how much of your income do you spend on your car Veeky Forums?
i currently save around $1600 every month AFTER tax AND living expenses... thinking about financing a car for around $500 a month because I can't stand my slow shitbox anymore.
am i making a huge mistake Veeky Forums?
Ryder Cook
Water you gonna get?
Easton Morgan
You would be if you want a 370z. What the fuck.
Jose Jenkins
what's wrong with 370z? I'm looking at 2015-16 nismo 370's
Elijah Peterson
g37s is better and less boyracery
Jack Rodriguez
On the same page as you OP. Saving about $1200 after all my expenses. Driving a corolla with 70k miles on it. Kind of want to go with a project car or a used 370z.
...or ride it out for a couple more years and get a GTR.
Luis Moore
>giving a shit about how much of a boyracer you look like
The only people who sneer about this are cucks who weren't allowed to have a fast car.
Henry Ramirez
About 33%.
Angel Barnes
Where is the ass?
Ayden Ramirez
Well you won't get a fast car for a $500/month payment. No faster than anyone else that drives one off the dealership lot.
If you just want a newer sportscar yeah thats fine. the Zs aren't bad cars but too heavy and sluggish for my tastes. Sounds like you can afford it so do what you want with your money. Make sure you test drive all your options before you drop your load. Don't let a dealer fuck you and convince you to impulse purchase. You're spending 30k, get what you want.
Levi Young
>4 exhaust pipes >v6
rice
Nolan Smith
have you ever driven a nismo 370z?
Jack Edwards
8% here
Buying a new, or near-new 370z would be turbo-retarded. The chassis is old as fuck and the NISMO trim isn't going to improve that much.
If you're going to drop $40,000 on a car, get a Mustang GT, new V8 Camaro, or an Audi S3/GTI
Alexander Long
Lel I got 4 exhaust pipes on my 4 cylinder, how bad am I
Daniel Ortiz
>how much of your income do you spend on your car Veeky Forums? I save essentially zero dollars a month thanks to lol student loans but I have $2100 a month positive cash flow less food, my car payment is $300 out of that and that is nothing. I am looking at buying a second car so I will be spending around $500/mo on payments. Not an issue whatsoever.
I like nice things, and I have a hell of a commute. If you want it go for it. gayyyy
Chase Hall
Not a nismo but a few 350s and 370s. The 370 isn't bad, better than the 350s. Still just feels heavy to me. Not a car I'm really personally interested in. Handles alright, accelerates alright for a V6 car. I'm sure some aftermarket parts would help.
Connor Sullivan
Err, I meant Golf R
Robert Jones
Here's your (You)
Anthony Green
That's the joke
Kevin Rivera
>Audi S3/GTI >FWD trash Otherwise mustang is the smart new car to buy. Used in OPs range there are far better cars than the 370, tho i love magma red ibid
Connor Powell
No back pressure m8, you're as good as gold.
Aiden Hall
4 kinda makes cents on a 4cyl, but 6 doesn't divide equally into 4, so know.
Carter Morgan
>cents >know
Kayden White
Its 3 and 3 with dual tips for christ's sake
Lucas Kelly
The only people who will tell you not to buy a 370z are the people that are mad that you can afford a 370z.
Gavin Evans
Minimum payment on my car is $311/mo, I put $750 on it each month. Did the same thing when I was paying off my motorcycle and it's minimum payment was only $163/mo. Also put extra on my mortgage payment. Doesn't leave a lot left over but it's nice to know I'm able to enjoy having relatively nice things and saving thousands on interest in the long run.
Camden Thompson
seems like decent condition 350z HR's can be had for 13-14k here... might just get one of those and modify to my liking over time
Jose Brown
>v6 >modifying There's essentially nothing you can do to increase power cheaply. Just get a mustang gt instead.
Benjamin Sanders
paid for my car in cash and don't have full insurance
so I pay like $300 in taxes and mandatory insurance, and $300 more for a spot in an underground parking lot, that's per year
Owen Walker
Not really.
The 370z is just not a good car anymore.
