OK well I am currently in a Law Suit and the surgeon who messed up on my surgery's is probably gonna settle for $250,000...I have plans on what to do with the money so no opinions on that please...I just need help on deciding my new ride next year....

2007 STI

EVO X

Infiniti G35 Coupe

07 Mazdaspeed Mazda 6

or 07 350Z

I have roughly 50,000 for a car...and plan on tuning it a little after buying it :grin:

gimme 25,000 and ill give my HONEST opinion. i think its worth it.

lol im good

I'd get something slightly older and avoid the depreciation factor (more) if it were me.

G35 coupe, uncommon, and would be dope with the RIGHT work done to it.

howd the XP disk work out?

sti, or a slightly used m3...

I'd look into an M3. Then invest the rest and enjoy monthly dividend checks.

x2.... maybe wait a lil longer and get something like an EVO IX or buy a used 350z? Personally, i would grab an s2k (the red AP2 up at Zeiglers looks tasty....)

He's got 250,000. He can afford to buy something with torque.

hope it all works out for you...

and i like the m3 idea...

M6. done.

Agreed.

CTS-V

it didn't so I used a hacked version of home edition again and this time im not upgrading it

ok new idea if you post a different car than one on the list...then leave pricing info and all that good shit..and ill look into it

i looked at the cts-v yesterday but i didn't want to be spending 67,000 on my car

I want to spend no more than 50,000 all together because I still need to get insurance on it for 6 years

i'd buy a garage with a house attached to it.

i doubt i'd buy a new car even if i had 250k.
of the choices though, i'd probably go with the G35 coupe as i wouldn't want a AWD car and the Z just doesn't tickle my fancy.

I would say buy something cheap and invest the other $225,000. At your age, especially with a marriage coming up, I would think in the future, not at what sweet car is the best for you.

Agreed.

Details on this surgery mishap?

I shouldve noticed you said new car...lol...a nice used CTS-V can be had for $30k though.

If you want new, a BMW 335i would be my choice. V6 turbo, close to 300hp with M3 looks...thats a hot car.

yes, that 335i is badass. the silver/red interior one at the auto show was awesome.

seriously, you should save and invest as much of that money as you can. don't spend more than $20K on a car.

M3

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dude the new VQ35HR is an AWESOME engine...it 80% brand new engine and picks up all the shortfalls of the VQ35DE...300hp NA V6 and a new 7500RPM redline plus a suspension superior to the others, I'd have to go with the 350Z.

WHy dont you just get what you want. Don't see why you'd want all of our opinions on how to spend your own money. I say get something german or get something domestic. Something with some POWER How about a SRT8 Charger or something.

the EVO X was abosolutley SICK at the naias

Agreed

nvm i didn't read the other posts...

I was more or less leaning towards the 6 because I love mazdas and it is the cheapest ~25,000...and its AWD turbo @ 265 hp which is enough for me

but yeah im gonna buy a two bedroom house, w/ garage.. out of state... and then invest the rest
I've honestly thought about putting about 10K in the stock market

M6...not for the price
G35...perfect choice
M3...eh wait until the 07 comes out

You could be a big body guy like siman...get a BMW 745 ...thats what I would do

Well I was diagnosed at 13 with Ulcerative Colitus (an ulcer in my colon) well around my 20th birthday I decided I wanted to get the surgery done..to remove my colon

Well they had a surgery called the J-Pouch, in which they remove the colon and remake an artificial colon out of your large intestine...
Well anyways the surgeon went in and did the surgery fine but then a couple days later the J-Pouch ruptured...So the surgeon went back in and removed the J-Pouch and remade a new one...
Well that one ruptures the next day...So the Surgeon goes back in and removes it and rebuilds the J-pouch once again
That one ruptures the same day...

So he goes back in and takes out the J-Pouch yet again and replaces it with an illeostomy (a surgery in which your small intestine is pulled outside of your skin and a bag is attached to it)

well after that surgery I start having alot of pain the next day and my stomach is swelled up so big it looked like I was pregnant....So he takes me back into surgery..and finds out that it is a blood issue (my blood was not clotting)
Instead of stepping down and letting a hemotologist come in and take care of the problem he decides he wants to put off calling in a hemotologist and try to take on the problem on his own....

HE FAILED MISERABELY!!!!

