Considering selling my car

[ChucklezZ 10+ year member]

what audio drama?

 

[350zspl 10+ year member]

any hobby you are passionate about always ends up ******* up time and money

I would opt for a 370z over the scion and Subaru offerings

$30K

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

what audio drama?

Just the pure hate that turns into ignorance.

 

[fatboytyler]

My roommate has a FR-S and its pretty nice. Not a whole lot of pep, but its a very nice car. The upgraded stock sound system actually sounds surprisingly well, which will no doubt **** you back in!

 

[SounDrive Pro Seller]

I prefer the BRZ. I would definitely look into a used car for more bang for the buck though - maybe something that just came off of a lease. Paying for a new car is silly because of all the depreciation, in my opinion.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

when i was recently doing some car shopping, it became very clear that you look at the base model of whatever car you're looking at. a $21k Accord is the same as the $33k Accord except is has 12k less shyt in it. same chassis, same body, same interior core, same car basically. you can add leather to a sedan for $800-$1000. no reason to pay $7k more for leather.

i'm very happy with my 2014 Accord Sport for a whopping $22k. The CVT is genius and gives the car plenty of speed - 100mph is readily reached without drama.

i went for a new car for a few reasons:

a good quality car doesn't depreciate much. 2012 Accords were still above $20k and despite being higher trim levels the technology was still less than a new base model.

technology and integration has made HUGE gains in the past year or two. I have an 8" screen in my car as factory.

a new car has 0% or less than 1% financing. you save money over the life of the car compared to a 5% used car loan.

a new car has a year or two with little to no maintenance costs. a two year old car has maintenance costs.

a premium trim level will depreciate much faster than a base model.

to compare, i used the True Cost to Own site to compare models and trim.

http://www.edmunds.com/tco.html

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

i chose a 4 cyl for the CVT and balance of fuel econ and power

i get 36-37 on hwy with air on and up to 40 on hwy at 65mph with air off.

a 600 mile range for the 16 gallon tank is pretty **** good for a sedan with plenty of rear leg room and head room.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

frequency response of the base model (no sub or tweeters)

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

lastly (to finish my Honda plug) the car is stupid simple to disassemble, every OEM part is available at dealer prices, and every aspect of doing a system is very simple. there is days of room in the engine bay making triple alternators very possible.

 

[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

I'm just going to change my mindset from a competitor to a enthusiast. I got funds put up to replace anything that breaks but I don't see that happening how it's set up now. I honestly don't care to listen to decaf type music anymore.

 

[Slobalt]

good now if i ever go to va you have to give me a demo

 

[MrFoca]

Just the pure hate that turns into ignorance.

Car forums are the same brother. My SRT forum was bad also

 

[jockhater2 10+ year member]

why do people have such a hard time buying something...and leaving it stock? I just bought a 2014 Ninja 300 2 months ago. and because it's a sports bike every person tells me I should do this or that to it. So far. All I have bought for it were saddle bags and a duffle bag because I just did a 1500 mile trip on it.

Why is it so hard for people to just buy something...and leave it alone?

That being said. I agree with some of the other advice comments. That buying a sporty car will just result in throwing more money around like car audio. It's like trumpet said. Its the mind that needs to change. You have to learn to be happy with what you have.

 

[350zspl 10+ year member]

why do people have such a hard time buying something...and leaving it stock? I just bought a 2014 Ninja 300 2 months ago. and because it's a sports bike every person tells me I should do this or that to it. So far. All I have bought for it were saddle bags and a duffle bag because I just did a 1500 mile trip on it.
Why is it so hard for people to just buy something...and leave it alone?

That being said. I agree with some of the other advice comments. That buying a sporty car will just result in throwing more money around like car audio. It's like trumpet said. Its the mind that needs to change. You have to learn to be happy with what you have.

to personalize / upgrade / put there identity into it

I customize everything

cars / watches / my house

on and on