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Originally Posted by bluebeastsrt
What did you not understand? Owning a Versa is A LOT CHEAPER than owning a Camaro! So much for your cost of ownership. What I'm saying is. If owning a Camaro is going to burden you financially to the point that you have to worry about buying tires this probably isn't the car for you. There isn't a huge price difference between 19s-20s. I did a quick search on tirerack.com. Cheapest 19 inch original fitment tires! Set of 4: $652.00. Cheapest staggered 20s Set of 4: $728.00. If an extra $75 bucks once every 3 years for tires is to much. You can't afford the car!
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Really. So now you get to tell us how we should spend our money, and how much is too much.
Perhaps I should have worded the comment "
Camaro cost of ownership," not just "cost of ownership."
When I look at a car purchase, I take a variety of cost of ownership factors into consideration. Maintenance and wear & tear items are one of them.
When choosing between an SS and a V6, for example, I considered the increased cost of oil changes. The cost of required premium fuel. I look at the picture as a whole. You could say that the cost each of those items isn't THAT much more than the other option, but over time each of them adds up.
And I plan to keep this car for many, many miles.
And yes, I considered the cost of replacement tires, and the fact that 4 19" tires of the same size would be cheaper than 4 20" tires of staggered sizes.
Just because I feel it was not worth it to pay the extra cost of
Camaro ownership for an option package or a different trim level doesn't mean I stretched to buy my car.
I can afford the car I chose just fine.