Any young people with this car? 20ish.
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NYC ? :o
You should not get this car for ur age, for you, I suggest you get a beat up civic.
why ?
first off, insurance alone going to rape you, expect 4K or more a year. Even I paid more than 3.8K when I first got my car brand new 3 years ago. Full coverage. and I was 25 that time with no ticket on record. After 3 yrs something my rates finally down to around 2K a year.
second, this car is not something that you will be able to maintain for your age.
so, get a Mazda6 like u said, and be happy with it.
You should not get this car for ur age, for you, I suggest you get a beat up civic.
why ?
first off, insurance alone going to rape you, expect 4K or more a year. Even I paid more than 3.8K when I first got my car brand new 3 years ago. Full coverage. and I was 25 that time with no ticket on record. After 3 yrs something my rates finally down to around 2K a year.
second, this car is not something that you will be able to maintain for your age.
so, get a Mazda6 like u said, and be happy with it.
4k a year?!? yikes... i am 23 and I just bought a 2004 GT 6spd and am currently paying about $110 a month or about 1300 per year, and I thought THAT was a lot after I sold my maxima which I had been paying 800 per year. i also have no tickets or accidents on my record, there must have been something about you that yelled 'street racer'
and what do you mean by not being able to maintain an RX-8 at his age? he doesn't have the means financially? or the mechanical competence?
i personally think that an RX-8 is a great looking car and is fun to drive, but is REALLY impractical, and therefore a better car for a young owner without a family to support or kids to drive around. unless you use it as your weekend warrior.
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I'm 30 going on 31 and feel like I'm 25 still....does that count? BTW I am having more fun now(especially with the women) than I thought I would have had when I was in my 20's. See, at age 30 you can date the younger girls and the older ladies with no problem. lol
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4k a year?!? yikes... i am 23 and I just bought a 2004 GT 6spd and am currently paying about $110 a month or about 1300 per year, and I thought THAT was a lot after I sold my maxima which I had been paying 800 per year. i also have no tickets or accidents on my record, there must have been something about you that yelled 'street racer'
and what do you mean by not being able to maintain an RX-8 at his age? he doesn't have the means financially? or the mechanical competence?
i personally think that an RX-8 is a great looking car and is fun to drive, but is REALLY impractical, and therefore a better car for a young owner without a family to support or kids to drive around. unless you use it as your weekend warrior.
and what do you mean by not being able to maintain an RX-8 at his age? he doesn't have the means financially? or the mechanical competence?
i personally think that an RX-8 is a great looking car and is fun to drive, but is REALLY impractical, and therefore a better car for a young owner without a family to support or kids to drive around. unless you use it as your weekend warrior.
thank you for very good input guys. i'd like to point out im very mature, and never had a ticket (other than parking meter/street cleaning). so do not worry about street racing/speeding. i am also very organized with money. and i plan on gettin an extension on my name on my dads insurance. with that said:
here's the deal, i have a stable part-time job because i am a fulltime college student so it's hard to work fulltime, make about about $1000 montly, i don't pay rent/bills, all i will have to pay is for my phone bill($100/mo), a SMALL credit card bill($50/mo), car payment(estimated at about $200/mo), and insurance. and ofcourse everyday things like food, gas, clothes, ect.
has any young person, with a similar montly budget and expenses, been able to keep up with the rx8's cost of ownership?
again thanks for everyone input.
here's the deal, i have a stable part-time job because i am a fulltime college student so it's hard to work fulltime, make about about $1000 montly, i don't pay rent/bills, all i will have to pay is for my phone bill($100/mo), a SMALL credit card bill($50/mo), car payment(estimated at about $200/mo), and insurance. and ofcourse everyday things like food, gas, clothes, ect.
has any young person, with a similar montly budget and expenses, been able to keep up with the rx8's cost of ownership?
again thanks for everyone input.
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Well I'm 23 so I have 2 years on you. Also, I have a college degree (BS in Engineering) so they know I'm not an idiot who will be racing around the streets (I'm not saying you are, lol, I'm just sayin'). I have a full time job making pretty good money. Other than that, I don't know what makes my coverage lower... ?
