You have 90689.50 dollars to spend on a car-

"CPT Speedbump" (cpt-speedbump) 01/24/2014 at 12:28 • Filed to: None

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what do you do with it given the following situation—- you want a car that isn't high maintenance/expensive to own insurance wise, ooorrrr, you want to be able to sell it for more or about what you payed for it, and you want to use as much of that money as possible on it- what do you do?? I know there has been similar posts like this, but a friend of mine has a dilemma similar to this, however I wont go into detail and they themselves don't know what they'll do with it. Needles to say, i'm jealous -.-

Victorious Secret > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 12:31

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90k gets you a old gen Viper ACR Convertible. Regular ACR works too, the verts might have started creeping up in value though.

90k is also Vantage V8 money, but it won't go up in price.

LuczOr > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 12:33

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Easy:

$76k FULLY LOADED. Then you have plenty of money to go to Hennessey and make MOAR POWER. The LS engines are pretty much bullet proof and it's GM so it's cheap to keep.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 12:44

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What kind of dilemma is having 91k to spend on a car T-T

Get an LS. :D They're reliable, they're cheap, if your budget is 91k, and the next 91k you have, you won't have to worry about using some to fix it.

CPT Speedbump > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 01/24/2014 at 12:48

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I know right!!! meanwhile me with like..oh iuno, 10 k? so easy for me to go buy a car -.- like I said, I'm jealous, lol, and a Lexus LS?

deekster_caddy > LuczOr 01/24/2014 at 12:59

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Great use of the 90K but worry about holding it's value for this case...

LuczOr > deekster_caddy 01/24/2014 at 13:01

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I have a feeling V-agons are going to hold their value much better than the coupe or sedan due to scarcity. Especially in a few decades, when those of us who are currently in our mid 20's and get all nostalgic in our old age.

Niquemarshall > deekster_caddy 01/24/2014 at 13:02

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They do.

deekster_caddy > LuczOr 01/24/2014 at 13:04

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I have to take your word for it, I'm not in the market. I guess they are scarce enough!

Casper > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 13:04

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That sounds like upgrades to my 240Z and money to buy another 240Z to me....

Niquemarshall > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 13:05

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You'd still have about 10k left over.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 13:09

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Lexus LS AWD F-sport

$89k

GhostZ > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 13:09

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I deal with this a lot being the resident gearhead in a college full of self-entitled old money pricks.

If you want to come out ahead, you buy a $20,000 used car that will appreciate or will not depreciate much, and then you spend $70,000 in smart investments. But let's assume he really has to spend it all on cars.

No car at that price will avoid heavy depreciation, with the exception of classics that are definitely going to be expensive to maintain. If you had 200,000, a Ford GT would be possible.

So you DIVERSIFY YOUR ASSETS!

You buy a garage of 3 cars.

1 classic sports car that will appreciate. ($5000-$30,000) Register it for low-miles-per year insurance to save some money. Additionally, look for options for insurance benefits for cars you keep garaged during winter.

Options: 1981+ 280ZX turbo
1987+ 300ZX Turbo
240SX
Porsche Boxster
Porsche 964 or 993
MK4 Toyota Supra Turbo
1965 Mustang GT
Mustang Foxbody Notchback
Honda S2000
Toyota AE86 (stock!)
SVT Lightning
C5 Z06

2. A Daily Driver with low maintenance, and/or high resale. ($20,000-$40,000). Must be 4 doors and easy on insurance, basically, performance and rare versions of unique sedans, where parts are plentiful and the insurance doesn't consider how much more valuable they are over the base model.

Early 2000s Jaguar XJR
Ford Crown Victoria P71/Mercury Marauder
First-gen CTS-V
Dodge Charger SRT8
Infiniti Q45 (early 2000s)

3. A utility vehicle for when it snows ($20,000-30,000) one that can be trashed through bad weather and still not depreciate. This too must be registered for low-mileage use, or simply kept in a garage and only given plates/insurance when winter comes along.

