Thanks lol now when i stop at a traffic light I can keep my windows rolled down rather than roll them up because the chick next to me is laughing at my "Cute" civic lols!!
Thanks lol now when i stop at a traffic light I can keep my windows rolled down rather than roll them up because the chick next to me is laughing at my "Cute" civic lols!!
As others have suggested, learn to balance.
I've been into cars for an long as I can remember and I have savings (two savings accounts actually), 401K, bought my first house at 22.... you have to balance.
Have savings and 401K taken right out of your paycheck. Set an amount to be deposited directly into savings while the rest of your money goes into checking and don't touch the savings.
You never have to give up something you love to have the normal things in life, you just have to manage them. Don't drive cars that are money pits. People are saying that getting into debt for a car is stupid.... well.. not when you're paying more than a car payment each month to keep another car running. Think about your purchases, don't just buy buy buy, plan out what you want to do with the car and pick maybe one thing to do every other month.
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u still keeping the SLOvic?
Originally Posted by Sinfix_15
Sounds like a plan Chris!
Myself, I am building one more car. ****, depending on how much extra cash I have, I might just go ahead and buy a nice newer $20k+ car instead of building one. It'd be a great way to build some credit, given how young I am.
There are so many nice rides now under 25k with less than 40kmiles.... it was tough to decide on what to get. If you do buy something in the 25k range though make sure you get something you really want.... my civic i bought brand new at $21,000.... almost $400 a month for 5 years.... i got raped by honda. I coulda bought something much nicer that was used but I was young and dumb and didnt know any better.
nope, trading it in.
spend it on my car...
mine is for saleIll give you the lowest price I can go.
arent you the baller!
hell i dont think ive ever spent 1500-2000 on any 3 of my cars monthly combined!
what do you do that makes you dish out that much?
probably im just poor and destitute
but hell if i had that much to spend i'd be in a different car every month
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That's the truth. Less headaches and the headaches you do have are actually worthwhile. I'd rather have the headache of working hard to secure a good life for my family than to have some "nice" car in my parents driveway or parking lot of my apartment complex. Later, QD.
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I bought the G35! They gave me a good price on the civic too so now just need to sell the MR2.
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hell i dont think ive ever spent 1500-2000 on any 3 of my cars monthly combined!
what do you do that makes you dish out that much?
probably im just poor and destitute
but hell if i had that much to spend i'd be in a different car every month
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oh yeah congrats on your new purchase
so you used the Civic as a trade in? Or did you sell the Civic and put it toward the cost of the Nissan?
Traded it.... They gave me just under $7000 for it.
dayum! thats whats up!
especially considering the fact that IA would have wanted to give you just under $3000 for it.
is the G a 6 speed? or did you keep it gangsta auto?
did u owe anything on it? and was it the mr2 or the civic?
Yeah. I completely stopped....I only drive a civic, and it's a mexican color (in my opinion) of my civic....so I gave up. Was a lost cause...took my springs off, kept my headights, and tires/rims on...but removed the eibach springs.
good idea.
ive tried several times, and i always come back, i sold a turbo civic and bought a stock cl, only to end up in a cobra less than a year later, sold the cobra in favor of a trailblazer, only to end up in the GTO a year later, so im going to keep what i have for now
my deal with cars now is if i dont have the CASH to spend on it then it doesnt get spent, never again will i use credit to purchase car stuff
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-2004 Pontiac GTO - 530hp/625ft lbs - 10.62@130mph - Sold!
same with me, no more running up credit cards, i only spend cash on stuff, if i have money it gets spent, but i always make sure i have enough to do other things and have a good time.
You know better; next time will be a ban.
honestly nope and ive spent too much on it, my love for cars runs deep within however i have a wife and 6 mth old daughter so i gotta know when the right time is to enjoy my passion/hobby. in the end if you balance it out like others have mentioned you should be able to enjoy the fruits of succes while stil being able to do what makes you happy.
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Maybe it's just me, but I'd hardly call buying a G35 "getting out of the whole car thing"..
It's only a matter of time until you start modding it, except this time parts'll be more expensive.
I wont say how much I spent on my first G cause I'm ashamed.. lets just say I could of bought a GT-R cash.
But before doing any of that I had my house and 401k in place. When you're young its cool to blow money because you can recover but none of us are getting younger.. and the economy isn't shrinking so I'd definitely say if you are having these thoughts you need to listen to your gut.
The savings may seem small in the beginning but they grow.. cars depreciate. Sacrifice now so you can play with the big boys later on. Congrats on the G and welcome to the club btw.
Tony u are right bro and if I could afford to dump a bunch of money into the MR2 i would but I need to quit thinking about what I want now and start realizing that if i keep spending money ON cars rather than just having a nice car that I can travel in, sit in traffic, and not have to do anything but change the oil and only spend money FOR the car.... im cheaper just making payments on a nice car. At the rate im at addicted to spending over $1000 a mon, because im impatient, on parts.... im going to forget about life outside of this "hobby" which has swallowed up most of my time, money, and keeping me from doing the things that I really want to do.
The G has enough features to satisfy me for awhile. But if cars start cooking u breakfast and pouring coffee in the next few years im gonna be pissed lol
I got out of the whole import scene and started building me a mini truck. All I got to do is get it painted now but it has cost way to much money so I will prolly sell it and just keep my other truck(s-10) like it is. I don't have to have anything fast or anything everyone thinks is badass.
im stickin with my plan. Build my crx up and buy another teg and do light cosmetic stuff. i know what i want out of both and it should cost much but im saving as i go too im tryin to get a house and a new job sooncuz 11 an hour isnt cuttin it for me.
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