Mods or save?

[elderlycoffee]

My brother will be 16 at the end of the year and will more likely than not inherit my MS3.

I've recently gotten a better job than I had and I make around 1,200 a month, Certainly not enough to make an adult living on but i'm just a senior in high school and I'm pretty happy with it.

I have a list of upgrades I want to put on the MS3 including

TMIC
Exhaust
Short Throw Shifter
BOV
Wheels
XEDE

I could be done with all of these things before summer.
However, If in fact my brother does get the MS3 that means I'll be getting a new car. Should I save my money even though it's not definite that he'll get the MS3 and put it towards something really nice at the end of the year or should I get the mods I want and have a hell of a summer?

 

[chacon101]

Do you love your brother?

 

[jbiird317]

well if your parents bought it for you, I would check with them first before you mod it at all, but also to see where they stand on giving it to your brother...

now if I was ur brother, I'd be telling you, sure, go ahead and mod the crap out of it then pass it along to me :-D

 

[autoxes]

I'd save the money...you can ALWAYS buy the mods later, I don't forsee Protege Garage collapsing in the forseeable future. Plus, if you wait, you could pick up a lot of that stuff on here for a fraction of the cost.

 

[subparpunk03]

I would mod it and hang on to it. This will be the perfect car for you in college. You can fit like 4 kegs inside of it!

 

[Powerslave]

why would you mod it if your going to get rid of it?

 

[chacon101]

If you are going to give this to him, man, you could really get some good ass kissing for it.

I say mod it, what the heck. These are the best years of your life, have fun with the car (thumb)

 

[ZoomVT]

save the money for sure.
please dont give the ms3 to your little brother... let him start with a slower car.
also, how can you afford the ms3 with 1200 a month?

 

[Mid_Life_Crisis]

save the money for sure.
please dont give the ms3 to your little brother... let him start with a slower car.

Somehow you've managed to survive owning a car that almost anyone over 25 would agree is way too much car for a teenager, good for you and great for everyone who cares about you. Think really hard about this question. Should a 16 year old be driving this car, even in stock trim, much less modded? If your little brother is going to end up with this car, I say save your money for mods for your next car.

 

[SharkDiver]

You have about 5k worth of mods listed..Do you really want to spend 4 months pay on a car you dont want to keep?Save your money and keep the car stock if you plan to get rid of it.Now if you were making 1,200 a week I would maybe say yes mod it but 1,200 a month is not worth it for you.I dont think your brother should be driving a modded ms3 as his first car anyways,It sounds like trouble.
By the way,What is your new job?I work for ford mo. co. at Chicago Stamping plant..I wont tell you what I make a month so you stay exicitied about your pay...

 

[Mid_Life_Crisis]

One last thing to consider: you are heading off to college soon. Trust me, college girls like guys with pocket cash better than guys who spend every cent on their cars.

 

[jred321]

save. if it turns out that you are keeping your car then you can spend a portion of your savings on modding. in the mean time while that's up in the air just save. who knows maybe your priorities will change by the time you get a decision.

i'd say get a good savings buffer then after that is in place spend a portion of your income on modding. this is, of course, assuming your parents are paying for college since they bought you a car. if that's not the case then work to pay for college and be happy you have a car that works

 

[fourthmeal]

SAVE.

The economy is going to tank, and you're going to want to have a lot of reserve money. It will happen, its just a matter of time and severity.

I went from well-off, high car payments, etc. to now (where I'm about to lose my car, and many other things.) All it took was for my wife to lose her job and not be able to get another. One little thing, and *poof*, suddenly you need to dig through your savings deeply. You're young, and you make $1200/month, or about $14,400 a year! That's not a lot of money in case something goes wrong in your life.

Save, and put your money in stocks like Gold or Silver, "sure things" in the market of today. But definitely spend a bit and have some fun when you have about 6 months' salary saved in the bank...or in your case maybe 10 grand.

 

[ZoomVT]

solid advice.

 

[mrlilguy157]

One last thing to consider: you are heading off to college soon. Trust me, college girls like guys with pocket cash better than guys who spend every cent on their cars.

VERY GOOD ADVICE.

its the truth. i have a hott car, and I sorta run a business for this world. the girls dont find it too sexy, but they do love the torque and driving on the twisty's.

i'm single though.

 

[Sierra117]

save the money for sure.
please dont give the ms3 to your little brother... let him start with a slower car.
also, how can you afford the ms3 with 1200 a month?

How couldn't you? What interest rate/payment plan has you paying 1300 a month for this car?

 

[clos561]

One last thing to consider: you are heading off to college soon. Trust me, college girls like guys with pocket cash better than guys who spend every cent on their cars.

**** that, dont spend your money on gold diggers. If your going to keep ur car(ask ur parents) mod it. if not save up. Its true tho, u really can fit 4 kegs in the back....5 if u ride solo(thumb)

 

[jred321]

all remember that he's young and his bills don't exist. he doesn't pay for his car, presumably he's not going to pay for college, so really the only thing he has to afford is food, gas and going out. $1,200/month is more than enough for that and, in theory, he probably has an extra $1,000/month. so while saving is great and definitely put a good chunk in the bank, you have 4-5 years before you have to worry about real expenses so have some fun while you can.

i think i read once that if you put $5,000/year into a retirement account at a 10% return from the time you're 18-22 and you don't touch it again you end up with around $1,000,000 by the time you retire. it was something in that ballpark. if you can do that then by all means do it, but don't live totally for the future, have some fun

 

[subparpunk03]

Another thought, don't spend the money on mods, spend the money to take it to the track so you don't kill yourself doing something stupid on the street. If you want to push the car, take it to the track. We don't need another post about a HS kid on the forums colliding head on with a humvee and being killed instantly. I'm sure your parents would be pretty upset too, but mainly, we (the global internet community) is sick of hearing about kids that make one bad decision and end up dead as hell.

Also.... 4 kegs in the trunk dude!! THINK ABOUT IT!

 

[jbiird317]

4 kegs! damn, bye bye suspension! do what i did, get a pickup and fit 7 or 8 kegs haha