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Posted by Nastysvt (Member # 6431) on :
 
I've got to a point in my life where these cars just don't make me happy anymore. Gives me a headache more than anything and I seem spend more time wrenching on them especially the cobra than being able to enjoy it. So for the 1st time, I'm actually considering selling the cobra. The money will allow me to buy a house and be headache free..don't know where else to go from here.
 
Posted by NEIGHT (Member # 8741) on :
 
Its that vette bringing u down.
 
Posted by TORTA (Member # 8319) on :
 
Do it Phil. Whatever makes you happy. Luckily bangin gears in my cobra is probably the only thing that makes me happy anymore.
 
Posted by TORTA (Member # 8319) on :
 
Dibs on the side skirts if you part her out [Big Grin] [patriot]
 
Posted by moeofit32 (Member # 10393) on :
 
Lol i know exactly what u mean i jus sold my bike to clear things up for a house......i dont think saling the cobra will help tho only gonna hurt when u want it and its not there if u ask me
 
Posted by 50 Deep (Member # 6216) on :
 
Sell that shit. Buy a house, stack some chips.

Get another car and build it when your in your 30's
 
Posted by ECOboostin (Member # 4347) on :
 
Buy an RV. It's like a house and a car
 
Posted by SydeWaySix (Member # 3596) on :
 
Sell it and do some grown man shit! Cars are nothing compared to owning your own home. I did it a few years back...sold a bunch of my toys including my car and stuck to being "realistic." After a couple years i was able to save up some "Play" money and get back in the car game. But even now, i still think about selling my faleen to free up some extra funds for a down payment on a potential second home. We'll see how it goes. But if you sell your cobra I'd congratulate you [patriot]
 
Posted by Y2K 281 (Member # 10132) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by NEIGHT:
Its that vette bringing u down.
The Vette is bringing you down since that car outshines the cobra in every way. It can be daily driven, gets amazing gas mileage, and can smash on cars reliably. Yeah the cobra makes more power and is faster, but thanks to that garbage MRP pulley alignment it's only fast for a few miles until you shred a belt. Unless you invest in the COP conversion and a better belt alignment that car will keep giving you issues, unless you want to deal with all of that get rid of it.
 
Posted by alexdel209 (Member # 9239) on :
 
honestly i would say do it especially if its for something better like a home .cars will always be around get a home at a good price while u can.
 
Posted by SAV SVT (Member # 7848) on :
 
WHAT [Eek!] Sell the Cobra [Eek!] We havent raced yet [Eek!] Dam that sucks Phil, but you gotta do what makes you happpy bro. Shit lets swap headers and exhaust [Big Grin] [Big Grin] [Big Grin] [Big Grin]
 
Posted by SAMACH1 (Member # 7042) on :
 
Just make sure you keep one of em bro, I think your just dealing with having two performance cars instead of a good DD.

Owning property ftw though [patriot]
 
Posted by gohardgohome (Member # 9803) on :
 
SELL it.Keep the vette. A house will bring u more money in the long run
 
Posted by Ls1camaro00 (Member # 6238) on :
 
Phil just sell the cobra and buy a house that way you have a house and a bad ass vette that you can daily drive and go fast in. [patriot]
 
Posted by adower (Member # 5955) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Nastysvt:
I've got to a point in my life where these cars just don't make me happy anymore. Gives me a headache more than anything and I seem spend more time wrenching on them especially the cobra than being able to enjoy it. So for the 1st time, I'm actually considering selling the cobra. The money will allow me to buy a house and be headache free..don't know where else to go from here.
Right there with you. I sold my 93 cobra and bought a house. I've never looked back. You can always get another car. Get that house asap. Like e40 said, don't buy a 85 thousand dollar car before you buy a house.
 
Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 
well selling the cobra will not have you out of the car game since you'll still have the vette and make no mistake houses are headaches as well.

But on the real if you are driving around cars that are worth 15-30k and still dont have a house and your credit is good? you need to be in your own house! now is the time to buy!

Sold my dirt bike to kick off my down payment fund and havent regreted it at all. shit when my refund comes i look at it and go damn I can buy a few dirt bikes now.Love owning my own home!
 
Posted by cali95gt (Member # 8940) on :
 
I say keep it. All these guys are telling you to sell it. To be honest you won't get anywhere near what you have invested. Over on corral fully built SN's go for $15k... I know it's going to sound crazy. Id just keep them and lay low for a year saving up and NOT modding them. A year later if you still want to sell, then post it up. Just don't let go of your pride and joy on impulse!!!!!!
 
