Any pharmacists here drive nice cars?

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RX CARE said:
Yea..cars are very technical investments. But it's really to each their own. Most people tend to really fund their hobbies, and there's nothing wrong with that as long as they are fiscally responsible in other aspects of their life.

I am a car enthusiast myself, but my plan is to continue driving my paid off mitsubishi with 105k for another 3 years or so while I save up and get some investments going. But I am set on getting a 2012 Nissan GTR around 2015, when the price drops to around 50k or so. Hopefully no other automobiles change my mind by then:D
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I would love to put a GTR in my garage, some day maybe. My ultimate dream car if I was making more money than I knew what to do with would be a Aston Martin Vantage. I don't think there is a better looking car. I would have to be racking in some serious cash, kid's college paid you know.
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Ekuj said:
Yup, they've put a new launch system in and it won't void the warranty apparently.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/launch-control-returns-for-the-2012-nissan-gt-r-sort-of.html
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I still see a problem with it. You have to follow Nissan's launch control procedure exactly. If the transmission breaks while following their procedure, then you don't have to worry. If the transmission breaks and you forgot to do something during the procedure, you probably will get charged with a nice $10-20k bill for a new transmission.
 
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Got a new Nissan Frontier in 2008 when they couldn't give away trucks (with a 3% interest rate). Have put just over 30K miles on it in 3.5 years...it is only used when it is physically impossible to take the motorcycle somewhere, to haul around said bike, or to travel cross country.

I expect to have it for a very long time... I have no intention of trading it in when it is paid off. For the amount I bought it for...I am pretty happy with the purchase. And it is almost paid off, another 18 mos or so.
 
Sparda29 said:
I still see a problem with it. You have to follow Nissan's launch control procedure exactly. If the transmission breaks while following their procedure, then you don't have to worry. If the transmission breaks and you forgot to do something during the procedure, you probably will get charged with a nice $10-20k bill for a new transmission.
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My thinking was that launch control doesn't engage unless you follow those steps, so won't be able to void the warranty. I'm not sure about this though, so I'll see if I can find something about it.
 
I graduated a year ago and just purchased a new car because my car was 7 years old and needed some repairs that would have cost $2,500, so I decided to get a new one. I wanted a BMW, but I didn't want to spend so much on a car, plus the maintenance is expensive, so I settled for a 2011 Acura TSX. I have enough to pay it off in full, but I got a 1% interest rate for 36 months, so I decided to just finance it and keep my money in the bank.
 
driving my 2000 Honda accord that I bought with cash back in 2003. Even moved from Ohio to Texas driving this puppy.

Don't needs a shiny new car that does nothing but depreciates. I'm thinking about starting a scholarship fund for gifted kids in backward parts of China that are too poor to attend universities. It's much more rewarding to contribute to the advancement of human race. Besides, if I waste money on a hotrod, my wife might get suspicious when i come home late. :smuggrin:
 
Caverject said:
I've been a pharmacist for 3 years and I drive a 2004 Toyota Camry with 130,000 miles with no car payment...
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Thatta boy! I have a 2003 Camry (mine is sporty though as it is the SE model) with almost 190K on it. Of course, I am not a pharmacist and I am hoping it lasts me through the end of school and hopefully residency if I match.
 
Ive had an 01 and 04 Viper and plan on buying a lambo G before I turn 30.

I drive a 08 wrangler to work.

Spare me the financial talk; I manage myself just fine.
 
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I bought a 2011 Sonata turbo a few months back
 
StallionRx said:
Ive had an 01 and 04 Viper and plan on buying a lambo G before I turn 30.

I drive a 08 wrangler to work.

Spare me the financial talk; I manage myself just fine.
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A Viper is doable, but a Lambo? Really? Unless your an independent making boat loads of money, I don't know how a pharmacist could pull that one off
 
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NaOH said:
Currently driving a 2004 GTO, which I bought used with around 3,800 miles in 2006 for a little over $20k - a screaming deal for a helluva fun and fast car that was essentially brand new. The handling isn't as great as I'd like, and it drinks gas like it was two-buck chuck... but damn it's hoot to drive. My plan right now is to pick up a modest, efficient car after graduation (looking at a new Focus hatch in particular) and retiring the GTO to project car status - a few thousand dollars would turn it into a beast.

