General comments about Automobile, cars and trucks.

370Z Review



Basically a fast Motorcycle with 4 wheels.

I was going to go look at a white Dodge Challenger today, even spoke with dealer, but after sleeping on it, nah, I figure if I can't pay cash for it, or if finance can't pay off in less than 1 year, than I don't need it.

Payments become a heavy burden after about 3 months when the fun of any new car where's off, at least at my age and stage does, getting a newer, what I can 'poor mans sports car' at 23, ye maybe, but at my age and stage, after about 3 months, after nothing would really have changed in life, I already know those payments would get old and tired real quick.

I mean even 200 dollar payments a month still means you're only paying off 2,400 a year, 4,800 in 2 years...that's just not enough, cause even if plopped down half, still looking at 5 years of payment minimum, not worth it.
It's actually quicker to just save up cash for a car, people don't see it like that but it really is just quicker to save up cash for a car rather than making payments...then can just walk to dealer and say 'I want that car there' and plop down cash for it and be done.

Still thinking about Dodge Challenger, but think mind is made up, and it's 'no'



Bottom line is I don't need it, well there's a lot of things we don't need, but the difference is cost.

I don't need $250.00 payments for the next 3-4 years during these uncertain times, that would just add such a burden to my life, would make me once again a slave to the system.

It's all about timing to, timing and mood, 10 years ago, would of jumped on it, now...not so much, older and wiser and less enthused about a lot of things.

When I had other new car, it was fun at first, maybe for a few months, it was a Kia Soul, but after about 6 months it was just transportation that I had to pay on monthly, I use to hate those payments, they get old really quick.

But here's the thing, I'm realizing if did save up $20-30 gran in cash, probably the last thing I'd want to do is blow it on a car, I'd rather get land or something.

When you get older you start thinking differently, with a car, payments, you're a slave, means you have to work a certain amount of hours no matter what, you're a slave, and as you get older, body gets more tired, the idea of being a labor slave is very unappealing.

I'd have to have 100,000 saved up to justify paying 30 gran for a new car.

Or, or, if have a two income household, then ye, could justify making payments on a new car, but when married, there's really no one to impress with a hot rod, unless wife or spouse happens to be into hot rod cars, but most wives, seems after married for a while, try to make the man feel less cool than he really is, subtle put downs and all.

But ye, no Dodge challenger for me, not this time around, but came close to it...but 'reason' has kicked in.

Here's the thing about trying to save money as a working class stiff type

The more money we working class stiff types save, the more dangerous for us...why?

Cause the more money we have saved, the more likely we are to 'blow it' on some sudden 'whim' to buy or get this...

If a working class stiff type saves up $15,000, and still in prime window of life, are they, we, more likely to invest it in 'futures' (the market place), ect, or one weekend while drunk go buy some motorcycle or used boat or used sports car?...what do you think??

And that's why cash can be scary for a working class stiff type, cause we tend to blow 'cash' on stupid stuff rather than invest it.

And I just got that $1,400.00 stimulis check, not to mention the 2 gran or so should be getting from tax return within weeks...

I'll have some decent money saved, but again, my fear is will I continue to save it, or will I on some drunken or 'mood driven' whim blow it all on some sports care or used Harley Motorcycle or some boat?

Hell, I'd even rather buy some land in the desert, to be honest with you.

Only time will tell, nothing is certain here in the Zone...the Zone is fluid, the Zone is real life...

I'm not really a BMW type unless actually have the wealth to back up the car



I'm just not a BMW type unless actually have the Wealth to back up the car.

When I think of BMW's in like hood areas, I always think of drug dealers, or the working class poor types, or some dude with a gold tooth, driving a used BMW, trying to pretend they're way richer than they are.

I hate that image, the poor man pretending their rich cause they're driving a late model BMW that they bought from Larry's used car lot.

I mean if I ever buy a BMW, I want to know it's cause I can really afford not just the car, but the lifestyle that comes with such a ride, other wise I feel like I'm just a pretender.

My view on getting a newer or cooler vehicle may be changing, here's why

8 months ago or so, or less, I forget, convinced self that don't need a 'cool vehicle', for whatever reasons, money saved ect.

But here's the deal, all the stuff I said would do extra money with, haven't, I'm just now a bit older and driving a OK vehicle, but nothing that excites me....that's just getting by.

And well, if all I do is drive to and from work, maybe being in nicer vehicle could lift my spirits, and encourage me to go other areas, before I'm to old to even care.

I mean I see everyone else driving around in cooler, newer, vehicles than myself, so like why not me?

All this 'save for the future stuff', bunk that, if not a millionaire, it won't matter.

The future will take care of itself, is what I'm learning.

One day I'll be living a normal life, the next day 'tragedy' will strike, and no amount of money I save now will avert that, either that or I'll get lucky, it's fate.

I mean maybe I do need a better, newer, vehicle, a hot rod or something.