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We always keep our cars 10+ years. It's part of our budgeting plans to keep our debt ratio in check, and really for us, the only way to financially make sense of having a car like this. That being said, my thoughts are to keep a car that long, it has to be interesting/entertaining. So I do a lot of research, read all about the 10 Best lists, comparisons with others, etc.
My last car was a 2003 Infinity G35 Couple with the M6 & Brembo's. Drove it for 13 years, satisfied all my needs & kept my interest. It was a very nice car for me, handled well, reliable, looked good. But was getting time to consider what was next. One of our grandkids needed a reliable car as he was heading off to college, so we decided to give him a great deal on the G35 & pull the trigger on a replacement for us. The Gen6 with the Alpha platform & LT1 really had my interest. Certainly the comparisons with the M series & 10 Best reviews were influencing my choices. A C7 would be too much of a stretch (but I really liked it). I have had a bunch of Mustangs, many Nissan Z cars (to which I consider the G35 to be part of that family), & wanted one last "bad assed" muscle car. So we bought when the 0% interest came last July. I found one out of state that was discounted & had all that we wanted. Also in Oregon we have no sales tax, so that helps with a purchase of this size.
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