New goal for my 21st or 22nd birthday.

"TheStraightSixKid" (thestraightsixkid)
09/29/2014 at 22:35 • Filed to: None

I know the picture is a Honda Nsx but i want a Acura Nsx so much you don't even. I am 19 years old with a job so i will be able to afford one as long as i work my ass off. #popupheadlights.

DISCUSSION (23)

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > TheStraightSixKid
09/29/2014 at 22:37

What's the difference? Serious Q, is there any major distinction other than the badge?

Rainbow > TheStraightSixKid
09/29/2014 at 22:39

But can you afford to insure and maintain it?

JGrabowMSt > TheStraightSixKid
09/29/2014 at 22:39

Get the Honda. JDM Bro.

AlmostJalop > TheStraightSixKid
09/29/2014 at 22:44

Yes!! I'm 15 and my goal by my 17th is to have an E36 M3. I'm shooting for a 911 for my 21st..

i like having a job.

Viggen > Rainbow
09/29/2014 at 22:45

This. 1000 times this. To be young and ambitious.

whatisthatsound > TheStraightSixKid
09/29/2014 at 22:46

I was actively searching for an NSX/Viper/Elise SC. I love those cars, but the lady friend liked the elise the most. You won't go wrong with an NSX. They are excellent cars. PS I'm 23. You can achieve that goal.

PatBateman > AlmostJalop
09/29/2014 at 22:48

A word of advice, my young, ambitious friend: focus on furthering your education more than earning bread for a 911. Those brakes/tires/oil changes/everything ain't cheap.

Cherry_man1 > TheStraightSixKid
09/29/2014 at 22:51

Hey I' 20 and I was very close to owning an NSX but couldn't move the cash around in time....

Rainbow > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
09/29/2014 at 22:52

In America, yes. A Honda would have to be imported, and it's not old enough to do that yet.

Trunk Impaired 318 > TheStraightSixKid
09/29/2014 at 22:53

Ambition is good but you need to seriously think this over, sure you could probably make enough to buy the car but to insure it as a 21 year old and do the maintenance? Get a good education/job and defer your dreams to a point where they make more sense. /somebody who finally lives in the real world. Yes, it sucks.

AlmostJalop > PatBateman
09/29/2014 at 22:53

Oh I certainly know.. When I say 911 I mean 996.

I only work weekends right now. The place I work also offers a scholarship program where they'll give you some money for school as long as you work there part time in the summer and during other long breaks.

School is definitely my priority.

Bad Idea Hat > TheStraightSixKid
09/29/2014 at 22:58

I saw one for sale a good while back in Canada. Asking $12,000, according to the listing on Craigslist. Didn't get a good feeling about that, but it would be amazing if it were real.

Saracen > AlmostJalop
09/29/2014 at 23:00

Ooh, a 996.

Then you can add rear main seal and intermediate shaft seal X-D

Saracen > TheStraightSixKid
09/29/2014 at 23:01

When I was your age I was planning to get a C5 corvette after college.

Then reality set in and I bought a German AWD hatchback. But hey, I'm also a homeowner so I can't complain.

AlmostJalop > Saracen
09/29/2014 at 23:03

Haha I'm well aware.

The turbos actually tend to be less problematic. Nice excuse to step up to one..

jagermeister07500 > Cherry_man1
09/29/2014 at 23:16

Where does a 20 year old get that kind of money, anyway? Even if you have a good job, you should still save up for when you finish school and move out. I assume you're still in school and at least partially dependent on you parents, or else you wouldn't be trying to buy an NSX. Or maybe you're fully dependent and they were going to pay for it. If that's the case, then forget what I said and roll with that as long as you can, haha.

jagermeister07500 > Saracen
09/29/2014 at 23:19

As much as we love cars, owning a home should probably be a larger priority. Even a small one, just so you're not tossing money down the drain. Fun cars come at all price points, and the more expensive ones can wait until your finances are in order.

Rainbow > Bad Idea Hat
09/29/2014 at 23:23

A long time ago I found a wrecked one for $6,000. Clean title, only cosmetic damage, and not a single mechanical issue. So unbelievably tempting, but it just wasn't meant to be.

bob and john > TheStraightSixKid
09/29/2014 at 23:55

*finds out insurance rates*
*dumps a brick*

actually I have no idea what inurance is like in the states, but in canada...phew...They wanted something like 5 grand a year to insure me on a saab 93, one of the safest and lest stolen cars ever.

a 2 door? closer to 7500 and by two door i mean like an accord two-door. i was afriad to ask what a porsche or something would be

TheStraightSixKid > TheStraightSixKid
09/30/2014 at 00:00

USAA is a powerful thing.

JasonStern911 > Saracen
09/30/2014 at 02:33

Intermediate shaft bearing - not seal. And the 996 is old enough and Porsche approved oil is expensive enough that I'm pretty sure nearly every rear main seal has been replaced by now.

JasonStern911 > Trunk Impaired 318
09/30/2014 at 02:45

Actually, the NSX is a very practical sports car as far as maintenance and upkeep goes. At least, compared to his other dream of owning a 996, despite how awesome they are.

jordang1028 > TheStraightSixKid
09/30/2014 at 03:53

Amen brother. Grandpa did me good on the insurance front!