Svenman87 United States. Sep 27 2012 03:15. Posts 4636
Have a 45~50k budget
Looking for a sporty car that I can drive in the spring, summer, and fall... I'll keep my current car for winter driving and see how it goes. Something I can say 30 years from now, "Back in the day I had a ________. Man what I wouldn't do for those wheels back." or something else silly along those lines
What I'm looking at
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Nissan 2013 370Z Coup - $31,820 - $43,074
- The reason why I like it is it seems like a modest sports car but it can kick some ass if it needs to
2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class - $40,703 - $64,905
- It's a Mercedes, and I do love me some Mercedes :3
2013 Ford Mustang - $22,445 - $57,659
-Lots of options and trims which is intriguing to me, as well as dat 'muscle'
Other cars I'm looking at
-BMW 1 & 3 Series
-Porsche Boxster & Cayman (just a bit out of my original price range but can stretch)
I've been reading a ton of reviews and gone on a few test drives, and $ for $ I am really liking the 370Z but I'd appreciate any input on all the cars listed, as well as others you think I should look at.
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qwerty67890 New Zealand. Sep 27 2012 03:28. Posts 14026
1 if you're Asian
2 if you're a hairdresser
3 looks cool, not that colour/wheel combination though.
get a M3 or M5 tho might be out of your budget, but 335 or some 545 would be awesome too if u like the look
redsnuff: bets all in with bad preflop hand and tell me to learn poker redsnuff: senceless
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Svenman87 United States. Sep 27 2012 04:22. Posts 4636
On September 27 2012 03:17 Silver_nz wrote:
avoid any debts. don't be like greece.
... not sure if serious :3
if you have good credit you can often times get a really good rate on an auto loan as well as idk why people think debt = bad. If you can't manage your debt then yes it's of course bad. But if you manage it well there isn't a lot to be scared of.
Last edit: 27/09/2012 04:22
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Silver_nz New Zealand. Sep 27 2012 04:46. Posts 5647
On September 27 2012 03:17 Silver_nz wrote:
avoid any debts. don't be like greece.
... not sure if serious :3
if you have good credit you can often times get a really good rate on an auto loan as well as idk why people think debt = bad. If you can't manage your debt then yes it's of course bad. But if you manage it well there isn't a lot to be scared of.
semi srs, though I don't know your position though obv.
Debt is fine... for an asset that is generating money. but for a luxury item that you only want for a sense of nostaligia, its just opening up a whole can of worms.
I'm just sayian, look at it objectively, how it weakens your overall position in life to try to carry this mountain of debt.
-do the math. your car loan is going to be at what 5% interest? lets say you only take out $20k and take 3 years to pay it off. you're going to be giving away at least $2k just to the bankers. let alot the depreciation value that will dissapear as soon as you drive it off the lot.
-Everyone thinks 'they can handle it', same as in poker, everyone think they are good enough. but they are deluding themselves, the money leaks away. And on top of that, life has a way of throwing the unexpected at us. an earthquake, a car accident, an debilitating illness, unexpected pregnancy, runner runner straight flush bad beat at bobbys room.
-It's very wasteful: the car doesn't have alot of survival value, like real estate would. its empty, its fragile.
-this huge purchase chains you down and means you can't move easily. welcome to the rat race.
unless you have alot of money in the bank, and 50k is a drop in ocean to you, don't make a vanity purchase imo. buy a car that does the job. buy Toyota! (2nd hand ofc)
On September 27 2012 03:17 Silver_nz wrote:
avoid any debts. don't be like greece.
... not sure if serious :3
if you have good credit you can often times get a really good rate on an auto loan as well as idk why people think debt = bad. If you can't manage your debt then yes it's of course bad. But if you manage it well there isn't a lot to be scared of.
semi srs, though I don't know your position though obv.
Debt is fine... for an asset that is generating money. but for a luxury item that you only want for a sense of nostaligia, its just opening up a whole can of worms.
I'm just sayian, look at it objectively, how it weakens your overall position in life to try to carry this mountain of debt.
-do the math. your car loan is going to be at what 5% interest? lets say you only take out $20k and take 3 years to pay it off. you're going to be giving away at least $2k just to the bankers. let alot the depreciation value that will dissapear as soon as you drive it off the lot.
-Everyone thinks 'they can handle it', same as in poker, everyone think they are good enough. but they are deluding themselves, the money leaks away. And on top of that, life has a way of throwing the unexpected at us. an earthquake, a car accident, an debilitating illness, unexpected pregnancy, runner runner straight flush bad beat at bobbys room.
-It's very wasteful: the car doesn't have alot of survival value, like real estate would. its empty, its fragile.
