Smart thing would be mortgage. Then buy used. No need for you to lose all the depreciation on a car.
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Really the 370z handles better? I think I would definitely keep the Z since I would still probably feel in the mood for a pure manual transmission car now and then and I still love Z's. I actually think the Z looks a lot better than the GT-R. If the Z really handles better that would effect my decision a lot as I thought a GT-R handled better. I didn't want to get one just for better strait-line speed. I actually bought the house in 2010 a few months before I got the Z. The issue is whether I should aim to pay down the mortgage faster or get a GT-R. And I plan on only paying off my mortgage if I can completely pay it off (not make large payments for a long time). Until I am ready to completely pay it off and have a buffer I do think its much better to have a large buffer of cash just in case. This is also why if I did get a GT-R I would still get a loan despite being able to pay for it with cash. Last edited by houkouonchi; 04-17-2014 at 09:36 PM. |
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I would never buy a GTR with the crappy *** roads we have in LA. Imagine the first bent rim or rotor?
Plus - it will never appreciate. I can tell you that up here in LA - you need to make a lot more than 100k to live really well. My HHI is 3x yours (not braggin, just saying) - and we don't have that much extra money. And we are not extravagant (I've switched cars often but have an FX and ZR now). The cost of living here is crazy - so if you can pay down the house, that's what I would do. I won't buy my real dream cars until I move out of LA. That's all I have to say. Last edited by ParkStr8; 04-17-2014 at 09:38 PM. |
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Since he asked, I will. I guess I'm in the minority here..imho that's not nearly enough money to be buying a car that expensive, but I tend to be conservative with my money. Affording the payments =/= Affording the car. Payoff debt, purchase with cash. $1,100/mth on a car? All I can think about are all the other things I could do with that each month. While I consider myself a car enthusiast, I do understand everyone has their own limits and what they value. I don't judge other people and what they do with their money, and the decision is yours, but that's just my two cents.
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04-17-2014, 09:50 PM | #21 (permalink) |
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You can get a used GT-R, 2009/2010 in the low to mid 60K range. Much better move than buying a new one.
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04-17-2014, 09:50 PM | #22 (permalink) |
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Should I get a GT-R?
There's a red '09 (my buddies previous one) in Phx for less than 70 and a West Coast Customs Mint Green painted '12 in Scottsdale for about 84 that you could talk down immensely.
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04-17-2014, 10:12 PM | #26 (permalink) |
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And you get it back when you sell if the market doesn't crash again for the 17th time in this country! A 100k house will cost you $193,000 in 30 years. A gtr will only plummet. That extra 93k in interest could buy a used car.
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04-17-2014, 10:25 PM | #28 (permalink) |
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HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL NO do NOT get a GT-R!!! Never ever!
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04-17-2014, 10:48 PM | #29 (permalink) |
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Brand new. I get to ride in it tomorrow... Not that it's really different from the '09. Just quieter (no straight pipe exhaust yet) and an updated interior. TapaTalk for iPhone. Last edited by frost; 04-20-2014 at 02:16 AM. |
04-17-2014, 10:54 PM | #30 (permalink) |
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Here is my 2010.
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