Y do people think our cars cost so much?
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Originally Posted by mcurry5
I have a loan amount of 21250. rate is 4.99% My payments are a little more than 360, they are 369 Sorry. I just looked.
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Originally Posted by SolarOrangeZ
$30155+$3k Taxes/Fees
$5000 Down
$539.70ish a month - 6.55% for 63 months.
$5000 Down
$539.70ish a month - 6.55% for 63 months.
that's actually really good. It's a good thing to buy new cars sometimes.
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I've gotten that from two parents that were leaving a store on two seperate occasions, the first was a Dad who said to me "Must be nice to have your Daddy buy you a car?" I looked right at him, and said, "It's shoebies like you who need to shut up, I'm paying for this myself and it was all my credit that I've built up, maybe if you didn't knock your wife up you could have one to." He just sorta stood there in silence with his kids crawling in his mini van, and I walked into the store. But ya I've been gettin the whole expensive car thing a lot.
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Another reason for the "expensive" tag is that it goes attached to the unpractical. To spend money on a car with only two seats and a speed you can't drive (legally) most of the time you must have some to spare. The truth is our cars are not very practical, and thus they do belong in the realm of "toys". With much less money you could buy something with more space, or more economical, or more "green"... So it can be defined as an expensive toy.
The proof of this is the G35. Basically the same identical car (in what matters, except beauty), yet made practical by having a rear seat. So nobody thinks a G35 at $30K is an expensive toy. See? Perception.
In comparison, a Mercedes would still haul more people, so it is not a toy, but a luxury. It is still practical, in an expensive way. Vs expensive and NOT practical.
While I love my Z, I have always felt is overpriced. We have a Nissan (cheaper brand) with a V6 engine, might as well be an Altima, no? I paid for it because I found it beautiful, and had to have it. But I won't argue that it isn't a toy.
The proof of this is the G35. Basically the same identical car (in what matters, except beauty), yet made practical by having a rear seat. So nobody thinks a G35 at $30K is an expensive toy. See? Perception.
In comparison, a Mercedes would still haul more people, so it is not a toy, but a luxury. It is still practical, in an expensive way. Vs expensive and NOT practical.
While I love my Z, I have always felt is overpriced. We have a Nissan (cheaper brand) with a V6 engine, might as well be an Altima, no? I paid for it because I found it beautiful, and had to have it. But I won't argue that it isn't a toy.
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We have a Nissan (cheaper brand) with a V6 engine, might as well be an Altima, no? HELL NO
The Z is in no way even close to being compared to an Altima. I hope you are kidding.
As far as a cheaper brand ? I would much rather have the Z with its price than a Chevy or a Ford with there price tags of the Vettes and Mustangs. I trust the reliability of Nissan WAY before Ford or Chevy
The Z is in no way even close to being compared to an Altima. I hope you are kidding.
As far as a cheaper brand ? I would much rather have the Z with its price than a Chevy or a Ford with there price tags of the Vettes and Mustangs. I trust the reliability of Nissan WAY before Ford or Chevy
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And when you are talking practical you have to keep in mind that its all relative. I have Lexus ES300 for the times I need to carry people around. Although for sheer fun factor I say that car is NOT PRACTICAL while the Z IS>
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Originally Posted by sjk9671
I went the RIT for my Bachelors degree and am in my fist year of a good job. People constently give me flack about my car.
"Now that your out of college you must be makin the big money with a car like that."
The kid who just unlocked the iPhone traded it for a Z and the guy on the local news today was like "wow kid like that has a 50K car?"
I got my 04 for 22K, an average price for a high quality car i think. Y do people think the Z cost so much?
"Now that your out of college you must be makin the big money with a car like that."
The kid who just unlocked the iPhone traded it for a Z and the guy on the local news today was like "wow kid like that has a 50K car?"
I got my 04 for 22K, an average price for a high quality car i think. Y do people think the Z cost so much?
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bought my 07 brand new while in college(22)^^ but ya i had to save a lot and work 40 hr weeks but its all mine! most of my friends think that mommy and daddy hooked me up but then they spend all their money on weed and alcohol so whose the idiot?
oh ya oops umm 30k OTD 2007 enthusiast
10k down
60 months 6.39%
paying 389 a month
oh ya oops umm 30k OTD 2007 enthusiast
10k down
60 months 6.39%
paying 389 a month
Last edited by umsta; 08-28-2007 at 03:17 PM.
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No its not. I'd always do at least that. I put 50% down on my Z.
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people in my country think it is expensive because it really is expensive...
2007 enthusiast is $107,000 believe it or not (no lie)
we also have very high gas prices... around $7 a gallon..
first day i bought mine, colleague at work asked me how do i afford a $50k car!?
2007 enthusiast is $107,000 believe it or not (no lie)
we also have very high gas prices... around $7 a gallon..
first day i bought mine, colleague at work asked me how do i afford a $50k car!?