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Should I sell my car for an upgrade

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stevenleung0000

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So I own two cars, and one bike (ninja 300)
Car 1: 2011 compact car with automatic transmission, has roughly 185000km, doesn't worth more than $2000
Car 2: Bought it new this year February, stick shift, has 34000km on it, fun to drive

I can probably sell car 2 for a maximum of $20000
What would you guys do if you were me?
Sell car 2 and buy your dream bike and have fun, and use car 1 for boring commuting?
Or just keep riding the ninja 300?
 
I'd sell car1 and 300 and buy a 3-6 year old Japanese 600s. I'm assuming you have plenty of time left in your life to acquire "dream bike". But if you're in your twilight years.. , then live your dreams .
 
stevenleung0000 said:
I can probably sell car 2 for a maximum of $20000
What would you guys do if you were me?
Sell car 2 and buy your dream bike and have fun, and use car 1 for boring commuting?
Or just keep riding the ninja 300?
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Sell the expensive car and, ya, you can buy me a dream bike. PM'd you with contact details.
 
The Ninja 300 is a great fun bike in its own right. Enjoy the cheaper insurance ...
 
stevenleung0000 said:
So I own two cars, and one bike (ninja 300)
Car 1: 2011 compact car with automatic transmission, has roughly 185000km, doesn't worth more than $2000
Car 2: Bought it new this year February, stick shift, has 34000km on it, fun to drive

I can probably sell car 2 for a maximum of $20000
What would you guys do if you were me?
Sell car 2 and buy your dream bike and have fun, and use car 1 for boring commuting?
Or just keep riding the ninja 300?
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I would sell the car 1, sell the Ninja and buy a 2006 - 2009 600, and save money for the dream bike.
 
i would:

sell car 2
trade in the ninja on a gixxer sixxer
sell car 1
buy back car 2
total the gixxer sixxer (decreasing radius turn ? whats that ??) and collect sweet insurance settlement
buy back wrecked gixxer sixxer from insurance to make it a basis for an 'urban streetfighter' project bike
abandon 'urban streetfighter' project and sell the basketcase on kijiji (never been down, mint)
buy back car 1 with basket case sale proceeds
buy back ninja 300
 
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First world problems right here.....

as we don't know what type of car you have for fun...

i would sell car 1 because you're probably taking a beating on the depreciation of car 2 and considering winter is coming demand is down for it. Use proceeds from car 1 to pay down car 2 if you have any payments left OR buy a sweet new bike with the proceeds and enjoy life.
 
Sell everything, move to some Caribbean island paradise.
 
I'm glad you asked for guidance. You are henceforth instructed to sell all the vehicles and take the bus.
 
Sell car 2 and keep the ninja put 20g tfsa and be on the way to retirement.

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Scuba Steve said:
Sell car 2 and keep the ninja put 20g tfsa and be on the way to retirement.

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nooooooo killjoy, a lifetime of new bike every two years where dreams turn to rubble cyclically
 
ride the Ninja a bit longer, get some experience. Sell crappy car and 300 and buy a 08-12 600ss in good shape. Ride that for for a few more years, you're not ready for your dream bike right now (considering its 1000cc+) and enjoy your stick shift as well. I can't imagine going back to auto right now, it would have have to be something really really nice, like $100k+. A beater, hell no.
 
Might wanna check insurance first; that's the biggest deterrent if your dream bike is an SS.
 
How is a 2011 car worth <$2000?
 
Sell car 1, car 2 and Ninja 300.

Buy Panigale 899, some heated gear and winter road tires for the Duc.

YOLO
 
Kri$han said:
Sell car 1, car 2 and Ninja 300.

Buy Panigale 899, some heated gear and winter road tires for the Duc.

YOLO
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didnt you hear ? the 899 is crap now...all the kewl kidz are trading in for the 959
 
would need to know what the cars are (1 and 2) and what is the 'dreamz' bike
 
stevenleung0000 said:
So I own two cars, and one bike (ninja 300)
Car 1: 2011 compact car with automatic transmission, has roughly 185000km, doesn't worth more than $2000
Car 2: Bought it new this year February, stick shift, has 34000km on it, fun to drive

I can probably sell car 2 for a maximum of $20000
What would you guys do if you were me?
Sell car 2 and buy your dream bike and have fun, and use car 1 for boring commuting?
Or just keep riding the ninja 300?
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What do you consider fun? It's not the same for everybody. If fun for you involves anything that you might see in an ad, then you're setting yourself up for disappointment. For some it's something light and responsive, not necessarily fast. For others, it's about pride in a top-of-the-line machine. Others, it's about the feeling of adventure, exploration (not necessarily outside the city). Others of course just want speeeeeeed.

I suggest you do what you can to realistically have fun on your own terms.
 
Whatever blows your hair back + bonus points for peer approval.
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