Answer these questions:
1. Can I afford the monthly payments for 5 years? $15k loan, 60 months, $300/month (5%, 0 down, 0 trade-in)
2. Can I afford the monthly insurance? $200/month
3. Can I afford the gas cost (good driving) of 50 miles a day? $250/month
4. Can I put aside at least $75 monthly for maintenance fees? (oil, tires, clutch, brake, etc)

If you CAN answer YES for 1, 2, 3, 4 without HESITATION then you can be sure to afford a G. That doesn't mean you should starve or not being able to have a life for it. Just my experience with owning a G as daily driver. Hope this help with your decision.

 

If I starve myself for 7 months I can pay off the payments, I have a 6000$ down payment and need whatever is the rest, I make 1500 a month, 200 for insurance, 250 for gas lets say, and 75 for phone, and lets say 75$ for maintenance, $600 a month. damn thats alot more than I thought, well I was thinking like 500 so not too much more, so If I can pay off 900$ a month, depriving myself of food and other expenses, I think I could do it. But come september I'd need a new job cause I can't do this job during school.

(I was thinking about becoming a pizza delivery guy cause that'd be sick in a G, but then again it's not worth it on the miles and constant maintenance)

 

oh dear god NO. Please don't deliver pizza in the G. My dad does food delivery and his car stinks to high heaven. Can't get the smell out of it. Good thing it's a crappy and abused Civic. And if you're gonna use it for delivery, get something with good gas mileage. You make money off tips and gas milage as delivery driver.

 

Honestly , with 12g's you can find a great deal on a g35 coupe, even a better deal on a sedan( not my style) .. look under craiglist. and meet in person. i bought my 2004 g35coupe(desert) fully loaded, bose system , sunroof, navi.(no brembo) only 49k for 12500 cash, bought from a senior owner.i drove 2 n 1/2 hours but it was worth it , we met at the dmv. and took the car. did my own car fax, and took it to the dealership from there , everything came out clean= rode it home=) then my wife took over.lol

 

Is this even a thread? A guy saying he isn't going to get a G35?

Holy mother of god this forum has begun its death march into mediocrity.

 

i think he was debating.lol

 

+10000000......i say get a cheaper car. save your money and when you finish school you should get the car you want.

 

 

Really? that's ****ty well doesn't matter to me because I imported my G35 from the states myself and I'm 19.

 

Well I've made my decision, I'm gonna borrow 4k and just get this car. http://www.revscene.net/forums/fs-19...a-t636251.html or http://www.revscene.net/forums/fs-20...u-t637911.html
I'm thinking the prelude.
I'll be back on this forum in a couple of years when I have the money to get a real, 25k G.
Like this one for sale
http://www.revscene.net/forums/fs-20...i-t624109.html

That looks doppe

 

please aware of the oil consumption issue on the H22A... i had to add 1qt of oil every 1500 miles.

 

Hey man I just sold my 98 prelude to buy my g35 and the prelude is a great car by far (not better than the G lol) and there really easy to work on.you made a good choice by getting the M/T because the auto is a POS but I do have to warn you the h22 motor eats up oil especially if you are going to be getting on the vtec alot(5200 rpm) so just be careful and check your oil level.
Good luck with it and try not to sink to much $$$ into it because they arnt really that fast
So just save up some $$ and when you think u have enough saved sell the prelude and buy by the G

 

I think you made the right choice here.

I would recommend against taking on debt just because you can, but if you must take on as little as possible. Paying finance charges is like burning money on a hot day.

Buy something that will get you around until you get your career going. Then save well, and soon enough you'll have a stack to drop on whatever you want... Like a G35... still.

The G35 will be much less expensive by the time you've started a career and are making real money. While over time the price to purchase a G will go down the price to maintain and mod out will not. All that money you didn't spend on a newer G35, extra finance charges, higher gas cost, higher insurance cost, upkeep, etc.., you'll have to spend on mods.

Mods are expensive! And the G begs for things like wheels, suspension, exhaust, body kit stuff, headlamp/taillight mods, engine dress up, a built out motor, forced induction, interior dress up, etc.., and all that **** is really going to add up. You do not want to take on debt to pay for any of it. You'll be thankful that you saved up the money to burn.

 

I had a 98 prelude as my first, loved that thing in highschool and even after till the point I got my g35, just have to look around.. youll find the car you want, just have to be patient don't jump into anything

 

Thanks guys, always make me feel like I'm not regretting it. See this is why I love this forum, I was on a Subaru NASOIC and a mustang forum, they're all about their car and soo biased, will tell you that their subaru will outrace a nissan GTR with their mods. But here you guys are realistic and don't talk down cars.