I don't know what I should do!! I have 6k to put down on a car. I found a great deal on an 04 GTO with only 14k miles for $17,400. I then found a dealer that'll sell me a new 06 EVO IX for ~30k OTD. Now what I really want is the EVO. I just don't want to get the GTO and be dissapointed everytime I go to drive it knowing I could be driving an EVO instead. The thing is if I get the EVO my payments are going to be ~500 a month for 60 months. Plus 234 a month for insurance per month. Where as if I get the GTO I'll only pay 300 a month for 48 and insurance would be 180. I make about 1500 a month and I only have a few expenses so I could definately swing the EVO, but I know the smarter choice is to just go with the GTO. I also don't want to miss out on getting a new IX since this is pretty much the last of 'em.

 

Why not a 06 gto? I love those cars so sexy, the 04 looks the same i know. Cant go wrong with either choice. Ive seen a few gto's at the strip cant remember what they ran tho :\

 

Bottom line is Can you afford the evo. Remember you also have to maintain the Evo. It is not cheap unless you start dumping cheap pads, oil,etc... into it.

Get what you can afford, allot of people jump into an Evo and freak out on the payment, insurance, ohh you forgot gas. It drinks ALLOT of gas if you are leg happy .

Good luck on your decision.

 

If I'm going to spend 30k on a car it's going to be the EVO, that's why . The appeal of this particuar GTO is that it's a great price for what you get from the car all around.

 

Yeah I thought about all that. I figure the cost of ownership would be ~900 a month. I still want it though

 

900 a month is way off. Thats almost a mortgage payment. Try 600 a month

 

Well I figure 500 for the car payment, 234 for the insurance, then the rest of that for gas and misc maintenance.

 

ahh, well I pay 100 a month insurance, and 400 a month car payment. I guess 900 may be close then. If you can afford it go for the evo its amazing.

 

if you can afford the evo i would get the evo, its a car you can drive year round...

 

$1500/mo isn't enough to even consider either of these cars unless you live at home, in which case you should be working on getting out of the house, not buying a fast car.

 

the evo IX will pwn the gto in EVERY performance category. the goat is a boat.

 

Dude if he's comparing those two cars just get an American car....an evo isnt for you if you are going to be penny pinching.....you're just going to end up not being able to afford it in the long run and in the hole another 7K because you wont be able to sell the evo for much.

 

Listen to yourself here. You already know the answer.

Can you do 72 mo. finance? Check into that, it will lower your monthly, but is an extra year of payments. (+ & -)
OR
What about a used 05 Evo? Check out the For Sale section.

Trust me here, the 04 goat is a boat. Yes that happens to rhyme. It was underpowered, heavy, and does not handle anything like an Evo.
Ah! Totally missed this. Paragraphs!

$1500, ya save your cash, stay in school, get a cheaper car - there will always be used Evos around (or Evo X, XI....down the road). Thats not enough for rent (or house pmts), car, food, gas, maint., insurance....BUT your cash, your car.

 

You can get a much better deal on the GTO than you can on the Evo. Also the insurance rates on the GTO are a lot lower.

You can get an 06 no problem for under 30k. Don't forget there is a big difference between the 04 gto and the 05/06. The 05/06 has the LS2 motor, which pushes out an additional 50 hp. Stock for stock, the GTO is most definitely faster than the evo.

The evo is a great choice as well, but it is an expensive car when considering the other car you mentioned.

If you have any questions about the 2 let me know, we have an evo 8 and a 05 GTO. Also locally there are tons of 05/06's for sale.

Good luck, either way you are in a win win situation.

Steve
GNV Motorsports

 

get the evo