Looking to buy, first sports car experiences?

CRiZO · 05-09-2019, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Zezus

I say buy a sports car!
I don't know about there, but 350z and 300z are cheap as hell around here. You can get a decent one for 6k or so.
Do it while you don't have any responsibilities, before you have kids. Going out to late night car meets and hanging out, doing dumb **** was one of my favorite parts of college.
Now i'm a homebody and haven't been to a car meet in years.

Yeah a 350 can be a good deal if unmolested. I would absolutely not buy a 300zx though, those things are money pits and impossible to work on.

Car meets have died off sadly. It's either those street shutdowns with lots of idiots doing idiot things for snapchat, or tiny groups. I saw an enthusiast miata meet the other night and man it made me miss those days.

Zezus · 05-09-2019, 08:44 AM

I remember the days of going to meets in my (basically) stock civic. I ended up completely building and swapping that car and learned so much.
It still would have been more fun to have a fun car to begin with, rather than making a boring car fun.

CRiZO · 05-09-2019, 08:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Zezus

I remember the days of going to meets in my (basically) stock civic. I ended up completely building and swapping that car and learned so much.
It still would have been more fun to have a fun car to begin with, rather than making a boring car fun.

Haha, I hung out with the MX-6 / Probe guys. Our cars were slow af but man we had fun.

Then I got a turbo swapped MR2. A teenager should not have that car.

dboss · 05-09-2019, 09:14 AM

I couldn't even imagine getting that car at that age. Just to give you some perspective on insurance, I am paying 130 a month with a 2000 dollar deductible (I've never had a speeding ticket). With a normal deductible I'm looking at 200+ a month. At your age, these prices will probably be doubled. Also you'll be spending 2-4k a year in gas (US gas prices) or maybe more depending on how much you drive.

Make sure you are financially stable before you buy the car. I waited until I was finished with college. Once I finished my 6 month contract and became a full time employee, I bought the car that week.

Edit: Just saw in your post that you're already aware of insurance costs

Zezus · 05-09-2019, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by CRiZO

Haha, I hung out with the MX-6 / Probe guys. Our cars were slow af but man we had fun.

Then I got a turbo swapped MR2. A teenager should not have that car.

Mmmm MR2... God damn those are good looking cars. The guys down the street swap tons of them with the jdm mini van engines.

Here is my old rice mobile.
K20a2 with more mods than i can count.
Its still sitting in the garage and never gets driven...
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05-09-2019, 09:14 AM	#4 (permalink)
dboss Base Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Age: 31 Posts: 108 Drives: 370Z Sport 17’ Rep Power: 2412	I couldn't even imagine getting that car at that age. Just to give you some perspective on insurance, I am paying 130 a month with a 2000 dollar deductible (I've never had a speeding ticket). With a normal deductible I'm looking at 200+ a month. At your age, these prices will probably be doubled. Also you'll be spending 2-4k a year in gas (US gas prices) or maybe more depending on how much you drive. Make sure you are financially stable before you buy the car. I waited until I was finished with college. Once I finished my 6 month contract and became a full time employee, I bought the car that week. Edit: Just saw in your post that you're already aware of insurance costs Last edited by dboss; 05-09-2019 at 09:21 AM.

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05-09-2019, 08:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
Zezus Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 354 Drives: 2016 370z sport 6spd Rep Power: 50339	I remember the days of going to meets in my (basically) stock civic. I ended up completely building and swapping that car and learned so much. It still would have been more fun to have a fun car to begin with, rather than making a boring car fun.