How fucked would one be if he plunged all his savings down an '05 Aston Martin DB9 with something like 80k miles on the clock, instead of something sensible that won't break down every other second?
>>2669 Of course it's stupid. I don't even really need a car.
But would it be catastrophically stupid?
>>2670 Well if we consider the other side... I guess having financial stability wouldn't count as a negative. I could maybe learn how to fix minor car issues if I had such a notoriously unreliable and expensive to fix car. Maybe if I don't, I'd be a bitter old man in my later years, regretting I never got to enjoy one and pull slutty chicks with it?
Also I've just looked at the price of the things. You could get a lot of car elsewhere for forty grand, you could buy a Land Rover Defender and put a waterbed in the back, instant gash mobile. Or you could buy a newish Alfa and have just as much fun trying to fix that, but you'd also still have some money in the bank.
>>2672 Well as >>2673 mentioned, insurance would be preventing me from making any significant savings in the foreseeable future, and in any sort of unforeseen situation I'd need a bailout.
>>2674 I feel like this is the coolest thing I can get for ~£35k, if not I'll just get a boring newish Audi or something with a small engine.
>>2675 I know, I know... but on the other hand, #yolo
£35k would make a decent deposit on a house, or a substantial contribution to your pension if you're being sensible.
If you're just looking to impress the ladies, you can do far more with £35k than buy a flash car. You do not want to get involved with the kind of women who are impressed by cars, believe me.
If you really care about motoring, there are many better ways of spending your money. You could buy a sensible, reliable runabout for £10k and buy a proper trackday weapon like an Atom or a Radical. £22k buys you the Caterham Academy package, which includes a Caterham to keep, plus a year of training and racing events. For a few grand a year, you could run a racing campaign in any of the low-cost formulae. Rallying, single-seaters, bikes, the world's your oyster. It really isn't difficult or expensive to get into motorsport.
Isn't that what Guy Martin done?
As I remember it, he didn't even have a garage to keep it in. Had to store it in a mates barn. Though I think it was a v12 vantage.
>>2677 It's not one thing or the other, but the combination. I'm not going to use this thing on a track, you could get a lot more bang for the buck if you're looking for sportiness rather than prettiness. Girls are kind of a side concern too. But yeah, the sensible thing is to get a mortgage or something rather than a debt machine.
>>2679 >£2000/yr on insurance
well that's nice
best quote I got now was ~£7000
...and apparently my license isn't even valid anymore anyway. And here I am talking of buying an Aston. Any bicycle recommendations?
>>2680 How can you not notice your license being invalid, are you an immigrant?
Anyway spending all your savings on a car is one of the dumbest things you can do. You can get great cars for so much cheaper, prestige isn't everything.
