What is your occupation/how do you afford the 3G TL? MERGED THREADS
08-03-2006, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by lembowski
So you make around $504,000? Sorry but if this is even truthful your the reason we as a country are in the debt we're in. 
08-09-2006, 08:45 PM
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21 years , senior, Morehouse College, majoring in Computer Science. I got a full ride to college, so my dad use my college money to pay for it. It was part of our deal. If I got a full ride I could get a new car.
2004 TL silver/ebony w/o Navi
2004 TL silver/ebony w/o Navi
08-09-2006, 09:25 PM
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Im 17 yrs old and i just got a Black 2003 TL-S as a gift from my parents. this is my second TL, first being a 2001. i know this sounds like im spoiled but i work hard in high school and im taking classes at cornell on the side.
My dad is the CEO of a steel fabricating corporation. He works hard...
My dad is the CEO of a steel fabricating corporation. He works hard...
08-09-2006, 09:36 PM
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28, Account Manager (Sales) for large Oilfield Company (don't mind paying high prices at the pump) 60-70K year w/ company car and expense account. Wife drives the TL, she is an Insurance Underwriter approx 60k yr. 1600 mortagage no CC debt. took advantage of the 4.9% financing
I love our/my TL.
I love our/my TL.
08-09-2006, 10:40 PM
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I am 32 with twin 3-year-old boys. I work at a medical center as a systems analyst programmer (computer guy). I bought an '06 TL A-Spec a couple weeks ago with no regrets after seeing the '07 specs. Job sucks... TL ROCKS!!!!
Ben
p.s. Looks like I'll be in my current job for at least the next 5 years...
Ben
p.s. Looks like I'll be in my current job for at least the next 5 years...
08-12-2006, 02:20 PM
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I have a 2002 TL and i owe 8000 to the bank. I bought the car used 2 years before with a little high interest rate but i liked the car so i bought it. There was a 2002 Maxima right next to it with less interest rate but i chose ACURA 
... i pay 327$ every month to the bank + $2400 every 6 months my college tution fee. That means i drive my car while im broke because i give everything to my mom so she pays sincse she owns the car.
... i pay 327$ every month to the bank + $2400 every 6 months my college tution fee. That means i drive my car while im broke because i give everything to my mom so she pays sincse she owns the car.
08-12-2006, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Joe Cuz
21 years , senior, Morehouse College, majoring in Computer Science. I got a full ride to college, so my dad use my college money to pay for it. It was part of our deal. If I got a full ride I could get a new car.
2004 TL silver/ebony w/o Navi
2004 TL silver/ebony w/o Navi
08-12-2006, 05:07 PM
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my dad has an auction company that i am a part of and i traded my 03 tiburon and paid the other 20k with a hefty check. i just turned 20 i have a black 04 tl w/ navi and 19 inch chrome rims. life is good.....
08-12-2006, 11:34 PM
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Comfortably striving
I retired 7 years ago as a corporate VP of a Fortune 100 company and now do boutique strategic consulting. 6 days a month nets me more than full time did (and I did pretty well), so I have a little cash for toys. I passed on high-dollar iron for the TL because I think it is a cool little car and doesn't scream "I have money" It's also nice not to be a slave to depreciating assets. Bought right, the TL is very little more cash than a loaded Accord and has lots more entertainment value. My first Honda was a new 1974 Civic for a whopping $3400 (the deluxe edition). I still think they make the best drive trains in the world. I also have a Mercedes, but it is not the car that the TL is for twice the price.
08-15-2006, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted by sjkforever
gotta repost cause i graduated!!!!!!!!!! no more full-time student....
pharmacist
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$100k
pharmacist
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$100k
He's not the only one.
I just graduated pharmacy school and work full-time as a pharmacist making $102,000/ yr. I didn't buy a TL, but I could have quite easily. I figured I'd be conservative for my first car, so I went with a TSX.
