anyone actively saving up for their dream car?

 
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i am. hopefully be able to buy it next summer.

i'm coming for you



this or the delorean but thats more expensive and not as customisable
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No, most of us have to buy things like food and shelter.

I am buying a '98 Dodge Intrepid this weekend though.
Really miss my '97 Mustang coupe, but it was just a piece of shit under the hood, like all gen 4 mustangs.


 
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No, most of us have to buy things like food and shelter.

you cant do both?


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No, most of us have to buy things like food and shelter.

you cant do both?
Absolutely not.

I can't just shove $15,000 in the hole to buy an old Bricklin, or a Galaxie 500.
I'm barely just doing my best to get by, and I'm already $5,000 in debt.

Not to mention, FORGET trying to insure something like that.
I know what it costs, and I want no part of it.


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I won't buy a car more than 10-20% of my yearly income.  I have a lot of other things to buy with greater utility-to-price ratio.  I have no use buying materialistic things.


 
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Absolutely not.

I can't just shove $15,000 in the hole to buy an old Bricklin, or a Galaxie 500.
I'm barely just doing my best to get by, and I'm already $5,000 in debt.

Not to mention, FORGET trying to insure something like that.
I know what it costs, and I want no part of it.

well i'm sorry to hear that

but fyi i'm still on my learner's permit for a few months and my insurance on my current car isn't nearly that bad (though i put it away for the winter and such so maybe that has something to do with it) and its around the same level of price and worth as the bricklin.


 
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I won't buy a car more than 10-20% of my yearly income.  I have a lot of other things to buy with greater utility-to-price ratio.  I have no use buying materialistic things.

gotcha. most of the things i buy are pretty cheap (i mostly shop at thrift stores and stuff) so i get to spend a little more money on something like a car. plus i want to get into the automotive business and working on a car in my spare time will help that goal.


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Absolutely not.

I can't just shove $15,000 in the hole to buy an old Bricklin, or a Galaxie 500.
I'm barely just doing my best to get by, and I'm already $5,000 in debt.

Not to mention, FORGET trying to insure something like that.
I know what it costs, and I want no part of it.

well i'm sorry to hear that

but fyi i'm still on my learner's permit for a few months and my insurance on my current car isn't nearly that bad (though i put it away for the winter and such so maybe that has something to do with it) and its around the same level of price and worth as the bricklin.
Enlighten me, do you live alone?


 
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Enlighten me, do you live alone?

nah, i live with my family (2 younger brothers, parents and my sister)


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Enlighten me, do you live alone?
nah, i live with my family (2 younger brothers, parents and my sister)
Okay, well imagine taking all the money you were going to spend on that car, and deciding not to be homeless instead.

And all the money you spend on your 90s knick knacks?
That goes to not being hungry.

Simple stuff.


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Bleh, fancy cars look cool, but what do they offer besides transport and vanity?

I'd much prefer to spend my money on something substantial.


 
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Okay, well imagine taking all the money you were going to spend on that car, and deciding not to be homeless instead.

And all the money you spend on your 90s knick knacks?
That goes to not being hungry.

Simple stuff.

what? i already do that. i didn't graduate high school so my folks make me pay rent or they'll kick me out again (and considering my job for the next year at least is stationed in this city it just makes good sense). and because i'm a vegan i'm forced to buy my own food, too.

also,

80s knick knacks*


 
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Bleh, fancy cars look cool, but what do they offer besides transport and vanity?

I'd much prefer to spend my money on something substantial.

that's it, they look cool as an accessory and you get places in them

cars are just so damn cool


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Okay, well imagine taking all the money you were going to spend on that car, and deciding not to be homeless instead.

And all the money you spend on your 90s knick knacks?
That goes to not being hungry.

Simple stuff.

what? i already do that. i didn't graduate high school so my folks make me pay rent or they'll kick me out again (and considering my job for the next year at least is stationed in this city it just makes good sense). and because i'm a vegan i'm forced to buy my own food, too.

also,

80s knick knacks*
I spend about 10k-15k a year just on the essentials.

I only make about $17,000

In Syrup scented scratch n sniff stickers that comes out to:

13k-19k out of 22k

You can probably expect to spend 1/5 of what I spend at the grocery store though, since I usually feed five people, or more since we have company almost daily. In all, I can see where you'd have money to waste on superficial things, but please don't pretend anyone else does.


 
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I spend about 10k-15k a year just on the essentials.

