Last 3 cars you've owned: $$

NYSpeed Automotive
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Well here is a little post to see how much you made/lost in the last 3 cars you’ve owned or currently owned. Try to be honest, and possibly even state if you spent way too much on it.

1999 S-10
Paid-$1200
Invested-$0
Sold-$2500

1997 Silverado
Paid-$450
Invested-$300
Sold-$800 (Sold to a good friend)
Re-sold by friend for $1800

2003 Impala
Paid- $3500
Invested- $350
Sold- $6500

1997 Corvette
Paid-$17,500
Invested-$2500
Own

1999 Cherokee Sport
Paid-$3600
Invested-$100
Own

Biggest Loss

2000 S-10
Paid-$6500
Invested-$1500
Totaled-$5000

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1996 Firebird
Paid: 8000 (2001)
Sold: 3500 (2006)
Lost: 4500

2004 GTO:
Paid: $267/mo - 18 months
Returned Lease

2007 TBSS:
Paid: $330- first payment
Leased until 2010

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fuck this thread.

Seriously, it makes me realize how i could be sitting on like $15k more if i never wasted any on cars…

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[quote=“vq30de,post:3,topic:36318"”]

fuck this thread.

Seriously, it makes me realize how i could be sitting on like $15k more if i never wasted any on cars…

[/quote]

yeah this thread makes me want to get my knife out.

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1994 firebird paid-0$
invested 150$
sold 600$

1991 camaro paid 1150$
invested 300$
own

1988 beretta paid 0$
invested 0$ will be 50$
own will be in derby or junked when finished

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last cars…hmm lets see…

2002 Trans Am WS6
Paid: $9,000.00
Invested: $150.00
Still Own

2003 Camry
Paid: $14,000.00
Invested: $270.00
Still Own

1995 S10
Paid: $2,200.00
Invested: $1,500.00
Sold: $2,800.00

1984 Trans Am
Paid: $1,500.00
Invested: $11,500.00
Still Own

1985 Yahama Virago
Paid: $1,200.00
Invested: None
Sold: $1,350.00(totalled insurance)

PS: I figured I’d also add that all my cars are paid for, no loans here :tup:

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[quote=“RobtC,post:4,topic:36318"”]

yeah this thread makes me want to get my knife out.

[/quote]

Don’t beat yourselves up too much. Cars are a form of entertainment to us. You always pay for things you enjoy whether it be cars, women, drugs, or a good beer. Just remember how much fun it was at the time, you paid for an experience in life.

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Why dont I see any of the following included in your cost basis:

Registration fees ($25 - $85)
Title Fees $50
Plate Fees
Sales tax

9

Lets see.

1990 240sx
Bought:$1k
Invested:$ jack shit, and runs like a champ

2006 R1
bought: who the F cares, it’s a money pit

1976 280z
Bought$ 200 bucks ( shitty eBay listing :slight_smile: )
Invested : $200 for sheet metal
Up on bricks

1996 lumina with 63k on the od
Bought $1300
Invested $600 (DIY head gaskets + engine rebuild kit)
Sold $2k
Loss $ 1,500 ( The kid died, only gave me $500, didnt bother his family for it)

Previous to this, I was banking hardcore buying cars from auctions and listing them in the papers the next day, but I didnt drive those.

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[quote=“Nikuk,post:8,topic:36318"”]

Why dont I see any of the following included in your cost basis:

Registration fees ($25 - $85)
Title Fees $50
Plate Fees
Sales tax

[/quote]

I guess you could include those costs, including insurance, but everyone has to pay those fees no matter what. If you graphed your totals it would end up as a bias error as it would average out as more or less a constant as the fees are generally the same unless you include the fact that your insurance rate fluctuates.

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i wouldnt count on insurance, because of the great degree of variance here (this site is of 12 yr olds upto 55 yr olds).

However, those people who say they made $500 on a car are wrong, once they remember that they’ve given a fair chunk of that to NYS.

Then obv there is insurance & maintenance again.

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I’ll just list everything I’ve owned and what I paid then

7/01-10/02-1990 Plymouth Sundance
Paid: $0

10/02-2/03-1998 Chevy S10
Paid: $3700

2/03-10/03-1995 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
Paid: $3000

10/03-12/04-1993 Nissan Pathfinder
Paid: $0 (traded Talon)

5/04-9/04-1991 Mitsubishi GST
Paid: $1200

12/04-4/05-1993 Jeep Wrangler
Paid: $2500

4/05-9/06-2005 Scion tC
Paid: $15200

9/06-1/07-2003 Nissan 350Z
Paid $15800

1/07-4/07-2006 Nissan Titan Crew Cab
Paid: $24000

4/07-current-2000 BMW 323ci
Paid: $13000

6/07-current-2007 Honda Civic Si w/Navi
Paid: $22400

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lol

05 GTO 33K 569.00/month 300 mods
02 SS 31K 460.00/month 2K mods maybe
99 WS6 31k 500.00/month 2K mods maybe
97 WS6 30K 602.00/month 1K mods

What a bunch of wasted money…

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87 GN Paid 10k Sold it for 7k
97 Regal GS-10k Still have it
87 TType-15k Still have it.

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last 3:

1995 Taurus SHO, 61K, sold
Bought: $4500
Sold $5,750
+$1,750

1999 Chrysler 300M, 59K, current daily
Bought $8,750
NADA value at purchase $12,500

1968 Mustang C-code fastback, xxxxxK, current project
Bought $8,500
NADA classic value at purchase @ $15,000

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1996 S14
bought for $5,500
invested about $6,500
sold for $6,000 iirc

1991 Turbo MR2
bought for $1,500
invested about $5,000
sold for $6,000 iirc

2004 STi
Bought for ~$25,000
invested about $2,000
plan to keep until it isn’t worth fixing anymore

there are numerous other beaters in there but no one cares about that…

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1986 Ford Tempo
Bought for $400
Invested $500
Threw a rod 9 months later

1993 Bonneville
Paid $850
Invested 200
sold for $350

1994 Lesabre
Paid $0
Invested $900
Still own

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I refuse to talk about the 951.

'92 525iT
Bought for $1200
Invested: ~$4000
Currently Own

'91 M5
Bought for $500
Parted $2000 worth of parts
Kept another $3000 worth of parts
$4500 ahead

'89 525i
Bought for $900
Found bent frame and spun rod bearing a few days later
Made $200 on the car.

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1993 Geo Tracker (blew the motor after a week)
Paid-$1000
Invested $0
Sold-$100

1999 Corvette
Paid-$20,500
Invested-$1800
Sold $20,000

1968 Camaro
Paid-$14,000
Invested-$8669 +
Still have

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93 Sentra
Paid $1500
Invested $0
Sold $800

2001 VW Jetta VR6
Paid $10000
Invested $1234512098340129725903875
Sold $6500

2007 Nissan Xterra
Paid $noneofyourbusiness
Invested $0

Own