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MR2UK wrote:have to say matt is right with this
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i think some people need to realise that just because YOUR interested in cars and spend your disposable on them doesn't mean everyone else does
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someone could drive a daewoo matiz or nissan micra because driving is just a way to get around for them and pile the rest into sky diving, sailing the world, flying a home made plane, lego, airsoft, world of warcraft or whatever you can think of
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no one can say what a success or failure is, you can have an opinion of course
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for me it would be travelling the world, meeting people, seeing different sights, memories to look back on
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a house doesn't even come close in my book of sucess, its a material object people waste their lives slaving and paying for, its a pile of bricks and motar, how is that successful?
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Although of course you need one to stay in and for a family etc
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but remeber now, your house isn't going to come cheer you up when your 85, bed bound, in a nursing home
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i think working in one for 7 years since 15 has warped my mind a little
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I agree with most of that, personally I try to do a bit of everything.
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I spent the best part of 20 years mucking around with cars and modding them, culminating with 4 fantastic years with my Rev3 tubby which ended up around 300bhp.
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However during that time I also did a bit of cycle racing, various travels and completely did up my flat
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(which entailed a 5 year break from car ownership due to lack of funds:?
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).
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Now I'm back on the house refurb tip but doing far more travelling due to my wife's love of it
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(7 countries last year!).
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The car modding thing is pretty much in the past for now, but might be resurrected in years to come, you never know.
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For me personally I prefer something tangible like a house or a car as I find my memories of holidays etc tend to fade quite quickly.
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But I'm happiest with a good mix of both, funds and time allowing.
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Returning to the original issue, personally I think it's great that cars like that exist.
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We've just gone down from 2 cars to one, which meant trading in the SLK as I frequently need 4 seats
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+ plenty of carrying space.
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Now we have a Merc C-Class hatch, practical with loads of space.
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.but with the 3.2V6 up front and RWD.
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Great for now, but if I did have a couple of kids I'd probably consider something like the Zafira mentioned.
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With a decent bit of power under the bonnet I'd find it a lot easier to rationalise!