Fancy sports cars look great. They sound cool. They go so fast. It feels good to drive one. Like, a dream come true. But, hold on! Before you get one of these fast boys. You gotta know the real deal. It’s more than just the cost to buy it. It’s all the stuff you pay for later. This will tell you all about it. So you don’t get a bad shock.
Don’t Just Dream: Know the Real Cost
It’s easy to just want that car. Cool. But stop. Think about the cash. It’s not just the first cost. It’s the stuff you pay all the time. Keep it good and going.
1. The First Price: It’s Just a Start
New or old? The price to get it? That’s the first cost. New ones can cost lots. Like, a ton of cash. It all depends on the car. And what it has in it. Cars lose cash fast. Old cars? They cost less. That’s a good thing.
Talk price. Get cash: Don’t be scared to talk down the cost. Look up what cars cost. In your area. To know what’s fair. Need a loan? Shop around. Get the best rate.
Pay the tax: Pay the tax on the car. Plus fees. This adds up fast. To the price you pay.
2. Insurance: Keep it Safe
High costs: Sports cars are a risk. They crash more. They cost more to fix. So you pay more for insurance.
Get good coverage: Get a plan that pays for theft. Storms. Or bad stuff. Get one that pays if you crash. Even if it’s your fault.
Shop for prices: Call a lot of insurance places. To get the best price. The cost will change for you. Based on your age. And how you drive.
Pay for What If: Pay for what happens if you crash. And hurt some one. Or break stuff.
3. Gas Costs: Feed the Beast
Fancy gas: Fast cars need good gas. The best kind. That costs more.
Low MPG: They don’t go far on each tank. Less miles per gallon. Which means, you pay more.
How you drive: If you go fast all the time? And brake hard a lot? You pay even more for gas.
Cash over time: Look at how much you drive. Then, add up how much it all costs. It’s a lot of cash over time.
4. Keep it Good: Pay for Speed
Good Mechs: These cars need good mechs. Mechs that know fast cars. They cost more.
Parts cost: The parts to fix them cost more. Way more.
Check ups: Keep up with the check ups. Change the oil. Tune it up. Look at all the parts.
Use and break: These fast cars break more. They get used hard. So you pay more to fix them.
New tires?: They use fast tires. That cost a lot. And break down fast.
Brakes costs: Good brakes cost you to keep and fix.
What’s the paper?: What does the paper say? What does the warranty cover? Keep up with all checks or it goes away.
5. Goes Down hill: The Cost You Can’t Stop
Cash lost fast: Cars lose cash all the time. Fast cars? They lose more.
Why it goes down?: Can go down based on what people want. New cars out. Or the state of things.
Miles and shape: Miles on the car will change what its worth when you sell. The state of the parts will too.
Make sure you are ok. This is what will happen when you sell that car. You will lose cash on what you paid.
6. Keep It Safe and clean: Save the car
Keep it in the house?: To help keep it safe from the bad stuff. You want to store it in a garage. To make sure it stays in good shape.
Pro Wash: A great idea is to wash it all the time by pros to save the state the car is in.
Wash Parts for it? To help save the paint and in side what do you need?
7. Make it Better: Make it Cost
Go faster?: Do you want to go faster? New ex-haust? New stuff?
Change how it looks: Want new wheels or in side? It will cost more.
Will it mess up the paper?: If you do this to the car? Is the paper that came with it not good?
Will It sell?: You make the car look the way you want it. But will any one else?
8. Take It all the way: You Got it
Want to try it out? Want to use it at the track?
Pay to Play: You have to pay to go to these and buy a suit to wear.
Use it all: If you do all of this the car is going to wear down really fast.
Hidden Costs: Whoa, More?
There is more to worry about as well.
Road tolls: If you go on toll roads then this is more.
Park cost: If you live in a big city then the car costs to park it.
Tickets. Fast cars are fun but fast is a NO NO.
Stolen and Broken. All this car can make peo ple want to take it.
Where to put it: There might not be any space at your house for it.
Good to know: Is this car for you?
You should look at all of this before. Is it a good idea? To get this car.
Can you pay to get it?
Can you pay the high insurance?
Can you pay for the gas it needs?
Can you pay to keep it good?
If you sell it are you ok losing cash?
Do you have a great place to put it?
Can you keep it good?
If you said yes to all this then you are a good fit for this car. If you said no then look at this some more.
Other things to think of. Don’t need to buy
There are other ways you can make this work if this all is to much.
Try it out. You can just rent the car for some time.
Get a car to share.
go the the track and drive on it!
Test Drive them!
Tips to save cash if you do this:
There are some tips to save cash.
Get an old one: This saves cash to start.
Call for Insurance: All the insurance.
Keep on the down low Keep down on tickets.
Go with the flow Go slower and save the parts of the car.
Keep checking it This is good for the car long term.
Good Mech please Don’t pay to much!
What will the war ranty cover Read it good!
Wash it your self!
Do not add more to it Keep it like it is.
So what? It all adds up
The main point is that all of this adds up. All these costs you pay out of pocket to own the car. See if its worth it to own the car or not. You now should be a pro at owning a great car.
