Dear /o/.
Yesterday I bought myself a 2008 HSV senator signature. It has gay wheels, a gay fiberglass walkinshaw scoop and an LS2 that the last owner said was dynoed at 320kw after a new exhaust and cold air intake. It's 6 speed automagic.
It cost me $25500, which I saved/sold some of my other cars for. All of my family and friends tell me I should have put that money down as a deposit on a house instead of wasting it on a car, but I can save up that money again in just over a year. I'm 25, single, renting a room in a house my best mate owns and never had a credit card or a loan or any other kind of finance. Are they right /o/? Did I just make a really dumb choice by buying a car when all of my friends are buying houses?
You paid too much for that garbage.
Fuck yeah HSVs are awesome 25k is a great price !!!
>>15452242
Cute G8 GT
>>15452513
Better tail lights than a g8 gt
>>15452268
>paid too much
What they're worth=/=too much
If you really honestly like cars, you won't regret the decision, and like you said you can save that money up again in a year so it's not that big of a deal.
My brother's in a similar situation, he could have saved more and more to start finding a place to live, and continue driving the old worn-out e36 bmw i now drive, but he decided to buy a nice commodore. He initially got a v6 auto VE with nice rims, but some cunt wrote it off and he used the insurance money to buy a VY v8, and it was fucking red. He says it steers like a boat and that he spends a shitton on fuel, but he doesn't care. He still likes it.
So ask yourself this: do I feel anything for this car, do I enjoy driving it? Would I rather get given a mint hsv or what is probably a shitty house i don't need.
sick commie mate, just get some better wheels and post a skid vid here and you're alright.
Anyway, 25k aint shit for a deposit where I live (syd), plus a deposit means that you need to continue making repayments, buying a car outright is just a 1-time fee (not including maintenance and tyres and etc)
In short, ya did good m8
mate if u love cars you did good. I have the money to buy a house now but instead i bought a supra and a skyline GTR to kit out.
House market is fucked and eventually will crash, I'm investing and spending loose change on the cars I love.
I chop you holdens but much love, glad you got a car you love. You did good.
Thanks guys, I do feel much better about this now.
>>15452242
>LS2
>Shit wheels
>$25,500
Fuck you're a dumb cunt.
Could've had a manual LS3 R8 on good factory 20x10s for that much.
>>15454541
keep the wheels you fucking poof
you'll look out of place if you change them
Its not their money, its your money. You spend it how you want
>>15452242
You did good m80. You can get that money in a year as you said. Cars are our hobby and people have trouble understanding things like that.
If you're currently in good financial terms and living in a stable place, why bother with a house at this point? Just keep doing as good as you've been doing, and have fun.
I really like your car. I wish Holden or Ford Australia exported their Falcodores... that way we could have some powerful boats over here. Oh well.
Oh, most importantly. Do a skid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqdHUSDLDi4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRJ4XtTe6f0