please talk me down (1 Viewer)

[navels]

Somehow I thought "if I sold all my chips, I could buy a Tesla". Now I can't get the thought out of my head.

 

[Changster]

I bought a Raven Model X Performance Ludicrous, owned it for 3 weeks and sold it. The sound system is nice, but outside of that I wasn’t a fan.

BTP’s over Model X any day of the week.

 

[hdgeno]

I was just in the shower thinking about all the money I could free up for other stuff if I sold all my chips lol. Prolly not what you wanted to hear, but I can understand the thought process.

 

[abby99]

Are you OK? Do you need medical attention?

 

[Josh Kifer]

Yes. But in ten years, the chips will be worth the same and the Tesla will be replaced by a Toyota Corolla.

Just get the Corolla now....

 

[allforcharity]

What kind of Tesla? Model 3? Or X?

 

[rowlin]

The Tesla owner’s forum has nothing on this place.

 

[BNM]

Absolutely not for a car, and never for a Tesla. Tesla implies want, not need, and as someone else said it will immediately lose value. Your chips may not. Lots of electric vehicles coming on the market in the next 12-24 months.

 

[RocAFella1]

 

[ReallyGoodUsername]

I’m not not going to post this gif. I’ll let others talk you down though this gif may do it as well

 

[David O]

Why take hobby/fun/play money and use it as an investment in a depreciating asset!

 

[davin]

Somehow I thought "if I sold all my chips, I could buy a Tesla". Now I can't get the thought out of my head.

I've been lurking there site as well, what model u looking at ? I may go for the Y

 

[inca911]

Crazy talk, Lee! Knock you in your head with my stick.

Your chips are better than bacon....

 

[gopherblue]

I was thinking the same thing, but just thinning the herd from 13 sets to 3-4.



And buying a Cayman S.

 

[Mojo1312]

Somehow I thought "if I sold all my chips, I could buy a Tesla". Now I can't get the thought out of my head.

Maybe you would be able to afford a Tesla if you weren't such a scrub donkey.

 

[Klobberer]

You know those batteries will just poison the earth for my children in the coming decades...

 

[JeepologyOffroad]

And buying a Cayman S.

I support this. Pretty much my somewhat reasonable dream car

 

[FordPickup92]

*cough batteries are for kids cough*

This one seems reasonably priced

 

[skylines]

Got any Jack 5s? Maybe just sell me those and lease.

 

[navels]

Are you OK? Do you need medical attention?

it was a little dicey there but I think I'm going to be okay

What kind of Tesla? Model 3? Or X?

Just a 3.

The Tesla owner’s forum has nothing on this place.

I hadn't considered this, but I think you're absolutely right. Feeling better about my chips already!

 

[The Nuts]

Orrrrr you can keep buying chips until you can get a better model!

 

[Ethan]

The Tesla owner’s forum has nothing on this place.

That explains it! The truck must have been a group buy!

 

[FDLmold]

Forget the Tesla, get yourself a nice Boss 429 that will appreciate even if you drive it.

 

[HeWhoWouldPun]

Ummmm....dibs?

Seriously though, keep the chips. They are an investment. If you were interested in a classic vehicle that wouldn’t lose value and maybe even gain value, sure, have fun. But for a current production vehicle, nope. Chips don’t require you to spend money to maintain them (unless adding more).

 

[WedgeRock]

Dibs

 

[toothpic]

I have a Tesla and love it for what it is. A car that that is full of technology which will be used and will depreciate in value. The family prefers to travel in that car and I enjoy driving it.

I never considered mixing my chip funds and my car fund though. The Tesla puts a smile on my face when I drive it, but it's a completely different smile than when I have a nice set of chips in my hands.

 

[Rhodeman77]

I never spend a lot on cars. Something safe, reliable, and enough tech to make it enjoyable enough. I’d rather spend the extra money on another vacation, or savings, or upgrading our home. Cars are disposable for the most part, rarely something kept for 5 years, let alone 20+.

I know I will have sets of poker chips for my kids that they will have played with and used for years themselves and will hopefully have fond memories of time spent with their dad after I’m gone.

The car I drive won’t still be around.

 

[Highli99]

Follow your gut. Sell those chippies and turn on the auto pilot. Then you look at pictures of yer old chippies while your car drives you to. Work.

 

[aaronroch]

I was thinking the same thing, but just thinning the herd from 13 sets to 3-4.



And buying a Cayman S.

As someone who owns an older Cayman S and because of that has zero nice chips, I can confirm this does have some merit. Caymans are not nearly so much fun as chips during the winter, but carrying a birdcage down the back straight of Watkins Glen is even worse.

On the other hand, if you want a car that is pure fun, zero heartache and only requires unloading 1-3 sets of chips, you can do no better than a 1990-2005 Miata. Frankly, on the street it is more fun than a Cayman, will depreciate just like your chips (i.e. not at all) and has the lowest running costs of any car you’ve ever owned.

I’ve seen race car drivers let out an involuntary giggle taking a Miata around a fast curve for the first time- it really is that joyful.

 

[BSteck]

As someone who owns an older Cayman S and because of that has zero nice chips, I can confirm this does have some merit. Caymans are not nearly so much fun as chips during the winter, but carrying a birdcage down the back straight of Watkins Glen is even worse.

On the other hand, if you want a car that is pure fun, zero heartache and only requires unloading 1-3 sets of chips, you can do no better than a 1990-2005 Miata. Frankly, on the street it is more fun than a Cayman, will depreciate just like your chips (i.e. not at all) and has the lowest running costs of any car you’ve ever owned.

I’ve seen race car drivers let out an involuntary giggle taking a Miata around a fast curve for the first time- it really is that joyful.

+1

The answer is always Miata.