What is stopping you from pulling the trigger on that car you want?

I got this 5.0 right after Covid for 17k when prices were still really high across the board. Couldn’t pass it up and glad I did it. Haven’t stopped having fun with it yet. Put plenty into it and will probably throw a full suspension kit under it soon for some autocross later on.

I did get the car I wanted. Sadly it turned out to be Ugly, Slow, and Gay
I should have listened....

>>28523354
Enjoy your miata

>>28523352 (OP)
That mustang looks alright…like how a mustang should look. The newer ones look like a weird Acura with those goofy headlights. I know you have very slim pickings with the wheels though. Nothing classy like American Racing Outlaw wheels.

Back to the topic, I’ve had the car that I’ve wanted for over a decade. It just runs and has nice forged and made-in-USA wheels too.

>>28523364
>Miata
>Ugly
>Gay
Wrong

>rental car interior
>tiny and impractical
>pushrod engine
>designed in 2004
>bragging about wasting 20k on it
lol

>>28523352 (OP)
i want a house

>>28523441
This. House first, then car/mods/etc.. Still spending a little on my Accord for the fun of it, but it runs fine and there's no reason to completely rice or replace it.

>>28523352 (OP)
I don't even know what cars I actually like enough to buy anymore.

>>28523352 (OP)
the lack of 70k bux

>>28523352 (OP)
got angry at the poojeet at the chevy dealership with a 2020 camry se with balding tires 60k miles non-hybrid and giving me a final total of 32k i told him fuck you ill just go buy a real camry across the street and it will be brand new. and so i did. stepped inside this sexy red devil and fell in love immediately

>>28523352 (OP)
It won't fit in my garage and not enough space is what keeps me from a lot of vehicles. Most cars I want aren't even that expensive.

>>28523507
samefagging
It's probably a good thing because it's easy to get overwhelmed and then do nothing instead of anything.

Being a poor fucking wagie that makes $12/h in a country where a V6 challenger costs close to $100k used

but i did

>>28523352 (OP)
>What is stopping you from pulling the trigger on that car you want?
t.bong
I'm after a 97-03 Land Cruiser, but I'm waiting to find one in my price range (£5k-£9k) that doesn't have chassis rust. I've been to look at 3 over the past few months, they're all rotting, and none have been undersealed.
Infuriating. The owners must know we're in the UK, and they that the roads get salted in the winter, so you need to protect the shit Jap metal.

I'll find my unicorn one day.

The fact that I don't want a gigantic car payment. I want a boxy SUV so bad rn bros.

>>28523440
post your car

>>28524483
get a jimny

>>28523352 (OP)
i already do. it's currently a jack stand queen six months running.

>>28524486

>>28523352 (OP)
Not much. I'll likely drop north of 150k on it next week.

>>28523352 (OP)
the fact that basically am a loser;
most likely won't even be able to drive it because i've never driven gas and can barely drive diesel;
its rwd and old so it requires maintenance and particular cares;
just going to go see one would be a challenge for someone like me;
have no clue on how to even own a fucking car.

>>28523440
>>pushrod engine
confirmed idiot that has no idea what he’s talking about, much less the other retardation you listed

>>28523352 (OP)
Age. I just don't want to go anywhere anymore. Not even for an aimless drive. I've already got a 5.7 Challenger that sits for weeks at a time and I've begun neglecting to wash it even when I do drive it. Since I apparently won't keep care of this one there's no point in getting anything else that's nicer.

>>28523374
Op here. I agree. The newer Mustangs look too crazy for me. I like the older generation. Less electronics. Basic design. Easy to work on and modify.

>>28523352 (OP)
I had a '14 for a while. great car. never felt like I needed more power.
these days I have a basic SUV and a '90 miata. I just engine swapped the miata...if I don't like it, I think I'll get a 370z, a brz, or an ND. The only thing holding me back is if I don't enjoy the NA as much once I get the tune dialed in. Old cars are...fucking old. Sometimes I do just want a weekend car that has everything that just fucking works.
>>28524798
the new new ones look so awful. The s550's were so great looking.

>>28523352 (OP)
Money

>>28524557
I forget exactly when they switched - I had no idea the Ford V8 switched from pushrod to DOHC somehow in the last 5 years - they didn't announce it - but OPs used mustang is for sure a pushrod engine

>>28523352 (OP)
All the cars I want are not available in my area. Even though I can afford them.

>>28523352 (OP)
>What is stopping you from pulling the trigger on that car you want?
Im a khhv so i can't buy a full size family sedan

>>28524846
Coyote was 2011 you Cumbrain retard.

>>28524846
OP here. You’re way behind. Ford has been producing modular engines since the early 90s and 1996 was the first year of modular engine in Mustangs and they’ve been modular ever since. It started with the 4.6 SOHC and DOHC which are usually referred to as the 2 valve and 4 valve. The pushrod 5.0 ceased production completely in 1995 and ford hasn’t produced anything with a pushrod design ever since.

