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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 12:02 PM
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1992 Geo Storm ($800)
1995 Saturn SL2 ($1,500)
2006 Chevy Cobalt ($9,000)
2009 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS ($28,000.. Divorce Present)
2005 Nissan 350z ($17,000.. Managed to get into positive equity with the lancer so i traded to lower my payments)
Old Oct 28, 2011 | 12:18 PM
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Get over yourselves, we arent driving Porsches.

350Z's are cheap. Very cheap. They arent expensive high class cars unless you buy them brand new. Anyone who can get approved for a loan can afford a 350z. My car payment right now is less then $300. I wouldve been able to afford that at age 15 working part time at a gas station. So whats all the fuss about? Minimum wage isnt 3 dollars anymore.
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Originally Posted by MapleSyrup
1992 Geo Storm ($800)
1995 Saturn SL2 ($1,500)
2006 Chevy Cobalt ($9,000)
2009 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS ($28,000.. Divorce Present)
2005 Nissan 350z ($17,000.. Managed to get into positive equity with the lancer so i traded to lower my payments)
What do you mean "Divorce Present"? Your parents got a divorce and bought you a car?
Old Oct 28, 2011 | 12:29 PM
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What do you mean "Divorce Present"? Your parents got a divorce and bought you a car?
Meaning i got divorced and bought myself a brand new car with every option that came available with it. Actually had to trade it in 2 years later for the Z because a Z was so much cheaper.

You can get a 2003 Z for less then 8 grand. Puts the payments at about $150 stretched out. If you ask me thats about perfect for a 17-18 year olds first car.
Old Oct 28, 2011 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by MapleSyrup
You can get a 2003 Z for less then 8 grand. Puts the payments at about $150 stretched out. If you ask me thats about perfect for a 17-18 year olds first car.
I'm thinking the driving skill isn't perfect.
Old Oct 28, 2011 | 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by MapleSyrup
If you ask me thats about perfect for a 17-18 year olds first car.
Definitely not. You don't give a 300hp RWD car to an inexperienced, immature driver.
Old Oct 28, 2011 | 01:31 PM
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Originally Posted by MapleSyrup
Meaning i got divorced and bought myself a brand new car with every option that came available with it. Actually had to trade it in 2 years later for the Z because a Z was so much cheaper.

You can get a 2003 Z for less then 8 grand. Puts the payments at about $150 stretched out. If you ask me thats about perfect for a 17-18 year olds first car.
Perfect car because it is priced right? Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.....
Old Oct 28, 2011 | 02:15 PM
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Maybe you should rethink your parenting skills if you dont trust your 17 year old (1 year away from being on their own) to drive a certain car. I knew how to drive at 16 and my uncle let me take out his S2000 all the time when i got my permit. You dont have to have special skills to drive a fast car, you just need to be responsible, which comes with good parenting. Because guess what, even 150hp cars still have the ability to drive fast.

If you have issues with young kids driving a 350z either:
A. You suck as a parent
B. Your parents sucked at being parents which is why you dont trust 17 year olds because your parents didnt trust you.
C. Your fat and spend way to much time on internet forums.

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Originally Posted by MapleSyrup
Meaning i got divorced and bought myself a brand new car with every option that came available with it. Actually had to trade it in 2 years later for the Z because a Z was so much cheaper
So you molested a cow for a little while and then took her money. Congrats.

Originally Posted by MapleSyrup
You can get a 2003 Z for less then 8 grand. Puts the payments at about $150 stretched out. If you ask me thats about perfect for a 17-18 year olds first car.
Obviously you have not been on here enough to see all the carnage caused bt kids having these cheap cars. My personal favorite has to be the one where this guy came on here proudly proclaiming that he allows his 17 years old brother drive his Z and then a few months later post a thread about how said brother totalled his Z. He even admitted that this thread was right all along.
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Originally Posted by MapleSyrup
Maybe you should rethink your parenting skills if you dont trust your 17 year old (1 year away from being on their own) to drive a certain car. I knew how to drive at 16 and my uncle let me take out his S2000 all the time when i got my permit. You dont have to have special skills to drive a fast car, you just need to be responsible, which comes with good parenting. Because guess what, even 150hp cars still have the ability to drive fast.

If you have issues with young kids driving a 350z either:
A. You suck as a parent
B. Your parents sucked at being parents which is why you dont trust 17 year olds because your parents didnt trust you.
C. Your fat and spend way to much time on internet forums.

Besides, most kids buy a cheap V8 Mustang GT as their first cars nowadays and you have more of a problem with them driving a V6?
Your right because no kid has ever acted one way in front of their parent and a different way when they are not around. I stand corrected.
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Your right because no kid has ever acted one way in front of their parent and a different way when they are not around. I stand corrected.
So every kids first car should be a Prius? Every old mustang GT i see on the road has some punk teenager driving it. But V6 is off limits?
Old Oct 28, 2011 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 1GR8350Z
So you molested a cow for a little while and then took her money. Congrats.



