JohnnyG Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 FLINT, Mich. - There are loyal customers, and then there's Joseph Macko. The 84-year-old Flint man has bought or leased a new Cadillac every year since 1955, the year Disneyland opened in Anaheim, Calif., and Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Ala., bus. "You only live one time. Money is to spend," he told The Flint Journal. "I spend it once I get it." Macko, a retired General Motors Corp. worker, used to buy a new car every year, but he's been leasing the last few years. Last week, he drove home this year's fresh set of wheels — a black 2009 Cadillac DTS — from the Al Serra Auto Plaza in Grand Blanc. He looks forward every year to buying a new car," said Gordon Taylor, who has been Macko's salesman for 22 years. "He wants that same vehicle." Marcella Macko said her husband isn't the spendthrift he might seem — he saves up all year to pay for a new car. But, she said, she just doesn't get excited anymore about the annual ritual. "He does, but I don't," she said. Do they have a GOLD Loyalty of Ownership badge with the number 53 on it? Never underestimate the amount of a persons greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted August 23, 2008 Report Share Posted August 23, 2008 Do they have a GOLD Loyalty of Ownership badge with the number 53 on it? If they don't have the GOLD one with a 53 on it... they should MAKE him one. GM should GIVE him the next lease or two. They could get a lot of good publicity out of THAT. And Lord knows... they could use some good publicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeal1892 Posted August 25, 2008 Report Share Posted August 25, 2008 Awww, thats nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeb Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 what type of money are we talking about as far as depreciation in 12 months time? would it be better to lease for 1yr? so my new DTS is 38k out the door. plus TTL. what is the trade in value 1 yr later? -25%? or more? so it might cost him 1k per month to actually drive a new car every year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 what type of money are we talking about as far as depreciation in 12 months time? would it be better to lease for 1yr? so my new DTS is 38k out the door. plus TTL. what is the trade in value 1 yr later? -25%? or more? so it might cost him 1k per month to actually drive a new car every year? I would guess, with the artificially high residuals the makers historically offered, and he is probably getting an ultra low mileage lease, it probably isn't over about $750 to $800 a month. I doubt that an 84 year old couple are taking marathon road trips. Thus the low mileage lease. Just think... ALWAYS have a BRAND NEW, CURRENT YEAR CADILLAC, and be paying not much more (if any) than if you bought and traded every three of four years. Which is what a lot of people do. Wouldn't work for ME, as I drive too many miles for a lease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeb Posted August 26, 2008 Report Share Posted August 26, 2008 I assume the payment was less 25yrs ago. heck, maybe even 300-400$ per month. woohoo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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