I only make about $17,000

In Syrup scented scratch n sniff stickers that comes out to:

13k-19k out of 22k

You can probably expect to spend 1/5 of what I spend at the grocery store though, since I usually feed five people, or more since we have company almost daily.

well yeah, i make more money than that and i don't spend nearly as much as you seem to so it makes sense that i can save up.

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In all, I can see where you'd have money to waste on superficial things, but please don't pretend anyone else does.

i didn't mean to be rude. i was just looking to talk about cars and shit.


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I spend about 10k-15k a year just on the essentials.

I only make about $17,000

In Syrup scented scratch n sniff stickers that comes out to:

13k-19k out of 22k

You can probably expect to spend 1/5 of what I spend at the grocery store though, since I usually feed five people, or more since we have company almost daily.

well yeah, i make more money than that and i don't spend nearly as much as you seem to so it makes sense that i can save up.

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In all, I can see where you'd have money to waste on superficial things, but please don't pretend anyone else does.

i didn't mean to be rude. i was just looking to talk about cars and shit.
The US is just a really shitty place to live right now and I'm making a lot more money than most of my friends to boot, which is not a good thing.

People literally live on top of each other just to make ends meet around my area, and 'you can't do both' kind of just put me in defence mode. Like, nobody here has money, ever, so I'm always the one who ends up shelling out to feed people, since I'm just not heartless enough to watch them starve.


 
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Nope. I did just buy a new car though. 2016 Nissan Sentra.

My dream car is unrealistic.


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Bleh, fancy cars look cool, but what do they offer besides transport and vanity?

I'd much prefer to spend my money on something substantial.

that's it, they look cool as an accessory and you get places in them

cars are just so damn cool

Well, fair enough, we all have our own opinions.


 
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The US is just a really shitty place to live right now and I'm making a lot more money than most of my friends to boot, which is not a good thing.

People literally live on top of each other just to make ends meet around my area, and 'you can't do both' kind of just put me in defence mode. Like, nobody here has money, ever, so I'm always the one who ends up shelling out to feed people, since I'm just not heartless enough to watch them starve.

i get it

sorry, i had good intentions with this thread and i don't know what the situation is like in the US


 
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All hail the 80's and the gloriousness that spawned from it.

yeah but the bricklin was made in 75


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The US is just a really shitty place to live right now and I'm making a lot more money than most of my friends to boot, which is not a good thing.

People literally live on top of each other just to make ends meet around my area, and 'you can't do both' kind of just put me in defence mode. Like, nobody here has money, ever, so I'm always the one who ends up shelling out to feed people, since I'm just not heartless enough to watch them starve.

i get it

sorry, i had good intentions with this thread and i don't know what the situation is like in the US
There's nothing wrong with the thread, you just hit a nerve.

Most commie states are better off for the little man, but there's no minimum wage in this state.


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No, most of us have to buy things like food and shelter.
Did you go to jail for the free food and shelter?
No, I was held for thirty days because I didn't have money for bail.
Then I was released on personal recognizance, and then they dropped it since I didn't actually do anything and evidence supported that.


 
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No I have to pay for big boy things


I didn't know you didn't even have your licence yet


 
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I didn't know you didn't even have your licence yet

i do

in canada we have the g system

g1 -- can only drive with someone who has had their full g license for over 4 years

g2 (what i have) -- don't need anyone to drive with you, restriction-less after 6 months. must be renewed within 4 years of earning

g license -- full license, after 4 years you can drive with a g1 holder


i'm eligible for my full license and i could get it very easily by going into the store, but i just haven't found the time. the g2 is functionally the same as the full g.


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No I have to pay for big boy things


I didn't know you didn't even have your licence yet

i do

in canada we have the g system

g1 -- can only drive with someone who has had their full g license for over 4 years

g2 (what i have) -- don't need anyone to drive with you, restriction-less after 6 months. must be renewed within 4 years of earning

g license -- full license, after 4 years you can drive with a g1 holder


i'm eligible for my full license and i could get it very easily by going into the store, but i just haven't found the time. the g2 is functionally the same as the full g.
oh basically you just aren't allowed to be the only person in the car with a g1 holder?
Interesting. 


 
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oh basically you just aren't allowed to be the only person in the car with a g1 holder?
Interesting.

yeah that's it

and there's a few other things, like punishments for tickets being more severe/the alcohol levels being lower if you have a g2, but those hardly ever apply to me cuz i'm a big ol boyscout