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[cjsmith]

As expected, I feel kinda crappy. Neck to hip -- all the sideways stuff went directly to the spine. Glad I'm not flying an airplane. Not too awful though; I've certainly had far worse, and I'm firmly aware that I am very fortunate. I'll be surprised if it's not noticeably improved by tomorrow.

Heading out in a few minutes to drop my car off for an estimate (needed to determine whether it'll be totaled), pick up a rental, and start SHOPPIN'.

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[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Aren't lease limits something like 15kmi / yr? I know very little about leases, never having looked into it.

[theoctothorpe.livejournal.com]

No, they're much less than that, often between 7-10k/yr. In the industry, it's considered "normal" to drive about 10k miles/year. With leases, I'd rather have the asset. It's like renting a house. Don't bother, if you can afford to buy. After 3 years of leasing, you've given the car company most of the cost of the car, and you don't have anything to show for it.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. That is surprising to me. I drive 8K/yr at most, and most friends who look at their own odometers and do a little quick math consider me pretty odd for that.

I'd rather have the asset.

Ayep - that's why I never looked into leasing. If I leased in 1989 I'd have been driving my fifth car instead of my first!