I do understand where the OP is coming from. It does make me wonder sometimes when I see the flash car, run down house combo. Just because it doesn't work for me, doesn't mean it's wrong, horses for courses an all that. God knows what the neighbours think of me and my motor, the number plate is worth more than the car! Could have bought a newer car (not financed before you gang up on me 
) but I chose not too, as people choose not to buy bigger houses/flashier houses and spend it on cars instead! Just my 2P worth.
) but I chose not too, as people choose not to buy bigger houses/flashier houses and spend it on cars instead! Just my 2P worth.
Didn't Nob Crow live in a council house on £160k a year? I'd imagine a very nice set of wheels could have been parked outside that house.
I get a lot of people at work thinking I am rich because I drive a Merc.
I have to enlighten them that it is 10 years old now and can be bought for £8k or £9k - and that this is my hobby (i.e. the cost over and above a 'regular' car).
Just because other people cannot drive their iFads / golf clubs / alcohol / fags to work, doesn't mean they don't spend a significant amount on their 'hobbies'...
One lady at work recently admitted spending £6k a year on fags. To me, that is a mint late 2005 55 with all the mods I would want in 3 years minus the cancer and heart disease.
I get a lot of people at work thinking I am rich because I drive a Merc.
I have to enlighten them that it is 10 years old now and can be bought for £8k or £9k - and that this is my hobby (i.e. the cost over and above a 'regular' car).
Just because other people cannot drive their iFads / golf clubs / alcohol / fags to work, doesn't mean they don't spend a significant amount on their 'hobbies'...
One lady at work recently admitted spending £6k a year on fags. To me, that is a mint late 2005 55 with all the mods I would want in 3 years minus the cancer and heart disease.
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Just bringing you to the present day....
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I think the whole thread has somehow got side tracked.
I was originally talking about whether the car you drive matches the house your living in, I wasnt judging people's income by the car they were driving, and it wasnt about snobbery, just appropriateness (is there such a word?), in this case, the owner happens to be living in a council property.
Imagine if someone was living in a 3 bed detached, and the owner had a new shape Rolls Royce Phantom parked on the drive, how ridiculous would it look? That was really my point.
But as the owner is living in a council property, it somehow started a topic of affordability. he could be a drug dealer for what I care or he might have remortgage his property.,which TBH not my problem.
I was originally talking about whether the car you drive matches the house your living in, I wasnt judging people's income by the car they were driving, and it wasnt about snobbery, just appropriateness (is there such a word?), in this case, the owner happens to be living in a council property.
Imagine if someone was living in a 3 bed detached, and the owner had a new shape Rolls Royce Phantom parked on the drive, how ridiculous would it look? That was really my point.
But as the owner is living in a council property, it somehow started a topic of affordability. he could be a drug dealer for what I care or he might have remortgage his property.,which TBH not my problem.
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Back on track then, I would say mine does. It's a modest 4 bed detached with the 55 and S4 parked on the drive, well one on the road, as the drives a tight squeeze! 
I for one do understand where you were coming from on your original post.
I for one do understand where you were coming from on your original post.That was my first point though - how is it going off topic?
My example was a council house which happened to have a tenant earning whatever ridiculous salary which could just as well have paid for a 458 out front and would not necessarily line up with what you would expect to be outside.
Income must come into it as those individuals need a certain income to afford expensive cars - regardless of how they come by that income.
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I will join you in this, Kinaro.
On this forum and also the Audi RS forum I am on, I am often surprised by the photos that forum members post of their new £70K - £120K car parked up on the driveway of what is clearly a modest house.
Nothing wrong with a modest house, nothing wrong with a £120K car. But, whilst an old banger on the driveway of a £3 million house wouldn't even merit a flicker of "that's surprising" from me, the other way round it just seems out of kilter if for no other reason that, in this country, property is a major investment vehicle for almost everyone, and I would be putting more into my property than my car in that situation.
But, as mentioned earlier in this thread, it's the cheap finance that skews the picture. I bet you will see very few AMGs that have been bought outright on the driveways of modest houses.
On this forum and also the Audi RS forum I am on, I am often surprised by the photos that forum members post of their new £70K - £120K car parked up on the driveway of what is clearly a modest house.
Nothing wrong with a modest house, nothing wrong with a £120K car. But, whilst an old banger on the driveway of a £3 million house wouldn't even merit a flicker of "that's surprising" from me, the other way round it just seems out of kilter if for no other reason that, in this country, property is a major investment vehicle for almost everyone, and I would be putting more into my property than my car in that situation.
But, as mentioned earlier in this thread, it's the cheap finance that skews the picture. I bet you will see very few AMGs that have been bought outright on the driveways of modest houses.
