Decision Time....

[get_nick]

Went down to my bank today and APR's for 2000 and earlier used cars are fucking outrageous. $34 a month per $1000? Christ. Leasing a new car is starting to make more sense.

i know it's hard to imagine, but 2000 is now considered "old". seems like it's still ok to actually "want" a mid 90's car. growing up sucks.

 

[EGProject]

The SC300.... Weren't you one of the guys smearing the Almighty Supra for it's mass ?

Oh hell no. I love the MKIV's with a passion.

But I want to drive one first. I mean, I want a nicer, bigger car - but I also want something thats a tad bit fun to drive.
As for the leasing part - an Acura salesman (who is a friend of mine) kept praising how leasing is the way to go blah, blah, blah - but I was being sarcastic about actually leasing a car. Hehe.

 

[Seany-izzle]

repeat: 540i

everything about it is a blowjob on wheels. Since I have to sell my bike and will have some cash, I'm heavily looking into one as well. Dont cop out for a standard 540.

 

[ep3moschini]

im looking at geting an 08 TSX

 

[totalburnout]

Depends on the year 540 you buy. I would definitely want a ~2000 with the v8 but with gas prices the way they currently are that might be a pricey endeavor.

This person seems to think that 540i was one of the best sedans ever built.
BMW 540 540i

 

[posol]

that's bills 540i.
8500 obo

 

[Seany-izzle]

15mpg's... anything performance oriented will get around that... maybe 22 tops. If you're worried about gas this is the last car you want.

 

[Celerity]

Leasing a car isn't always a bad idea. What you are doing, basically, is deferring the downpayment till the end of the loan. If you do the math, you can make it work to your advantage.

I was going to lease that Mustang V6 because at the end of the lease, I was going to put down the $4500 that I already had in the bank. Any more expensive of a car (No options, no way) and it would make the end payment unbearable.

Keep your money where it belongs, in a bank.

 

[nootrac22]

Keep your money where it belongs,tucked in a strange womnas g-string.

 

[EGProject]

Well, did some research and some local credit unions offered some decent rates way better than my own bank. Most were ~7-9.5% APR, which is workable. I also test drove an 07' Fit Sport 5spd and a 2000 Prelude base VTEC. The Fit was nice, being a new car and kinda versatile, but the Prelude actually surprised me with the way it drove. Nice and smooth, pulled real good and drove pretty well for a a 7-year old car.

Unfortunately, after talking to a few guys who work at a BMW dealership near me - I've decided to kind of ditch the idea of an E39 5-series. I'd be capable of doing any work needed on it - but the parts would make me broke. I'm still gonna keep an eye out for E30 4-doors and 2-doors, but I'm all set with the 5-series.

 

[get_nick]

9.5% is not workable. a good car loan will be from 5-7% wait until you have a little more credit and some more cash to put down.

 

[EGProject]

Yeah, 9ish is the high side I've been told, but I've still yet to check out more credit unions. DCU quoted me 7.8%, which is pretty good considering I have new credit.