What To Do: $1100

[BigAls87Z28]

I have 1100 to burn...yeah, robbed a bank.
I have thought about a few things.
#1- Hotckis TVS suspension system for the 72 plus other odds and ends or other hodge-podge suspension system using various other cheaper yet equivilent parts.
#2- Save for Vacation.
#3- Buy a computer due to mine being a total POS that is 6 years old.
#4- Invest into a high yield mutal fund or CD
#5- Other

[GP99GT]

well a computer can be built for way less than $1100 fyi

[ar0ck]

2 chicks at the same time.

[mtg6486]

2 chicks at the same time in dominican republic

[Little G]

Peanuts...Not worth a post.

g

[Bandit]

take 300 go to AC and have fun. buy a cheap laptop (7-800) and the last of it have a nice night out with a girl.

[Slo86Bird]

give it to me =)

[79CamaroDiva]

give it to me =)


no. give it to your sister so she can pay off some stuff. :flower:

[ShitOnWheels]

Put it into a high yield interest account until June 8. Then give money and interest to me as a wedding gift :) (It might be smart to take the money out a few days before ;) ).

For real though, put it away. ING has a decent savings account, as do a couple others now (HSBC and Emigrant are the ones I know of). 5% interest could net you a decent amount by the end of the year to buy yourself a nice computer and still have money left over from the sale price to buy whatever else.

[BigAls87Z28]

Investment is a good idea, thinking about it in the long term, but this was more or less something to be done soon.
I know I could build one for cheaper, but where is the fun in that?

Suspension is winning in my mind. There was something else too...
And AC is out...dont gamble.

[jola]

Vacations are so much fun.

[qwikz28]

vacations are short lived. i say suspension cause the market is too unstable (bob gable) to be investing right now IMO. if your computer is getting the job done then who cars?

[bad64chevelle]

I say suspension cause the market is too unstable (bob gable) to be investing right now IMO.

wow....

[Savage_Messiah]

Save it, one way or another (whether it's for vacation or investing it)

[j0n]

Let's be serious...the sensible option is to save/invest it for the future, but come on, we're car people. we spend our hard-earned money on the cars...its what we do. go for the suspension al

[1972LT1]

"F" sensible....an asteroid could hit us tomorrow....enjoy it...suspension,heads,a new diff....whatever will make your Camaro happy.....why are you asking us?.... what does the car want?

[OneFast383]

booze and hookers

[WayFast84]

BUY A THIRDGEN!

[12secondv6]

Invest...... putting money into the car will mkake you smile for a bit.... but when you need the money it is gone.... invest it... and it is always there as "just in case" money.

Maybe buy 1 small part for the car? then invest the rest? That would be a compromise

[Squirrel]

other
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[qwikz28]

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thats a huge surprise coming from you

[BigAls87Z28]

Who didnt see that coming.....
Investment is fighting hard with suspension, but suspension mightw in out due to the fact that the 1100 bucks is just cash I have been just been putting to the side for a the past few months. I was originaly going to just buy the TVS system, but it still doesnt include shocks, and I have heard there is a bit more fabrication that will have to be done to the kit to make it "work".
Investing it into something was an idea. The market isnt actualy that bad right now, there is money to be made.
Computer, well the one I have is old and isnt doing the job. If Im on line, its cause Im on one of my brothers computers, or my father's computer...or work. I get at most 2 days on my computer and then the USB connection dies and no more wireless...I dunno. I try to reestablish connection, but it says it "dont know no nuthin about no USB connection."
I am planning to go on vacation to Europe this summer, and I was thinking of just putting themoney off for BS money when I get over there.

[Squirrel]

thats a huge surprise coming from you

cuz im not a pussy vagina bitch like north/south people
edit: jake not referring to you, cuz youre a non-pussy person

[JL8Jeff]

Invest at least some of it and then maybe buy something for the 72 with a little bit. Start building that "buy a home" stash. I saved up $35K to use towards buying a house. But that was a long, long time ago so you guys will probably need a lot more saved up today. Enjoy a little bit but invest most of it.

[98tadriver]

I have 1100 to burn...yeah, robbed a bank.
I have thought about a few things.
#1- Hotckis TVS suspension system for the 72 plus other odds and ends or other hodge-podge suspension system using various other cheaper yet equivilent parts.
#2- Save for Vacation.
#3- Buy a computer due to mine being a total POS that is 6 years old.
#4- Invest into a high yield mutal fund or CD
#5- Other

Please send your donation to the Silver Trans Am fund i accept paypal!

