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Originally Posted by chassis
I see rationalization and over complication in this thread.
Lowest cost, as was indicated is a goal, is to pay cash and drive the vehicle until it turns to dust.
To do otherwise is a higher cost scenario, with other positive and negative aspects.
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In a vacuum... sure.
In reality paying cash up front might be the most expensive way to purchase a car when you consider time value of money... especially in times when money is cheap. Again, there's no single set in stone best/cheapest way to purchase a car. The best way to purchase it depends on many variables.
An argument can be made that paying cash up front is the SIMPLEST way to purchase a car... but simple doesn't necessarily equal cheapest.