by "Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
Published 07/02/2017 at 18:49
by "Wobbles the Mind" (wobblesthemind)
Published 07/02/2017 at 18:49
Tags: Life
STARS: 1
One thing that I find interesting is how completely different the cars you start out shopping for are from the cars you actually buy. I thought I’d test my memory this Sunday (which is good when it comes to paychecks) and imagine the garage that could have been.
Winner: 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.7 Laredo X 4x2.
($26,000 Sticker / $22,000 Purchase Price / $28,000 Total)
1st Runner Up: 2012 Dodge Durango 3.6 SXT AWD.
2nd Runner Up: 2016 Hyundai Tucson 1.6t Eco AWD.
Honorable Mention: 2008 Dodge Ram 2500 4x2 with a bedcap.
Winner: 2006 Kia Amanti Std.
($11,000 Sticker / $7,500 Purchase Price / $8,400 Total)
1st Runner Up: 2012 Kia Optima LX.
2nd Runner Up: 2013 Porsche Cayman Base.
Winner: 2012 Jaguar XF 5.0 Base.
($29,000 Sticker / $29,000 Purchase Price / $32,000 Total)
1st Runner Up: 2014 Acura RLX.
2nd Runner Up: 2013 Lexus RX350 2WD.
Honorable Mention: 1992 Acura NSX Base Auto.
I enjoy all three!
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So we are 4 years out from when I bought the Amanti (the first of these 3) and 3 years before everything is paid off. That would have been up to $68,400 total spent but early pay offs to move the total debt time to 7 years places the garage spend at $62,000. That happens to be an amount similar to that brand new Porsche Cayman over 7 years when I checked it out back in 2012 as my prospective first car purchase.
( My stepdad bought the $600 Geo Tracker that was my first car and my mom bought the $11,000 2006 Kia Rio Sedan that was my second car).
The other alternate timeline would have seen me with a $160,000 mortgage back in July 2013. About $810 a month for 30 years. After 4 years I would have owed $148,000 on the house right now. By July 2020 I’d owe $139,000 on the house but it would probably sell at $180,000 which would cover the living differences, furniture, and the other car purchases that would have occurred over those 7 years. Breaking even in every reality.
Paths fork and branch numerous times but they still end up in the same place over time. That’s just me though because I’m a polar bear’s toes, all chill. Excuse me while I go have a Coke and a smile.
*Oh, I did the check and there is one more car coming around this time next year. Something around $8,000 according to my spreadsheets and my habits. I am keeping the “cash only” promise I made on top of the XJ-SS, GranCabrio, and other cars I said I’d grab over the next 30 years.
"PS9" (PS9)
07/02/2017 at 19:04, STARS: 0
No genesis? I am disappoint.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
07/02/2017 at 19:52, STARS: 0
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
07/02/2017 at 20:50, STARS: 0
I wanted to get something quick for my next DD, but I think I am going to punk out and get an SUV
"E92M3" (E46M3)
07/02/2017 at 21:59, STARS: 0
Haven’t purchased yet. But the never ending search for my next daily started with a used 2nd gen Cayenne, and ended up at a new Ridgeline.. for now (at least for this month).
Who knows where I’ll actually end up....
"TomServo (Resides on the Satellite of Love)" (mk7silkblue)
07/02/2017 at 22:30, STARS: 1
I looked at everything from a BMW X3 to a c class to an a4 to a wrx but ended up with a 2017 golf Wolfsburg 5 speed.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
07/02/2017 at 23:33, STARS: 0
Well I was committed to a convertible and started out at a Miata. You know where I ended up, the farthest from. So yeah, life takes interesting twists.