I never really noticed this (about Comptech Headers)
03-09-2002, 11:56 AM
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Well Said !
Originally posted by scalbert
But remember, a car is not an investment when used for personal transportation. It is all $$ wasted. A Ford Focus or Honda Civic would suit the intended purpose of personal transportation but we chose to get something a bit more elegant and sophisticated because it was within our means.
So to add $1000 to get some more power isn't significant to many. People spend way more on audio equipment and larger rims which all slow the car. You could make an argument that they should have just got a less powerful car to begin with since the main objective is not acceleration. But once again, maybe they wanted that little extra and was within their financial limits.
Most mods done are to give a bit more power and set them apart from 90% of the others driving the same car. There are no financial benefits; a car is a depreciating asset on its own.
Also remember, there are many people who could by a faster, better handling or more luxurious car but chose the CL since they would not feel right putting 20k miles a year on a $50k car. Or maybe they don't feel the need or shouldn't show their income level to co-workers so a modest $32k car is fine. Or maybe they want multiple vehicles and a nice house (I personally find it pathetic to own a $50k car and live in an rented apartment)...
But the desire to get more power is there and the income is there to support it so dropping $1k for significant power increase, regardless of the location in the rev band, is nothing.
But remember, a car is not an investment when used for personal transportation. It is all $$ wasted. A Ford Focus or Honda Civic would suit the intended purpose of personal transportation but we chose to get something a bit more elegant and sophisticated because it was within our means.
So to add $1000 to get some more power isn't significant to many. People spend way more on audio equipment and larger rims which all slow the car. You could make an argument that they should have just got a less powerful car to begin with since the main objective is not acceleration. But once again, maybe they wanted that little extra and was within their financial limits.
Most mods done are to give a bit more power and set them apart from 90% of the others driving the same car. There are no financial benefits; a car is a depreciating asset on its own.
Also remember, there are many people who could by a faster, better handling or more luxurious car but chose the CL since they would not feel right putting 20k miles a year on a $50k car. Or maybe they don't feel the need or shouldn't show their income level to co-workers so a modest $32k car is fine. Or maybe they want multiple vehicles and a nice house (I personally find it pathetic to own a $50k car and live in an rented apartment)...
But the desire to get more power is there and the income is there to support it so dropping $1k for significant power increase, regardless of the location in the rev band, is nothing.
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