Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Were Leicas always so expensive?
From: Ken Iisaka <kiisaka@ms.com>
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1998 15:06:37 +0900
 
Not just in depreciation, but in interest cost, parking, insurance, maintenance,
registration, and all the stuff you need to sink money before you get to drive
it out of your driveway.  For the same cost of owning an automobile, you could
buy a lens almost every month!!!

At least that's how I justified my purchases... ;)

budcook@ibm.net wrote:

> The average American spends enough in automobile depreciation in two years
> of ownership to buy a pretty nice Leica system.  Seeing how the average
> American buys a new car every 4.5 years, this discussion about the high cost
> of Leica gear seems pretty ludicrous to me.
> Bud