Originally Posted by mikemustang514 (Post 836297)

I have to disagree here. I bought my car from a private seller, as most of us do; that means no tax. It cost me $23 dollars to get a title and tags. To the DMV these are 40+ yr old cars. Insurance cost me $400 for the year. So I'd be out 30k +$423 bucks.

I don't think you can count gas because regardless of what car you buy you will use gas. Interest rates are pretty low now; $30 in the bank is gonna make you about $50 bucks a month. You do have to maintain the car but if it's a weekend toy there's not much maintenance except cleaning. Maybe the occasional part here or there. Oh yeah, Ebay will cost you about $100 bucks...I know I just had my car on ebay last month.

No matter how you look at it these cars are inexpensive to own. Try to buy a Ferari, register it, and insure it for a year for less than $500...Good luck. Same goes for any car of this caliber. This is why replica cobras appeal to me.

If you buy for $30k and sell for a few though less you are still ahead. These cars cost $300+ per day to rent and I keep one in my garage for much less than that.

Lets see $423/12 = $36 per month, + Gas which is about $100 per month for me. That's $136...call it $150. Add to that the opportunity cost of keeping $30k in the bank ($50...before tax) and your at $200. Then say you lose $2k in value. $2k/12 = $167 per month depreciation. Total it up and it costs you $367 a month for me to drive my cobra. Compare that to $300+ per day to rent one. I'd say its not a bad way to spend money. And, if you can sell for more than what you paid, you might be lucky enough to drive around in a cobra for next to nothing...ignoring the fact that money depreciates over time.

Originally Posted by ENTDOC (Post 836246)

afraid not Pal, buy for 30K, add tax , tag , gas, inflation, a few chrome goodies, then sell for 30K a couple of years later after adding the ad costs or EBAY fees and lost revenue on the 30K, even if in a money market, and viola: your 30k is now worth 20K. Pretty simple math if you ask me, or anyone with an education.

Originally Posted by ENTDOC (Post 836246)

An argument would assume two potentially valid sides, there is only one of those, and it is mine.

Originally Posted by PatBuckley (Post 836364)

In case no one has told you that you are an annoying little pest....here goes.

You area an annoying little pest.

Why don't you go away?

Originally Posted by ENTDOC (Post 836415)

...he might want to check out the link below,

Originally Posted by mrmustang (Post 836373)

Pat,

As long as he has someone to respond to him he will continue to post as he gets off on the sheer conflict. Right or wrong it's his way of expression and release.......Then again that is what got him banned elsewhere and was also the downfall of his friends successful forum The really sad part about all of it is that he will never admit to it.

Originally Posted by meat (Post 836448)

An odd series of statements. As far as I know, I'm not banned on any Cobra forum. And the downfall of the Senior's forum is directly attributable to Dave Smith from FFR.

Your pal,
Meat.

Originally Posted by meat (Post 836213)

Interesting. Down here in Newport Beach the prices of boats change every model year ... and every price change is an increase. At the three largest RV dealership groupings, the prices of RVs go up every model year.

Not sure where you're living ... but if you can pick up a 2008 boat or RV for the same price a comparable model sold for in 1980 you should go out right now buy all you can and caravan them out of Fantasyland into the real world. You'll make a TON of money! :rolleyes:

Your pal,
Meat.