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By definition a vehicle that constantly depreciates cannot be an investment, it's a constantly depreciating asset... You can invest money into it but, there will be no financial return... Exceptions are classic or collector cars that gain value over time...

So it's not an investment, check.

 

But when the rear implodes, the trans says its had enough, or you cough a piston through the block...is the just expedited depreciation?

 

The more money you pour into said vehicle, is the trade value you actually get out of it considered less...if the trade is $10k, and you put $5k in repairs from "burnouts", is the trade value closer to $5k? Worse, could you have $15k in repairs on a $10k trade?

 

I'd rather pour my money into something more enjoyable than repair bills...

 

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But when the rear implodes, the trans says its had enough, or you cough a piston through the block...is the just expedited depreciation?

 

I think that comes under the heading of "if you want to play you got to pay".

 

What is interesting is when a person purchases a vehicle for $______________ then proceeds to spend $_________ on mods and to "make it theirs" and when it comes time to sell they fully expect a < or = 100% return on their "investment", that ain't happening.

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A truck is an investment when you need it to make money, buying a truck to do burnouts is not a keen investment. Consider a pair of Michelins at $640 plus tax plus installation and balancing (very little if it's a Michelin) I would rather you smoke a joint. Money better spent. I paid over $1500 for 4 Michelins, I'll be damned if I'm going to waste any of that money on a burnout.

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One burnout is probably not a problem, it's the mentality of it. If you're willing to take the chance doing burnouts youre probably willing to take chances with other less important things like maintenance and repairs :)

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So you think a truck that can tow 14,000 lbs, hold 3400 lbs in the bed, is going to have trouble because a burn out was done on it? Just laugh out loud on that.

Different stresses that the truck wasn't designed to deal with on a daily basis...

 

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I was lighting them up when I bought my truck used. The tires had good tread but rode rough so I replaced them pretty quick. I left plenty of em on the road in front of our house before I sold them for $200. I haven't spun them since I put the new ones on though.

 

 

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Don't get me wrong, having fun with a toy is one thing...doing things like this to my daily transportation that I need to get me to work to make money to pay bills makes a difference in my mind...especially when I use it to travel cross country time to time. My use and playing changed when I had to rely on my truck to get me cross country in a couple days...breakdowns from doing something I didn't have to wasn't an option.

 

All a point a view thing...

 

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Different stresses that the truck wasn't designed to deal with on a daily basis...

 

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It's not the spinning of the tires that causes issues...it's axle hopping that causes shock loads. Those shock loads can destroy diffs and u-joints.

 

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hahahah wow with some of the responses in this thread you would think I'm doing burnouts in other peoples trucks. Some guys just really need to relax. a 5-10 second burnout a couple times a year will not damage your truck.

 

 

This is depressing, you can buy houses for the price of these trucks..apparently somebody doesn't value money spent. If you really want to show off, put it in park on the highway.

 

Dont know where you live, but you can't buy a shack to piss in for the price of a new chevy truck here.

 

 

And when (fill in the blank) dies & the dealer says no coverage, watch for the complaining.

 

Saw this on a non-automotive site recently where a bunch of us were just chatting:

 

typical day, last job.of day is a tow in challenger hell cat. Customer screaming.and losing his crap due to a massive coolant leak and only 425km on car.

Turns out after filling it with coolant pressure testing it. No leaks so now customer yapping at me its the fans. Its not.

Run engine with block tester on it what u know has combustion leak into cooling system

Head gasket most likely

Hey what u know this vehicle has a cold air intake on it so lets dig a little deeper

Vehicle scan report and configuration overview not original ecu

Ecu belongs to a hellcat sitting on a dealer lot in st catherines. Been overwritten wasnt hard to figure the guys has a performanr tune on oem ecu and overboosted the engine swapped out ecu for stock tune.one and brings it in for warranty .

Cant wait till tomorrow to inform customer no coverage

 

 

not sure how you equate someone modifying there vehicle with performance parts and performance tunes to someone doing a burnout now losing there warranty ..... your grasping at straws :dunno:

 

 

I guess I have a different train of thought with my possessions that cost large sums of money. My large purchases I would like to last a long time even after they are paid off. Yes everything depreciates in value but once a vehicle for example is paid off, and still in good shape..then its just money saved and earned. Why beat on a 60k+ vehicle..you save yourself a lot of money and avoid the vicious circle of trade in,payments..over and over.

 

Some people are in different financial states. But i know if I'm spending a large some of money on something, i better enjoy what I'm getting.

 

A truck is an investment when you need it to make money, buying a truck to do burnouts is not a keen investment. Consider a pair of Michelins at $640 plus tax plus installation and balancing (very little if it's a Michelin) I would rather you smoke a joint. Money better spent. I paid over $1500 for 4 Michelins, I'll be damned if I'm going to waste any of that money on a burnout.

 

My truck is not an investment.... could care less if i roast my stock tires. all getting replaced anyways.

 

One burnout is probably not a problem, it's the mentality of it. If you're willing to take the chance doing burnouts youre probably willing to take chances with other less important things like maintenance and repairs :)

 

Well thats just not true.

 

So it's not an investment, check.

But when the rear implodes, the trans says its had enough, or you cough a piston through the block...is the just expedited depreciation?

The more money you pour into said vehicle, is the trade value you actually get out of it considered less...if the trade is $10k, and you put $5k in repairs from "burnouts", is the trade value closer to $5k? Worse, could you have $15k in repairs on a $10k trade?

I'd rather pour my money into something more enjoyable than repair bills...

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hahahaha wow, a little over dramatic for me wanting to do a 5-10 second burn out bud. Guess what, i did it, and nothing bad happened...... :driving:

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I really couldn't care less what you do with your truck. Good luck with that. Most people think that doing burnouts is abuse, not really sure why you don't get it.

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Maybe popping the clutch in a manual will do some damage over time me but I don't think lighting up the tires is putting that much stress. When you put your foot to the floor the truck does what it is DESIGNED to do. I would think coming up to a red light braking then stomping the gas when the light turns green before you stop would be just as bad if not worse on the truck.

 

 

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My 92 Chevy has been doing burn outs for 25 years with a whipple installed, still waiting for the stock 373 to blow. It's all in how you hold your mouth.

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