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Glad you finally understand my point.See you point Kinaero but it would be Bentley for me
Can I now talk about another house with 3 different fancy cars now
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Glad you finally understand my point.
Can I now talk about another house with 3 different fancy cars now
Glad you made your point a bit clearer
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About as ridiculous as my sadly departed friend who owned a large estate on Lake Geneva, had 2 warehouses full of exotica, owned about every current Merc then including an SLR and what did he like driving around in most - His VW caddy so his 2 rescued Dalmatians could go with him. I guess my point is don't judge books by their covers - either way.
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I live in a street where all the apartments costed around 75.000€ and here we have several BMW 5 series, C Class Station (3x203s and 2x204s) one E Class and one CLK...
The house where every owner livre look quite as confy as the car they ride... I believe the size isn't relevant on this issue...
The house where every owner livre look quite as confy as the car they ride... I believe the size isn't relevant on this issue...
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I used to get neighbours wondering why I had such expensive cars whilst living in an ordinary 3-bed semi. Here are just a couple of examples of what they'd see parked on my small driveway at the front of the house:
Those who didn't wonder, knew that I worked for a dealer and that I nearly always brought cars home from work, often leaving them outside my house as no more than a handy storage space! (I had the Ferrari for over a month; on the first day one of the knowledgeable neighbours, and a fellow Mercedes petrol head, walked over and just said "Bustad" before walking off!). My own nice but far less valuable CLK lived in my single garage.
I no longer work there but now live in a 5-bed detached house with a double garage. We only have the use of one car now, the C350, and it's usually only parked out on the driveway when I'm cleaning it in front of the garage, which is hidden from the road, so most neighbours probably don't even know I have it.
So the answer to the OP's question may just be that the cars are being temporarily used by people in the motor trade. Or they could be owned by visitors.
(Incidentally, my brother owns a few houses in Oxford and a flat in Knightsbridge valued at several million. He drives around in a VW van whilst his wife has a Fiat Panda. They're not interested in flashy cars.)
Those who didn't wonder, knew that I worked for a dealer and that I nearly always brought cars home from work, often leaving them outside my house as no more than a handy storage space! (I had the Ferrari for over a month; on the first day one of the knowledgeable neighbours, and a fellow Mercedes petrol head, walked over and just said "Bustad" before walking off!). My own nice but far less valuable CLK lived in my single garage.
I no longer work there but now live in a 5-bed detached house with a double garage. We only have the use of one car now, the C350, and it's usually only parked out on the driveway when I'm cleaning it in front of the garage, which is hidden from the road, so most neighbours probably don't even know I have it.
So the answer to the OP's question may just be that the cars are being temporarily used by people in the motor trade. Or they could be owned by visitors.
(Incidentally, my brother owns a few houses in Oxford and a flat in Knightsbridge valued at several million. He drives around in a VW van whilst his wife has a Fiat Panda. They're not interested in flashy cars.)
Been meaning to avoid this thread, but had a drink tonight so "Sod it".
I own an AMG, and live in a semi-detached bungalow in an area which is possibly not the best, though I've lived around here all my life.
I've had bigger houses (and bigger cars) though I now feel comfortable with what I have. Most people around where I live are retired, and have no aspirations to own anything apart from the ubiquitous Prious (several of those by here) but I'm not ready to pack it all in yet and go with the flow. We do have a few "New Starts", though they are non-stayers, and just here as a stepping stone to a better future...
Everything I have is paid for and the majority of people round by me haven't a clue what my motor is, as it spends most of it's time in the garage.
Having said that, there are lots of people around here who could buy and sell both my house and car before breakfast.
What I'm trying to say, is never judge people by appearance, they may surprise you.
Oh, I lived on a council estate for a few years as well. (At the time I had an Oldsmobile Delta Royale 88 and several others, all immaculate)
I own an AMG, and live in a semi-detached bungalow in an area which is possibly not the best, though I've lived around here all my life.
I've had bigger houses (and bigger cars) though I now feel comfortable with what I have. Most people around where I live are retired, and have no aspirations to own anything apart from the ubiquitous Prious (several of those by here) but I'm not ready to pack it all in yet and go with the flow. We do have a few "New Starts", though they are non-stayers, and just here as a stepping stone to a better future...
Everything I have is paid for and the majority of people round by me haven't a clue what my motor is, as it spends most of it's time in the garage.
Having said that, there are lots of people around here who could buy and sell both my house and car before breakfast.
What I'm trying to say, is never judge people by appearance, they may surprise you.
Oh, I lived on a council estate for a few years as well. (At the time I had an Oldsmobile Delta Royale 88 and several others, all immaculate)
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I am the last person who would judge people by their appearances, I've came across multi millionaires that dressed like **** and drove a **** car, why I know? Because I used to work for one.
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