Do you care what the neighbour's think?

Do you care what the neighbour's think?

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Joe5y

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1,501 posts

182 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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Morning all,

I'm a bit of a serial car seller / buyer, no denying that.

Having just sold my e60 (£8k) to be replaced with a Mx5 (£2k) I was outside washing and tidying my new purchase. As is the way my neighbour's will often come out for a chat but his opening line this time was "business not doing well?!" And referencing the "downgrade".

Do people really judge like that and care what people / neighbour's think?
(Is start a poll thread but I don't know how!)

Ahbefive

11,657 posts

171 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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Thats a pretty silly thing forvyour neighbour to say.

bitchstewie

50,782 posts

209 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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I'm sure people do think like that on both sides.

Can't say I've ever once purchased a car and for a second thought "What would the neighbours think" plus in these days of cheap leases and so many company cars half the time they're not judging your taste they're judging how much of your salary you've set aside for the monthly payment or how generous your employers company car scheme is.

21TonyK

11,494 posts

208 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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Neighbour sounds like a jealous tw*t.

so called

9,074 posts

208 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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In the UK, the neighbour on my left alr art knows I buy cars I like and not because of age, prestige etc.
The neighbour on the right is a dick and I couldn't give a flying fk what he might think.

In two villages in Germany and one in Switzerland where I've lived, apart from the odd, "guy a German car", I can say they all seem to love the sound ofTVR's smile

sutts

896 posts

147 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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I replaced a lovely B7 RS4 with a £3k E39 530i Touring (albeit a smart one) and my neighbours didn't bat an eyelid. Yours sounds a bit rude.

Speed addicted

5,561 posts

226 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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Most of my neighbours drive fairly new, economical and boring cars.
I'm zooming about in a 2005 Subaru Legacy and a 2005 BMW 645, the 645 replaced a 3 year old X6.

No, I'm not concerned about their thoughts on my car choices.

LordHaveMurci

12,034 posts

168 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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I went from an oldish 306D estate to a year old 330D Touring & a motorhome then two Fiat Coupe 20VT's in succession then a Mk5 Golf GTi to my 996 & Clio.

One snooty neighbour accused me of not paying ny taxes (still want to know how she found out lol) rofl

They drive a 207 Estate & a Kia - my cars must seem very flash to them!

TwigtheWonderkid

43,248 posts

149 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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When I first parked my Citroen C4 Cactus on the drive, my neighbour wandered over and said "the bloody rubbish they give out as courtesy cars these days is scandalous." hehe

WaferThinHam

1,680 posts

129 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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No, I don't care what the neighbour think. Your neighbour sounds like a dick/keeping up with the Jones' type. Why not say you had a free up a bit of capital for a speedboat purchase or similar?

CoolHands

18,496 posts

194 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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To be fair a 2 grand mx5 proabably does look like a shed. So in that context the neighbours comment seems reasonable,

jas xjr

11,309 posts

238 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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i probably have the cheapest car on my road . i do not know if this bothers my neighbours or not . they are not into cars. i should really get round to painting my house though smile

PositronicRay

26,957 posts

182 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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The only had two negative comments.

Oh you've changed your job (swanky company Audi replaced by pcp cheapo Peugeot)

And the other.

I've often been seen out fettling with old british sports cars, but this time my 94 Merc SL. The 1st year of ownership a lot of time was spent catching up on 10yrs of neglect.

Ensuing Conversation with non car owning neighbour, whilst out checking fluids etc.

Her, broken down again?
Me, no just some fiddling about.
Her, but you never drive it, all you do is fix it.
Me, I do around 6k miles a year, mostly high days and holidays, we're just back from France.
Her, WHAT!...FRANCE!....IN THAT!

I don't really mind though, it's the only time I have a conversation with most of them.

Conscript

1,378 posts

120 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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Not in relation to cars, no. But I get on pretty well with my immediate neighbours.

Hitch

6,100 posts

193 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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The weird neighbours thread shows that a notable proportion of people, including PHers are fking weird and take too much of an interest in what their neighbours do.


Greendubber

13,129 posts

202 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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I dont care what folk but luckily my neighbours are all really nice.

Few of them are into their cars also so its all good.

Joe5y

Original Poster:

1,501 posts

182 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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CoolHands said:
To be fair a 2 grand mx5 proabably does look like a shed. So in that context the neighbours comment seems reasonable,
Pretty shed like.



(**stick on number plate now on!**)

Audemars

507 posts

97 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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Its more of a reflection of your neighbour and the general population. Its why car leasing is rife. Unintelligent/poor people place too much emphasis on the car.

rxe

6,700 posts

102 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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Nearest neighbour is a farmer who is a Land Rover maniac. He frequently rolls up with a sodding big trailer after an agricultural sale with some rusty thing on the back, which we all coo over for several hours.

Other neighbours know that my shedding is a lifestyle choice, not an economic necessity.

If I lived in the sort of place where neighbours did this, I would get the ropiest Land Rover forward control I could find and dump it in the front drive.

ecsrobin

17,023 posts

164 months

Sunday 26th February 2017
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It wasn't an attempt at a joke was it?