370z or R35
 

So I recently got a little bit of money and was wondering what other people might do. Would you make your 370 sexy as ****, or just buy a GTR? I really love both cars, but my 370 costs me like 200 a month in insurance and the GTR will cost me at least double that. Not to mention I probably wont have much, if any left over to mod it. And I do enjoy an actual stick shift

at age 23, i would be using some of that money on a house down payment.

Haha well I dont have to worry about that for at least two more years

370Z -if- you want to mod. GT-R if you aren't.

Buy hookers.

Save your money. Or when you're 33, you'll come back to this exact thread for regrets. Keep the 370z. Mod it. F that GTR. Save money

The Z is much more cost effective fun IMO. Plus 6MT FTMFW :driving: But if you need straight line speed, you should probably just get the GT-R. Also, I would get the GT-R rather than go FI on a Z. A lot less potential headache. But a very nicely upgraded N/A Z can be extremely potent on the race track :tup:

imho, if you're 23 and have enough cash to buy a GTR, blowing it on a depreciating asset is about the dumbest thing you can do. Having "recently got a little money" makes me think this was a one time thing, so save/invest it; you won't regret that.

Of course, finances should be in order before considering a GT-R. A good chunk of change isn't going to do it if you can't afford insurance or maintenance a couple of years down the road. Unless you just sell it at a nice loss :ugh:

if you have just enough to buy the GTR but not much leftover... how do you plan to have money for maintenance on the GTR? I mean its not that bad but there is going to be some up keep cost involved

sure you can buy a 2009 or 2010 GTR for 60's now but the tires are still 2K+ a set and last under 10k miles the fluids changes are still needed and the cost of rotors and pads need to be factored in if you are buying used as they go at about 30K miles or less depending on how it was driven

If you do not have a house and thinking of buying a GTR that's not very smart. Unless you don't drive the car it will depreciate dramatically the house will not .

Im enlisted and do not/will not buy a house for the next 2 years. And for the next 4 after that ill probably be living in my parents house or renting a small one room apartment

Well good for you. Looks like your living arrangements for the next 6 years are already thought out. Go get that GTR man:tup:

I support your decision, I'm sure your parents will too.

370z or R35
 

Pay off your car, your credit cards or keep the extra money in the bank.

Maintain what you already have and be thankful for it.

The people who gave you good advise probably already went thru a lot in life like losing a house, bankruptcy, divorced, buried in credit card debts, etc.

I'm 25 and was thinking about getting a GT-R. Saving$1,000 a month. Then I realized I can just pay off the Z and live stress free. Then eventually move to a GT-R and have both.

OP, if you are concerned your insurance will double in cost, then you can't afford the GTR. Combine the ages of the people who already posted and collectively it is probably over 500 years of experience talking. Do like the others say and payoff what bills you have and SAVE/INVEST the rest. Max out your TSP and get an IRA.

Understand that - People who are "well off" got that way by making good decisions.

So you're not moving out until your 29 going on 30? Good luck with that....

Try explaining to a girl you live at home at age 29-30. Even if it was a few years later... You could never tell anyone you lived at home that long.... And yet somehow had money for a gtr. That's called foolishness :roflpuke2:

Lots of level headed advice here for the 23yr old OP.

I say keep your 370Z, budget to put about $3-5k into mods, invest the rest of your money, save some for a house. If you blow all of this money on a car you will regret it.

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I currently have 75k. If I sell the car, im looking for 18k, and im hoping to save ~10k on my deployment. I would finance ~25,000. It'd be around 458 a month for a 60,000 dollar skyline.

:usa: on your depolyment, and im sure you appreciate life, take nothing for granted.

but that 75K.... i paid much over double that on my down payment on a mortgage over a decade ago.
i think you still have a way to go on saving your money for your future.

GL with your decision.

Sorry to tell you, but $75K is not GT-R affordable money.

Get the Z :driving: :tup:

It is used

Well considering $75K wouldn't get you a new GT-R, yes, I had assumed it was used. I wasn't just speaking to the cost of the car. I was speaking to all the costs of owning the car.

So what do you mean gtr affordable? Im getting the general hint from yall tho

The $3-4K per year just for routine maintenance and consumables that seems to be pretty standard for GT-R owners. Forget any modding.

Tires are like $500 apiece. Lots of people on the GT-R forum say expect to get 7-10K miles per set if you don't run the car too hard.

Fluids are pretty damn expensive. The transmission fluid retails at $80 per quart meaning the dealer charges nearly $800 for a flush. An oil change will typically run upwards of $200.

Rotors cost over $5K from the dealer and around $1K per axle for aftermarket ones. I've seen a number of owners say to expect them to last around 30K miles.

even 75k is barely Z money if you want to do it right. :D

370Z
garage
tools
car bits
tires
insurance
gas
gen maintenance
dd

The point of all this is a car depreciates in value meaning you are losing money at the end.

But hey, it's your money!

Insurance and maintenance on the GTR will bury you in debt. Don't get it

I was enlisted AirForce, now retired since 2009. Its a nice ride to show off to all your military buds, but both 370z and the GTR are just that, CARS. Having some extra cash in the bank is a much better decision, being in the miltay, cuz you surely wont strike it rich in the military unless you make General.

Dude, its your money, do whatever the f#@$ you want with it!! I say go GTR, because even when stock, it will spank 99% of the cars!!

My vision......
OP goes out to club looking fly in his GTR... Sexy women fight for the chance to go home with the rich dude in the supercar.
He rolls out with a honey under his arm, and she's stoked that she got the prize.:happydance: She wants to go cruise around, but he has no $$ left for gas.
Can't take her home, Mom and dad are watching the news.
"hey babe, we can hit up a motel 6, can I borrow $50 ? I.....uh....lost my wallet:shakes head:

:gtfo2:
Stick with the Z

Thats a great vision. Problem, I dont like clubs,

Good for you.

Now grow up and stop thinking about blowing $75K on a used GTR.

Bears repeating

I dun get it

No worries I'll explain. In the post I quoted he's attempting to show you all the expenses involved in owning a 370 if you want to be a responsible owner who takes care of and appreciates what one has worked for. There are some many expenses involved with ownership not just the car itself. Please for the love of god deny your urge to buy that gtr. This is coming from experience. When I was around your age I bought a used Porsche Cayman s because I always wanted a Porsche but at the time I didn't consider all the expenses that are involved with owning a high end foreign sports car. Just because the car is used doesn't mean you get to buy used oil changes tune ups tires etc ect. Just for example in a matter of 6 weeks while owning the cayman I had over 6k in just normal service crap like tires alignments tune up ect. This was the same way when I bought a CLS 63amg. If you want to buy a 100,000k sports car be prepared for astronomical maintenance fees. Please just buy a 370 and put mods in it as you feel comfortable. After all you can get a z to go as fast as a stock gtr for far less money. Please don't think I'm judging you for wanting that gtr! For crying out loud who doesn't! But take it from somebody who's been there bro and just don't. You have your whole life ahead of you to get a gtr. I think you will appreciate it later in life much more than you would now anyway

One more thing....how's your driving record because mine,at your age, was terrible and my car insurance was almost as much as the note every month. Might want to run that buy your car insurance company if you decide against all advice.again I'm not trying to break balls but you asked. Good luck and if you do decide to get that gtr........ Can I drive it? Please please please!

You can do what you want. It's your money, but if you're going to be deploying you should bankroll all the money. It sounds like you're going to ETS in about four years. I'd invest the cash until you have clear plan about what's going to happen after you get out. Financial security trumps any feeling a car will give you. You bank the money for the next four years and getting your next hot car won't be an issue.

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