What is your threshold on cost?

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09-29-2018, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by sweedjeff

A new Corvette for most people is a third car/ toy. Most are married, some with kids, etc. I can do the budgets, and have for people showing they can't afford whatever car. We cannot afford a new Corvette unless we, my wife and I, are making at least 400K. That's living in NE and me being cheap, lol. Yeah you can live in your mom's basement making 50k, paying no rent, utilities, etc. But the days of buying a new C2 on your teens are gone. I have my way, and others have their way. I'd just rather not be suc stuck in a big loan.

My take on it is that if it's your only vehicle and it suits your lifestyle so that you can drive it every day, a Vette could be purchased on way less annual income. It's when it becomes your back up car that you need a lot of frivilous money to justify the purchase.

I use to buy a new sportbike every 2 years of so, which was approximately equal to my annual income from the age of 18- 26. But it was my sole transportation/ entertainment at the time.

I have to drive a truck every every day now. My '18 Denali has more miles than my "08 Vette for instance. A 2 seat sports car just isn't practical for me.