00:00Folks, welcome back to another Chris and Cars YouTube video. I'm your host Chris and Cars and
00:03today we have some very exciting news because I'm in the market for a new car. Open the frunk.
00:18The first question I'd like to address is Chris, are you selling the Ferrari Tesla Rosa? And the
00:23answer is no. And the answer is I cannot because it's a 36 month lease. I'm only about four months
00:28into the car. And honestly, it's been a great daily driver for me. And the car that I get next
00:32is probably not going to be a great daily driver, but let's get into what options I'm looking at.
00:36Now, the first option or first two options that I'm considering would be a C7 Grand Sport or Z06.
00:41And why I'm considering both is because it's about a 20 to $30,000 price difference between the two.
00:46And the only main difference is really the supercharger, which I can definitely do after
00:51market and make more content for you guys. I think they're both great options. They
00:54obviously look almost identical and they are basically identical aside from that supercharger
01:00and that power difference. But I would make up for it on the Grand Sport from what I saved and
01:04put
01:04the money into it. Or I could just spend a little bit more money up front and already have the
01:09supercharger there and then just do more bolt ons, exhaust, headers, et cetera. So that's option
01:13number one. I would probably spend on the low end if I went Grand Sport about $60,000. And if
01:19I went
01:20Z06, they're still trading for upwards of $85,000. So they're holding their value pretty well, that's
01:25for sure. Now, I am a GM fanboy. I've had a 3.6 liter Camaro. I've had the 6.2
01:29liter Camaro.
01:30So I know the platform well. I know what works and what needs to be worked on. So it would
01:36be an
01:36exciting platform, one that I'm familiar with. And it's a great option, but there's two more.
01:44Yep. The trunk is not as comfortable as the front, but I'm trying to switch up the angle for you
01:48guys to
01:49make things a little bit exciting. Now on to option number two. Option number two, which I'm
01:53most excited about and is the car that I hope I get is the 4.2 liter V8 Audi R8.
01:58Now I know it's not
01:59the 5.2 liter V10 that everybody wants, but we all have to start somewhere and I'm working on a
02:03budget
02:03here. Contrary to popular belief, I'm not a millionaire with some crazy car collection.
02:07I do car content on the side because I love it so much. And if I was in it for
02:11the money,
02:11I wouldn't do it. I definitely wouldn't do it. The car trades for about $79,000 to $85,000.
02:17I think it looks just as good as the day it came out. It's got 420 horsepower with a zero
02:22to 60
02:22of about 4.2 seconds. And it checks all the boxes for me. But the only issue is I'm buying
02:28a 10 to
02:2915 year old supercar with probably 30 to 40,000 miles on it. And it's going to need a lot
02:34of
02:34maintenance. Now, my other issue with the car is on the C7 Corvettes, I would be able to do a
02:39lot of
02:39bolt on mods. I'd be able to do an exhaust, all things that would be rather affordable and I would
02:44make good content for you guys. But on the Audi R8, the only thing that I would really be able
02:48to
02:48do modification wise is an exhaust. Because I imagine putting a supercharger on it, twin turbo,
02:54a pro charger would be thousands and thousands of dollars that I do not yet have. The C7s would
03:00be more aftermarket friendly, but the R8 would be so, so cool. And I could do the thumbnail like
03:04I bought a supercar, not like I bought a sports car. Something about buying the supercar. I don't know.
03:09I think I'm convincing myself. I think I buy it, deal with all the maintenance, reliability issues,
03:14whatever, after the fact, and just file bankruptcy if it doesn't work out. That's fine. People do
03:18that, right? Anyway, on to option number three. Now option number three, which I think is a cool
03:24one too, that a lot of people don't talk about, especially considering it's the same price as like
03:28a GADM car, but I think is way cooler. The 2019 Aston Martin Vantage. Now I know it has that
03:34catfish
03:35grill that nobody likes. It was the one year where Aston Martin just flopped on the front grill,
03:40but I think I could deal with that. It's got a twin turbo V8 from Mercedes-Benz. They're trading a
03:44little bit on the higher side, but I can get a good example between 80 and $100,000. $100,000
03:49being
03:49the absolute tippy top of my budget. And I'd have to make like 10 to 12 YouTube videos before I
03:54could
03:54pay for the first mod on it. But it would be a really cool car, a really cool project for
03:57the YouTube
03:57channel because I haven't seen a lot of Aston Martin Vantage content and the doors kind of go up.
04:02They kind of, they go like a little bit like, like that. They don't go like this. They don't
04:07go like this. They don't go like this, but they go, they go like this sort of. That would be
04:15a cool
04:15car. Another car that might be a reliability nightmare, but who cares? Who cares? I just have
04:19to buy the car and figure it out when I get to that point. As long as I can buy
04:22the car and get in the
04:23driver's seat and start making content, that should be all I care about. Now, option number four would be
04:28a Roth IRA and to save my money like a regular adult, but that's boring. That's no fun.
04:32I did a poll on my Instagram story and I think like 2% of people voted that I should
04:37invest my
04:38money instead of buy a supercar. But I really believe in this YouTube thing and I really want
04:41to do it more on a full-time basis. For the last three years, I've had a nine to five
04:45job and
04:45Chris and Cars has been a fun weekend project, but I really think I could ramp it up if I
04:50get more into
04:50the YouTube space and I get a car and I document my experience with it and I get more personal
04:55with
04:55you guys. The next video better be, I bought my dream car. It better be. It better be. Now,
05:03again, this would be an absolute stretch for me. So assuming this video does well,
05:08it'll probably egg me on to go buy the car. But if this video is an absolute flop, then I'm
05:13probably
05:13going to have to reconsider my decision here because I'd be spending a better part of all my
05:17money on this car, but it would be worth it. Like I said, I'm so passionate about this. I have
05:22an
05:22audience and I'm so grateful for the audience that I have, but I just want to dive into the YouTube
05:26stuff and try and make it happen. Now, folks, this is not a decision that I'm rushing into by
05:31any means, because it's the biggest purchase that I've ever made in my entire life. And I can't
05:36really afford to mess it up. But now we know my budget is somewhere between that $80,000 to $100
05:40,000
05:41mark, which gets you a cool sports car or a very entry-level supercar. Now it's just time to make
05:46a
05:46decision and find the right car. Obviously, it has to be in a Chris and Chris spec. All four cars
05:51that I've
05:51owned in my entire life have been in a Chris and Chris spec, which for those who don't know,
05:54because I don't explain it as much as I should, a Chris and Chris spec is just black paint. That's
05:58it. Now, if an example came up that was not in a Chris and Chris spec in a different color,
06:03I would probably have to deal with it if the deal was that good. And then I would just wrap
06:07it. But
06:07please let me know in the comments below, which option you would take of the three or four. If
06:11there's any options I missed out there, that would be great for the channel. Definitely let me know
06:15because I'm super open to suggestions. And hopefully the next YouTube video I make is Chris and
06:20cars in a supercar. See you guys on the next one.
