Middle class chap car of choice in your manor
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Round here it is mostly the same cars as the other 'classes' seem to own, but the difference being that they are not modified and are not driven sat breakneck speed everywhere.
There is a rather lovely C63 Estate in our village that I occasionally see very sedately rumbling through the village and there is a 911 that goes past every morning, but I have never seen them driven hard through the village which is nice.
So maybe it's not the car that defines it, but more the way it is abused?
There is a rather lovely C63 Estate in our village that I occasionally see very sedately rumbling through the village and there is a 911 that goes past every morning, but I have never seen them driven hard through the village which is nice.
So maybe it's not the car that defines it, but more the way it is abused?
Monkeylegend said:
One thing is for sure, they will all be leased 
From what I can tell we have two types here.. The lease type, with cars of around the £30k-70k mark on their driveways.. And the purchased outright types typically owning cars of a value between £5k-20k.Differentiated from the chavs who usually have brand new white 1 series'/audi a1s.
Ice_blue_tvr said:
Monkeylegend said:
One thing is for sure, they will all be leased
From what I can tell we have two types here.. The lease type, with cars of around the £30k-70k mark on their driveways.. And the purchased outright types typically owning cars of a value between £5k-20k.Differentiated from the chavs who usually have brand new white 1 series'/audi a1s.
Who would want to be middle class
Monkeylegend said:
Ice_blue_tvr said:
Monkeylegend said:
One thing is for sure, they will all be leased
From what I can tell we have two types here.. The lease type, with cars of around the £30k-70k mark on their driveways.. And the purchased outright types typically owning cars of a value between £5k-20k.Differentiated from the chavs who usually have brand new white 1 series'/audi a1s.
Who would want to be middle class
so you are saying that all 'middle class' people are wealth obsessed? So why to do so many poorer people try to show off wealth they don't have? What about those that are comfortable and buy Volvos? They are not trying to project status are they?My parents and most people on their road are firmly middle class. 90% of them have very non descript cars. Hardly anything German, maybe a Golf but a lot of the cars are 10 years old or more.
It's the new build estates near them that are awash with Land Rovers and German stuff.
I think for the older generation in their 50's+ they don't really care about cars too much, they were brought up on owning stuff and making it last.
The younger generations are more used to having nicer things straight away.
It's the new build estates near them that are awash with Land Rovers and German stuff.
I think for the older generation in their 50's+ they don't really care about cars too much, they were brought up on owning stuff and making it last.
The younger generations are more used to having nicer things straight away.
Edited by WonkeyDonkey on Sunday 20th June 10:45
WonkeyDonkey said:
My parents and most people on their road are firmly middle class. 90% of them have very non descript cars. Hardly anything German, maybe a Golf but a lot of the cars are 10 years old or more.
It's the new build estates near them that are awash with Land Rovers and German stuff.
I think for the older generation in their 50's+ they don't really care about cars too much, they were bought up on owning stuff and making it last.
The younger generations are more used to having nicer things straight away.
First we had "brought a new car" , now we have "were bought up". It's the new build estates near them that are awash with Land Rovers and German stuff.
I think for the older generation in their 50's+ they don't really care about cars too much, they were bought up on owning stuff and making it last.
The younger generations are more used to having nicer things straight away.
MikeM6 said:
Monkeylegend said:
Ice_blue_tvr said:
Monkeylegend said:
One thing is for sure, they will all be leased
From what I can tell we have two types here.. The lease type, with cars of around the £30k-70k mark on their driveways.. And the purchased outright types typically owning cars of a value between £5k-20k.Differentiated from the chavs who usually have brand new white 1 series'/audi a1s.
Who would want to be middle class
so you are saying that all 'middle class' people are wealth obsessed? So why to do so many poorer people try to show off wealth they don't have? What about those that are comfortable and buy Volvos? They are not trying to project status are they?
Everyone round here drives the same model of car, irrespective of class. The Nissan Qashqai. We’re nowhere near the Sunderland factory.
Anyone remember those post-war films and pictures of a recovering West Germany? Nearly every car you saw was a VW Beetle. It’s like that here, but swap Qashqai for Beetle.
Anyone remember those post-war films and pictures of a recovering West Germany? Nearly every car you saw was a VW Beetle. It’s like that here, but swap Qashqai for Beetle.
Rob 131 Sport said:
A proper Middle Class Chap (who knows his cars) will have a newish (unblinged) Saloon or Estate; Audi A6, BMW 5 Series, Jaguar XF or Mercedes E Class.
or, nowadays, the equivalent SUV.The old generalisations tend not to apply so much these days, though.
Most modern cars will do the job reliably, comfortably/conveniently and quickly enough. Few people will notice what they are driving -the common cars, even expensive German/JLR SUVs, just blend into the background. For those (most) who don't care about cars, they will drive anything that appears good value to rent or to buy with a good warranty/service deal.
Directors and partners often drive Kia these days.
Solidly middle class area here, in Hampshire. Car of choice for the chaps is a German saloon. I'd say Audi, then Merc followed by BMW. A fair few Range Rover Sports too.
For the chapesses, it's mostly Korean SUV's and Evoques.
Their adult offspring that still live at home drive an Aygo, a Corsa or a Fiat 500.
For the chapesses, it's mostly Korean SUV's and Evoques.
Their adult offspring that still live at home drive an Aygo, a Corsa or a Fiat 500.
Ice_blue_tvr said:
Monkeylegend said:
One thing is for sure, they will all be leased
From what I can tell we have two types here.. The lease type, with cars of around the £30k-70k mark on their driveways.. And the purchased outright types typically owning cars of a value between £5k-20k.Differentiated from the chavs who usually have brand new white 1 series'/audi a1s.
I lease, grudging the £300 odd a month, then buy something for around £8k-£12k, grudge the horrendous repair costs a modern car can throw up once out of warranty and get myself back into a lease car.
I see the pros and cons of both procurement routes. Sadly, I see the pros of leasing as a purchaser and the pros of owner occupation as a leaser.
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