I'd see how well I fit in the job, then save up some money for a while, then when you have a nice chunk of change with extra money to spend, go and buy a new car.
A 350z would be OK. Kind of slow for the price tag, though. The S2000's are nice, but way to impractical. Plus, I think little roadsters like that are kinda for girls. And Subaru's are god awful ugly.
I agree. No point in going and getting a new car before you're sure this is somewhere you're going to be for a while. But after that I say get a nice GT, then use the change to mod the hell out of it. Other than that I'd think of a G35 coupe....only problem is everyone seems to have one......but then again you can say the same for a mustang.....good luck with your purchase though, and keep us posted.
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you can buy my car for 20k if you want. it doesn't look cosmettically different than a stock new edge, but it more than makes up for it in the power department. 2004 sonic blue GT. ~30k on the car, ~2k on the motor.
brand new GT's standard everything are like 26 in so cal....im not paying that much...The cheapest cobra was $12,000 w/81k miles on it but its an 01 non-sc'd....the cheapest for an sc'd vert cobra was 25k w/62k miles.... and an 03 Mach 1 w/65k miles for $17k
since you said toyota/lexus tech, you might want to look into getting one of those. if you work at a dealership, you might get a discount or a stipend or whatever for driving their car make.
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you can buy my car for 20k if you want. it doesn't look cosmettically different than a stock new edge, but it more than makes up for it in the power department. 2004 sonic blue GT. ~30k on the car, ~2k on the motor.
your selling her??????
wait like 2-3 months
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it's not officially for sale, but if someone gives me what i want, i'll take it. i'm not going to put it on autotrader or anything right now.
If you don't mind me asking, why are you selling the car? Almost nobody on the street can touch it. I wouldn't be able to sell something I put that much work into. JMO, though.
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I have never heard of a non-brand name car....would that be like a Fred's Fun Wagon?
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it's not officially for sale, but if someone gives me what i want, i'll take it. i'm not going to put it on autotrader or anything right now.
If you don't mind me asking, why are you selling the car? Almost nobody on the street can touch it. I wouldn't be able to sell something I put that much work into. JMO, though.
who cares but my new job better call me into work some time in the next few weeks figures that the longest theyve kept a new guy is the one right before i get my chance
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it's not officially for sale, but if someone gives me what i want, i'll take it. i'm not going to put it on autotrader or anything right now.
If you don't mind me asking, why are you selling the car? Almost nobody on the street can touch it. I wouldn't be able to sell something I put that much work into. JMO, though.
that can be answered with 1 letter, followed by 1 number "c6"
it's not officially for sale, but if someone gives me what i want, i'll take it. i'm not going to put it on autotrader or anything right now.
If you don't mind me asking, why are you selling the car? Almost nobody on the street can touch it. I wouldn't be able to sell something I put that much work into. JMO, though.
that can be answered with 1 letter, followed by 1 number "c6"
Well there we go, lol.
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I have never heard of a non-brand name car....would that be like a Fred's Fun Wagon?
it's not officially for sale, but if someone gives me what i want, i'll take it. i'm not going to put it on autotrader or anything right now.
If you don't mind me asking, why are you selling the car? Almost nobody on the street can touch it. I wouldn't be able to sell something I put that much work into. JMO, though.
that can be answered with 1 letter, followed by 1 number "c6"
Well there we go, lol.
I'm not exactly a corvette guy, but that car is sick.
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if you get a 350Z, don't get an 03 or an 04. They had major suspension problems, the tires cupped like a mofo.
yeah i know my buddy has 1.....yeah they also got a higher reving motor......so i looked at a cobra today its red with cobra r wheels and its an 03 with 42xxx miles......for 29k.....here is link.....should i negotiate with the dealer?
Going from a V6 auto to a supercharged Cobra will get you killed pretty quickly. Your plan that's basically saying "Hey, I'm getting a new job, I'm gonna buy a really fast sports car!" isn't a huge show of maturity, either. So I say keep what you got for now.
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I have never heard of a non-brand name car....would that be like a Fred's Fun Wagon?
Going from a V6 auto to a supercharged Cobra will get you killed pretty quickly. Your plan that's basically saying "Hey, I'm getting a new job, I'm gonna buy a really fast sports car!" isn't a huge show of maturity, either. So I say keep what you got for now.
i didnt say i was gonna get a sc'd cobra...i want to....but not likely....and how do u know i will die quickly...too bad i have driven faster cars fo months than a cobra....and im still here....if i do get a cobra its because i love that car......not just becuz i wanna be an idiot with it 24/7....so basically anyone who has ever gotten a "fast/sports car" is an idiot???? that dont make no sense.....
I think the big problem isn't that you would be making a HUGE upgrade in power, so much as you would be making a rather large investment on a brand new job you may not even last 2 weeks at. That's where the maturity part comes in. Me personally, I've spent money on crap that I didn't need, like for instance, just dropping 1k on my nitrous setup knowing that I was starting school next month....and now I'm gonna be short on books....We all do it, just some on a smaller scale than others, I'll still be able to get my books, just gotta work overtime this week at the job I've been at for 3 years. For you, you'd be spending what 20-30k on a car, and what happens if you get laid off, or are hurt and miss work for any amount of time? I'm not saying you shouldn't get a nice car, I'm just suggesting you wait a couple months to see how everything works out. And if you disregard everything I've said, I do hope you get a Cobra, those are sweet cars....although I see your name has Nismo in it, so you've got some good taste....why don't you just wait for the R36 to come stateside?
I think the big problem isn't that you would be making a HUGE upgrade in power, so much as you would be making a rather large investment on a brand new job you may not even last 2 weeks at. That's where the maturity part comes in. Me personally, I've spent money on crap that I didn't need, like for instance, just dropping 1k on my nitrous setup knowing that I was starting school next month....and now I'm gonna be short on books....We all do it, just some on a smaller scale than others, I'll still be able to get my books, just gotta work overtime this week at the job I've been at for 3 years. For you, you'd be spending what 20-30k on a car, and what happens if you get laid off, or are hurt and miss work for any amount of time? I'm not saying you shouldn't get a nice car, I'm just suggesting you wait a couple months to see how everything works out. And if you disregard everything I've said, I do hope you get a Cobra, those are sweet cars....although I see your name has Nismo in it, so you've got some good taste....why don't you just wait for the R36 to come stateside?
i think u put it best...i looked money for loans and **** and on a 26k car my payment will be liek 400 plus ins. so iv'e decided to set my limit at like 12k....that way my payment will be under 300 and ins won't be killing me..... well i know this is what i wanna do........AND I HAVE TO PARENTS ARE PAYING FOR SKOOL.....its a commitment for at least a year.... yeah maybe i will get a r36....idk i'm definetly gonna wait to get something nice.... thanx for all the advice....
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