My 13 GT is the 5.0 DOHC v8 code named the Coyote that came out in 2011. Over 400hp at the wheel and the car barely weighs 3600lbs. It’s a lot of fun and revs to 8000 after the recent tune. This set up with a tire and e85 could break into 10.9s in the right conditions.

Not insulting you. Just letting you know. @808Mtz on TikTok. Plenty videos of the car.

>>28524914
I genuinely thought it had a pushrod until 2020 and magically switched over - anyways the interior is still tragic and cheap.

>>28523352 (OP)
that generation mustang is actually really ugly and gay

It's either I buy a 10k motorcycle, or I dump that money into a new engine for my ranger. My Vulcan 3.0 just passed 200k. It should still have some life left in it, right? I do hear good things about that engine.

>>28524914
>over 400hp at the wheel
lmao in ur fuckin dreams bumpkin. the 2024 makes that, yes, not your first gen. I'd be very surprised if it made over 330.

>>28524915
Tragic? Subjective. It’s a retro design and unironically Mustang has always been considered the affordable performance option since the day it released in the 60s. For less than 20k I was able to purchase a used 5.0 with a plethora of mods. About 10k in mods from my own pocket and now I’m enjoying a car that makes a cunt hair less than 500hp on pump gas and is very competitive with newer cars in the same bracket that a more than double than this car was brand new. Think about it.

>>28524930

you can be pushing 400hp with some bolt ons in a gen 1 without much trouble. But you aint breaking into the 10s without boost

>>28524930
Gen 1 Cobra jet intake
BBK 1 3/4 long tubes
BBK 3 inch Catless X pipe
LU47 injectors
e85
Exedy lightened flywheel
Single piece drive shaft

Little over 400 wheel on the Dyno. Will be even higher after the cam.

>>28524924
Where’s your car?

>>28524950
your mom borrowed it to get another abortion

>>28524948
I have all the same mods as this guy aside from the wheel set up and suspension. He’s been 10.9 and maybe a little bit faster. It’s possible to touch 10s. My car spins like crazy on the street. I have no doubt I could go deep 11s.
https://youtu.be/ssaQe0GQJzA?si=fTuvt6TTN0skZKR3

>>28524938
>10k dollars on top of my rental car's price
jeebus
its too unsophisticated, loud
you aren't gonna use 500hp anywhere but on a track without getting in trouble
I drive 5-10 under the speed limit - I just want something a bit more capable in the bends and a smoother cylinder-y-er engines not some loud rough thing that makes antisocial noise everywhere
you are overpaying for a rental car with a decent engine

>>28524809
I have 98 Silverado. I love the simplicity of the truck but you’re right. Old is old. I love the creature comforts of new vehicles. I got my wife a 2017 Tahoe. Shit is a space ship compared to my old truck and it’s so comfortable to take trips in. I’d only tolerate something old if it’s a toy. Never a daily.

>>28524798
'15+ have independent rear suspension so they're less likely to pendulum swing you into a curb

>>28524967
My car is fun. Bottom line. I enjoy the experience of almost dying and flying into the trees every time I rip it. lol. After I do the suspension I’ll be getting into some tracktivities but for now it’s just a fun toy. Even the wife enjoys driving.

And you drive 5-10 under? You’re a grade A asshole. Lol. Just do the speed limit wtf

>>28524976
you can barely fit anything in it
>And you drive 5-10 under?
my suv cannot handle a mile more
sorry
it's kinda heavy and ponderous
:(
but it holds all my gear
:)
and it makes less than half the hp and half the displacement of yours
:(
I wish it had a v6
:(
but 8 cyl is overkill

>>28524973
The 15 and up really are a great platform. Theres a reason they sold so many and so many of them live on the track. Wish they didn’t gain so much weight.

>>28524982
I too have an SUV. Many trips under my belt lol. Never had an issue doing the speed limit and well over it in the country side on trips.

>>28524984
you don't go to mountains

>>28523352 (OP)
Mostly because I'm planning to be underpaid and overworked while I work on my degree. Could I afford it? Yes. I could pay cash right now for the car that I want. Will I do it? Not unless I knock it out of the part playing options with my gambling money. If I make $200k, I will spend some of that to buy the car I want after I trade in my beloved Jetta.

>>28524991
>my beloved Jetta.
get a used audi a6 v6 and actually fit ur stuff in it
I rented a mustang once and it kinda sucked having luggage even with just 2 people

>>28524999
It's a GLI and it fits a rucksack, deployment bag, assault pack, and tools, but I am looking at an S6 or an S5, anon, probably the S5, because I have never owned a hatchback, and I really want one.

>>28525001
hatchbacks are nice but a6 is more practical than s5 and you get nicer parts - if you have the money I recommend the a6 all terrain
or obviously the a7 might work if you want the liftback style - but all terrain can fit the most
if I had 10k more I would have gotten that instead of my kia

>>28523352 (OP)
car I want doesn't exist
I thought 8 series would be an upgrade for 2 coupe, but it's more cramped somehow and I'm 6'4

>>28525032
They are throwing out money by not making a practical coupe with genuine 42 inches of legroom in both rows - like the S Class coupe with a v6 or v8
and more headroom obviously than a "gran coupe"

>>28525012
They make an S6 Allroad? I thought they only made A6 with that configuration?

