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ANTHONYD,May 18 2006, 01:16 PM Wrote:Steve, Skrew it. Buy a house. End of story, you don't need a Mustang, your cock isn't going to get any bigger.
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you might have missed the part where the cost of ownership between the focus and the mustang is virtually identical between the two.

I keep the focus, pay it off via a line of credit, do the maintenances and stuff that it needs.. if all goes well, for 2 years, it will equal the cost of getting the stang.

So I can buy out the focus... some of it in cash, some of it back on the line of credit.... and spend the next 2 years paying that back, and doing the maintenance it's going to need.

or I can put the cash I was going to put down on the focus on the stang... the payments for the next two years is marginally higher on the order of $5/mo.

Don't get me wrong, I love the focus.. I really do... but it's a complicated car that's going to need a lot of maintenance in the next couple of years (including, but not limited to clutch, timing belt), and not to mention the continuation of performance mod madness. It's do-able, but can I leave the car untouched after I buy it out?

So under the best circumstances, over the next couple of years, the focus is looking to be a money pit.

The mustang clears the slate, and for 2 years costs me the equivalent of having the history channel (buh-bye history channel!). I'll have the troublefree car once again, and I'll make a point of not letting TV shows get their incompetent hands on it.

I've spent a lot of time and effort (and money) on the car to get it to the point it's at (which is pretty darn good IMO), but it's not perfect, and I'll keep dumping money on it until it is.

And then I step back, and I see Anthony's car... 90% stock, but super shiny.

I don't need a uber kitted out car.. I need something that is reliable.. and shiny... and if I can afford a bit of fun.. why not?

I'll still be able to save up my pennies for a real performance machine once I get a house.