Should I Upgrade to A Larger House or...

LOL, there's an old saying..."you can live in a car, but you can't drive a house."

 

compromise? wifey gets her dream home and you get a 458 Italia? trade for the Spider later.

 

LOL, classic!!!

 

There is a third option: Get a new wife...

 

This option is proven to be very costly when the OEM wife who is obviously out of warranty and unless you were smart enough to buy the extended warranty plan (aka prenup) decides to 1) Hire the best divorce lawyer in CO that bills over 500/hr 2) Decides she wants everything or at least half including the house and his ferrari (to spite him) 3) Also gets alimony, child support and the rights to his next 30 pay checks.

This leaves you with very costly lawyer bills x2 (because you had to hire one also) but leaves you just enough to buy used Scion TC that smells like bubble gum and strippers on the inside!



No i have not been divorced...or married, im just this jaded !! haha

 

Why not move up the food chain in increments and go with a 430 drop-top or 16M while you wait?

 

Phil how is the market in CO? Oregon has been steadily dropping and people don't think we've hit the bottom yet. Also we seem to recover slower than other markets, I've been looking at more rental/commercial properties as of late to move money out of the market and into something a little more tangible and higher rate of a return than a treasury bond!

 

I think that's probably the most expensive of all the options..."the gift that keeps on taking."

 

Well with a house, there's a good chance it will be with more if the market picks up. Won't happen like that with a 458 Spider. I say, please the wife! You already have a great car. You could always keep looking, lower the budget 200 grand, and do both!

 

Happy Wife=Happy Life. Have to have a balance to please ALL!!!!!!

 

The answer is - GET THE CAR

 

As soon as you buy one, I am sure he will follow your lead. Seriously, a 16M and a 458 are priced within 50k of each other, not much savings, and I only mean the cheaper 16M's.

I am where you are, I am done with cars for a while, 4 in one year is enough, I am looking for property or a good deal on an existing home. Lot's of great deals available, you can get something really special for close to $100 / sq. ft. in my area, but then it will never be exactly like you want it. Property first, then design.

 

See, you can have your cake and eat it too! Congrats

 

Congrats. It's great to have options especially when either way you get to drive a Ferrari.

 

You must be half blind.

You have a great eye for design.

 

Fantastic. Hope it all works out for you in the end. Reality is, you sound like you already have a good life, so it's all good. But it will be better with a 458!

 

For a house, it will increase in value over time, and for cars, it will only depreciate. 458 and the 458 Spider is bloody beautiful.....but see that you have 2 fine cars already, maybe investing in a bigger house is a better option. Plus your wife will be super happy and she might give you something in return! Good luck on your decision.