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- Sijray21 - 10-06-2005
Evan Wrote:its just a damn car
BLASPHEMY! BAN! :lol:
- CaptainHenreh - 10-06-2005
Also, will someone please explain to me this morbid fascination with eating Ramen to have an M3? I mean yes, they're cooler than an eskimo's nutsack but are they cool enough to STARVE for?
Jesus feersty, there are other cars in the sea, and other fish on the lot. Or something.
1994 Miata, 64K miles, 3000 bucks OBO. All of the RWD and 1/8th of the maintenance.
- Chris - 10-06-2005
CaptainHenreh Wrote:1994 Miata, 64K miles, 3000 bucks OBO. All of the RWD and 1/8th of the maintenance.
where?? Keep these kind of miata ads coming!
and another thread is jacked...
- CaptainHenreh - 10-06-2005
Chris Wrote:CaptainHenreh Wrote:1994 Miata, 64K miles, 3000 bucks OBO. All of the RWD and 1/8th of the maintenance.
where?? Keep these kind of miata ads coming!
and another thread is jacked...
A guy I work with. He's moving to a non-miata-friendly area (The Woods) and needs something a little more 4WDish. So, 3000. Well he said to me, "I'd probably sell it to you for 2500 to 3000" and then I told him I bought a DSM, but I'm sure I'd have no problem finding some buyers for him.
Anyone interested?
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- Evan - 10-06-2005
thats a slammin deal on that 94 miata if it has a torsen (most of them do)
- Andy - 10-06-2005
Honestly, I'm getting tired of these Feersty + Car threads. I think we always say the same crap and the same crap always happen. Feerst w/o a car.
Feersty, buy a 3k car. Throw ~1k into shocks, springs, safety, maintenance parts and get track time. Why buy a car you won't be able to handle? If you get an M3, would you even want to drive it hard especially if you're still making payments?
Shit gets expensive really quickly. Since I've bought the MR2, I've bought shocks, springs, bushings, shock mounts, sway bars, belts, a few new gaskets, new calipers, street pads/rotors, track pads/rotors, a helmet, gloves and All this stuf is normal upgrades/maintenance stuff. Don't forget to account for that. Not to mention, when you start making money, all of sudden you start "needing" a whole lot more stuff than you did when you were unemployed.
- Feersty - 10-06-2005
jackstands Wrote:Honestly, I'm getting tired of these Feersty + Car threads. I think we always say the same crap and the same crap always happen. Feerst w/o a car.
Feersty, buy a 3k car. Throw ~1k into shocks, springs, safety, maintenance parts and get track time. Why buy a car you won't be able to handle? If you get an M3, would you even want to drive it hard especially if you're still making payments?
Shit gets expensive really quickly. Since I've bought the MR2, I've bought shocks, springs, bushings, shock mounts, sway bars, belts, a few new gaskets, new calipers, street pads/rotors, track pads/rotors, a helmet, gloves and All this stuf is normal upgrades/maintenance stuff. Don't forget to account for that. Not to mention, when you start making money, all of sudden you start "needing" a whole lot more stuff than you did when you were unemployed.
Chill out Andy, Jesus.
- .RJ - 10-06-2005
Feersty Wrote:Jesus.
Indeed
Also, rob dont get upset because he didnt tell you what you wanted to hear. He's right, actually.
- Nick325is - 10-06-2005
Rob....buy what you want to buy...thats all there is to it.
Nick
- Mike - 10-06-2005
Nick325is Wrote:Rob....buy what you want to buy...thats all there is to it.
Nick
not really, he's not thinking of the whole picture on his own. we're trying to help him realize it. i read when i was car shopping that you should spend no more than one third of your annual income on a car. it's a pretty good rule if you ask me...
- Maengelito - 10-06-2005
Nick325is Wrote:Rob....buy what you want to buy...thats all there is to it.
Nick
i'm with nick and andy and chan
buy a car and have fun with it.
- Mike - 10-06-2005
Maengelito Wrote:Nick325is Wrote:Rob....buy what you want to buy...thats all there is to it.
Nick
i'm with nick and andy and chan
buy a car and have fun with it.
there are a lot of cars under 10k in which you can have fun in and not have to live off ramen noodles with.
- Maengelito - 10-06-2005
this is true. or you can just go buy a car you want and enjoy it. some people dont like waiting 2 years to find a civic hatch
- Mike - 10-06-2005
but look at me! probably one of the few people in the club who bought a used and modified car that didn't turn out to be a pile in one way or another
suck it.
- Maengelito - 10-06-2005
just so you know, you drive a civic hatchback. its a pile.
- Mike - 10-06-2005
just so you know, i drive an s2000.
- Maengelito - 10-06-2005
so when are you gonna give me a shot at your honda 2000?
- Dave - 10-06-2005
lol, nice Maeng.
Rob, hold on to your horses for a month. Look to see how much money you REALLY have after each month (not just speculation). Then, if you want to, determine that to be twice your maximum car payment. Soooo. If you make 2000/month, and bill equal 1000, then make your max car payment 500. That will leave you 500/month for modification and maitenance. Furthermore, you may have trouble financing an older car. I didn't open the links, but most banks won't touch a car that is more than 10 years old and are hesitant with anything over 5 years old. That is something to keep in mind. If you have 7k saved up already, I'd say to buy something that is 4k, dump the other 3k into a mutual fund or retirement, then use your extra money each month to modify it. Yeah, 4k won't get you an M3, but it can get you something fun and reasonable. Not to mention that, and I'm not hating on you here but just stating facts, an M3 is a far cry from a buick. Perhaps a FWD with more power or a RWD with less power would be a good intermediate for you to learn with before stepping up to the M. That will make your learning curve so much better and give you more slack in terms of learning how a platform and power are integrated to make a car.
- Feersty - 10-07-2005
I ultimately ask for input because I don't know what owning a car is like. The cars I have gotten were given to me. I mean FWD would be something I would consider. If I went that route then yes probably an EK hatch. If RWD it looks like a Miata is the only thing in my range. But yes I will keep waiting. I just get anxious cause I feel like my passion for "racing" isn't exuded to the fullest unless I have a car that is semi worthy. I want to show you guys that I am as big into road racing as anyone else, just don't have the tool yet to do it, which is a huge issue.
- navin - 10-07-2005
Rob,
theres really nothing to prove here, when the time comes to get on the track then the time comes... Mike and .RJ have been hassling me since the day I met them to get my POS on the track and the time has finally come (some 2 years later
)First figure out your financials before you dig yourself a hole thats to deep to get out of...