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" As you know, I recently had to purchase a car. While I wasn&amp;#039;t happy about returning to the land of car payments so recently after I had been freed from their grip, I was smart about it and purchased a great used car that had extremely low mileage and was an unbelievably good deal. The payments are low, the car is in mint condition and for the first time in my life, I really did my homework before making the purchase. I will never, EVER purchase a new car again. First of all, the gas mileage is terrific. Commuting 140 miles round-trip four days per week puts a huge dent in my budget, so any savings is huge and so important to me. In my old car, which was a six-cylinder sedan, it would take a quarter of a tank of gas just to go one way. So each day was a half of a tank of gas. Ouch. In my new car, which is a four-cylinder (I made sure of it), it only takes one-eighth of a tank of gas. This is HUGE for me. It&amp;#039;s almost like getting twice the mileage for the same trip. Not only that, but my old car took $50 to fill it on empty and in this car it costs about $44.00. Six dollars might not sound like a lot to you, but it&amp;#039;s huge to me when I have to fill up as much as I do. I have decided that I will put aside the money that I save on gas to add to my car payment each month to pay it off sooner than scheduled. Second, I chose this particular dealership because it offers &amp;quot;free tires for life.&amp;quot; Yes, you heard me correctly. For a commuter like myself, this is like a gift from the heavens. The catch? I have to have all of my service done and documented at the dealership (oil changes, tune-ups, etc.). When the tires need replacing, they will take care of it at no cost. For my particular make and model, that&amp;#039;s a savings of about $320 a year (yes, a year, because when you commute like that, your tires take a beating). I can&amp;#039;t tell you the satisfaction that I feel knowing that I made a sound financial decision. Being careful with your money is just as addicting as shopping. Well\u2026almost. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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