Hey I like maths, lets do some maths. 170k to buy, 7k in fuel per year(assuming 20,000km per year) and probably 5k per year in maintenance. Say I keep it for 10 years and sell it for 20k at the end of it. Total cost of the fantastic 10 years: 150 + 120 = 270k. Holy crap! Well I need to work out the PV which would be slightly lower, guestimating at 250k present value. Still, holy crap. Cannot. Self. Justify. Ok what if... buy second hand, and don't use as daily driver, only fun-times (friday night / weekend joyrides, no peak hour traffic). In that case, 100k to buy, fuel is probably 3k per year, maintenance 5k per year. After 10 years sell for 10k if lucky. Total cost of ownership: 90 + 80 = 170k. PV of probably 155k. With 155k TODAY I can maybe leverage it up by 5x (80% LVR) and watch it double every 7-12 years for the next 30 years and... it will turn into... billions! haha!