It's going to end up killing me in repairs. An LS1 will have some repairs, but not nearly as much as a 10 year old car will.
And the LS1 will be slightly better on gas. Everywhere I go, people tell me they get around 19 mpg in the city. Now, I don't kn ow what planet I am from, but I think that's pretty freaking good for pulling off a low 13 second timeslip.
Right now i'm getting about 17 mpg ( ) Which aint so great for a 6 cylinder, so I was just shopping around at some other possibilities.
TWITCH,
One of the main factors in this car is I'll have to drive it to work, college, and throughout all the seasons. This is why I want an LS1. It will provide me with the reliability I need. (I hope)
I would love to fix up an old car, but with the job and school and shiz, it wouldn't get around to ever completing it if it's in rough condition, and I don't have alot of room @ home to fix 'er up.
I hope I explained that good, it's hard to get my thoughts into a message.

 

I don't think that F-bods are that expensive to maintain at all!!
They are reliable and all I've had to pay for since I've had my car is oil changes.

 

How much can you afford to spend on transportation every month ? Thats the big Q . Is your dad covering the payment , If so then I think you can swing it no problem . If not Id say avoid it unless you have a GOOD job .

Also , A well maintained , old lady driven lt1 with about 120 000 km on it should be a gread driver and a good starting point .

Another idea is the beater option . Get the Ls1 but store it 8 months out of the year and drive a 500 $ deisel rabbit around . Just an idea

 

Hey!
That's exactly what I do!
Y'know..........except I've got an LT1, and an old diesel golf.........worth more than 500 bucks.......

Other than that - exactly!

 

Technically, my dad's paying it. However I have been working for it since around 11 washing windows, vaccuuming, etc. etc. for him. He's giving me a huge break though and gave me more than what I realistically earned.
Every month with gas, insurance, payments, etc. it runs about 900 for the car.
I never really realized how much a VW could potentially cost. Hell, I thought it was like a Civic. I didnt know you had to put 92 gas, pay an arm and a leg for all these parts, etc.
Willin' to pay maybe 7-800/month on an F-bod. on payments, ins. gas.

 

thats about what it costs for me to run my car every month.

a good 900 beezies.

 

Could you maybe break it down on what $ goes where?
Thanks.

 

Great minds . . . . . .

 

440 for car payment
253 insurance (used to be 319 but i raised my deductible to 500$)
about 100 for gas..
and thats about it.

wait..thats actually about 800 a month

 

450 payment
160 insurance (Victoria)
200 gas

So 800/month or so for me, before maintenance. Maintenance hasn't been that bad at all really. And don't forget tires man. A set off Khumo 712's would cost around 900 for a set... and those are an inexpensice Z rated tire. Better tires will cost 1500+.

 

Hey
well ima 16 yr old driver. Insurance is costing me about 105 a month, and gas i get about 20 mpg, so depending on how much you drive, you can figure that out. Also, it does reccommend premium, i find that it runs fine on regular as well. its just not as fast of course. It shouldnt hurt it, the computer recognizes the lower octane and adjusts the fuel and ignition systems to compensate. You should also think about driving practicabilty. (is that a word?) rwd isnt so hot in bad weather. But youll LOVE an ls1!

 

Hey man, im only 16, and im a very cautious driver, only getting all on it when i can safely. Also, i only pay 105 a month, under my dads name, and just cuz hes 17 doesnt mean hed have to drive it hard everywhere. I have to buy my own gas, and i only drive hard probably 9 percent of the time. and the rwd is ok, as long as you go out and purosely do some fishtails and spins to get used to it. In a safe place of course. But i agree with you, teen drivers are less exerienced and are more at risk to crash, just dont think that just cuz hes 17 means he would crash it.

 

Damn, 16 eh? How's it holdin' up for ya man ?
Is it an LS1?

 

BOTTOM LINE: If you are worried about how bad a car is on gas or how much it costs per month to operate, DO NOT buy an f-body.

Thank you, that is all.

Also Jimbo, maybe you should pay for it yourself so your Dad is out of the picture. You may have to settle for an older car (like me originally: 1982 Z28) but at least you will have the satisfaction of 100% ownership. Then you can upgrade later when you afford it.

Andy

 

beautiful advise...financial independance is something most ppl dont have nowadays...
yeah, i may have a v6.. but, for saying i pay for a uni degree, and all that ****, and have basically no debt, i'm very happy... i dont want someone to say 'wow for u...' i just want ppl to respect that not all 21 yr olds can afford nice lt/ls1 f-bods.... i wish i could... and for ppl who flame me to grow up a bit, thats all...

but yeah, something has to be said for the feeling of all out owning ur own, nice car... also, dont know if ur dad's like this, but he may stop u from modding if u owe him $$$... could be frustrating having that over u.