Climb Inside My Mind ...

"Steve in Manhattan" (blogenfreude01)
10/16/2016 at 18:08 • Filed to: None

Back in 2004, I almost had a job offer in White Plains, so I would have had to keep a car here in Manhattan and do the reverse commute out to Westchester to go to work. I always had this fantasy - what would I buy? Given the money I was making at the time, I could have gone up to 80K without a problem.

Pretend you’re me ... what would you do?

DISCUSSION (33)

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Steve in Manhattan
10/16/2016 at 18:16

I assume the car could be no newer than 2004, right?

wiffleballtony > Steve in Manhattan
10/16/2016 at 18:17

Kinja'd!!!

S65 > Steve in Manhattan
10/16/2016 at 18:19

TT Supra

DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time > Steve in Manhattan
10/16/2016 at 18:28

E39 M5

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Amoore100 > Steve in Manhattan
10/16/2016 at 18:30

Can it be two cars?

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V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Steve in Manhattan
10/16/2016 at 18:51

Is that 80k inflation adjusted ?

FromCanadaWithLove > Steve in Manhattan
10/16/2016 at 20:15

Kinja'd!!!

How much would a used DB7 be in 2004? The six cylinder would do fine. That would be a good one.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Steve in Manhattan
10/16/2016 at 20:21

street or garage parking?

I find it hard to justify a nice car in the city when the odds of it getting beat up are high.

Neil drives a beetle and a fancy beetle > Steve in Manhattan
10/16/2016 at 22:06

Buy up all the air cooled Porsches $80k could buy.

Otherwise, M3.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > Steve in Manhattan
10/17/2016 at 03:00

second the E39 M5, BUT with an exhaust! :D

Steve in Manhattan > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
10/17/2016 at 03:43

I am anal in the extreme, so I’d wind up spending $450 a month to keep the car in a garage. It would probably be 4 or 5 blocks from here, but it would be protected from the elements.

Steve in Manhattan > DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time
10/17/2016 at 03:47

That’s two gens ago? I might have the previous gen - could afford a used current gen, but any M5 is a magnet for my soul.

Steve in Manhattan > Amoore100
10/17/2016 at 03:49

That (they) is/are an excellent suggestion, although it would cost me $900 a month to keep two cars garaged here. I can get an S2000 on Turo, and I just might in the next couple of months.

Steve in Manhattan > FromCanadaWithLove
10/17/2016 at 03:51

Given the budget I’ve dreamed up, I think I’d go Demuro Aston or newer. And BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY has a nice ring to it ....

Steve in Manhattan > wiffleballtony
10/17/2016 at 03:52

I have a serious feat of heights, but absent that ... maybe.

Steve in Manhattan > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
10/17/2016 at 04:09

I’d say that for that sort of scratch, I’d want it to be 5 years old or less ... I like safety features.

Planning a trip to see mom, 911 convertible is on the menu.

I need something to amuse me to deal with mom’s issues. I need something to take my mind off what she’s going through.

Steve in Manhattan > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
10/17/2016 at 04:11

Today, with my current income, I’d call it 40-50K ... I would be open to anything interesting. Of course, I have no need of a car, got Turo. Looking at a 911 droptop for my next rental.

Steve in Manhattan > S65
10/17/2016 at 04:13

Oh, if only I could find one that wasn’t fucked with ... should have bought one in ‘97 when I got out of law school. ‘97 SHO was my choice then, but I regret that choice in hindsight.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Steve in Manhattan
10/17/2016 at 14:45

Well you know, a nice used one can be had for decent money

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Steve in Manhattan > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/17/2016 at 22:30

That is, as a wise man once said to me, one idea. I’d have to be wowed by it, because I recall being impressed with the balance of the Boxster when I drove an early example back in ‘99.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Steve in Manhattan
10/18/2016 at 11:06

The driving experience of the Boxster has always been nice, but I personally find them quite lack luster and boring. I need a car that would wow me in the corners and much as it would when I look back at it in the parking lot.

Steve in Manhattan > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/18/2016 at 18:15

I’ve always like the looks, and as I close in on having had a license for 40 years, I’ll admit my days of clipping apexes are probably over.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Steve in Manhattan
10/18/2016 at 18:20

GASP!!! How dare you sir? So 56 and you’re giving up on spirited driving? I can certainly understand that idea, but I want to believe it’ll be fun, fast, and manual cars till the grave.

Steve in Manhattan > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/18/2016 at 18:44

In the improbable event that we needed to buy a car, SigOther won’t learn to drive a stick - her father tried to teach her (he owned a Nissan garage in Okinawa!) but no. At this point, I drive maybe 3 times a year. I have access to a free car when I go to MD to see family, and Turo has an M4, an S2000, an SL, and a few other interesting convertibles if I want to spend some money and have some fun. But I’d be renting from a private owner, and I’m not taking their baby to a track or tossing it around like a toy.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Steve in Manhattan
10/18/2016 at 18:48

Damn sig others ;) Well at least you have your priorities, plus you could just get something with the manual/auto

Steve in Manhattan > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/18/2016 at 18:48

Oh, and there’s a 911 convertible on Turo as well, and I just might go there .... 7 speed manual.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Steve in Manhattan
10/18/2016 at 18:50

Hmmm, that would be fun

Steve in Manhattan > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/18/2016 at 19:00

Yeah, an F1 transmission would work. She hates convertibles, but a hardtop convertible would also work - unless I pushed the button to drop the top, she’d never know.

This is the 911 in question - maybe a 6 speed (I was wrong). And I’d spend the extra money to get it delivered in the city.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Steve in Manhattan
10/18/2016 at 19:03

hmmm, she sure makes your list of cars smaller...

Steve in Manhattan > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/18/2016 at 19:17

Happy wife, happy life ... we’re shopping for an apartment to buy right now, and she’ll make the final decision. I’m just something decorative at this point ....

CaptDale - is secretly British > Steve in Manhattan
10/18/2016 at 19:19

I agree with the happy partner happy life, but I don’t know if I would ever allow myself to be a decorative piece in such a large decision. Nor could I think be allowed only 1 car.

Steve in Manhattan > CaptDale - is secretly British
10/18/2016 at 19:37

We live in Manhattan - I’m on the subway most of the time, in taxis some of the time, and drives 3 or 4 times a year. If I had a boring Volvo S80 it would be on Turo and I’d drive it ... almost never.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Steve in Manhattan
10/18/2016 at 19:48

Oh I totally understand that happens. I just mean personally, I don’t think I could handle that. At least not in my current state of being.