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Indelibility

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My wife is eligible to lease any Mercedes at a very discounted price. The dilemma is this:

Do I keep my '05 Crossfire with 125, xx miles
-or-
Do I keep the '06 Mazda5 with 86, xx miles.

We can only afford to keep two cars so one of the above has to go, the question is which. Both have been maintained since I've had them, I just know I would be less out of pocket selling the Mazda5.

Thoughts?

P.S. Both vehicles have been fully maintained and are running great, so I'm at a stalemate.
 
You already have a Mercedes except it has a Chrysler's badge :p Financially speaking, it will not make sense for you to lease Mercedes because it seems that you don't have the need for it or any new car.
You have a good combo though, not many people know about Crossfire - I think that car will appreciate overtime. Mazda 5 is just so practical, mercedes is no match for it (cabpatch)
 
That depends on what Benz you have in mind. If it is SUV/Wagon-ish like then bye bye Mz5. If sedan/coupe like then bye bye crossfire. While I appreciate the Crossfire’s underpinnings as it is the only good out of Benz raping and pillaging Chrysler, it is not exactly a practical car.

I’ll take an AMG G-class over both :D
 
Silentnoise713 said:
That depends on what Benz you have in mind. If it is SUV/Wagon-ish like then bye bye Mz5. If sedan/coupe like then bye bye crossfire. While I appreciate the Crossfire’s underpinnings as it is the only good out of Benz raping and pillaging Chrysler, it is not exactly a practical car.

I’ll take an AMG G-class over both :D
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Most likely a GLK.
 
Keep what you have and give Merc a pass. You gonna lease it, so you will actually not own a car.
unless there is something seriously wrong with one of the cars, financially it does not make sense to give up something you have for nothing, and leasing is nothing.
 
Vasy said:
Keep what you have and give Merc a pass. You gonna lease it, so you will actually not own a car.
unless there is something seriously wrong with one of the cars, financially it does not make sense to give up something you have for nothing, and leasing is nothing.
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She works for the company so she gets their employee program. Basically trade it in every 8,000 miles and lease a new one. My wife drives A LOT (about 2,000 miles/month) so both cars are racking up miles quickly.

I've put more money into the MZ5 than I have the Crossfire, and it has less miles.
 
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How is the Crossfire for hauling stuff back from the local home improvement store, or grocery warehouse club?
 
Indelibility, I am not going to tell you what makes more financial sense because you will have to decide that for yourself. However, I will share with you that being in the automotive field in a dealership setting specifically with Chrysler being one of the lines I work with. The Crossfire parts bin is a very shallow one. Ordering parts for that car almost always ends up in the part being back-ordered for months. Not to mention that they are over-priced as well. In addition, a lot of parts on the Crossfire are beginning to be obsolete. So, if I had to choose one to go, it would be the Crossfire. It is the less practical and (eventually) more expensive car to maintain.
 
Indelibility said:
She works for the company so she gets their employee program. Basically trade it in every 8,000 miles and lease a new one. My wife drives A LOT (about 4,000 miles/month) so both cars are racking up miles quickly.

I've put more money into the MZ5 than I have the Crossfire, and it has less miles.
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She drives 4000 miles/month for an automobile company and they won't give her a company car? (wtf)

I hope she at least gets mileage reimbursement!
 
Davicho said:
Indelibility, I am not going to tell you what makes more financial sense because you will have to decide that for yourself. However, I will share with you that being in the automotive field in a dealership setting specifically with Chrysler being one of the lines I work with. The Crossfire parts bin is a very shallow one. Ordering parts for that car almost always ends up in the part being back-ordered for months. Not to mention that they are over-priced as well. In addition, a lot of parts on the Crossfire are beginning to be obsolete. So, if I had to choose one to go, it would be the Crossfire. It is the less practical and (eventually) more expensive car to maintain.
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Rare + obscure + obsolete = desirable!

Personally, I'd keep the Crossfire as the fun car and get the GLK as the utility vehicle. Unless you'll personally never see the GLK, in which case the MZ5 would be more useful to you.
 
I assume you have already done the financials and can/want to “live it up”. It also sounds like she gets the GLK. So… the question is which car do YOU like to drive / want to call your own?

It doesn’t sound like you have kids or the need for cargo space (granted, you will have the GLK) since you are considering settle on a Crossfire vert. I’d drop the Mz5 in a heart beat. Screw sensibility, I’d live it up too! It’s not like you can’t get one if/when time deem it more appropriate! I would sell the Crossfire too and get a used E39/BRZ/FRS or IS300/TSX wagon (not that they are easy to find) if space is needed.



microvan said:
Rare + obscure + obsolete = desirable!
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Obscure prob does not help the cause and I don’t think the Crossfire will be desirable as there's nothing "special" about it. The Pontiac G8 GXP (4 door vette), Solstice GXP are likely. I sometimes want one.
 
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Silentnoise713 said:
Obscure prob does not help the cause and I dont think the Crossfire will be desirable as there's nothing "special" about it. The Pontiac G8 GXP (4 door vette), Solstice GXP are likely. I sometimes want one.
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My tongue was planted firmly in my cheek when I was typing that. Not that I don't think the Crossfire is a nice car; my point is that desirability is a pretty arbitrary thing when you look at the bigger picture.
 
ummm it's a Chrysler folks. However you slice it...Benz underpinning do not make a classic. Especially when most people don't even know that and the few that do..do we really care. It's still a Chrysler in the end. And the used car market agrees. I just searched and found that they can be had for under $6k! With less miles than yours. Don't keep it because it's going to appreciate cuz that hasn't to a chrysler since the good ol days.

Keep it because you can drop the top on a sunny day and carve some back roads to your hearts content. I think it's a unique, sexy car and even more so as a vert. It's an emotional car. It's hard to argue keeping a van over a vert when you're getting an SUV anyway. IMO, every family needs a sensible car and one you have just because................because race car (drive2)
 
Who said anything about it being a classic? Or appreciated over time? The damn car has 126,xxx miles on it people, get real.

Yeah the drop top is fun, I'm just concerned about long term maintenance costs...unless someone hits it, lol
 
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