# thinking about getting a skittle **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [December 8, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024 "2009-12-08T10:08:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/21 "2009-12-08T10:53:25Z")
wait…why can the cobalt be DD’d? ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/22 "2009-12-08T10:54:48Z")
well i suppose the only smart thing to do would be never drive anything for 40 years then we can all buy veryons ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/23 "2009-12-08T10:55:03Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > wait…why can the cobalt be DD’d? “getting a big turbo kit and tons of cf work” ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/24 "2009-12-08T10:56:43Z")
big fish in the cobalt pond YO. ---
**Author:** ![Syclone11](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/syclone11/32/7300_2.png) [@Syclone11](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Syclone11)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/25 "2009-12-08T11:02:29Z")
I used an SRT4 as my DD for a few years (my Syclone was my good ride) and it was fun to drive and reliable (and as soon as the warranty was almost up, it was gone!). I drove it pretty hard and still got decent gas mileage and quite a few fun kills in it as well. But then again, I live in Florida and don’t have to worry about driving it in all kinds of shit weather and snow either. When I still lived in the B-lo I would buy 4.3liter 4x4 S-Series trucks and SUV to drive as my winter whips, can’t go wrong with 4WD in WNY. Anyway, my point, SRT-4 was a fun DD, but I don’t think I would do it if I still lived in Buffalo! And yeah, for what I had into all the cars over the years I could be driving a Bentley, but who gives a fuck? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/26 "2009-12-08T11:04:32Z")
I’m not saying that you should never buy anything, but if I had waited and planned a bit for the past 4 years, I could have the ferrari that I ACTUALLY wanted, not some fggt poor man’s ferrari ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/27 "2009-12-08T11:04:46Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > “getting a big turbo kit and tons of cf work” oh. meh. ---
**Author:** ![turbod\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbod_ss/32/5352_2.png) [@turbod\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbod_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/28 "2009-12-08T11:09:35Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > daily the cobalt, enjoy it, but don’t throw any more money into it while you save and plan you future which still has a chance of owning a cool car. > > You obviously don’t get it now, but someday you’ll realize newman was right. At which point you’ll have a cobalt SS that you’ve got $40k into sitting broken in your garage and worth $5k. meanwhile you’ll be driving some other car like an SRT4 and really hating life in general while being too poor to change your situation. thats one thing i will never be is poor. im not gonna put a ton of money into the car. just something to give it a little more get up and go thats all. i know what you mean by saving and planning for the future, dont get me wrong thats all i wanna do. i work in the mortgage industry, i see it everyday when people over extend them selves and then end up losing there home. trust me its not a fun job to have to call someone and tell them they are losing there house. seeing that makes me understand that you need to have money to fall back on. which i do, and can still have fun with my car. ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/29 "2009-12-08T11:10:09Z")
This reminds me of racing games when you can either put all of this money in your level 1 car then end up selling it for $5000 cause you have no use for it, or you just ride it out and save up for level 2. Don’t buy two level 1 cars. ---
**Author:** ![turbod\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbod_ss/32/5352_2.png) [@turbod\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbod_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/30 "2009-12-08T11:10:44Z")
> [@newman](#): > > I’m not saying that you should never buy anything, but if I had waited and planned a bit for the past 4 years, I could have the ferrari that I ACTUALLY wanted, not some fggt poor man’s ferrari i love your lotus!! best handling car in the world lol. i would love to have one. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/31 "2009-12-08T11:18:16Z")
> [@turbod ss](#): > > i love your lotus!! > best handling car in the world lol. > i would love to have one. This is exactly my point. You’re probably going to dump 10-15 grand into your cobalt, all said and done. plus what? 20+ that you bought it for? You can buy a VERY nice used exige or elise for 35 grand, and one w/ higher miles for 6-10 less. Would you rather have a fast economy car or “the best handling car in the world lol”? ---
