A rediculously hard decision...

Fearless_Z · 10-17-2012, 03:30 AM

Hey guys, i need some help/advice on a situation involving my Z. Im expecting a child soon, and the Z which only has 2 seats is going to make it difficult for me because ill have to purchase anothee car since theres 3 ppl. So i got to looking around and the new 5.0 has caught my eye alot. But i love my Z and how much more uncommon it is to be seen, at least where i live. But given the situation and the choice between keeping my Z and buying something else with a backseat, which will make it harder on me financially, or going with a 2013 5.0 where i have a backseat and is still a nice sports car, is my horrible debate.

help? lol

Japanjay · 10-17-2012, 03:34 AM

Keep Z buy something with 4 doors for super cheap. I dont think you will be happy getting the kid in and out of a baby seat let alone a newborn in ANY car with less than 4 doors. Plus kids spill **** and **** stuff up.

Fearless_Z · 10-17-2012, 03:40 AM

Sounds like a good idea! Im just new to becoming a parent and i just didnt want to find myself in a financial crisis, although im very attached to my Z. I was looking at other alternatives and getting other opinions besides just looking at it from my perspective. Thanks for replying so quickly!

Japanjay · 10-17-2012, 03:47 AM

No prob. Save around $500, plunk it down and finance the rest on a cheap accord or civic with a straight body and clean engine bay that some grandma or old lady has been driving for a long time. Find them all the time on craigs, well maybe not the civics, but the accords are a dime a dozen. Payments will only be around $100 at most spread over 4 years, if need be drag it over 6 and get an even lower payment for the time being, and then when you have some extra cash put it towards paying it off early as possible, preferably before the kid comes into the world if you can, that way the finished car payment can go towards dipars.

Save the Z for taking the boss lady out for a good dinner to make her feel sexy while riding in it and the dinner/movie to show her that you still want to have that you and her special time in your life.

Others will say just dump the Z, but if you can afford a little more plus the kid, get a cheap beater so you can still have some you and the boss lady time while the babysitter is watching the kid.

Fearless_Z · 10-17-2012, 03:51 AM

Yes, that sounds alot more logical then the way i had it going in my head. But that definitely sounds like the way to go. I would never want to give up my Z, only if i had to for something like this. Which is why i was going to try and "settle" for something else. It should all work out though if i can start doing like you said, before the newborn comes.

Japanjay · 10-17-2012, 03:53 AM

Keep the baby seat in the beater and only drive it when you absolutely need to so as to not wear it out anymore than needed and just log miles on the Z and enjoy it. If you need to pick a 2nd job a night or 2 a week just to make the payment on it. You can make it work.

Fearless_Z · 10-17-2012, 04:00 AM

Yea, im working right now as a matter of fact. 4pm-4am Monday-Thursday, its not too bad. But i have a feeling if i keep everything straight and manage my money right, i'll be just fine. Just a little worried/stressed i guess, lol.

DCNISMO · 10-17-2012, 08:24 AM

Kids take money to raise....they get sick, need medicine, regular doctor visits, dentists, vaccinations, day care, babysitters, ca seats...yadayada if it stresses you out then get the 5.0 with cloth seats. Plus you will have to insure two cars, and keep two cars running if you get a beater...which do take money to repair for tires, timing belts, brakes, alternators....I agree that CL cars are cheap..but they have their own issues too. When you have kids you have to give up some things, that's just how it goes.

edub370 · 10-17-2012, 09:04 AM

c63 amg....

Red__Zed · 10-17-2012, 09:12 AM

I love my mustang, but no way I am getting a kid in and out of the backseat.

Get something with 4 doors. If you can't afford something save to drive the kid in, sell the z. If you can, enjoy it on weekend.

LakeShow · 10-17-2012, 09:24 AM

GTR, 4 seats, AWD, big boot, nuff said.

m4a1mustang · 10-17-2012, 09:38 AM

If you think a managing a child seat in a 5.0 will be easy you're sorely mistaken. IMO, if you need a car that can haul kids around, get a real four door. No breaking your back trying to reach in to a nonexistent back seat like you have to do with a two door coupe.

Also, if you're expecting a kid don't do anything to make your finances more difficult. The kid alone is going to cost you a fortune.

m4a1mustang · 10-17-2012, 09:39 AM

The obvious solution is a CTS-V.

Mt Tam I am · 10-17-2012, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fearless_Z

Hey guys, i need some help/advice on a situation involving my Z. Im expecting a child soon, and the Z which only has 2 seats is going to make it difficult for me because ill have to purchase anothee car since theres 3 ppl. So i got to looking around and the new 5.0 has caught my eye alot. But i love my Z and how much more uncommon it is to be seen, at least where i live. But given the situation and the choice between keeping my Z and buying something else with a backseat, which will make it harder on me financially, or going with a 2013 5.0 where i have a backseat and is still a nice sports car, is my horrible debate.

help? lol

How about an FRS. You need a bigger car to seriously run kids around in. 4 doors makes it easier.

