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How did you afford your BMW?
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07-26-2012, 02:26 AM | #1 |
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How did you afford your BMW?
So howd you do it? Hard work? Luck? Saving? Marry the right person? Spare no details. No judgement here either. Driving a BMW is not the status quo, and Im curious to see how we all wound up here.
My story: I worked my ass off as a contractor at my job, and after what seemed like an eternity, I was finally offered a full-time position. My savings from that, plus a little money I made from a wise (alright.... lucky) investment, afforded me my 335 :-) |
07-26-2012, 03:28 AM | #3 |
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-handed down 99 Toyota Camry when I turned 16
-parents bought older brother 350z a years later (was MY dream car at the time) -spent the next 3 years secretly crying from jealousy -Camry got too old and started to fall apart -started looking for a used g37 coupe (yes I did use the "You got him a 350z so you HAVE to get me a nice car too..................or i WILL assume you love him more") -found a lot of g37 vs 335i reviews online, eventually switched over to the BMW. -Cousin who works at a Nissan dealership found me a used 335i in GREAT condition ($27k) -a week later......drove onto my driveway with my 335i :] Parents are paying half of the payment. Working my butt off as a barista to pay the other half.....and a few mods every once in awhile |
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07-26-2012, 04:27 AM | #4 |
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Making payments on the majority of the amount, I'm going to assume this is how the vast majority of people afford cars these days.
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07-26-2012, 04:39 AM | #5 |
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i dance at the local hooters, is that what you want to hear?
p.s i don't dance at the local hooters and i'm a guy so thats a major turnoff to business =) |
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07-26-2012, 04:48 AM | #6 | |
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07-26-2012, 04:49 AM | #7 |
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Went to college, got into medical school, 4years of intensive study followed by 3 years of residency and 2 more years of fellowship in my specialty. BMW was my dream car from the age of 9 and rather than have my parents buy one for me or stretch to own one early on I waited till I could pay for it myself as a reward. 2 months into private practice walked into a dealership and drove out with my reward to myself for all the hard work over the past decade. Makes me smile every time I drive it
PS. I traded in a 97 honda accord that I was almost embarrassed to drive into the dealership. |
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07-26-2012, 07:04 AM | #12 |
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Used my tax return for the down payment...my sister(because my credit is shit) was my co-signer. And making monthly payments for the next 5 years.
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07-26-2012, 07:33 AM | #14 |
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I waited until I was 60 (and still working as construction project manager but kids through college and gone, etc.) and still financed 80% of the purchase. But I got my dream car (black 3 series) and because I waited so long, I got 300 HP to boot! I don't regret a thing . . .
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07-26-2012, 07:39 AM | #15 |
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Bought and paid-off an '08 Honda Civic Si that turned-out to be a lemon. After a long 10-month battle against Honda, I won the lemon case. Received a big check from Honda, bought a used '06 330i with cash in hand and still pocketed 6k!
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07-26-2012, 07:44 AM | #16 |
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Im 40 y.o. engineer. Im frugal on my purchases and always get a smokin deal because I wait until only smokin deals come along rather than impuse buy (and yes its hard to resist the impulse).
I could have paid cash for my 328, but financing was cheaper (3.25% finance, while my $19k is making 8% in a mutual fund, money bein' made.) On top of that, if I had to, I could sell my car at a profit today. That wont be the case in about a year or so.
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07-26-2012, 07:50 AM | #18 |
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07-26-2012, 07:51 AM | #19 |
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College -> Job -> Saved
0.9% financing during the '08 downturn
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07-26-2012, 08:02 AM | #20 |
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Worked and waited 'till I could afford it.
Drove: Datsun, Acura, Chevy, Jeep, Ford, Honda, Nissan & MB before getting the BMW. It's only a car, and in 8-10 years, it'll be on the same scrap heap with every other make. There's more to life than just cars, so no need to risk your finances to drive a nice car. |
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07-26-2012, 08:10 AM | #22 |
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work save...sacrifice on the bar hopping but indulge inbmw hopping (every few years)
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