I concur though, of all the pharmacists I've worked with, only one or two have driven 'fancy' vehicles - and they're all SUVs. :confused:
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I approve. I'm also a P1 at UAMS, and I drive a 2000 SS Camaro...with a few mods
 
StallionRx said:
Ive had an 01 and 04 Viper and plan on buying a lambo G before I turn 30.

I drive a 08 wrangler to work.

Spare me the financial talk; I manage myself just fine.
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Hahaha, life's too short. Kudos to you my man :thumbup:
 
2011 BMW M1 Coupe. Buy whatever you can afford and makes you happy.
 
StallionRx said:
Ive had an 01 and 04 Viper and plan on buying a lambo G before I turn 30.

I drive a 08 wrangler to work.

Spare me the financial talk; I manage myself just fine.
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I know I am going to get flamed for this but my man, you inspire me.

As for me I had a year off school and I worked myself like a dog and bought a 2008 Charger SXT cash for 13gs. I know I could have put my money toward tuition but hey life is too short and we are young only once.
 
I had a 2004 white Corvette convertible when I finished my undergrad. Got it for not a lot of $ considering it is a Corvette. I had a lot of fun with it, I sold it when I got into school, and I will be buying another one when I get done. I got the girlfriends approval!
 
I have one of these. 100 mpg is pretty tight.

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Well, I decided to cancel my Audi A5 order because the ETA date is November 2011, which is 6 months from the date that I ordered it. I can't wait that long and I figured that I could save some money. I went with an Infiniti G37 Sedan. It's damn sweet and powerful, with great acceleration. I'll be financing for 4 years. I plan to lease or maybe buy an Audi S5 after I'm done with this one.
 
RX CARE said:
Yea..cars are very technical investments. But it's really to each their own. Most people tend to really fund their hobbies, and there's nothing wrong with that as long as they are fiscally responsible in other aspects of their life.

I am a car enthusiast myself, but my plan is to continue driving my paid off mitsubishi with 105k for another 3 years or so while I save up and get some investments going. But I am set on getting a 2012 Nissan GTR around 2015, when the price drops to around 50k or so. Hopefully no other automobiles change my mind by then:D
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You're going to have to let me ride in the passenger seat when you get that GTR. :D
 
FenderBender said:
Well, I decided to cancel my Audi A5 order because the ETA date is November 2011, which is 6 months from the date that I ordered it. I can't wait that long and I figured that I could save some money. I went with an Infiniti G37 Sedan. It's damn sweet and powerful, with great acceleration. I'll be financing for 4 years. I plan to lease or maybe buy an Audi S5 after I'm done with this one.
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The S5 is a oversized car with a slow V8. You're paying for a car that's well into M3 territory that's slower and has stupidly placed electronics. My close friend got one..for an admission to his/parents dream Ivy League school. Yeah, it's sexy. But once you enter the car, you don't know what to look at. Too much electronics situated all over the place.

Hell..my car is faster than my friends S5 with a simple $300 tune. But I mean, if all you don't care where your moneys going into the car, then by all means get the S5. I've driven it enough to hate the loose steering in Audi's.
 
sA x sKy said:
The S5 is a oversized car with a slow V8. You're paying for a car that's well into M3 territory that's slower and has stupidly placed electronics. My close friend got one..for an admission to his/parents dream Ivy League school. Yeah, it's sexy. But once you enter the car, you don't know what to look at. Too much electronics situated all over the place.

Hell..my car is faster than my friends S5 with a simple $300 tune. But I mean, if all you don't care where your moneys going into the car, then by all means get the S5. I've driven it enough to hate the loose steering in Audi's.
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I'm sure you could get used to the electronics? I'm surprised at the hate for the S5. Tons of people love it. By fast, are you talking about top speed? That doesn't matter. It goes 0-60 in 4.5 seconds or somewhere close to that. I have test driven an S4, but I think it is the same engine as the S5. I love the sound of the engine. Don't even need music. Not to mention that it is one of the most beautiful cars in the world.
 
I drive a 1997 Ford Escort with 117k miles on it. Clear coat is peeling off and it has absolutely no extras. No power locks, windows, mirrors, and it only has a radio. Not even a tape deck.
My wife drives a 2000 Buick Regal with 160k miles. It's a much nicer car than mine, because it has air conditioning. Right now, I would love air conditioning, but oh well.