Too heavy, outdated engine, cramped, doesnt handle well. Its just average everywhere.
The V8 pony cars are more powerful, the Genesis is cheaper and the FRS handles way better.
Hudson Campbell
Why not have a fast car with a nicer interior and more professional look if you can afford it?
Jayden Bennett
DELET THIS
Camden Phillips
Lol it's as fast a z06 vette around the track, don't delude yourself
Michael Diaz
Yes. Financing is for people who want to still drive slowly in a shinier car. Buy a racecar instead.
Kayden James
Because some people are young and dont need or even want a comfortable, professional car.
Luis Scott
I have and they're not anywhere near worth the asking price. If they were in the lower $30k range then sure but not for $40k+. A new SS shits all over in terms of absolutely everything and that includes visibility
Dylan Barnes
Cars that are actually fast aren't street legal and the interior ain't much to look at.
Lincoln Young
>I drive like a pedestrian in a fast car and call it slow And then insert some excuse about actually driving it on the track
Anthony Allen
I have 75k€ apartment, 5k€ in my bank account and 15 bitcoins (~5800€) No mortgage, no debt. I'm currently driving 800€ rusty Nissan pulsar.
Parker Hall
OP I'm doing the exact same, saving $1500/month
Thinking of Financing a Mustang for 60 months. $15k downpayment, $467/mo @ 0% APR (car optioned the way I want is 43k + tax).
Another option was an E90 M3, those are mid 30k region, but its expensive to maintain. It also has a major issue with the engine bearings when they reach 100k km (which is what I'm looking milage wise). Its about $2500-$5000 to replace them.
I don't like the Camaro or Challenger because of the visbility, I do like the Charger Scat Pack with the 8-sp but its 51k +
I honestly can't think of anything else that fits my criteria ($30k-$40k, V8, RWD, either 4dr, or 2dr with back seats, and can't have any major engine issues like the M3s engine bearings, or the C63 amg head bolts).
Bentley Brooks
I wouldn't buy one of these new. They are extremely reliable so if you buy used its not a big deal.
Jace Jenkins
my car hauls ass and is street legal. interior sucks though.
Camden Rogers
ctsv
Juan Hernandez
Are you retarded? You can put a downpayment and get your monthly payment for only a few hundread a month. Or you can finance for 72 months and get a Mustang GT.
Jason Williams
There are only 3 different power adders you can add to the Z.
A Centrifugal supercharger (only good for about 400hp). A Single Turbo kit (lags like hell). These 2 are about ~$6k ea for the kid.
Twin-Turbo kits are good for ~700hp (unless you get bigger turbos). They have lag, but not as much as the single turbo these starts at $10k for a good kit that includes everything.
Elijah Bell
OP try to wait a bit longer.
Infiniti is comming out with a new Twin-Turbo 3.0L V6 for the Q50/60. Chances are they are going to make a new Z car with that. Its suppose to make 300-400hp. IMO that will be worth it as you can tune it to make more power for cheap. I want to bet it will probably top out around 450-500bhp on the stock turbos. I bet it will also have direct injection (making modding it for larger turbos a bit harder and more expensive.) and turbos in the V.
Julian Martin
$45k in Canada still. Honestly I would love the Sedan or Wagon.
Thomas Foster
>A Single Turbo kit (lags like hell). These 2 are about ~$6k ea for the kid. >Twin-Turbo kits are good for ~700hp (unless you get bigger turbos). They have lag, but not as much as the single turbo these starts at $10k for a good kit that includes everything.
twin turbo kit making more power has less lag than a single making less? OK
10 grand for a turbo kit? OK
Justin Jenkins
The Twin Turbo kit, running at max boost, with a built shortblock and transmisison, will max out around 700hp.
A Single turbo kit, will max out around 550hp, with a built shortblock, transmission.
A stock VQ35HR Motor will max out around 450hp.
Jackson Hall
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Ayden Cooper
>The Twin Turbo kit, running at max boost, with a built shortblock and transmisison, will max out around 700hp. thats pretty sad for a built drivetrain.
