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City of Detroit is paying $65,000 for a 2004 Dodge Intrepid that it doesn’t even own

Today in Tech -- The original terms of the lease stated that the car would be returned in 2005, at which point the department could choose to buy it outright to take delivery of a newer model. That trade-in never happened, and so far the city has handed out a total of over $56,000 in monthly payments. But that's not all: Because the department has gone well over the original mileage agreement, they owe nearly $10,000 in additional fees, bringing their total bill to well over $65,000. That's $65,000 for a car that could be bought new in 2003 for less than $25,000.

But that's just one vehicle, and the city is currently paying for over a HUNDRED leased cars currently in use, and all of them are operating on expired leases. The seemingly careless spending could total several millions of dollars in the end, an

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Submitted May 08, 2012 By: fracknsave

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DanMtz Champion Author Oakland Posts:3,370 Points:1,246,350 Joined:Oct 2009	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 3:45:36 PM Ignore DanMtz Report Abuse Incompetence or collusion?
jeffbone Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,366 Points:401,810 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 11:14:53 AM Ignore jeffbone Report Abuse "Not Newsworthy"
heydano67 Champion Author California Posts:1,686 Points:361,435 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 10:34:14 AM Ignore heydano67 Report Abuse I'm sure the company they leased it from is feeling really bad about it!
Dr Gas Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:3,271 Points:358,600 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 10:19:23 AM Ignore Dr Gas Report Abuse Typical govt spending at work. If it was THEIR OWN MONEY this wouldn't happen!
SycamoreISU Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,040 Points:261,935 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 9:28:12 AM Ignore SycamoreISU Report Abuse According to the article, the city has no plans to stop leasing vehicles?? Detroit is BROKE and has been for many years. If they still won't look into paring down or eliminating the lease program, they are truly inept. [Edited by: SycamoreISU at 5/9/2012 9:29:29 AM EST]
gandalfthegrey1 Champion Author Houston Posts:1,184 Points:384,785 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 9:28:05 AM Ignore gandalfthegrey1 Report Abuse Thumbs up to RNCII
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,738 Points:1,664,715 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 8:05:04 AM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse This is truly unbelievable.
LanguageMan1 Champion Author Tampa Posts:11,738 Points:1,664,715 Joined:Apr 2008	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 6:10:14 AM Ignore LanguageMan1 Report Abuse Not good.
gs7101 Champion Author San Antonio Posts:5,538 Points:389,345 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 5:50:49 AM Ignore gs7101 Report Abuse Ok -- now what?
SilverDodge2000 Champion Author Spokane Posts:1,038 Points:186,405 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 3:07:27 AM Ignore SilverDodge2000 Report Abuse Nothing strange here. That's normal operating procedure for the government wasting our tax dollars.
RNCII Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,488 Points:645,725 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 2:51:15 AM Ignore RNCII Report Abuse Detroit is a great example of what liberals do best. Destroying what ever they control.
AskMeLater Champion Author Amarillo Posts:1,999 Points:580,595 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 2:07:54 AM Ignore AskMeLater Report Abuse Nice.
LetemEatCake Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:5,615 Points:1,207,555 Joined:Mar 2008	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 1:32:03 AM Ignore LetemEatCake Report Abuse Almost too weird to believe....but ain't that the way of the world these days!
36_ACRES_4_SALE All-Star Author Appleton Posts:999 Points:338,815 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 1:23:34 AM Ignore 36_ACRES_4_SALE Report Abuse ;p
alterman156 Champion Author New York Posts:7,500 Points:1,560,450 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 1:00:03 AM Ignore alterman156 Report Abuse One could buy a 2004 Dodge Intrepid for far less than $65,000 as a used car.
Dodge_Me Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,214 Points:558,480 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 12:41:02 AM Ignore Dodge_Me Report Abuse Thats just wrong
anascom Champion Author Hamilton Posts:1,593 Points:553,115 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 9, 2012 12:10:54 AM Ignore anascom Report Abuse that's kind of organized crime!
ExplorerWA Champion Author Washington Posts:4,093 Points:800,075 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 11:35:26 PM Ignore ExplorerWA Report Abuse It's what we have come to expect.
TableTalk Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,184 Points:558,700 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 11:35:10 PM Ignore TableTalk Report Abuse This is why Dave Ramsey calls it a "fleece".
MOREDLEG Champion Author Missouri Posts:2,666 Points:614,035 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 10:46:58 PM Ignore MOREDLEG Report Abuse Its not their money.... need to find the fleet manager and can his worthless a$$...
Vette1967 Champion Author Albany Posts:5,982 Points:1,278,925 Joined:Jun 2009	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 10:21:29 PM Ignore Vette1967 Report Abuse Brilliant!!!
