Turbo Z owners: what is your income?
 

I am curious about how much disposable income turbo or supercharged Z owners have.

I hope people aren't hesitant to post this since it's only an Internet forum... I will start just to be fair..


I am fresh out of college making a bit over 50k and I definitely CANNOT afford FI right now... Maybe one day.

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Seriously it is...

Over 9000 and that's not nearly enough for turbo

Too many ballets on this site to give you a straight answer! 50k a year is better than most! Some charge a whole build on credit! I don't advise you do that! What type of power are you trying to make? Why do you feel a certain salary allows you to go FI? If you earn 50k and take home damn near all of it you too can go FI...if not a smal personal loan can get you FI as well! I don't avise that either unless your above water on the car!

Other than that, just enjoy your car!

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Doin my taxes on 177000, im no baller and most of my money goes to my cars/bikes not homes and kids

I'm not one for posting my income here. But with wise decision making and saving. I will have a turbo in due time, 2 years or less.

My digital pianos cost more than your turbo kits. :D

I don't dispose of any of my income, I use all of it so. $0 here.

Pile into that 401k and IRA man. Start early, retire rich. :tup:

This. :iagree:

All my disposable income goes to pension/IRA/401k. Anything left over will go to the car. I have it lucky though since I was able to pay off the Z in 11 months and currently debt free again. :tup:

agreed. i am fresh outta college too. make less than that, but about 10% of my income goes to 401k and stocks from my company. sucks not have money to play race cars all the time, but i think i will thank myself when i retire and go buy a house on the beach somewhere

This should be interesting

I'm not wealthy either, but I started saving money after getting a job out of college. As foolish as it sounds, I shuffled some savings to build up the Z (see sig). The goal is to get it out of the way quickly so I can start building the house (currently being built). After getting the house, I don't plan on doing much to this car other than kicking up the boost and pray the engine doesn't pop down the road.

I'm pretty much done with the most expensive aspects of this hobby and hope to enjoy it for years to come. The next car will be a cheap daily driver and grocery getter. If I ever parted ways with the Z and wanted to get another sports car it would be something force fed from the factory like the GT-R, but I still prefer a force fed manual.

It is a bit of a silly question.

I don't know...I see a lot of people on this forum doing a ton of modifications to the Z. I always wonder how much those folks make.

There's a poll somewhere on the forum for income.

Here it is: http://www.the370z.com/lounge-off-to...make-year.html

At your stage of life, I made $50k in the late 1980's, and noway was I going to spend my money on a new car. I waited six more years. I did an auto cross suspension on my, older, paid off, 280Z.

Assuming your student loans are paid, saving $1,000 per month will finish your project in about a year. 2 years at $500/mo. Can you be patient until then?

Good luck.

honestly i cant see myself buying a nismo with only $50K income. that's just too much car and not enough left for house and other investments/savings. :) but that's just me.

in comparision, when i was making only $50K i drove around a civic-ex coupe i bought used and saved my money.

I'm one of those stupid people that had a scholarship for college and decided not to go, worst mistake of my life. Between my wife and I, we make about $50,000 a year, but a lot of that goes to our mortgage since we bought at the height of the market. Once I get out of school and she's been with her airline a bit longer, it should be close to double that.


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Many circumstances play into what your "disposable income" is on top of just salary. Where you live (cost of living), family situation, etc all play into how much $$ is left over at the end of the day for boost.

i make 60k/year without any college loans to pay for. I drove around in a 95 and 97 toyota 4runner for 2 years and saved my money to buy a house. Bought my house, rented out 2 rooms, then saved another 5k to put a down payment on my Z.

I make a few times more, yet I have no money to spend on cars. Stupid mortgage

Right now, I would pile that into a HOUSE. That's what I'm doing, anyway.

At first I was like WTF!? Then I saw NY...

Yes, but the average Z06 owner makes $140K a year according to GM's market research.

I come NOWHERE NEAR that, and yet I have one, and plenty of money left over to do whatever with (like build suppressed Noveske AR's, etc.).

It's not about income. It's about bills and debt, cost of living and rent/house.

More importantly...it's about priorities.

Income is only a small portion of what will determine peoples 'disposable income.'
For me, I am single living in a cheaper rent place (courtesy of my father who owns the property) and very few other bills. Also, I live in Texas which has some better tax laws and many cheaper commodities than many states.

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I suddenly feel really poor when reading this thread.

sorry to dirty up your $500K income driving the same car as you.... :ugh2: :icon17:

I bought my Z to get out of the car/tuning/modding game. Its a lot cheaper than owning an Evo and modding it.

I think you misread.

/relevant

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you'd be surprised how true that commerical is!

Not being in debt is Un-American!

This commercial is even more true than when it aired in a strong economy. And I felt sorry for the poor SOB then.

I own it or I do not have it. (Mortgage excluded although mine is paid off).

nice! :tup: i got maybe 3.5-4yrs to go. i can pay it off today but with the economy im not so sure if i want to. :eekdance: