Giving up the Bimmer for something faster.......?
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Cabriolets that do not make use of the most exotic of materials and construction techniques, have two major things going against them - weight, and a relative lack of chassis rigidity. Rollover safety is also questionable. Getting a cabriolet to carry speed through corners is tough and requires a disproportionate amount of money, engineering, and time.
Powering up a heavy, flexible chassis, you effectively end up with a drag car.. not the most fun driving experience.
Powering up a heavy, flexible chassis, you effectively end up with a drag car.. not the most fun driving experience.
Remus325
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SMYUEN said:
Doc, 100K a year is probably not difficult in your (very good
) profession. Even if you save 50% of that, in 3 years with the top up from your existing car you will be able to easily put the 30% down on a 500K car. Getting used is a great idea too esp if you don't plan on holding the car for 10 years as you let someone else take the huge early depreciation hit in the first two years of ownership.Remus325 said:Doc, 100K a year is probably not difficult in your (very good
Well, all I can say is I wont be makine 100k for a few years as yet... haha..
So lets start searching for used... reckon a 3 year old M3 will be kind of whacked out of shape?
DVanos
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SMYUEN said:
yup, Gran Sport is a nice! i like! keke
choose something u like, i regret spending so much on changing cars. will b more sensible fr now on.
d e46 cab prices will definitely b better now lah, but your car stil very new and nice, y dun u keep it for a while more?
same goes for the cars u wanna buy now but find too expensive, their prices will drop as well, n u shd b v comfy buying in a year or 2. if u continue driving the e46 cab, d depre u suffer wont b very significant compare to say u settle your finance now, pay the penalty n suffer the losses now, buy another car, drive 1 year, wanna change car, so full settlement again, pay penalty n suffer another losses... u mus well jus keep this cab until u r comfortable getting dat "interesting" car u want. i duno if i m making sense here. kekeke
DVanos said:yup, Gran Sport is a nice! i like! keke
choose something u like, i regret spending so much on changing cars. will b more sensible fr now on.
d e46 cab prices will definitely b better now lah, but your car stil very new and nice, y dun u keep it for a while more?
same goes for the cars u wanna buy now but find too expensive, their prices will drop as well, n u shd b v comfy buying in a year or 2. if u continue driving the e46 cab, d depre u suffer wont b very significant compare to say u settle your finance now, pay the penalty n suffer the losses now, buy another car, drive 1 year, wanna change car, so full settlement again, pay penalty n suffer another losses... u mus well jus keep this cab until u r comfortable getting dat "interesting" car u want. i duno if i m making sense here. kekeke
Well actually you are.. very sensible indeed. So I guess I just got to hold on for now...
Hmmm. "that" car I like.. so many cant decide.
keke
Re: Giving up the Bimmer for something faster.......?
ryan.....hate losing when on the highway. i pride myself on having nerves of steel as much as a slightly above average car. however, volvo s60 and saab 9-3/ 9-5 drivers tend to have lion balls as well as an extremely powerful car. and they inevitably cane me.
just like when i was in school, hate losing on marks or position. it is just like that.
ryan.....hate losing when on the highway. i pride myself on having nerves of steel as much as a slightly above average car. however, volvo s60 and saab 9-3/ 9-5 drivers tend to have lion balls as well as an extremely powerful car. and they inevitably cane me.
just like when i was in school, hate losing on marks or position. it is just like that.
Arsony
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Re: Giving up the Bimmer for something faster.......?
"hate losing when on the highway. i pride myself on having nerves of steel "
Well, there is a difference between pride and ego you know. Just as much as there is a difference between courage and foolhardiness. The latter, I found out when trying to cane the white S40 with the blue letterings by the side...ouch!
Arsony
Topaz Blue NOT caned...yet
"hate losing when on the highway. i pride myself on having nerves of steel "
Well, there is a difference between pride and ego you know. Just as much as there is a difference between courage and foolhardiness. The latter, I found out when trying to cane the white S40 with the blue letterings by the side...ouch!
Arsony
Topaz Blue NOT caned...yet