If my cars last me through school, I am buying my wife a Buick Lacrosse...then hopefully, a few years later I can nab a Cadillac CTS. Realistically, though, we'll probably by a Toyota Sienna.
 
schamj01 said:
I drive a 1997 Ford Escort with 117k miles on it. Clear coat is peeling off and it has absolutely no extras. No power locks, windows, mirrors, and it only has a radio. Not even a tape deck.
My wife drives a 2000 Buick Regal with 160k miles. It's a much nicer car than mine, because it has air conditioning. Right now, I would love air conditioning, but oh well.

If my cars last me through school, I am buying my wife a Buick Lacrosse...then hopefully, a few years later I can nab a Cadillac CTS. Realistically, though, we'll probably by a Toyota Sienna.
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i lost my virginity in my 1997 ford escort lx! :love:

planning on getting MB c63 or maybe audi rs5 (if the price is below 60) in 2 years.
 
bigdogc said:
i lost my virginity in my 1997 ford escort lx! :love:

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best reply in the entire thread.

See, boys? You don't need a fancypants car to get some booty.
 
I came out of school with a 1996 bmw m3 purchase then moved onto a chrysler 300 srt8 in 2006, got a mercedes ml 350 suv in 2008 and currently driving a 2010 mercedes C63 beast
 
I still don't understand how so many of you are driving these nicer cars with a pharmacist salary and student loans to pay off. Maybe it's because I live in CA and the cost of living is higher here but still 60k+ cars when my take home pay before rent/bills/food/loans/403(b)/Roth IRA/liquor(due to everything else) is 72k a year? you guys must be making a F ton more money than I am to be affording a Lambo, much less a BMW/Audi/MB.

93 Nissan 300zx turbo with 155k BTW. It gets bad MPG but it makes me happy, is all paid for, and runs like a champ.
 
FenderBender said:
I'm sure you could get used to the electronics? I'm surprised at the hate for the S5. Tons of people love it. By fast, are you talking about top speed? That doesn't matter. It goes 0-60 in 4.5 seconds or somewhere close to that. I have test driven an S4, but I think it is the same engine as the S5. I love the sound of the engine. Don't even need music. Not to mention that it is one of the most beautiful cars in the world.
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By fast, he means acceleration, agility, etc. Best judge of this are usually autocross competitions imo.

A 4.2 V8 engine should not be putting out just a measly 354 hp. The BMW M3 managed to squeeze out 414 hp out of a 4.0 V8. However, the new Audi S5 engine (only available in the convertible) as a 3.0 supercharged is promising with 333 hp.

The reason why I'm comparing the M3 to the S5 is because of the pricing.


http://www.insideline.com/bmw/m3/2008/comparison-test-2008-bmw-m3-coupe-vs-2008-audi-s5-coupe.html
 
rxlea said:
All you need is a pickup truck and some help from your pal Jim Beam.
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don't talk about my Saturday nights like that.

Everyone knows I drink Woodford Reserve.:laugh:
 
2000 Toyota Celica GT with the drivetrain of a GTS
2001 Ford Focus SE wagon for the wife
And most recently...a 1980 Honda Express NC50 (a 49cc moped).

Being a mechanic specializing in Euro-trash while in undergrad did a couple of things for me...most of all was to hate cars of any size and shape. Some go fast, some go slow, but in the end, they're all P'sOS waiting for the junkyard.

I've driven and worked on them all. Some of them are really fun. But all I think about is the repair cost/pain of it. If you have the money to not care about buying it and for the repairs, more power to you. Helps keep my dad in business. $100/hr to diagnose your MIL/SRS/TP lights can be very worthwhile.
 
Sparda29 said:
By fast, he means acceleration, agility, etc. Best judge of this are usually autocross competitions imo.

A 4.2 V8 engine should not be putting out just a measly 354 hp. The BMW M3 managed to squeeze out 414 hp out of a 4.0 V8. However, the new Audi S5 engine (only available in the convertible) as a 3.0 supercharged is promising with 333 hp.

The reason why I'm comparing the M3 to the S5 is because of the pricing.


http://www.insideline.com/bmw/m3/2008/comparison-test-2008-bmw-m3-coupe-vs-2008-audi-s5-coupe.html
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+1. The pricing of the S5 when compared to the M3..or even the C63..is totally FUBAR.