-this huge purchase chains you down and means you can't move easily. welcome to the rat race.
unless you have alot of money in the bank, and 50k is a drop in ocean to you, don't make a vanity purchase imo. buy a car that does the job. buy Toyota! (2nd hand ofc)
On September 27 2012 03:17 dUUd_ wrote:
get a M3 or M5 tho might be out of your budget, but 335 or some 545 would be awesome too if u like the look
this is what i think too
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TampaBayMat United States. Sep 27 2012 09:10. Posts 249
just sayin... every story that begins with "back in my day, I had a..." ends with a muscle car and them saying "it drove fast and got me ass"... Nobody says, back in my day, I had a mercedes, because they prolly still have a mercedes... its one of those "life" cars. Your level of expectation will inflate and you wont be able to NOT buy a bmw, lexus, mercedes or cadillac... cause youll view everything else as lesser.
edit - 350z's are for dbags. no one is going to care that its a 370.. they are still going to call it a 350z (just like no one calls a cobra mustang a cobra, its just a mustang)
edit2 - I'd go with the bmw or mustang - depends on your taste/what youre going for
Merlot Fo Sho
Last edit: 27/09/2012 09:13
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RaiNKhAN United States. Sep 27 2012 09:19. Posts 4080
i own an '07 S4 (deep sea blue) and it is just perfect
The biggest Rockets, Sixers, and Grizzlies fan you will ever meet!
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qwerty67890 New Zealand. Sep 27 2012 09:22. Posts 14026
I dont know anyone who has ever said something like: "oh man remember when i had X car, I remember picking the rims and paint colour out the catalogue at the dealership and looking at fabric swatches with Mike the salesman, maaaan I always toyed with the idea of going for the embroidered head-rests"
On September 27 2012 02:15 Svenman87 wrote:
"Back in the day I had a ________. Man what I wouldn't do for those wheels back."
If you buy it on finance you might get to say this sooner than you expect.
btw i never understood, so help me with this, the point of buying a 2 seats car, there are so many situations when u should be able to carry 2 or more passengers
On September 27 2012 03:17 Silver_nz wrote:
avoid any debts. don't be like greece.
... not sure if serious :3
if you have good credit you can often times get a really good rate on an auto loan as well as idk why people think debt = bad. If you can't manage your debt then yes it's of course bad. But if you manage it well there isn't a lot to be scared of.
semi srs, though I don't know your position though obv.
Debt is fine... for an asset that is generating money. but for a luxury item that you only want for a sense of nostaligia, its just opening up a whole can of worms.
I'm just sayian, look at it objectively, how it weakens your overall position in life to try to carry this mountain of debt.
-do the math. your car loan is going to be at what 5% interest? lets say you only take out $20k and take 3 years to pay it off. you're going to be giving away at least $2k just to the bankers. let alot the depreciation value that will dissapear as soon as you drive it off the lot.
-Everyone thinks 'they can handle it', same as in poker, everyone think they are good enough. but they are deluding themselves, the money leaks away. And on top of that, life has a way of throwing the unexpected at us. an earthquake, a car accident, an debilitating illness, unexpected pregnancy, runner runner straight flush bad beat at bobbys room.
-It's very wasteful: the car doesn't have alot of survival value, like real estate would. its empty, its fragile.
-this huge purchase chains you down and means you can't move easily. welcome to the rat race.
unless you have alot of money in the bank, and 50k is a drop in ocean to you, don't make a vanity purchase imo. buy a car that does the job. buy Toyota! (2nd hand ofc)
+3.. lolworthily bad personal financial management to get a loan on a rapidly depreciating luxury item you can't even afford, but sheep are gonna sheep and rat race slaves are gonna rat race slave
edit: why do i always come off as mean when i read my posts back? im not an asshole irl honest
On September 27 2012 03:17 Silver_nz wrote:
avoid any debts. don't be like greece.
... not sure if serious :3
if you have good credit you can often times get a really good rate on an auto loan as well as idk why people think debt = bad. If you can't manage your debt then yes it's of course bad. But if you manage it well there isn't a lot to be scared of.
semi srs, though I don't know your position though obv.
Debt is fine... for an asset that is generating money. but for a luxury item that you only want for a sense of nostaligia, its just opening up a whole can of worms.
I'm just sayian, look at it objectively, how it weakens your overall position in life to try to carry this mountain of debt.
-do the math. your car loan is going to be at what 5% interest? lets say you only take out $20k and take 3 years to pay it off. you're going to be giving away at least $2k just to the bankers. let alot the depreciation value that will dissapear as soon as you drive it off the lot.
-Everyone thinks 'they can handle it', same as in poker, everyone think they are good enough. but they are deluding themselves, the money leaks away. And on top of that, life has a way of throwing the unexpected at us. an earthquake, a car accident, an debilitating illness, unexpected pregnancy, runner runner straight flush bad beat at bobbys room.
-It's very wasteful: the car doesn't have alot of survival value, like real estate would. its empty, its fragile.
-this huge purchase chains you down and means you can't move easily. welcome to the rat race.
unless you have alot of money in the bank, and 50k is a drop in ocean to you, don't make a vanity purchase imo. buy a car that does the job. buy Toyota! (2nd hand ofc)
I suppose it's all up to your personal situation like you were stating, 50k isn't a drop in the bucket, but I have good credit for my age and I'm only willing to finance up to 25k I feel like it's very manageable. Also I should put the fact that resell value is important to me, which is another spot where the 370z comes in, has one of the best resale values of any car listed.
Again it's all how you manage your personal finances, some people can't do it.
United States. Sep 27 2012 09:19. Posts 4080
