Originally Posted by vaporiz (Post 133237)

So I'm about transfer to a university in 2 years and I current drive a 1995 Maxima (currently sitting at 203,456 miles). I know I'm going to need to get a new car soon.

Heres my problem. Should I buy a new FR-S? I saved enough over the years to make a down payment of $10,000 then finance the rest comfortably.

Or should I buy a used 350z (I've always wanted one since I was a little kid) and not have to worry about financing it during school?

Only thing about buying a new car is that I'm going to have a higher debt afterwards, but if I time everything right, I should be able to finish financing the FR-S as soon as I graduate.

My parents say that they want me to have a reliable ride during school and not have car issues like with a used car.

So judging from these circumstances, 350z or FR-S?

Originally Posted by SLeRoux92 (Post 133343)

used 350z= beaten on IMO

Originally Posted by vaporiz (Post 133237)

So I'm about transfer to a university in 2 years and I current drive a 1995 Maxima (currently sitting at 203,456 miles). I know I'm going to need to get a new car soon.

Heres my problem. Should I buy a new FR-S? I saved enough over the years to make a down payment of $10,000 then finance the rest comfortably.

Or should I buy a used 350z (I've always wanted one since I was a little kid) and not have to worry about financing it during school?

Only thing about buying a new car is that I'm going to have a higher debt afterwards, but if I time everything right, I should be able to finish financing the FR-S as soon as I graduate.

My parents say that they want me to have a reliable ride during school and not have car issues like with a used car.

So judging from these circumstances, 350z or FR-S?

Originally Posted by S2kphile (Post 133495)

Why do people think at 200xxx the car is not reliable as long its properly taken care of it'll last at least until you get out of the U.

This topic should be like this, "I'm bored with my car and I wanna drive something else preferably a sports car".

If there is one thing in life a young person should learn is this "Life never goes according to plan. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best."

If you are worried about debt honestly save that 10g and accumulate wealth. Jobs are never a guaranteed after you graduate and you don't get the income you are expected to get. (Look at Occupy Wall Street).

I'd drive that maxima to the ground before I'd think about buying a new ride especially in college. I drove my taco throughout college and still drive it now. 210xxx miles and going.

And to your topic I'd go 5g on the cheapest trim FR-s 1000-1500 towards a yr of insurance and 4-5g in savings just in case something happens or you get a GF, etc etc.

Originally Posted by suprachica79 (Post 133554)

I can not stress this enough. I went to a private school expecting to graduate with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and get a job right out of college making 100k+ a year. Remember, unlike most degrees, if you have a PharmD you are guaranteed a job out of school. I didn't end up putting in the time, and graduated with a different degree. I initially went to that school because I knew I'd be able to afford my student loans from making 6 figures a year. Now, I just found a job a year and a half later on a 2-year temp contract making $22 an hour, no health insurance, no paid time off, and my student loan payments are $850 a month for 25 years.

Moral of the story - don't expect life to go the way you planned, mine hasn't gone in any direction that I had thought. Even now, the job I'm doing is vastly different, although still in the pharma industry, than I had ever imagined. Save money, drive the beater around as long as possible, and pay down as much of your student debt as you can when you're in school. Then more you sacrafice now, the less you will have to in the future. Shit, look at me, I'll be 24 this summer, I work 2 jobs and go to night classes to get my Masters and I live with my parents, all because life didn't go the way I planned. When you are a kid you don't think about this stuff, but try to think of the future, you'll be better off for it.

So to answer your question, I wouldn't buy either. You're a kid, save your money, you don't need a brand new car with a big car loan and high insurance premium. There are plenty of $5000 fun cars out there that are still reliable.

Originally Posted by suprachica79 (Post 133554)

I can not stress this enough. I went to a private school expecting to graduate with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and get a job right out of college making 100k+ a year. Remember, unlike most degrees, if you have a PharmD you are guaranteed a job out of school. I didn't end up putting in the time, and graduated with a different degree. I initially went to that school because I knew I'd be able to afford my student loans from making 6 figures a year. Now, I just found a job a year and a half later on a 2-year temp contract making $22 an hour, no health insurance, no paid time off, and my student loan payments are $850 a month for 25 years.

Moral of the story - don't expect life to go the way you planned, mine hasn't gone in any direction that I had thought. Even now, the job I'm doing is vastly different, although still in the pharma industry, than I had ever imagined. Save money, drive the beater around as long as possible, and pay down as much of your student debt as you can when you're in school. The more you sacrafice now, the less you will have to in the future. Shit, look at me, I'll be 24 this summer, I work 2 jobs and go to night classes to get my Masters and I live with my parents, all because life didn't go the way I planned. When you are a kid you don't think about this stuff, but try to think of the future, you'll be better off for it.

So to answer your question, I wouldn't buy either. You're a kid, save your money, you don't need a brand new car with a big car loan and high insurance premium. There are plenty of $5000 fun cars out there that are still reliable.