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2.44%
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7.32%
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Old Sep 23, 2008 | 10:51 PM
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What percentage of your disposable income was spent on your C5 in the past year?
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 08:17 AM
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I think you should have done a dollar amount since 10% of 50K is alot less than 10% of 200K. I am below 10% but right around $1000 so far but thats before I pull the trigger on some new tires and rims ($6000 total) which is still below 10%.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 08:48 AM
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Voted 0%. The mod bug hasn't bit and my 02 coupe has been drop dead reliable.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 09:08 AM
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ALL of it!!
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 09:11 AM
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10% for now
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 09:45 AM
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I don't know,why? Are you with the IRS

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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by JEEP/C5
I think you should have done a dollar amount since 10% of 50K is alot less than 10% of 200K. I am below 10% but right around $1000 so far but thats before I pull the trigger on some new tires and rims ($6000 total) which is still below 10%.
The OP said disposable income which I interpret as money after all your bills are paid. So if a guy is bringing home $4000 a month (Around 75k a year) and his bills are $3000 a month that would leave him with $1000 of disposable income or 12k a year. By your calc if your saying that $6000 is still less then 10% your are really saying you have about 75k of extra money each year to spend on whatever you want. Or $6,250 each month after taxes. In other words you should really forget about those wheels and think about that new ZR-1.... you could pay it off in a year and a half!

I to would have voted for $ buckets. A % is really hard to calc. I did the wheels and tires this year so I am higher then I would like to admit.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 10:23 AM
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All I have to say is way more (disposable income) than I should!
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are we talking gas oil changes or only mods? Im well over 8,000 this year. new hood and lots of shinny stuff trany went so i added 3000 stall
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All I have paid for the past 12 months is a tune and a new set of Michelin PS2s.
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