Obviously you have not been on here enough to see all the carnage caused bt kids having these cheap cars. My personal favorite has to be the one where this guy came on here proudly proclaiming that he allows his 17 years old brother drive his Z and then a few months later post a thread about how said brother totalled his Z. He even admitted that this thread was right all along.
Ok well clearly, you're single and probably always will be. Thanks for being a total d*ck about something that has nothing to do with this thread. She took my money FYI.

And kids are always going to wreck cars. Guess what? Adults wreck cars to. I'm currently a volunteer firefighter in my town and the most calls we get are auto accidents. 1 in 10 of those are kids. 9 out of 10 are adults.

You're on a 350z forum. Of course your going to see posts about 350z's being wrecked you tool. Doesnt mean kids arent off wrecking their friends/parents/siblings honda civics.
Old Oct 28, 2011 | 02:41 PM
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350Z's are getting old and getting cheap. Kids are gonna drive em, get over it.
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Originally Posted by MapleSyrup
Ok well clearly, you're single and probably always will be. Thanks for being a total d*ck about something that has nothing to do with this thread. She took my money FYI.
That's hilarious. So let me get this straight, she took your money and then you went out and bought a car that you couldn't afford and you were forced to get a cheap Z.

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And kids are always going to wreck cars. Guess what? Adults wreck cars to. I'm currently a volunteer firefighter in my town and the most calls we get are auto accidents. 1 in 10 of those are kids. 9 out of 10 are adults.
So if we consider adults to be everone 18 and up that would make up the vast majority of all drivers so, of couse, you will see more. Now look at the percentage of kid drivers involved in wrecks vs the percentage of adult driver and my point will be clear.

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You're on a 350z forum. Of course your going to see posts about 350z's being wrecked you tool. Doesnt mean kids arent off wrecking their friends/parents/siblings honda civics.
You are absolutely correct, they are out wrecking 4 cylinder Civics. You keep referencing V8 Mustangs, but affordable for a kid Mustang GT's had less hp than a Z.
Old Oct 28, 2011 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by gidiup
In case cookies aren't your thing and you're more into buttons.

I think he just wants Bozo to take him backstage and explore his anatomy.
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Fo sho! If I could do it all over, I would have went to the Airforce actually...
ya crazy enough marines have a good officer program and its easier to get into than the air force. lol. Going officer first in the air force is super hard
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Originally Posted by MapleSyrup
Get over yourselves, we arent driving Porsches.

350Z's are cheap. Very cheap. They arent expensive high class cars unless you buy them brand new. Anyone who can get approved for a loan can afford a 350z. My car payment right now is less then $300. I wouldve been able to afford that at age 15 working part time at a gas station. So whats all the fuss about? Minimum wage isnt 3 dollars anymore.
if you buy it busted. lol. and how many months are you making payments on it for eternity or have white hair and a credit score of 800. I pay 400 a month with 10% interest but only did a 4 year loan
I bought mine to drift though so ya


Originally Posted by MapleSyrup
Meaning i got divorced and bought myself a brand new car with every option that came available with it. Actually had to trade it in 2 years later for the Z because a Z was so much cheaper.

You can get a 2003 Z for less then 8 grand. Puts the payments at about $150 stretched out. If you ask me thats about perfect for a 17-18 year olds first car.
your kids will love you then for buying them a sports car. cause last i checked Z parts are a lot more expensive than civic parts. (Civic=Perfect 1st car) and if thats a kids first car guaranteed wrapped around a pole. fyi only z i have found for 8 grand was at a junk yard wrecked. lol

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Originally Posted by MapleSyrup
So every kids first car should be a Prius? Every old mustang GT i see on the road has some punk teenager driving it. But V6 is off limits?
ya well you see here in california a lot of those kids driving those classics have built them from the ground up and they have a bit more appreciation than some girl or guy that got it for their 18th birthday and doesnt know the brake fluid from the power steering fluid
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Originally Posted by 350Z Project X
ya well you see here in california a lot of those kids driving those classics have built them from the ground up and they have a bit more appreciation than some girl or guy that got it for their 18th birthday and doesnt know the brake fluid from the power steering fluid

I mean like 90s-early 2000's. Not classics. Im on the east coast, who knows maybe everythings different here. 10% interest on a loan? You must have horrible credit. I got a 2.99% loan for 5 years. And thats the highest % loan i've ever had on an auto loan. Then again, this is the first used car i've ever bought from a dealership.
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Originally Posted by MapleSyrup
I mean like 90s-early 2000's. Not classics. Im on the east coast, who knows maybe everythings different here. 10% interest on a loan? You must have horrible credit. I got a 2.99% loan for 5 years. And thats the highest % loan i've ever had on an auto loan. Then again, this is the first used car i've ever bought from a dealership.
Na i got great credit this was just my first car that i financed with no co-signer. I was paying 20% interest for the first 6 months then refinanced down to 10% interest. Ill refi again later to get it down to 3.99%. Cali is full of stingie people who dont like to give out auto loans



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