[bubba428]

Please send your donation to the Silver Trans Am fund i accept paypal!

and use part that MIGHT be salvageible

[84HOtransam]

throw it in a ira or roth ira account then invest it into a mutual fund or cd..contine to throw ten or 20 bucks a week into it for the rest of the time your working...you wont have to pay tax on the interest you earn and when you retire in 30 or so years it will be a nice egg...

i can speak from experience..money dumped in a car is almost never earnen back..

[ar0ck]

You know what I would do if I had a 1,100 dollars? I would invest half of it in low risk mutual funds and then take the other half over to my friend Asadulah who works in securities...

[Knipps]

You know what I would do if I had a 1,100 dollars? I would invest half of it in low risk mutual funds and then take the other half over to my friend Asadulah who works in securities...

OFFICE SPACE.

[NJSPEEDER]

the TVS systems are supposed to be very well balanced and keep good road manners. you are paying a bit of a mark up for the name on teh box, but it is about as good as you will get for one stop shopping in suspension.

[NJSPEEDER]

throw it in a ira or roth ira account then invest it into a mutual fund or cd..contine to throw ten or 20 bucks a week into it for the rest of the time your working...you wont have to pay tax on the interest you earn and when you retire in 30 or so years it will be a nice egg...

i can speak from experience..money dumped in a car is almost never earnen back..


IRA's = crap
you can get better interest from any number of the online bank savings accounts and still have access to you money before you are 62.5 years old.

if you are going to invest at a young age, go with medium to high risk mutual funds. if they pay off in teh next 5 - 10 years you can retire early, if not, you are still young and can rely on medium risk investments to still deliver a retiement a few years early.
don't waste your time investing in the blindly safe stuff until you are at the point that you won't have time to earn back any losses incurred. any time before 35 years old, go for it and hope to retire at or before 50.

[ryanfx]

You know what I would do if I had a 1,100 dollars? I would invest half of it in low risk mutual funds and then take the other half over to my friend Asadulah who works in securities...

I lol'd :lol:

[qwikz28]

IRA's = crap
you can get better interest from any number of the online bank savings accounts and still have access to you money before you are 62.5 years old.

if you are going to invest at a young age, go with medium to high risk mutual funds. if they pay off in teh next 5 - 10 years you can retire early, if not, you are still young and can rely on medium risk investments to still deliver a retiement a few years early.
don't waste your time investing in the blindly safe stuff until you are at the point that you won't have time to earn back any losses incurred. any time before 35 years old, go for it and hope to retire at or before 50.

i have some money in a high risk as well, made a good $600 last quarter but i'm probably gonna be in the minus this quarter. should come out around the time i finish grad school which is pretty cool.

[Bandit]

IRA's = crap
you can get better interest from any number of the online bank savings accounts and still have access to you money before you are 62.5 years old.

if you are going to invest at a young age, go with medium to high risk mutual funds. if they pay off in teh next 5 - 10 years you can retire early, if not, you are still young and can rely on medium risk investments to still deliver a retiement a few years early.
don't waste your time investing in the blindly safe stuff until you are at the point that you won't have time to earn back any losses incurred. any time before 35 years old, go for it and hope to retire at or before 50.

IRA Crap?

Between Kims 401 and my Roth I avg 14% return on my money last year and 18% the year before.

I should avg 15% this year. All are high risk investments though.

[BonzoHansen]

IRA's = crapI think you might be confusing IRA with CD. You generally buy mutual funds within an IRA account. I have one at Vanguard.

Al, do you have any credit card bills or loans? You might want to pay them down 1st.

[84HOtransam]

thats what i was saying..isnt an ira merly an account from which you can invest as your choose (some restrictions)

[BigAls87Z28]

AHHHHHHH crap, thats what I wanted to do. Pay the bills, but I dont have much, if any left. Sears is payed cause I never use it unless Im buying stuff at work, Macy's hasnt seen the outside of my wallet since christmas, GM card is the back up but the Debit card gets teh work out.

[Mike]

whats the verdict?

[Teds89IROC]

I'd say use some for the car or for vacation and invest the rest. As others said you'll make a good compromise, have a little fun and be smart with it at the same time.