hello all!
Noob here just wondering how you guys pay for your rides. I've just recently begun to like cars since I've started driving my 76 chevy silverado.... yeah I know. Anyways, leave your replies, thanks and talk to you guys and gals later.

The cars are easy. It's the wife, kids, house, etc... that's expensive!

Drug money

im a man of ill repute

Male escorting.. =-)
Bootlegging Playstation 2 games???
Being Excelent at spelling.. hahahahah

honestly.. it's all about finacing... What you spend and what you save for tomorrow.. Money earned should be less than money spent... If at all possible stay away from credit... use only in emergencies.. then pay it off in less than a year... Owning things.. Less money going out for stupid stuff...

Think about it.. if you rent your paying what 1000 bucks on average a month.. then gas and electric, cable, internet, phone, water, soo on.. after 10 years. you are 0% closer to owner your home... Have fun spending your money..

Same thing for the car.. 300, 400 even 600 bucks a month for a car at the end of 5 years you finally own it.. which sucks cause that's about the time most cars start to have problems that need repair (average 12000 miles a year)...

It's all about how you make but more importantly how much you spend on stupid stuff and not upgrading your car... Gaming systems chew up a lot of that money.. on average families with one gaming console spend 700 a year.. if not buying games, renting them..

Think about it.. if you rent your paying what 1000 bucks on average a month..



more like 300 a month :) got to love a college town, lots of very cheap apt.

Money earned should be less than money spent...


Strike that, reverse it. On we go!

Strike that, reverse it. On we go!


Gotta Love the American Way
Money Spent should be more than money earned...

Debt 4ever...

budget i.e. ramen noodles and wearing clothes till they are thread bare

budget i.e. ramen noodles and wearing clothes till they are thread bare

but the ramen noodles will make you hungry in like 10 minutes...Gotta drink a lot of water after that.. makes you feel full... and you would be amazed the cloths you can find in the thrift stores... no one will ever know the difference...

My little ass job, Help from my Turst account in taking out large personal loans against money in my trust then payin git back with my job so i dont actually loose my trust money and then keep a good majority of my trust money invested and with all of that you get your car and afford whatever most of the time.

great plan but that requires first having a trust fund :)

Gotta Love the American Way
Money Spent should be more than money earned...

Debt 4ever...


never

I know most americans live by debt, but I will never. My philosophy is that if I can't afford it in cash, then I can't afford it yet.

exactly, every car my family has ever bought we pay in cash, no more morgage, all our boats were bought debt free, we live by the philosophy, that if i die tom. i dont want to leave my debt for anyone else.

My bad... you guys are right... I typed it wrong... Sorry...

Money Spent should be less than money earned...
it's been a long day... Brain is shutting down... Darn gym... Roids are bad for you.. good thing i don;t use them.. =-)

Second comment about American way.. was sarcasm I think..

dont you ever sleep, your always on, i know i am to but at least i crash out forr a few hours each night. Speaking of which im gong to leave you guys soon, im actually going to get some sleep tonight I swear.

Told you dude.. I sleep about 3 hours unless i'm drunk.. and I'm trying to cut back on the drinking... One night month... hahahaha

A good workout at the gym puts me out for about 2 hours..

never

I know most americans live by debt, but I will never. My philosophy is that if I can't afford it in cash, then I can't afford it yet.
I feel the same way for most purchases, except cars and real estate. Given the current interest rates, I'd rather invest $60K in real estate than buy an M3 in cash. All mods are paid in cash though :D

-Awais

good, buying mods on credit is stupid

Sometimes you just NEED more boost. You know, one more fix, one more psi.

this is an intervention chris....

Can you at least wait until I pick up the downpipe and wideband o2 tomorrow?

downpipes are easily in my top 5 mods of all time
especially on a stock turbo 300zx, you can hear those turbos sing and the difference in spool up is amazing

I just drove to school, and I'm giggling like a schoolgirl at the power my car is making right now. My turbo spools to 17psi by 2900rpms in the higher gears. The downpipe will make it spool even faster, it's going to be impressive.

