Jump to content
SAU Community

To Buy A Turbo Coupe Or Invest My Hard Earned Cash?

Rolls

By Rolls,
in General Automotive Discussion

 Share

Recommended Posts

nzm033 Proficient

nzm033

Posted
Posted

Hey man

i was in the same situation as you

im 18 and last year i had to make the same decision

1) To save my money and spend it on some investment property which my mum wants me to invest in or

2) Wanted to buy a car

At this time i was doing my HSC and i did choose to buy a skyline

IMO....at the time i absolutley loved the car....i still do and have alot of fun with it and my friends

Im in uni now doing business administration but i keep spending money and mods and know i will never get my money back

Bo0oSt Rising Star

Bo0oSt

Posted
Posted

yeh i was in the same boat about 6 months ago and i chose to buy the skyline for the main reason of i dont wanna be 22 and have missed out on havin a nice car when i was younger. my mindset was not ot be a p plater who drove a shit box... i worked 30 hour weeks coupled with uni and still do to afford to keep it on the road and not have to scrimge. but 6 months on i love the car and do not regret buyin it for a sec and it makes it even better knowin that i bought the thing with the money i earned from bustin my nuts in factorys lol

oh and btw i do still manage to save a fair bit jus is a mater of workin hard for wht u want.

go the coupe dude u live once so enjoy it!!

sorry for the spellin btw 2 much msn lol

Warpspeed Experienced

Warpspeed

Posted
Posted

The answer really depends on age and financial situation.

You are young, no wife, no kids, no mortgage, go for it !!!

Later on you may not be able to do it, so have some fun while you can. Later in life you will be able to look back on all the crazy things you did, and got away with.

As you get older your ideas change, you slow down, and a really fast car is no longer a priority. But educating your kids, or preparing for retirement may be.

Spook's_Skyline Mentor

Spook's_Skyline

Posted
Posted

good question

i had a couple of managed funds, and they made me plenty of money

i also had a loan to buy my skyline

in the end, i cashed in my managed funds and used them to buy my car outright (and then some)

i guess only u can decide what u really want

id buy the car

thorpe84 Proficient

thorpe84

Posted
Posted

my friend was 19 got a loan for $35,000 (somehow) and got himself a 2000 and something silvia! now its worth no where near as much and he will be paying up the ass for years, everyone told him not too but he did anyway. poor bugger

oh well shit happens HAAA-ha

Rolls Grand Master

Rolls

Posted
  • Author
Posted
my friend was 19 got a loan for $35,000 (somehow) and got himself a 2000 and something silvia! now its worth no where near as much and he will be paying up the ass for years, everyone told him not too but he did anyway. poor bugger

oh well shit happens HAAA-ha

Hah, well that really is a retarded decision to make, its a bit off earning the money and buying it though.

Cheers for the input guys, I reckon I might just sit on my money for a month or so until I make up my mind.

I guess I kind of expected these kind of responses posting it on a car forum, I think thats kind of the reason why I posted it here.

Warpspeed Experienced

Warpspeed

Posted
Posted

But it does illustrate the point that a car is not an investment, it will definitely lose value over time and cost heaps to run no matter what happens.

Me I drive a clapped out Laser Turbo, but also have many hundreds of thousands of dollars invested. Why ? Because I am retired and don't really want to work anymore. I would rather have the regular investment income than a fast car.

When I was your age, I spent every cent I had on messing around with cars, and I never regretted it.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Latest Posts

    • brillo
      Leak from Tokico BM50 Brake Master Cylinder

      By brillo · Posted

      Hi, SteveL Thank you very much for your reply, you seem to be the only person on the net who has come up with a definitive answer for which I am grateful. The "Leak" was more by way of wet bubbles when the pedal was depressed hard by a buddy while trying to gey a decent pedal when bleeding the system having fitted the rebuilt BM50 back in the car, which now makes perfect sense. A bit of a shame having just rebuilt my BM50, I did not touch the proportioning valve side of things, the BM50 was leaking from the primary piston seal and fluid was running down the the Brake booster hence the need to rebuild, I had never noticed any fluid leaking from that hole previously it only started when I refitted it to the car. The brake lines in the photo are "Kunifer" which is a Copper/Nickel alloy brake pipe, but are only the ones I use to bench bleed Master cylinders, they are perfectly legal to use on vehicles here in the UK, however the lines on the car are PVF coated steel. Thanks again for clearing this up for me, a purchase of a new BMC appears to be on the cards, I have been looking at various options in case my BM50 was not repairable and have looked at the HFM BM57 which I understand is manufactured in Australia.  
    • Gantai
      R33 GTST Steering Rack (49001-19U05) Rebuild?

      By Gantai · Posted

      PXL_20250828_063541093.TS.mp4
    • Gantai
      R33 GTST Steering Rack (49001-19U05) Rebuild?

      By Gantai · Posted

      Well the install is officially done. Filled with fluid and bled it today, but didn't get a chance to take it on a test drive. I'll throw some final pics of the lines and whatnot but you can definitely install a DMAX rack in an R33 with pretty minor mods. I think the only other thing I had to do that isn't documented here is grind a bit of the larger banjo fitting to get it to clear since the banjos are grouped much tighter on the DMAX rack. Also the dust boots from a R33 do not fit either fyi, so if you end up doing this install for whatever reason you'll need to grab those too. One caveat with buying the S15 dust boots however is that the clamps are too small to fit on the R33 inner tie rod since they're much thicker so keep the old clamps around. The boots also twist a bit when adjusting toe but it's not a big deal. No issues or leaks so far, steering feels good and it looks like there's a bit more lock now than I had before. Getting an alignment on Saturday so I'll see how it feels then but seems like it'll be good to go       
    • PranK
      R35 GT-R production ends after 18 years

      By PranK · Posted

    • SteveL
      Leak from Tokico BM50 Brake Master Cylinder

      By SteveL · Posted

      I don't get in here much anymore but I can help you with this.   The hole is a vent (air relief) for the brake proportioning valve, which is built into the master cylinder.    The bad news is that if brake fluid is leaking from that hole then it's getting past the proportioning valve seals.   The really bad news is that no spare parts are available for the proportioning valve either from Nissan or after market.     It's a bit of a PITA getting the proportioning valve out of the master cylinder body anyway but, fortunately, leaks from that area are rare in my experience. BTW, if those are copper (as such) brake lines you should get rid of them.    Bundy (steel) tube is a far better choice (and legal  in Australia - if that's where you are).
×
×
  • Create New...