What do ya think of this car?

[RedRooster]

This car. Canadian dollars.

Could be paying it off for the next ten years, but I talked to my friend who works there and the financing is ridiculously low for a car this expensive!
Heh, like I should even be considering this.

 

[flamingelephant]

One question.... WHY?

You'd have all this car, and no place to drive it like it should be driven,
plus, whereever you park it you always have people checking it out, leaning against it and scratching the hell out of it...

if you wanna go all out, spend half as much on something else

 

[TallBill]

Buuuuuuuy it!! thats a nice car!

 

[RedRooster]

I've got a daily driver, which can be used in the winter. I've got a bike for the summer. I've already paid off my home, I'm 23 and not married yet(girlfriend). I say why not??
There's three others(not 2000 models, just older RT/10s) around town and they think they're hot crapputa out at the strip(where I currently drive a friend's entry), so with a litle disposable income I figure it'd be nice to to own something that actually won't depreciate too much.

 

[BigSmooth]

What do I think of the car? Obviously, it kicks ass.

However, if I were to spend that much money, I'd buy myself a nicer house instead... which would APPRECIATE in value instead of just "not depreciating too much".

 

[pulse8]

OR...you could just give some of that "disposable income" to me!


I say do what you want to do. If you want the car and can afford it, get it. You only live once.

David

 

[yakko]

It is an ok car but if you like it and can afford it go for it.

 

[RedRooster]

$6999 down, and $949 a month. That's less monthly payments than some are paying for a BMW or Lexus for half the total price. Although these payments are spread out over 10 years.
Guess I'll keep looking, maybe that is a little steep.

 

[geno]

GET IT!!!

 

[Imported]

Embarass those Vipers by beating them in a Civic..

 

[RedRooster]

Heh, I'd probably go German over Japanese, but for a quarter of the price and similar performace in a straight line, who can complain either way.

 

[worth]

Where is it?

 

[dcdomain]

Eh? What car was it? It's not coming up, brings me to a generic page.

 

[RedRooster]

Oh, oops, guess my session ran out. It was a 2000 Viper ACR GTS.

Pick any of those three VWs on the HPAMotorsports page. I'm partial to Golfzilla. AWD, 442hp, 0-60-4.4, 16psi of boost, <$60000

 

[DoubleN]

That's a really nice car, but I'm not sure it would be wise for you to get that car if you're going to have to be making payments since that involves interest. Interest, no matter how low is still money that you're paying in excess as a penalty. I'd say save the money you'd put towards the car and put it in something like a 5% money market fun, or a CD (not music, but investment type) and gain interest on that money of yours rather than spending it. If you did this...you could probably buy a new Viper in not too long with cash and have money left over...all before you would have finished paying off the old one, but then again...you wouldn't have gotten to drive a Viper till then. Having a car like that would be awesome no doubt, but worth the money...only you can make that call.

 

[RedRooster]

I've been investing a good deal of my pay(maximum allowed) to registered and non-registered ethical funds since I've been 15. I suppose if I wanted, at this rate, I could retire at 35, but I'm NOT touching that money until I'm 50 at least. By then, I shouldn't have to work for the rest of my life.
I guess I'm in that rare situation, where I've got some money put away, I'm out of school with no debt at all, I've got major purchases(car/house) paid off, I'm in a very good job and now I'm just looking to SPEND a little.

 

[MrCodeDude]

I think it's pretty
Buy it!!
-- mrcodedude