Shame on your potty mouth Tim. Loltpollauf wrote:Congrats on paying it off And even more congrats that you're making a smart move by keeping it for at least another FIVE years! H E L L why not go for even longer if it is good to you Keep some form of insurance just to cover your A S S in the event something tragic happens. Enjoy the ride even more now knowing that it is 100% all yours !!!
It is wise to examine your expenses and income on a regular basis. Save the money you were paying on the loan and in maybe three years you can pay cash for your next car.cptnsolo77 wrote:...Im just rebudgeting here since my payment is gone & see if I could cut some $$$ somewhere. I do this a couple of times a year...
Oh yes, I will be taking a chunk of what "was" the car payment & saving it it. I say I would like to drive the Vibe for another 5 years but I would drive it longer if need be. Im not into impressing people I dont like & keeping up with the joneses. As long as my car looks great & RUNS great I dont care how old it is. I am going to treat myself to upgraded head unit with all the goodies. I picked up the Polk speakers knowing I would get a better head unit later on. Sometimes to have to treat yourself but not go over your head LOL.beemerphile1 wrote:It is wise to examine your expenses and income on a regular basis. Save the money you were paying on the loan and in maybe three years you can pay cash for your next car.cptnsolo77 wrote:...Im just rebudgeting here since my payment is gone & see if I could cut some $$$ somewhere. I do this a couple of times a year...
We still have the 1994 Pontiac Sunbird LE Sedan that my parents bought brand new in January of 1994 (19 years!). Needless to say, we've more than gotten our money's worth out of it. Unfortunately it's going to be time to say goodbye soon as it is really rusted and has a leak in the brake line. It's too bad it's so rusted because it still runs great for having 265,xxx miles on it, but the time has come to let it go to the junkyard in the sky. It will be a sad day for sure .cptnsolo77 wrote:I say I would like to drive the Vibe for another 5 years but I would drive it longer if need be. Im not into impressing people I dont like & keeping up with the joneses. As long as my car looks great & RUNS great I dont care how old it is.
I agree that 12 years will be no problem. By the time I started driving the Sunbird in 2000 (it was my 1st car) and had gotten into detailing vehicles, the damage was already done. The Vibes get much better treatment so this should hopefully keep the rust away. Also, J-Bodies (Sunbirds, Cavaliers, Sunfires, etc.) are more known for having pretty major rust issues where I have not seen and/or heard about this with Vibes nearly as much, if at all. I know the Vibes have crappy paintjobs, but I haven't seen any Vibes on the road around here with rust on the bodies whereas just about every J-Body I see is rusted like crazy.Scwmcan wrote:(and Vibeenvy with the milage you put on yours and the care it appears you take of it 12 years should be no problem, and I would think as long as rust doesn't get it you should be able to go upto if not past the 19 that you got from the sunbird).
vibenvy wrote:I agree that 12 years will be no problem. By the time I started driving the Sunbird in 2000 (it was my 1st car) and had gotten into detailing vehicles, the damage was already done. The Vibes get much better treatment so this should hopefully keep the rust away. Also, J-Bodies (Sunbirds, Cavaliers, Sunfires, etc.) are more known for having pretty major rust issues where I have not seen and/or heard about this with Vibes nearly as much, if at all. I know the Vibes have crappy paintjobs, but I haven't seen any Vibes on the road around here with rust on the bodies whereas just about every J-Body I see is rusted like crazy.Scwmcan wrote:(and Vibeenvy with the milage you put on yours and the care it appears you take of it 12 years should be no problem, and I would think as long as rust doesn't get it you should be able to go upto if not past the 19 that you got from the sunbird).
cptnsolo77 wrote:Nows its official, i received the title in the mail today ! Thx again for the input fellas ! Im the true owner LOL !
My thoughts exactly !808 Vibes wrote:Congrats again! but *ahem*cptnsolo77 wrote:Nows its official, i received the title in the mail today ! Thx again for the input fellas ! Im the true owner LOL !