i am 19 and want to purchase a 2003 type-s. my parents are cool with it they just dont want to co-sign for the car and take the chance of me ******* up and having to pay for the car. they couldnt afford that right now. also they think its totally stupid of me to buy a new car at 19 and be strapped with payments for years to come. any advice on how to convince my parents that im responsible and have them co-sign for the car. also is 2500 to little for a down payment?? thanx-peace.

 

personally i dont think its a good idea. get something used. *coughZ28cough*

 

i have a 1996 championship white ek with a jdm b16 in it with teins for sale in perfect shape but salvage title i need to get rid of now so that i can get a newer car.

email if interested

 

define salvage title, that could mean anything from it being stolen for 10 minutes to having a tweeked frame.

 

Just go for an EP3 and use the extra money to drop in a type-s engine...I know a lot of people that broke even by selling their SI engine and buying a Type-S one, plus your insurance will be a bitch and a half on a type-s. Just my 2 cents...

 

bought my car brand new when I was 18 and had it payed off in two years, saev up along with the main payments and when it hits a certain amount dump it into the payments as extra.

 

if you do buy the car, dont spend a ******* dime on a mod until its paid off.
if you plan on going to college, beleive me you DONT want a car note during college.

 

Im in the same situation as u are in. Except i dont have to worry bout the college part cuz GA pays for college. I just have to make the payments the only thing is with my parents i basically have one bill or the other so i have decided to pick up insurence. And for the record i am not spoil......2yrs in the '93 toyota previa more than makes up for it. If ya dont know what that is its the old *** van that u guys prolly fly past and it looks like a bullet. My only advice is try and put down as much as u can.

 

On a $24,000 car?! IMHO, it's not enough.

Don't do it. I made the same decision at the end of last year for a 2000 Civic Si and I'm regretting it now. I thought that I could easily handle the payments, and that the car would be worth it to me, but my parents felt just the same way as yours do and I was warned of the consequences. Now I'm stuck with the payments for the next 5 years, and it's really going to be tough to have to pay for this car and take care of my college needs at the same time. I should have listened to everyone. I really wish I would have at least waited a few more years and saved up some more money, or bought a cheaper car, or just have been satisfied with the car I had.

And don't forget you're 19 years old, insurance is going to kill you.


[Modified by Targa250R, 5:57 PM 2/9/2003]

 

if i were u i would buy a s13 fastback pay 95 bucks for insurance a month and drop a sr20det in it. i love hondas but the insurance on em are so friggin expensive its insane. they also get stolen all the time exapmle: dc2 and im sure thieve will catch up with the new thing on the streets and start stealing dc5's.

 

thanx for the advice ill keep it all in mind. peace

 

dont get a new care buy a used car and use all ur payment money for mods

 

$2500 down? are you crazy? we put down liek $9000 & teh payment is still liek $300 a month........buy a used car my friend.

 

its just hard for me to see all these 16-20 year olds with type-s's and wrx's that they can pay for on there own. my friend has a 03 WRx and he just dedicates himself to it and spends his $$ on what he loves. i agree with the used car idea its more practical but i cant stop thinkin of the possibility of a new car its hard. i guess ill have to learn the hard way.