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09-13-2005, 12:34 PM
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Re: I\'ve done good in Poker, What car should I buy
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[ QUOTE ] One year old Ford Taurus, under $10,000, invest the rest [/ QUOTE ] You must be fun at parties. This is also awful advice. Seriously. [/ QUOTE ] Actually, this is rather good advice. Seriously. 
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#44
09-13-2005, 12:47 PM
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Re: I\'ve done good in Poker, What car should I buy
buying a really nice car is super dumb. Think of all the other things you can do that would make you happier. You have to look at happiness EV factor. Is buying a really expensive car the most likely thing to increase your happiness +EV? Instead of blowing 50k on a car (or something absurd), why don't you take some friends to Europe or something. This would be MUCH more fun.
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#45
09-13-2005, 12:52 PM
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Re: I\'ve done good in Poker, What car should I buy
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] One year old Ford Taurus, under $10,000, invest the rest [/ QUOTE ] You must be fun at parties. This is also awful advice. Seriously. [/ QUOTE ] Actually, this is rather good advice. Seriously. [/ QUOTE ] I wasn't being sarcastic, I swear on the King James Bible.
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#46
09-13-2005, 01:16 PM
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Re: I\'ve done good in Poker, What car should I buy
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Quote: Quote: One year old Ford Taurus, under $10,000, invest the rest You must be fun at parties. This is also awful advice. Seriously. Actually, this is rather good advice. Seriously. [/ QUOTE ] Nope bad advice. If you aren't going to spend much on a car, buy a Civic, better reliability, better gas mileage, and it holds it's value longer. Melch
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#47
09-13-2005, 01:19 PM
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Re: I\'ve done good in Poker, What car should I buy
 The "DEATHMOBILE"
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#48
09-13-2005, 01:23 PM
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Re: I\'ve done good in Poker, What car should I buy
Buy a Camry. Given that you're a gambler, you'll want to convey a sense of stability. Besides, if you purchase an 80k sportscar, you'll be setting up expectations that you can't afford.
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#49
09-13-2005, 01:26 PM
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Re: I\'ve done good in Poker, What car should I buy
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i have since sold the porsche and traded it in for a BMW 330i premium sport, just because i'd rather lower expenses in case of a nasty run of cards, [/ QUOTE ] Actually this is a really good call. 330i with the M kit is a great car (around $40K) but is not as expensive to insure/maintain as the M3 or other "high end cars". It would also hold it's resale value very well (when the new 3 series came out the price of old one's actually went up - not a good sign for BMW). I take back the M5 comment. It's a sick car (and one of my dream cars) but maybe a little too much. Also, if you have time and a little knowledge, BWMs are really easy to work on (once out of warrenty). I do almost all my own work on my 3 series and I'm no mechanic (just not afraid to open'er up). You can get parts a lot cheaper than you would think. Check places like bavarian autosports.
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#50
09-13-2005, 01:27 PM
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Re: I\'ve done good in Poker, What car should I buy
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One year old Ford Taurus, under $10,000, invest the rest [/ QUOTE ] Old Fart response below: Your response will probably get crap from all the 20-year olds that cruise here, but there is nothing wrong with getting a nice car that costs less than half of $80K and puting your excess cash into a Roth, CD's, Real Estate and maybe a small business. Think smart, live well in the future. Think "flashy" and I would guess that the future will not be as bright. Dogmeat [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]
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