slk32 vs 6.0 GTO
08-20-2008, 10:45 PM
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So hey, maybe I WILL sell my GTO. At this point, I could sell it, buy the car YOU have, and still have mod money left. That's a sweet plan. Let me go buy a super depreciated old AMG, and then I'll be cool like you guys, and then when other people come in here, I'll talk down to them because I'm one of the cool AMG elite, despite the fact my cool super awesome AMG car cost less than a new Civic.
That will be cool.
That will be cool.
08-20-2008, 10:51 PM
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Well, you got me on the spelling, but "to" in place of "too" is grammatical, and of course you were still far TOO clueless to understand the irony.
08-20-2008, 10:55 PM
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Wow, maybe that's it: he collects barbie dolls and sells them to make the payments on his used GTO! 
Here is a pic of him from flikr, doing what he does best:
Hey...is that a Breitling??
Here is a pic of him from flikr, doing what he does best:
Hey...is that a Breitling??
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08-20-2008, 11:03 PM
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And I predict that you're actually not as well off as you have tried really super duper hard (along with Improv) to appear. After all, this is the internet. ANYone can talk big about how much paycheck they swing.
But when they drive really cheap old cars that used to be expensive, you'll forgive me for laughing. It's even more amusing when the best excuse you have is "Well...well maybe we LIKE the car! DUH!"
But when they drive really cheap old cars that used to be expensive, you'll forgive me for laughing. It's even more amusing when the best excuse you have is "Well...well maybe we LIKE the car! DUH!"
Conversely, your posting history shows that you've never owned anything but other people's CHEAP hand-me downs, and couldn't even afford to fuel up your RUSTANG.
I maintain my earlier comment. You two are the guys that probably make forty or fifty grand a year, and were able to swing the payment on a heavily depreciated old car, that WAS expensive when new, but you guys got 'em used. And then you're those two guys we all have at work who are like "Didja see my new BENZ? That's right, I drive a BENZ! It's AMG! That stands for "Awesome!"
If it is $50,000 or less, as you're maintaining, you keep my $20,000.
If it is more than $50,000 (and I can assure you, it is), I keep yours.
Loser also pays for the accountant.
Want to put some money where your trolling mouth is?
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08-20-2008, 11:10 PM
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Hmm, what was it you wrote back in '06 when contemplating the purchase?
Originally Posted by StormSmegma, ca 2006
But can I get a lightly used Evo or STi for a hair over eighteen grand? What's that? No? Bummer.
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Guys, here's the deal. This is the absolute cheapest GTO I can find, I'm getting it for wholesale
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Guys, here's the deal. This is the absolute cheapest GTO I can find, I'm getting it for wholesale
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08-20-2008, 11:35 PM
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More evidence of the high financial status of our friend:
In '06 when contemplating the purchase of a new (oops, USED) car, he wrote about his 2002 Mini Cooper:
Uh-oh, looks like the guy accusing Chappy and I of being too poor to afford a new CLK55 was, well, too poor to afford a four year old Mini Cooper!
And later, talking about his new (oops, make that USED) GTO purchase, he wrote:
Upside-down...on a USED Mini Cooper, a 2002 USED Mini Cooper, that he owned in 2006.
Oh, yeah, I really envy you, pal....maybe that's where the flipping burgers comment came from, sounds like that's exactly what you do!
Yeah, I could learn a lot about finance from you...like how NOT to live beyond my means, for example, and get upside down in a USED, FOUR YEAR OLD COOPER!!
Originally Posted by StormSmegma, ca. 2006
I just want to get out of the Cooper while I can still sell it for nearly what I owe on it.
And later, talking about his new (oops, make that USED) GTO purchase, he wrote:
Originally Posted by StormSmegma, ca. 2006
This is absolutely THE best deal I've ever made. It effectively cancels out how much I was upside down on the Cooper, every last cent. ****, MORE than cancels.
Oh, yeah, I really envy you, pal....maybe that's where the flipping burgers comment came from, sounds like that's exactly what you do!
Yeah, I could learn a lot about finance from you...like how NOT to live beyond my means, for example, and get upside down in a USED, FOUR YEAR OLD COOPER!!
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08-20-2008, 11:39 PM
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The GTO did sell quite poorly. With a "limited" production run, there were still cars sitting on dealer lots a year later. While it certainly had limitiations (like a trunk 1/2 the size you would think it as), if it were called anything but a past classic model, it may have sold well.
The styling isn't ugly, and if you were to assemble a group of artists, the vast majority would say it has better styling lines than the SLK32.
There is a lot to be said about any car that has the best "bang for the buck" in it's price segment. Or the most hp per dollar.
The styling isn't ugly, and if you were to assemble a group of artists, the vast majority would say it has better styling lines than the SLK32.
There is a lot to be said about any car that has the best "bang for the buck" in it's price segment. Or the most hp per dollar.