listerone Champion Author Boston Posts:3,390 Points:881,465 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 10:14:53 PM Ignore listerone Report Abuse Not surprising.Beirut is a more civilzed city than Detroit.
kag2010 Champion Author Winnipeg Posts:5,274 Points:1,023,660 Joined:Apr 2010	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 9:14:36 PM Ignore kag2010 Report Abuse It is only tax payer money.
car253 Champion Author Ohio Posts:6,308 Points:1,471,545 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 9:12:28 PM Ignore car253 Report Abuse It is only tax payer money. Why worry, just raise taxes on people not paying their fair share toward gross government waste and abuse.
CVA19 Champion Author Salem Posts:2,393 Points:612,200 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 8:56:21 PM Ignore CVA19 Report Abuse How I wish this type of of government idiocy occurred only in Detroit!
rbrk02 Champion Author Rhode Island Posts:5,758 Points:820,155 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 8:56:01 PM Ignore rbrk02 Report Abuse Sad situation. Enough said.
johnnyg1200 Champion Author St. Louis Posts:4,202 Points:647,970 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 7:54:33 PM Ignore johnnyg1200 Report Abuse The easy fix to this problem is to raise taxes. Problem solved.
HorizonChaser Champion Author Montgomery Posts:1,994 Points:457,460 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 7:19:13 PM Ignore HorizonChaser Report Abuse Fute: It is because of the socialist Democrats in charge of Detroit. It's no wonder that it's bankrupt and broke.
Fute Veteran Author Ontario Posts:252 Points:527,460 Joined:May 2010	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 7:09:38 PM Ignore Fute Report Abuse I don't understand how this happens.
SammyAdams Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:3,071 Points:795,710 Joined:Nov 2010	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 6:39:14 PM Ignore SammyAdams Report Abuse There might be malfeasance involved combined with mismanagement. It is apparent though that there is no concern for the taxpayer which is typical when spending other people's money. I hope this is investigated further and that the responsible party is made to pay for this gross negligence.
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:8,575 Points:1,547,300 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 6:32:43 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse Amazing that a Detroit police dept isn't smart enough to just buy the cars. Leasing is just not a great thing to do. Kinda curious how people come up with democrats when the article states its a police dept doing this? [Edited by: playtimeCLE at 5/8/2012 6:34:48 PM EST]
jimgraham Champion Author Akron Posts:10,387 Points:1,982,885 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 5:49:37 PM Ignore jimgraham Report Abuse Someone there in Detroit has learned a lot from someones brother-in-law in the Windy City. Follow the money!!!!!!!!! Then prosecute them all.
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:9,133 Points:874,930 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 5:23:40 PM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse No surprise for a city which has been run by the Dems and unions for decades and decades and essentially run into the ground.
52MPG Champion Author Dayton Posts:7,277 Points:1,744,630 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 5:20:35 PM Ignore 52MPG Report Abuse It is no wonder Detroit is falling apart.
buckets42 Champion Author New Jersey Posts:1,690 Points:329,550 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 5:11:09 PM Ignore buckets42 Report Abuse Gov in action.
Van_Halen Champion Author Atlanta Posts:2,862 Points:644,680 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 4:56:34 PM Ignore Van_Halen Report Abuse . This is what happens when Dumbocrats are running ones city government!
lou30 Sophomore Author Miami Posts:187 Points:323,065 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 4:55:22 PM Ignore lou30 Report Abuse hahahahaha, I think fracknsave hit it on the nose.
greywolves Champion Author Las Vegas Posts:8,686 Points:2,431,150 Joined:Dec 2004	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 4:52:35 PM Ignore greywolves Report Abuse talk about forgetting where you put your keys..
Edpap Champion Author Pennsylvania Posts:4,349 Points:509,100 Joined:Oct 2011	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 4:31:20 PM Ignore Edpap Report Abuse Corrupt politicians at their worst...Michigan...get your 6th and 7th graders to run your government for you. They are honest and won't rob you blind. They are also smarter than a rock.
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:34,333 Points:2,374,295 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 4:30:09 PM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse coleman young is STILL laughing at taxpayers from his grave
PurplepassionNC All-Star Author North Carolina Posts:838 Points:157,310 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 4:24:00 PM Ignore PurplepassionNC Report Abuse Oh my goodness that is so funny and so true of the message posted from fracknsave.
Rockyguitar Champion Author Tampa Posts:2,577 Points:1,205,495 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 3:56:01 PM Ignore Rockyguitar Report Abuse Not in Detriot. I mean Detroit. Never saw this one coming. Who's in charge there...?
Yooperheart Champion Author Michigan Posts:3,435 Points:529,950 Joined:Feb 2010	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 3:54:11 PM Ignore Yooperheart Report Abuse Can you say KWAME KILPATRIcK and CITY COUNSEL You elect what you get, GARBAGE!!
fracknsave Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,666 Points:58,000 Joined:Mar 2012	Message Posted: May 8, 2012 3:52:29 PM Ignore fracknsave Report Abuse Wonder who's brother-in-law runs the leasing company?