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05-23-2012 03:07 PM |
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Originally Posted by JDMrolla
(Post 222359)
:confused0068:is this real life
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Yup... welcome to the Toronto, where being a 20 year old male is expensive...
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Originally Posted by df.dima
(Post 222381)
In my opinion, I would not get FR-S if the insurance was that much. This is just insane. Not financially smart, unless you roll in dough. I think you can put those 9-11k a year into something more useful. Some people put priority on fun, some on other things. But its your choice :D.
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Yea... It's expensive but I have zero expenses atm so I can afford the cash sink... but I'm pretty border line on canceling my order.
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Originally Posted by justaquestion
(Post 222387)
My first car was a Probe, and I was all over the place for a couple years. From KLZE, to supercharger, to a 100 shot of nitrous. You can't even compare the two cars at all... First off, the after market for them is Junk, they have no potential to ever be fast... They aren't very reliable, particularly once you start modding. They are fun to drive, don't get me wrong, but the FR-S/BRZ is a completely different car, with no similarities, and the aftermarket for them is already bigger than the aftermarket for the Probe/MX6.
What you really should be asking yourself, is if your happy driving your MX6, and if you want to take on car payments or not. Cars are fun to drive in general... You don't need the newest hipster car to enjoy the hobby. The best advice anyone could give to you, is not to buy a new car if you can't pay for it upfront. Trust me... If you can't afford an FR-S/BRZ, and are making costly monthly payments on it... Eventually the 'WOW' factor will wear off, and you will wish you could spend that 300-450 a month on something else.
Eventually I gutted the thing... With the suspension I had on it, it was like a go-kart... A slow go-kart.
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Very nice car. TBH, the MX6 with klze is plenty fast for me. I prefer driving slower tbh ^^
As far as monthly payments, I can afford the car pretty easily, its just the insurance costs that are causing me to reconsider. I would be paying the same amount for insurance as for the car.
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Originally Posted by michaelahess
(Post 222436)
I've owned two probes (95, 96) and my wife owned a 95 MX-6. I LOVED the MX-6 compared to my probes, both of mine were SE's, so that had a lot to do with it. Pretty crappy 4 banger.
The problem with the MX-6 was my size. I'm only 6'1" and I literally had to hunker down in the seat to fit, the backseat was a joke. Granted the moonroof didn't help matters. I could fit in any seats in my probes.
As for a comparison that I can provide, my 01 Celica GT was a far better handling vehicle than the MX-6, though it definitely lacked power and that took something away that I missed. The MX-6 was much more energetic and still fun to drive, though not go-cart like.
I expect the BRZ/FR-S will be a very nice mix of both, more powerful than my Celica with even better handling. It should be the perfect car for me.
We still have the MX-6 but the engine blew and I'm just not about to spend a few k on a car that's got 180k miles and is that old...my wife reminds me how much she hates me over that decision weekly! :)
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LOL... I'm shorter then u and I have trouble sitting in the front :)
I'm sure that the FRS will be a nicer ride, but I'm still contemplating if the extra 4k a year for insurance will be worth it.
Thanks for the input everyone! If the price is on the lower side (9k) I think I'll grab it, but paying 11k a year is just crazy imo... |
