Poor mans GT4?

OptionZero · 10-27-2016, 11:14 AM

um at age 20 you should be driving a used civic and saving the rest of your money for tuition and books

when you graduate and get a stable job, buy a house

then start working on an actual gt4 if thats what you want

seems like barely being able to buy a Z is gonna set you back

Topher1996 · 10-27-2016, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by OptionZero

um at age 20 you should be driving a used civic and saving the rest of your money for tuition and books

when you graduate and get a stable job, buy a house

then start working on an actual gt4 if thats what you want

seems like barely being able to buy a Z is gonna set you back

I mean I make decent money $100 a day, but that's neither here more there. I'm also not in college. Plan to go back one day just not now. I don't quite see the issue with having my priorities different than the norm. I shall be test driving the cars in question soon though.

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Chuck33079 · 10-27-2016, 11:52 AM

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I mean I make decent money $100 a day, but that's neither here more there. I'm also not in college. Plan to go back one day just not now. I don't quite see the issue with having my priorities different than the norm. I shall be test driving the cars in question soon though.

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$100/day comes out to $25k / yr (gross) assuming standard 5 days/wk, 50 wks / yr. That's barely enough to cover rent and bills, yet you want an originally $40k sports car while having bad credit? This is a bad decision that will leave you with much regret. Even if that's a net, that only puts you at what, $40k / yr? Also, I'm guessing that you live at home since rent would be eating up at least half of that?

It's not that your priorities aren't the norm, it's that you cannot afford a normal load of bills and a sports car (with a $10k+ mod list). It's good to have this kind of thing for a goal, but you're not even close to achieving it yet. If you want a Z and want to be able to afford maintenance, upkeep, mods and track expenses, look at HR 350s. Please don't take this as being unnecessarily harsh, it's just the cold reality of math.

Topher1996 · 10-27-2016, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

$100/day comes out to $25k / yr (gross) assuming standard 5 days/wk, 50 wks / yr. That's barely enough to cover rent and bills, yet you want an originally $40k sports car while having bad credit? This is a bad decision that will leave you with much regret. Even if that's a net, that only puts you at what, $40k / yr? Also, I'm guessing that you live at home since rent would be eating up at least half of that?

It's not that your priorities aren't the norm, it's that you cannot afford a normal load of bills and a sports car (with a $10k+ mod list). It's good to have this kind of thing for a goal, but you're not even close to achieving it yet. If you want a Z and want to be able to afford maintenance, upkeep, mods and track expenses, look at HR 350s. Please don't take this as being unnecessarily harsh, it's just the cold reality of math.

Unfortunately, I work 7 days a week 52 weeks a year, save for Christmas and New Years. I do get what you're saying though. Life's rough and hard. Credit isn't bad just don't really have any, which I hear is worse. I checked my score it's like a 670. I do plan to have such a car in my early 20s. I do thank you for being honest with me though. That's something to admire nowadays.

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OptionZero A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,255 Drives: 15 370Z Nismo 6MT Rep Power: 214100	um at age 20 you should be driving a used civic and saving the rest of your money for tuition and books when you graduate and get a stable job, buy a house then start working on an actual gt4 if thats what you want seems like barely being able to buy a Z is gonna set you back NISMO IX likes this.

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