Uh-oh.....I am being MIGHTILY TEMPTED!!!!!

"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
06/06/2019 at 01:21 • Filed to: None

Dealership near me has this 2018 Fiat spider, manual, lis ted for 19 grand. Payoff on the Focus is pretty low so I have a lot of room to play with on the trade to still put 4-5k down. I, uh....I may or may not soon have a fleet where all my vehicles have two seats. Talk me out of this, Oppo!

DISCUSSION (24)

Future Heap Owner > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 01:25

These are tons of fun!

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Future Heap Owner
06/06/2019 at 01:27

I’d have a Fiero for a winter car, and this as the summer car. I don’t know if that’s fun or not, but it at least sounds interesting.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 01:37

Do you have anyone nagging about your growing fleet?

Nick Has an Exocet > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 01:38

You only live twice. Do it.

Seriously though, I haven’t driven my 4 door in a month.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
06/06/2019 at 01:39

Nope. I have a girlfriend and no kids. No one to complain about it. I’d trade the FoST for it and I’m only keeping the Grom for a summer. My fleet will be back down to four by winter.

.....I think.

Chariotoflove > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 01:42

Oh man. I can’t really talk against it with any conviction. In your shoes, I think I might do it.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 01:43

She interested in cars at all? My GF was already all over my car spending before she became my wife, i.e. m aking sure I’m not being stupid with money. So far she has not objected to any of the rules and quotas that I’ve set for myself to keep her and our bank accounts happy (i.e. one sports car at a time, my daily has to live outside, etc.).

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
06/06/2019 at 01:47

She knows what I’m into and doesn’t care too much either way, and like yours, understands that as long as I’m not buying way beyond my means, she doesn’t care. Like my move from FiST to FoST, I could probably do this move without any money out of pocket. I could possibly even lower my monthly payment and insurance......again.

I actually almost didn’t get a FoST because the dealers I went to at first gave me crap numbers. I went back to the place I got my FiST from and they properly applied the rebates and discounts and made it a no-brainer to pull the trigger. This one could go either way. I haven’t been to this dealer before so I’ll have to take a test drive and see how scummy they can be.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Chariotoflove
06/06/2019 at 01:49

I feel like every other day, I’m buying new vehicles. This time last year, I had the Focus ST and the KLR. Now I have those, and a Fiero, and a triumph, and a grom. An d now I might swap the FoST for a Fiata....It’s been a wild year.

AestheticsInMotion > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 02:20

A white Fiata? Yes, you should do that

DipodomysDeserti > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 02:21

Only thing I can offer as a former FIAT owner is that maybe wait a year and you’ll be able to pick one up for as much as your Grom.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > DipodomysDeserti
06/06/2019 at 02:53

Ah........Yeah I forgot how hard depreciation hits anything with a Fiat badge.....But checking within 150 miles of me, 1 year old 124s are still going for way more than this. Weird. Maybe the miata backbone and actual, unique positioning is helping? Yeah, I can pick up a 500L for well under 10 grand all day, every day, but that’s a generic little appliance that breaks down more often than other generic appliances.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > AestheticsInMotion
06/06/2019 at 02:53

Stop it! Stop encouraging me!

AestheticsInMotion > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 03:00

You know what would really compliment your two bikes?

A nice duel-sport

SmugAardvark > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 03:05

Kinja'd!!!

DipodomysDeserti > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 03:26

Same here. There’s new 2018s listed for around $19, then used models going for the same price as highly optioned new models. Weird. I got my Abarth 500 for $17k and two years later it was worth $10k. My nearly decade old poverty spec Wrangler is still valued at around $15k. Build quality is on par with my old FIAT.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 04:01

How much? Why is car not already in your driveway? It’s a bargain Miata for Huey’s sake...

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > AestheticsInMotion
06/06/2019 at 04:22

Already have one. A KLR 650.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 06:43

Unpopular opinion: I hate the motor in these. Everything happens at 3000 rpm and then it falls on its face.

That alone is enough to make sure I'll never own one.

shop-teacher > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 08:25

Ok. I'll be the one. You just bought a new bike. Ride that, instead of buying a new car.

TysMagic > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 08:31

So did you buy it yet?

Alternatively, you could buy my RF? It’s not for sale, but everything is for sale for the right price.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 08:55

Do......It......Now!

Though it’s not an Abarth, at least put that exhaust on it.

Milky > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 09:50

Okay. No LSD, base headlights, 195 section tires.

Chariotoflove > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
06/06/2019 at 11:25

As much as I love cars, I think that many might consume all my time. I’d love to just have my daily and one toy. That would be either an ND or a Fiata like you found. That’s why at that price I’d be so tempted.