>be me
>been a car guy since I saw the movie Cars debut in theaters when I was a toddler
>grew up wanting to be a racecar driver
>get my driver's license as early as I can at 15 years old
>can't afford nice car, forced to drive old family SUV
>parents don't understand why I need a nice car at my age, tell them it would make me happy
>work as hard as I can in school
>when i'm not in school, work as many hours as I can doing various jobs
>invest my income
>now 21 years old, in college, 4.0 in STEM degree at D1 on full ride
>have been working in a SWE internship for the past 2 years
>saving 90% of everything
>finally have enough to buy a fast car
>wait 6 months for a good deal on a c6 corvette and buy one
>had to fly across the country to pick it up, start crying on the way back
>life is so fulfilling now
>whenever i am sad, look out the window and see my c6, no longer sad
>feelings of pride wash over me during every drive, no matter how meaningless
>everyone stares at me when I drive around
>other car guys wave at me when I drive by
>mfw WAGMI
Go out and buy that car anon. You can't drive a bank account.

you are not a "car guy", you are a consumer and a slave

>>28480184
t. bus rider

>>28480184
before i owned my c6 i owned an EM1.
nearly every system on that car failed somehow and i had to fix it up with rockauto parts by hand in my parent's backyard on jackstands with hand tools because i couldn't afford to take it to a shop.
but i guess you're right anon. owning nice things makes me a slave. yes, of course.

I’m happy for you, anon. Feels good to reach your car goal and do your wrenching yourself, no matter how mundane.

>>28480171 (OP)
Hell yeah brother.

>>28480201
What's under the hood of the Camaro?

>>28480184
Lmfao shut the fuck up.

>>28480171 (OP)
Good 4u anon!

God, I'm old.

Awesome.
Reminder that "Buyer's Remorse" is a myth.
If you're actually good with your finances, and if you aren't making compromises with your car (as you said, you flew across the country to find a good deal, so it probably had to be the EXACT one you wanted), then you will have ZERO Buyer's remorse.
I felt the same way after buying my car.

>>28480171 (OP)
>>now 21 years old, in college, 4.0 in STEM degree at D1 on full ride
Congrats, but I will say maybe you should have strived for delayed gratification for another year, getting a job after college is the best time to buy a car. Use that sign-on bonus.
It would be ridiculous to own a vette while still in college, and afterwards not being able to find a job. Even with your GPA, the market is tough.
Plus, random things like repairs should be the last thing on your mind when youre still in college.

But whatever, you already have the car, you like it, so just enjoy it. But you haven't finished the race yet. There's still another year of GRIND.

>>28480356
I agree, I think this is the best purchase I have ever made (knock on wood) and I hope the car lasts me many years. Honestly, it wasn't even about any specific make/model. I knew what I wanted in a vehicle and I picked one that ticked all my boxes. It needed to be:
>less than 80k miles
>20 years or newer
>manual
>anything but FWD
>leather seats (didn't enjoy cloth)
>reliable enough that it's not breaking down all the time
>maintainable/simple enough that I can work on it myself
That last bullet in particular was really important. I was between a corvette and a german sports coupe like a cayman. Ultimately I went with the C6 because the LS3 is bulletproof.

>>28480362
>delayed gratification
I tend to disagree actually. I know this purchase was a bit rich but I'm not sure if I would consider it financially irresponsible. I have more than enough cash to buy the car outright. I chose to finance about 60% of it on a superprime loan (rate is a hair above 7%) for the reasons you just outlined, mainly it's nice to have a bit of savings as an emergency fund in case something happens. However, I have enough liquid assets to pay the car off tomorrow and still have ~10k left over. And keep in mind the car itself is probably worth 22-25k, I got it for a pretty damn good price.
I already have full time offers in the works, yes the SWE job market is rough but I have connections. I also have a support network and parents that love me and would help me if something happened.
>Plus, random things like repairs should be the last thing on your mind when youre still in college.
Learned this the hard way with my civic. I bought a C6 specifically because my research indicated the LS3 was very reliable.

Ultimately, I feel that having a car like this makes me happier overall, which means I perform better in work/school. It's been on my vision board for a decade now, and I see it as more of an achievement that I earned through hard work than an impulse buy or a toy.

>>28480362
school is for NERDBALLS kek cry pussy

>>28480423
Someone failed their studies. kek cry pussy.