08-21-2008, 01:01 AM
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E55 or CL600, if I could make up my mind
The GTO did sell quite poorly. With a "limited" production run, there were still cars sitting on dealer lots a year later. While it certainly had limitiations (like a trunk 1/2 the size you would think it as), if it were called anything but a past classic model, it may have sold well.
The styling isn't ugly, and if you were to assemble a group of artists, the vast majority would say it has better styling lines than the SLK32.
There is a lot to be said about any car that has the best "bang for the buck" in it's price segment. Or the most hp per dollar.
The styling isn't ugly, and if you were to assemble a group of artists, the vast majority would say it has better styling lines than the SLK32.
There is a lot to be said about any car that has the best "bang for the buck" in it's price segment. Or the most hp per dollar.
My local dealer had a '06 with 15k miles I could have gotten for 20k, and it was pretty tempting I must say. 2 year old 400 hp V8 coupe with low miles and factory warranty, pretty good value IMHO.
I would have had to change the front bumper, though.
Not sure if JHP still ships to the US, but I liked some of their kits.
08-21-2008, 02:31 AM
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Just checking in to see how things are going! You know, after reading through this and participating, I would say this will never be resolved amicably. The MBZ folks will tout their vehicles, as will we. At this point, it would be best to just agree to disagree. There really is no need to call peoples fortitude, fianacial or otherwise, into question. I apologize to Improviz for the wife comment, I don't know her and I am sure she is a delightful woman. You guys have some nice cars, as do we. I can appreciate both for what they are. I don't want our ownership to be represented as lowlifes or scum, we are die hard enthusiasts who love a car that most people know nothing about.
08-21-2008, 02:47 AM
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Originally Posted by StormSmegma
Yes, I am. How else can it be done? There are a vast number of cars out there that are better than the GTO. I currently have a GTO because I can't afford some of those cars...yet.
And why you wrote, regarding gas prices, two months ago, that:
Originally Posted by StormSmegma
I agree. Right now, I average about $280 a month with work and pleasure/outing driving. Should it get much more than $350, I'm going to be carpooling with the wife from then on.
Originally Posted by StormSmegma
I basically started selling off stuff from my other hobbies to be able to drop more money into the car. Probably not the smartest thing in the world, but oh well.
Originally Posted by StormSmegma
No, you're just hating on people attempting to ask a price more in line with what you're getting when you buy a GTO.
People like you always amuse me (and countless others here) because you'll be the one who lowballs on a GTO, gets it, and within six months is upside down on the loan because book value has tanked even further because everyone else just like you lowballing people for peanuts on what was a $34,000 car new.
Good luck with that, *******.
People like you always amuse me (and countless others here) because you'll be the one who lowballs on a GTO, gets it, and within six months is upside down on the loan because book value has tanked even further because everyone else just like you lowballing people for peanuts on what was a $34,000 car new.
Good luck with that, *******.
Originally Posted by StormSmegma
Which is really comical when you think about how no one wanted a GTO, which is why they sat on lots for years after the run was through.
And then there's just blatant contradiction like this dandy:
Yes, I am. How else can it be done? There are a vast number of cars out there that are better than the GTO. I currently have a GTO because I can't afford some of those cars...yet.
And oh, what's this crap about your making payments "at that time" (in Feb '06), implying that you currently are not? You were as of last month, by your own admission! First, your exchange with Chappy:
Originally Posted by StormSmegma
I have to say that after I pay the GTO off, if the SRT-8 Challenger doesn't come with a stick by then, I may have to bring home one of the Hemi R/T versions in manual. Having two kick-*** cars with a nameplate full'o heritage would be sweet.
You wanna talk pathetic? Your little web of lies and hypocrisy is what's pathetic. Wannabe's, gotta love 'em.
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08-21-2008, 06:55 AM
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08-21-2008, 08:26 AM
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Actually, Improviz, anyone who knows me can tell you, I can easily walk into a Chevy dealer and buy a C6 Z06, brand new, with cash. Not an issue. I like the GTO for reasons beyond what it cost. Unfortunately, you are hung up on cost. Too bad, there is a lot more to life than what you have in the bank.
Don't post/save screenshots of your BOA financial statement on a public picture forum (for the world to see). Kinda shoots holes in the above claim.
I'm not going to link it for your own security. I'd remove it asap.
Peace.
08-21-2008, 10:57 AM
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That picture is a photoshop joke from the GTO forum, but thanks for the advice!
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08-21-2008, 11:13 AM
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Just checking in to see how things are going! You know, after reading through this and participating, I would say this will never be resolved amicably. The MBZ folks will tout their vehicles, as will we. At this point, it would be best to just agree to disagree. There really is no need to call peoples fortitude, fianacial or otherwise, into question. I apologize to Improviz for the wife comment, I don't know her and I am sure she is a delightful woman. You guys have some nice cars, as do we. I can appreciate both for what they are. I don't want our ownership to be represented as lowlifes or scum, we are die hard enthusiasts who love a car that most people know nothing about.
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