick around arent you?Honda's are great cars I have a accord and I love it

07-21-2004, 08:08 PM	#6
BBQ_HotDogs A Man Without Wheels Houston, Texas 98 Eddie Bauer (R.I.P.) Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,084 Vehicle Specs	LOL after paying for it in 126 years, it's nice not to have payments anymore. Good luck, but personally I would never lease. You get nothing in the end. I would look around and buy a good used one if it was affordable and get some extended warranty.

07-22-2004, 09:06 PM	#8
EliteConcept Wannabe Elite Explorer LaPorte, Indiana 04 Civic LX Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 4,112 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	my insurance for each month on a civic will be about 120...which with a 200 a month lease i still come up $7 less than i do with the explorer....and the rest is savings in gas __________________ 04 civic owner getting 37 mpg Former owner of 2 xplorers

07-22-2004, 10:27 PM	#10
frickea86 Rust? You mean character! Pittsburgh, PA '97 XLT SOHC Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,440 Vehicle Specs	i know what u mean guy, the parents had to get mom off of driving the expo everyday to work she was killing herself in gas. So they went out and bought a brand new 03 Mitsibiti galant and let me tell u, with 40mpg, that car has paid for its self over again and the payment is only 150 a month. no matter what u have guy ur always welcome here...good luck __________________ Adam 4.0 SOHC Modified w/ Magnaflow Exhaust... '10 Edge Sport