Exactly, and i referred to either. I think a lot of people posting here would hardly find it a killer to put £30k together one way or another.
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Exactly, and i referred to either. I think a lot of people posting here would hardly find it a killer to put £30k together one way or another.
people afford a £30k car by giving the dealership 30k pounds. This sort of money is hardly hard to find for a professional person.
I guess by your standards an awful lot of people are very wealthy then
I've wouldn't know how many an 'awful lot of people' would be.
All I can say is that on a £40k salary, after I've paid tax/NI, pension, health insurance etc, it leaves about £2.3k pcm.
£1.3k goes on mortgage, bills and house related expenses. Most of remaining £1k gets chewed up on commuting, food, expenses, car, insurance, gym, sports, holidays, and going out.
At the end of the month, there's hardly anything left over, left alone a £30k cash pile.
Like I said earlier - you're either very wealthy or live like a hermit in a very cheap part of the country.
I think its fair to say that most people who drive nice cars are probably on a household income in excess of £2300pcm 
To answer the number question, i guess PMKeates could throw some stats for how many cars sold in the UK over a given period at a list of over this kind of figure if he could be bothered, the number will be a large one
To answer the number question, i guess PMKeates could throw some stats for how many cars sold in the UK over a given period at a list of over this kind of figure if he could be bothered, the number will be a large one
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There is your problem right there.
Be a fat pie eater like me, live out of Farmfoods, ditch the gym, sports and holidays and going out, and get yourself a decent motor.
It's all about priorities. I'm sure you would manage to "find" the ~£350 per month required to drive a £30k motor, if you prioritised it over other things, like instead of going to the gym, run and lift bags of sugar. Instead of going out on the peeve, take ecstasy, it's much cheaper. Go camping instead of foreign holidays.
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And many will have a second wage earner contributing as well I would imagine.
Including mortgage it's probably not that far off
Do you have a partner? As I said above I'd imagine many people with £30k+ cars have two wage earners in the house. Two people on your salary in your house for example would be on the equivalent of almost £100k PA given that's two personal allowances, etc.
Soldato
You've gone from an M5 > 535D > 530D... You're doing it wrong
Caporegime
I tried racing a 535d in a 530d, it made me want a 535d if that helps.
Caporegime
I would be happy with moar power.
Perhaps not for you, but I find it very satisfying. It is much quicker than the 530i despite a slightly lower power to weight ratio. Much of it is the transmission.
0-60 in 6 seconds is perfectly acceptable for a car of this size.
You've gone from an M5 > 535D > 530D... You're doing it wrong
Trying to be a sensibile dad! It's hard work though...