Its past the most precipitous depreciation, has most of the modern safety and amenity features and is usually 30-50% off new model sticker. Moderated to ensure a place for civil, open-minded and constructive dialogue where everyone is welcome to participate. I love my small city ~300k people. After the genocide of 1915, Armenians migrated all over the world. Now, Im just joking, but were all doing our part to kill the planet. Id rather use my laptop but general idea is the same. Cars are ridiculously reliable. Why do Armenians have big noses? I hope I'm not stepping on any toes when I say this. Armenian 101 lolI teach Armenian history in UCLA but dont have alot of time to do this free here, take a class about Armenians and everything will be clear, in fact take a class in anything, at least you can have a strong arguement. For more details, see our guide to Armenian border crossings. My wife is in her last year of residency and I feel it is important for her to have a newer, larger, reliable vehicle. Even a five year loan only gets you to $12,000 or about half the purchase price. I have scene many Armenian guys date other girls and there is no issue.. Michael I failed to mention other instances I have come across. total of $1000 in interest over the life of the loan. And the auto insurance statistics illustrate that there is in fact a dramatic difference on claims for personal injury, bodily injury and medical payments between larger, more expensive vehicles and smaller, cheaper ones. I got my luxury car 3 years old and 50% off the retail price and it had only 18K miles on it. Heck, you could get twice the mileage out of a Prius instead of your Fit but apparently hate the planet too much. Winter tires are not compulsory in the snowy season. For the doctor who leases, trades a car in on something new every few years or even buys something a couple years old on the same schedule, he or she will never have to research what tires to buy, shop around a timing belt service, or become an expert on replacing an automatic transmission, because he or she has sold that car long before any of those things come up. I dont think Ive ever traded a car in. There is an interesting video/study of one of the worst cars of all time, a Bon-Aire I believe being demolished by a mid 2000s Chevy Malibu. A year old Subaru Forester is hardly an extravagant purchase at around $22,000, but I dont see how the payments could possibly be only $200 / month without a significant down payment. -replaced a headlight bulb and tail light bulb. I have a friend doing the same thing in Chicago. Armenian men are encouraged to get married with other race's because they will grow the number of Armenians. We bring money into a family. Give the Appearance of Success. Based on the classy joints you've been yelping, your English skills come as no shock to me. Here's why. An old classic muscle car (too many options out there) If you can catch one before the initial 36/48 month warranty expires, you can rest pretty easy knowing that youre not inheriting the first owners problems too, and without having to deal with 3rd party warranties. That said, I think it isimportant to avoid justifying bad financial behavior. Anyone arguing otherwise is already a lost cause. (Yes, we are trying to singlehandedly kill the planet.). Finding parking space in the city center can be difficult. Secondly, I personally know several girls (and guys) who are married to non Armenians. Give the Appearance of It's because they've been here longer and have had more time to adapt, assimilate and evolve. But then you went and posted false half truths about Tesla. Weak! Youll even find realtors that use public transport. @ Barry.. lol =] I guess that could be true @Fern.. no I havent. Cynthia. In the same way that people dress for the job, cars are Would love wifi in t. I dunno. Sold when moving out of the country. I think it'd be far easier for an Armo guy ti be a trailblazer than a woman. sticker price new was 58,500. walkway cost including taxes and title was 35k. yuummm Troys you should have invited me. I just want to point out three things. Never have to wash the beast either. Before you know it, youre justifying 3 michelin star restaurants every night. At least both of us abandon the concept of wrenching to save money. I guess I'll start with a few disclosures. This is a 400 bed hospital so were not talking a doctors office. I might very well be mistaken), Mexicans of a lower socioeconomic status really dont give a fuck about tomorrow. maybe I need to check out Armenia to understand this. Without repeating myself too much. Decoupling buying an item from paying for it causes people to spend more. I went through this debate a year ago when my paid for 2008 Camry was totaled (after being rear ended 3 times in one year, talk about frustrating and lost opportunity cost). While a physician is fully capable of doing these things, its not his or her forte. she cleared the path for you! Driving, especially an automobile with an expensive price tag, I really meant wifi, thats the big delineation in our data hungry age with overages and the like. Exactly. please stop being culturally relevant to what your life has offered you. #pottymouth! Comment below! Of course, not all agents drive luxury cars. # 2 I am not Mr. Money Mustache. For example, a realtor in the posh areas of California could be driving a Lamborghini and wont feel out of place. It depends on the individuals personal choices and life! that really blew my mind. If you tracked the repair and maintenance numbers carefully, I think youll find the used car is almost always less expensive with more time involved for those things. I forgo rental as we have a spare vehicle. Teslas are great. The problem is that a lot of immigrants don't assimilate. I am very perturbed by people saying stick to your own! Many docs in her group have fallen asleep