View Poll Results: which one??
1995 Skyline GTR
4
57.14%
New GTR Proto
3
42.86%
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GTR- old or new?
09-17-2006, 09:27 PM
#11
GTR Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 83
Originally Posted by shadz
Yes, I know that, but $50K would make a nice down payment and lower your monthly payments considerably now wouldn't it????
New car loans for someone with good credit can be had for 3 - 5 % or less. With $50k you should also be able to find an investment that will return 7 - 10 % conservatively, or considerably more if you are willing to accept more risk.
This should net you about $1000 to $3500 or possibly more per year. Which translates into $5000 to $17,500 over the course of a standard 5 year car loan.
Make your money work for you!
-AL
09-18-2006, 09:59 AM
#12
GTRForums Staff
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 280
Not always true in the rare case the car is a sound investment as it was for me. I paid for it cash and got a good return. The reality of the older GTR is that if you want it, you probably have to pay cash unless you get something like a home equity loan.
Usually your statment would be true though as my deal was a bit of an exception
Usually your statment would be true though as my deal was a bit of an exception
09-19-2006, 03:52 PM
#13
GTR Member
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 83
Originally Posted by Charles
Not always true in the rare case the car is a sound investment as it was for me. I paid for it cash and got a good return. The reality of the older GTR is that if you want it, you probably have to pay cash unless you get something like a home equity loan.
Usually your statment would be true though as my deal was a bit of an exception
Usually your statment would be true though as my deal was a bit of an exception
-AL
03-22-2007, 11:00 PM
#16
GTR Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 869
Actually, saving $50k for a vehicle purchase is not a wise way use of such a sum of money. Paying cash is a waste of money. If somene truely had $50k laying around it would be best capitalized in an investment and not as a downpayment.
New car loans for someone with good credit can be had for 3 - 5 % or less. With $50k you should also be able to find an investment that will return 7 - 10 % conservatively, or considerably more if you are willing to accept more risk.
This should net you about $1000 to $3500 or possibly more per year. Which translates into $5000 to $17,500 over the course of a standard 5 year car loan.
Make your money work for you!
-AL
New car loans for someone with good credit can be had for 3 - 5 % or less. With $50k you should also be able to find an investment that will return 7 - 10 % conservatively, or considerably more if you are willing to accept more risk.
This should net you about $1000 to $3500 or possibly more per year. Which translates into $5000 to $17,500 over the course of a standard 5 year car loan.
Make your money work for you!
-AL
some of the best words i've heard from anyone on a chat forum in quite a while. invest the money. do not buy a new car. let some other person buy the new GT-R and then buy it from them in five years at their loss, while the whole time you've been making a profit off the money.
07-17-2007, 07:02 PM
#17
Newbie
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 5
the R34 is by far better looking IMO... not a big fan of the new GTR, it looks too much like the G35. dont get me wrong the g35 is a good looking car, but if they were gonna go and redesign the whole car they could of at least made it look a little different
08-29-2007, 03:27 PM
#18
Newbie
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 19
I'd keep the car I already have and spend the $50K on improving that car instead...
The new GT-R looks like it's going to be one h*ll of a car, but in my personal opinion it doesn't really live up to the legendary heritage of the Skyline GT-R cars. It might be lighter, quicker, stronger and what else... It might even look better (though I doubt it), but for me that car's more of a new Nissan sports car than a Nissan Skyline GT-R. And no two pairs of circle-shaped taillights or GTR-badge in the grille is going to change that impression of mine.
If I ever become rich, I'll consider buying one to use as means of transportation from A to B.
The new GT-R looks like it's going to be one h*ll of a car, but in my personal opinion it doesn't really live up to the legendary heritage of the Skyline GT-R cars. It might be lighter, quicker, stronger and what else... It might even look better (though I doubt it), but for me that car's more of a new Nissan sports car than a Nissan Skyline GT-R. And no two pairs of circle-shaped taillights or GTR-badge in the grille is going to change that impression of mine.
If I ever become rich, I'll consider buying one to use as means of transportation from A to B.
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