Birdman
Active Member
Came back from library to Suffolk market square and next to my chosen wheels (a 1.6 litre VW Golf belonging to my currently antipodean daughter if you ask) was a CLS 63 AMG displaying a Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea resident's parking permit on the windscreen. So Royalty, obviously. In Obsidian Black. My favourite colour. An omen.
Thing is, to spec it up so the show matches the go costs around £14,500. That's on top of its £73,365 OTR sticker price (including just £67 for 80 litres of special Mercedes petrol and a gloriously missed mark-up opportunity).
Thing is, I don't have £87,865 pounds to spend on a car (unless I break up granny and her dancing partner for spares and sell them on ebay). So I shall have to wait. Damn.
So, for How Long? How long do I have to wait? When will this car become affordable?
I've got about £12.50 in loose change littering my car ashtrays and this computer must be worth something. I can always try selling the house, becoming homeless and living in the car. People do this don't they?
But then there's depreciation.
So the Porsche option? Buy the right one and sell for, well OK, less, but not that much less...
It's very confusing.
Thing is, to spec it up so the show matches the go costs around £14,500. That's on top of its £73,365 OTR sticker price (including just £67 for 80 litres of special Mercedes petrol and a gloriously missed mark-up opportunity).
Thing is, I don't have £87,865 pounds to spend on a car (unless I break up granny and her dancing partner for spares and sell them on ebay). So I shall have to wait. Damn.
So, for How Long? How long do I have to wait? When will this car become affordable?
I've got about £12.50 in loose change littering my car ashtrays and this computer must be worth something. I can always try selling the house, becoming homeless and living in the car. People do this don't they?
But then there's depreciation.
So the Porsche option? Buy the right one and sell for, well OK, less, but not that much less...
It's very confusing.
