feeling peer pressure driving my old banger

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The Focus was such a good car when it came out, it was miles ahead of anything else at the time. I would be tempted to keep it or maybe upgrade to a newer Focus if there is plenty of money in the kitty.

bigadaj

It's up to you, if you like it then keep it.

Also depends what business you are in. I spent many years working for a specialist consultancy, directors built up form scratch to a £100 million plus company. All the directors drove Audis (this is ten years ago) on the basis that if they turned up in beemers or mercs, or more exotic, then the clients would think they were overcharging them.

Many people in pure sales roles would drive the biggest most expensive car they could on the basis that it shows what they are worth, purely personal choice depending on what you do.

seatbeltnoob

bigadaj wrote: »

It's up to you, if you like it then keep it.

Also depends what business you are in. I spent many years working for a specialist consultancy, directors built up form scratch to a £100 million plus company. All the directors drove Audis (this is ten years ago) on the basis that if they turned up in beemers or mercs, or more exotic, then the clients would think they were overcharging them.

Many people in pure sales roles would drive the biggest most expensive car they could on the basis that it shows what they are worth, purely personal choice depending on what you do.

Yeah I've come across that too. MD owns a ferrari but drives around in a volvo estate because his clients always felt they were being ripped off if he was seen in a Ferrari.

BeenThroughItAll

There is something very familiar feeling about this thread, to be honest.

stator

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

There is something very familiar feeling about this thread, to be honest.

You always say that, because you've BeenThroughItAll

enjoyyourshoes

Best not to get yourself concerned over what you think other people think of you.

If it's not the car it'll be the holidays, then the house, clothes, watch, sunglasses shoes etc.

Try to be who you are and live to your own priorities within your own financial envelope.

You soon get used to the expensive Brazilian hardwood floor in the kitchen, but you will always smile and remember the Leopard stalking the Oribi at Murchison Falls at dusk.

parking_question_chap

ilikethesimpsons wrote: »

New money = flashy car

Old money = reliable old car

Stay as you are, and you'll still have money when the others are broke again.

Spot on

As I always say, the wealther you are the older your Volvo.

bigadaj

parking_question_chap wrote: »

Spot on

As I always say, the wealther you are the older your Volvo.

Ingvar kamprad being the classic example.

EssexExile

I find my 16 year old Astravan creates just the right impression, especially after it's annual wash.

bigjl

seatbeltnoob wrote: »

I know if you are a taxi driver or involved in some other manual labour type job it's quite difficult to foresee how you could drastically change your wealth. But I have been in business for 5 years now. I have been living very very poor and reinvesting majority of the money back into the business (hence living on £500 a month). My business did pull in 4-6K a month but I chose to reinvest in other businesses and pay myself a salary of £500.

I've worked hard and sacrificed the "nice things" in life to get to where I am now. No fancy dinners, no takeaways.

Don't know why you have to be so presumptuous and try to drag people down. Nothing I posted should have been taken as offence, certainly nothing incredulous to justify calling it a "troll post".

You try and justify yourself all you want.

So what you are saying is that you wanted help in a deception previously?

And you seem to think you know a lot about me?

Since you are clearly a man of some significant means why were you living with your Mum?