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		stouset on Jan 31, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hacking the Used Car Purchase Sorry, but bleeding out $7,000 a year instead of $3,500 a year is still an extra $3,500 a year, regardless of how much you paid for the damn thing.

sliverstorm on Jan 31, 2012 [–]

Are you arguing that dollar value of depreciation is more important than rate?

stouset on Feb 10, 2012 | [–]

When comparing two alternatives? Absolutely.

Let me ask you: would you rather have owned one share of ENE (Enron) before the collapse, or ten thousand shares of MSFT in 1999?

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