**Author:** ![turbod\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbod_ss/32/5352_2.png) [@turbod\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbod_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/32 "2009-12-08T11:20:44Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > oh. meh. well its not a huge turbo “gt30r” and all the cf work im getting for half price cause im giving him my oem parts. Hood, front and back lip, door sills, bow tie, door panels, side skirts, center console, fenders, and A and B pillars. ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/33 "2009-12-08T11:22:07Z")
this isn’t about buying more house than you can afford, it’s about building a house worth 5 times what all the others ones are the same street are worth. if you still don’t get it, you probably never will (which is probably better than getting it 5 years from now and realizing what you have done) > [@turbod ss](#): > > thats one thing i will never be is poor. > im not gonna put a ton of money into the car. just something to give it a little more get up and go thats all. > > i know what you mean by saving and planning for the future, dont get me wrong thats all i wanna do. i work in the mortgage industry, i see it everyday when people over extend them selves and then end up losing there home. > trust me its not a fun job to have to call someone and tell them they are losing there house. > > seeing that makes me understand that you need to have money to fall back on. which i do, and can still have fun with my car. ---
**Author:** ![turbod\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbod_ss/32/5352_2.png) [@turbod\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbod_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/34 "2009-12-08T11:22:08Z")
> [@newman](#): > > This is exactly my point. You’re probably going to dump 10-15 grand into your cobalt, all said and done. plus what? 20+ that you bought it for? > > You can buy a VERY nice used exige or elise for 35 grand, and one w/ higher miles for 6-10 less. > > Would you rather have a fast economy car or “the best handling car in the world lol”? i deff hear you there. why do guys gotta be right lol. it aint right lol ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/35 "2009-12-08T11:23:05Z")
> [@turbod ss](#): > > no ive never driven one before. my buddy has one that he drives all year round. he said he doesnt have any problems. > no i dont drive in the city. i pretty much only drive back and forth to work which is highway the whole time. > my cobalt is being redone this winter with a bigger turbo kit and tons of cf work. im shooting to be in the 11s with the ss. > [@newman](#): > > in 2-3 years you will strongly regret the decision to do this when you realize you could have been driving something way cooler :word: Maybe should have taken up that FD for a trade:nono: ---
**Author:** ![turbod\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbod_ss/32/5352_2.png) [@turbod\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbod_ss)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/36 "2009-12-08T11:26:03Z")
> [@theblue](#): > > this isn’t about buying more house than you can afford, it’s about building a house worth 5 times what all the others ones are the same street are worth. if you still don’t get it, you probably never will (which is probably better than getting it 5 years from now and realizing what you have done) i know what you mean. im not saying anything about buying more house then you can afford. im very frugal with my money. if i dont have it im not gonna go out and get a loan and pay for it that way or get a credit card and buy it that way. ---
**Author:** ![08GT500](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/08gt500/32/5417_2.png) [@08GT500](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/08GT500)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/37 "2009-12-08T11:47:06Z")
> [@turbod ss](#): > > if i bought an evo or sti i wstill wouldnt drive it in the winter. i would put to much money in it to want to drive it in the winter. This. But I’m on board with ditching the SRT4 and SS and going with a cheap winter beater and a nice project. Buy Newman’s Lotus so he can pick up a 430? ---
**Author:** ![NYstanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6a8cbe/32.png) [@NYstanger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NYstanger)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/38 "2009-12-08T11:56:33Z")
> [@08GT500](#): > > This. > > But I’m on board with ditching the SRT4 and SS and going with a cheap winter beater and a nice project. Buy Newman’s Lotus so he can pick up a 430? I disagree. I hated having a project car and then a winter beater. Unless by beater you don’t mean something thats all rusty with 150K on it but on par with like a newer impreza, civic, ranger, or something like that ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/39 "2009-12-08T13:05:49Z")
> [@newman](#): > > I’m not saying that you should never buy anything, but if I had waited and planned a bit for the past 4 years, I could have the ferrari that I ACTUALLY wanted, not some fggt poor man’s ferrari I am trying to learn from others mistakes for once… must…resist…buying…something…nice…till…after…college… ---
**Author:** ![khoveraki](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/khoveraki/32/5131_2.png) [@khoveraki](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/khoveraki)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024/40 "2009-12-08T19:14:54Z")
it’s not really hard to put the car scene on hold for a while if you have a comfortable, reliable DD that rocks in the snow and gets good gas mileage. I’d maybe look at a nice slightly older Forester (maybe 01-03?). [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/thinking-about-getting-a-skittle/77024.md?page=3)