Stuff you want and could afford but will probably never have

[Cotty]

Finlandia said:

Get a real one instead, of course depending on how/where you live.

Huge jump up in price

[Mobile Chicane]

Council Baby said:

A hot tub for the roof

I've come so close but never quite got around to it.

Whyever not?

Now I know that water weighs a fair bit, but even with your lardy arse in the tub, surely the roof should be able to take it?

[Finlandia]

Cotty said:

Finlandia said:

Get a real one instead, of course depending on how/where you live.

Huge jump up in price

True, but a sauna needs to be the real deal, no half arsed compromise. Mine sees regular use twice a week, with temperatures above 90 degrees for at least an hour at a time, but I'm from the home country of saunas so I'm odd like that

[Mobile Chicane]

Finlandia said:

Cotty said:

Finlandia said:

Get a real one instead, of course depending on how/where you live.

Huge jump up in price

True, but a sauna needs to be the real deal, no half arsed compromise. Mine sees regular use twice a week, with temperatures above 90 degrees for at least an hour at a time, but I'm from the home country of saunas so I'm odd like that

Oh yes

However I'm sure that most people with half a brain build their own.

Hot rocks, wood-fired, birch twigs, beer, biltong... My idea of Heaven

[Council Baby]

Mobile Chicane said:

Whyever not?

Now I know that water weighs a fair bit, but even with your lardy arse in the tub, surely the roof should be able to take it?

Standard building regs are a load bearing of 150kg per square m. A cubic metre of water weighs a tonne, add me and a couple of birds make that 2 tonne per metre sq. Can't be arsed to pay a surveyor just to find out I can't do it and RSJs need fitting. If I can find a friendly surveyor to do it for a drink then it's on. Just not made the effort.

PH surveyors - pm me

[Cotty]

Mobile Chicane said:

However I'm sure that most people with half a brain build their own.

Can't be assed. Bit like you and washing cars

[CubanPete]

A mini digger

[150bhp]

p4cks said:

Clio V6

This.

[Evoluzione]

A Dashcam.
Everytime I see something silly or dangerous happening in front of me I wish I had one, but I just can't be bothered with the research of which one is best and the fact that I'd have to swap it from vehicle to vehicle.
It's guaranteed if I didn't a meteor would land in front of me.

I do want one though.

[h0b0]

Watches. I have my heart set on a watch and want it more than my left arm. The trouble is that each week my heart is set on a different watch so I wouldn't be satisfied unless I bought many watches and now we have gone from an MX5 budget to a nice house in the north of England budget. Not a chance.

So, I wear a g-shock outside of work and a seiko to work.

On the flip side of the thread, I always wanted a Scott mountain bike ever since renting one in France in the early 90's. Bought one at a ridiculous price in 2010. (More than enough to satisfy one watch purchase. Oh the irony). The Scott Genius (it's like the name taunts me) is hanging in my garage like a big ornament only been brought done to inflate the tyres. The trip odo says it has done around 150 miles total.

[Adam B]

GG89 said:

M3, RS4, AMG

I could probably own any of these beasts but the potential wallet raping scares me somewhat.

just in case you are interested my B7 RS4 cost £250-300 per year to maintain (ex fuel, tax and insurance) and that is with an annual service which was over-doing it given my low mileage.

I sold after 7 years for 50% depreciation

[Tango13]

Adam B said:

GG89 said:

M3, RS4, AMG

I could probably own any of these beasts but the potential wallet raping scares me somewhat.

just in case you are interested my B7 RS4 cost £250-300 per year to maintain (ex fuel, tax and insurance) and that is with an annual service which was over-doing it given my low mileage.

I sold after 7 years for 50% depreciation

If you're prepared to get your hands dirty running some serious metal isn't actually that expensive. My mechanic charges me to rent his lift and to pick his brains, I do the dirty work myself.

As for the thread title i'd like a wife, I can afford one but I've reached the conclusion that there's not a woman on the planet brave/stupid enough to take me on.

[Cotty]

Tango13 said:

As for the thread title i'd like a wife, I can afford one but I've reached the conclusion that there's not a woman on the planet brave/stupid enough to take me on.

Could you afford the divorce?

[Tango13]

Cotty said:

Tango13 said:

As for the thread title i'd like a wife, I can afford one but I've reached the conclusion that there's not a woman on the planet brave/stupid enough to take me on.

Could you afford the divorce?

I think you just saved me umpteen thousand £££

[Pommygranite]

If men didn't get horny we'd all be rich.

[Countdown]

br d said:

Countdown said:

br d said:

A Thai wife.

They start off cheap but gradually become harder and harder to maintain.

Oh it's not the expense CD, it's getting the O/H to agree to it.

Fair enough. How about part-ex'ing the OH and getting TWO thai wives....a "daily driver" and a "track toy"?

[IroningMan]

A 'weekly driver' would be a good start...

[Willy Nilly]

Countdown said:

br d said:

Countdown said:

br d said:

A Thai wife.

They start off cheap but gradually become harder and harder to maintain.

Oh it's not the expense CD, it's getting the O/H to agree to it.

Fair enough. How about part-ex'ing the OH and getting TWO thai wives....a "daily driver" and a "track toy"?

The track toy might come with a few "accessories"

[redtwin]

Won't actually buy them because of space, noise and me not knowing how to properly play them.

[melvster]

Hot tub
Immaculate E36 M3, my dream car of the 90's and mint examples are stil sub 10k
Top of the range Canon DSLR Camera
Surround sound & Audio equipment

That's it for now.