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sold my 23 zl1 for a GR. Just cause my work cut my pay. Long story short just wanted to try my very 1st hatchback. And honestly, not loving it. So looking to sell car in a few months once my order for another car comes in. Will these cars still hold its value by then? I gave it a chance but just not feeling it. i wanted to love it, but that feeling is just not there

 

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I did pay msrp btw

 

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you don't even have to ask him. homie came from a fucking high HP RWD track monster to a medium hp fwd based AWD sorta kinda maybe track ready car. he set himself up for failure lol. he'd feel much better in a gr86 if he wants to save money. or tbh, a used vette

Na man its one of those things where i had to sell my zl1, my damn job cut my salary by 20-30%. Got a crazy offer on my zl1 that I couldnt refuse, so figured i would give this car a shot when my local dealership had it available at msrp. Wish i could keep the zl1 but my current situation would not allow me to
I really did try to give this car a shot. May just keep it for awhile till my situation gets better, and cancel my order on the other car. I mean its not a terrible car at all!!! And who knows, maybe if i add a few things to it ill start loving it

 

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This is just the practical side of me talking but if your salary was cut 20-30% why do you want to continue to pay more and more taxes by continuing to swap cars? Or even modify the car at all? GR Corolla, on a whole, (as much of this market) is incredibly expensive if all you need is transportation. Unless the other car order you have is something in the 20-30k range and even then I'm kind of curious what the strategy is here. Coming off a 650hp supercharged V8 to 300hp 1.6L is always going to be a disappointment. Haven't really seen a description of why the car isn't checking the right boxes for you so can't really say if the car even has the remote possibility of fulfilling what you're looking for.

In any case with a number of dealers coming down to $5k or lower markups today you're going to be hard pressed, imo, for your car to maintain its value because it doesn't have the LSD performance pack. The main consumer of that specific spec is the people who barely have enough money for the base car or people who want to modify it like crazy and put nicer LSD's in and not have the weight of the heating elements or tech package as they're tossing all the factory stuff into a bin gutting the car. Both of which are looking to buy the cheapest car they can find unfortunately.

Honestly. I think its just i am not used to a small hatchback type car. Maybe in time if i add a bigger spoiler, a lip kit, lower it. Maybe that will give me the curb appeal i am looking for. And i was looking at the new mustang gt thats coming out. W my x plan discount i get it would be 40-41msrp. I dunno man. Still on the fence. Maybe getting rid of the zl1 2 weeks ago is still fresh on my mind.

and didnt need the extras. Never would use heated seats and not even going to track it

 

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oh no that's pretty much what i meant. since getting rid of the zl1 was not by choice, it makes sense why "downgrading" was a bummer to experience.

give it a bit more time to get used to how this car feels. try not to compare to the zl1 because you will for sure be disappointed in many ways. totally different price brackets and compromises. you may enjoy it more with some mods

Ya man that may be it. Just have to stop thinking about the zl1. Plus this is my 1st hatchback, so not used to having something like this. Always had a coupe sports car. I really hope it grows on me

 

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No offense man, but jumping from new car to new car every couple of months is going to rape your wallet in sales tax alone. You're just bleeding money for the government to take at this point. I'm no financial expert, nor will I suggest what you should do with your money. But it's probably a good idea to sit down think about what you really need and how you're going to recover from your sizable pay cut. Preferably a plan that doesn't involve buying the new Mustang GT when it launches. But what do I know?

Na i get ur point. Luckily i got 1-2k more for the zl1 that i paid otd. (Thank god). But ya the only way i get rid of this cAr is if i can break even.

 

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Just take some time and think about it. If you want to sell it, it's better to do it while the market is hot and supply is low. Like I was saying earlier, if you decide on selling and all of a sudden we get more cars, you might lose out on money.

Ya i will, not going to make any irrational decisions. Maybe i just need add some of my own spice to it. Like spoiler, lip kit, . Just give it more of my type of look

 

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What's the next car you have on order? Find out what the dealer will give you on trade then sell it on cars % bids with at least that plus tax savings for a reserve. I doubt you lose much within the next month or 2

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