while driving home and crashed. Even if realtors arent driving clients around, they still spend a lot of time in the car. We get married and pay off vette and student loans. Just keeping up with the registrations, insurance and oil changes on six cars sounds like wayyy too much opportunity cost. It is infinitesimal! Don't justify what is, in essence, a splurge as a smart financial move. Throw in self-entitled pedestrians and cab and marshutka drivers who think they'd give Schumacher a run for his money, should they have gotten the opportunity, as well as the average age of the cars on the road to rival that of the tech in our military, and you have the ajabsandal that is Armenians roads, and that's to say nothing about the road conditions themselves (which are admittedly improving as of recent). Attempting to rationalize it as anything else is unnecessary and sad. Bought my first brand new car right out of med school drove it for 14 years. The rest of us will get there too lol.-------------------------------------------All my family has Savings, Life insurance and 401Ks. We havent been here long, and yet manage to do that. Armenia was the first country to accept christianity as a national religion in 301AD, since the geographic location has been surrounded by muslims the number of Armenians have decreased over centuries of living within muslim countries that tried to change Armenia to a muslim country. Most dont even seem to know/understand basic rules. Let's look at what that arbitrage is really worth. That sounds terrible. Cops just give everyone a ticket that goes 5mph over speed limit. They look like a typical corner used car lot with cars packed in, but they have a lot of nice cars. Sales calls are considered to be one of the best types of leads that come in to a dealership. Armenian men are encouraged to get married with other race's because they will grow the number of Armenians. Yes, yes, and pay the mercedes with a walfarejajaja, Here we go, a cute language they always speak, jajaj. I did date others though but it just happened that fell in love with an Iranian Armenian. Once wealthy, buying luxuries like a new car every few years or even owning multiple cars is reasonable. That said, safety features are primarily a way for auto manufacturers and dealers to sell more cars. can someone please tell me what the correlation is between driving an expensive car and living in an apartment??? But I will admit I overbought and splurged on my personal vehicle and the low-interest loan helped me do that. I agree that someone making $50K a month can throw away $250 or $500 a month without significant effect on his financial life. "Notice how even though 1 in 4 Glendale residents are Armenian, there isn't a separate category for them? The Wealth Equation: Are You a Numerator or a Denominator? I hope i did not come off as ignorant. Of course not. Glendale is considered one of the most dangerous cities to drive because of bogus numbers. He will be doing the Pro portion and I'll write the Con, although long-term readers obviously won't be surprised by what I write in the Con section.]. Ive had my car break down a couple times, usually its a battery thing, but it never kept me from going to work, so I thinks a silly argument. There is something to be said about the opportunity cost involved with taking the car in/tow, getting a shuttle, and picking it up. Like WCI said, there is a big difference spending $60k on a new car when you are a multimillionaire vs a resident or a doc fresh out of residency. I know, no every body is like that, but mostly// ------------------------This is untrue and ignorant. I would never consider moving to another country and flying the American flag on my car and draping a flag on my hood. And yeah, we're saying the same thing lol.David S very impressive. Get the party started, bust out the arak. I am glad I made this thread I learned a lot. Can that be your default? I wanted a nice comfortable ride. It is a splurge. Doug, that makes me feel bettermisery loves company. Lessons Driving an $800 Car Can Teach Your Kid, Moving The Goalposts - Attack of the Lifestyle Creep, How Much Car Can You Afford? Paid for that. # 1 There is a big difference between buying a fancy new Sequoia with cash when you are a multimillionaire and buying a brand new car on credit as a resident because I just have to be able to get to the hospital and a 10 year old car is just too unreliable.. ----------------------------------Personally, I drive a jetta. Mr. Daste's next argument is that a fancy new car reduces your stress. Anything but AXE that crap is horrific! I can also walk to: gym, grocery store, pet store, park, pharmacy, really everything. You may have been winning the argument. They make it rain. Armenians creating a bad reputation for themselves #100000. Who tf races in a volkswagen especially in Burbank? At a minimum, it would seem like sleeping in a call room might be a little easier, or hiring an uber for the 50 mile commute at the same cost of the hotel. I have this friend that has been with his Armenian girl friend for years and he cannot go to any of her family parties also Armenian guys actually come up to them and tell him that he should not be with her. There has been quite a bit of improvements in engineering. According to him theyre very reliable, not expensive to maintain, yadda yadda yadda. I think this strikes a balance between reliability and frugality that Im comfortable with. Bro if more armenians lived in actual LA there would be no traffic. Someone trying to get a million-dollar house may feel more comfortable discussing the deal with someone driving a Lamborghini or Lexus. Are we exceptionally bad compared to the the rest? A Lamborghini and wont feel out of a Prius instead why do armenians drive nice cars your Fit but apparently hate the planet ). 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