Posted by venomous99 (Member # 1917) on :
 
no brainer especially if selling the car willl enable you to invest which in turn will likely earn you money in the long run.

not saying this is ur situation but this is a lesson we can all learn at some point in our lives...
we often dont do it this way but always get ur financial situation in order before considering toys.

[ July 19, 2012, 11:09 AM: Message edited by: venomous99 ]
 
Posted by DIRTY SALLY (Member # 7845) on :
 
what this isnt phil? someone hackted his account [Confused]
 
Posted by SLOWSN95 (Member # 8269) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Y2K 281:
quote:
Originally posted by NEIGHT:
Its that vette bringing u down.
The Vette is bringing you down since that car outshines the cobra in every way. It can be daily driven, gets amazing gas mileage, and can smash on cars reliably. Yeah the cobra makes more power and is faster, but thanks to that garbage MRP pulley alignment it's only fast for a few miles until you shred a belt. Unless you invest in the COP conversion and a better belt alignment that car will keep giving you issues, unless you want to deal with all of that get rid of it.
Garbage pulley alignment Mike.. really? You were the one that told me that a shop you go to installed 8 rib setups that also shreded belts after they were laser aligned. My point is that its easy to go thru belts on new 8 rib setups, but it wasn't the alignment that was off.

And Phil, don't do it. Nobody knows how much you've been thru with that car more than me. I know what has to be done and I know what you need. We will get your car to my house and I will work on it. I have time almost everyday after work. I will get it done.
 
Posted by CornOil_&_Boost (Member # 5888) on :
 
if you have two modded cars and no house...this is a good decision for you...there's nothing wrong with selling it all to be financially stable and responsible

[ July 19, 2012, 11:17 AM: Message edited by: CornOil_&_Boost ]
 
Posted by DEVERO2 (Member # 6155) on :
 
Im with corn oil. I stopped modding my car an saved up and bought a house. You cant live in a car, and you only have one ass so you cant drive them both at the same time. Sell it, buy a house, in 5 years buy another one. building is half the fun anyway.
 
Posted by 2T0NE (Member # 4216) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by ECOboostin:
Buy an RV. It's like a house and a car
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Posted by RED@7kVERT *8850GT* (Member # 5909) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by cali95gt:
To be honest you won't get anywhere near what you have invested.
And that's where you're wrong, this is a HOBBY, not Charles Schwab.... A house IS an investment, especially right now. In 5 years the man could buy 17 of your beloved fox body mustangs with the accrued equity lol

You're on the right track! Good for you.
 
Posted by ECOboostin (Member # 4347) on :
 
This is one of those 5ltrSVT threads where I need a pat on the ass for encouragement type shit
 
Posted by Y2K 281 (Member # 10132) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by SLOWSN95:
quote:
Originally posted by Y2K 281:
quote:
Originally posted by NEIGHT:
Its that vette bringing u down.
The Vette is bringing you down since that car outshines the cobra in every way. It can be daily driven, gets amazing gas mileage, and can smash on cars reliably. Yeah the cobra makes more power and is faster, but thanks to that garbage MRP pulley alignment it's only fast for a few miles until you shred a belt. Unless you invest in the COP conversion and a better belt alignment that car will keep giving you issues, unless you want to deal with all of that get rid of it.
Garbage pulley alignment Mike.. really? You were the one that told me that a shop you go to installed 8 rib setups that also shreded belts after they were laser aligned. My point is that its easy to go thru belts on new 8 rib setups, but it wasn't the alignment that was off.
Who ever said I was comparing MRP's alignment to another shop? Yeah that other shop had shredded belts, which is now been recognized as an issue with stock tensioners bending under stress, the alignment itself was perfectly fine. I looked at his alignment once it was done and it was still off, last time I heard his blower pulley was contacting the alternator casing as well. It looked like they used a pack of mismatched washers to space the blower bracket out, no wonder his shit throws belts. When pulley's are aligned correctly and you have the correct tensioner needed for an 8 rib setup then you don't go through belts often. Aligning an 8 rib by eye is never the best way, laser aligning IS the way to go to get things right. You have a heavily biased opinion now that you work there, we get it. Doesn't change the fact that his pulley alignment was garbage.

Owning 2 expensive cars without owning your own home is cool but it quickly gets old. Hell I get tired of owning one built car and a daily without owning a house or atleast moving in that direction. This car has given you nothing but issues for the last few years, it isn't worth the stress.

