It all depends on how you want to live your life.

Fuck it you live once. Do Work!

^ lol agreed!!!!

Nice man! That'll bring a lot cash in quickly. You'll have definitely earned it, that job will kick anybody's ass. I just got that new loading job at Home Depot and being outside all day drains you.

I didn't know there were people that want to work until they are 65. Hmm. Learn something new everyday.

My life isn't consumed by work, if thats what you're getting at. The goal is to work less and less, while getting paid more and more. I've done a pretty good job.

My goal is to work less and less, and party more and more. But for some reason I have to work more and more, while still partying more and more. Weird I know.

Ah yes.

Well, the chances are I probably wouldn't have had a job this summer anyway, and I still have 2 years of college left. So I'm going to spoil myself since I'm going to be working my ass off for about 7 weeks.

This is some of the stuff I'll be budgeting for in addition to the mach 1 drive train
MGW short throw
FRPP aluminum drive shaft
MM full-length SFCs
Mac LTs, O/R H and borla stingers

I won't know if I'll be able to throw on some MM bilstein coilovers on the front until I see if I make $10 or $15/hr, and if the engine/tranny/ecu/wiring is under $4,500.

It's going to stay under a V6 wrapper, not changing hoods, or scoops. The rear bumper is going to stay as a V6 bumper for a while so I'll have the pipes hanging under until I find a GT bumper..lol. Should still look like a V6.

But this will be nice.

sell car. buy mach 1.

Or I can spend half as much, have a faster car, and half the insurance costs.

you should get corbeau seats then.

I'd rather have Cobra seats. lol.

you're a gay.


sell car. buy mach. drive without insurance.

My penis.


suck on it a little while.

He car is way more unique looking then a stock mach1. Plus half the fun for me is doing the mods. A v6 car with a 4v from a wrecked car is cooler to me then a stock mach1. Plus I think he loves that v6 power car.

You should just turbo the v6 for the $4,500 and do work. We need another monster v6 around here doing work. Since Sean is a phantom these days.

I'm done with this 3.8, my motor has a nice tick going and it's stock gas mileage is too shitty. If the 3.7 were available for around $4k I wouldn't mind trying to swap that in, but those will be real expensive for the next couple of years. 4V will be fun.

Let me ask you something .... do you think you are going to jump right out of college into a job? Doubt it. What are you going to do for $ during that time your arnt employed?

Actually a lot of companies are hiring people right out of college because they can pay them less than someone who has way more experience. I haven't finished college and I make about 20K a year more than a friend who has a masters and is a structural engineer.

And Steeda, not saying everyone wants to wait to retire at 65, but some people are happy with what they are doing or what their job is. Just because he doesn't start saving now, doesn't mean a few years down the road he won't have money. My father-in-law makes very good money and he's still working being close to 60. Not everyone is the same.

Yes SOME people are being hired right out of college. But right now its not like 8 years ago when the economy was good. I hope he has a degree in a field that needs people right now.

If you want to retire with money the best advice is treat investing like a bill that you have to pay every month. If you are smart and do reasearch you can find some very good investments and investing is way better than saving because saving will never make you rich.

If you start investing young and make sure that your portfolio is balanced you can easily get to the point where your money is working harder for you than you could ever work for yourself.

Anybody can do it the only problem is the dicipline to start

Why is it that when people want to, and actually are capable of doing big mods to their car all at once (opposed to spending 1k a year on useless mods$, people on car forums start to talk about investing and being smart with the money instead of spending it on the car? This is a car modifying forum people, we wouldn't be on here if we were good investors because cars are one of the worst investments imaginable. I don't know if it's just envy because you aren't able to do the same, or if you honestly think the most we should do to our cars is some wheels and an exhaust, but give me a break. I'm in college with scholarships, I have a full two years atleast before I graduate, so I'll do what I see fit with the money I earn.

Alrighty then fuck it. And bro, before you open your mouth I make enough to to get a GT500 if I wanted. So trust me, in NO WAY am I jelous.

Rather instead of modding my car anymore I realized its stupid and I am paying bills off and saving.

congrats on the job, its your car so do what you want with it. ill look forward to seeing the progress.


GDP your real mature, the more you post the less respect you get from me.

+1

Pee, don't let it get to you. I'm the same way as you. There is no point for me to be saving my money right now, at all. I work my ass off and make the money so I can see the benefits of it, which 99% of the time ends up in car parts. I have a "cushion" and I have all my bills paid every month, so why not spend the extra I have left over? I have at least three years until I am fully done with school, and it's not like I need to start saving for a house now.

I'm smart with my money (no title loans, no credit cards, payments, etc.) and don't blow it on useless things. I understand saving money to have something to fall back on, but saying that you should start saving for a house when you're 14 just sounds ridiculous to me.

It has nothing to do with being young, or any of that bullshit. I took everything I do from my 40-year old father, who had almost everything he wanted not because he saved money since he was 14 but because he didn't use credit cards, take out loans, or anything of the like. He sat back some money for the "cushion" and spent the rest on things for us and himself. Pretty damn good life to me.

Do what you're doing Pee, I'll be waiting to see the progress come the end of summertime! :D

Really, what's up with all this save it shit lol. He's working a summer job that he's gunna put towards building a car he has wanted for years. He's not making a bad financial move at all. Hell I say spend the money on the car while you can. Once you move out and get a real job you may not have mod money to throw at the car. He even said himself if he didn't get this job that he probably wouldn't have even gotten a job this summer. I say go for it and don't look back man! I plan to throw a 4v in my car a couple years form now and spray it till I can boost it, I can't wait for some real torque!

Robert Kiyosaki Eh? lol. +1!!

Congrats on the job. I look forward to the swap pics. BTW what the hell is this nonsense with Anthracite rims :D

Can we at least spray the v6 before you sell it please.

I am planning to do a 4v swap eventually but we have plenty of time to spray my six before any swap takes place ;)

Does it bring a tear to your eye for every motor that doesn't see some nitrous in it's lifetime?

You should spray the 4V Kevin. They respond awesome to nitrous.

I love all these fellow 6er's keeping their current ride and swapping in new motors. :) Im keeping this damn car forever.