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Originally Posted by cossie1600
My wife's beater SUV cost more than 50K, so it's all relative. The value of selling a car in mint condition vs normal condition is a few thousands at best. As long as the car runs, there is always a buyer.
I am on sports car #7 or 8, I have no problem trading in any of them even though they have all been abused one way or another. Even if they were mint, I am sure I won't get more than $1-$3K more for them. The difference is barely enough to buy a beater. Plus, do I want to drive around a beater when I have a new car that works?
The sooner you realize cars are passions and not an investment, you will enjoy your car even more.
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cars are passions not investments and I enjoy/drive the sh!t out of mine! But like OP have said 1.) the winters are harsher up here and 2.) It all depends on your personal preference on weather you want to drive it in the winter or not, like red6spd said a car that doesn't see the winter will look much better then one that does see the elements. Because I have a garage and other vehicles I can put my Z away for the winter and not have to worry. If I didn't have other cars and couldn't afford more then one, then I wouldn't have bought such an impracticable car for a DD. The Z is clearly not a practicable vehicle.
In no way do I see my Z as an investment, I see it as my toy that I want to have for a very long time! I also would take the Z over a GTR and most Porsches(unless its a 911). I love driving stick (so no Godzilla for me they need to make a manual version available).
By beater I also mean a car that I don't care about not a piece of sh!t. The Z I wash, polish and wax regularly keep it in the garage ect.... The wifes lancer and my pathfinder just get regular maintenance and a wash when they are really dirty so it comes down to caring about the car I guess........
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Originally Posted by red6spd
Yea true, but I car that never sees winter will always look better then a car that sees it. My Altima was 3 years old when I got rid of it and the underside/wheel wells looked like they did the day I bought the car. I don't know about you guys but to me winter is the most damaging thing your car deals with.
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just got rid of my 05 altima not long ago and it was getting rough on the under body and wheel wells. It was my all season/everyday car while I was enjoying the nice days may1st-nov1st in my Z32.
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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang
I don't believe it's about affording to garage the car or not, I think it's just that some people view their cars differently and won't hesitate to equip it for winter driving and have at it. I totally understand both sides.
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with you and I can see both sides to this, but when guys say there's no point in garaging the Z I strongly disagree with that. But all the power to them. Some people I guess just like switching/buying different cars all the time. I would rather keep one car for a long time and switch my DD every few years until I find one I really like. Should note that in the summer my Z pretty much is my DD as long as it's a nice day and I am not working somewhere that has a shitty parking lot (like gravel or dirt roads up to it).