Topic: A New Pickup Truck?

[dkaz]

It's easier to write off a lease come tax time than to figure out the freaking complicated CCA, depreciation, etc. calculations for an owned outright truck. Corporations have the man power to handle that, I'm sure CanuckS2K doesn't want to.

[dirtyjeffer]

It's easier to write off a lease come tax time than to figure out the freaking complicated CCA, depreciation, etc. calculations for an owned outright truck. Corporations have the man power to handle that, I'm sure CanuckS2K doesn't want to.

just judging the ads that run around here often, F150's always seem to have some sort of deal on a lease.

[OliverD]

It's easier to write off a lease come tax time than to figure out the freaking complicated CCA, depreciation, etc. calculations for an owned outright truck. Corporations have the man power to handle that, I'm sure CanuckS2K doesn't want to.

That's for his accountant to worry about!

[dkaz]

It's easier to write off a lease come tax time than to figure out the freaking complicated CCA, depreciation, etc. calculations for an owned outright truck. Corporations have the man power to handle that, I'm sure CanuckS2K doesn't want to.

That's for his accountant to worry about!

Unless his accountant charges by the hour.

[OliverD]

It's easier to write off a lease come tax time than to figure out the freaking complicated CCA, depreciation, etc. calculations for an owned outright truck. Corporations have the man power to handle that, I'm sure CanuckS2K doesn't want to.

That's for his accountant to worry about!

Unless his accountant charges by the hour.

Surely it can't be that complex. There's standard formulas for this stuff I thought.

[bridgecity]

It's easier to write off a lease come tax time than to figure out the freaking complicated CCA, depreciation, etc. calculations for an owned outright truck. Corporations have the man power to handle that, I'm sure CanuckS2K doesn't want to.

That's for his accountant to worry about!

Unless his accountant charges by the hour.

Surely it can't be that complex. There's standard formulas for this stuff I thought.

I thought it's pretty straightforward.  I used my personal truck for work for a few years.

[Gurgie]

^no advantage to leasing anymore, CRA closed that loophole a number of years ago... same sh!t if you buy or lease now, only the portion you use the vehicle for work gets written off along with fuel, maintenance & repairs... that's one option, other option is mileage which is ~$0.54/km for the first 5000kms & then $0.52 after that... or somewhere around those numbers, too lazy to look them up.

[Ex-airbalancer]

It's easier to write off a lease come tax time than to figure out the freaking complicated CCA, depreciation, etc. calculations for an owned outright truck. Corporations have the man power to handle that, I'm sure CanuckS2K doesn't want to.

He would have an accountant to do that , since he is probably incorporated anyway
Truck would be a complete write as he has 2 personal cars already   

[Cord]

Lots of cars have rusted away without having any damage.

of course, but surface damage (to expose the metal) can accelerate that significantly.

The corrosion benefits of aluminum are very real.

??

um, you realize that aluminum is VERY prone to corrosion, right?...what aluminum doesn't do is rust, but it still corrodes...if you have a flat painted surface, the corrosion will look similar to the early stages of a rusty steel body panel...it might not make a hole in the panel, but will still look like the bubbly surface you get with traditional steel panels.

there are significant advantages to aluminum, mainly weight (increased GVWR, improved fuel economy), but the rust issue isn't as big of a deal as is being advertised...sure, it won't rust, but it can still corrode...both will equally look like $hit, the F150 just won't have holes in it...however, aluminum is also a softer metal, so like the GM commercial where they drop an empty tool box on its corner, it can pierce a hole in the aluminum relatively easily.

I agree. Ever see one of those big Ford SUVs (Expedition? Navigator?) with the aluminum rear hatch...I see those heavily corroded with flaky paint all the time.

I think that is a either a paint or a design issue. F-150 hoods have been aluminum for years (14 I think). I examine probably 15/week. See lots of rock chips but never see anything like the bubbling rust you find on steel hoods. And I have never seen aluminum corrosion anywhere near causing a hole like in rusty steel. Maybe the corrosion you see in Eastern Canada is worse than out here just like the rust is?

[Fobroader]

I've seen lots of Expeditions/Navigators with badly corroded hatches even out here.

