reaching a crossroads in my life.

Feel I should explain further.

OK, I'm 22 years old, and just finished university, at present I'm living with my parents, they are cool, and very understanding when i comes to me and cars (they have no real choice) ;D

Anyway, I've had some really positive job interviews over the last few weeks, all for 15+k jobs (p/a) and I'm thinking, what do I want more, my freedom (and the bills that come with it) or a charger (and again, the bills)

Obviously I'd be downsizing my collection, the Van will probably stay, as would Sarah's bug (a useful daily when done) the Scirocco, I would miss but would have to go, and the fastback Turbo would probably loose the engine and get sold on as a lowered stocker, so what to do?

I love VW's (not obvious is it but I really do want a yank, and what is cooler than a charger?

At the same time, I should be thinking about my own place, I can't stay here forever, but it is cheap and I get fed a fair amount for a few quid a month

If you can stand living with your folks... GET THE CAR!

Houses can be worried about later!

I still live with my folks..... (moved out for a year, but moved back!) It's the only way I can afford to live the way I want at the moment....

;D

Saw a lovely orange one in Uppingham (about 6 miles from me) yesterday, wonder if it's for sale

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Get the house SORRY Charger ;D

Get the Charger. Believe it or not this is sensible advice (well it is from our jaded viewpoint)

22 (I think) is too young to buy a place.
No offence but 15 grand salary isn't going to buy the nicest of pads. (it will however help to buy a lovely car )
House prices are too high at the moment and you will end up stretching yourself too far.

I'm 28 and just buying a first house with the missus and its going to mean we will have a lot less expendable income. We both earn high 20s.

Move in with some mates, get yourself a job, enjoy having your own hard earned for a few months, buy the car then start thinking about your own place in a couple of years. Your situation will have changed by then (financially for the better no doubt) and maybe house prices will have levelled off a bit.

Good luck whatever you charger, sorry choose. ;D

I think Higgim is right - I'm 27 and don't earn a bad wage, i've also been looking to buy my first house, unfortunately being single means I don't have any chance at getting anything decent with the house prices the way they are (I don't know what the house prices are like where you are?)

When I was 22 I was probably in a position to be able to buy my own house when the prices were considerably lower, but I was personally not ready to move out & needed to quench my fast car thirst. I spent a decent house deposit amount of money on a fast BMW and lived it up a bit - I don't regret it one bit.

If I were in your shoes I'd get the Charger (you won't loose money on it unlike the depreciation of my BMW cos of its classic status) Enjoy it and have some fun times with it, whilst putting a bit of cash aside for a house when/if the prices start to fall.

I know it can be a bit of a drag living with your parents, especially if you've moved back from Uni, but that gleaming hulk of Detroit muscle car outside will make it worth while

just remember this minor addage

you can race a car, you cant race a house ;D

Think at your age with things the way they are at the moment with prices & that I would go for the Charger. Thing in your favour is that if you buy in a few years time you've already got the motor to take with you.

Try getting one after the house

I bought a house at 26 but the market was well down and I get a mid terrace for 48K then sold it five years later for 124K. Now is a bad time as you won't be able to do that..wait till the prices plummet then go for it. Buy now and you're wasting your money I reckon. Age is irrelevant in house purchase as such...but the state of the housing market is.

Buying a charger is the tip of the iceberg..it will drain your wallet constantly...trust me ...American cars do that! There's constant repairs because they are so badly made an unreliable and of course the huge fuel bills which often means you can't go anywhere. I know a guy who bought a n R/T from the states..he's 10K into rebuilding it and it's not finished yet. And that's just the bodyshop bills.

All that said, when they work and there's fuel in the tank, American cars are huge fun. I've had very little driving time in my Javelin but it rocks!! It's got a scary amount of torque (it's an ex drag car), so much so that it goes exactly the same with four people in it as it does with one. And the sound.... ohhhhhhhh!!! Headers with a single cherry bomb each side and three foot pipes!!


Yeah, sod the housing...buy a Charger, a towbar and a caravan ;D ;D