08-22-2018, 04:37 PM | #43 |
Drives: A10 LT4 Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Deep South TX
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You got your head on straight & nice to see one admit they made a poor financial goof. I waited 47 years to get my first sports car!! Drove 10 & 15yr old vehicles, paid off the mortgage & saved / invested.
Paid cash for the Z...I can promise you there are many members here that are working for their debt when all they need right now is transportation, not a brand new 4, 6 or 8cyl giddy-up. Kudos on the adjustment sir |
08-22-2018, 04:43 PM | #44 | |
Drives: ZL1/335i Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Santa Barbara
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I don’t blame you at all. I love my ZL1, but it’s a second car that is simply for fun. I’ve always thought it was a little crazy when people buy an expensive high performance car to commute in. At 30,000 miles a year, a car becomes nearly worthless pretty quickly. $8k in tires a year is a little nutty too. I could afford that, but don’t think I could justify it. |
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08-22-2018, 05:36 PM | #45 | |
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Drives: C7 Z06 manual, 18 Zl1 manual, etc Join Date: Dec 2013
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08-22-2018, 09:13 PM | #46 | |
Drives: ZL1/335i Join Date: Apr 2014
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That said, I feel that daily driving a ZL1 and putting 30k a year on one are kind of two different things. Then again, I live a mile from work and think most commuters are crazy. Doing it in a ZL1 just seems a little crazier. If that makes sense, lol. |
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08-22-2018, 09:18 PM | #47 | |
Drives: Love the one you're with Join Date: Sep 2009
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08-22-2018, 10:49 PM | #48 |
Drives: 2019 ZL1 1LE Coming Soon! Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Wrenching on car!
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No sure I understand, but guess it is what it is.
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08-23-2018, 10:22 AM | #49 | |
Drives: 18' ZL1 A10 Join Date: Feb 2018
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08-23-2018, 10:34 AM | #50 | |
Drives: 18' ZL1 A10 Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: California
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I've been to Texas and it's a great state but the roads are BORING. Living someplace with no canyons or racetracks near by sounds like driving purgatory to me! Granted you can have fun in any of your cars on any road at anytime! The problem with "Hondas" or any 4 bangers not running a ton of boost is you need an awesome road to make them fun! |
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08-23-2018, 04:52 PM | #51 | |
Drives: ZL1/335i Join Date: Apr 2014
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09-09-2018, 10:18 PM | #52 |
Drives: 2017 ZL1 silver A10 Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Loudon NH
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I had been driving my car as a daily from spring to fall but then I traded my Tundra For
a a new 2018 Raptor late July parked the ZL1 for over a month used just the truck and my built CVO Street-glide intending to sell it. Needless to say, after a month with out it, I went home took it out for a rip and said NOPE! This car is going no where LOL. At this point the car will probably get under 4000 miles a year, my bike will be under 4000 a year and my truck will be around 8000 to 9000. I look at it this way, I’m gonna spend money on something it might as well make me happy. Unless you can’t afford the car, keep it and make it a once in a while daily driver, then it stays special, last longer, needs less tires and won’t depreciate as fast |
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