Downpipes make my car sound ridiculous. Throaty, with even louder turbo woooooooosh.I'm really in like with my car right now.

just in like???

at 17psi? and the occasional 19? really?

I haven't reached day 8, yet. I will let you know.

you digress
not even relevant
not duration...degree

You are right. I have not started fucking with the timing, yet. Right now, where it matters, I think it is at 28 degrees. Will probably move up to 29, soon.

It will be great when I get it running nice and lean, and I get some serious power out of it. I should be nice and tuned by mid March, I'm guessing.

mid march? that's like a month away. How can you stand it? I would want to jump on it right away.

I guess I'm an instant gratification sort of girl.

My first instinct is to just say fuck it, and keep driving until it's done. But I figure getting there gradually will be satisfying, and better once I get there. Actually, you're right. I want it, and I want it now. I am going to free up some time this weekend and work on it. I just hope it's willing to cooperate with me, these things can be involved, sometimes.

At least you still have the bimmer to drive till you get the sti tunned, you should be able to have at least a little fun. :)

mid march? that's like a month away. How can you stand it? I would want to jump on it right away.

I guess I'm an instant gratification sort of girl.

does that follow you to the bedroom to?

Joe....why do you always have to assume I'm thinking of something sordid and sexual?

maybe I was talking about his CAR?!
lol

I just hope it's willing to cooperate with me, these things can be involved, sometimes.

Talk about involved, i had to take apart my fridge last night to switch the doors so they open the other way. What should have been a 15 min job tunred into an hour because the fuckers the put the doors on ended up putting glue on the end of the screws that hold the handle to the door so i ended up stripper the screws and then breaking off the handle. by the end of the hour i had it all done but with one less handle and a nice dent in the door from kicking it.

hahahahaha ^^^^^
did you really have to switch sides? was it worth it?

Joe....why do you always have to assume I'm thinking of something sordid and sexual?

maybe I was talking about his CAR?!
lol

yeah ok if car = (edit) then maybe i could understand that.

hahahahaha ^^^^^
did you really have to switch sides? was it worth it?

Had to switch it because we moved the fridge to the other side of the kitchen and it needed to be done. AND no it was not worth it.

That's always fun... do you have an icemaker attached to the fridge??? Double door || or = or was it single???

Nope no ice maker, it was a double door but no l l, the frezer is on top and the fridge on the bottom with sepreate doors.

yeah ok if car = (edit) then maybe i could understand that.

where do you come up with these things Joe?

Have girls likened your penis to your lumina in the past?

where do you come up with these things Joe?

Have girls likened your penis to your lumina in the past?

hahaha yes.. reliable with moderate power

HAHAHA, THAT IS FUCKING HYSTERICAL. Alicia, I am sorry, but there is no coming back to that.

hahaha yes.. reliable with moderate power


hahahahaha
I have to say I'm impressed with the response. Quite on cue.
Touche.

hahahahaha
I have to say I'm impressed with the response. Quite on cue.
Touche.

DId you want to take a test drive?

that depends...how many miles are on that bad boy? I've recently discovered the beauty of low mileage.

My accord is falling apart on me now at 250K. It used to be a perfect machine. I have so many repairs now.
btw...h22 accord anyone? I'll let it go for cheap cheap.

haha already got my honda fix but thanks anyway.

that depends...how many miles are on that bad boy? I've recently discovered the beauty of low mileage.

Well how do you figure out how many miles are on a penis? If you give me a formula i tell you how many miles i got.. oh wait were you talking about cars?

honey..you have a one track mind.

yeah i know but hey its semi entertaining at least.

So I got the downpipe on, but now i'm getting boost creep. Figures it is difficult. I have to pull the turbo and port teh wastegate. Need to really get in there and open it up good. I'm hoping I can get in and out in a day. We'll see what happens.

that sucks

DP's are the shit tho

First through fourth gears are pretty absurd. Once I get the wastegate issue resolved, it should be at 320awhp. This downpipe was a great, great mod.

so Chris...did you get everything you wanted to, worked out this weekend?