>>28480184
fpbp

>>28480171 (OP)
Congrats anon! It's good to see another genuine car enthusiast on the board as opposed to busriders, shills, and regular traffic.
I was in the exact same boat as you 2 years ago and don't regret a thing. Just make sure to maintain the car, don't mod it too much (if at all), and get a nice job to go with the car when you graduate

>>28480184
Shut up faggot

>be normie
>have everything in life going for you
>claim WAGMI

>>28480721
>be you, lazy and unmotivated
>see someone else working hard towards their goals
>blackpill and insult others instead of fixing your own problems
You'll never make it if you never try anon.

same energy
https://youtu.be/v8FkLP8En6k

>>28480997
also digits confirmed i am buying a 997 porsche 911 for my 30th birthday

>>28480184
This

>>28480356
>"Buyer's Remorse" is a myth.
What the fuck does this even mean? What do you think buyer's remorse means retard?

>>28480775
Nigger you had a job for two years while your parents paid for everything.
Most people do not have supportive or encouraging parents or connections.
He's right.

>>28481053
>multi-generational household chads just can't stop winning

>>28480184
Jelly.

>>28480171 (OP)
Congrats. Please take it to a track day. I recommend BMW CCA, I know you got a vette but it will be very easy to learn there at a friendly pace

>>28480415
Great choice. I’ve spent a lot of time with the C6 and I can tell you it’s just as fun as the C7, C8. All you have to do is make sure you don’t feel the need to climb a ladder and chase more. Your C6 is lighter than any current vette and doesn’t really need the extra power to be as fast.

>>28480171 (OP)
>been a car guy since I saw the movie Cars debut in theaters when I was a toddler

Iktf anon
I love this thing like u wouldn't believe

>>28481053
>parents paid for everything
actually taxpayers pay for everything, i EARNED a full ride scholarship purely through merit because I'm not a low iq RETARD like you. maybe you should try being less STUPID and actually apply yourself.
>>28481059
TRVTH NVKE!!
>>28481086
sorry did you want me to say i watched fast and furious as a kid? or that i played need for speed on the N64? i wasn't alive yet because I'm not a millennial cuck. fucking reddit generation.

>>28481136
No, you were supposed to say that you played Asphalt 8 and played with Hot Wheels as a kid. Real Cars enthusiasts buy a sky blue 996 and jerk off in it

>>28481148
i did play asphalt 8 (at least I think that's what it was, it was a mobile car game from that era).
i also had a huge hot wheels collection, i had one of those door holder things exactly like picrel completely full of them.
and ofc i had tons of Cars merchandise, clothes, toys, you name it.

>>28481136
You are a faggot who had everything handed to him and thinks he's superior to everyone because of it. Blow your head off with a shotgun.

>>28481160
i guess growing up lower middle class is having everything handed to you nowadays. whatever bro cope harder next time.

>>28481148
anyone who says they played asphalt as a kid was poor

>>28481161
You sure did a good job downplaying the faggotry.
Also
>i wasn't alive yet when F&F was out
Blow your head off, as I said.

>>28481035
I see far more post-purchase rationalization than buyers remorse on here bmaooo
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice-supportive_bias

i wish we had corvettes

>>28480171 (OP)
>full ride
Sums up your entire post.

>>28480184
truthnuke

>>28480423
Kek school is the only reason why i can afford to doordash every day and drive a car thats faster and more expensive than yours

>>28481446
Learn to cook. It tastes better, is a hell of a lot cheaper, is kinda fun, and is a great way to impress friends, family, and women

>>28480171 (OP)
I hope it was a C6 Z06.
Or at minimum a Grand Sport.

>>28481469
It's a sixth gen Camry, a "C6" if you will

>guy is fairly successful at a young age due to hard work, planning and dedication
>jelly fags come out of the woodwork to cry and seethe
You know, this could have been you if you weren't 85 IQ and a faggot.

>>28481136
>fucking reddit generation
That's zoomers though you fucking zoom zoom.

>>28481446
Lot of good that did since my car is definitely faster and more expensive than yours bmaooo

>>28481480
t. 85 IQ faggot

>>28481494
Let's assume that I am, wouldn't that just make me self aware and reasonable?

>>28481499
Being reasonable means you wouldn't be asshurt when I or anyone else point OP being a faggot out.

>>28481499
Being aware of your flaws doesn't make them any better, it just gives you an opportunity to improve yourself in the future

>>28480171 (OP)
congrats anon wagmi

>>28481480
Hard work has absolutely nothing to do with success, and definitely not his. In fact shittier jobs are generally much harder.

>>28481505
Why is OP a faggot? He worked hard, earned a scholarship, is doing well in school in a non-meme degree, worked an internship and bought a Corvette which is a based pick. The only way you would view OP negatively is because you're a jealous loser.

>>28481480
>you could've had your parents sponsor a full ride through the degree-to-overpaid-pajeet mill
deep insights there, retard

>>28481526
>Hard work has absolutely nothing to do with success
Absolutely, unequivocally wrong. This is the cry of the lazy, poorfag loser. The reality is that hard work, working smart and planning is the key to success. If you work hard but have zero planning or smartness about how you go about it, no shit you'll be unsuccessful. Similarly, you could have great plans and smartness but if you have zero follow through (hard work) you'll also be unsuccessful.

