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[trent from punchy]

FBT was included in those costs.
It's a flat percentage now irrelevant of the kms done. (it used to drop depending on how many annual KMs you did)
I dont know the actual figures off hand....

[trent from punchy]

No, the $170 was the difference to my take home pay.

Running costs on the lease are calculated at Pre tax dollar rate (or the split) compared to post tax if I owned the car outright....

[trent from punchy]

Nope, 100% private use.
I live in Bansktown and dont have the car garaged. Most insurance quotes I had are that money if not more. Not to mention my stellar driving record (7 pages)

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[trent from punchy]

So, the $200 figure was one I plucked out of the air and not what i actually paid.
It was more like $170. and for me over, 46 weeks, so say $15k for 2 years. (I'm a contractor that doesnt get paid...

[trent from punchy]

I found it worked pretty well for me..
I needed safe reliable transport to get to work, (much faster than public transport, and free parking) so I leased new or near new popular small cars.
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