WoW……Waking up in Paradise….Well it ain’t Heaven. And from all that I’ve heard, it’s a lot closer to waking up in Hell!
(HaHa - only joking my friend)

 

^^^^Did you mean this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise,_Arizona

 

Not quite the same demographic as Paradise Valley, AZ…. haha

 

hopefully paradise doesn't run out of water.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/arizona...ct-11661287309

apparently the farmers will get the short end first.

 

Depends on the farmers. If it’s the Saudi company Fodomonte that has unfettered and unregulated massive use of flood irrigation to grow water intensive crops like alfalfa to be shipped back to the Middle East to feed cattle, that’s good. They’re estimated to use several million dollars of water per year that way, enough to provide water to over 50,000 homes annually. They only pay $25/acre to lease the land, too, which is estimated by some to be less than 1/6 of what it should be. They’re depleting the groundwater quite rapidly.

 

Yup, me too. My LC was the first new car I ever bought and I'm 59. But, the used prices were still high for the LC, most likely going to be the last car i ever buy, finally decided I wanted new to get the colors I wanted. Oh, I might buy some other Sunday cars, but this daily driver (9 months of the year) will last me the next 25, and most likely outlast me unfortunately. lol

 

What a stupid thing to say since most of us know someone that died from Covid.... but hey, you made a few bucks so you could brag on the internet. We're so proud of you. LMAO
So many on here braggin about how much they make, houses they own, etc., to a bunch of folks that can afford a LC500. OMG.

 

I just turned 54 and bought my first brand new Lexus car today. Financed at 4.4% with Lexus Toyota and could pay cash but my stocks get better return so rather finance a year and pay off. Wonderful car!

 

So if your stocks do so well why pay off in a year? Bs. You don’t get rich with the arbitrage. You really can’t afford to pay cash.

 

disagree I have cash but rather invest in stock than pay car cash

 

It makes sense to me.

 

Hum. . . If you have your own cash, why are you paying someone to borrow their cash? You logic is because your "stocks get a better return. . ." Huh? You are buying a $100k+ depreciating asset that gets you less than a zero return. You can't say you are so interested in gains (paper) on your stock investments so you don't use cash that you have and write a check, when you are using it to buy a $100k+ depreciating asset with no return. That logic doesn't work. In writing the check for mine, I understood that I was throwing tens of thousands of dollars away to fees, taxes, registration, and depreciation and that "financially" I would have been much better off if I didn't buy the car at all and kept all those dollars working for me. However, the LC500 is not a "financial" purchase and with 100% certainty, your stocks will get you a massively better return. Rather, it is a highly emotional purchase and I am still loving every nano second of it. . . even though my bank account shows $115k less. . . The car is so good, I don't care, and I would do it again, and again, etc.

 

perfectly put, for me; it was a totally emotional purchase, completely beyond reason and maybe even common sense - a 100k for essentially a one -person car ? are you nuts ?
absolutely, love the car, love the looks, love the missing 100k = and every pennys worth of chills and thrills
it's hard to equate feelings with rationality, and who the hell cares - this ride is fun

 

Ha!
Beautiful summation, it’s a very unique and special car that provides you immense joy, that’s a wonderful thing. Life is short as they say, appreciate your happiness and good fortune to own this beautiful automobile.

 

of interest re older lexus cars , like the sc430 and the ls400 , is the affection that their owners have for them
that goes way beyond any rational bounds; like many of us, people just love these things, despite advanced age
like my handle implies, i used to ride one, and the LC staunches my lust to ride another one !