ever think of selling your supra because you hardly use it? or think it will be a money pit? this is my 3rd supra i ever owned and i really dont want to sell this one..its a clean 1990 pearl white turbo..someone wants to come see the car today because i had put it up for sale..something tells me i will regret selling this one...i am married and the wife is on my ass about saving up for a house which i understand..i was just thinking of taking it off insurance and cover it up till i am ready to put some money into it..what you guys think? ever been in this situation?
need advice!
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It's a big decision. When I was a kid, my Dad had a 92 Supra Turbo, Targa, 5SPD, 40K Miles. He was in the same situation as you. My mom used to talk about buying a house and whatnot, and she wanted him to sell the Supe. We did sell it, and we still never got a house. Other things came up, we sold her in about 1996, and we got a house in 2003. That just goes to show you that my Dad sold his baby and didn't even get what was planned. To this day, he still regrets selling that car. Now I'm 18 and I have one. I got her on my 16th birthday from my Dad. It was bought as a project car, Beaten to shreds interior wise but the body was ok. Its taken me 2 yrs to get where I am at, partially because I wasnt working for a while. I'll show you some pics of when I got her, and some pics of now. I hope it helps you make your decision. It's all about the love for the car. If you've got the same feeling I've always had about Supras, dont let her go.
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Yes, I was in your exact situation. Only I wanted to get a house. I knew I could always come back to my Supra. It was really hard though cause I came up with roughly $14000 by closing time, and I was itching to fix up the Supra. Well, here I am five years later in my house with the Supra still in the garage. I do have my engine in the machine shop though, so I'm finally getting up and going. I also have a '69 Plymouth Roadrunner next to it too (my project car).
Warning... when you buy your house you are going to spend alot more money on it than your car the first couple of years. Your wife is going to want new furniture, landscaping, small renovations here and there (if it's an existing home), water softner, decorate every room (again and again), tile or wood floors....... and the list goes on. Your money will be going to Home Depot, Lowes, Garden Ridge Pottery, various furniture stores, and the local nursery.
And then she'll begin nesting. Picking out colors for the babies room. The baby crib and matching furniture. Wow... it's been a long journey for me. But it's worth the ride. Life comes at you fast.
Warning... when you buy your house you are going to spend alot more money on it than your car the first couple of years. Your wife is going to want new furniture, landscaping, small renovations here and there (if it's an existing home), water softner, decorate every room (again and again), tile or wood floors....... and the list goes on. Your money will be going to Home Depot, Lowes, Garden Ridge Pottery, various furniture stores, and the local nursery.
And then she'll begin nesting. Picking out colors for the babies room. The baby crib and matching furniture. Wow... it's been a long journey for me. But it's worth the ride. Life comes at you fast.
id say keep it until it becomes a HUGE burden on ur financial status. just owning it and putting gas in here and there wont add up to anything like the cost of a house, so keep it.
freakin keep it, its your baby you will miss it like hell when you're wife makes you buy a stupid minivan or suv