Age 40+

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by *Axel

Thought I'd chime in since the BRZ is the twin of the GR86, and I'm 59.. I bought the car strictly as a toy for recreational driving. Never too old to have fun, don't care what anyone else thinks.



Yeah, mine's paid for too, already have the title...Had to look up hoon..Oops, caught me.



I chose the base model with 17" wheels and hard rubber tires for also in silver. Good taste! To perhaps recapture some feelings my first car gave me, a silver, light in the rear, very tail happy hot rodded 72 Monte Carlo.





Yeah, I was going to keep mine mostly stock..But already bought new speakers and a slightly thicker rear sway bar.

Do people in NC ever leave a car stock?

[*Axel]

Originally Posted by humfrz

Do people in NC ever leave a car stock?

NASCAR country, ya know.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by *Axel

NASCAR country, ya know.

Not sure that even the second gen BRZ is a good choice for running 'shine!

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Not sure that even the second gen BRZ is a good choice for running 'shine!

True, but it doesn't take much hauling capacity to run "oxy" -

[Lelandjt]

Originally Posted by Monroetwin

Will also be paying cash for mine as well. I don’t like debt!

When I ordered mine a month ago I had $28,000 saved up for it. I put it all equally in Tesla, Apple, Palo Alto Networks, and Invidia. In May I'll sell all the stocks, pay cash for the car, and any money left over covers gas and mods for the summer. The better the market does, the more I have to play with.

[StE92ve]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You missed the Canadian (and many northern states probably) reference.
Not saying they won't sell but we have a little thing called "winter" up here that impacts performance car sales far more than you would believe. Guys that order knowing they will come in the winter are fine with it but many will just wait for spring. It happens with every make and model and is not BRZ specific.

Exactamundo! There are exceptions. Like when I bought my CX-5. Took delivery in February, which kinda made sense.

[StE92ve]

Originally Posted by Lelandjt

When I ordered mine a month ago I had $28,000 saved up for it. I put it all equally in Tesla, Apple, Palo Alto Networks, and Invidia. In May I'll sell all the stocks, pay cash for the car, and any money left over covers gas and mods for the summer. The better the market does, the more I have to play with.

Don't forget the tax you have to pay on capital gains.....

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by StE92ve

Don't forget the tax you have to pay on capital gains.....

And that stock don't always gain.

[mpg9999]

Originally Posted by Monroetwin

47 here. Currently have a 2020 86 GT PP, but in the process of upgrading to a GR 86 premium now (also in steel silver). My youngest is off to college, so I can justify a “2 seater”. Will also be paying cash for mine as well. I don’t like debt!

So don't like debt either, and right now my mortgage is my only debt. I have a BRZ on order and could pay cash for it, but assuming rates are still low (I can get under 2% right now, but they are expected to rise this year), with the official inflation rate approaching 7% it may make more sense to just finance it.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by StE92ve

Don't forget the tax you have to pay on capital gains.....

Won't be capital gains since it will have been held less than a year, it would be standard top tax rate stuff (top of the individual's tax rate) which will likely be worse than capital gains..

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by StE92ve

Exactamundo! There are exceptions. Like when I bought my CX-5. Took delivery in February, which kinda made sense.

I got the Hakone in February but that was because it was the last MT one for sale in the country. It had been sitting in the showroom at a dealer on the other side of the country since November though. I also didn't take delivery of it until the end of March so missed the worst of one winter at any rate.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by mpg9999

So don't like debt either, and right now my mortgage is my only debt. I have a BRZ on order and could pay cash for it, but assuming rates are still low (I can get under 2% right now, but they are expected to rise this year), with the official inflation rate approaching 7% it may make more sense to just finance it.

My wife is the finance manager for an RV sales dealership and I have no idea how she does it but whenever she sits with the finance manager of a car dealership they talk gibberish for about 20 minutes and we somehow end up making money by financing!

[Sasquachulator]

im 38, Ill round it up to 40 lol.

the 86 is staying until i need to get a new car (be it accident, costs too much, etc) So far the plan is for paid off and beyond. Longest i had a car was 9 years with a corolla XRS, and would have held onto it had i not got in an accident.

Ill be well into my 40s by then haha.

[*Axel]

Originally Posted by dreamwonder

40+ club gets pics of the first GR86 from a forum member. Private showing!

I told them...
No drilling
No gassing
No unwrapping
No washing
No wiping

Looks great; nice color. Love the front end!