Comments on Profile Post by spwath

  1. spwath
    spwath
    Thing is, my car now works fine, and only has 25000 miles. 2012 Impreza. It just boring. Do I get a new radio for it and a few other things for other stuff I want? Or save for a fun car... maybe get a fun car but keep this car for when I need practicality.
    Jul 12, 2019
  2. BenjaminBore
    BenjaminBore
    Save it for that rainy day you won’t see coming ;)
    Jul 12, 2019
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  3. spwath
    spwath
    Got it, and on that rainy day I will buy a fun car :)
    Jul 12, 2019
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  5. JK47
    JK47
    Not for $10k
    Jul 12, 2019
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  6. spwath
    spwath
    No, I suppose that is true. Could get something better for cheaper, though not as cool. Plus I don't, and won't have 10k any time soon.
    Jul 12, 2019
  7. FallingObjects
    FallingObjects
    You can get a good sized (1TB+) SSD for about $100 these days which is (I hope) sufficient for your usage needs. If you're already out of space, it's probably the biggest return on value for the money spent out of the options you've listed.
    Jul 12, 2019
  8. spwath
    spwath
    I only have a 256gb ssd, and it has full, but I have a 1tb hard drive with space. Ssd is just better. But fun car is even better, but like 5k for a decent one
    Jul 12, 2019
  9. BenjaminBore
    BenjaminBore
    Nice, something as light as that would be a blast. A long time ago I took a ride in a souped up Ford Cosworth that did 0-60mph in something silly like 3.4s, around streets of London. Fuckin’ amazing, the other passenger almost wet himself.

    A bit like this one, without the rally kit:
    https://youtu.be/yPcKAnYMG8E
    Jul 12, 2019
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  10. spwath
    spwath
    Was doing some checking, if I do some saving, and don't spend tooo much, I should be able to have about $8000-$9000 saved by the end of this school year, then I could get a fun car for about $5000, and still have a bunch of money saved, and hopefully make more over the summer at an internship somewhere.
    Jul 12, 2019
  11. FallingObjects
    FallingObjects
    I'd also put forwards the idea of buying broad market ETFs/Mutual funds in a low/tax free account with money instead of spending it. Roth IRA I think for you guys. Even just 20% of what you were planning on spending can add up, especially if you start really early on in life.
    Jul 12, 2019
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  12. JK47
    JK47
    @BenjaminBore That Ford Cosworth is the stuff of legend. Out of high school I had the NA low budget knock off, the Merkur XR4Ti, lol. With a simple wastegate mod, full straight pipe exhaust, and K&N air filter. I was hanging with Acura GS-R's and mildly modded 5.0 Mustang's of that era.
    Jul 13, 2019
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  13. BenjaminBore
    BenjaminBore
    @JK47 Good choice, those euro hatches used to be crazy popular here with the boy racers. Wikipedia tells me that the XR4Ti actually had some success in Touring Car and was instrumental in the creation of the Cosworth variant of the Sierra, nice. Still have any photos of the old dear?
    Jul 13, 2019
  14. JK47
    JK47
    No photos, but a ton of great memories. A fellow XR4Ti owner pulled up to me one day and told me how to re-route the waste gate vacuum line to get boost at 2500rpm rather than 3500, wow, it made a tremendous difference on that 2.3L turbo pinto motor (not joking about it being a Pinto motor). It was my first rear wheel drive car...
    Jul 13, 2019
  15. spwath
    spwath
    I decided, I am saving for a car. Now to figure out what car, but I have a while to figure that out.
    Jul 13, 2019
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  16. JK47
    JK47
    What are your requirements? Be more specific than "cool".
    Jul 13, 2019
  17. spwath
    spwath
    Haven't thought too much, but:
    Reasonably aquireable for around 5k
    Not too expensive to maintain
    Maybe easy to work on so I could start getting into that
    Fun to drive
    Would be cool, but not needed, to be more interesting and rare than something like a miata, but that might not be doable.
    Jul 13, 2019
  18. Deep Funk
    Deep Funk
    Do you need space to transport luggage etcetera?
    Jul 14, 2019
  19. spwath
    spwath
    Probably not, probably keeping my current car with space
    Jul 14, 2019