Car Shopping Next Spring/Summer (Riding on a Budget)

[desjardins]

Somebody told me oil changes on a GTI are $100 and reliability is trash
Keep the G if it's still rocking and save dough in case you gotta cop another whip a couple yrs from now

 

[Ian1362]

Doing the same thing gonna cop a new whip once the snow stops (end of Feb)

Looking at a 2015 Genesis coupe, 2015 Mustang or a 2012 G37 IPL coupe, want something fun to drive

 

[Bunchy Carter]

Aight brehs I need some advice on this, I never truly car shopped; my first car was my uncle's and he sold it to me for $1200 (95 Maxima, my parents went half) and I had it for 2 years before it was too much to maintain. The one I'm driving now is my pops' older car that he let me hold to get to work (04 G35) which still runs great.

The other night my older cousin and father talked about it and my cousin asked me if around summertime he gave me 4 stacks for the car and I could buy something else with that on top of money I save from work, and I said yeah. I'll have to take extra shifts at work but over the next 5-6 months I think I can save at least 6k...on top of the 4k my cousin will pay for the G35. So I'm thinking a budget of 6-9k. My quirk/catch is I don't really want a note, I'm looking at shyt in the 2007-11 range instead trying to buy something from 2013/14 and finance it.

I'm pretty much into 4-doors with some sport in its DNA. Cars I was thinking of, a wish list mainly of cars I personally don't see too many people getting;
08/09 Pontiac G8 (these are hard to find)
07-11 Volkswagen GTI (I really like the bodies that came in 2015 but like I said I'm not tryna finance)
07-11 Acura TSX (the body changed in 09 but I'm cool with both styles)
07-11 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo (seem hard to find)

The next 4 are more common but unavoidable in this price bracket;
07-10 Dodge Charger
07-11 Honda Accord
07-11 Nissan Altima
08-11 Nissan Maxima

If y'all got any advice/suggestions/warnings on this I appreciate it all. Also is it unrealistic to not want to finance or am I doing the right thing?

Stay away from older Chargers, very bad mechanic issues.

 

[Rice N Beans]

I'd personally go with the GTI. It's one I am eyeing myself since it does everything I could want very well. Internal space, compact size, 4 seater, ample power, good on gas.

But the G35 is still a good car if you're in no rush. Maybe an M35 if you want to keep it lux. The Nissan with the V6 are usually good on longevity while giving you some oomph.

 

[Shadow King]

Hating ass deer tackled my shyt Sunday night y'all gotta see if the insurance company gonna cover it or total it out

 

[AlwaysLurkin]

Where u from..want a v6 G8 ?

 

[Shadow King]

Where u from..want a v6 G8 ?

Jersey

 

[AlwaysLurkin]

Jersey

Oh nevermind,u sure u want Rwd up north tho

 

[Shadow King]

Oh nevermind,u sure u want Rwd up north tho

I forgot American cars are mainly RWD I forgot about drive wheel layout in general when I made this thread

 

[feelosofer]

Depending on the area, The Maxima or M35 is the best bang for your buck. Can't go wrong with Acura or Honda.

Edit: I saw you're from Jersey, then it's a buyer's market, the price of metal is plummeting, 10k cash gets you a nice car 09-10 easy.

 

[Reid2Achieve]

Just get a civic or altima breh. Or you might end up spending more in maintenance. In your situation, reliability and fuel efficiency sounds like they should be most important to you.

 

[winb83]

If you're "on a budget," you need to buy something reliable, good on gas, and cheap to maintain. And don't listen anyone telling you to finance, cop that shyt with cash.

The best thing to do is keep driving the G35. Are any of these cars really even an upgrade from that?

I would normally say don't finance but in his case he can use a small loan to get himself a better car.

At about $15,000 it puts one in a better position to get a good car that's likely 4 years so looking at about 60,000 miles or so. When we're talking about spending under $10,000 on a car we're looking at cars from the mid 2000s and more than likely well over 100,000 miles unless we're going in that Malibu, Camry, Focus lane.

I think if you have top tier credit and won't be in debt over a year a small loan is doable. I just wouldn't recommend financing as a way of life where when one car is paid off it's traded in for another car. 2.6% is a negligible amount.

 

[Shadow King]

I'm keeping the G35 till further notice, my pops getting the shyt fixed after the deer accident made me appreciate how well-kept I KNOW it is compared to gambling on something else. But if my hand was forced tomorrow I'd probably go Altima/Maxima or Acura all things considered.

yall advice

I would normally say don't finance but in his case he can use a small loan to get himself a better car.

At about $15,000 it puts one in a better position to get a good car that's likely 4 years so looking at about 60,000 miles or so. When we're talking about spending under $10,000 on a car we're looking at cars from the mid 2000s and more than likely well over 100,000 miles unless we're going in that Malibu, Camry, Focus lane.

I think if you have top tier credit and won't be in debt over a year a small loan is doable. I just wouldn't recommend financing as a way of life where when one car is paid off it's traded in for another car. 2.6% is a negligible amount.

I actually have no credit at all. I heard that's better than bad credit is that true?

 

[TLR Is Mental Poison]

Having credit is good, but you don't need a car note to build it up. Get a lil credit card, put little shyt on it like gas and your phone bill, pay it off every month. W/no previous credit history, you do this and your credit will prob skyrocket to the 800s in like 2 yrs. Just have to be 100% on top of paying your card off.... never buy anything you can't afford to pay for cash