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Wondered when you or Dan would weigh in
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Real cars are not driven by front wheels,real cars lift them!!... BABYS ARE BOTTLE FED, REAL MEN GET BLOWN. Don't be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark...Professionals built the Titanic! Dart 330ci block turbo black pearl EBXR8 482 rwkw.. Daily driver GTE FG.. Projects http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=107711 http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...8+turbo&page=4 |
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yep ....the things that are really important to you , and most of us dont realise it till half your lifes over just need to appreciate when you do ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]()
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The only reason I can afford car mods is because we have no kids! After the mortgage and bills are taken care of, there is not much left.
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I wonder what the house you bought at 37 would have been worth back in your early 20's. Not trying to put you down, but merely pointing out that the "boring people" as you call them often have good reason for being boring. |
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My first house and the one I live in was a whopping $64000 . Next investement $127.000 a few years latter another $330k . In Outer Sydney ., retired now at 63 . Just mentioning this to prove inflation helps in time . For the paye worker . Negative gearing is great . Helps housing and keeps old codgers off old age pension ..
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Real cars are not driven by front wheels,real cars lift them!!... BABYS ARE BOTTLE FED, REAL MEN GET BLOWN. Don't be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark...Professionals built the Titanic! Dart 330ci block turbo black pearl EBXR8 482 rwkw.. Daily driver GTE FG.. Projects http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=107711 http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthr...8+turbo&page=4 |
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I have thought about the same thing though - what if I bought a house back in the day? In 2003 I had a mortgage pre-approved and was looking at property to buy, had a nice little deposit saved up and everything. Then the business opportunity came up and I sank all my money into that instead. Maybe I got lucky but all in all it's worked out pretty well I think. The key being I sunk my money into a business, not car mods or.... what else is there, cocaine and hookers. ***edit - the house I bought for $400k+ would have been worth about $60k back in my 20's, maybe less. But assuming it remained my primary residence, and my only property, that capital gain is neither here nor there. If I sold up I'd be buying in the same inflated market anyway. A lot of people seem to forget this. |
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Although I've spent some money on car mods I have never regretted it at all. It adds to the enjoyment and driving experience of the car, still knowing that the cost does not translate to the sale price come time to move it on. Mind you, the cars have been owned outright from the get-go and all mods financed with cash, not credit.
Dumping credit-card-money into a financed, depreciating asset is not the sharpest idea around.... That would be regrettable.
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Am having fun doing that now at 49.... Still plan on doing it 11 years from now too.
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I moded my `73 model Corolla by putting a rear louver on it.
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If you can afford it, and its your passion then its not a waste of money.... I'm 34 and have just finished building my 1st house with my wife... In my younger years I spent all my $$ on cars, modding and motorsport stuff instead of a house... Do I regret it?? Not at all, I have memories that will last me a lifetime and some of my closest friends I would have only met through the car scene... So yes, I bought my first house later than some, but I wouldn't change a bloody thing....
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Buy a house, get renters in there and then go buy another car and enjoy. Put extra money onto the house when you're not spending money on mods. When you're ready to settle down, you have an appreciating asset and have bought it at a price that will be cheaper than buying in the future.
Also have the ability to pay the place off at an earlier age.
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My regret is doing up my first 4 cars, sound systems, wheels, suspension, exhaust, etc. Being young then that was my hobby, but looking back now, should of saved the cash and spend it on other things. No regrets spending on my S15 and F6. I see these cars as actual machines. Especially the F6, its not a boys toy, but a Man's best friend
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OK its like this
when I was 17 I had An XC GS ute, and I threw lots of Money at it, I then went on to a ZK Fairlane, then a ZL then I got all growed up and decided to lash out on a NC (was Polities old car when we was at City Ford) any how that was my I'm gonna straighten up and fly right car, I told my self I wasn't going to "Waste Money" cars any more that was in 1994 I got married in 97 and fortunately I had a workshop and a healthy number of my clients were in to modified fords, Chevs and Caddys. But I got out of that and in 2000 I needed something to cruze in we didn't have kids so the wife was easy to convince and we got at ZC Fairlane we've had kids and cars are still a healthy part of our life style. I wouldnt call cars and modifications a waste of money how much would you pay for therapy? for me its my way to let off steam, to work my creative mind. Some guys spend all their money at the pub or on Pokies, some smoke a pack a day, others spend a lot of golf and so on. The way I see it is I don't smoke or gamble, this is my vice so I wouldn't consider them a waste of money for a second I think there more important now than back when I was 17, now we have such exciting cars to drive as Camry's and outlanders you need a modified car if for no other reason than to remain sane.
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Buys a fg turbo. think to myself nahh they are quick stock no mods, next minute but who drives a stock one maybe ill just get a tune, then well... if im gonna get a tune i might aswell do the injectors and cat because it will be better value for money, buttt then i gotta do cooler too cos power wont be consistant. if im gonna spend that much might aswell go e85. oh look turbo is maxed out, from this trend u can see my thought process and how i started going broke lol . i think i need to find a car that has next to no aftermarket support but is still quick from factory.
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Remember the days when a chrome air filter or rocker cover was a mod ?
I mainly did my own mods and bought equipement as I went and could afford.. Some was tax deductable .. This adds up over time.. I have a hoist and 9 X 10 garage .. The assets in your house IS good and CAN be used as deposit (security) to purchase investement property.. BUT you have to budget and PAY your main home first .. Can be paid quick with tax refunds.. NEVER think you don't have to.. I have friends who say they have to keep working at 70 as they cannot afford $500 rent... Just keep that in mind you guys under 30...
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some mods dont cost anything ....like adapting your cold air intake off an au fairmont v8 onto your 1990 starlet 1.3 work hack
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Mods are in my signature. Each one adds value to my driving pleasure, that is all. More concerned in keeping my daily safe and reliable. I'll be keeping the Ute for a while.
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A friend bought a beachside property in Perth for 2.4 million. Got a valuation done recently as they want to downsize. Property is now worth 1.8 million. Housing isn't a license to print money. Real Estate agents tell you it is though.
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Spending Money on cars i dont regret, i do regret selling a car to buy a newer one, the money spend on newer cars/then adding rims etc etc to them is huge, i spend close to 40 grand in total car+loan when i traded my old EF. If i threw 10-15k i could have had my EF with all top end gear and a sweet paint job. upgrading/selling is the killer, try and find a car you love and stick with it i reckon
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just my 2cents but you cant take the coin with you so enjoy it while u can.
the wife and i cant have kids we both like our old steel fords and after the news i go from the dr yesterday i tend to wounder if its all worth it with out the destraction of car i think i would just drive into a rock wall.
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