Wondering about the age of our Z owners
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Haha, H2s and GT3s and Segways and his brother with a Modena... sweet. I would never get my 17 kid a $30,000+ 350Z let alone any of the above.... I'm not saying my life was very hard but I think there is value in working toward a goal, whether it be a nice house, a ferrari, an MBA, starting a volunteering program, etc.
But then again I'm 22 and COMPLETELY independent and I get "mommy and daddy get you that nice graduation present?"
And I say "No, while you were drinking your face off senior year, I was partying AND looking for a job" - turns out the haters that give me the most $hit are the ones living at home off mommy and daddy cause they graduated over a year ago and still can't land a job. Sweet sweet irony.
But then again I'm 22 and COMPLETELY independent and I get "mommy and daddy get you that nice graduation present?"
And I say "No, while you were drinking your face off senior year, I was partying AND looking for a job" - turns out the haters that give me the most $hit are the ones living at home off mommy and daddy cause they graduated over a year ago and still can't land a job. Sweet sweet irony.
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First car - 1959 chevy impala two door (when I was 15 yo, cost me $50)
Favorite car I ever owned 1967 Lotus Europa (owned it from about 1978 -1981)
Mom and Dad have passed away, so I have to pay for mine myself. BTW, although my father had boocoo money, automobiles were our problem - he paid nothing, however, we
could have anything we wanted - as long as we paid for it.
Totally - including insurance. He figgured he was doing us a favor by allowing us to park our junks by his house. HAHA.
As for my Z performance model; lemans sunset,
Daily driver - I mean daily - and the paint job is showing it.
Seems to be a cheap clearcoat, chips easily.
First car - 1959 chevy impala two door (when I was 15 yo, cost me $50)
Favorite car I ever owned 1967 Lotus Europa (owned it from about 1978 -1981)
Mom and Dad have passed away, so I have to pay for mine myself. BTW, although my father had boocoo money, automobiles were our problem - he paid nothing, however, we
could have anything we wanted - as long as we paid for it.
Totally - including insurance. He figgured he was doing us a favor by allowing us to park our junks by his house. HAHA.
As for my Z performance model; lemans sunset,
Daily driver - I mean daily - and the paint job is showing it.
Seems to be a cheap clearcoat, chips easily.
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all i can say is young and old people can appreciate this car. i was a true believer in honda... actually i going to get an 04 s2k, but after driving a Z i was completely sold... my first car was civic hatch until it got stolen... kinda glad it did though. i was putting way too much money into that car.
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soon to be 25 and hopefully i'll get an insurance break...
maybe it's just me, but it seems like the average age of roadster owners is about 20+ more than the average age of coupe owners...
maybe it's just me, but it seems like the average age of roadster owners is about 20+ more than the average age of coupe owners...
Last edited by liljerk; Jul 10, 2004 at 10:07 PM.
attamz what kind of job did u have that had u work your *** off to pay for the Z?
what kind of high paying job can a high school kid get? I dont' understand when high school kids say "i worked my **** off for this car" <~ what kind of job?
cause if u worked at McDicks, i doubt u had enuff money to buy the Z
what kind of high paying job can a high school kid get? I dont' understand when high school kids say "i worked my **** off for this car" <~ what kind of job?
cause if u worked at McDicks, i doubt u had enuff money to buy the Z
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Originally posted by Shift_350gt
attamz what kind of job did u have that had u work your *** off to pay for the Z?
what kind of high paying job can a high school kid get? I dont' understand when high school kids say "i worked my **** off for this car" <~ what kind of job?
cause if u worked at McDicks, i doubt u had enuff money to buy the Z
attamz what kind of job did u have that had u work your *** off to pay for the Z?
what kind of high paying job can a high school kid get? I dont' understand when high school kids say "i worked my **** off for this car" <~ what kind of job?
cause if u worked at McDicks, i doubt u had enuff money to buy the Z
1) A trust fund, other inheritance, or made tons of cash as a teen star or something.
2) Work for their parents company or parents friend's company at way above normal wages.
3) Live at home (or with a bunch of friends sharing rent) and work full time for a company the parents don't run. All cash besides maybe about $50 a pay goes to payments, insurance , and maintenance. I wish I could live at home. I'd have a Elise, Z06, or even a Ferrari!
4) Parents pay for it. At mininum, pay for car payments and/or insurance. (The "parent helps" pay plan.).
5) They are Doogie Houser, and have a Doctorate at 16, therefore can afford the payments. Even Doogie lived at home the first few years. lol
6) Are 2, 3 or 4 but had a car with a huge trade-in value they didn't buy themselves, or had lots of help financing it. Therefore, payments are super low. I also put "parents finance" in this category.
I almost want to start a poll!
Last edited by overlord tom; Jul 11, 2004 at 09:51 PM.
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17...well basically my father and i share it as a "fun" car that we can both enjoy. I myself drive a 2003 Mustang V6 everyday as well as the Z on weekends etc.. I don't consider myself spoiled because in a way i feel that i deserve a car of that value. I have a nearly perfect G.P.A., im the editor of my school newspaper, and an avid member of my high school varsity lacrosse team