[ July 19, 2012, 01:20 PM: Message edited by: Y2K 281 ]
 
Posted by S V T (Member # 11387) on :
 
i saved 20k for down payment every 100k on my house its the way to go,that way closing costs are covered and not added to loan. my suggestion would be selling your car for anywhere betwwen 10-20k and buying a house outright,houses in your area (LATHROP)are cheap 30-100k for a very nice big home,but its a desert nothing around ,everything dies and its basically a truckers stop. sell the cobra abd buy a house in the desert for CASH ,sounds good to me

oh when you become a man and start paying real bills dont get scared ,your only going to have to do it for the rest of your life, goodluck

[ July 19, 2012, 02:04 PM: Message edited by: S V T ]
 
Posted by AL STOCK (Member # 1852) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Nastysvt:
I've got to a point in my life where these cars just don't make me happy anymore. Gives me a headache more than anything and I seem spend more time wrenching on them especially the cobra than being able to enjoy it. So for the 1st time, I'm actually considering selling the cobra. The money will allow me to buy a house and be headache free..don't know where else to go from here.
Follow your instincts, sell it.

Save up more money and use it as a down-payment towards a property.

Once you get your own property, that will be the best feeling in the world, a sense of accomplishment.

Settle in your property, get a feel of the payments and start saving up for your toys again. You will be soon living the American dream [Smile]
 
Posted by cali95gt (Member # 8940) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by RED@7kVERT *8850GT*:
quote:
Originally posted by cali95gt:
To be honest you won't get anywhere near what you have invested.
And that's where you're wrong, this is a HOBBY, not Charles Schwab.... A house IS an investment, especially right now. In 5 years the man could buy 17 of your beloved fox body mustangs with the accrued equity lol

You're on the right track! Good for you.
I was talking about he won't get as much back from his CAR that he has already been investing in.. Next time you try and be a dick get your facts straight... Also when did I ever state i loved foxbodies????
 
Posted by venomous99 (Member # 1917) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by cali95gt:
quote:
Originally posted by RED@7kVERT *8850GT*:
quote:
Originally posted by cali95gt:
To be honest you won't get anywhere near what you have invested.
And that's where you're wrong, this is a HOBBY, not Charles Schwab.... A house IS an investment, especially right now. In 5 years the man could buy 17 of your beloved fox body mustangs with the accrued equity lol

You're on the right track! Good for you.
I was talking about he won't get as much back from his CAR that he has already been investing in.. Next time you try and be a dick get your facts straight... Also when did I ever state i loved foxbodies????
red was pointing out your statement of a car being an investment, which it is not.

the moment you buy a car it becomes a depreciating liability as we all know.
 
Posted by SS396chevelle (Member # 7277) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by venomous99:
quote:
Originally posted by cali95gt:
quote:
Originally posted by RED@7kVERT *8850GT*:
quote:
Originally posted by cali95gt:
To be honest you won't get anywhere near what you have invested.
And that's where you're wrong, this is a HOBBY, not Charles Schwab.... A house IS an investment, especially right now. In 5 years the man could buy 17 of your beloved fox body mustangs with the accrued equity lol

You're on the right track! Good for you.
I was talking about he won't get as much back from his CAR that he has already been investing in.. Next time you try and be a dick get your facts straight... Also when did I ever state i loved foxbodies????
red was pointing out your statement of a car being an investment, which it is not.

the moment you buy a car it becomes a depreciating liability as we all know.
Not buy the right car my chevelle goes up every year in value
 
Posted by iron50 (Member # 11231) on :
 
For scrap. Metal. chevelle goes up every year in value lol [Big Grin]
 
Posted by Cobra 93-4992 (Member # 4992) on :
 
Get a house if your ready, problem is there's not many houses for sale nowadays
 
Posted by venomous99 (Member # 1917) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Cobra 93-4992:
Get a house if your ready, problem is there's not many houses for sale nowadays
like how? tons of houses available in crappy ass areas. lol
 
Posted by stanger50 (Member # 1665) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by SydeWaySix:
Sell it and do some grown man shit! Cars are nothing compared to owning your own home. I did it a few years back...sold a bunch of my toys including my car and stuck to being "realistic." After a couple years i was able to save up some "Play" money and get back in the car game. But even now, i still think about selling my faleen to free up some extra funds for a down payment on a potential second home. We'll see how it goes. But if you sell your cobra I'd congratulate you [patriot]
Well said Ian. As you can see, Im STANGLESS. For the fact that I got rid of my stangs and recently bought a home too. Gotta say, owning your own grib is the shit. And I dump every cent into my home, rasing its value each and everytime.
 
Posted by SS396chevelle (Member # 7277) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by iron50:
For scrap. Metal. chevelle goes up every year in value lol [Big Grin]
that good to here buy low sell high.or is your moto buy high an sell for dick dollars.
 
Posted by warhorse58gt (Member # 7702) on :
 
lol The car game isn't for the weak! Simple if you own the car, keep it. Park it in the garage and forget about it tell you get your so called shit straight. If you are still paying on it, sell it. Selling a all ready payed off car, to go buy another car with payments down the road, is always a bad idea.
 