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Well I'm 23 so I have 2 years on you. Also, I have a college degree (BS in Engineering) so they know I'm not an idiot who will be racing around the streets (I'm not saying you are, lol, I'm just sayin'). I have a full time job making pretty good money. Other than that, I don't know what makes my coverage lower... ?
Last edited by Rems31; Nov 18, 2008 at 03:48 PM.
just turned 22. i got the car when i was 20. my insurance was $4600/year until i turned 21. now its $3300/year.
i do have full coverage up to $500,000 on just about every single category though. $100 deductible collision/comprehensive. no speeding tickets or at fault accidents.
i do have full coverage up to $500,000 on just about every single category though. $100 deductible collision/comprehensive. no speeding tickets or at fault accidents.
23 here, bought my 8 new back in Feb for 21k paid in cash, my insurance runs around 1600 a year (full coverage) with 500 deduct.
love it, car will be traded in though for a 16x MT in 2 yrs or so but having fun driving the **** outta it (even though its ATX)
wife loves it too even though she has put less than 10 milees of the 9000 on it now
love it, car will be traded in though for a 16x MT in 2 yrs or so but having fun driving the **** outta it (even though its ATX)
wife loves it too even though she has put less than 10 milees of the 9000 on it now
Well I'm 23 so I have 2 years on you. Also, I have a college degree (BS in Engineering) so they know I'm not an idiot who will be racing around the streets (I'm not saying you are, lol, I'm just sayin'). I have a full time job making pretty good money. Other than that, I don't know what makes my coverage lower... ?
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New poster here, age 20. Worked and saved money for 2 years now I'm ready to buy a used 2004-2005 Rx8. (i will have to finance abit though). I will have it insured on my father's insurance so insurance won't be a problem.
I just want to know if any young people drive this car, and if there is, I want to know your experience with the car. Since I am the only boy in the family I will be doing everything on it myself (both my sisters drive camrys and i do all the maintenance on them)
also, anyone here from NYC? if so how much do you pay for insurance? I want to compare it to my father's insurance.
any suggestions welcome for a new club member. =)
I just want to know if any young people drive this car, and if there is, I want to know your experience with the car. Since I am the only boy in the family I will be doing everything on it myself (both my sisters drive camrys and i do all the maintenance on them)
also, anyone here from NYC? if so how much do you pay for insurance? I want to compare it to my father's insurance.
any suggestions welcome for a new club member. =)
22years old nordic green GT/w Navi and i pay 109 a month full coverage in florida... i had 1 suspsended liscense and two speeding ticket when i was 17-18ish ( god bless military discounts)
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Im 17! got the car on my 16th birthday
2008 Special Edition 40th Anniversary RX-8 - Greddy SE Catback Exhaust - K&N 69-Series Typhoon Short Ram Intake - COBB AccessPORT ECU Programmer - Bilstein Shocks, exclusively designed for this limited edition RX-8 - Urethane Foam filled Suspension Cross Member - P225/45R18 Tires - APR GTC-200 Carbon Fiber Spoiler / MazdaSpeed Spoiler - 18 in" Aluminum Alloy Rims, Flat Black - Black and Purple painted Emblems - Purple painted Calipers
Mmm, purps!
2008 Special Edition 40th Anniversary RX-8 - Greddy SE Catback Exhaust - K&N 69-Series Typhoon Short Ram Intake - COBB AccessPORT ECU Programmer - Bilstein Shocks, exclusively designed for this limited edition RX-8 - Urethane Foam filled Suspension Cross Member - P225/45R18 Tires - APR GTC-200 Carbon Fiber Spoiler / MazdaSpeed Spoiler - 18 in" Aluminum Alloy Rims, Flat Black - Black and Purple painted Emblems - Purple painted Calipers
Mmm, purps!
Hay man 20 years old 05 rx-8 living in pot hole city LOL. I'm under my dad, he has allstate I pay about 550 a month, looking for discounts now. Just wanna say welcome to the Fam!!