I wouldn't put it down on another vehicle, you'll be paying double interest..YEOUCH! I'd say if you really have that money to burn buy me a tube bender and bandsaw and...oh wait this is for you! I'd say finish your rig.

 

First I'd buy something small so that the account is opened. Then I'd put the card in my wallet and forget about it untill you have an emergency. That way you'll have some money you can put your hands on if you realy need it.

 

isn't the account open as soon as you activate it? You don't need to buy anything. But yeah don't pull money to put down on a vehicle cause you will be paying interest to TWO companies. ahhh Buy a cheap beater vehicle so you can have a daily driver, as well as your monster xj!

 

I'd have to ring in with some of the others. Don't fill up the credit card just because you can. You'll get into a lot of trouble that way. Trust me. Build up your rig a little at a time and try to pay the card off at the same time.

 

HOLY CRAP who in there right mind would give you a credit care is the fisrt question id have to ask?

Keep the money in your pocket till ya realllllllly need it. Trust me Ive had to file a BK a few years ago and its not fun.

But i know you to well so id stick to the XJ build up. Get your rig back on the road first. Its great to have a huge lift & tires but its no good without a motor!!! If your dead set on spending your dough then get the motor running & then worrie about all the other stuff later. Just rmemeber " If You Build It, The Girls Will Come" ( lol Nice choice of words huh?)

KINGSIZE

 

hahaha, you guys are great

the thing is i need a reliable daily driver becuase i drive 100 miles a day, i dont want to just throw my jeep back togeather real quick and have to worry about not being able to drive it while im building it. second i cant bring myself to buy a car for a daily driver i want another jeep, i also should be getting another credit card and i will have that one for emergencys. plus i can make good amount of payments on the credit card and if i get in a tight situation i can just pay the minimum payment. i cant get a loan for a cheap daily driver , the low finance people only do 99+ vehicles.

what do you guys think about this

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=138281

 

I think you would have 2 broken down jeeps sitting in your yard is what i think........ If your dead set on a Jeep pick up a 2.8l 2wd XJ or MJ. Then later on down the road you can do the convertion to a 4wd on that. Ive seen a few really clean 2wd XJs & MJ around me for anywhere from &500 - $1000. Ckean good running and cheap on gas... Just food for thought...

KINGSIZE

 

i was thinking since im picking up a 74 dodge w300 4x4 two weeks from tonight i could use that to drive untill i got that tj up and running


this is gonna be some hard thinkin

 

SKIP THE TJ....That thing got worked in that roll..Just think of all the little thats that can and will go wrong with it....Its a salvage title for a reason man.....Trust me you dont want it.....

KINGSIZE

 

no i dont

 

Don't use the card! Save it for an emergency--you never know when you might flip over a bunch of times and need to do some repairs (just kidding). Once those guys get you by the cojones, they never leave you alone!

 

Man i like what you're thinking. My goal is to one day have my xj with 44's on it. Let me know how it goes if you end up doing your xj.

 

I sure hate to bust yer bubble, but I would take the card to your bank and ask them to run the payments out and show you the total you will end up paying for the $2500. Best thing I've found a credit card good for is to get the frost off the windshield. I have a debit/ credit card and ONLY use it as credit as last resort.....best of luck to ya

 

10% interest for the first 6 months, i pay it off in 6 months it will only cost me 250$ for a 2500$ loan

if????? no no no, when is the better question

 

If I were in your shoes I would first(change my socks, man do your shoes stink.

JK)make sure my phone had a full charge on it. Then I would order as many catalogs as I could get, as quick as I could.Now I would wait by the mail box till they came, then I would get on a first name,invitation for thanksgiving/christmas dinner, basis with a parts man/woman. Spend it as fast as you can and dont look backIf you think about it you might regret it.

Good Luck Sonny

Just playing the devils advocate

 

Cut the card up when you get it, dont use it. If you still want it, use it as a back up ONLY!!!! I had $3600 card once, spent most of it on tools, lots on drinks and dinners, lots on other crap I didnt need(have a very nice pair of biker boots

) I did all this when I had a very high paying job, lost the job and couldnt make the payments. Now I am paying $50 a month on a $3600 card that now has a balance of $7300 for the rest of my life, one late missed payment my butts in court. Just be very careful with it...andy

 

here we are, now ive got two 2500$ cards coming for a total of 5000$ . andy dont worry i have lots of people that are in debt with their credit cards and they have nothing to show for it , everything i buy will be worth it. im gonna buy a brand new 360 v8 for my dodge for 1300$ with a 100k mile warranty so im gonna just skip buying a new vehicle. then im gonna buy prolly 2k $ worth of stuff for my jeep
shes gonna be on 40+ tires REAL soon

and the dodge already has about a 4-6 inch lift on her hehe



im gonna be SET

 

also, my cousin that has the same job as me and gets paid the same can afford a 2001 cellica gts for about 450$ a month, i can afford my 95 jeeps 190$ a month plus 200-300$ for the credit cards

and its a steady job , so instead of having a brand new car, ill have a jeep with a new motor and 10-12 inches of lift and a dodge with a brand new engine plus 36+ inch tires for less or the same as my cousin has just his brand new cellica

 

Just remember folks "Hes Only 19"

Good Luck

KINGSIZE

 

lol yep i am

thanks

 

I remeber being 19...It sucked a$$...lol...Well he's still young so it's ok. Just spend it slowly Butcher, take your time, dont rush anything....Get a MOTOr for you XJ first and for most...andy

 

no imma get a motor for my dodge first so i can spend my time on my baby and get her full width and 10+ inches the right way , slowly but fast if you know what i mean

 

well actualy ill be getting a motor for my xj basicly around the same time

 

Just like NIKE. " JUST DO IT" i did the same thing when i was your age too. I had a bada$$ S10 prerunner at the age of 19. I must have dumped all my cards into building that thing. $7500 worth of lift/shocks/tires/rims/cage/motor work. 3 months after i had it all done i rolled it and ripped it to S**T. I was bummed and has a ton of bills to pay. All for nothing. Man i miss being young again.

KINGSIZE

 

UTAH well yes and no,it depends on the company that issue's the card. With some of the companies it's ok not to use it but with some other's they look at it as if the account is inactive and if you want to use it after a certain amount of time of no activity on the account you have to call them before you use it or when you try it won't recognize that you have an account with them.