To get rid of the S or not to?
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Ah yeah make sense! Trade in will be considerably less than 14-15k I would think if you go that way.
Personally I would definitely pay off that $4k you have left on the S. Then you have no more car payment. Once that is done the amount you were paying for it can be put aside for a supercharger if you are interested and then the car will out perform anything even close to it's class really.
Personally I would definitely pay off that $4k you have left on the S. Then you have no more car payment. Once that is done the amount you were paying for it can be put aside for a supercharger if you are interested and then the car will out perform anything even close to it's class really.
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Originally Posted by gabster,Mar 30 2010, 01:28 PM
payments would be very close to my current payments for the S
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.ph...ic=772047&st=0
^^ That guy couldn't understand the concept. Can you figure it out?
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Originally Posted by Moddiction,Mar 30 2010, 07:03 AM
Maybe get a supercharger for the S??
The s2000 has a lot more character, and it's unique compared to Z's IMO. You may have more fun putting $ into your S than spending it on payments. BUT... A couple of local S2000 nuts drove a 370z and said that its handling is a HUGE improvement over the 350z w/ extra power on top. They even went so far as to say it rivals the S's fun-factor w/ the added benefit of torque. The roadster looks pretty darn good too... Test drive it.
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Originally Posted by operator207,Mar 30 2010, 12:39 PM
I'm with the "have you paid it off" crowd and the "why incur new debt or more debt" crowd. Depending on your answers to those questions, would determine my responses.
If you have paid it off, you should now be gaining "profit" by not paying a monthly payment. Save that us, get 5-10k saved and see where you want to go. in other words, mill it over for the time it takes you to save that much money. When you get to that point you will have a better idea of what you want to do.
If you have not paid it off, your just trading one car payment for another. I would just pay it off, and then do the above. More money + less monthly payments = more fun.
I would also do what alex_s said, find a sports car rental place. See if you really like the 370, or even try another sports car and see if you like that one better. Never know, you may end up liking something entirely different.
If you have paid it off, you should now be gaining "profit" by not paying a monthly payment. Save that us, get 5-10k saved and see where you want to go. in other words, mill it over for the time it takes you to save that much money. When you get to that point you will have a better idea of what you want to do.
If you have not paid it off, your just trading one car payment for another. I would just pay it off, and then do the above. More money + less monthly payments = more fun.
I would also do what alex_s said, find a sports car rental place. See if you really like the 370, or even try another sports car and see if you like that one better. Never know, you may end up liking something entirely different.
like i said above, the S is not paid off, still have payments to make for a little less than a year to pay it off.
so yeah it would be trading one car payment for a "NEWer (better? faster?) car" same or a bit higher car payment.. where i (supposedly) wont have to worry about the car breaking or needing excess maintenance for a good while.
Again this is only one thought and why I'm having such a big dilemma.
now if i end up keeping it, saving the money and lets say boosting, (like next year) gonna ask the million dollar question; Would i get that money back whenever i decide to sell it (if i do sell it) in a few years?
We are talking about putting at least $5-10k in the car... wouldn't i loose that cash after?
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You'll definitely lose some, if not a lot. If you like working on cars, you should be able to salvage some of the cash back. None of the guys I know locally sold theirs while it was boosted. They restored it to stock and then sold the parts. BUT they are all mechanics. If you're like me, the cost to remove all the upgrades would eat into most of the return.
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My 2 cents...this type of choice sounds a bit like head and heart....your head is the practical side, the payment side, the value side, the money side and if you can live with your new purchase choice.
your heart is the fun each car represents and the every day joy of driving the thing.
I have this choice every few years when I seem to get that old feeling that it is time to change cars, there are so many "reasons" and so many feelings associated with the choice. I spend hours thinking, talking, researching, and test driving....usually i choose what I want and just go get it, rationalization is a good thing to carry with you....I can save this and that and get this feature or a better widget, etc...but in the end is has been mostly heart...i just want that car.
Now I am getting older, and as much as I try I cannot rationalize any replacement for my Honda! So I go with heart, yes...another bmw or better yet a used Boxster S...or the new Z roadster, perhaps a year or two old, not the 350, but the 370.....maybe a GTI or Mazdaspeed 3, both silly econoboxes that represent value and fun and performance....perhaps a used M3 cab...05-06? or a z4M roadster 06-07....this list goes on and so does the anxst....and in the end I keep the Honda, cause there is nothing out there that really is better unless I spent 20k over what I have already, perhaps evern more, then the head takes over and says, you are nuts, you love your car and with only 46,000 miles on it , well you get the picture.
Now if you can get any value from my little story I am happy. I still have my Honda S2000 and love it, despite all the fouibles lack of this and that feature or update. I am just so satisfied it makes me feel uncomfortible, I have never been before. Don't get me started on my other ride, I think about changing that all the time and don't either!
your heart is the fun each car represents and the every day joy of driving the thing.
I have this choice every few years when I seem to get that old feeling that it is time to change cars, there are so many "reasons" and so many feelings associated with the choice. I spend hours thinking, talking, researching, and test driving....usually i choose what I want and just go get it, rationalization is a good thing to carry with you....I can save this and that and get this feature or a better widget, etc...but in the end is has been mostly heart...i just want that car.
Now I am getting older, and as much as I try I cannot rationalize any replacement for my Honda! So I go with heart, yes...another bmw or better yet a used Boxster S...or the new Z roadster, perhaps a year or two old, not the 350, but the 370.....maybe a GTI or Mazdaspeed 3, both silly econoboxes that represent value and fun and performance....perhaps a used M3 cab...05-06? or a z4M roadster 06-07....this list goes on and so does the anxst....and in the end I keep the Honda, cause there is nothing out there that really is better unless I spent 20k over what I have already, perhaps evern more, then the head takes over and says, you are nuts, you love your car and with only 46,000 miles on it , well you get the picture.
Now if you can get any value from my little story I am happy. I still have my Honda S2000 and love it, despite all the fouibles lack of this and that feature or update. I am just so satisfied it makes me feel uncomfortible, I have never been before. Don't get me started on my other ride, I think about changing that all the time and don't either!
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[QUOTE=hirev,Mar 30 2010, 04:04 PM]My 2 cents...this type of choice sounds a bit like head and heart....your head is the practical side, the payment side, the value side, the money side and if you can live with your new purchase choice.
your heart is the fun each car represents and the every day joy of driving the thing.
I have this choice every few years when I seem to get that old feeling that it is time to change cars, there are so many "reasons" and so many feelings associated with the choice.
your heart is the fun each car represents and the every day joy of driving the thing.
I have this choice every few years when I seem to get that old feeling that it is time to change cars, there are so many "reasons" and so many feelings associated with the choice.
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I sold my AP1 two summers ago, for a 3 series. Instantly regretted it. 6 months later I was back in an S.
Everytime I think I'm getting bored of my car, I like to drive a friends car (corolla, civic, etc), and upon getting back into my car, I realize how amazing it is and how lucky I am to have it, and I fall in love again. You should try that. It's easy to overlook the value in a car you drive everyday.
Everytime I think I'm getting bored of my car, I like to drive a friends car (corolla, civic, etc), and upon getting back into my car, I realize how amazing it is and how lucky I am to have it, and I fall in love again. You should try that. It's easy to overlook the value in a car you drive everyday.