09-18-2006, 02:08 AM
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23/Power Lineman
Not married/No kids
No credit card debt whatsoever,
Very few bills (cell phone and insurance bills)
plus driving mileage and hotel rooms are tax deductable for me as i am usually either working on the road or commuting a considerable distance daily for work.
avg 75-85k depending on OT/DT but in around 2-2.5 years from now will be easy 100k+
I needed something reliable, well built, comfortable and quick, as im usually driving 40-50k miles a year to different jobs around the state and some neighboring states, currently also have a Turbocharged and Intercooled 1988 Honda Accord LXi project car (dont laugh, was a 12 sec car on 135k stock engine, should be 11s with new engine/turbo setup). Previous vehicles include: 87 Accord LX, 88 Accord LXi, 91 Accord LX, 93 Accord LX, 95 Accord LX.
Not married/No kids
No credit card debt whatsoever,
Very few bills (cell phone and insurance bills)
plus driving mileage and hotel rooms are tax deductable for me as i am usually either working on the road or commuting a considerable distance daily for work.
avg 75-85k depending on OT/DT but in around 2-2.5 years from now will be easy 100k+
I needed something reliable, well built, comfortable and quick, as im usually driving 40-50k miles a year to different jobs around the state and some neighboring states, currently also have a Turbocharged and Intercooled 1988 Honda Accord LXi project car (dont laugh, was a 12 sec car on 135k stock engine, should be 11s with new engine/turbo setup). Previous vehicles include: 87 Accord LX, 88 Accord LXi, 91 Accord LX, 93 Accord LX, 95 Accord LX.
09-18-2006, 02:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Phillyboi
I own a security company and also work in management in a well known resort.
I quit without having a second thought and no jobs lined up that can give me a steady pay check unlike my security business where money comes in when I take on clients. So for a month or two I thought I was going to loose my TL since I was paying for another car and a mortgage (June/July) well its Mid September and I still have my TL and my business has never been more profitable so I am lucky.
09-18-2006, 09:25 AM
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I'm 23, i've been working since i was seventeen. i was fortunate enough to have a well paying job (about twice as much as minimum wage) I worked 40+ hours a week when i could. I made at least 8 grand just in summers alone. The majority of the money I made I invested in IRA accounts and CDs and let the build interest. I used the rest for bills and girlfriends. Last year i found out i had enough to afford this car with all the interest and money i had invest so i cashed out and got the car. i still have stuff in the bank and in new IRA accounts for retirement......I cashed out to get this car cuz i had just joined the fire dept. then....we're not promised a tomorrow so i decided to get my self something to enjoy while i can enjoy it 
09-18-2006, 09:37 AM
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Yooo
Originally Posted by adam209
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my parents bought me my first tl in 99 & my other car for graduation & my girlfriend bought me the TL cuz she knew i h3lla wanted it.
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my parents bought me my first tl in 99 & my other car for graduation & my girlfriend bought me the TL cuz she knew i h3lla wanted it.
I'm a mortgage broker......your girllll bought you a TL?!?!?! Damnnnn ------> does your girlfriend have a sister?? =)
09-18-2006, 09:51 AM
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Whattttttt
Originally Posted by canoura
work in Iraq, about 50 miles south of Baghdad as a security consultant, 6 months on and 6 months off. $3000.00 a day, 7 days a week for 6 moths a year.
09-18-2006, 11:16 AM
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34, Forensic Accountant performing financial investigations and litigation support (i.e. expert witness testimony); approx. $95K/yr. Our '03 Pilot is paid for and I was able to put down almost half on the car.
09-18-2006, 11:37 AM
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I had a the 2006 mustangs when they JUST came out...first kid on the block with em on 20s...8months later the car blew up and i ended up picking this one up because the car i had before the mustang was the CL-s 2003 and i was in love with it but unfortunantly couldnt keep that one also lol....so i got this as a birthday gift and also later on after working at a mortgage company i ended up getting the new 2007 Escalade HOOKED Up on 26s with 3 jl audio w6s and boston accustics with 8 tvs and alot more fun toys in there....
09-18-2006, 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Psycho
I had a the 2006 mustangs when they JUST came out...first kid on the block with em on 20s...8months later the car blew up and i ended up picking this one up because the car i had before the mustang was the CL-s 2003 and i was in love with it but unfortunantly couldnt keep that one also lol....so i got this as a birthday gift and also later on after working at a mortgage company i ended up getting the new 2007 Escalade HOOKED Up on 26s with 3 jl audio w6s and boston accustics with 8 tvs and alot more fun toys in there....
