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New Car: Tough Decision
My friend just totaled my car and my insurance gave me a check for $8200. I have another $9000 that I want to put towards a new car. So I have about $17,000 to work with and i've narrowed it down to three cars: 350Z, G-35, or an RX-8. Since I only have 17 grand to work with, money is a huge factor in this decision. My obvious favorite out of the three is the G-35, but i'm not sure if it would be the best decision to get a G-35 that sells for only 17 grand.
Right now my primary source is ebay and I have been checking around on car auctions for about a week. With only 17 grand to work with i'm most likely getting an older model (probably '03 or '04) so that I can afford it. Which car is the best buy for my situation? |
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Re: New Car: Tough Decision
Get a used Cadillac and throw some D's on that bitch
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Re: New Car: Tough Decision
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Get a used Cadillac and throw some D's on that bitch [/ QUOTE ] Ya caddy's [censored] rule. I bet you can get a 2004 from an auction for $17K. |
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Re: New Car: Tough Decision
You guys are way off on the G35. There are 60 listings for 2003-2004 G35s with for under $18k with under 45,000 miles on them.
There were some with under 25k miles on them even. You may have to have one shipped depending on where you live, but they are a definitely available. You can get an extended warranty to cover any problems. Also, as guids said, pentagon is AWESOME. I used them on his recommendation and have been very pleased. |
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Re: New Car: Tough Decision
coupe or sedan?
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Not the RX-8. I don't know about the quality of each car you can get for $17k, but I'd go G35, then 350Z, then RX-8. The wankel engine is pretty sweet, though.
Are you really that hard set on these exact three cars? |
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Any G35 you can afford at that price is most likely to be a 2003 model with over 100k miles. While it's definitely the best of the bunch, if you're not willing to finance $4-5,000, you're pretty much going to be scraping bottom of the barrel on the G35 front. For $22k or so, you might actually be able to get an '04 or '05 with 60-70k miles.
Anyway, it is an awesome car. But if your budget is only $18k, you might want to consider the Altima with the 3.5 liter. It's not the same, but it really is pretty badass for what it is. |
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You can get a decent RX-8 for $17K. But then you have to repair it if something goes wrong. It sounds like there are good and bad ones out there, but RX-8s are a big gamble, and I wouldn't without a warranty.
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But if your budget is only $18k, you might want to consider the Altima with the 3.5 liter. It's not the same, but it really is pretty badass for what it is. [/ QUOTE ] |
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Why pay all cash? You should typically finance the car if you can get a decent rate so you have some cash on hand in case of problems.
You can get a loan at like 5.9% at pentagon federal credit union. You can almost get that amount back by putting the money in a high yield savings account - and you have the money on hand. You can also afford a bit higher of a car. I purchased a 2005 G35 manual sedan for $22,000 with only 17,000 on it. This was back in November of 2006. This was a great deal, but if you look around you can find it. I looked on autotrader.com and ebay daily until I found the deal. I got it from a toyota dealer who abused a dude when he traded it in. It is in mint condition and under full warranty. Go for the G35 and finance some of it - the best car of the group. Just do your homework so you get a great interest rate and a great deal on the car. |
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