MR2UK wrote:have to say matt is right with this
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
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
no one can say what a success or failure is, you can have an opinion of course
for me it would be travelling the world, meeting people, seeing different sights, memories to look back on
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?
Although of course you need one to stay in and for a family etc
but remeber now, your house isn't going to come cheer you up when your 85, bed bound, in a nursing home
i think working in one for 7 years since 15 has warped my mind a little
I agree with most of that, personally I try to do a bit of everything.
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.
However during that time I also did a bit of cycle racing, various travels and completely did up my flat
(which entailed a 5 year break from car ownership due to lack of funds:?
).
Now I'm back on the house refurb tip but doing far more travelling due to my wife's love of it
(7 countries last year!).
The car modding thing is pretty much in the past for now, but might be resurrected in years to come, you never know.
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.
But I'm happiest with a good mix of both, funds and time allowing.
Returning to the original issue, personally I think it's great that cars like that exist.
We've just gone down from 2 cars to one, which meant trading in the SLK as I frequently need 4 seats
+ plenty of carrying space.
Now we have a Merc C-Class hatch, practical with loads of space.
.
.but with the 3.2V6 up front and RWD.
Great for now, but if I did have a couple of kids I'd probably consider something like the Zafira mentioned.
With a decent bit of power under the bonnet I'd find it a lot easier to rationalise!
