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Sorry to crush your dreams, but you're going to have to look for a used one to keep your payment that low.

Sport + Nav + Touring = MSRP of $40k+ BEFORE taxes and financing costs. After tax and financing you'll be looking at closer to $45k.

Just to give you an idea:

If you borrowed $30k over 6 years at 3.5% interest rate. Your payment would be $462 a month. Now remember you need to tack on insurance on top of that too (likely another $150+ a month).

Even a used Touring + Sport will run you around $32k base, plus tax and financing it would be $36k+

Also to answer your question, you cannot add the factory Nav into the car. People will install aftermarket radio decks that have Nav.
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Sorry to crush your dreams, but you're going to have to look for a used one to keep your payment that low.

Sport + Nav + Touring = MSRP of $40k+ BEFORE taxes and financing costs. After tax and financing you'll be looking at closer to $45k.

Just to give you an idea:

If you borrowed $30k over 6 years at 3.5% interest rate. Your payment would be $462 a month. Now remember you need to tack on insurance on top of that too (likely another $150+ a month).

Even a used Touring + Sport will run you around $32k base, plus tax and financing it would be $36k+

Also to answer your question, you cannot add the factory Nav into the car. People will install aftermarket radio decks that have Nav.
Sorry, I forgot to mention I don't car what year it is. Do you think I would be able to find an 09 or 10 with all that and not have an outrageous monthly payment? Do you recommend any sites I can search for cars on? Also, is it hard to learn stick on a 370 compared to other cars? I was talking to a salesman once and he said I shouldn't learn how to drive a stick on a 370 for some reason. I know how to do everything, I just never practiced...

Sorry for all the questions, I am new to all this. My parents took car of everything for my car now. Also sorry for the long and mostly useless, post I was super excited when I found out, lol.
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Sorry, I forgot to mention I don't car what year it is. Do you think I would be able to find an 09 or 10 with all that and not have an outrageous monthly payment? Do you recommend any sites I can search for cars on? Also, is it hard to learn stick on a 370 compared to other cars? I was talking to a salesman once and he said I shouldn't learn how to drive a stick on a 370 for some reason. I know how to do everything, I just never practiced...

Sorry for all the questions, I am new to all this. My parents took car of everything for my car now. Also sorry for the long and mostly useless, post I was super excited when I found out, lol.
Sorry kid, if you're asking all these questions you're not ready for this car.

Check out a used 350z or something sub $20k. Go onto craigslist.org and search the classifieds for cars in your area. A 350z will be plenty of fun for a great price. The 370z is much too expensive for your pay grade. Even a new BRZ/FR-S seems too pricey for you.

I'd recommend a used: 350z or S2K.

I appreciate your curiosity and enthusiasm though.
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Sorry kid, if you're asking all these questions you're not ready for this car.

Check out a used 350z or something sub $20k. Go onto craigslist.org and search the classifieds for cars in your area. A 350z will be plenty of fun for a great price. The 370z is much too expensive for your pay grade. Even a new BRZ/FR-S seems too pricey for you.

I'd recommend a used: 350z or S2K.

I appreciate your curiosity and enthusiasm though.
Hmmm.... You don't think that I could find a 09 touring/sport/6mt for about $25-$30k? My bad, I'm just confused right now. On the car I have now we put $3k down, and we got it for $20k. I thought with $2k more + a longer loan (prob 5-6yr) + better credit score it would all be good? I thought about trading my car in, but I only got it a little less than 3months ago so I would be in the red prob. Also, no offense but I would rather stick to my mustang than a 350 or s2k. Worse comes to worse I guess I could save for a year longer and get it so I have about $10-$12k to put down. Thanks for your help though. :/

I just used one of those monthly car pay estimation calculator things and I see where your coming from. Well, thanks for opening up my eyes. I will prob just save up more, but I will have one SOMEDAY. xD

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Hmmm.... You don't think that I could find a 09 touring/sport/6mt for about $25-$30k? My bad, I'm just confused right now. On the car I have now we put $3k down, and we got it for $20k. I thought with $2k more + a longer loan (prob 5-6yr) + better credit score it would all be good? I thought about trading my car in, but I only got it a little less than 3months ago so I would be in the red prob. Also, no offense but I would rather stick to my mustang than a 350 or s2k. Worse comes to worse I guess I could save for a year longer and get it so I have about $10-$12k to put down. Thanks for your help though. :/
Nope. $20k out the door less $3k down = $17k... that's a lot less than $28k you'd need to borrow on a used 370z.

A used one would likely be close to $29k BEFORE tax and financing costs which would put you near $33k total. Less your $5k down payment you'd be borrowing $28k... which would translate to at least $450 in monthly payments. That doesn't include other things like insurance, maintenance, gas, etc.

I was like you when i was 17 and wanted to buy more car than I could afford. I ended up purchasing a 350z but my payment was only $240 a month and I had a steady job.
At your age your insurance (even registered under your parents) would likely be close to $200 a month.

Have you ever driven a 350z? They are fast, fun, and sexy! If you'd take your mustang over a 350z or S2k, perhaps the 370z is not for you. They are very similar, just have different power levels. And I can assure you, even if your 08 stang is a GT, the 350z is quicker.

I like stangs, but I personally think the 08 bodystyle is really ugly.
You should just keep your car if you like it, especially if you have NO job and won't be making that much money even if you do have one.

Best of luck with your decision.
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Nope. $20k out the door less $3k down = $17k... that's a lot less than $28k you'd need to borrow on a used 370z.

A used one would likely be close to $29k BEFORE tax and financing costs which would put you near $33k total. Less your $5k down payment you'd be borrowing $28k... which would translate to at least $450 in monthly payments. That doesn't include other things like insurance, maintenance, gas, etc.

I was like you when i was 17 and wanted to buy more car than I could afford. I ended up purchasing a 350z but my payment was only $240 a month and I had a steady job.
At your age your insurance (even registered under your parents) would likely be close to $200 a month.

Have you ever driven a 350z? They are fast, fun, and sexy! If you'd take your mustang over a 350z or S2k, perhaps the 370z is not for you. They are very similar, just have different power levels. And I can assure you, even if your 08 stang is a GT, the 350z is quicker.

I like stangs, but I personally think the 08 bodystyle is really ugly.
You should just keep your car if you like it, especially if you have NO job and won't be making that much money even if you do have one.

Best of luck with your decision.
Luckily my parents pay for my insurance, lol. One less headache to deal with.

Also, my 08 is only a V6 and SUPER slow which is the main reason I want something else. Don't get me wrong though, I'm not one of those idiots that wants to show off how much power my car has, lol. I love the looks of the 350/S2K exterior wise, but interior wise not so much. Interior is a HUGE thing for me since that's where you mostly are.

Honestly, unless I can find a 370 I like around $25k right now I don't think I can do it after you explained it all to me and I did a bit more research on prices/payments wise. If I get one around $25k it will prob put me around 450 a month and I have a steady $100 a month already so I would just need a job for 350 a month. Which I made before just working 8-9hrs a week.

Lastly, sorry for coming off like that. I feel like I came off as a spoiled 16 year old dumb*** who doesn't know anything and just wants a nice car re-reading everything. So sorry for that, and you've been a big help helping me understand the payments and having me come down to earth and be realistic. Thanks for your time reading/replying to my dumb posts.
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