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titan22 · 07-15-2008, 11:47 AM

Ok, so i'm working on fixing the nissan and getting it sold...still....

when i sell it, i want to get something for both DD and something fun. But the predicament lies within the possibility of going to grad school next september. So...should i buy a cheapo honda, say under $5k and just pay cash for it. good gas and easily sellable. but very boring and no mods other than maybe wheels and a stereo. Or should I get something I want, like a 350z, s2k, or something else in the $20k range and take out a loan? I have the bike, which will probably get sold if i go to New York for grad school. i'm gonna keep it if I go to Cali for grad school.

briansol · 07-15-2008, 12:22 PM

why are you going to grad school?

titan22 · 07-15-2008, 12:24 PM

because i need to enhance my options for making more money. my degree is worthless, i might as well not have a b.a. so i'm trying to enhance my toolbox. finance isn't like tech. you have to have the papers to show what you can do. i'm trying to get to a whole new level of pay and i need to be qualified for it.

briansol · 07-16-2008, 12:13 PM

Mba?

titan22 · 07-16-2008, 01:05 PM

yeah, i want to get into investment banking. compete with the big dogs.

right now i'm too extreme. one part of me wants to have a killer career doing something i love making $300k+. the other part wants to be a bum, living somewhere warm like arizona or cali and riding my bike all day and working a brainless job.

i figure i'll go to school now while i'm young and when i get older, i can decided if i want to keep doing it after i pay off all my debt.

briansol · 07-17-2008, 02:32 PM

bah, just start a hedge fund

nootrac22 · 07-24-2008, 12:50 PM

I say go cheap. If you pay cash for something, then change your mind about school, you can sell it and be done. If you get something more pricy and use a loan to get it, you might have to hold onto it weather you want to or not cause you're upside down on the loan.

titan22 · 07-24-2008, 12:53 PM

i agree with you. i'm looking at getting something like a simple 99/00 civic coupe. something clean with low miles i can drive into the ground. i probably wont lose money on it and can have it for a while. i wont give the "baller" appearance, but at least i'll be comfortable. when i get done with school or get a new job, i'll go out and get something really special. Like the new GTR.

briansol · 07-24-2008, 01:01 PM

i hate you

titan22 · 07-24-2008, 01:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by briansol

i hate you

haha how come? i would trade you in an instant. you own your own house, have an M3, and a make 3x the money i do. The only difference is my roommate is hotter than yours.

07-15-2008, 11:47 AM	#1
titan22 Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Coast Posts: 773 Rep Power: 7	Car buying options??? Ok, so i'm working on fixing the nissan and getting it sold...still.... when i sell it, i want to get something for both DD and something fun. But the predicament lies within the possibility of going to grad school next september. So...should i buy a cheapo honda, say under $5k and just pay cash for it. good gas and easily sellable. but very boring and no mods other than maybe wheels and a stereo. Or should I get something I want, like a 350z, s2k, or something else in the $20k range and take out a loan? I have the bike, which will probably get sold if i go to New York for grad school. i'm gonna keep it if I go to Cali for grad school.

07-15-2008, 12:22 PM	#2
briansol Savings Advisor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Central CT Age: 32 Posts: 761 Rep Power: 7	why are you going to grad school?

07-15-2008, 12:24 PM	#3
titan22 Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Coast Posts: 773 Rep Power: 7	because i need to enhance my options for making more money. my degree is worthless, i might as well not have a b.a. so i'm trying to enhance my toolbox. finance isn't like tech. you have to have the papers to show what you can do. i'm trying to get to a whole new level of pay and i need to be qualified for it.

07-16-2008, 12:13 PM	#4
briansol Savings Advisor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Central CT Age: 32 Posts: 761 Rep Power: 7	Mba?

07-16-2008, 01:05 PM	#5
titan22 Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Coast Posts: 773 Rep Power: 7	yeah, i want to get into investment banking. compete with the big dogs. right now i'm too extreme. one part of me wants to have a killer career doing something i love making $300k+. the other part wants to be a bum, living somewhere warm like arizona or cali and riding my bike all day and working a brainless job. i figure i'll go to school now while i'm young and when i get older, i can decided if i want to keep doing it after i pay off all my debt.

07-17-2008, 02:32 PM	#6
briansol Savings Advisor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Central CT Age: 32 Posts: 761 Rep Power: 7	bah, just start a hedge fund

07-24-2008, 12:50 PM	#7
nootrac22 Piggy Bank Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: pa Age: 35 Posts: 77 Rep Power: 5	I say go cheap. If you pay cash for something, then change your mind about school, you can sell it and be done. If you get something more pricy and use a loan to get it, you might have to hold onto it weather you want to or not cause you're upside down on the loan.

07-24-2008, 12:53 PM	#8
titan22 Super Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: West Coast Posts: 773 Rep Power: 7	i agree with you. i'm looking at getting something like a simple 99/00 civic coupe. something clean with low miles i can drive into the ground. i probably wont lose money on it and can have it for a while. i wont give the "baller" appearance, but at least i'll be comfortable. when i get done with school or get a new job, i'll go out and get something really special. Like the new GTR.

07-24-2008, 01:01 PM	#9
briansol Savings Advisor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Central CT Age: 32 Posts: 761 Rep Power: 7	i hate you

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