# S2000 opinions? The Miata story... **URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s2000-opinions-the-miata-story/194364 **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive **Created:** [December 24, 2007, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s2000-opinions-the-miata-story/194364 "2007-12-24T12:01:53Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 94
### Author: ![tjZ28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@tjZ28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tjZ28) #### Post date: [December 28, 2007, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s2000-opinions-the-miata-story/194364/94 "2007-12-28T11:31:09Z")
> [@9/02 summer bbq MENU](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/9-02-summer-bbq-menu/34100/11): > > You sir, are the savior of the thread. Thanks for the insight. > > I was actually talking the cost aspect over with some friends last night, and I’m going to look around and see about possibly financing or if it’s cheaper, getting a loan through my bank.) I’ll get some rates, and go from there. > > Not going to lie, I’ve always wanted a Z06. Yay, one of my rants paid off. Also, I don’t know if you’ve ever had a car loan but if not, it’s always a good thing to get a “major” loan under your belt and paid off while you’re young to build credit. So if you have $20k available, find a Z06 for $26k. If the owner is “cool” he’ll let you give him a cashier’s check for say $16k to save you well over $1k in taxes. Then finance exactly $10k + taxes/fees (most credit agencies consider $10k+ a “major” loan). Payments on $10k are jack shit (Google loan payment calculator to get an idea). Make sure your loan has no early pay-off fees and you can make extra payments directly against the principle. Then pay that biatch off in 1-2 years instead of the 5 or whatever your loan term is. Now, again assuming you had the $20k to spend you mentioned earlier in the thread, you only put $16k out of pocket so far. That leaves $4k to mod it. Whore up CorvetteForum and find a good set of used LTs/X-pipe, cam ('n all the install goodies/springs/etc) and get a tune. Get some '04 shocks and maybe a T1 front sway bar (I pull 1.39 Gs on stock springs, '04 shocks, T1 front bar, and no back bar). Then proceed to rape people in the face. -TJ --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/s2000-opinions-the-miata-story/194364)._