Yes, I've heard about you Moscow drivers! YouTube - SloMoVideos - Tunnel of Death (Lefortovo Tunnel, Russia)
Ouch! Wrong Moscow, though. I'm more likely to run off a twisty mountain road or hit an elk in the road.
Yes, I've heard about you Moscow drivers! YouTube - SloMoVideos - Tunnel of Death (Lefortovo Tunnel, Russia)
Lars, since you appreciate engine noise here is another video clip you might enjoy: YouTube - Hurricane and Bf-109E.avi It features the sounds of a couple of (inverted) V12s: a 1,300 hp RR Merlin 224 and a 1,100 hp DB601A.
I'm getting side tracked. I have wanted to own a certain type of car for years now and I am now at the point in which between my trade in value and low interest loan, I can get it for about $250 per month. I have dreamed of owning one of these for years (did I mention that). It is used but in great condition (30k miles).
In buying this car, you'll learn a lot of very important lessons about debt, status symbols, consumerism, and cars. Lessons that I could tell you right now, but you wouldn't believe me. You'll learn the lessons much more effectively if you go ahead and make the mistakes yourself. All told, you're going to waste a few thousand dollars on this car, and in the grand scheme of things, that's pretty cheap tuition for learning these kinds of lessons so early in your life. The experience you gain from financing a used BMW will shape your outlook on cars and debt and will save you a fortune in the future. The lessons will serve you well for the rest of your life.
Buy the car. Learn the lessons well.
Bit holier than thou don't you think.
I guess I'll need to learn your lessons times two as I own two BMWs. Can't even contemplate the lessons I didn't absorb from owning Ferraris and Porsches and other assorted sports cars of the years.
Bit holier than thou don't you think...
No argument from me, on either point.Hey, if you're already FI, then more power to you. Knock yourself out. That's what money's for. No sense in being the richest corpse in the graveyard.
But giving in to such indulgences at such a young age can seriously handicap one's ability to build a substantial retirement nest egg. Blowing tens of thousands of dollars on a series of status-symbol cars during one's 20's and 30's translates to hundreds of thousands of dollars in foregone retirement capital.
No argument from me, on either point.
Of course, but that's what we do best around here.
Telling a man who likes cars that he should just buy a used Accord is like telling a woman who likes clothes that she could just as well cover her nakedness with stuff from Value Village.
In both cases, the point is being missed.
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Interesting. The OP hasn't posted for more than a month or logged on to the forum for the past three weeks, yet 111 posts later his bad/good decision question is still being debated. He's moved on and we haven't.
True enough.The OP said the car is a real desire he has had, and assuming it isn't one of ten all of which he intends to indulge, there is nothing wrong with it. If a modestly expensive car is the difference between achieving ER and not, then the odds are stacked against success anyway.
Of course, but that's what we do best around here.
Telling a man who likes cars that he should just buy a used Accord is like telling a woman who likes clothes that she could just as well cover her nakedness with stuff from Value Village.
In both cases, the point is being missed.
Ha
Apparently the debate is much more interesting than the OP's opinions or actions.Interesting. The OP hasn't posted for more than a month or logged on to the forum for the past three weeks, yet 111 posts later his bad/good decision question is still being debated. He's moved on and we haven't.
If you can't have the plane, build the car.I'd love a P-51. I also like the P-38. Must be leftover from all that childhood model building. I wanted to be a pilot until I got too tall, and discovered I get motion sick at the drop of a hat.
...runs on race fuel only, puts out 110 hp. Will do 104 mph in an 1/8th mile.