As per usual, I decided I wanted more than I initially thought. I made tentative plans to make even more boost. Hopefully I'll know what's up in the very near future.

more?! how much do you need?! sounds like you got quite a bit already.

and why tentative? just commit.

hello all!
Noob here just wondering how you guys pay for your rides. I've just recently begun to like cars since I've started driving my 76 chevy silverado.... yeah I know. Anyways, leave your replies, thanks and talk to you guys and gals later.

Hard work and dedication. :grin:

It pays to invest...

Cut back on Beers/month cost
Having a girl friend costs a lot too, you don't need her. hahahahahaha

Tink bout it... Movies, Dinner, presents for all the times you did something wrong (forgot the two week aniversary), new cloths and shoes - gotta look good for the girl, Own place (living with mom gets old quick after 25.. hahahhaha)

Choose Wisely - the wrong choice will leave you and your ride all alone...

i agree whole heartedly on the girlfreinds being expensive, if i was single i whould have been able to drop the cash for the rally back in october, but its all worth it.

Just cut out breakfast and dinner and eat a late lunch around 4pm. Also go grocery shopping about once every three months. (you save big money)

If you are really smart, you would work at a food place like Domino's or Pizza Hut. You always have something to eat and you will get tips for deliveries.

Better yet "Valet Parking" Great money, you get to f*ck other people cars and you go home every night with $$$ cash in your pocket as well as a full belly from the food you that out of the back of restaurants.

Not that I have been thinking about this or something. Great College job!

more?! how much do you need?! sounds like you got quite a bit already.

and why tentative? just commit.


Oh, I'm committed alright. This stuff is like an addiction. More more more! I want 35psi! Hahaha. It's gonna take some time to get all of the proper parts, then tuning begins.

Not that I have been thinking about this or something. Great College job!
And if you wanna save mortgage, try living out of an NSX :D

Honestly it seems I had more money as a valet. I purchased my house when I was 23, got the NSX at 24 and Mercedes a few months later. All from a job as a valet parking. I started my parking company at 26 and it all seem to go down hill from there; (Just kidding!) but I am spending money like crazy now.

I know a lot of you will ask how in the world can you get a house, NSX and mercedes as a valet? Well the answer is easy... Valet Parking here in Atlanta is a pretty good job. You can figure if you work 4 night a week making between $200 -300 per night that averages out to $1000 per week tax free (shhhhh) also as a student. Houses are easy to purchase. With as little as 5% down you have a house so 5-10grand and there! With the NSX I saved for a half of a year there there is your NSX. I also make wise decisions with investing my money so the saying is true...it is not how much you make but how much you keep and what you do with it.

I miss my valeting day. I had more discretionary money then. Today I have budgets and all of this other stuff to meet now! You business owners know how it is! :lol:

who r u kidding we all know u pimp urself out.

how is that under the table? and when you say 200 - 300 a night is that in tips?

How does Uncle Sam know that I am making $200-300 a night...are the people who are giving me the $3-5 tips per vehicle reporting that to the government? That is how is was tax free. I actually paid my taxes because I had to get the house and you had to prove to the government I had to money and the means to pay it.

. . .And you are right Sonya, I never really valeted, I was a dancer/stripper ....and if that was the case, $200-300 sucks. I must not have been very good.

I had the choice of 500 fat chicks for $100 each or 50 really fat chicks for $1,000 a pop. Lets just say I made my $50,000. :)

Nick

lol, isnt that from a movie?

its still 50,000 either way :)

lol, isnt that from a movie?
Family Guy

Nick

thats what it was family guy season ... 3?dvd... i think? im probally wrong tho

No clue, one of the 3. It the one where meg and lois go on spring break and peter morgages his house to become a fisher.

Nick

yeah its when peter sells the house, also the episode where he becomes a fisherman, When do the new episdoes start?

Stephen

May 1st on FOX.

Nick

ah good shit