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Old 02-23-2012, 12:40 PM   #29 (permalink)
DWS44
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Originally Posted by ImportConvert View Post
I addressed this ad nauseum previously. Cliff-notes:


-Saving $500 a month in note/insurance to put toward property I am buying in a year.

-I am moving in less than a year and will probably make less and want to continue to save at the same rate.

-My time at Spring Mountain Motorsports taught me that unless I track my Z06, I will never scratch the potential it has to offer unless I do something stupid and beyond "normal" illegal.

-I realized I was paying for performance I will not use, while suffering with an interior that I will ALWAYS use. So instead, I will enjoy an interior I will always use, ans suffer performance that I will rarely use.

When looked at from a "mine is bigger!" standpoint, it's a poor decision. However, when viewed financially, as well as practically, regarding MY personal use for the car (cruising, spirited driving through twisties), it makes more sense by far. I wanted a supercar, I bought one, I owned it for a year, and I can check that off my bucket list.
I can sympathize. I just moved from a 2010 Grand Sport, which was my second Vette, into my 370Z roadster. Loved Vettes since I was old enough to say the word, but decided it was a good time to step back from the giant payments for a little while. Had a 350Z Roadster before the first Vette, so I knew they were a lot of fun too, plus, like you mentioned, the Z interior is pretty darn sweet. I was shocked how much nicer the 370 interior was, even over the 350 I had.

Like you, it was a struggle to find exactly what I wanted in this area. Original plan was for a new one, but then by pure luck, someone traded in a 2010 roadster that was EXACTLY what I wanted, and was still in great shape. Decided to let them eat the depreciation for a change!

Hope you track one down too!
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