LOL no offense...but you sound like one of those kids thats hooked on "pimp-my-ride" on MTV.... but congrats on what you got tho... any pics?
09-18-2006, 01:57 PM
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EEyyyyyyyyyy
I def didnt read every page.........does any1 do real estate??? I'm a manager @ a mortgage company - we can def work something out!!! - Message me
Note to me: I deleted this because he posted below about the mortgage company.
Note to me: I deleted this because he posted below about the mortgage company.
09-18-2006, 02:24 PM
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Seems to me that 90% of the people on here make 100k+ and have no bills....are there any other average guys like me? E-6 (soon E-7) in the Coast Guard, have 2 kids and a mortgage. No outstanding debt. Very good with money cause I don't make alot! I think alot of people on here are trying to impress one and other. Why? Maybe I'm wrong?
09-18-2006, 02:27 PM
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Lol, about this time last year I was so far below normal it was sad, I worked at Fry's made about 10k a year, and paying for school and apartment, had ALOT of debt for student loans, had the opportunity to start processing, took it, and havent looked back since, as long as the real estate market is good here then ill stay in it.
09-18-2006, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by LittleCarp04
Lol, about this time last year I was so far below normal it was sad, I worked at Fry's made about 10k a year, and paying for school and apartment, had ALOT of debt for student loans, had the opportunity to start processing, took it, and havent looked back since, as long as the real estate market is good here then ill stay in it.
The Mortgage Biz seems like the field 2 get into if yoru a hard worker and a good talker.....im a manager at a company callled Mortgage Direct......i have a pretty good team under me and.....i used to work 4 Fidelity -----> but i think i might want 2 open an appraisal company soon - they will always make money as long as the market is good and people refinance or buy homes......your gonna need an appraisal done!!!!
09-18-2006, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by LoReNzZz
The Mortgage Biz seems like the field 2 get into if yoru a hard worker and a good talker.....im a manager at a company callled Mortgage Direct......i have a pretty good team under me and.....i used to work 4 Fidelity -----> but i think i might want 2 open an appraisal company soon - they will always make money as long as the market is good and people refinance or buy homes......your gonna need an appraisal done!!!!
09-18-2006, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by LoReNzZz
I def didnt read every page.........does any1 do real estate??? I'm a manager @ a mortgage company - we can def work something out!!! - Message me
09-18-2006, 04:48 PM
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Appraisal is the place to be, our appraiser does VERY well! Its great because you basically charge whatever you think they will pay, and have rush fees and other stuff, its really nice, we are also looking into starting appraisals, and we are going to hirea few realtors to work with us soon, so we can actually do everything in house, to get the best prices/deals for people who have trouble getting a house, or need help with credit
09-18-2006, 07:12 PM
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Thats one thing i luv about our car......the owners are usually educated middle to upper middle class people with great attitudes....unlike the bimmer guys!
It seems like all of us here figured it out already.
BTW.......im in the best business of all! I sell Hondas! People are always going to buy cars and hondas sell themselves. Im 26 and i make 100k+ with no wife and kids.
Not to mention i get huge discounts on Hondas and Acuras! Im waiting patiently on the new NSX! ;-)
It seems like all of us here figured it out already.
BTW.......im in the best business of all! I sell Hondas! People are always going to buy cars and hondas sell themselves. Im 26 and i make 100k+ with no wife and kids.
Not to mention i get huge discounts on Hondas and Acuras! Im waiting patiently on the new NSX! ;-)
09-18-2006, 09:51 PM
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36 year old, orthopedic surgeon. 2003 911 turbo and 2004 Mercedes E500. Also own 3 motorcycles (two sportbikes and one V-Rod Harley.)
Sold the E500 for the TL.
Bought the TL based mostly on the hands free phone and controls.
Nice car that does not scream money. That's what the Porsche is for!
BTW, last year was above 300K!
That's the benefit of higher education.
Sold the E500 for the TL.
Bought the TL based mostly on the hands free phone and controls.
Nice car that does not scream money. That's what the Porsche is for!
BTW, last year was above 300K!
That's the benefit of higher education.
09-18-2006, 10:02 PM
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I am now a govt employee making less than 6 figure salary, after leaving my high profile and high pressure stint in the private industry where I made more than 200k per year during the past 10 yrs.