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View Poll Results: You drive a E9x M3. You are in your 20's. How'd you manage that? | |||
I pay for the car, but I live with my parents. | 38 | 17.12% | |
My parents paid for the car. | 38 | 17.12% | |
I live on my own and pay for my car (probably not the smartest financial decision at your age) | 146 | 65.77% | |
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09-22-2013, 11:20 PM | #155 |
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09-22-2013, 11:49 PM | #156 | |
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I love driving the M and would never forgive myself if I passed up the opportunity. By the time I'm married I'll most likely have the car paid off and then I'll never have to have the conversation "but hunny this is the only crazy/childish/fiscally irresponsible thing I'll ever ask for...I promise....please?"
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09-23-2013, 07:52 AM | #158 |
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The other important factor here is new vs . used. I don't begrudge many people from buying a used M3 for $40-50k, with a little money down you're not looking at huge payments. I don't see many under 30's sporting $75k 2013 M3s though, and I think that's what many of the "adults" on here are potentially assuming.
When I was 21 I had a $20k note on a 350z, made like $18/hr but went to college and lived at home, payment was like $380, no big deal at all. |
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09-23-2013, 09:24 PM | #161 |
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Walked into my dealer march 21 2008 looking for a x5 and walked out with an 08 Jerez black e90....5 years g a month, now I'm paid off(made extra payments along the way) I'm 28 now with 110k on her, still drives like a beast and will run this thing until I pass it down to my son in 20 years...oil change every 7 -10k is the key....still getting 17.3 mpg and still embarrassing CTVS and kids who can't drive...
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09-23-2013, 10:40 PM | #163 | |
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10-17-2013, 07:03 PM | #164 |
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I'm 23 and own a 2010 E92. Bought it preowned. No college degree. I work for the railroad and make anywhere between 90-110k a year depending on business.
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10-17-2013, 09:28 PM | #165 | |
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10-17-2013, 09:58 PM | #168 | |
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And yes if you go used, especially higher mileage used then you can afford this car. I choose to make poor monetary decisions that's why I bought new with all the options.
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10-17-2013, 10:07 PM | #170 |
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Now granted I was 29 when I got my 2013 E92 M3 but I was living on my own and it wasn't a bad financial decision...............I have no kids, my M is my BABY. I feed her the finest, highest grade golden juice I can find, she's got an excellent health plan both from BMW as well as the insurance company just in case, I buy her the best of anything she wants.(Well it's what I want!) This car is worth every penny and I don't give a F*ck!!! hahaha
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10-17-2013, 11:50 PM | #171 |
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My 26 year old daughter bought a new BMW E93 M3 when she graduated from Harvard Business School using a portion of the signing bonus she received from the Fortune 25 Company that employed her.
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10-18-2013, 05:22 AM | #172 |
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Hard work and sacrifice paying off. The M3 is the reason I worked hard in school. haha.
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10-18-2013, 08:40 AM | #173 | |
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10-18-2013, 09:43 AM | #174 |
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used m3s really aren't that expensive these days. 09 coupes with relatively low mileage can be had near 40k. that's less than your usual brand new Tahoe or f150 that you see cruising around. a brand new m3 coupe for 70k is a different story, and is out of my league.
I have a pretty good job and paid cash for my used m3, and would imagine most here could do the same and then some. I am 30 years old and was fortunate to graduate with no debt thanks to my parents paying for school. |
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10-18-2013, 11:20 AM | #175 |
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I'm 26, bought my car used with my money. I live on my own. I live in the bay area so there is no way I can afford a house/condo unless I'm making over 100k so I bought my M3. Was it the most responsible decision? No. Do I have any regrets? Hell no.
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10-25-2013, 12:43 AM | #176 |
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Late to the party here, but I figured I would jump in.
I am in the middle of options 2/3. I sold the car that my parents bought me for college ('08 WRX - $15,500) and paid the M3 off with my summer earnings/savings from co-op jobs. While all of my friends blew their load in college, I invested and made a decent chunk of change. For some reason, this prompted me to make a horribly irresponsible choice to purchase my M. Like many others, though, it was always my dream car, and it has been and will be worth it forever. |
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