To make what everyone is telling you make some real life sense, why don't you try and for the first couple months take as much from your paycheck as the car payment and insurance would be. It is a pretty big shock!

 

This post is really old... i am sure he already bought one....

 

:LOL: the kid was wondering if he should WAIT for a 9... And the first advice was that there were plenty of '03s left...

Old post dude, old post...

 

haha I'm in minot too. My wife saw your car on base the other day and was like "I guess we're not the only ones with an Evo around here"
I drive an 06 Electric Blue IX. We live in Surrey

 

I'm an E-4. I just bought an MR. I have a Type R also. I had a 05 GTO, but sold it to buy a house. War pays.

 

E-4p married, w/ bills, still manage the car payments, and the wife still has play-money after I am done grabbing parts and whatnot.

And I also own a 300zx TT and a rx-7 (sales pending on both because of deployment = new turbo & clutch)

 

I already purchased an 03 Evo. I really appreciate everyone's need to give me advice on whether or not to do it, but I've already made up my mind! lol

 

man im a E5 and cant imagin having that car note as a booter.... good luck

 

santos i love ur avatar

 

thanx... its my "global" avaar except for where "i cant us it" sites....

but back on topic.. when i came in back in 00 granted e1's make almost double what i did then. i was getting like $3-400 a check.... but if you can do it more power to you.

 

funny thing i just sent him a pm about it. ive been in 5 yrs. and a E5 in th Af also bought my evo 2 yrs ago as an E-4 and was struggling. Now im fine cant imagine how he will make it without extra income

 

Damn! The younger E's are getting paid real nice nowadays if they can get an EVO. Hell, between E-1 to E-3, I didn't own a car..but then again that was back 12 yrs ago. I didn't get a nice car until last year (O-2E) lol

To the guys from Minot...how does the Evo handle there during the winters? How do you guys wash your car,etc in that extreme cold?

 

totally agree... i got myself a S2000 almost 2 years ago as a E4 just before making E5 and i was like dang this payments are crazy plus insurance, then E5 pay came and it helped a bit.....

but then again i have BAH on top of that i can work with too

i just dont see it happening tho unless he's getting dependant pay, a phat *** BAH and paying almost nothing for rent. if single he's in the barracks so idk how he'll do it

 

How are you liking the Evo?

 

Not too hard. I get about $700 every paycheck (E4 w/ 2 years TIS). $300 of it goes to carpayment/insurance. Leaves me with about $800 a month to play with.

Gotta remember, I only paid $22k out the door for the car, not the $25k+ that you paid a few years ago.

P.S. The Evo is pretty nice in the snow, so long as you're using snow-tires. Summer tires FTL...