This is insane!!

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This is insane!!

Reply #15 – September 05, 2013, 12:12:37 PM

Well I guess I'm crazy as I bought a brand new car 2.5 years ago :hick:. It was just a Focus but still it was brand new.

People who are rich (not me but don't we all wish?) spend money on expensive things because they can. If you met someone from a third world country they would think that you're rich as you have a house, car, enough to eat, and internet access. "Expensive" is all a relative term.

I bought a new car because I really had no intention of getting a new one in three years. I figure I'd buy it, pay it off in 4-4 years, and then keep it for another 10 years till the body rusts out or a major engine/trans failure occurs. If you're going to buy a brand new car and keep it till the thing falls apart I have no problem with that. In fact it makes perfect sense to me. If you're going to keep a car for 10-15 years why get a used one if you can afford a new one? You'll know how it was maintained for its whole life. Plus the price difference between a 2-3 year old car with 20-30K miles and a brand new one isn't much different now. I'd like to say it's best to pay cash for a new car but there are some exceptions. For instance when I bought my Focus if I really, really wanted to I could have paid cash (I'd been saving money for years) but I decided to finance. Why? Well Ford Credit was offering me 0% for 60 months. I wouldn't be paying them interest. So I took the financing. It was "free money" as I pay Ford every month but I also earn interest on the money I kept in the bank.

This is insane!!

Reply #16 – September 05, 2013, 12:13:46 PM

Quote from: jcassity;421287

i like wealthy people,, they employ us.
its thiers to waste ,,, if they want to buy this and that, then so be it.

if you make 70k income per year, your now upper class
the bar was lowered in 2013 tax season,,

$70K is not upper class, at least in my book. How is 70K a year "wealthy"?

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Reply #17 – September 05, 2013, 01:14:41 PM

Quote from: thunderjet302;421299

$70K is not upper class, at least in my book. How is 70K a year "wealthy"?

If I were making 70k a year I would have it made... My best year so far, my wife and I made 25k between the two of us and we make it pretty well

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Reply #18 – September 05, 2013, 02:00:03 PM

Quote from: Davemutt;421292

There's no guarantee the person who bought this car is wealthy. I worked at a dealership for a few years and I quickly learned that an expensive car doesn't always equal high income. Often the people who can least afford the expensive rides are the most willing to go into debt for the status.

There's also a very good possibility the car was leased. Or maybe someone took a very long term note. Dealers are now working loans with terms up to 97 months. Sure a good portion of those loans will default, but the bankers will get their bonuses today and thier bailouts tomorrow.

Well said. I'm sure a lot of this goes on.

Quote from: thunderjet302;421298

If you're going to buy a brand new car and keep it till the thing falls apart I have no problem with that. In fact it makes perfect sense to me. If you're going to keep a car for 10-15 years why get a used one if you can afford a new one? You'll know how it was maintained for its whole life.

I agree and makes sense to me too. Once your car is paid off, it starts paying for itself (assuming it's not a lemon and eats you up in maintenance) and the depreciation is a wash. If you hang on to it long enough it could actually appreciate (Boss 429, Hemi Cuda, etc etc) but don't count on it.:hick:

This is insane!!

Reply #19 – September 05, 2013, 08:20:58 PM

I am not talking weather one is RICH or POOR. I find it amazing someone would shell out this much money for a piece of like this. But then again most people that buy cars are not versed on the subject of a good car. for100K i would have a BENZ. Much better car than an AUDI. But then again people actually buy Toyota Priuses.Different strokes i guess. But then again if you can afford 100K i guess it does not matter??

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Reply #20 – September 06, 2013, 06:37:57 AM

Why is it so insane?
Someone would rather have a quality Audi RS5 than a py Camaro.
I'm sorry to shiznit on all of you but if you seriously compare a high class Audi to a Camaro in any other perspective than performance you're crazy.

We're all a special breed. We want to drive around in Thunderturds which nobody else even remotely care about. They must think WE are crazy if something.

EDIT: To clarify stuff, I myself would rather have a Camaro than an Audi RS5, even if it was free (and I couldn't pick the Audi in the reason to sell it and buy two camaros).

This is insane!!

Reply #21 – September 06, 2013, 10:50:05 AM

Audi, to me, is one of those things that is only considered "high-class" by those whom have never experienced true high class. Audi is very "mid-class" IMHO. My boss drives an Audi, and I used to own a VW Jetta. They were very similar, and I didn't really like either of them, heh. If I wanted high-class, there's several Bentleys, Rolls Royces, and even an Aston Martin on craigslist for less than half that price. Yeah, they're used, but when you come out of the club with a hot date which car would you rather have the valet bring to your rich ass? LOL.

This is insane!!

Reply #22 – September 06, 2013, 11:34:14 AM

Heh, I have a few friends that drive around base entry 3 series Bmw's and act like they're on top of the world, but they live on a month to month basis making car payments, and living with their parents still.

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Reply #23 – September 06, 2013, 12:31:20 PM

Quote from: vinnietbird;421248

My guess is that Camaro drivers aren't the target group that Audi is looking for.

This.