>>28480171 (OP)
this is literally me rn except im in the stage of finally saving up enough to buy the car i want. WAGMI.

>>28481536
The majority of 18-24 year olds live with their parents. And all they did was let him live there which, as illustrated, is completely normal. He was the one who earned the scholarship, did well in school and saved his own money for a cool car.

>>28481540
I've literally never worked any job where everyone didn't think they were working hard. None of them really were. Its just a cope people latch onto because it boosts their self esteem or something.
Holding a job for two years while parents obviously pay for food and board isn't really impressive, that really is just getting an easy ride.

>>28480171 (OP)
My gf's nephew is two and is obsessed with Cars--a new generation is coming through boys

op here !

the c6 has an automatic transmission btw, forgot to add that to my initial posting.

thanks for tuning in to my thread

>>28481557
If it isn't impressive why don't majority of 18-24 year olds, being that they live with their parents as well, earn a full ride scholarship, a 4.0 GPA in STEM, an internship and a cool car they saved for?

>>28481572
based and paddle pilled

>>28481574
they arent born into an environment that could ever foster that.

>>28481574
His parents are quite evidently reasonably well off, considering that he has been able to save 90% of his income. No internship pays well enough for that other 10% to be enough to cover food and board, after all.
It's that type of stability that allows for academic success, in the vast majority of cases. There are rare exceptions, of course, but you don't see that many poor people achieve all of that and you can't chalk it all up to individual failure.

>>28481480
A lot of posts like that are just bait.
My roommate used to do it.
Make posts claiming to be a Bitcoin rich NEET.
In reality he was a wage slave like the rest of us.
Playing overwatch in every bit of his free time.
While balding at age 26.

.t six figure income + business owner.

>>28481574
Genetic and cultural differences don't exist, they probably just didn't feel like it

>>28481568
my toddler is obsessed with cars as well. every week i grab my gf's bank card and take him to the store for some hot wheels.
sometimes he sits on my lap and steers.
kids are truly a blessing.

>>28481593
That's almost entirely cope. The fact is they could have worked hard in a focused manner but chose not to. By the way, only 23% of 24 year olds have a bachelor's degree.

>>28481596
>His parents are quite evidently reasonably well off
>being able to afford rent and not being homeless is being "well off" and not bog standard
Lmfao?

>>28481610
>they probably just didn't feel like it
100% correct.

>>28481619
No, most families do not have the cultural technology to succeed in school. And professional life is 50% nepotism, 40% whether or not people like you and 10% merit.

>>28481668
>cultural technology
Lmfao. What kind of commie gobbledygook. The reality is many people are genetically inferior. Loser retards largely give birth to loser retards because the children inherit their parents garbage genetics. They are fully capable of doing everything OP did, but do not because they have shit genetics.
>And professional life is 50% nepotism
No.
>whether or not people like you
Really odd that people like charismatic people instead of weird, smelly faggots.

>>28481692
>Anti intellectual defending schooling while also making unfounded claims about genetics.
lel

>>28480171 (OP)
>C6 corvette
I wasn't expecting that based of a choice from all that other stuff you typed. Right on, anon. Have fun.

>>28480171 (OP)
Crazy I see this right now. I'm looking for an older / clapped out miata but I keep second guessing myself. Maybe this will be the motivation I needed

I got a problem working for other people, if I have to report to another pencil necked faggot going on about "metrics" and "performance" im gonna snap, glad i quit

>>28481753
don't be so impressionable anon
op is a silverspoon faggot living with mommy and daddy.
save for a house first.

>>28481753
If you don't have to pay rent and the asking price (OTD price, NOT the monthly payment) is less than a quarter of your yearly income then go for it. If not then listen to the other anon

>>28481742
>unfounded claims about genetics.
LOL

>>28480263
Engine

>>28481572
lol nice bait

op again. holy shit you guys love to seethe. god forbid anybody have anything nice.
>>28481190
imagine being in your late 20s-30s and you still don't have your life together. i bet you had the same opportunities as me growing up. the only difference is you were too lazy or mentally ill to take them.
>>28481484
last i checked reddit was invented by millennials. thanks for that by the way.
>>28481526
no anon you're absolutely right, my academic success and the fact that i frequently stay up till 1 AM studying are completely uncorrelated. my grades magically appear in the gradebook. first generation engineer btw!
>>28481547
do it, i have no regrets...so far.

