New car... or bike...?

[goofyre 10+ year member]

I'm going to do everything in my power to get a bike this summer. Even though my mom threatened to kick me out if I got one. If i bring one home i'm sure she'll understand... or atleast I hope.

 

[bigbangtheory 5,000+ posts]

I'm going to do everything in my power to get a bike this summer. Even though my mom threatened to kick me out if I got one. If i bring one home i'm sure she'll understand... or atleast I hope.

Good luck.

I would invest in your car as that has a nice heater. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[goldenthumb51 10+ year member]

dont buy a lexus, its just a toyota with a different logo

U, my friend, are an idiot. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif

with the is300, you'll probably never have any problems with it as long as you take care of it. nice little car but its not that fast tho. the s14 with a sr20det...dont u have to rebuild those every 30k?

how much do u think u will get for your mustang? a car i really like and not that expensive...e36 m3 (95-99? models). its got pretty good power (v6 240 hp/240 tq...something like that) and hear thats its very raw and an incredible handling machine. i see them on craigslist for around 10k. of course the downside is they are kinda old, alot of miles and may get expensive to fix. but for what it is, you get luxury and performance plus its a bmw //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

U, my friend, are an idiot. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eyebrow.gif.fe2c18d8720fe8c7eaed347b21ea05a5.gif
with the is300, you'll probably never have any problems with it as long as you take care of it. nice little car but its not that fast tho. the s14 with a sr20det...dont u have to rebuild those every 30k?

how much do u think u will get for your mustang? a car i really like and not that expensive...e36 m3 (95-99? models). its got pretty good power (v6 240 hp/240 tq...something like that) and hear thats its very raw and an incredible handling machine. i see them on craigslist for around 10k. of course the downside is they are kinda old, alot of miles and may get expensive to fix. but for what it is, you get luxury and performance plus its a bmw //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

Haha, no. The SR20DET you don't have to rebuild every 30K, that's RX-7's Rotary Engine (LOLZ, APEXXX SEALZZZ)

And as far as my Mustang, from a dealership prolly like 2K... sadly. If I sell it privately probably like 3-4K

 

[twisztdpunisher 10+ year member]

dont get a mustang. bmws are nice cars. you take care of em they take care of you!

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

dont get a mustang. bmws are nice cars. you take care of em they take care of you!

You don't read //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/frown.gif.a3531fa0534503350665a1e957861287.gif

I HAVE a Mustang-- I don't want one.

 

[twisztdpunisher 10+ year member]

lol sorry. i just read the 3rd page.

i have a 95 bmw 325i we bought it like 5 years ago with 80k miles for 8 grand. its still holding strong. its a real nice car.

 

[SocMunky 10+ year member]

Get one of these..... //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/eek.gif.771b7a90cf45cabdc554ff1121c21c4a.gif

http://tampa.craigslist.org/car/593365109.html

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[mikey7182 10+ year member]

I'm confused... you make $35 an hour but you only make $200 a week? And you have 2 jobs? Or is the $35 an hour in addition to your $200 a week, but at another job? If your total weekly income is $200, and you're shopping for a BMW or an IS300, you're out of your mind, honestly. Being 18, you're more than likely going to get ***** on insurance, and the interest rate on your loan, unless your parents are going to cosign for you. Say you finance a $15k car loan. At a 12% interest rate over 5 years, your monthly payment would be a little over $330/month. You'd be lucky to even do that well on the interest without a cosigner. Not sure how insurance rates are in Florida for 18 year old males, but I can't imagine it is much better than Arizona. When I was 18, I was paying close to $300/month for full coverage on a 4 door GM sedan. No tickets, nothing.

All I'm saying is you may be shooting a little too high on your spending. What happens when you lose your job in 6 months? Or your car breaks down and it's gonna cost you $1,000 to fix it? Having been in your shoes, I know getting a sweet car is exciting for sure, but I have made those decisions when they weren't practical, and paid the penalty for them. Not that that will matter to you at all. But it doesn't hurt to try. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[IDSkoT 5,000+ posts]

I'm confused... you make $35 an hour but you only make $200 a week? And you have 2 jobs? Or is the $35 an hour in addition to your $200 a week, but at another job? If your total weekly income is $200, and you're shopping for a BMW or an IS300, you're out of your mind, honestly. Being 18, you're more than likely going to get ***** on insurance, and the interest rate on your loan, unless your parents are going to cosign for you. Say you finance a $15k car loan. At a 12% interest rate over 5 years, your monthly payment would be a little over $330/month. You'd be lucky to even do that well on the interest without a cosigner. Not sure how insurance rates are in Florida for 18 year old males, but I can't imagine it is much better than Arizona. When I was 18, I was paying close to $300/month for full coverage on a 4 door GM sedan. No tickets, nothing.
All I'm saying is you may be shooting a little too high on your spending. What happens when you lose your job in 6 months? Or your car breaks down and it's gonna cost you $1,000 to fix it? Having been in your shoes, I know getting a sweet car is exciting for sure, but I have made those decisions when they weren't practical, and paid the penalty for them. Not that that will matter to you at all. But it doesn't hurt to try. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

I actually get where you're coming from-- and I've been thinking about it a lot. I think I'm gunna start saving 10% of what I make and over time save up for a new car-- but as for now I'll just spend a little money and make my car how I want it.

As for the job, I make $35 an hour but only work 6 hours / week. I was saying I'd get a second job-- but I'm gunna be going to College full time and 6 hours a week for $200 bucks is a good enough deal.

Honestly, you've got me to realize that isn't not really worth it to buy a big fancy nice new car... including insurance it's gunna f*cking kill me.

/endthread.

Thanks for all the help.