[dirtyjeffer]

Maybe the corrosion you see in Eastern Canada is worse than out here just like the rust is?

where are you again (AB?)?

i'm in SWO, so plenty of salt used here during the winter months (and you'd get salt water near the oceans in the east coast regions).

[Ex-airbalancer]

Shane
What did you strike the GM twins off your list ?

[tenpenny]

Seems to me that my 05 outback had an aluminum hood.  Never had an issue with corrosion.


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[johngenx]

Myth that Alberta uses no salt.  We salt the roads here.  My car is white all winter.  The best thing that happens here is that it stays cold.  Our cars stay pretty "dry" in the winter compared to places that sit around freezing and still get snow/salt.

The bummer about Alberta is that we dump these things all over the road...

[dirtyjeffer]

Seems to me that my 05 outback had an aluminum hood.  Never had an issue with corrosion.

that would be a very unique feature for a car in 2005 to have...not saying it didn't have it, but aluminum body parts were not really that common until the last couple of years, and even then, it still isn't very common...as i just helped my parents shop for a new CUV, the only compact model (we looked at, anyway) that offered struts was the Forester (not sure what the hood was made of though)...the other main brands (CX-5, CRV, RAV4, etc) were all steel hoods...while likely not a big deal for us in here, my mother can't lift those very easily (she's 70, is short, and doesn't have a lot of strength for that movement as she's had shoulder issues in the past)...the Equinox was the only one we looked at that was aluminum and she could lift that one with ease...the Forester could be lifted with ease too, but it had struts, so i'm not sure if the easiness was attributed to those or the material of the hood.

[rrocket]

Seems to me that my 05 outback had an aluminum hood.  Never had an issue with corrosion.

that would be a very unique feature for a car in 2005 to have...not saying it didn't have it, but aluminum body parts were not really that common until the last couple of years, and even then, it still isn't very common...as i just helped my parents shop for a new CUV, the only compact model (we looked at, anyway) that offered struts was the Forester (not sure what the hood was made of though)...the other main brands (CX-5, CRV, RAV4, etc) were all steel hoods...while likely not a big deal for us in here, my mother can't lift those very easily (she's 70, is short, and doesn't have a lot of strength for that movement as she's had shoulder issues in the past)...the Equinox was the only one we looked at that was aluminum and she could lift that one with ease...the Forester could be lifted with ease too, but it had struts, so i'm not sure if the easiness was attributed to those or the material of the hood.

My Supra had an aluminum hood...in 1994.

[dirtyjeffer]

Seems to me that my 05 outback had an aluminum hood.  Never had an issue with corrosion.

that would be a very unique feature for a car in 2005 to have...not saying it didn't have it, but aluminum body parts were not really that common until the last couple of years, and even then, it still isn't very common...as i just helped my parents shop for a new CUV, the only compact model (we looked at, anyway) that offered struts was the Forester (not sure what the hood was made of though)...the other main brands (CX-5, CRV, RAV4, etc) were all steel hoods...while likely not a big deal for us in here, my mother can't lift those very easily (she's 70, is short, and doesn't have a lot of strength for that movement as she's had shoulder issues in the past)...the Equinox was the only one we looked at that was aluminum and she could lift that one with ease...the Forester could be lifted with ease too, but it had struts, so i'm not sure if the easiness was attributed to those or the material of the hood.

My Supra had an aluminum hood...in 1994.

from the factory??...as i said, that would be a very rare feature...even today, very few vehicles have aluminum hoods (aside from high end sports cars, etc)...the big thing nowadays is weight savings, so you'll start seeing more of that kind of thing though.

EDIT: just googled it and it does appear they had them from the factory...but i'm sure you can agree that was a very unique feature, which is all i was saying anyway...they aren't very common.

[johngenx]

My 1994 Miata has an aluminum hood too.  Toyota had to install one on the Supra to keep it from getting an ass-whuping from Miatas...   

[rrocket]

My 1994 Miata has an aluminum hood too.  Toyota had to install one on the Supra to keep it from getting an ass-whuping from Miatas...   

Yes, Supras have been known to catastrophically fail when sucking in Miatas through the turbo inlet.

[johngenx]

Yes, Supras have been known to catastrophically fail when sucking in Miatas through the turbo inlet.

Okay, that's actually funny!