Posted by Nastysvt (Member # 6431) on :
 
Interesting comments on here..lol. mainly posted this out of frustration and to get peoples opinions/past experiences of going through the same thing. not for any pats on the back or feel the need for sorrow..the car is paid off and I don't need to sell it to buy a house but by selling it would put me in a house today rather than waiting another year..I have my plans in order but Thanks for all the comments..good some good advice and also nice to know I'm not a man unless I have a mortgage to pay any and I need to get my Shit together..lol.. [patriot]
 
Posted by SAMACH1 (Member # 7042) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Nastysvt:
Interesting comments on here..lol. mainly posted this out of frustration and to get peoples opinions/past experiences of going through the same thing. not for any pats on the back or feel the need for sorrow..the car is paid off and I don't need to sell it to buy a house but by selling it would put me in a house today rather than waiting another year..I have my plans in order but Thanks for all the comments..good some good advice and also nice to know I'm not a man unless I have a mortgage to pay any and I need to get my Shit together..lol.. [patriot]
LOL Cafords what did you expect...

Do what you feel is best bro.
 
Posted by Cobra 93-4992 (Member # 4992) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by venomous99:
quote:
Originally posted by Cobra 93-4992:
Get a house if your ready, problem is there's not many houses for sale nowadays
like how? tons of houses available in crappy ass areas. lol
At least in eg the market is low on inventory, couple months back there was over 800 houses for sale until the rates went sub 4%. Now there's less than 100 houses for sale.
 
Posted by Cobra 93-4992 (Member # 4992) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by SAMACH1:
quote:
Originally posted by Nastysvt:
Interesting comments on here..lol. mainly posted this out of frustration and to get peoples opinions/past experiences of going through the same thing. not for any pats on the back or feel the need for sorrow..the car is paid off and I don't need to sell it to buy a house but by selling it would put me in a house today rather than waiting another year..I have my plans in order but Thanks for all the comments..good some good advice and also nice to know I'm not a man unless I have a mortgage to pay any and I need to get my Shit together..lol.. [patriot]
LOL Cafords what did you expect...

Do what you feel is best bro.
A man is someone who takes care of his business and family, owning a paying a mortgage and renting seems the same to me unless you've got your house paid for then your a made man at that point.
 
Posted by 2T0NE (Member # 4216) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Cobra 93-4992:
quote:
Originally posted by SAMACH1:
quote:
Originally posted by Nastysvt:
Interesting comments on here..lol. mainly posted this out of frustration and to get peoples opinions/past experiences of going through the same thing. not for any pats on the back or feel the need for sorrow..the car is paid off and I don't need to sell it to buy a house but by selling it would put me in a house today rather than waiting another year..I have my plans in order but Thanks for all the comments..good some good advice and also nice to know I'm not a man unless I have a mortgage to pay any and I need to get my Shit together..lol.. [patriot]
LOL Cafords what did you expect...

Do what you feel is best bro.
A man is someone who takes care of his business and family, owning a paying a mortgage and renting seems the same to me unless you've got your house paid for then your a made man at that point.
IM A MADE MAN ,MADE MAN FTW
 
Posted by iron50 (Member # 11231) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by SS396chevelle:
quote:
Originally posted by iron50:
For scrap. Metal. chevelle goes up every year in value lol [Big Grin]
that good to here buy low sell high.or is your moto buy high an sell for dick dollars.

 
Posted by iron50 (Member # 11231) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by SS396chevelle:
quote:
Originally posted by iron50:
For scrap. Metal. chevelle goes up every year in value lol [Big Grin]
that good to here buy low sell high.or is your moto buy high an sell for dick dollars.
Poor dumbass !!!! [Big Grin]
 
Posted by iron50 (Member # 11231) on :
 
Moto buy? ???? [Confused] [Confused] no comprende [Roll Eyes]
 
Posted by 04cobra408 (Member # 4025) on :
 
get the pad and dont look bsck phil... if u really miss the cobra you can get a better one(no knock on your current snake) down the road.
[patriot]
 
Posted by x Raelsmar x (Member # 9804) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by iron50:
For scrap. Metal. chevelle goes up every year in value lol [Big Grin]
The Chevelle actually does go up in value. I wish I still had my 71. [Frown] love Ford but I loved my Chevelle more.
 
Posted by iron50 (Member # 11231) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by x Raelsmar x:
quote:
Originally posted by iron50:
For scrap. Metal. chevelle goes up every year in value lol [Big Grin]
The Chevelle actually does go up in value. I wish I still had my 71. [Frown] love Ford but I loved my Chevelle more.
[patriot] [patriot]
 




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