Might be Converting to an SRT Owner

TheNumberOneD · Post by **TheNumberOneD** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:17 am

Like title says, i might be trading my Neon SXT for a Neon SRT

Same Year, but it has 44,000 miles on it compared to mine which is only sitting at 33,000.

its gonna be stock with only small bolton's, (intake, exhaust, bov)

only thing i'm gonna do to it, is lower it, and put the new rims i just got for my neon on this one.

Discussion?

i'll ower roughly 8,000$

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:31 am

You say you won't modify it now...

You will... trust me

I said that.. and in less than 2 weeks my car was low 13 car..

TheNumberOneD · Post by **TheNumberOneD** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:38 am

well, the car has every bolt on and is stage 0. minus fmic
when it's tuned, it is allready a low 13, but i want it to be near stock, because i havn't driven a "fast" or quick car, and i don't want to be stupid about it.

hes a local friend of mine, and cosmetically its allready what i want, minus the rims, which i allready have!

only thing i could really seriously do to it, is maybe some cosmetic engine work

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 1:39 am

...and paint the interior blue.

Good luck man, you will love it! I plan on having mine for a long time.

TheNumberOneD · Post by **TheNumberOneD** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:39 am

that was my ricer phase! shush!

my interior on the neon now-a-days is all black...

biggrobb1995 · Post by **biggrobb1995** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:31 am

Go for it. Since you know the owner then you also know whether he took care of the car or not which is a huge plus. You will love it.

Post by **Diablo0** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:55 am

Like LowNSlow said, you say you won't mod it but after a few months it starts to feel slow lol

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:09 pm

Oh, I don't know... no mods for me yet.

TheNumberOneD · Post by **TheNumberOneD** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:59 pm

well my day was full of nothing but negative information.

Didn't know it was gonna cost so damn much for a freaking srt version of the neon.

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 7:06 pm

Midnight_Rider wrote:Oh, I don't know... no mods for me yet.

You are too sensable, and I counted 3 STS, mopar stickers, and, 2gn sticker. You fat guy seats ruin the whole car

(anybody got a set?). With those mods you should be doin like a 4 in 1/4

TheNumberOneD · Post by **TheNumberOneD** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:47 pm

if the need to mod it is so great, then maybe i shouldn't get a srt then, cause i'll be up to my neck allready on car payments, insurance, rent and school payments.

probably wont have but 100$ to my name at the end of each month, and thats going to the bank for a cloudy day.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 1:39 am

bone-yard-racing wrote:
Midnight_Rider wrote:Oh, I don't know... no mods for me yet.
You are too sensable, and I counted 3 STS, mopar stickers, and, 2gn sticker. You fat guy seats ruin the whole car (anybody got a set?). With those mods you should be doin like a 4 in 1/4

What, me... fat? Naw...

TheNumberOneD wrote:if the need to mod it is so great, then maybe i shouldn't get a srt then, cause i'll be up to my neck allready on car payments, insurance, rent and school payments.

probably wont have but 100$ to my name at the end of each month, and thats going to the bank for a cloudy day.

See, not everyone mods SRTs. You don't have to mod until you can afford it. Drive it stock for a while and then go crazy. The idea is to land one in good condition, take care of it and then do your mods.

Cbussilver01es · Post by **Cbussilver01es** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 12:55 pm

Preach it gramps preach!!!!

TheNumberOneD · Post by **TheNumberOneD** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 2:37 pm

Midnight_Rider wrote:
bone-yard-racing wrote:
Midnight_Rider wrote:Oh, I don't know... no mods for me yet.
You are too sensable, and I counted 3 STS, mopar stickers, and, 2gn sticker. You fat guy seats ruin the whole car (anybody got a set?). With those mods you should be doin like a 4 in 1/4
What, me... fat? Naw...

TheNumberOneD wrote:if the need to mod it is so great, then maybe i shouldn't get a srt then, cause i'll be up to my neck allready on car payments, insurance, rent and school payments.

probably wont have but 100$ to my name at the end of each month, and thats going to the bank for a cloudy day.
See, not everyone mods SRTs. You don't have to mod until you can afford it. Drive it stock for a while and then go crazy. The idea is to land one in good condition, take care of it and then do your mods.

LOL, thanks for the advice.

I went to another bank, rather then trying to mess with Texas Credit Union.

