I\'m about to make the most important decision of my life...

Originally posted by Videoholic
Buy an 8,000 used car and invest the 12 G\'s....  In 3 years you will way more than double your money (Probably more like triple or more depending on what you invest in)


Cars are the only major purchase in life that will never be worth what it was when you bought it.  

I\'m not saying it\'s not great to have a nice car, but my word I wish I had 12 grand to spend 10 years ago on the stock market.  I could retire...

Sound advice. I would listen. If I had $20,000 I\'d just buy a ****box with wheels and invest the rest (though I must admit I don\'t have nearly the passion for road cars as many of the guys here). Unfortunately, at this point in time I don\'t even have $2000! 20 grand is a lot of money, and you\'re a young guy - use it wisely.

The Fast and The Furious was the best movie ever. And by best movie ever I mean it was a piece of fly infested bloody camel sh!t. Though it did provide me with a greater sense of amusement at those rice rockets with their \'go-faster\' stripes and mufflers. I think I shall stick a \'POWERED BY MUGEN\' sticker on my bicycle.

man, just get a Moped. then take the reast of the money and invest it in LUKE INC.


its a good company, I know the CEO. He\'s very handsome and all that.

[Living-In-Clip]

Originally posted by Luke
man, just get a Moped. then take the reast of the money and invest it in LUKE INC.


its a good company, I know the CEO. He\'s very handsome and all that.

Damnit man. What the hell? Everytime I think I have a brilliant response for a thread and come back to post, you have stolen my idea. I was going to say... MOPED and you think you have the right to steal my idea?

You suck...

Originally posted by Living-In-Clip
and you think you have the right to steal my idea?

You suck...

yes and yes!

Hell, I\'ll go one step further and say you should just invest in a good bicycle! Or better still, a nice pair of jogging shoes! NOW IS THE TIME TO CONSERVE AND INVEST.

Btw, I have a lovely 93 Sonata I can let go cheap, 804-323-3315:D

Originally posted by lionken07
I\'m about to buy my first car and I am still not sure exactly which one to get...my picks are the Honda civic, Integra Type R, Subaru WRX...as for now.  Perhaps you guys could give me some opinion.  I have around 20,000 to spend on this.

What are you lookin for exactly?...Practicality..cost efficiency..speed..comfort?.. Are you into the sport compact scene?

Get the Integra!

Originally posted by Samwise
Get the Integra!

Yea ITR\'s are sweet..Just a tad overpriced IMO..but then again..market dictates price alot too.. If you dont wanna spend 22k on a used ITR..look for the GSR..I wouldnt go any lower down the chain tho.

Originally posted by Videoholic
Anyone want to know what I would do?

Well too bad, I\'m going to tell you..


Buy an 8,000 used car and invest the 12 G\'s....  In 3 years you will way more than double your money (Probably more like triple or more depending on what you invest in)


Cars are the only major purchase in life that will never be worth what it was when you bought it.  

I\'m not saying it\'s not great to have a nice car, but my word I wish I had 12 grand to spend 10 years ago on the stock market.  I could retire...

BTW I\'m so close to 1700 I can smell it.   Ooohh, like strawberries.

Yeah that sounds like the best thing you should do. It makes no sense to spend 20g\'s on some crappy sabaru. invest the money and in 2 years triple it and go out and buy a real car like a lexus or  mercades.

Originally posted by QuDDus


Yeah that sounds like the best thing you should do. It makes no sense to spend 20g\'s on some crappy sabaru. invest the money and in 2 years triple it and go out and buy a real car like a lexus or  mercades.

Yea..I missed the investment post earlier..that is a good idea. You can find some decent stuff around 10k.

Quddus..Scoobies arent crappy?..wha cha talkin bout willis?

[videoholic]

GE was at 31 last week.  It was already back to 38 yesterday.  I would buy 300-400 shares of this and in two years you will have over 30000.

Get a mazda protege 5 2002

[videoholic]

Yeah, get a 20,000 car.

Then in 3 years, you will have a 7,000 car.



Where as I will still have an already depreciated 5,000 car and with my 12,000 invested I will have over 20000 back in my account...

Wait a second, does that mean my car was free?  Um, yep!

I wish I had someone yelling at me when I was a kid not to waste money.  I could be rich.  Oh wait, I am rich.  Um, I could be richer!!!

I agree with Videoholic to a point..  You should invest some money.. I did, I also lost half of it so far and its giving me an ulcer..

But hey you only live once..  I bought a fat exspensive car, and you know what I love it..  If you look at in a different perspective then its all good..

My car is a hobbie and my way to work..  So yes, like any other hobbie I spend lots of money on it.  If I was only out to get a car to goto work with then, I would have bought one of those hybrid cars, that get like 80miles to the gallon..  

Its like anything else, what you spend your money on is your decision, right or wrong to someone else, its right for you...  

As long as your responsible and happy thats all that should matter.  :eek:

Like I thought about buying another car, a Honda S2000 on top of the Audi I own.  But then I realized I don\'t have a garage, so now Im trying to buy a house..  ITs all about whats important to you, so now my new investment and hobbie is going to be a house.  Well hopefully, hopefully in 6 monhts I still have a job..

[videoholic]

Have fun with the house Kirath.  Great, fun unvestment.

Nothing worse than wasting money on rent.  My house has appreciated 45% in only 3 years.  I\'m probably going to sell next year and get a bigger house.  Yummy.