Ethan Perez
Well its a small capacity engine. And the Twin Turbo kits usually have smaller turbos than the single turbo.
Christian Campbell
>financing >making a huge mistake Yep
Ian Campbell
i make more power with my 2.0 engine.
of course the twins are smaller than the single. its a completely different way to go about it.
Dylan Price
It's a fucking 3.7L V6. That's fucking phenomenal and it's probably actually driveable daily. The fuck out of here with 700hp isn't awesome.
Caleb Brooks
700hp is great. if thats the limit of a built engine, that is sad.
Samuel Lewis
Never finance a liability you idiot. If you had to pay 35k in cash for the car would you really do it? It's like over 3 years of living expenses. You can have a 370z which will look like shit once it rains and you get dirt all over it after a few weeks OR you can live without a job for 3 years and work on starting your business which has the potential of making you millions and then you can buy a new z every year.
James Kelly
Whats wrong with financing ? Red pill me
Connor Butler
A built engine doesn't mean it's instantly going to achieve unlimited horsepower. There is alot you can do to "build" an engine to push it further but it's not worth the money. 700hp out of a 3.7L that probably comprised of new rods and pistons and maybe a cam is great.
Brandon Smith
Everything I own is paid off (house, vehicles, motorcycles, boat, etc.)
I make between $50k-$75k a year and live in an area with a relatively low cost of living. My yearly bills (homeowners insurance, car/motorcycle insurance, health insurance, utilities, cell phone, etc.) total around $12k-$13k. Taxes take up $15k-$20k. I buy vehicles in the $10k-$15k price range with cash. In that price range I can find decent vehicles with under 100k miles that are ~8-6 years old and still in good shape. I can understand paying up to $20k for a vehicle if you really want that particular one but my inner jew can't justify paying more than that for an asset that depreciates rapidly and has a high likelihood of being destroyed via wreck or catastrophic mechanical failure.
Grayson Roberts
a built engine means you can throw more at it.
ive been building and tuning turbo engines since the 90s.
Jordan Ramirez
A vortech supercharged 350z can easily make over 400hp supporting mods.
Cams and good tune you can make 500-550. E85 and the higher boost pully and you are looking at 600+
Leo Reed
>just the one cam
Parker Myers
Wat? I actually do race my car (AutoX for the most part). Not sure what you're on about.
Anthony Johnson
Autocross isn't really racing. It's like driving a backroad alone and comparing to other people's times
Cooper Nguyen
so what drag racing is the same thing
Liam Morgan
Ummm no. The car you are racing is next to you. If you finish before him you win.
Robert Baker
not in bracket racing
Luke Robinson
While I agree that financing a car is usually a bad (financial) idea, you're the idiot for calling them a liability. They're a depreciating asset.
Liabilities are debts, so you're basically saying "never finance a debt".
Zachary Torres
have you ever drag raced a car at the track? its all about the time.
Robert Murphy
theyre pure liability at any point of operation.
Ryder Sanchez
>he's doubling down on retarded
Bentley Cook
If you've been saving a while and you just do it as a one time treat, I don't think it's such a bad idea. Get something cool like an F-Type, though.
Michael Lee
You know what I mean. I'm a programmer not a financial analyst.
Elijah Brooks
with bigger turbos you can push more power. But if your going to build a 1000hp car, why not start with a good chasis/engine? Like an LSx, or a Coyote Mustang.
David Perry
>has job >wastes time on Veeky Forums
why?
Alexander Gonzalez
The engine won't be able to handle it. And I was looking at the vortech kit, the VQ35/37 barley makes enough NA power to run one of those blowers.
Logan Long
If your competitive, then I would say go for an E90 M3, just get an oil analysis every oil change. If they detect metal, bearings gotta be changed. Independent shop would charge ~$2500 to replace. (If you don't, your engine will seize, 10k for used engine, 25k new).
Other than that they are considered the most reliable BMW to date. $700/yr in maintenance costs.
Carson Bailey
>how much of your income do you spend on your car Veeky Forums? At least $2000 a month, more if I can find it.