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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by camaroslpss
Question, how many of you guys had to finance? Or still are?
I just bought my z on the first of the month. I had saved up a 5k down payment and the car was 30k. Keep in mind I paid 21k for my T/A when I bought it with no down payment. So my monthly payment only went up 50 bucks a month with the vette. The idea was, while I am young and have no family to take car of and can afford it why not. I have a good job with good pay and like to spend. Thats the only thing I hate about this car is the fact most people think it was given to me. They do not know that I bust my *** mon-fri at work to pay for what I get.
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28/M 00 Coupe. First LSX, no financing I paid cash after a couple of long deployments in the sand box.
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 09:24 AM
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03 Z06 bought at 18, but 19 now
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by whatsgrip?
03 Z06 bought at 18, but 19 now
No offense but how the hell are you affording a 30k+ car at 18.

ps. I figured would throw my ford out there bought an 03 cobra at 20
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 09:38 AM
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by blown4.6
No offense but how the hell are you affording a 30k+ car at 18.

ps. I figured would throw my ford out there bought an 03 cobra at 20
I've given this answer like 80x anyways I started working at an early age, took several classes had no fun for like a year and a half...... I brought the price of my over priced dream car down from 45K to 36.5k lol..... Now I realize for my first car I should bought a black F-body cuz no chicks like yellow vettes
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Paid for my cobra from selling my first house at 21 and paid cash for the vette after selling the cobra! It's all in the way you manage your money and how bad you want something!
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Shoaf85
Paid for my cobra from selling my first house at 21 and paid cash for the vette after selling the cobra! It's all in the way you manage your money and how bad you want something!
What do you do for a living? I'm a database admin and I don't make that kind of money to build up a cobra and buy a house.
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Originally Posted by WhosNXT
I just bought my z on the first of the month. I had saved up a 5k down payment and the car was 30k. Keep in mind I paid 21k for my T/A when I bought it with no down payment. So my monthly payment only went up 50 bucks a month with the vette. The idea was, while I am young and have no family to take car of and can afford it why not. I have a good job with good pay and like to spend. Thats the only thing I hate about this car is the fact most people think it was given to me. They do not know that I bust my *** mon-fri at work to pay for what I get.
I feel ya on that one brotha. I am 21 years old and get asked all the time how I can drive a vette and a 06 diesel and who gave them to me. I just laugh and go on about my buisiness.
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What do you do for a living? I'm a database admin and I don't make that kind of money to build up a cobra and buy a house.
My family (Dad) has a small Grading company that I work for!
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bought mine for my 28th b-day. I traded in my 99 WS6 for it. Financed the car.
I'm 29 now

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Old Feb 19, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Shoaf85
My family (Dad) has a small Grading company that I work for!
Same here. My father owns and operates Preferred Drywall Contractors here in Nashville and I started out with the company when I was 16 (summers of course). Now I am 23 and do quality control for the company.
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23. i had a t/a back in the day. got lucky and got a good paying job+single = lots of monies for me and no one else. not into the whole family deal, more like hit it and quit it.
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