Cars and their houses...
Discussion
RobM77 said:
Aerofoil said:
All about priorities too. My car cost me less than the one I had at Uni. If you need a flash car to show you have "made it" then, you buy one, if you don't care about material wealth, and more about real wealth, you pay off all your finance, and live the easy life.
Since when was owning a nice car anything to do with showing off your wealth?!
Irish said:
Sorry, but in my view a car should always cost an amount appropriate to the level of your the mortgage. If you mortgage is £200k you should not have a £60k car (and my car used to be 15% of my outstanding mortage!
AWAITS FLAMING!
How strange. Why should their be a link between the values of one's possessions? That's like saying that my telescope shouldn't cost more than 10% the cost of my car?! (it does..). A friend of mine has a telescope worth more than his car - is that ok? AWAITS FLAMING!
How about my wok - that's worth twice as much as my non stick frying pan - is that ok?
Another friend of mine (also a PHer) lives in a maisonette but has an NSX, an Elise and an EVO VI. He doesn't need a bigger house as he's single, and he absolutely loves his cars. What's wrong with that?
Edited by RobM77 on Thursday 1st November 13:09
it depends where you're from and where you're talking about to a certain extent.
when i first left north wales to go to Reading..it was slightly odd. my father and i couldn't believe the number of half decent cars outside sh1te houses.
but then again we weren't used to
a) houses costing twice as much
b) them being occupied by asian people (this is meant light-heartedly before you start).
and now i live in hertfordshire. houses like mine in wales would have maybe a focus outside. my street is still mostly that sort of thing but there are 5ers and alfas and an Evo..(my MCS).
outside houses like my dad's you get m5s in hertfordshire.
but that's because they're (in northern terms) M5 money to a certain extent.
and let's face it, overall, people from outside the SE are still more prudent and less 'credit prone' (although that one bonus seems to be disappearing fast..).
when i first left north wales to go to Reading..it was slightly odd. my father and i couldn't believe the number of half decent cars outside sh1te houses.
but then again we weren't used to
a) houses costing twice as much
b) them being occupied by asian people (this is meant light-heartedly before you start).
and now i live in hertfordshire. houses like mine in wales would have maybe a focus outside. my street is still mostly that sort of thing but there are 5ers and alfas and an Evo..(my MCS).
outside houses like my dad's you get m5s in hertfordshire.
but that's because they're (in northern terms) M5 money to a certain extent.
and let's face it, overall, people from outside the SE are still more prudent and less 'credit prone' (although that one bonus seems to be disappearing fast..).
Twincam16 said:
Windymiller said:
Big Pimpin' Q7...
Q7 pic
Is it just me or does it look like you've snapped the local drug dealer paying a visit?Q7 pic
Edited by baSkey on Thursday 1st November 13:25
tbops said:
Surprised i havent been mentioned yet.
I did think of you and that terraced house.(I nearly wrote, "I did think of you and that semi" but people would get the wrong idea... ie that you were rich enough to afford a semi-detached house.
Fancy that. Two double entendres in one. 
)Edited by shadowninja on Thursday 1st November 13:27
Irish said:
Sorry, but in my view a car should always cost an amount appropriate to the level of your the mortgage. If you mortgage is £200k you should not have a £60k car (and my car used to be 15% of my outstanding mortage!
AWAITS FLAMING!
Not a flaming but houses don't make me tick, cars do..so i will always have a car higher than your suggested percentage.AWAITS FLAMING!
Irish said:
Sorry, but in my view a car should always cost an amount appropriate to the level of your the mortgage. If you mortgage is £200k you should not have a £60k car (and my car used to be 15% of my outstanding mortage!
What if you only have a small mortgage? Or no mortgage? (Is that why my dad drives around in a £200 Micra?)RobM77 said:
Aerofoil said:
All about priorities too. My car cost me less than the one I had at Uni. If you need a flash car to show you have "made it" then, you buy one, if you don't care about material wealth, and more about real wealth, you pay off all your finance, and live the easy life.
Since when was owning a nice car anything to do with showing off your wealth?!for SOME people.
it's the RRSport* on tick(/'chuck') theorem Derestrictor and i have developed.
- no offence to all RRS people but let's face it ouside of this forum they are merely bought as 'status symbols'.
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