Turbo Z owners: what is your income?

My_third_Z · 01-31-2012, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

It is a bit of a silly question.

I don't know...I see a lot of people on this forum doing a ton of modifications to the Z. I always wonder how much those folks make.

m4a1mustang · 01-31-2012, 10:12 AM

There's a poll somewhere on the forum for income.

m4a1mustang · 01-31-2012, 10:13 AM

Here it is: How much does the average Z owner make a year?

Mt Tam I am · 01-31-2012, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by babbagandu

I am curious about how much disposable income turbo or supercharged Z owners have.

I hope people aren't hesitant to post this since it's only an Internet forum... I will start just to be fair..

I am fresh out of college making a bit over 50k and I definitely CANNOT afford FI right now... Maybe one day.

At your stage of life, I made $50k in the late 1980's, and noway was I going to spend my money on a new car. I waited six more years. I did an auto cross suspension on my, older, paid off, 280Z.

Assuming your student loans are paid, saving $1,000 per month will finish your project in about a year. 2 years at $500/mo. Can you be patient until then?

Good luck.

kenchan · 01-31-2012, 12:05 PM

honestly i cant see myself buying a nismo with only $50K income. that's just too much car and not enough left for house and other investments/savings.

but that's just me.

in comparision, when i was making only $50K i drove around a civic-ex coupe i bought used and saved my money.

Huck · 01-31-2012, 12:18 PM

I'm one of those stupid people that had a scholarship for college and decided not to go, worst mistake of my life. Between my wife and I, we make about $50,000 a year, but a lot of that goes to our mortgage since we bought at the height of the market. Once I get out of school and she's been with her airline a bit longer, it should be close to double that.

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kielbasa16 · 01-31-2012, 12:23 PM

Many circumstances play into what your "disposable income" is on top of just salary. Where you live (cost of living), family situation, etc all play into how much $$ is left over at the end of the day for boost.

Notsud 13 · 01-31-2012, 01:21 PM

i make 60k/year without any college loans to pay for. I drove around in a 95 and 97 toyota 4runner for 2 years and saved my money to buy a house. Bought my house, rented out 2 rooms, then saved another 5k to put a down payment on my Z.

cossie1600 · 01-31-2012, 01:27 PM

I make a few times more, yet I have no money to spend on cars. Stupid mortgage

ImportConvert · 01-31-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Pile into that 401k and IRA man. Start early, retire rich.

Right now, I would pile that into a HOUSE. That's what I'm doing, anyway.

ImportConvert · 01-31-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by cossie1600

I make a few times more, yet I have no money to spend on cars. Stupid mortgage

At first I was like WTF!? Then I saw NY...

ImportConvert · 01-31-2012, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Here it is: How much does the average Z owner make a year?

Yes, but the average Z06 owner makes $140K a year according to GM's market research.

I come NOWHERE NEAR that, and yet I have one, and plenty of money left over to do whatever with (like build suppressed Noveske AR's, etc.).

It's not about income. It's about bills and debt, cost of living and rent/house.

More importantly...it's about priorities.

theDreamer · 01-31-2012, 01:39 PM

Income is only a small portion of what will determine peoples 'disposable income.'
For me, I am single living in a cheaper rent place (courtesy of my father who owns the property) and very few other bills. Also, I live in Texas which has some better tax laws and many cheaper commodities than many states.

kenchan · 01-31-2012, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

More importantly...it's all about charburgers and cheeze fries

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fixed

m4a1mustang · 01-31-2012, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

fixed

01-31-2012, 10:12 AM	#17 (permalink)
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01-31-2012, 10:13 AM	#18 (permalink)
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Huck A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Cocoa, Florida Age: 42 Posts: 5,075 Drives: Pantydropper machine Rep Power: 33	I'm one of those stupid people that had a scholarship for college and decided not to go, worst mistake of my life. Between my wife and I, we make about $50,000 a year, but a lot of that goes to our mortgage since we bought at the height of the market. Once I get out of school and she's been with her airline a bit longer, it should be close to double that. --- I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.354260,-80.686803 __________________ VLEDS \| Evo-R \| Moddiction \| CF Hood Struts \| F.I. CF CBE & LTH \| Stillen CAI \| NST Pulleys \| UpRev \| Z1 \| M7 \| Status \| Forgestar \| PSS \| Whiteline \| SPL \| SPC \| Kenwood \| Zenclosure \| Kicker \| Alpine Type R

01-31-2012, 12:23 PM	#22 (permalink)
kielbasa16 Track Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: NY Posts: 770 Drives: 09 Blk Z Spt Rep Power: 17	Many circumstances play into what your "disposable income" is on top of just salary. Where you live (cost of living), family situation, etc all play into how much $$ is left over at the end of the day for boost. __________________ Mag Black Kielbasa

01-31-2012, 01:39 PM	#28 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4210	Income is only a small portion of what will determine peoples 'disposable income.' For me, I am single living in a cheaper rent place (courtesy of my father who owns the property) and very few other bills. Also, I live in Texas which has some better tax laws and many cheaper commodities than many states. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

01-31-2012, 12:05 PM	#20 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	honestly i cant see myself buying a nismo with only $50K income. that's just too much car and not enough left for house and other investments/savings. but that's just me. in comparision, when i was making only $50K i drove around a civic-ex coupe i bought used and saved my money.

01-31-2012, 01:21 PM	#23 (permalink)
Notsud 13 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 353 Drives: '09 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 14	i make 60k/year without any college loans to pay for. I drove around in a 95 and 97 toyota 4runner for 2 years and saved my money to buy a house. Bought my house, rented out 2 rooms, then saved another 5k to put a down payment on my Z.

01-31-2012, 01:27 PM	#24 (permalink)
cossie1600 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: californee way Posts: 5,380 Drives: 370, Leaf Rep Power: 30	I make a few times more, yet I have no money to spend on cars. Stupid mortgage

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