He drains out the blood and put me back together...
After the surgery he went up to my mom and said its in gods hands now I have done all I can...

Well sure enough the next day I am in critical with blood leaking out of my stomach...

My parents demand me to be flown to Michigan University to see a hemotologist...well the surgeon got angry and told my mother that If I were to be flown to U of M I could die..and would she want my blood on her hands (my death would be her fault basically) So my father contacts the head of the board of directors who happens to be like his best friend and demands the surgeon be removed from my case immediately...well the surgeon decides he wants another attempt at me...and takes me back into surgery...

we are sueing him for reckless endangerment...

because he decided to keep going with the surgerys even after he found out it was beyond him and it was a blood problem he still refused to give up and step down and let a hemotologist come in and fix the blood problem...

who was the surgeon...i would like to know so i never go to him....btw save your money, buy my srt-4

Not feeling it at all! i mean it's ok looking, but i just prefer the mid-90's japanese body styles... I hate futuristic looking cars, but apparently all of the cars are headed that way..

I talked to the guy who was presenting it and was around to answer questions, turns out he has a Evo 8 too, screen name MitsuDave on Evom (for those who might know him) pretty cool guy, ended up talking a lot. He even popped the hood for me so i could get some engine shots..



Sorry to hear about what happened man, he definetly sounds like he deserved to be sued. So, what did you decide to do in the result to get the problem solved?

Being a close friend of his and being around to witness all that BS go down, I can honestly say that $250,000 is nothing compared to what that doctor should be paying. In reality, the guy should be in jail. I remember getting the call that Joey was on his death bed and in surgery for the 5th time, that was a low moment in all of our lives (his friends and family).


And you all know me and my stance on free money. Go through what this guy did and maybe all of us will deserve a $50,000 car.


That said, you should by a Mazda 6 turbo. Stick with the family.


and put the rest into wiser investments, like a house, college, and the such.

thanks matt...with that said...I can't give his name because I would lose the case for ruining his reputation

find a nice reliable used car and invest the rest.
honestly, it'll set you off a lot better further down the road.

about the surgery, my condolences. that must have been pretty harrowing.

is that 250k after the lawyer gets his share or before??? 250k dissappears fast after mr lawyer wants his $$$. What you've gone through sounds like it's worth more than $250k to me.. One thing to be glad about is you're still alive

thats what matters!

Yes but maybe a punch to this doctors wallet will make him think twice before fucking with the next poor bastard he works on. And maybe that will save another life.

Sorry about all the troubles Joey, but after the 1st fuck up I woulda asked for a new doc no matter what. You had the choice, he didn't.

But YES, as I said before, INVEST INVEST INVEST, and not so much in the stock market. I would invest in some gov. bonds, or another type of stable mutual fund.

just read/watch jim cramer. he makes it easy to make money. at first you may think it sucks to "waste" and tie up money in stocks. then when you realize you've made good money for doing little-to-nothing, it's not so stupid. plus you have enough money to get some good stocks and buy quite a few shares of them at the same time.

Setup a roth ira dude. I setup up one like when I WAS 16. YOu can invest your incomes worth into in every year. Im hoping to retire young.

Its a good thing we have all these financial planners on the board.

Get $40k in twenties and hit the strip club. be smart.

buy a massive amount of hugs and give them out for free!

i cant imagine this hasnt been said, but im too lazy to look, buy a 335i, awesome fucking car. end of story, and youll still have some change to tune it

I was first to mention that...quit being lazy!

yeah dumbass.

actually the 335i is one of the few cars i'd ever buy that is sold today.

the only reason i'd think twice is because of those stupid things that extend to give you your seatbelt, i hear they suck.

got a pick of this? can't be worse than the motorized shoulder strap seatbelts the early 90's cars had *cough* Jeff's saturn *cough* ...i hated those things...

I voted for the Evo. Leave it stock and put the rest of the money into buying a duplex or something.

Forgive me if it has allready been said but, why new cars? Why not do something fresh with an older car if you have a budget like that. You could get a cheap car and put 30g's into it to make it faster than anything in the poll.

i had mentioned this before; this is the route i would *personally* take. Even if you didn't want to modify it very much, there will be a BIG depreciation in price for a car that is only 2 years old as opposed to one that is brand new...

cheaper insurance ;-)

i dont mind mine.