Chase offered to give me a 17,300 loan if i made a 8000$ downpayment....
Thats if i dont have a co-signer.
With a co-signer i can get a 17,300 with only a 2,000$ downpayment.

my best bet however is with WaMu, who offered to give me a 10,000 dollar loan with a 1,000 downpayment without a cosigner, with extremley low monthly payments. only like 200$ a month with gap insurance!

So... i'll keep looking and keep everyone updated.
After looking around for the best loan, the SRT seems far closer to affordable then i orginally thought after dealing with the people at the TCU

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:07 pm

Get a co-signer dude. The most important thing are the interest rates. Mine is only 8.5% on a signature loan.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:15 pm

yeah, my wife and I's are oly 6.6% on both of our cars - we pay a whole $300 (160 for the ACR) for 2 cars and another 100 for insurance. Good credit helps! Aren;t you in the Army? Couldn't you go through the military?

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:22 pm

8.5?! 6.6?! i've got 5.5% on my SXT!

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:23 pm

well, my credit isnt the best, but aparently better than 8.5

Go high score TiNK!

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:24 pm

sad part is... my credit is FOCKED.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:37 pm

If the SRT is going to leave you broke... don't do it.

It's not worth having little to no money to your name for a car.

jrumann59 · Post by **jrumann59** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:53 pm

LowNSlow wrote:If the SRT is going to leave you broke... don't do it.

It's not worth having little to no money to your name for a car.

QFT

TheNumberOneD · Post by **TheNumberOneD** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:38 pm

yhea, i agree. But its not the car, its all the other bull shit in my life.

like school...

i should just quit college and work full time

lol, nah... Part time job pays for school, rent, car, insurance, ect.
so if i got a full time job, and got rid of my most expensive investment, i'd be banking.

but really, i'd be banking a whole lot more down the line if i went ahead and got a bachelors instead of an associates.

Well... maybe... lol

I kkb, this guys car, and it sells privatley for 15,000 but retails at 17,500

he wants 17,100 for it.

stock accept for exhaust, intake, and better clutch
New Tranny with less than 2000 miles just got installed.
Engine doesn't seem to be hurting, and if it does go down, the warranty which is 5year 100,000 miles, (4 years, and 66,000 left) will fix it no charge like they did the tranny.
i'd hate to tell him no, because he wants to much for it, cause he's my friend, but i don't know if its worth the 17,100 he wants.

but my neon is upforsale anyways, cause if its not his srt, then i'll find another one.

jrumann59 · Post by **jrumann59** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:16 am

Remember even if is stock the miles on that SRT all aren't nice and easy runs to the grocery store. Personally I wouldn't sell your car unless there is something really wrong, unless you are buying brand new you are more than likely inheriting someone else's problem.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 2:26 am

LowNSlow wrote:If the SRT is going to leave you broke... don't do it.

It's not worth having little to no money to your name for a car.

Hmmm... that seems to be my situation!

TheNumberOneD wrote:...but really, i'd be banking a whole lot more down the line if i went ahead and got a bachelors instead of an associates.

Bachelors FTW- don't make the mistake that I did, settling for an Associates. I have been passed up for many job opportunities since I don't have that little piece of paper.

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:49 am

I make Great money and I have no Degree. College is overrated.

TeckNeon · Post by **TeckNeon** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:04 pm

Refinance the car you have now. Pay it off ASAP. Then work on getting an SRT-4. You are going to put yourself into more debt and be more upside down in the SRT-4 than in your current car. When the SRT hits it's age and mile limit or you just get tired of it (4 years or so) you will be in pretty deep. Be honest with yourself. The added fuel expenses, insurance rate rise, upkeep (tires, brakes, etc.) is going to add to the cost of ownership. Those costs could be going into paying for your current car. Pay it off and keep it. Then go get your SRT-4. Or drive your current car into the ground and save a TON of money and invest it while you are young.

KrackstaR · Post by **KrackstaR** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:23 pm

MoxHairR/T wrote:I make Great money and I have no Degree. College is overrated.

<-----college dropout for sure.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:24 pm

KrackstaR wrote:
MoxHairR/T wrote:I make Great money and I have no Degree. College is overrated.

<-----college dropout for sure.

<------ Hasn't even gone to college and is in the profession of choice

JRM · Post by **JRM** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 12:30 pm

<--- Going back to college for Bachelors this semester

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:04 pm

<-- will soon be making lots of money doing what I love with the help of college degrees