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Indeed, and if you're wondering if you can afford to run a certain vehicle, then you're not really rich enough to buy it.
That's not true...if you have no knowledge of how much a car costs to run, how do you know if you can afford it?
Indeed, and if you're wondering if you can afford to run a certain vehicle, then you're not really rich enough to buy it.
without wanting to pull this off topic gurdas, pot, kettle?
My post is a valid point, a person may be rich enough to buy and run a brand new Ford Mondeo but if they ask what the running costs are (to understand if it is actually affordable), does that mean they can't afford it?
[TW]Fox;11566699 said:Do you not think there is a slight difference between a brand new Ford Mondeo and an Aston Martin?
Of course there is, however the principle is the same. Does earning £100k a year 'automatically' mean you know the running costs of an Aston Martin? My disagreement is when people say "if you have to ask, you can't afford it".....if you don't ask, how do you know if you can afford it or not!
That saying was designed for people so rich, that money was literally no object to them anymore, so they didn't need to ask how much anything was.
The saying doesn't apply in half of the contexts people use it in though!
its not a V12 aston though is it, you'll feel pretty small in the trouser department if one of those pulls up next to you.
its not a V12 aston though is it, you'll feel pretty small in the trouser department if one of those pulls up next to you.
That's not true...if you have no knowledge of how much a car costs to run, how do you know if you can afford it?
Doooooo it.
I presume your saving a considerable amount of money for the 911, so whats the harm in waiting a little longer and getting the V8.
Isn't the 911 the better car though...
Well.... how about asking the relevant people, like your insurance company, the dealers who will service the vehicle, checking your local fuel prices and comparing the relevant MPG, browsing a few parts sites and asking the tax man, etc.??