Should I sell my car

[pflicht]

yeah i dont think ti is going to happen. i want to keep my 240

Good man!

[idahotuner]

i boughta new bumper today and i am getting brakes at the end of this week.

[Asmar]

Sell it.

[hbpignosePA]

sell it...

pick up a FD w a blown rotary

throw in an ls1

call it a day

[kornaz]

Sell it! And build a S14. PERIOD.

[cmoody2006]

I say keep it... I want to see that thing finished! Don't be a sell out.... Your going to miss it if you let it go....

[Kalypso]

honestly im glad your keeping it. its fun to joke around

but you would regret it. and your build has been an incredible journey, greater then most.

[idahotuner]

thanks guys. it seem like all the guys that have helped me out with parts for the build or advice on the build , or have just been following it with me from the beginning. those are the guys that say i should keep it.

the newer guys are the ones saying i should sell it.

lol andi still regret selling my riced out integra.

[cmoody2006]

Teg's will always have a place in my heart.... mmmmmmmmmmmm

[driftfan420]

the newer guys are the ones saying i should sell it.

I'm not one of the newer guys. I'm one of the rational ones. Market's bottoming out. Drifting well, its not doing so hot. A lot of venues are refusing to allow people to drift on their tracks. Bad press, you name it drifting's getting it right now.

I'm just making a reasonable statement. A 16K offer on the table for a 20yr old car doesn't always present itself. I've got well over that invested in my car, and would depart w/ it given a 16K offer.

[idahotuner]

^ yes i understand.

you have a very good point. but i am not in this for the drifting i am in this to build a car that i have allways wanted to build and drive. i have thought alot about how i should have invested the money instead of building my car. but then i am like well then i wouldnt of had the experience or learned al lthis stuff. and i have done al lthis work i want ot reap my rewards.

[EazyBreazy]

sell it , invest the money and dont touch it until retirement, im guessing that your prolly 19-20 years old, invest it for 40 years, watch that 16k turn into closer to 100k, to me its more important to be able to do what i want when im retired as opposed to not having enough money due to different priorities when i was younger

edit wow i underestimated how much it could be, after 40 years that 17k would give you over 200k, at 25 years its over 100k, it all depends on what you wanna do with the money. I did this with just a standard return rate of 8% w/o putting any more money other than the initial investment.

[idahotuner]

yes. i know quit alot about the math of investing and believe me i will be investing. this was just kinda my last thing to do before really starting school, and preparing for the future. kinda my last time using the resources of living at home. i do believe in investing . and plan on putting two more pay check into the car. and then to start investing. then i would have my dd which gets good gas mileagemy toy car for crusing and having fun. and they are both be compeltely paid for, so i have zeo debt. and then i would take the money i use to be putting into my 240 and investing it.

[MaxFNPower]

Good man! I did a similar thing I bout a 87 Nissan truck and 97 S14 so I can switch between them and my S13 that I have had for almost 5 yrs now. I've got two damn reliable DD and a reliable truck for when you need a truck. Oh ya and a Honda NX250 for when gas prices go up to $4 gal. this summer.

Also I could never sell my Dorthy I love her too much... Way too much.

[EazyBreazy]

i wasnt so much directing that just at you idaho as i was informing all the other younger members what could be. I completely understand you with having two paid off vehicles, and wanting to take advantage of the staying at home bit, im the same way, but i just wanted you and the others to see what 17k could be in 40 years lol, not alot of the younger members even know or realize how much money grows when invested.

[nismofly]

the newer guys are the ones saying i should sell it.

theres 6 people in this thread who registered in 2005 or before, and only 1 says to keep it

anyway...youll have a sentimental attraction to every car you work on, it comes with the hobby...trust me my car got hit in the 1/4 so hard that most people i talk to say get a new shell because itll be cheaper than fixing body damage, which is true, but i want my hatch because ive owned it for 5 years, it was my first car, and its what ive done a lot of learning on

really im just as torn as you are right now, but i wish i was in your shoes, because the choice would be a lot easier

[codyace]

sell it...

pick up a FD w a blown rotary

throw in an ls1

call it a day

Just like I said! Perfect Combo!

sell it , invest the money and dont touch it until retirement, im guessing that your prolly 19-20 years old, invest it for 40 years, watch that 16k turn into closer to 100k, to me its more important to be able to do what i want when im retired as opposed to not having enough money due to different priorities when i was younger

I invest, but there is one thing that you should be aware of, and that is inflation. In today's money it may be worth that much, but in tomorrows It may not. The point is that you'll certainly make money, but the market isn't always nice.

I'm not one of the newer guys. I'm one of the rational ones. Market's bottoming out. Drifting well, its not doing so hot. A lot of venues are refusing to allow people to drift on their tracks. Bad press, you name it drifting's getting it right now.

I'm just making a reasonable statement. A 16K offer on the table for a 20yr old car doesn't always present itself. I've got well over that invested in my car, and would depart w/ it given a 16K offer.

Exactly. 5 years ago, these cars were worth their weight in scrap, and now you can get 16k for it. 240's are the current craze, and certainyl will not be around forever....I'd take the money and run, but that's just me.

[nismofly]

id personally prefer a c5 or c6 corvette over an lsx FD, i was considering the latter for a while, but after talking to some people i realize that it was more because i like the FD than because it will be a good combination...i think the corvette has better potential, and price wise either one would be about the same

and as far as buying parts go after youve got the car, corvettes are super cheap for basically anything you want

i think theyd still be just a tad out of your price range though...is this your daily? if not you could save up not much more and get a c5 z51 no problem

[codyace]

Ah true!

You can find early ls1 C5's for nothing!

[idahotuner]

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i think theyd still be just a tad out of your price range though...is this your daily? if not you could save up not much more and get a c5 z51 no problem

i hope this isnt my dd cause i have been going to school an hour away and my 240 has been on jackstands for 6 months.

i have an accord for my dding lol.

[pflicht]

Ah true!

You can find early ls1 C5's for nothing!

But how much would insurance run for one of them???

Page 3 beeshes!

[codyace]

But how much would insurance run for one of them???

Page 3 beeshes!

there isn't much out there that will be less than a 20 year old, 150 hp, japanese import haha.

[idahotuner]

unless you are cool and have insured under your parents name. then it is only like 150 for 6 months. i pay 49 dollars a month for 2 cars. haha cool huh

[nismofly]

ok since its not your dd id say vette for sure

[MaxFNPower]

unless you are cool and have insured under your parents name. then it is only like 150 for 6 months. i pay 49 dollars a month for 2 cars. haha cool huh

WTF!!! Who's your insurance through because I can't get rates like that any where! I pay about $320 every three months. My driving record is almost clean but my parents is really bad so maybe i need to get my own.

[idahotuner]

yeah my tickets dont affect my parents insurance because i am a ocasional driver on it. the insurance is safco insurance.my parents have a good record and have like 10 vehicles total for both work and personal on the insurance. so the rates are pretty low. i am sure that ifi went ot get my own insurance it would be alot.

[mchkc240]

You've spent soooo much time on that car. Hell no! dont sell it!

[Sushiadct]

Don't sell your 240sx soul to the devil! It's a test from the Nissan gods!! Don't side with the cash. Your current car is 100X better then a friggin s2000. Only sell your car if your going to blow the cash at a strip club in one night... then it would be worth it!~

[new041123]

I would sell it and buy s2k

[koroshiya]

do it maan, get a s2k for like 10k, and invest the other 7 in it. you will not be able to sell the car for more then 17 when you actually decide