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GregWeld

08-07-2012 08:31 AM

This poll is lame....

Actually -- it's SKEWED...by who is responding and what they choose to drive... because there's no way I could piss away enough on the PT/Track car as I have on DD cars... :rofl:

sik68

08-07-2012 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld (Post 429127)

Recently ordered tow rigs DEFINITELY count towards track $! :yes:

Flash68

08-07-2012 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Vegas69 (Post 429124)

So ghey I can't belive your not stabbing an LS in your car. :lol:

Don't try to set me up for for the sin you're about to commit by putting an LS in your next project.

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Originally Posted by sik68 (Post 429126)

My WRX has long since been paid for...my commute costs $500/month so that's definitely more than I set aside for my Camaro!

That's big. Our move saves us about $350/mo collectively on commute costs. And we only moved 15 miles from where we were!

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Originally Posted by GregWeld (Post 429127)

Hey keep driving the way you did at Infineon and you'll catch up. :rofl:

Nessumsar

08-07-2012 09:25 AM

I'm hovering around an 8 to 1 ratio in favor of my Nova. My $1000 94 Ranger is still going strong after 297k, and I have a little more than $8000 total in the Nova.

:cheers:

Spiffav8

08-07-2012 10:50 AM

I like to buy the nicest car I can, pay it off ASAP if I can't pay cash for it and then drive it into the ground. My last truck I had for 12 years and I plan on having my current one for at least that long.

I'm not sure what the ratio ends up being between my DD and PT car, but if you where to break it down by dollars spent per mile....we're all upside down in our PT cars.

Vegas69

08-07-2012 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Flash68 (Post 429131)

Don't try to set me up for for the sin you're about to commit by putting an LS in your next project.

That's big. Our move saves us about $350/mo collectively on commute costs. And we only moved 15 miles from where we were!

Hey keep driving the way you did at Infineon and you'll catch up. :rofl:

I'm thinking SB2 with just a little more power than you.

214Chevy

08-07-2012 11:51 AM

I think about this all the time. And seriously guys, I consider myself a damn fool at times when I add all the money up mentally I've spent on my hobby. :censored: :censored: But, I'm addicted and it's a sickness I tell you!! :pushbutto :pushbutto

Neil B

08-07-2012 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Spiffav8 (Post 429142)

I agree. I bought my daily driver BMW new in 2001 and still have it. It still looks and drives great even compared to new models. When it becomes no longer cost effective to fix or drives like crap, I'll replace it. What I spend on hobby cars is another story, but I don't try to rationalize that.

GrabberGT

08-07-2012 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Spiffav8 (Post 429142)

.... but if you where to break it down by dollars spent per mile....we're all upside down in our PT cars.

Was it REALLY necessary to say that. You sound like my wife. lol. She's actually pretty supportive.... most of the time. :_paranoid

Spiffav8

08-07-2012 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by GrabberGT (Post 429150)

Was it REALLY necessary to say that. You sound like my wife. lol. She's actually pretty supportive.... most of the time. :_paranoid

Sorry man that's just the way I break things down. I suppose you could look at it like amusement park rides. Some require more tickets than others and the reason being is...they're worth it!

:captain:

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