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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 10:16 PM
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Originally Posted by s2k>wrx,Feb 12 2009, 02:05 PM
sell your S and keep the 10k and go make a down payment on the new M3 lol
heh, I wish... but with income never a guarantee for the time being thats a bit more of a risk.
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Old Feb 12, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Sgt. Pepper,Feb 13 2009, 12:16 AM
heh, I wish... but with income never a guarantee for the time being thats a bit more of a risk.
Income never a guarantee right now? Then why look at buying another car?

Invest half that money, and put the rest in a fund. Then down the road when you triple that money buy the car.
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Old Feb 14, 2009 | 10:17 AM
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I could see having a 2nd S. I went a little crazy w/my 1st one and can't drive it all the time now. I commute 55 miles one way and live on a sweet country hwy that's perfect for a nice handling roadster. Now I use a TSX or a CR-V, the CR-V is pretty much a 'have to' commuter for the winter snow, de-icer all over the hwy and the gravel that they put down, it makes a mess of a car in a hurry. I used to use the S as a DD and it was great, even in the rain and de-icer (not so much the gravel). Currently I get nervous driving it even when the roads only wet in places, 390 whp gets sideways QUICK. So it sits for 3/4 of the year, I do take it out on the rare fall/winter/spring day when the roads clear and the weathers nice moslty just 'cause I'm jonesing to drive it. The rest of the time it just takes up room in my shop, so yeah, I could see having another one. I already have 3 4x trucks (Super Duty, X-cab Toy and a rock crawler).

Currently I'm looking @ CS's as my next daily, just had twins in Sept though, so that's probably not going to happen anytime soon.......at least that's what my 'better' 1/2 is saying.
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Old Feb 17, 2009 | 01:44 AM
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I know this sounds stupid, but I totally spaced on where I'm going to be within the next year : Japan

I figure maybe since I'm going to be there for work for a while, maybe I'll just pick one up for cheap there. I certainly would love to bring it back. (cant think of a better souvenir) but the "what ifs" surrounding the purchase of a sports car in japan are an entirely different story I suppose.
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