This pertains to the "17 year olds getting Z's" debate...
04-06-2009, 03:33 PM
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who gives a **** about child labor laws i dont. i wanted to work for somthing i wanted and i did when i was 12 my mom told me shes not buying me a car so i started working as much as i could yea i had no social life buy i have a z who needs a social life when you have a z i wish my parent would have paid for my z then i could have put 25 grand into it and smoked everything on the street
04-06-2009, 04:21 PM
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who gives a **** about child labor laws i dont. i wanted to work for somthing i wanted and i did when i was 12 my mom told me shes not buying me a car so i started working as much as i could yea i had no social life buy i have a z who needs a social life when you have a z i wish my parent would have paid for my z then i could have put 25 grand into it and smoked everything on the street
And what businesses did you work for? Show some paystubs.
04-06-2009, 04:33 PM
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04-06-2009, 05:31 PM
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I'm 18 ..
Bought my 07 350Z last saturday
I have NO credit .. just finished college for auto collision / refinishing (took it during my senior year of high school) and got my first job as a painter at a dodge dealer body shop for a month, and got my dad to cosign the loan
ended getting mine for 400 / month with 3K down (which covered tax / tag / title and some of the car)
As someone said .. when your young (like me) and make decent amount of money (15 / hour or 30K / year) and you have NO bills except maybe a little "rent" for your parents or "gas money"
than its no problem to get a new car .. has a bunch of pluses
1) builds my credit
2) very reliable car for work (NO more money on car parts to fix everything)
3) keeps cops from following me (been driving a red 91 mr2 turbo)
4) and im sure theres more
but anyways .. if I make two to three thousand a month .. why not spend some on a nice car and save the rest for a house in a year or two?
plus I have no wife and kids (yet)
Bought my 07 350Z last saturday
I have NO credit .. just finished college for auto collision / refinishing (took it during my senior year of high school) and got my first job as a painter at a dodge dealer body shop for a month, and got my dad to cosign the loan
ended getting mine for 400 / month with 3K down (which covered tax / tag / title and some of the car)
As someone said .. when your young (like me) and make decent amount of money (15 / hour or 30K / year) and you have NO bills except maybe a little "rent" for your parents or "gas money"
than its no problem to get a new car .. has a bunch of pluses
1) builds my credit
2) very reliable car for work (NO more money on car parts to fix everything)
3) keeps cops from following me (been driving a red 91 mr2 turbo)
4) and im sure theres more
but anyways .. if I make two to three thousand a month .. why not spend some on a nice car and save the rest for a house in a year or two?
plus I have no wife and kids (yet)
04-06-2009, 07:13 PM
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Exactly. That's what Honda made B16's and B18's for.
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04-07-2009, 08:43 AM
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2001- 1989 Datsun
2002- 1990 Audi A4
2003-2004- 2000 Nissan Altima
2004-2006- 1994 Integra (Which I put $10K within the 2 years to fix cause it sucked, and I totalled it once.)
2006-2007- 1995 BMW 325i (200k miles on it)
2007- 2008 Scion TC
2008- 2008 Nissan 350Z GT
2002- 1990 Audi A4
2003-2004- 2000 Nissan Altima
2004-2006- 1994 Integra (Which I put $10K within the 2 years to fix cause it sucked, and I totalled it once.)
2006-2007- 1995 BMW 325i (200k miles on it)
2007- 2008 Scion TC
2008- 2008 Nissan 350Z GT
04-07-2009, 12:34 PM
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1988 honda CRX (age 17-20)
2001 Celica (age 19-21) not a fan sold it to my mom for a buck
1995 Honda Del Sol (age 20-23)
2007 Honda fit (age 22-23) I bought a home and was trying to be practical, didn't last long about 8 months
2004 350z (age 23-forever) had it for two years now and it is a keeper..........just going to keep adding to it
2001 Celica (age 19-21) not a fan sold it to my mom for a buck
1995 Honda Del Sol (age 20-23)
2007 Honda fit (age 22-23) I bought a home and was trying to be practical, didn't last long about 8 months
2004 350z (age 23-forever) had it for two years now and it is a keeper..........just going to keep adding to it
04-07-2009, 12:54 PM
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Forced Induction + Install/Tuning + Fuel System + Dyno + etc., etc. will take up more than half of that, then add on the parts to build the motor, transmission, and an aftermarket clutch kit. Then add on the exhaust + test pipes or HFC's. You're obviously going to want to lighten the car, so add in Carbon Fiber replacement parts, lighter rims, etc., etc. Then factor in the labor cost to have all this work done to your car, and that's going to be in the thousands of dollars. After all that, you're pretty much pushing your budget, or you've gone over budget. This kid wants to smoke EVERYTHING he encounters on the street with his 350Z, so he's going to have a major build that he obviously isn't mature enough to even have in the first place since he want to be out street racing in a 900+ horsepower motor vehicle.
Exactly. That's what Honda made B16's and B18's for.
Exactly. That's what Honda made B16's and B18's for.
04-08-2009, 05:56 AM
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who gives a **** about child labor laws i dont. i wanted to work for somthing i wanted and i did when i was 12 my mom told me shes not buying me a car so i started working as much as i could yea i had no social life buy i have a z who needs a social life when you have a z i wish my parent would have paid for my z then i could have put 25 grand into it and smoked everything on the street
LOL, So when You were 12 years old You were sittin at home thinking to Yourself that You wanted a 350z? I was content with wrestlers, yo-yos, skateboards, and Huffys lolAlso, with 25k into a Z Your not gunna smoke everything on the streets. Try selling Your Z and buying a civic, they're cheap to build.
04-08-2009, 02:27 PM
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'96 Dodge Avenger (Money made her a nice head turner, then Just sold it.)
'91 Talon
'05 350Z 35th (Currently Own)
Winter Beaters while the Z is on vaction in the garage when its snowing..
'91 Talon (same as above, junk..but great long lasting beater!)
'92 Jeep Cherokey(Another winter beater)
'91 Camery (lol..And another winter beater)
Every year the beaters die..And then a new one will arise..
'91 Talon
'05 350Z 35th (Currently Own)
Winter Beaters while the Z is on vaction in the garage when its snowing..
'91 Talon (same as above, junk..but great long lasting beater!)
'92 Jeep Cherokey(Another winter beater)
'91 Camery (lol..And another winter beater)
Every year the beaters die..And then a new one will arise..