iRONDONkey

yeah... but being financially free >>> drifting.

financial freedom = doing whatever you want= drifting.

damn..... DEEEEEP.

i wonder about the older crowd sometimes..
they are late into their 30's and still driving these poverty cars.

if they want to upgrade, they get into a 100k car, something like a GTR.... but people are daily-ing 100k cars now a days.

hell there are lambo owners that are under 30. if you're buying one under 30, then said person has to be a multi-millionaire, at least.

12 years is a LONGGGGG time to make the right investments.

Almighty So

eh it's not like you dropped $10k cash on this thing. shit adds up over time.
sure if you had that much in cash at one time you'd probably buy something cooler but that's not the case.

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!Zar!

1. Who says they still have their S-chassis.

2. Who said anything about daily driving an S-chassis. Most of us have more than one car.

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e1_griego

I still daily one of my two s13s, but I do have another car as well.

Most people I see are financing expensive cars (and then modding cars they don't own outright), and I'm still content with sinking money into a $3k 240 and owning it, and it not really depreciating any more. I try to subsidize my car building by selling cars and parts on the side so I'm not out of pocket near as much as I used to be. And mortgage and life expenses exist now, which means a 240 is still budget friendly to play with.

Plus, it's fun. And pretty much everything on a 240 is liquid if I needed to cash out.

Cars aren't any sort of good investment at this level, and the friends I've made over the last 10 years make it worth it to me.

iRONDONkey

my favorite part is when you missed out on reading "i wonder"

whatever makes ya happy mane!
financing cars is a smarter decision, for some people. the most successful friends have i have hold maybe 500k credit lines with amex. their cars are bought with credit. Lol
i should probably add that they are business owners

!Zar!

Not when you say a STATEMENT, and not a QUESTION. Numb-nut.

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simmode1

You're making a lot of silly generalizations. Ppl of all ages drive cars older and with cheaper MSRP than an S-Chassis. And who the fuck upgrades straight from a 240 to a $100K car? Lottery winners? Even the most successfull of us around here might go for something less costly to daily, like a Bimmer or a smarter yet, a truck.

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STURGauto

It's a hobby NOT an investment- just my $.0240

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OBEEWON

True financial freedom = not relying on a fiat money system.
Not weatlh.

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SaUcEy

Yea... I thought I would be out of the 240 scene when I bought a new 370Z. Its just a fun platform. I have waaaay more fun in a car Im not worried about damaging vs a new car I only want to push 7/10ths at the track.

Cant beat having a car like that man. Its a blast. Same reason my buddies have e36's, e26's and older 944's. Its not to impress people, its to do your own thing and have fun.

The annoying part is the 240 can actually hold more stuff than the Z... its pretty terrible as a daily to run errands in.. lol

BossHogg

I don't even want to add my shit up. I'm sitting close to 20k just in wheels. Already have 20k (at least) budgeted for gtr mods. I spent 5k with full race and that was just for mani turbo and two wastegates, I think the t shirt was free lol. It's best not to add the shit up. I don't even bother with wear item replacement. Those are necessary purchases. I pay cash for everything. Financing anything is stupid. The only thing I will maybe finance would be a house. But I plan on paying cash for that also when it's time for me to have a centralized home base. I travel to much for a house right now.

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BossHogg

It's not their car, it's the banks. They are trying to hard to look like something they are not. Not to mention over paying with interest. No thanks. You want to be a baller. You bring a bag of cash. Watch their faces.

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ixfxi

^ yes, i agree. words of the wutang, cash rules.

however, this discussion is getting stupid due to some folks inserting their opinions on what their definition of success is. go get a loan, go stretch to finance shit thats beyond your means. apparently, owning a house in your thirties and daily driving an infiniti is so picture-esque for some of you. and for what? to blend in with the rest of the masses.

it doesnt matter what the fuck you drive, or what you own really. because in the end, you aint taking any of this shit with you... (moreso if its financed!)

some of you guys are materialistically brainwashed and are too easily impressed with pointless, shiny shit. Well, back to work! Gotta go get that new Lexus RC-F and buy a house in suburbia!

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collegekid

I'm not understanding the point of this thread? I get that you are upset. So what? My education so far in life has cost over $100,000 and I still wouldn't be able to rebuild an engine just based off of what I know. I would probably google how to do that.

There are expensive houses and there are cheap houses. You can live and survive in either one.

You spent about 10 grand on actual car parts. Many people who finance new cars will pay close to that in just interest and other financial bullshit.

Again, I still don't understand. So far it just looks like you're telling everyone your butthole is on fire because you spent money on something. It almost sounds like a girl put you in the friendzone and you're mad because you took her out to dinner.

O$mo

So true, do what you love, buy want you want, it this isn't show and tell...

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OBEEWON

Truth.

Either way you are screwed so you might as well have fun.

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Ramonesfreak2010

Only $10k? I spent $5k on a VVL head swap. Just spent $4k on a manifold and turbo. I question what the hell I'm doing almost every day. Could have had a down payment on a house or some land.

iRONDONkey

having cash tied up in a depreciating asset isn't smart in some instances.

the return of having that cash in assets to generate higher cash flow is much more beneficial, for them at least. it pays for interest many times over. Lol

MadScientist

I bought my 240sx for $16k in 1999.

You don't want to know the tally of parts.
But another 10k will get the car on the streets!

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xiaphin

Had 20k in mine and didn't even have aftermarket wheels. Speed=cubic dollars

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spooled240

Look at the bright side. There are worse ways to spend your money on like high depreciation on a new car or child support to that bitch you were with that one night without a condom. Count your blessings.

I'm 26 and I don't plan on ever selling my s14. I've been down the road of financing cool stuff and I've come to realize there is something really special about having the pink slip to something you've built from the ground up.

CrimsonRockett

Near-death experience taught me that early on. Haha.

Seriously though, seeing the RC-F every day at work...tempting.

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ixfxi

Thank you, Tony Robbins. I dont know what we would do without your sage advice and wisdom. I have read your books and watched your DVDs, you are up there with great minds like Tom Vu.



Some fuckin bullshitters on this forum.

simmode1

RC-F weighs over 4000lbs. Literally. And has the ugliest front end since the Genesis Coupe. Literally. Really, guys?

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HeyGirlHeyyy

*fixed

Sounds like you just got done reading something by Robert Kyosaki. lol

You're not wrong though. The thing is, most of the nerds on here get offended when you point out that spending a lot of money on their cars is really stupid. But we aren't buying these old turds for financial stability...

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Matej

Sounds like he just started high school economics class.

Modding a car is not having cash tied up in a depreciating asset. It is more like dividing a pile of cash in two halves, and setting one half on fire. Then slowly keep adding money from the other half to keep the fire going.

If you guys were smart, you would all have missile cars featured in the esteemed You're doing it wrong thread.

OBEEWON

My Skyline is an appreciating asset.
it also gets me this kind of asset.

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spooled240

she's a depreciating asset though.. lol

turbo2nr

I dont feel so bad now after reading this thead... + 1 never add up your build expense..

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TurboTiger

$10k isn't that bad. Consider how much an average new car will cost you nowadays and realize that wouldn't provide you with nearly as much fun as an "old" s-.chassis.

People blow $10k on way more ridiculous hobbies. At least your parts still have some resale value.