Any year Jeep Wrangler or CJ
Low-milage Ninth generation Ford F150 (351 or 460)
Tenth Generation Ford F150
pre 2007 Subaru WRX

Sure, you've tripled your insurance and registration costs, but you more than halved your depreciation, which takes a much bigger part of the paycheck than depreciation. In 5 years, you'll lose maybe 10% total of your 90000, and probably spend the same on maintenance, gas, and insurance as you would on any single new 90,000 car.

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 13:11

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Uh..

CL-Class mercedes?

I always want a CL.

GhostZ > Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna 01/24/2014 at 13:14

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He'll lose half his money in 5 years on a Lexus LS. I don't think that's what the buyer is looking for.

CPT Speedbump > Casper 01/24/2014 at 13:14

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Lol, If it were mine, it'd all go into my 350Z and my Beetle

GhostZ > Casper 01/24/2014 at 13:15

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I think $200,000 is about the limit I could spent on a Z. I can't think of anything more I would want to do to a single car beyond that.

$90,000 is just getting started!

GhostZ > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 01/24/2014 at 13:15

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Consider resale.

CPT Speedbump > Niquemarshall 01/24/2014 at 13:15

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Also a GTR and Gallardo can be had in that range but insurance on those probably isn't fun, however resalve value would probably hold a bit

Casper > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 13:26

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350Z.... I can't talk to you anymore ;)

Niquemarshall > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 14:05

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GTR would likely have cheaper insurance. But the 4.2 R8s are in free fall since the introduction of the V10

JeffFurbs > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 14:16

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Miata...because someone had too

JeffFurbs > JeffFurbs 01/24/2014 at 14:17

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erikgrad > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 14:25

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Asking for a car that will be worth about what you've paid for it at that price point, and on top of that isn't high maintenance or expensive to own insurance = impossible.

That said, I will offer suggestions as to what I might get:

New C7 Stingray - insurance will be a bitch. Maintenance, not too bad if he isn't going to thrash on it all day long. Resale, unknown.

Used Porsche 2009-2013, any model - let someone take the depreciation hit, find a deal, drive it for a year or two, potentially sell it for what you paid. Once again, insurance will be a bitch, but maintenance will also cost more.

Used SRT Chrysler 300, 2011-2013: With plenty of money left over on this one, the car has plenty of power, and if it is good enough for Heisenberg...

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > GhostZ 01/24/2014 at 14:29

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Lexus should hold its value well enough.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 14:30

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Tesla Model S?

Jayhawk Jake > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 14:36

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Porsche Boxster or Cayman comes to mind. Also R8 if you can find a good one that cheap.

C7 vette is going to be a good choice as well.

Another suggestion would be an NSX and something else.

If I was given that much, I think I would end up with a truck, an Elise, and an S4. I think that's doable, say $15,000 for a truck, $30,000 for an Elise, the rest on a loaded S4. Basically a hauler, fun car, comfortable daily trifecta

GhostZ > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 01/24/2014 at 16:21

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Compared to a new BMW maybe, but "new" wasn't a requirement. A Lexus LS is going to cost $30,000 for about 5 years of ownership, not including insurance and maintenance. Like I said in my reply, the best use of that money is a diverse group of appreciating but useful vehicles, since the OP's request was mostly based around treating the car as an investment, instead of something disposable.

GhostZ > Victorious Secret 01/24/2014 at 16:23

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These are good suggestions. Most other people are suggesting new cars that 'hold their value'. It sounds like to me that the buyer wouldn't be getting a $90k car at all except that the funds are available, so they're trying to minimize losses.

