Am I freakin' crazy to even consider this?
math geek: we all know how much you want this car, and on one hand you seem to me like you have already put so much thought into this that it cracks me up. this deal isnt good for you though. but i am tempted to tell you to do it, cause you seem to want the car more than anyone else i know, and you seem to have a better grip on life than many other evo owners. wrecking the eclipse might not be a bad idea, but i bet that the best is to wait until the 9 comes out, and until then pay the hell out of that eclipse, and start buying mods. good luck.
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Originally Posted by evolved04
math geek: we all know how much you want this car, and on one hand you seem to me like you have already put so much thought into this that it cracks me up. this deal isnt good for you though. but i am tempted to tell you to do it, cause you seem to want the car more than anyone else i know, and you seem to have a better grip on life than many other evo owners. wrecking the eclipse might not be a bad idea, but i bet that the best is to wait until the 9 comes out, and until then pay the hell out of that eclipse, and start buying mods. good luck.
Oh, and I do have gap insurance. I'm not about to do anything unethical, though. Plus, I'm not so skilled a driver that I could be 100% sure that I wouldn't get injured or killed trying to "accidently" destroy my eclipse.
f uck it, you only live once, die once, mine as well die after driving an evo then die driving a corolla.
always put money down for your car though, otherwise, you'll be buying that sales manager a new Rolex.
good luck. you could always buy a used one or salvage and do some serious rebuilding.
always put money down for your car though, otherwise, you'll be buying that sales manager a new Rolex.
good luck. you could always buy a used one or salvage and do some serious rebuilding.
Originally Posted by mathgeek
Thank you. What's crazy about this is that I'm all too aware of the mathematics involved here. I know the amortization formula by heart (how pathetic is that!), and I've spent way too much time crunching this formula with different interest rates, down payments, etc. I know it would be ruinous from a financial point of view. Knowing this, I was just curious if anyone would still do it, and throw prudence and caution to the wind. Damn, it's hard to wait! One of my weak justifications would be that in England, they pay about 50K (USD) for an Evo. So it's not like I'd be the most screwed Evo owner on the planet. See how the mind works?
what i would probably do is pay as much as i can afford a month extra on the eclipse payment and a little after the evo9 comes out go trade in and get you an evo. if you are financially secure and you really want it then i'd say go for it but 7 years is a long time. most i would ever do is 5yr. i pay 700 a month for my evo, and yes it is worth it, i get asked that alot (if it is worth it). it is totally up to you though and what you really want and can afford for the long run. my friend really wanted the new supercharged cobras, so he traded in his 96 cobra, which had a little over 30k in mods and labor, and of course they only gave him about a 1/4 of the price of his mods for the car itself, and he did a 8 yr loan for the new car @ about 600 a month. i thought that was pretty insane. oh well. good luck.
dam dude, it's just a car. In the long run it's gonna hurt you, but what do we know? u'll ask for our opinion, but go with your own personal opinion. Take our advice man. IMO, start of slow... if you really want awd + turbo, get a WRX and work your way up from there...