Good luck all the way around.

shadoquad · 10-17-2012, 09:48 AM

You can fit children in the hatch of a 370z at least into their early teen years. I don't see the issue

10-17-2012, 03:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
Fearless_Z Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Center Point, LA Posts: 208 Drives: 2014 Nissan Z Nismo Rep Power: 13	A rediculously hard decision... Hey guys, i need some help/advice on a situation involving my Z. Im expecting a child soon, and the Z which only has 2 seats is going to make it difficult for me because ill have to purchase anothee car since theres 3 ppl. So i got to looking around and the new 5.0 has caught my eye alot. But i love my Z and how much more uncommon it is to be seen, at least where i live. But given the situation and the choice between keeping my Z and buying something else with a backseat, which will make it harder on me financially, or going with a 2013 5.0 where i have a backseat and is still a nice sports car, is my horrible debate. help? lol

10-17-2012, 03:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
Japanjay Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Puyallup Posts: 856 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z MB M6 Rep Power: 14	No prob. Save around $500, plunk it down and finance the rest on a cheap accord or civic with a straight body and clean engine bay that some grandma or old lady has been driving for a long time. Find them all the time on craigs, well maybe not the civics, but the accords are a dime a dozen. Payments will only be around $100 at most spread over 4 years, if need be drag it over 6 and get an even lower payment for the time being, and then when you have some extra cash put it towards paying it off early as possible, preferably before the kid comes into the world if you can, that way the finished car payment can go towards dipars. Save the Z for taking the boss lady out for a good dinner to make her feel sexy while riding in it and the dinner/movie to show her that you still want to have that you and her special time in your life. Others will say just dump the Z, but if you can afford a little more plus the kid, get a cheap beater so you can still have some you and the boss lady time while the babysitter is watching the kid. red z, Jordo!, KSFastah and 1 others like this. Last edited by Japanjay; 10-17-2012 at 03:52 AM.

10-17-2012, 09:04 AM	#9 (permalink)
edub370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2011 Location: KCMO Posts: 3,458 Drives: 09 370z S/T 6MT Rep Power: 20	c63 amg.... __________________ 09 370Z ST 6MT//Injen CAI//Greddy CBE//TP//TSW's//Swifts//Stillen lip//Whiteline sways 326whp/268tq

10-17-2012, 09:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 120	I love my mustang, but no way I am getting a kid in and out of the backseat. Get something with 4 doors. If you can't afford something save to drive the kid in, sell the z. If you can, enjoy it on weekend. m4a1mustang likes this.

10-17-2012, 09:24 AM	#11 (permalink)
LakeShow A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: L.I., NY Posts: 5,307 Drives: Everything Rep Power: 26	GTR, 4 seats, AWD, big boot, nuff said. Mannysrt8, OnefitZ and Fearless_Z like this. __________________ \|2013 Audi S4\|Ibis White/Black\|S-Tronic P+\| \|2013 370z\|PearlWhite/Persimmon\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|F.I. CBE 18" CF\| \|Sold\|2011 370z\|Gun Metallic\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|

10-17-2012, 03:34 AM	#2 (permalink)
Japanjay Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Puyallup Posts: 856 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z MB M6 Rep Power: 14	Keep Z buy something with 4 doors for super cheap. I dont think you will be happy getting the kid in and out of a baby seat let alone a newborn in ANY car with less than 4 doors. Plus kids spill ** and ** stuff up.

10-17-2012, 03:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
Fearless_Z Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Center Point, LA Posts: 208 Drives: 2014 Nissan Z Nismo Rep Power: 13	Sounds like a good idea! Im just new to becoming a parent and i just didnt want to find myself in a financial crisis, although im very attached to my Z. I was looking at other alternatives and getting other opinions besides just looking at it from my perspective. Thanks for replying so quickly!

10-17-2012, 03:51 AM	#5 (permalink)
Fearless_Z Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Center Point, LA Posts: 208 Drives: 2014 Nissan Z Nismo Rep Power: 13	Yes, that sounds alot more logical then the way i had it going in my head. But that definitely sounds like the way to go. I would never want to give up my Z, only if i had to for something like this. Which is why i was going to try and "settle" for something else. It should all work out though if i can start doing like you said, before the newborn comes.

10-17-2012, 03:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Japanjay Track Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Puyallup Posts: 856 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z MB M6 Rep Power: 14	Keep the baby seat in the beater and only drive it when you absolutely need to so as to not wear it out anymore than needed and just log miles on the Z and enjoy it. If you need to pick a 2nd job a night or 2 a week just to make the payment on it. You can make it work.

10-17-2012, 04:00 AM	#7 (permalink)
Fearless_Z Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Center Point, LA Posts: 208 Drives: 2014 Nissan Z Nismo Rep Power: 13	Yea, im working right now as a matter of fact. 4pm-4am Monday-Thursday, its not too bad. But i have a feeling if i keep everything straight and manage my money right, i'll be just fine. Just a little worried/stressed i guess, lol.

10-17-2012, 08:24 AM	#8 (permalink)
DCNISMO Track Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: washington dc Posts: 995 Drives: Nismo Z Rep Power: 179	Kids take money to raise....they get sick, need medicine, regular doctor visits, dentists, vaccinations, day care, babysitters, ca seats...yadayada if it stresses you out then get the 5.0 with cloth seats. Plus you will have to insure two cars, and keep two cars running if you get a beater...which do take money to repair for tires, timing belts, brakes, alternators....I agree that CL cars are cheap..but they have their own issues too. When you have kids you have to give up some things, that's just how it goes.

10-17-2012, 09:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	If you think a managing a child seat in a 5.0 will be easy you're sorely mistaken. IMO, if you need a car that can haul kids around, get a real four door. No breaking your back trying to reach in to a nonexistent back seat like you have to do with a two door coupe. Also, if you're expecting a kid don't do anything to make your finances more difficult. The kid alone is going to cost you a fortune. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

10-17-2012, 09:39 AM	#13 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	The obvious solution is a CTS-V. IDZRVIT likes this. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

10-17-2012, 09:48 AM	#15 (permalink)
shadoquad A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: . Posts: 42,608 Drives: . Rep Power: 3886	You can fit children in the hatch of a 370z at least into their early teen years. I don't see the issue

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