Oh..and as a digression. Apparently from a reliable source..the next gen M3 coupe will not be an M3..but will be an M4. This blows.
 
I have been driving the same honda for 12 years. For some reason driving an old car doesn't bother me. Would I like a nice new sweet ride, yes, but at this time I would rather spend my money on other things. Cars are depreciating assets, I am trying to hold off as long as I can on buying a new car. If it wasn't small I would never get rid of it, the only grip I have is that its hard to fit people and stuff into it.
 
njac said:
don't talk about my Saturday nights like that.

Everyone knows I drink Woodford Reserve.:laugh:
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Sounds like Sat nights when I was stationed in East LA (Lower Alabama). Except it was 4 year Wellers and Natty Lite. They only drink the good stuff down there. :highfive:
 
To me, I would get nicer things when I'm:

1. Settled and debt-free
2. Made sure then-retired parents are taken care of.

Yeah, I will not buy a fancy new car after I graduate simply because I became a pharmacist.... :/
 
I roll in a 2005 Silverado (paid $19k for it 5 years ago), extended cab, nothing fancy but it has everything i need and nothing I don't. Wife (RPh as well) has a 2001 Infiniti i30 paid about $11k three years ago. We will be driving both of these cars till they die. Boating is my big thing, got a 24 foot open bow Crownline.........paid more for that then my truck but up in Minnesota we basically live on the thing in the summer time!
 
Awesome!!! I didn't know we had car fans on this site. Most Rph's I've met neither care for cars or know **** bout them. Looks like you guys like domestics, jap cars, and Euro's. So do I.....love all cars.

Honestly pharmacy is not a passion for me, cars definately are.

In school, I was a typical F&F type with my turbo'ed Altima. While I was in school one of the things that got me motivated was thinking bout picking up a E46 M3 in that blueish-turquoise color, but by the time i graduated they were all over the place (guess they shipped em from Germany that Spring). So I didn't want to get a "me too" car.

Waited for awhile, until I bought a house and invesment property and was gonna pull the trigger on a GTR in 2008. I called every Nissan dealer in NY/NJ and everyone wantes $8000k over MSPR....I'm sorry but I won't spend $1 over MSRP.

So then I was thinking of what would be the best bang for the buck and pulled the trigger on a 2008 Corvette C6 (LS3/Z51 package). Absolutely love the car. Been modding it here and there. Unfortunately since I am such a "car guy" I can't stomach driving it to work in case it gets dinged, so don't drive it as much as I could.

As for a DD, i'm driving an Acura MDX. But I've been eyeing the new 2013 4th gen Lexus GS...might wait it out since there still using the same 3.5L...wanna waait n see if they bump the engine up in a refresh like they did with the last gen. Also keeping an eye out for the next gen Infiniti G that will b coming out for 2013.

I know that a car is never an investment, but it's what I love so I don't care. Also I'm not an idiot with finances either...
 
I'd like an Ariel Atom, thank you!

and old/crappier car = not always the smartest financial choice!

Oh, you need new front axles? Dish out $500. Oh, an internal electronic transmission switch and coil packs failed on your Mazda? Dish out $1,600. Oh, 6 months later, you need a new transmission? Dish out $1,300. Oh, your oil burning engine suddenly seized and that's your only mode of transportation? Dish out $2,100. Very old/used cars have higher potential to grenade...so old is NOT always financially smart! Especially if it's any sort of truck/SUV...ever replace a set of tires on those things? It can cost as much as a set of low-profile tire on a BMW! And I don't care that your 1942 Honda Corolla has 1,440,383 miles...there's always an exception to the rule.
 
So, what I'm getting from this thread is either the current economy does not support RPh's purchasing "conspicuous" cars OR they have the money but could care less about spending money in this economy that way.
 
twiga said:
So, what I'm getting from this thread is either the current economy does not support RPh's purchasing "conspicuous" cars OR they have the money but could care less about spending money in this economy that way.
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The part of town I'm working at, a new car would just be asking for people to break into. One of othe pharmacist had his catalytic converter stolen in broad daylight in the hospital parking lot. I mean WTF?! Nobody in the parking lot found it strange that someone is sawing away under a car or alert the security? :mad:
 
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