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Need your opinions here. This isn't a gauging intrest thread as in would you by my MSP? More like should I sell my MSP? So, I want to hear other Protege owner's thoughts on some of the ideas that have been bouncing around in my head as of late.
As it sits right now my wife and I currently have four cars. Obviously, my Spicy Orange MSP, her 99 Miata, a 97 MPV and a 94 V6 Firebird. Way too many cars for two people. Originally our plan was to sell the Firebird and keep the other three vehicles. The MSP would remain my toy and the other two Mazdas would handle daily driving duties. Well, the plan to sell the Firebird remains, but somewhere along the line I've started having thoughts that the MSP would be better off with an owner who actually drove it and it would be fiscally more responsible for me to sell it. (Honestly, I never thought I would hear my self say such things.)
As most people who know me well already know I love my MSP and that modifying her has always been my top priority. While I haven't made huge strides as of yet, I already posses or have on order most of the parts to make the MSP into the car I have always dreamed she could be. In other words, most of the money is spent or the debt has been incurred. So, it's not like I'm cutting myself off before the damage is done. Just to give you a little idea I currently have the following either in the shed or my guest room: Ion FMIC, Unichip, GHL catless DP, Defi Gauges, Clarion VX935 in-dash, Nology wires, Samco hoses, Sparco Torinos with brackets, Sparco Lap 5 steering wheel w/ adapter, GT Spec lateral arm bars, Cusco lower tie bar, Fiber Images CF hood, HKS SMF intake, Turbo XS RFL bov, and a few other things I can't think of. Along with that I have a JSP CF trunk lid and Work Meister S1 wheels paid for just waiting to get here and I am (maybe was) getting ready to order a Wilwood BBK. Plus the items I already have installed on the car: Tein SS coilovers, CAD P5 headlights, McCullogh HID kit, WW rear lip (going away soon) etc. Sorry to be so long winded, just trying to give you an idea of the amount I have budgeted toward this car.
So yeah, I love this car. But, there's the little nagging voice saying it would be better to strip it down, sell it off and then see how much money I could recoop by selling all the mods.
But then there's the booming voice saying "What the fuggin hell are you thinking?" I mean just typing out the all of the stuff I've bought for the car makes me realize how much a part of me will die if I do sell off the car.
My thinking is that my payoff is low enough now that I could probably get a few hundred dollars more than what I owe on her. I owe about $14,600 and I think last time I checked she booked at $15,300 or so. Now, before this turn into one of those "no way you'll get that much for a MSP" threads. Let's examine the facts. The car has 8,700 miles on it, it's rarely driven, almost no flaws on the paint, has not been extensively modded, and has never been driven hard. On top of that I live in Hawaii where cars tend to book a lot higer than they do on the mainland. So, please do not lecture me on how my car isn't worth $9,000.
Anyhow, I could eliminate the debt of the car by selling it and then use the money from selling off the parts to make a dent in my credit card bills. Thus the whole fiscally responsible thing. I just fear that I would be miserable without having a toy to modify so I would either become a surly bastard who sits around and plays video games or I would go out and find another toy to mod and start blowing money all over again.
Now, I am not posting this thread to get attention or anything like that. I really would like some feed back and thoughts from anyone good enough to read this entire post. Honestly, I am so undecided on the whole issue that other people's opinions might very well sway my thinking. Thanks for your time and your thoughts.
Lang
Need your opinions here. This isn't a gauging intrest thread as in would you by my MSP? More like should I sell my MSP? So, I want to hear other Protege owner's thoughts on some of the ideas that have been bouncing around in my head as of late.
As it sits right now my wife and I currently have four cars. Obviously, my Spicy Orange MSP, her 99 Miata, a 97 MPV and a 94 V6 Firebird. Way too many cars for two people. Originally our plan was to sell the Firebird and keep the other three vehicles. The MSP would remain my toy and the other two Mazdas would handle daily driving duties. Well, the plan to sell the Firebird remains, but somewhere along the line I've started having thoughts that the MSP would be better off with an owner who actually drove it and it would be fiscally more responsible for me to sell it. (Honestly, I never thought I would hear my self say such things.)
As most people who know me well already know I love my MSP and that modifying her has always been my top priority. While I haven't made huge strides as of yet, I already posses or have on order most of the parts to make the MSP into the car I have always dreamed she could be. In other words, most of the money is spent or the debt has been incurred. So, it's not like I'm cutting myself off before the damage is done. Just to give you a little idea I currently have the following either in the shed or my guest room: Ion FMIC, Unichip, GHL catless DP, Defi Gauges, Clarion VX935 in-dash, Nology wires, Samco hoses, Sparco Torinos with brackets, Sparco Lap 5 steering wheel w/ adapter, GT Spec lateral arm bars, Cusco lower tie bar, Fiber Images CF hood, HKS SMF intake, Turbo XS RFL bov, and a few other things I can't think of. Along with that I have a JSP CF trunk lid and Work Meister S1 wheels paid for just waiting to get here and I am (maybe was) getting ready to order a Wilwood BBK. Plus the items I already have installed on the car: Tein SS coilovers, CAD P5 headlights, McCullogh HID kit, WW rear lip (going away soon) etc. Sorry to be so long winded, just trying to give you an idea of the amount I have budgeted toward this car.
So yeah, I love this car. But, there's the little nagging voice saying it would be better to strip it down, sell it off and then see how much money I could recoop by selling all the mods.
But then there's the booming voice saying "What the fuggin hell are you thinking?" I mean just typing out the all of the stuff I've bought for the car makes me realize how much a part of me will die if I do sell off the car.
My thinking is that my payoff is low enough now that I could probably get a few hundred dollars more than what I owe on her. I owe about $14,600 and I think last time I checked she booked at $15,300 or so. Now, before this turn into one of those "no way you'll get that much for a MSP" threads. Let's examine the facts. The car has 8,700 miles on it, it's rarely driven, almost no flaws on the paint, has not been extensively modded, and has never been driven hard. On top of that I live in Hawaii where cars tend to book a lot higer than they do on the mainland. So, please do not lecture me on how my car isn't worth $9,000.
Anyhow, I could eliminate the debt of the car by selling it and then use the money from selling off the parts to make a dent in my credit card bills. Thus the whole fiscally responsible thing. I just fear that I would be miserable without having a toy to modify so I would either become a surly bastard who sits around and plays video games or I would go out and find another toy to mod and start blowing money all over again.
Now, I am not posting this thread to get attention or anything like that. I really would like some feed back and thoughts from anyone good enough to read this entire post. Honestly, I am so undecided on the whole issue that other people's opinions might very well sway my thinking. Thanks for your time and your thoughts.
Lang
