4 ms·
Instead of overpaying, I think it's better to get the best product you can for the money you have. It does require you to learn how to recognize quality and kno
by jakeonthemove 14y ago
Instead of overpaying, I think it's better to get the best product you can for the money you have. It does require you to learn how to recognize quality and know the prices, but it pays off in the end.
For example, I wouldn't buy a Ferrari or even Porsche 911 (both high quality cars, no doubt, but expensive) when a Nissan GTR R35 performs just as well and costs less.
All three will last a lifetime with a bit of care (I hate how people just use their tech without any maintenance, then wonder why "the POS" broke down!), so why pay more (aside from the design)?
- nosse 14y agoIf you just need to move from place to place Peugeot 308 will do as good as any of above. You can get four of them with the price of GTR R35, so if one 308 doesn't last as long, you can get three more with the same price and every time with updated tech. And maintenance is probably cheaper too.
- karolist 14y agoSome people have other criteria to buying a car, emotional more often than not. For example, Ferrari's and Porsche's are known to a lot of common folk and associated with rich people, GTR - not so much. Also, different cars have different feel to driving them, different sound isolation, suspensions, seating position and road view, these tiny bits can be evaluated subconsciously even though you're after performance. If I based my purchase only on performance I'd buy BMW S1000RR which performs just as well (albeit comes with less safety) than the other 3 and cost just a fraction!
- nosse 14y agoI thought this too. Motorcycles are probably the most cost effective way to go from 0 - 100km/h below three seconds.