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[IndyIan]

Originally Posted By: SevenBizzos
If I was living in my parents basement, I could afford a lot of things.

I did that for my first year working while my future wife was away at teachers college. Saving 80% of your income for a year is not trivial. I can't see doing it now with 2 kids but the money savings would be very substantial. Like retire at 50 substantial.

 

[Silverado12]

Good taste in cars, BTW (haha). If the guy isn't too bright, he has no control over that. He has to play the hand that God dealt him. A salesman probably conned him into the Challenger, so I wouldn't be so quick to judge. However, the mother shouldn't be enabling him by buying him stuff. I would have pushed a 1996 Toyota into the guard rail, too lol. On the plus side, at least you know a carpet installer if you need a new rug for your house/ apt.

 

[hattaresguy]

Sounds like a real winner if his mother is buying him a 20 year old Toyota. Typical.


Let me guess he loves some kind of drug or alcohol a bit, and has a bit of a record? He will smash up that new car in 6 months and either be in jail or on the dole. Than he will get out and do it all over again.

My advice is to keep such people at arms length.

 

[Kira]

Hello, It was an 18 year old, manual shift 1.6L Corolla a friend of mine was selling. The car was destined to be a commuter 25 miles per workday, and a somewhat safer ride for his son. He is holding back a drug problem from years ago and rents a floor in the house of a "pillar of the community". He is getting by with dignity.

Mr. Horspwer's suggestion of getting fresh air is 100% true-thanks. It's just so fragile a situation. A $26,300 to $35,000 MSRP MINIMUM pseudo sports car (parked daily in a questionable neighborhood) isn't what was called for. My apologies to MOPAR worshipers. I understand.

Should it crash, either car or entire situation, it'll come down heavily upon the 7 year old son. Much because "Daddy" doesn't know how to buy a basic used car. Ironic and painful. Kira