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Originally Posted by Aufgeblassen
So what you are saying, is that there are two identical cars for sale, and one is $20,000, and the other is $30,000, you should get the $30,000 car, because you can afford it. :roll: That is total idiocy.
As far as "write-offs" go, that is a bogus argument!!! If you are in the 15% tax bracket, it means you get 15 cents back for every $1.00 you spend. That's real sound economics. :roll:
And lastly, as far as "waste all that time" goes: yes, you are wasting a BUNCH of time; when you change your oil WAY too often.
Your anology is way f'd up.......
What I'm talking about is the fact that an avg truck takes lets say 10 gallons of oil.
At $13 a gallon, plus 2 fuel filters, 2 oil filters and then the grease you looking at roughly $180 in materials.
I get my an Ultimate PM done at the T/A for $185.00
As far as wasting time, I can drop the truck off, go shower and grab a bite as usual and the trucks ready when I get back.
I DO need the write offs, because I do not have any payments and I do not have any depreciation left on my truck. Then again, I actually make money out here, which is hard for the average trucker to comprehend seeing how they are wraped around a truck payment, and leased to a company that pays by the mile.
Once again, if you can't afford to drop $200 each month on an oil change, then you need to find a new job cuz your not going to make it out here buddy.
I'm not saying..... I'm just saying