>>28481764
>Living with your parents is silver spoon
You're such an asshurt little queer lmao

>>28481872 extended because fuck the spam filter

>>28481557
>I've literally never worked any job
i can tell
>>28481668
>professional life is 50% nepotism
cool, neither of my parents are engineers, they both got liberal arts degrees from mid major D2 schools. i have essentially no extended family and every connection i have forged was through meeting people, mutual friends, or cold texts. it's called networking retard.
>>28481764
seriously literally every single person i know my age has their parents helping them in some way. all of them still live with their parents in some capacity, whether it's over the summer or during breaks. they all get help with tuition or housing, i'm fortunate enough that i don't need help with tuition because i earned merit aid. since when is it abnormal to live with your parents between 18-22?? are you guys fucking orphans or something?

>>28481872
>last i checked reddit was invented by millennials
How frequently do you check this though and when was the last time you did so?

>>28481876
What is a medium major?
What the fuck is a d2 school?

>>28481887
Or middle major whatever

>>28481872
>>28481876
>I did everything better and right and got scholarships so I can brag about my life
>this board is also frequented by like-minded, stable individuals who have nothing going for themselves
Racked the shotgun yet?

>>28481882
well gen z starts in 1996 at the earliest and reddit was released in 2005. picrel is you btw.
>>28481887
collegiate sports teams are divided into three majors, division 1 (D1) and D2/D3. mid major is a term commonly used to describe basketball teams that are D1 but not within a power conference (such as the SEC, big 10, etc), because many schools will have a D1 basketball team but a D2 football team or no football team at all.
you would know this if you were white but i can tell from your post that you are not.
>>28481890
but i don't own a shotgun?

>>28481891
fuck i forgot to attach the basedjak!!
here you go

>>28481891
So how frequently do you check when reddit was created, and when was the last time you did so?
You didn't attach a picrel, by the way
What the FUCK are you blathering on about fucking niggerball for bmaoooo
>he doesn't even own a gun!
bmaoaoaoaoaooooo0o0oo

>>28481891
>>28481895
Wow, you are assmad at people older than you for some reason.

>>28481895
And yet you're the one constantly checking when reddit was created for some reason

>>28481898
i don't own a gun because im trans

>>28481899
But he LOVES niggerball! bmaooo

>>28481901
Makes sense. Why are you obsessed with black or indigenous criminals of color? Is that a zoomie thing? You all talk like then for some reason fr fr on gods bmaooo

>>28481904
>>28481898
>>28481906
can you guys not use that word please? it makes me uncomfortable, thank you

>>28481909
The only word in common in those posts is bmaooo
bmaooo fucking faggot, bmaooo

>>28481473
based

>>28480184>>>28481418
>28480574 poorfags detected.

>>28480184
Kill yourself /pol/nigger

>>28481484
No it's millennials
Millennials are the worst failures of all people and they continue to blame boomers (and now zoomers) for their problems while being 43 and having zero wealth
>>28481160
Uh oh another millennial failure detected
Why should he kill himself, he is doing fine in life. You are the one who should kill yourself.
>>28481899
>only millennials are allowed to be butthurt at older generations
>you zoomers cant do the same thing to us that we do to boomers!
Kek what a pathetic generation

Kill all milennial subhumans

It's 2025 and we have the technology to easily become educated in comparison to older generations. If you aren't willing to put in any work for your dream car then maybe you never even liked them to begin with.

>>28482434
Rude.

If not bait, then congrats and enjoy the car in good health OP.
Don’t let the failure-to-launch busriders on here get you down.

>>28483037
>2 MONSTER TRUCKS
bmaooo

>>28480171 (OP)
Stay excellent.

>>28483037
Why did you put them both on fuckin STILTS?! Can't afford goos roads? bmaooo

>>28483037
Why did you put them both on fuckin STILTS?! Can't afford good roads? bmaooo

>>28482434
Don't you have a vape to choke on broccolihead? That perm won't hide your balding forever, lmao.

>>28481764
>save for a house first bro
>bro, you're getting a car before paying off the house?
>bro you've got a kid on the way, what are you doing buying a sports car?
>bro stop being so selfish, you've got a family to support
>are you having a midlife crisis?
>don't you wanna leave any money behind for your kids?

>>28485112
>midlife crisis
Yeah, the reason guys do the whole midlife-crisis-buy-a-corvette/porsche is basically what you said. They've been driving a used Corolla their whole life because it's practical and cheap. And now at 43 the kids are teens and don't need as much support so Dad can finally buy the sports car he always wanted.

>>28480721
WAGMI is something you say when you're gonna make it.

WAGMI

>>28480997
The more depressed you are the more cars are an escape. The happier you are the more they aren't.

>>28480184
/Fred

>>28481132
based NA chad

>>28480184
No, being mean and an asshole to people will not fix the gaping void in your soul