Anybody else about to move on?

[Longhorn248]

Originally Posted by Vasilis

After some thinking I realised that after the new car smell fades away and the hype settles down as it becomes another car on the streets, you'll realise you could have bought a equal/better car for much less...Especially if you're coming from a better/equal car that's just older than the GT86...

In the end it's just a RWD coupe with 200hp... Coming to think of it, I'd rather buy the original AE86 for fun if I don't care for power...Or a Miata...A Supra maybe? MR2 Turbo ? MR-S ? Lotus Elise S1 ? Silvia S15 ?


If you do your math, no matter what hidden costs an older car may have, it probably won't be as much as the difference in purchasing price from a used to a spanking new car...

But I'd buy a new WRX STI

Plus you guys got all the muscle cars available for really cheap, I don't get why this car attracts you so much ?

Now that's a proper troll, these other amateurs could learn from you.

[SUB-FT86]

Originally Posted by Vasilis

After some thinking I realised that after the new car smell fades away and the hype settles down as it becomes another car on the streets, you'll realise you could have bought a equal/better car for much less...Especially if you're coming from a better/equal car that's just older than the GT86...

In the end it's just a RWD coupe with 200hp... Coming to think of it, I'd rather buy the original AE86 for fun if I don't care for power...Or a Miata...A Supra maybe? MR2 Turbo ? MR-S ? Lotus Elise S1 ? Silvia S15 ?


If you do your math, no matter what hidden costs an older car may have, it probably won't be as much as the difference in purchasing price from a used to a spanking new car...

But I'd buy a new WRX STI

Plus you guys got all the muscle cars available for really cheap, I don't get why this car attracts you so much ?

I'll tell you why Muscle cars don't get my attention. Styling and layout. I like low-slung sleek sports coupes with a low to the ground feeling and sport seats. A MC is big,chunky, and high riding vehicle with a boxy look. All of those reasons make it simple for me.

[tranzformer]

Originally Posted by SUB-FT86

I'll tell you why Muscle cars don't get my attention. Styling and layout. I like low-slung sleek sports coupes with a low to the ground feeling and sport seats. A MC is big,chunky, and high riding vehicle with a boxy look. All of those reasons make it simple for me.

You gotta admit that new '13 GT500 is hot.

[TRDMAN]

Kinda thinking of moving on here too. I still have relatively low miles on my truck and im buying a house now. I might just wait it out for a couple years and see whats on the market then.... If gas prices aren't crazy by then I could always get a used Mustang GT and procharge it. With a track pack and some wilwood's it would actually be pretty damn fun till I blow it up and wish I had a Toyota... I JUST WANT a Fast car that handles decent. Why can't Toyota give me that.

[Guff]

Originally Posted by Vasilis

After some thinking I realised that after the new car smell fades away and the hype settles down as it becomes another car on the streets, you'll realise you could have bought a equal/better car for much less...Especially if you're coming from a better/equal car that's just older than the GT86...

In the end it's just a RWD coupe with 200hp... Coming to think of it, I'd rather buy the original AE86 for fun if I don't care for power...Or a Miata...A Supra maybe? MR2 Turbo ? MR-S ? Lotus Elise S1 ? Silvia S15 ?


If you do your math, no matter what hidden costs an older car may have, it probably won't be as much as the difference in purchasing price from a used to a spanking new car...

But I'd buy a new WRX STI

Plus you guys got all the muscle cars available for really cheap, I don't get why this car attracts you so much ?

Oh. My. God. You're right.


Fuckit! I'm getting another Supra! That's a cheap muscle car...

[old greg]

Originally Posted by Longhorn248

Now that's a proper troll, these other amateurs could learn from you.

He's not trolling, he's just being realistic. Buying a new car is a terrible financial decision, and by extension so is buying a brand new Zx6. If someone isn't as enamored with the concept of "driving experience >> outright speed" as a lot of us are, Vasilis for example, then they'd be much better off buying something else.

[SUB-FT86]

Originally Posted by tranzformer

You gotta admit that new '13 GT500 is hot.

I like it the best out of the stangs. But I would be scared with 650hp on the roads.

[Longhorn248]

Originally Posted by old greg

He's not trolling, he's just being realistic. Buying a new car is a terrible financial decision, and by extension so is buying a brand new Zx6. If someone isn't as enamored with the concept of "driving experience >> outright speed" as a lot of us are, Vasilis for example, then they'd be much better off buying something else.

That's completely 100% subjective. For some people this may be true, for others it could be completely false.

[tree fingers]

Originally Posted by Longhorn248

That's completely 100% subjective. For some people this may be true, for others it could be completely false.

No, it's really not, provided that the used car you buy is warrantied.

[Longhorn248]

Originally Posted by tree fingers

No, it's really not, provided that the used car you buy is warrantied.

Being warrantied has nothing to do with it. If you want to be the first and sole owner of a car (or any product for that matter) and the opportunity cost of that is worth it to you then it's a sound financial decision. Like I said it's completely subjective based on a persons financial situation and what they value in life. To argue otherwise is ridiculous.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Longhorn248

It looks really good until you realize that it's a Mustang.

Mustang or not, I'd take a Boss 302 (LS or not) over a BRZ/FRS any day of the week, if only I wanted to dump 40-50k on a car.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Vasilis

After some thinking I realised that after the new car smell fades away and the hype settles down as it becomes another car on the streets, you'll realise you could have bought a equal/better car for much less...Especially if you're coming from a better/equal car that's just older than the GT86...

In the end it's just a RWD coupe with 200hp... Coming to think of it, I'd rather buy the original AE86 for fun if I don't care for power...Or a Miata...A Supra maybe? MR2 Turbo ? MR-S ? Lotus Elise S1 ? Silvia S15 ?


If you do your math, no matter what hidden costs an older car may have, it probably won't be as much as the difference in purchasing price from a used to a spanking new car...

But I'd buy a new WRX STI

Plus you guys got all the muscle cars available for really cheap, I don't get why this car attracts you so much ?

This car isn't about numbers, unlike your entire post

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by SUB-FT86

I like it the best out of the stangs. But I would be scared with 650hp on the roads.

I respect the GT500 but I'd get a 302 LS over it also. That is much more my type of car

[Ryephile]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

I respect the GT500 but I'd get a 302 LS over it also. That is much more my type of car

I'd take a 3/4 scale Boss 302. I really appreciate what Ford has done with the Boss, but I struggle to rationalize its size.



Back to the topic [I know, !!]

Just hypothetically speaking, IF I decided to discount the FR-S/BRZ as my next option, I'd really struggle to find something in the new-car lots. I like the special edition Miata [white w/black top please]. I'd also like to drive the upcoming 500 Abarth, but unless it's a huge change from the 500 Sport, I'd be merely amused, not enthralled. I'd also take a look at the upcoming Veloster Turbo; it seems to have all the right bits ignoring wrong wheel drive. I'm not willing to buy a new Porsche Cayman or Boxster, as their value retention is among the worst of all cars. Ditto the Lotus Evora, and honestly I can't picture myself thrashing an Evora through the salty winters here in MI. I could dig a Corvette Coupe if they would drop the awful Cobalt steering wheel.

That brings me back to the Miata. Which unfortunately is just a bit too impractical for my occasional trip-to-a-supplier work needs.

The used market is big and open, but I'm pretty comfy with my current DD to not really pursue anything used. I've always been amused by the 1st gen Honda Insight. I drove one when they first came out and was amused with the uncompromised attitude towards efficiency. That would end up being just a toy sorta thing.