View Poll Results: Can you buy a $50,000+ car easily? ($1000.00+ monthly payment)
Easily Afford, but I love my SC300/400 too much
85
13.82%
Easily Afford, Other reasons why I don't buy a new car
60
9.76%
Can afford but would be tight on cash afterwards
108
17.56%
Can't afford yet, but will be able to soon
63
10.24%
No, can not afford
299
48.62%
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How many SC300/400 owners can buy a $50,000.00 car?
03-27-07, 06:05 AM
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You'll have to hear from the OP IronCobra for his reason but I have my own. A lot of folks think SC owners buy it because they can't afford another Lexus. They refuse to believe we love the car because it is the best Lexus ever made. Some can't but some can. It doesn't really matter but it is an interesting thread topic.
03-27-07, 04:33 PM
#108
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03-27-07, 11:42 PM
#110
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Umm, i kinda can. I just signed a sponsorship deal with a shop near me and also HKS for drifting. No im not pro so dont say im lying. If you dont believe me than ask them why they sent me over $7k worth of parts for free!
03-29-07, 01:47 PM
#111
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Your m3 is hott as well....
03-30-07, 07:07 PM
#112
well im a 17 year old with no job until the summer and i just dumped my last bit of money (8k) into buying my sc. im so unbelievably happy with it though, i waited for like six months to find a 5 spd but it finally paid off and it helps me ignore the other little problems. i will probably never sell this car because by the time i'll have enough money to buy a new car thats better than the sc, sellin the sc wont give me enought cash to make a difference in buying a new car
04-05-07, 10:23 AM
#113
Driver School Candidate
i could but wont, just the fact that id rather save my money so i can get another house, plus, IMO the older cars are built so much stronger, body and engine wise. i already have a 93 and 98 accord, im pretty much happy.
04-09-07, 10:36 AM
#115
I will never buy a new car and furthermore finance. The only car close to being a replacemet to my SC, with same styling que's in my point of view is a Porsche 911 and I have been considering it. But if I had extra money lying around I doubt I would ever sell my first real car which was the SC, i would rather give it to my brother, just to have it stay in the familly.
Buy a salvaged one for like 15-20k and then fix it up and drive around a 50k-60k car without spending 50-60k
Buy a salvaged one for like 15-20k and then fix it up and drive around a 50k-60k car without spending 50-60k
04-18-07, 07:34 PM
#116
The SC is such a classic, a trendsetter. Reliable to boot. Condition is more important than mileage, but high milers can be bought cheap, cheap enough to pay cash, which is the only way to buy a car.
Car Loan: The Quickest Way to Lower Your Net Worth
I've become a real believer in the SC design. It could become another XKE. They used to be cheap, too
I get a lot of pleasure driving a car I paid less than $20K for, when I think about the guy who bought it new for $60K just a few years ago. Let those who don't know better absorb all that depreciation, then we bargain hunters will take over
Car Loan: The Quickest Way to Lower Your Net Worth
I've become a real believer in the SC design. It could become another XKE. They used to be cheap, too
I get a lot of pleasure driving a car I paid less than $20K for, when I think about the guy who bought it new for $60K just a few years ago. Let those who don't know better absorb all that depreciation, then we bargain hunters will take over
