pheonix991 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I blew my HG's, and they are going to be replaced soon. After that, I need to decide if I want to keep the car, or sell it for something else newer and have a payment. I'm 18, making $700/month, I'm thinking about either an 02 wrx, or getting something else. Insurance for the Legacy is $160/month right now. I was thinking about leasing a new 08 wrx, but, insurance would be $300/month, and payments would be $159+tax. So, I'm thinking a 02 wrx insruance will be somewhere around $200~$275, but, the payments would be significantly less. If you were in my situation, what would you do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy05 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 If your planning on going to college at some point and etc, knowing that you don't have a car payment to make is always nice .... heh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix991 Posted March 28, 2008 Author Share Posted March 28, 2008 Oh, should've mentioned, I'm going to basic training for the air force in july/august. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacejunkiehsv Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 I blew my HG's, and they are going to be replaced soon. After that, I need to decide if I want to keep the car, or sell it for something else newer and have a payment. I'm 18, making $700/month, I'm thinking about either an 02 wrx, or getting something else. Insurance for the Legacy is $160/month right now. I was thinking about leasing a new 08 wrx, but, insurance would be $300/month, and payments would be $159+tax. So, I'm thinking a 02 wrx insruance will be somewhere around $200~$275, but, the payments would be significantly less. If you were in my situation, what would you do? A few months after basic training (Navy) back in 1992, I bought a sweet Z24 with a V6. My car payment seemed easy, but it was too high to be comfortable. Make sure you don't bite off more than you can chew. I mean, you don't want to not be able to go out on a weekend night because your car payment is due next week. Make sure you do a budget and leave some slop in there, because shyt always happens. I wouldn't think of spending $300 per month on insurance. I would buy the 02 WRX if you KNOW you can afford it. You may also want to look at other cars. Just make sure you have enough money for other stuff you like to do. Do a freakin' budget, a realistic one! You will get more for your car if you sell it yourself. It will just take you a few weeks to get the right buyer. Then go buy whatever car you decide to buy. Also, buy your next car from a private seller. Then you save more money. If you just want a quick car, a turbo'd Civic is about as cheap as you can get. ... A 2004 SRT-4 would be a pretty good performance deal too. Those cars can be pretty quick, even with the stock turbo. What about a supercharged Cobalt SS? I'm suggesting these cars, because I think they're cheaper than a WRX. AWD rules, but you need to keep your payment LOW. By the way, I loved my WRX! It was a fun little car. Good luck man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrangama Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 usaa gives some damn good rates, they offered me about 1300 a year on my 05 LGT. Grant it the coverage was not spectacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix991 Posted March 29, 2008 Author Share Posted March 29, 2008 Thanks spacejunkie. I'm going to sit down with my dad tomorrow and figure out a budget. It is really going to help that I just got hired at a dealership doing their computers for $25 an hour, so, a wrx could be very possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakgwai Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Man, we MA ppl get screwed with our insurance rates. i pay 3600 a yr for my 08 LGT. but i've only got 2 yrs of driving exp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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