Cant decide between camaro or school :(

[WheelmanRS]

School is definitely the way to go man!
Unless you can finance half the Camaro and still pay for school?

[Scooter]

Go to school & get your degree!!! Then you can do what you like, I am 41 and you really need to get your schooling out of the way.

[coolman]

Originally Posted by insideac

What about the emissions control thing in the future? It might prevent me from ever getting a v8/muscle car

Talk to ant he already learned this lesson.

DON'T BE A DUMBASS. GO TO SCHOOL

[jrboyd_1980]

And just to give you a reality check? You have a cosigner ready for this 30k plus Camaro (depending on which V8 you get)? Banks aren't lining up to lend a person with limited auto credit $30,000 dollars. And you don't have to answer here on forum, but figure out what you make per month, and multiply that by 15%. That will more than likely be the max a bank will allow first time buyer to have for monthly payments. Quick example:

$40,000 Financed means payments around 725-850 with 0 down. You have to make about 4830-5666 a month.

$35,000 625-750 payments. 4166-5000/month
$30,000 525-750 payments 3500-5000/ month

So with you working two jobs (and I'll even say FULL time jobs (80 hrs a week total), you should be making a minimum of $14/hr working 80 hrs a week.

[insideac]

Woah you're right! I can finance the car AND go to school! If I work until february and then sstart school in the summer, I could put down a hefty money down and still pay for school!

[tones2SS]

Originally Posted by insideac

Sup guys, I am a bit torn on what to do, but at the moment I am leaning towards getting the camaro. I am 21 years old (just turned in september), and am working two jobs. I was planning on going to school in january for business, get my associateds, bachelors, and finally masters (hopefully), and then enjoy life. However, if I savved up for a year, I would have enough to buy a new camaro 2ss in cash, which brings me to my qurstion.

Should I buy a camaro first, and start school a year from now, at age 22, or sshould I just go to school and wait like 6 years, maybe more for my income to jump? Either way I'd go to school but idk if 22 is too old for college.


Thanks in advanced guys! Your educated responses will have a big impact on my future!

That's a tough call. If you wait a couple of things could happen.
1) You may not have the enough money to go to school or 2) you may change your mind.
It all comes down to "your" priorities. Pay now and play later or play now and hopefully pay later?? GOOD LUCK!

[FenwickHockey65]

Dude. School.

Once you've graduated and you're successful you'll be able to buy yourself a Camaro AND a Corvette.

[jrboyd_1980]

Just don't forget to budget for the $200/ month insurance you will be paying for under 24 yr old driver / male in sports car.

[VT2CA]

You'll be able to afford whatever car you want if you get a masters and work it into a nice gig and you'll only have to work one job too
Also arent you getting a late start as it is? You should have a bachelors by now....

[babyjulie83]

go to school now....camaro after you finish....duh.

[greenrail]

The financial rewards of completing school will allow you to have what you want.

Get the Education, that piece of paper is invaluable!

[BluntObjection]

Originally Posted by jrboyd_1980

Just don't forget to budget for the $200/ month insurance you will be paying for under 24 yr old driver / male in sports car.

Also depending on which car you get you'll be forking out a lot of cash for fuel. School + two jobs = city miles.
Unless your about to tell me your school and jobs are all conveniently located just off a highway.

[Brokinarrow]

Go to school, get your degree and a nice job making good money, and buy a Z28!!!!!

[CamaroTex]

Yikes! This is an easy one - school first. Listen to everyone here, they are the voices of experience. Besides, driving a crappy car while in college is a right of passage. You will have great stories to tell your kids later, as in..."Did I ever tell you about the time ol' Dad's '84 Speck blew up and took his Senior Thesis with it?". And no, 22 is not too old for college. It's just right! Though, to tell you the truth, it's never too late to get a good education.

True story: (this will date me!) back when I was in school I absolutely fell in love with the Ford Probe. I promised myself when I graduated I would treat myself. Well, I graduated, but instead I got married, and by then the Probe just didn't appeal to me anymore. Drove my college Mercury Tracer until my 2nd anniversary, when my husband bought me a Miata. Now I'm just waiting on my awesome Camaro, which is on a train somewhere even as we speak. The latest in a long line of nice cars we could afford over the years - thanks to those college degrees.