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11-20-2023, 09:25 PM | #15 |
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I didn't buy my first car with a payment until I was 27 and already a homeowner.
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OP I'd try and find a good used one. Take your time. A car is a huge investment. Car payments suck... |
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Yeah the thing is I'm confident around the time of purchasing my BRZ i'll be in a really good financial position. I'm already ahead of most people my age & my edge is paid off, costs around $70/mo for gas, insurance is relatively cheap, the engine is bulletproof aside from the infamous water pump, and it would split miles with the BRZ. The only reason I've come here to ask is to get insight from 86/BRZ owners, as only you guys know the true expenses and troubles of owning one. Flashback to when I wanted a cayman after HS, but my heart was broken after reading some porsche forums Quote:
I'd really love to get into AutoX and take the car out to canyon roads. Really the problem isnt power, its cosmetic. My power mods would consist of a header and tune, but the cosmetic mods would never end. I love the look of the second gen, and first gen, but a nicely modded first gen has my heart. I'm just afraid I'd get carried away. Quote:
You're very right, but what sucks more is rent/mortgage + car payment. So that's why in my head it is justified to get this car now and pay it off before moving out to my own place. I was also thinking used 2nd gen instead of brand new? Maybe by then their prices would have gone down, and we could see 2nd gens being sold for under $30k, but maybe not. Even 1st gens are being sold for the price of 2nd gens. |
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^Honestly, if the Edge is paid off, I'd take that money for the BRZ and put it in a retirement account (compound interest is a wonderful thing), or start saving for a downpayment on a house.
I spent lots of money on cars/motorcycles growing up so at 41 my retirement isn't close to where it should be.
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As far as cost to run, I find the 86 barely more expensive to run than a standard hatchback. 30mpg all day long, cheap tyres, cheap insurance. Yes, the maintenance is a tad more expensive, but they don't depreciate much. It's probably the cheapest car I've run. Regarding Porsches... I wouldn't overly trust the forums. I try to avoid Rennlist as it gives the impression your car is going to explode at any moment. Some stuff is true, some is exaggerated, some is down to some vendors fearmongering users into buying stuff. They're complicated, expensive cars. Maybe they'll cost a fortune to run, maybe they won't. Hope for the best and brace for the worst! |
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So the Premium isn’t really premium and the Limited isn’t in limited numbers I assume. Just BRZ Coupe and BRZ Coupe S here, interesting the different regions’ naming differences.
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Or the Mercedes AMG GT R Pro.
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How did you get it that low? No markup or anything. Did you haggle below MSRP? My dad is really good at that but I don't know how Quote:
$35k total is not that bad but a little more than Id like to pay maybe. Should I just get base model then? Would it be worth saving the extra ~2k? Quote:
I have some money dedicated to both a house down payment and retirement. I have about 7k saved for a BRZ. I think at my age everyone forgets we have almost no expenses. Therefore I can contribute about $500/mo for a brz, house, and around the same/whatevers left over for retirement. |
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