Dream car. Now what?
Posted by Beneficial_Dig6033@reddit | askcarguys | View on Reddit | 32 comments
Those who save up and finally get their dream sports or muscle car especially at younger ages. What’s the next step or thought process? In 5 or so years assuming it was bought fairly new it will no longer be new. Probably have high mileage especially if used as a daily and driven often.
Is the goal to just buy your next dream car? Genuinely just curious because this is one of the things which makes me hesitate in the car buying process. I drive a lot and truthfully could put 100K miles on my car in 4 years alone.
135is@reddit
Dream motorcycle
YeahIGotNuthin@reddit
The Ferrari 308 I have wanted for 50 years is always 50% more than I can spend on a car. (I went a dozen years ago to look at a 456 with a six-speed that was $40,000; I was still more tempted by the 308qv that was $45k. I unfortunately passed on both, with 1-1/2 college educations still to pay for.)
But the Ducati 998 I bought a decade ago (which is arguably the motorcycle equivalent of a 328, “the final version with more power where everyone agrees the earlier version was more desirable”) was $7,000, with a ridiculous amount of spares.
lunchbox651@reddit
If you love the car you drive it. If you can afford it, you have a different daily.
If all you care about is resale value, you store it.
YeahIGotNuthin@reddit
I’m going to argue that people who only care about resale value aren’t really “car people.”
I like what a childhood friend’s coworker said when they were looking at Porsches in the early 90s, when he remarked that he thought the Soeedster top seemed like a pain in the ass to put on if it was raining. The salesman said “oh, you don’t drive a car like this in the rain. You don’t drive it at all, actually, that will tank the value; you just park it in the garage and let it appreciate.”
The coworker said ”That’s the stupidest goddamn thing i ever heard! I already got a wife i can’t fuck, what the hell do I need with a car I can’t drive?”
lunchbox651@reddit
I personally agree.
As a Porsche enthusiast it fuckin kills me seeing how many people buy them to store. They are cars made to be driven.
Live_Lychee_4163@reddit
Not everyone will accumulate miles on a new “dream” car. Some buy the ones that don’t depreciate. Drive it for a couple years for close to what you paid then try something else. A dream car for some is a beater for another. It’s all relative and depends on you.
EVE_Burner_Account@reddit
Drive it all the time. If you die with the fewest miles on your dream car, you lose.
not-a-toad@reddit
Either fix/modify it to be super cool or just drive it everywhere and have fun with it. Ppl always seem to forget that the enjoyable part of owning a car is after you buy it, not just the chase to get it haha.
buenobeatz@reddit
The point of purchasing your dream car is the drive it and enjoy it, and if you put 100k miles on it that means you’re enjoying it, I’m sure it’ll be worth saving up for and acquiring !
SpaceCat72@reddit
That depends on you. I keep mine around awhile. If things were right, I'd keep them all and just add to the collection.
2fast4usky@reddit
next step is a house with a shop and a lift to build it and maintain it.
DismalIngenuity4604@reddit
Enjoy life?
Particular_Wonder598@reddit
Cars aren’t disposable items you just get rid of when they hit some magical number of miles or years imo. If it’s your dream car truly, you’ll pay to fix it / keep up with the maintenance
Edumacated_Guess@reddit
I bought my Camaro 13 years ago. It’s got 60k km. I’m gonna buy another car and keep this one. It’s not my daily.
Rough_Cancel7265@reddit
Expand your tastes. Try new things. I will never understand people that will stick with a brand or type of car. Even if you don't go crazy with pricing, there are so many choices from all over the world.
Cool-Bunch6645@reddit
Drift it to smithereens. That’s my plan.
Cool-Bunch6645@reddit
ON THE TRACK
toofarfromjune@reddit
Several cars = miles do not get stacked swiftly.
Montana permanent registration for anything over 10yrs old.
Collector insurance policy separate from my daily beaters.
Know how to work on them myself, I can do anything aside from internal engine work.
Aside from those basics I only drive the special cars when I know they can be parked somewhere safe while I’m out. If a special car is used like regular traffic, it will look like regular traffic in short time.
Dazzling-Rest8332@reddit
Just enjoy it. My c5 corvette was my dream car at the time. I didn't think about any future cars while I had it.
black_widow48@reddit
I got into racing. I have more fun in a $6500 dodge neon srt4 than any of these people driving $200,000 Porsches to the grocery store.
I personally don't see a point in spending crazy money on a car just to drive it in the street. If I'm buying a performance vehicle, I'm racing it.
My goals include making more money so I can race more often.
My end-goal class would probably be Formula Continental. Can buy the car for 30-50k, probably spend 20-30k/year on racing if I want to be competitive and win races.
Adventurous-Depth984@reddit
I used to drive rallies in a neon SRT-4 for the SCCA.
The pedals were sooooooo light it was amazing!
black_widow48@reddit
I do time trials and autocross with mine. Would love to get a second one for rallycross.
s4ltydog@reddit
Nope, I’m done. Granted my dream car was always a WRX so now that I have one I will play with it! That’s the perk of being someone who’s into modding cars. The dream doesn’t end once I have the car, now I make it what I want! Then in a few years as tastes change or evolve I can mod it again!
Adventurous-Depth984@reddit
WRX was my first dream car! I even had the WR blue pearl paint
howrunowgoodnyou@reddit
New sucks dude.
Depress-Mode@reddit
I have a list of dream cars, all gradually getting more expensive, currently have the first one, hopefully I’ll be able to go up a step every few years. I’d love to make some of them high mileage, especially cars people usually baby.
Nev-Ret-Dude@reddit
Dream Cars change as life happens. Datsun 280Z. Ford Mustang LX Sport. Pontiac G8 GT. Lucid Air Touring. They were the ones I bought. There were others like Corvettes that I just couldn’t fit in. And then there were the others that I bought, but were just transportation. I am blessed that I got more than most.
RadRimmer9000@reddit
I bought mine when it was already 50 years old, I'll going to drive it into the dirt.
FlatSixFun@reddit
I have my dream car, no plans on selling it for a very long time. It's not my daily, so the miles don't pile up all that quickly. If I had more garage space, I'd think about adding to the collection.
PerformerBrief5881@reddit
"a dream car"?? I bought a poster car from my child hood. ill never sell it. but its just one of the cars I dream to own. I could have 20 dream cars and still would have more I would want im sure.
Also its kinda sad sometimes, Im super happy to have it but it didn't really change anything.
Dolphin_Princess@reddit
I have a realistic dream car, an achievable dream car, and an unachievable dream car.
A dream car that can be bought by saving up and at a young age is usually the first, I am looking toward the second. The 3rd will require a lottery ticket.
kneedoorman@reddit
That's it.. go out and drive it.
Be seen it in and tell others how great it is to own.. until you sell it and then buy your "next" attainable dream car