Car I will be purchasing - is it worth it?

[Hell Awaits Us All]

with the success of my new job, I am going to be purchasing this car pretty soon

and then I'm gonna put in about 6,000 (bodykit, wheels, etc...) to make it look like this

what do you guys think? is it worth paying 18 grand for the car then putting in the extra 6 grand?

 

[The Ozzman]

do you have the 18K to begin with?

 

[Hell Awaits Us All]

I'll do 2-3 grand downpayment and then pay around 300 - 400 dollars a month

shouldn't be any problems as I will be making 1400-1700 a month (after taxes)

I'll receive around 1,400 this month and 2200 next month (I will get 3 paychecks in one month)

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

dave, you're an idiot.

 

[Matt]

Fuck there is no way I'm putting an extra 6K on my car. Fuck that shit. New Mustang's suck anyway.

 

[Hell Awaits Us All]

it might end up being more like 4-5 K unless I really wanna go all the way and put in all the extra shit.

 

[Matt]

I'm getting a either a Jeep Grand Cherokee, a Toyota SUV or truck, or some other gas efficient car. My mom drives a toyota prius hybrid that gets 60 m/g.

I prefer bigger cars so if I want I could knock someone off the road.

 

[Evil?]

It is not worth it, not even thinking about the 6k extra.

You do not need a 18k dollar car, seriously.

 

[Ender Rises]

It's a Mustang. Why in the fuck would anybody buy a Ford?

 

[Matt]

Ford f-series trucks are great.

 

[Evil?]

Are you going to be using the truck for 'Truck purposes' or are you one of those assholes who drives a truck just to drive a truck?

 

[Hell Awaits Us All]

You do not need a 18k dollar car, seriously.

why the fuck not? I am going to become manager within a year (which is 2,200-2,600 a month after taxes)

my college tuition for the year is going to be only about 2,700 (I go to a community college)

 

[Hell Awaits Us All]

am I the only one who thinks that car is absolutely gorgeous?

not to mention around 400 horsepower

 

[Matt]

Are you going to be using the truck for 'Truck purposes' or are you one of those assholes who drives a truck just to drive a truck?

Hah. I have several reasons to drive a truck.

1. I get motion sickness in low cars.
2. I haul around a lot of baseball equipment.
3. I want to be able to knock someone off the road.
4. I like trucks.

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[Evil?]

I suppose I just do not get it. I am not a car at all. I can think of a thousand things I would rather spend money on. If my car gets me from one place to another and has a cd player and decent speakers, I am good.

 

[Hell Awaits Us All]

enjoy the truck montu, I'll enjoy my 0-60 in 5 seconds mustang saleen GT

I suppose I just do not get it. I am not a car at all. I can think of a thousand things I would rather spend money on. If my car gets me from one place to another and has a cd player and decent speakers, I am good.

is it not absolutely gorgeous though? come on man

 

[Matt]

Well, I'm gonna wait till I'm settled down with a career and stuff before making a purchase like that.

 

[Matt]

I suppose I just do not get it. I am not a car at all. I can think of a thousand things I would rather spend money on. If my car gets me from one place to another and has a cd player and decent speakers, I am good.

I could be fine with that as well, but I enjoy having nice things.

 

[AchrisK]

Just do your budgeting, and consider what happens if you lose the job or whatever. In this world there is no such thing as job security, unless your in nursing maybe. Don't forget about gas cost, insurance (which, at your age is very high), title and registration. It's a big commitment, and if it goes badly, your credit would take a big hit. Also consider how much more you will be spending on feul, insurance and registration as compared to a Toyota Camry or Corolla.

Personally I hate debt and I have never been one to look to an automobile as any kind of status symbol or whatever. I would not do it, if I were in your place. I would go for some couple of year old Toyota something or other...but you are not me, nor I you.

 

[Hell Awaits Us All]

automobile as any kind of status symbol or whatever. I would not do it, if I were in your place. I would go for some couple of year old Toyota something or other...but you are not me, nor I you.

it's not a status symbol. If I was interested in a status symbol, I would get a 2 or 3 year old lexus somewhere for 22-24 grand

this mustang is like my dream car (well my dream car at this point). I can't even imagine how awesome it would be to drive something so beautiful and so powerful.

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