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Originally Posted by Auto Motive
I am not knocking any guys that own a V6 but....as a senior who has been into cars for 50 years I tell every young person the only way to fly is the V8. If you don't have enough money to buy a new one, find a low mileage used one or save enough to get the V8.
Every car I ever bought was a V8 and yes I saved an extra couple years to get one. Sacrifice is a word young people need to get used to. Two jobs was a no brainer during my younger years raising a family and both me and my wife working those long hours.
When my daughter was looking for a modern muscle car it was between the Camaro SS, Mustang GT and Challenger 392. She test drove all three cars and decided on finding a Challenger online. Eventually after a year a leftover 2012 in the color combo she wanted was discounted $10k from Landmark Dodge in Morrow GA 700 miles away.
Last April 2013 the car was delivered. She saved and saved and yes saved and got the car of her dreams with a V8. Blue with silver stripes and its a true touring car.
So now you have the V6 and want some more performance. Get another job and pay the car off. Save for a V8. Sacrifice and waiting are two very important attributes in getting the car you really want not the one you settle on.
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That's nice. The V6 I got is quicker than most anything from back when you got into cars 50 years ago - what was fast then is still fast now (that we can go faster still is just particularly sweet icing on the affordable performance cake).
Also, the used Cessna I'm saving up for is far more important to me than a couple extra cylinders whose added performance will only rarely be used to their full potential - they're just not worth it. I did indeed save, and got exactly what I wanted. If the fact that I've modded my ride some since then means I didn't, well, there are a lot of V8 owners out there who've modded their cars when more powerful factory options existed - should they "get another job" too? If your daughter mods her Challenger even a little, does that mean she needs a lesson in patience and sacrifice so she could have afforded a Viper?
The point: unless you are the Thought Police and know others' individual decision making processes, save the lecture, and I won't pass judgement on your decisions if you don't pass ill-informed judgement on mine.