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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 11:45 AM
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ur crazy. with that logic, if you made <30k+/yr you could not even afford a used car. so the average person could not afford a car at all. and you could not afford an evo untill you started making ~60k/yr.
And welcome to the reason why people are up to their eyeballs in debt.
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 01:29 PM
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Sounds like trouble to me. I'm just glad my payments on my STi are 255 a month, once I get the Evo it will be about the same.
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by anjapower
And welcome to the reason why people are up to their eyeballs in debt.

Whats that saying? "When in Rome, do what the Romans do"
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by res04
Its impossible to know if $600, $500, $700 a month is good / bad unless the full financials are disclosed. Down payment, interest rate, trade in etc. can make both $600 great or $600 horrible.
i agree. you should bargain the trade, interest and price for the new car. the payment will work itself out. never tell them how much you want to pay every month.
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
Actually, 24.9k is such a good price froma vendor that I would be worried that something is wrong with it. Some people are still selling 03s for that much, so to get an 05 with <10k miles is a great deal. Since vendors sell for a much larger markup than individuals, I would be greatly concerned about that car's condition and past.

Be sure to check it out thoroughly, preferably by an Evo owner who has done his own mod installations, because that way he'll know if things have been tinkered with and put back to stock from previous mods.

just my luck....30min before i leave to go check it out they call me to tell me its sold and they are shipping it as we speak out of state.....talked about a new 06 and its just way out of my price range right now and plus they dont wanna give me squat for my cts.....im getting a little discouraged...when i traded in my z i had neg. equity and now the cts price was good but i still got the neg. equity from my z that is killin me...im in a weird perdicament as in if i should save up money for a downpayment for a evo...or just hang onto the cts for awhile...or what the **** i should do...one thing i really like about the evo is that i heard it holds it value better than most cars...my z went down fasttttttt
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 07:52 PM
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just my luck....30min before i leave to go check it out they call me to tell me its sold and they are shipping it as we speak out of state.....talked about a new 06 and its just way out of my price range right now and plus they dont wanna give me squat for my cts.....im getting a little discouraged...when i traded in my z i had neg. equity and now the cts price was good but i still got the neg. equity from my z that is killin me...im in a weird perdicament as in if i should save up money for a downpayment for a evo...or just hang onto the cts for awhile...or what the **** i should do...one thing i really like about the evo is that i heard it holds it value better than most cars...my z went down fasttttttt
Exactly what I expected when I first responded. The CTS isn't worth crap, and the IX is going to cost you full MSRP. Your best bet is to get EVERYTHING fixed under warranty, if it actually is really warranteeable. Then, sell the CTS privately. Finally, get an affordable family car that suits a 21yo single father with tons of negative equity.
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 08:00 PM
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maybe we both can put our smartass selfs together and solve this one....listen to this real quick....when i bought the car 2 weeks later i had tons of probs that were all covered under warranty but one problem i had was that the car had a pinstripe on it and i took it off...well the rear piece was a btich to take off well come to find out the clear coat was coming off with it...took it to a friends bodyshop and he told me it looked like the car was in a accident because they repainted the rear of the car...thats why the pinstripe wouldnt come off easy in the rear.....only thing is i did a carfax and nothing came up regarding this or accidents...something on the carfax site says if you can prove the car was in a accident they will actually buy the car back from you...im just wondering how the hell i would prove this...
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 08:12 PM
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I pay $588 a month, but that is a three year loan at 1.9%... so I don't think I'm doing too bad. As for this guy that wants the evo, your an impulse buyer, just take a chill pill, wait it out and you will get over the whole evo thing, I was about 2 minutes from getting myself into an '05 M3 when I stopped, let it go for the night, and then realized, "What the F'k am I doing?!?"
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 08:15 PM
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^ lol...i know what yer saying...after you drive it you dont care how much it is you just say sign me up....to be honest i had seen the evos at the dealer the first time they came out....wanted one really bad....as time went on i had a 350z and now a cts and i look back and wish i woulda just got the evo in the first place...so i wouldnt neccesarly say im a impulse buyer but i do think i am gonna wait until i sell my cts on my own or have no negative equity...
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan2510
+1 if you can wait do it. But please dont finance for 72 months
I don't understand your issue with 72 months. There is nothing wrong with financing for 72 months if you get a decent interest rate. let's say you you get 1.9 for 72 months because you have good credit, and then you decide to sell the car after 5 years, then you are not as deep in the car and you will be just fine... I don't know if you follow the industry but the EVO is one of the highest resale vehicles on the market next to the Mini Cooper and Acura MDX...
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Old Oct 27, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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72 months...
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by zectasy
maybe we both can put our smartass selfs together and solve this one....listen to this real quick....when i bought the car 2 weeks later i had tons of probs that were all covered under warranty but one problem i had was that the car had a pinstripe on it and i took it off...well the rear piece was a btich to take off well come to find out the clear coat was coming off with it...took it to a friends bodyshop and he told me it looked like the car was in a accident because they repainted the rear of the car...thats why the pinstripe wouldnt come off easy in the rear.....only thing is i did a carfax and nothing came up regarding this or accidents...something on the carfax site says if you can prove the car was in a accident they will actually buy the car back from you...im just wondering how the hell i would prove this...
bump for this comment...help me get rid of this car so i can get into a evo with out the -equity
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by sleeper-s
I don't understand your issue with 72 months. There is nothing wrong with financing for 72 months if you get a decent interest rate. let's say you you get 1.9 for 72 months because you have good credit, and then you decide to sell the car after 5 years, then you are not as deep in the car and you will be just fine... I don't know if you follow the industry but the EVO is one of the highest resale vehicles on the market next to the Mini Cooper and Acura MDX...
Um no financing a car for 72 months is bad period. Your paying alot more interest on the car over the 6 year period. So if you sell you car after 5 years its still possible you could bring over neg equity or barely break even, so much of your payment goes to interest and principle. The longer you finance the more goes to interest. Dealers love giving out 6 year loans . Be smart 5 years max if possible 3 years is great not everyone can do that. I bet if dealers offered 7 year loans people would take that because there payments are lower.
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan2510
Um no financing a car for 72 months is bad period. Your paying alot more interest on the car over the 6 year period. So if you sell you car after 5 years its still possible you could bring over neg equity or barely break even, so much of your payment goes to interest and principle. The longer you finance the more goes to interest. Dealers love giving out 6 year loans . Be smart 5 years max if possible 3 years is great not everyone can do that. I bet if dealers offered 7 year loans people would take that because there payments are lower.
Sleeper, plus if you have good credit why would you even take a 6 year loan????
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Old Oct 28, 2005 | 05:05 PM
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600 payments and ur using ur CTS as a trade in?

is it me or does that not sound rite haha ... shouldnt it be like a LOT lower than that?
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