What part of you got run over, chet?

 

Open up a Roth IRA and put it in there. I know it seems like it sucks, but you'll thank me in the long run. Put as much as you can by law in there every year.
Compound interest FTW!

 

Id recommend putting that money into savings, I mean speaking realistically, these cars arent holding value at all; youll never get that money back. Chet, your 8 already has awesome mods and is sweet, I would just leave it at that and spend that money elsewhere, thats my opinion though, do what makes you happy

 

In the short term put it in the bank. (It will always be there if you need it.) If properly invested, your 2 grand can be 3 grand in two years and more with a little time. You may even wish to invest it in the company you are working for. Their return has be 190% over the last four years. Just do mods as you can aford them from your regular paycheck. Windfalls should be invested. Just my 2cents

 

ok, for all of you that were asking what happened with the forklift i will share the story.

Dec 5th, 2006: what i did at my job was build pallets of soda. we would take 12 packs or 24 packs and build up pallets of what kind is on the order. well i went to pull down a pallet that a 3 ton forklift just brought, and the forklift was right behind me and as a went to step backwards the forklift started going forwards. then he ran over my heel. when the wheel was half way over my heel i jerked it out and smashed my head on the roll cage. i was knocked out and fell to the ground. then it was off to the hospital.

i know that 2 grand isnt that much, i make $18 an hour working 40-50 hours a week. but its a decent amount to just get a check for it out of the blue.

if i make the decision to blow it, what would you guys recommend. i was thinking sways, springs, dampers, water pump, flywheel, or wheels/tires

 

Track Days - amongst all the crap you can get and say "Is that all there is?" after a few days with the crap stuff, you'll be back to who you are ( or were). At least with track days you'll have smiles, memories, some new friends perhaps, and maybe pics/vids, heck maybe even some skills you didn't have before.

Stuff won't satiate your inner child anywhere near as well. Oh yea and then you can have lots of to get the day's work outa ur system.

 

rota torque. 18x9. 19 lbs

 

I like the idea of track days - that would be hella cool.

 

Virtually no car holds it's value. Depreciation is a fact of cars. Unless you've got some collector's ferrari or some limited edition whatever, you're going to lose your *** when you deal with cars. The way you have to write mods off, is that it's a hobby. Then it doesn't need to pay it back.

Like I said about savings - if you're talking about a 5% interest savings account, it's not even worth it.

 

very true. i love track days

 

im not worried about getting my money back. i wont sell my 8, and it is a hobby to me. i will put the money into a savings for now, til i find out what i want to spend it on. you guys can help me with that.

 

Always glad to help Chet.

 

I put it all in my savings account

 

so, what should i buy

 

Buy me my Blow-off Valve, Chet. You know it's the right thing to do







Seriously though, I would do suspension. It will make the car feel like a whole new car (for a few weeks at least until you get used to it). Coilovers or the Koni shocks with springs would be a good idea

 

then wheels?

 

waste it all, easy come, easy go

 

Well, you said you have $2,000. The Koni Yellows are around $600 for 4 with shipping. You then need springs. Budget for $200 or so for springs, depending on your choice. So around $800-$850 for the Koni's and springs.

You still have $1200 left over or so, that isn't really enough to get a decent set of wheels and tires. Tires alone almost cost $800 for a good set.

Now, if you buy my BOV for only $225, you still have over $1775 left over!!!!! Best deal around!

 

you are too funny. haha. ok, so then koni's, springs, sways, then?

keep in mind i will be tracking quite a bit

also, what springs have you track guys been going with?

 

If u go with suspension dont forget about strut bars
Thats what iam gonna do after winter coilovers RBsways RBend links and struts
If u dont have oil screens i will sugesst too

And I think for all surgeries u have u should get like 100,000.00 usd at least
Thats what all newspapers are about in NJ but I guess its all fake

 

ha, thanks, but its not true. i like RB, but i want to go with thicker sways like Progress Tech.

 

eh?

 

Buy gold you'll thank me within the next year

 

2000 is not a lot at all.
save it
you will have a lot more later on

 

i did find a RP-F1 18x9.5 toyo T1R 275/35/18 combo for 2 grand. so its either that, or the other parts