How much is your car payment
08-03-07, 12:35 PM
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Very, very few people can pay cash for a car, esp a Lexus. A car is not an accessory for 99% of the people who need a vehicle to get to work. It's good that you can pay cash for it, but can't agree with your view that you shouldn't get a car unless you can pay cash for it. If that was the case there wouldn't be any auto industry.
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08-03-07, 02:00 PM
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It's very easy for an 18yo whose parents bought him a Lexus in cash to say everyone should pay cash for their autos. 
Get off your butt, move out, get a job and pay for your own stuff and then report back as to how easy it is to pay cash for a new car with no assistance from mommy and daddy. Whether it's a Honda Civic or a Toyota Matrix you most likely would be walking a few years before you'd be in even an entry level type vehicle. You're right, you are spoiled.
Get off your butt, move out, get a job and pay for your own stuff and then report back as to how easy it is to pay cash for a new car with no assistance from mommy and daddy. Whether it's a Honda Civic or a Toyota Matrix you most likely would be walking a few years before you'd be in even an entry level type vehicle. You're right, you are spoiled.
08-03-07, 07:25 PM
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You know the funny thing is, when i was i teen i hated going with my parents to buy clothes i always wanted to go myself so it looked like i was paying myself...
NOW... when mom says 'i need goto macy's', im like 'OK I'LL DRIVE... and btw i could use a few new tshirts...'
ok ok tshirts are not a car but thats not the point. If someones parents buys them a IS350 be happy for them, happy times in ppls lives are too few and far between.
All you guys dis'n 'the spoiled ones' are just bitter n jealous, bunch of negative nancys... When a friend says he/she is getting married do you point your finger at them and laugh and say how stupid they are??? no... you NORMALLY say 'why are you/is she pregnant?'...oops wait wait no... i meant, you say congratulations.
NOW... when mom says 'i need goto macy's', im like 'OK I'LL DRIVE... and btw i could use a few new tshirts...'
ok ok tshirts are not a car but thats not the point. If someones parents buys them a IS350 be happy for them, happy times in ppls lives are too few and far between. All you guys dis'n 'the spoiled ones' are just bitter n jealous, bunch of negative nancys... When a friend says he/she is getting married do you point your finger at them and laugh and say how stupid they are??? no... you NORMALLY say 'why are you/is she pregnant?'...oops wait wait no... i meant, you say congratulations.
08-03-07, 08:44 PM
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Don't currently have an IS350, but I think it's very naive to think that one should only pay full cash for a car. You go to Berkeley, so I would've hoped that you would be smarter than that.... maybe your parents made a big donation there too.
A lot of times it's not even beneficial to dump that much cash into a car (which depreciates like none other) when I can keep that money invested elsewhere and make a higher return than the interest on a loan costs me.
A lot of times it's not even beneficial to dump that much cash into a car (which depreciates like none other) when I can keep that money invested elsewhere and make a higher return than the interest on a loan costs me.
08-03-07, 11:15 PM
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Haha its a UC school...not a private school... meaning its government funded... Just because I am book smart doesn't mean I am completely street smart - I did pass the AP econ tests with 5s on both...So yes I do know a thing or two about investments, ect. despite the fact I am not even in college yet.
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08-04-07, 12:43 AM
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Yea that thing about investments... life is too short, enjoy life while you can. When the hard times come and you gotta spend your good money for bad... well... better to spend the good money while you can on the enjoyable pursuits of life and worry about the BS latter.
08-04-07, 06:06 AM
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All you guys dis'n 'the spoiled ones' are just bitter n jealous, bunch of negative nancys... When a friend says he/she is getting married do you point your finger at them and laugh and say how stupid they are??? no... you NORMALLY say 'why are you/is she pregnant?'...oops wait wait no... i meant, you say congratulations.
no no no you got it all wrong. I dont' think they are dissing on him because they are jealous. They are just upset at the fact that he's saying there's no point of buying a car when you have to finance it and he's using his mom&dad's money and acting like his. Many people here have many responsibilties and bills to take care off. This kid is 18 and acting like he got a lot of money and bragging about it. God bless those that got it made, hell I rather have it made than busting my *** lol.
It doesn't take someone like Donald Trump to understand that paying for the interests is a lot of money, anyone with common sense would know that. In fact, people with good investment skill will never pay cash for a 45k car unless they have A LOT SPARE CHANGE laying around.
Haha its a UC school...not a private school... meaning its government funded... Just because I am book smart doesn't mean I am completely street smart - I did pass the AP econ tests with 5s on both...So yes I do know a thing or two about investments, ect. despite the fact I am not even in college yet.
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