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I dunno, the only good reason I can think of to spend that much on a car that, while stylish enough, doesn't even look especially distinctive or memorable is that it might help you get "laid." If that's your goal I think you should just buy a classic ride for like 8K, and spend the balance on cooking classes. I guess you might want to take a massage class too, just to hedge your bets.
Just in general I think investing in skills >>> investing in perishable assets. |
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Just buy one that's a year old.
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Just buy one that's a year old. [/ QUOTE ] That is pretty hard to do when the car is only 2 months old. And after 1 year, you are not going to save more than 5-6k (and I think that is being really optimistic). Doesn't really change the equation a whole lot. |
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I think you should get the car and drive like an [censored]. It will really boost your ego.
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kid,
I'm not doubting what the dealer told you, but the list on a 250 is 30K-ish. Paying 40K+ for a car that lists at 30K-ish is a really bad deal unless you get the gold plated option. J |
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TWC,
You will never have the opportunity again to be 19yo, in school w/ lots of hot college chicks, and have a car like this that everyone will think is the hottest thing around. Sure, you can be one more college dude w/ a 20k car, then in 5 years be one more working guy w/ a 40k car, then 5 years later be married w/ a minivan. Or you can be the badass dude w/ the 40k car right now. You'll never have a chance to be this 19yo guy again. So go buy the car. Or stretch a little and buy something a little nicer. Or listen to Mr. Conservative Married Guy Ed Miller. |
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he goes on about how bad of an investment it is compared to me buying a 20k car. [/ QUOTE ] I don't understand how you consider a 20k car a hoopty? A broke ass car like a Celebrity or a piece of [censored] Cutlass is a hoopty. HOOPTY's DONT COST 20 F'ING GRAND!!!! |
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I'm bound by my 2+2 oath to give the best advice I can. Believe me, I wanna mess with you and tell you to buy the car. But I'm a square.
Buying a 40k car would be really really dumb. Especially if you live in Waco... Lexus's aren't even cool in Texas. Buy a 2000 Ford pickup and put Bigfoot wheels on it or something. I dunno.. at your age, I think your car budget should be 6-10k max. I paid 16k for my first car, and I regret spending that much (though I do like my car). You should be saving every last cent you can right now. Just because you're saving some doesn't mean you shouldn't save more. In fact, you should save more. You're probably already spending too much money. Life is going to be a LOT easier once you hit 30 if you've put than money away rather than blown it on overpriced Japanese junk. You may feel like you're rolling in it now, but you're 19, single, and going to college on a full scholorship. You have zero real expenses. Once you enter the real world, money's gonna fly out the window like crazy. Price a house and a kid. At least a million. Oops, that condom broke. Another 700k. That money you put away this year will seem like pennies in a few years. Save your money. You'll need it. (And pay your taxes too while you're at it. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]) |
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good, but difficult advice. is there a good way to calculate what X amount being spent right now would be worth in Y years? do we just estimate an 8% return on our investments for those years? how about inflation?
i think op should pick one thing he wants, probably this car and spend about 20k on it and save ALL the rest of the money. i think 20k saved now will be worth over 500k in today's dollars upon retirement! |
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Kid,
The is250 does not cost 40K, not even close. And you should buy the most expensive car you want, it's your money, piss it away however you like. J |
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