Subj : Re: In-car touchscreens w
To   : Rob Mccart
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Sun Jan 04 2026 09:41 am

-=> Rob Mccart wrote to KURT WEISKE <=-

 KW> A couple of years back, there was a crazy deal on leasing Chevy Bolts -
  > $99/month on a 36 month lease. My wife's boss paid the lease upfront, a
  > little over $4000 out the door, and got 3 years worth of driving for
  > that.

 RM> That sounds like a pretty good deal. I don't know I've ever heard
 RM> of paying the lease up front. What's the advantage of that?

 The only advantage is not dealing with a monthly payment, if you can
 afford it.

 KW> The 10K miles/year lease limitation was always a problem for me,
 RM> but she lived 10 miles from work.

 RM> These days my biggest problem is not driving my car enough.
 RM> So far it hasn't caused me any problems but I usually only use
 RM> my car one day every 2 weeks for my shopping and any other
 RM> appointments. I try to keep organized..   B)

 RM> Otherwise I stay close to home and walk, jog or bicycle anyplace
 RM> I have to go, usually just out for mail which is about a mile
 RM> from the house. I only put about 1000 miles a year on my car if
 RM> nothing unusual requires a longer trip.

 That's a great idea. My goal is to walk more this year, I have a dog
 that gets me walking 3x/day, but he's slowing down now - it's less
 walking and more sniffing these days. I have a market a mile away, but
 there's a big hill in the middle.



 
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