[Agent Jones]

Originally Posted by Tetsu

That's cool. I mean, I don't need to sell it by any means. If it doesn't sell for that, I'll keep it- it's not like I don't love the car.

But it has been immaculately taken care of. It has never been dirty for more than a day, and I'm very anal about changing the oil every two months or so. It is a very nice car.

yeah if thats what you want for it, then hold out til you get what you want especially if you dont need to sell. I really dont think you will get that. I know you have taken REALLY good care of your car but its still a man made car that depeciates with time. And with the way gas prices are v8s have lost ALOT of money. You can get a brand new v8 truck for 10-20k off the MSRP depending on the truck. I have been car shopping three times in the 1 1/2 years. and prices on v8s have dropped. Little cars with I4 engines are selling for more than book values and v8s are selling for less than book values. Its jsut supply and demand.....alot of people dont want a v8 now so their values are hurting because of it

[Tetsu]

Originally Posted by Agent Jones

yeah if thats what you want for it, then hold out til you get what you want especially if you dont need to sell. I really dont think you will get that. I know you have taken REALLY good care of your car but its still a man made car that depeciates with time. And with the way gas prices are v8s have lost ALOT of money. You can get a brand new v8 truck for 10-20k off the MSRP depending on the truck. I have been car shopping three times in the 1 1/2 years. and prices on v8s have dropped. Little cars with I4 engines are selling for more than book values and v8s are selling for less than book values. Its jsut supply and demand.....alot of people dont want a v8 now so their values are hurting because of it

I understand all of that. It's up to Ryan_65, in the end. I would like the car to go to a good home.

[Ryan_65Stallion]

Originally Posted by Tetsu

I understand all of that. It's up to Ryan_65, in the end. I would like the car to go to a good home.

yup.
Well, if the cobra i'm looking at sells before i get back from basic training your mach 1 is my second choice, only because i would be making payments of 175/month instead of 300+/month.
and i will definately take care of her, so dont worry bout that

[12second5.0]

Originally Posted by Ryan_65Stallion

god! my mom wants me to wait til Im done with basic! its fucking retarted! she thinks somehting might happen or if i get hurt they won't let me in army anymore and she thinks i wont be able to make payments. its fucking stupid, nothing is going to happen in basic.
pisses me off

I'd personally take her advice. Get done with basic and then get your new toy.

[timpryor]

^i agree with Larry Ryan, that way you can use that bonus to pay cash for the car

[Ryan_65Stallion]

Originally Posted by 12second5.0

I'd personally take her advice. Get done with basic and then get your new toy.

I am. I talked with her and I'm going to wait . Just hopefully it doesn't sell before I get back. But I might give him a down payment as an advance so he can just hold it til I get back. Not sure yet though.

Originally Posted by timpryor

^i agree with Larry Ryan, that way you can use that bonus to pay cash for the car

I would use my bonus cash, but the 8k bonus is going into an investment account and my savings account.
175/month is nothing, and I can always pay extra to get it paid off sooner.

[03 R Code]

So you expect someone to take a cash down payment on a car and then hold it for you and keep making payments on it for 10 months? Doesn't make any sense to me at all.

[Agent Jones]

think it more like 10 weeks instead of months

[timpryor]

its 10 weeks not 10 months, like Jones said. Just until Ryan gets back from Basic

[Graves]

What's your paygrade once you're out of basic, Ryan?

[timpryor]

He was telling me E2

[Graves]

I couldn't afford jack shit on E2 pay. I wasn't completely comfy with a car payment and insurance until I made E3..and I wasn't exactly a baller then, either.

[311-420]

theres more machs in the sea. be patient and get the right one, at the right time.

i would recommend looking for an 04. theres a good number of 03s with bad head cooling. that and by 04 most of the TSB(tech. service bulletins) were fixed from the factory. just my .02

[Ryan_65Stallion]

Originally Posted by 03 R Code

So you expect someone to take a cash down payment on a car and then hold it for you and keep making payments on it for 10 months? Doesn't make any sense to me at all.

You don't understand. He's not making payments on the 97 Cobra. So I could give him a down payment for the car to hold it for me til I get back from basic, than I'll take out my loan and start paying on it.
and its 10 weeks, not months.

Originally Posted by Graves

What's your paygrade once you're out of basic, Ryan?

e2, maybe e3

I couldn't afford jack shit on E2 pay. I wasn't completely comfy with a car payment and insurance until I made E3..and I wasn't exactly a baller then, either.[/quote]
Well, I'll be living on base. I only have a phone bill of $45 and insurance on my '65 which is $80/month. So thats only $125 of bills I pay each month. So another $175/month for loan and $265/month for insurance is easily doable.

[12second5.0]

Originally Posted by Ryan_65Stallion

Well, I'll be living on base. I only have a phone bill of $45 and insurance on my '65 which is $80/month. So thats only $125 of bills I pay each month. So another $175/month for loan and $265/month for insurance is easily doable.

Don't you have a child support payment as well? I remember my days as an E3 well. I couldn't afford shit then. I wish I would have stayed in. I'm sure I would have been E8 by now........

[Ryan_65Stallion]

Originally Posted by 12second5.0

Don't you have a child support payment as well? I remember my days as an E3 well. I couldn't afford shit then. I wish I would have stayed in. I'm sure I would have been E8 by now........

Yes but I will be getting paid another $200-$300 to cover it from the Army.
I don't see how you can't afford shit when I won't be having a rent bill, grocery bill or anything else major. As e2 I will be making $1500 and some change. So I figure, $125 for the bills I have now, add another $400 or less(probably less for insurance, haven't got a quote for when I'm active from USAA yet), I'll be good.
Jose afforded a new truck payment and insurance while he was in basic...
I've looked over everything and thought over it.

Plus, having another car as a DD will give me how ever long I want to take to get my '65 how I want without depending on it to get me places.

[Agent Jones]

got to think of food, clothes, uniforms, boots, entertainment, gas, taxes, savings, etc. you should save the first 15% of each check....

[timpryor]

Originally Posted by Agent Jones

got to think of food, clothes, uniforms, boots, entertainment, gas, taxes, savings, etc. you should save the first 15% of each check....

all of those are provided by the army, all of them.

[Agent Jones]

Originally Posted by timpryor

all of those are provided by the army, all of them.

well i dont know about the army, but in the AF you have to pay for them. and then pay to have them dry cleaned. and you dont always eat on base after basic. you eat outside of the base sometimes also. and you dont wear your uniform everywhere. you have to buy clothes to wear when your not working

[Ryan_65Stallion]

Originally Posted by Agent Jones

got to think of food, clothes, uniforms, boots, entertainment, gas, taxes, savings, etc. you should save the first 15% of each check....

like Tim said. Army pays for it

oh and I'll be saving a good %25-40 of my checks, depending on my insurance and car payments.

Originally Posted by timpryor

all of those are provided by the army, all of them.

yup!

Originally Posted by Agent Jones

well i dont know about the army, but in the AF you have to pay for them. and then pay to have them dry cleaned. and you dont always eat on base after basic. you eat outside of the base sometimes also. and you dont wear your uniform everywhere. you have to buy clothes to wear when your not working

well, why you think I joined Army?
Hella of a lot more benefits and I don't need a degree to be a pilot! So I don't need to rush to get my masters in engineering

and duh I have to buys clothes, but the commissary has all that and I don't pay taxes on clothes, tvs... NADA!