>>28524982
Why do you type like such a fag?

>>28525050
no, s6 is sedan only
but a6 already has the v6 its plenty
>>28525059
im effeminately gay, problem bisexual?

>>28523352 (OP)
>What is stopping you from pulling the trigger on that car you want?
I did but the steering sucks donkey dick and there's 30+ years of previous retard's neglect to unfuck. I don't know if I can be bothered because I have more important things to buy first.

>>28523352 (OP)
I'd like to move and buying the land yacht I want would set me back a bit. That being said the housing market is so ass that I'm tempted to just say fuck it and pull the trigger and hold off moving for another year.

I’m gonna do it as soon as I can find one in terracotta metallic I swear

>>28525062
Yes, fags are worthless dregs of society that produce no children but spread disease. You should kill yourself.

Some nice F10s on the market but been listening to internet campfire stories about rod bearing ect.
Think I'm going to do it, fuck EVs and Hybrids.

>>28526201
i want one of these without the sidecar so bad but they're literally 28 thousand dollars new in Australia, its utter bullshit.

Also i want a Charger but ive previously owned a Valiant and for the money theyre asking for for essentially the exact same car its not worth it to me necessarily. Other cars ive considered are a Rover p6 3500 but theyre a bit rare, a datsun 240C coupe but theyre even rarer plus expensive, a renault 16 hatchback but theyre just rare. I like heaps of cars and i think the limiting factor is space and whether they actually fill a niche in my already existing collection or not

>>28526382
You are ok with closeted gay men who marry women and have kids? You think THOSE kids turn out better than kids raised by two gay men in a loving relationship?

>>28523450
real, feels like I want a different car every week and can't seem to decide. None of them feel like they're worth spending 30 grand on desu

>>28526904
Just change the rod bearings

>>28523352 (OP)
I've got other debt I need to pay off first and would like to move to a real house instead of my current apartment when my lease is up next year before I commit to a new car.

>>28523352 (OP)
>What is stopping you from pulling the trigger on that car you want?
Ah gee, I dunno, lemme ask my bank account.
Fucking retard.

>>28523352 (OP)
M ustang
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>>28523352 (OP)
>have to get a 20k loan for it
>its a fucking MB E-Klasse so maintainance will be a bitch and if anything breaks, my wallet will cry
>i dont make enough money yet to afford owning it
>jobhunting is going poorly

>>28523352 (OP)
No garage. I'm in the process of getting things approved but no cool classic to daily unless I have a proper workspace/winter storage.

>rx-7 fd
I'm just waiting for the right one to pop up, for the right price.

>>28523364
Miatas are for faggot ass trannies

>>28533088
Cope

>>28523436
I am 6'5 and I have a miata. It is gay, it's a bit like wearing a shirt that fits too tightly. If the miata fits you correctly, that's fine, but you're a manlet, and that's pretty gay.

plenty of gay people are attractive, facial symmetry, clear skin, good features, but just knowing they're gay kinda makes them disgusting and ugly to me. same logic applies to the miata.

as much as i dont enjoy my little gay ugly car, i'd still rather drive it every day at the limit instead of driving something like a porsche which I'd be very afraid of crashing and which wouldn't let me drive it every day

>>28533128
Post body/bread on hood

>>28533135
Why wouldn’t you believe that some lanklet owns a car that costs maybe $2-3k

>>28533135
bread? tf?

>>28533135
I park on the street. Maybe I will take a picture in a few hours when it is dark out, I don't want people to see me being weird on the car like I'm trying to fuck it or something

>>28533128
So to cut through all this philosophical bullshit: miatas are for faggot ass trannies

>>28533147
i dont know any trannies that drive rwd cars.

>>28533151
So? I don't know anyone who drives a miata that isn't a faggot ass tranny.

>>28533161
now you know one lol

>>28533161
Hey I like dick but I don't want to cut mine off

>>28533168
ecoboost mustang and c8 vette want a 3way

>>28523352 (OP)
If they made mine new again, I absolutely would get one. Unfortunately it'd probably have a turbo six or possible even a 4 cylinder.

>>28524857
People can hate on the stereotypes all they want but I absolutely love the 300. It was really the last modern sedan land barge (I'm not counting the challenger because of the fact it's more intended as a muscle car, plus the V6 is kind of cope in the challenger but feels natural in the 300). Big trunk, roomy interior, one of the few Chrysler products that was "somewhat" reliable.

>>28533151
Really???? Every tranny loves being driven through the rear

>>28523352 (OP)
I bought this for a good price with low miles and the guy at the tire shop kept telling me how nice it was which was very cool.
Because of the low miles I could get insurance that covers the whole driveline in case anything goes to shit. There is an exhaust leak in the engine bay which must be fixed but other than that it is very nice.