Originally posted by: bUnMaNGo
Originally posted by: Scipionix
Originally posted by: LordSegan
I need to get a new car. (Right now I drive a 1987 Olds Ciera V6) My parents are going to cover most of it, and I have a max budget of about 30k. I am 20 years old and Im trying to decide if I want to get a G35 or an Accord/Altima. Part of me thinks Im too young for a G35, but I also plan to keep this car for a while, and I worry the Accord would start to feel "old" sooner.
What do you guys think?
How about you strike out on your own and work for a living instead of bragging about your parent's wealth and how they spoil you?
I don't see why people have to make statements like that. So what if our parents pay for everything, buying us new cars when we get our driver's licenses, pay for our college tuition/housing, etc etc? I find no reason why anybody would be jealous of something like that. Yea, my parents bought me a car when I was 17. They paid for all my undergrad education and housing, and will probably pay for my graduate education too. It's just that in the end, the roles will (or should) reverse, and the kids will end up taking care of their parents even if they still have a lot of money in their retirement funds. We don't send our parents to homes and stuff. One of my friends who just graduated from UCLA had never worked a day in his life up until last summer (which was at JPL). His parents paid for everything up until then because they felt that you might as well study hard while you're in school, focusing your attention on your schoolwork instead of having to deal with a job. Well it payed off, because he graduated summa cum lade, and is headed to Stanford for his MS in EE. Sure, some of you guys might not have it this good, having to work and go to school at the same time. One of my best friends from school is like this- he took a year off after graduating high school waiting tables at Olive Garden to save up some money for school, started at a junior college, transferred, then graduated with honors with a double major in business and computer science, and is on his way to a $90k salary. These people (like Carbonyl) definately have my respect because they did everything themselves and were successful at it. Then there's the other end. I have friends from Rancho Palos Verdes (you LA people should be familiar with that area) who got $40-50k cars when they turned 16, etc etc. I had a friend who got a '97 Lexus SC300 for his 17th birthday. Around there, there are a bunch of kids like that. They cover a broad spectrum. You get the typical rich spoiled kid who gets a brand new BMW M3, wrecks it while racing another car on the freeway, and his parents buy him a new one. Those people don't get any of my respect whatsoever. However, with those that work hard and do well in school and whose parents buy them $40k cars, I have no problem with. I just think of it as a "temporary" reward for all their hard work until they graduate and start earning their 6 figure salaries themselves
😉 Anyways, I've heard somewhere that there are stats that students from upper-middle class and higher families tend to have scored better on their SATs and stuff, one theory being because their families can afford SAT schools such as the Princeton Review and what not. It's simple... as you guys have probably heard before, in general, the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor. That is, unless you do something about it. So don't whine about our daddies buying us brand new $30k cars when we turn 16. If your family didn't support you financially either by choice or simply because they couldn't afford it, tough luck. Life isn't fair. Whiners don't get anywhere in life. Don't go around thread crapping on people like LordSegan and myself simply because you can't get what you want. Go out and do something about it. Sorry to ruin this thread with something like this but people that make snide remarks like that piss me off.
Anyways, to answer your question, for $30k, you're basically looking at the G35, TL or CL Type-S, IS300, or some barebones 325i, A4, or C240. Needless to say, either the CL/TL or G35 have the most bang for the buck- they've got more horsepower than the rest of the cars in the pack plus they cost a little less than the rest of the herd. Also, consider the WRX as neovan said... very good bang for the buck
🙂 if I were to get a car that were < $25k I'd pick that. Personally, I don't really like the tail on the G35... I think it's kinda ugly
😛 I think the TL/CL Type-S look a lot nicer, but that's just a personal preference thing.
On a sidenote, I have another friend who just graduated magna cum lade from Pomona College and is on his way to medical school at Vanderbuilt on a full scholarship (which is approx $50k/year). He just ordered a brand new 350z out there, courtesy his parents. Getting that scholarship saves his parents what, at least $200k in tuition and housing costs? Tell me that doesn't deserve a $30k car.
Let us know what you decide... just remember that you're lucky to have parents that can afford stuff like this
🙂 I myself just got a '99 Honda CBR 600 F4 from my parents as a graduation/21st bday present
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