GhostZ > GhostZ 01/24/2014 at 16:25

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*a much bigger part of the paycheck than maintenance and insurance

typo correction

CPT Speedbump > Casper 01/24/2014 at 16:33

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lol, well I'm sure part of it would go to a 240 or 260Z, I mean, LS swap the Z and turn it into a drift car, then take the vq35 and resto-mod a beat up 240 or 260 :P

Saf1 > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 16:34

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What kind of car are you looking for? How many seats minimum? What have you got already, and are you looking for similar or soemthing new? DD or trackday? Other preferences? $90k will get you the vast majority of cars on sale so you really need to give some parameters :)

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > GhostZ 01/24/2014 at 16:34

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Okay. Whatevs

CPT Speedbump > Saf1 01/24/2014 at 17:02

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Isn't me but a friend, and they're pretty open atm on what car, I should give more detail, person is living in UK, but moving to US soon, so can buy a car in the UK and sell it there OR import it here and sell it, orrr, can buy a car and sell they're current car (2010 3 series coupe) orrr bring both here or...etc, lol

Casper > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 18:11

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PardonMyFlemish16 > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 18:19

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Bums me out. I think I would have to build the ultimate E36 M3/4/5. Only car that fits all my wants and needs (NA 6, 4 doors, RWD, close to 3,000lbs). Only thing I would change on it would be I'd probably do a VQ35 swap into it, again, to the hilt with ITBs, long tubes, bored/stroked to ~4.0L etc.

If I had to buy new cars I'd probably get a Cayman R and a Mazda 3.

CPT Speedbump > PardonMyFlemish16 01/24/2014 at 18:27

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I have a 350z! :D (speaking of the vq :P )

CPT Speedbump > Casper 01/24/2014 at 18:27

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exactly ;)

CPT Speedbump > Niquemarshall 01/24/2014 at 18:28

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yeah, I was thinking since (more detail) they live in uk, and are likely moving to the us soon, maybe a right hand gtr might sell pretty good here? then again, its not a japanese one, so..iuno if it'd increase the value being rhd or not, lol

PardonMyFlemish16 > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 18:59

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Me too. Had 2 Maximas before it. Such a great motor.

CPT Speedbump > PardonMyFlemish16 01/24/2014 at 19:08

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Indeed, I want to tune my up but seems also a pricy motor to get parts for -.- although, first things first, Lsd, coil overs, big brakes

Saf1 > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 19:43

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America has some serious bullshit which doesn't allow imports of cars younger than 25yrs. I really don't get why he/she/it wants to buy then sell a car...unless it's planning to get a car, restore/modify it then sell higher? If it is an investment case a car is not really the best way to go. If it's moving to US soon then the reasonable thing would be to buy local. How can it not care about what car...you are not making too much sense!

CPT Speedbump > Saf1 01/24/2014 at 19:45

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I thought that was only for cars that don't pass all of the USA required road tests for the year of the car? and like i said, its a odd situation, lol

Saf1 > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 19:55

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From what I understand, you cannot import a car <25y if the car is not sold locally. So if the car is sold locally it would have passed those tests and if its a Euro model then it wouldn't have. The filthy dealers there have lobbied for this, because you importing a car cuts them out. Done by "reason" of "local consumer safety". They cite different regs eg US airbag tests are designed for occupants not wearing a seatbelt. Yea. That's the extent of my knowledge, look it up!

CPT Speedbump > Saf1 01/24/2014 at 20:41

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Yeah, so ifffff said person gets a car that has same things in both countires? not sure what cars do and dont though, lol

Saf1 > CPT Speedbump 01/24/2014 at 21:19

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I can't tell you past the extent of my knowledge as I said! I can't give 110%, no matter what employers claim is possible :D Research!!

SpeedSix > CPT Speedbump 01/25/2014 at 19:38

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If they are currently in the UK and will be moving to the US soon, they cannot import any car under the 25 year threshold. American import laws dictate that the vast majority of cars under 25 years do not qualify for importing, unless unless it is an ultra-high-end vehicle that can fit under the "Show and Display" regulations, of which certification is extremely expensive, and very few cars qualify.

You'd be better off buying European classic cars and then importing them. Many classics can be resold for more money, just by the virtue of them not having been sold in America.

CPT Speedbump > SpeedSix 01/25/2014 at 19:39

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and unless it meets all the USA regulations and standard needs for those regulations for the models year.

SpeedSix > CPT Speedbump 01/25/2014 at 19:47

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American regulations don't have to be met if it is more than 25 years old, though emissions testing and other state-applied regulations may apply.