Sunday, May 9, 2010

Why Get a Contract Car Instead of Buying?

When most people think about getting a car, they automatically think about buying। It is easy to see why. For decades, most people have been content to buy cars, knowing that while they may lose value quickly when used, they remain useful for years or even decades into the future. Classic cars are popular collector's items among the well-to-do, and many people who love their cars keep them until they cannot run, or even past that.
This loss of value is a real problem for a person or company that needs to turn over their car on a regular basis, since the new vehicle is almost always paid largely by the sale of the old vehicle। By switching to a contract car, this problem is avoided, since the car is effectively 'rented' instead of owned. The company or person who is using the car never has any financial investment in it, and if the car has some fatal flaw or is horribly worn from use then it is the company that is contracting it out that ends up suffering the financial blow.
While contract vehicles may be more expensive per month than vehicles purchased on a loan, they offer many advantages to those for whom high turnover and 'newness' are more important than keeping the car for years. Companies and persons who use their cars hard or need them to be unquestionably reliable can easily find the benefits of contract vehicles.

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