This pertains to the "17 year olds getting Z's" debate...
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Don't know how taking out a loan for a car at 20 is laughable exactly. Helps me build better credit, the payments aren't hard to make at $206 a month. Do explain Marhot.
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Nothing wrong with getting a loan, but if you are going to come to this thread bragging, then don't get butthurt when we start to peel the layers back.
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I laughed at you too so I can help answer. You got a 5 year loan on a 7 year old car. Your car loan could out live the life of your car. I would be surprised if a real bank would even go that long on such an old car.
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I know you didn't address me with this, but I don't think anyone has said getting a loan in itself is laughable. What is laughable is when these kids come on here claiming to have saved up a $20,000 down payment from their summer job in high school. What's laughable is when they say they got the loan by themselves at 18 with a gr8 interest rate.
Nothing wrong with getting a loan, but if you are going to come to this thread bragging, then don't get butthurt when we start to peel the layers back.
Nothing wrong with getting a loan, but if you are going to come to this thread bragging, then don't get butthurt when we start to peel the layers back.
b) i agree with what you said. Most of the younger guys that come on here try to make up stuff about their loans, payments, when/how they got the Z etc...
c) buying my Z when i was 17 was the worst decision i have ever made (financially). Im always broke because im making payments on my car.
d) i still drive a 350Z and i love it more than anything else. So was it worth it? hell yeah. good financial decision? hell no. lol
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This is a very good point. What happens when you are 2 years into the loan and something happens and you can no longer afford to make the payments?
You owe more than you can sell the car for. You end up losing the car and have your credit screwed.
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a) i am 19, and i bought my Z when i was 17.
b) i agree with what you said. Most of the younger guys that come on here try to make up stuff about their loans, payments, when/how they got the Z etc...
c) buying my Z when i was 17 was the worst decision i have ever made (financially). Im always broke because im making payments on my car.
d) i still drive a 350Z and i love it more than anything else. So was it worth it? hell yeah. good financial decision? hell no. lol
b) i agree with what you said. Most of the younger guys that come on here try to make up stuff about their loans, payments, when/how they got the Z etc...
c) buying my Z when i was 17 was the worst decision i have ever made (financially). Im always broke because im making payments on my car.
d) i still drive a 350Z and i love it more than anything else. So was it worth it? hell yeah. good financial decision? hell no. lol
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There's more to personal economics than just balancing your check book. Using credit and loans efficiently and planning properly allows you to do much more with your money. Obviously, this makes siht hit the fan when something happens that you do not plan for.
what I ACTUALLY HATE about kids driving expensive cars... They usually do not understand the concept of safety and care. Most of them drive like ***** on the street. My "friends" (kids who were into cars the same time when i was in high school) all drive like morons. More so than financial decisions and being spoiled, i think the recklessness of teens with expensive, fast cars is a problem. Also, they usually do not give a **** about their cars since they usually do not pay for / have no appreciation of the vehicle.
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Do explain Marhot.
Do explain Marhot.
PS: Just curious, where did you get the loan from?
In these economic times, it’s just unimaginable a bank or credit union would be writing a 60 month loan on a 7 year old car.
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I use this as an example because I had this same offer in front of me when I was paying on my S2K a few years ago. I was pissed, but I was upside down because I blew my wad and made a idiot decision and missed out on a car that to this day I wish I could have gotten.