Do you think driving a nice car makes you happy?

lovedaddy said:
Not for me - I'd be thinking about all the income I could be putting else where. Using petrol = burning money, I'd rather keep my mpg high and use the money on my house.

Having a nice detached house makes me happier than having a car ever would.
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I think the key is to strike a balance. I would never let cars become a burden on finances to the extent that they made any difference to my life (at the end of the day, cars are very cheap to own and run in the scheme of things, ragardless of what they are). I still think it is nice to stick with something reasonably pleasant for racking up the miles though, or for a nice summers drive on a sunday afternoon, dont you think? :)
 
Jez said:
I think the key is to strike a balance. I would never let cars become a burden on finances to the extent that they made any difference to my life (at the end of the day, cars are very cheap to own and run in the scheme of things, ragardless of what they are). I still think it is nice to stick with something reasonably pleasant for racking up the miles though, or for a nice summers drive on a sunday afternoon, dont you think? :)
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At the moment I drive a Yaris 1.4D company car - sets me back about 32 quid a month in tax. The difference between it, and something I might actually like to drive (say a 2.0ltr Z4) is huge - I think the total cost of ownership is like 150 quid a month difference.

Don't get me wrong, I could easy afford it (I'm currently overpaying my mortgage to the sum of 500 quid a month) - but the return from having it just wouldn't be enough.

However, if someone offered, I'd love something like a Z4 or an S2000.
 
Yup.

Been driving a 206 1.6 SW (Estate...almost) this past week whilst the Leon had a service + front bumper respray.

This 206 is horrid. Probably had a hard life cos it's nothing like the 206 GTi I used to own many moons ago. That was decent enough...
 
I wouldn't say specifically a nice car makes you happy.

I love my Jeep even though in the eyes of most its a dog of a car. I sometimes like driving my golf because I can park next to expensive cars and know without question they won't want to mark their posh car on my rust box. I even like driving the wifes Leon when we can visit her folks in Yorkshire and do the whole trip on one tank.

However, whenever I hear a flat 4 drive past the house I feel sad because I haven't got one of my own. :)
 
I crashed my nice car and cried for days.

Now saving up for a new nice car and feeling awful having to drive rubbish cars till I get my new nice car.
 
i like driving differant cars, just about anythings tolerable for a few days.

Prefer to spend money on holidays to be honest, going on my 5th long haul trip of the year on the 27th :D
 
It's nice, I won't deny that but to be honest for me at least, it adds to my lifestyle but it wouldn't be any fun at all having all these toys if I didn't have a great family to share them with.

This may be because I've been driving exotica since the day I passed my test but possessions don't make me as happy as they once did.
 
[ui]ICEMAN;13121355 said:
It's nice, I won't deny that but to be honest for me at least, it adds to my lifestyle but it wouldn't be any fun at all having all these toys if I didn't have a great family to share them with.

This may be because I've been driving exotica since the day I passed my test but possessions don't make me as happy as they once did.
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I think for most people it's the working to achieve the nice car and the nice house that makes them happy. It sounds like you were lucky to be born in to success, so its more personal than material. You associate your material objects with your family rather than your personal achievements.

I do love my car, but I could live without it. I do lust after the nice cars but for me I'd rather have a nicer house first. But cause im silly I'm paying finance on the car which I couldn't sell for what I owe and I have the mortgage on the sheddy house which needs work and I aint got much dispoible to throw at either.
 
this will help...

3 years ago I decided to sell my impreza and buy a elise, with a "hack" for work. I settle on a 3 year old 1.2 Punto.

As I dropped of the impreza and collected the Punto, I realised within 3 yards I had dropped a MASSIVE clanger.

I actaully shed a tear on the way home and then needed to be comforted by my missus when I got home.

I then decided after selling the elise/punto combo and having a Civic R for 12 months a Laguna might be nice to save cash.

The laguna lasted three weeks, it destroyed my soul.

I will never buy/use/drive a "normal" car again, it would drive me to suicide.
 
I suppose it does, and it doesnt, my car frustrates the hell out of me, cos I can use all of the power, its does put a big grin on my face when im sliding round a roundabout.

But to me it isnt the be all and end all in my life, I'd rather have the car that I have now, but I woudnt be unhappy in a 1.3 Micra. At the moment I'd give every last penny up to be able to donate a kidney to my bro, and I suspect most of us would be the same:(
 
For me not overly, as I have that trouble of nothing is ever good enough :(
I suppose unless I reached the top of the chain where I could pick whatever car I wanted I would never be truly 'happy' and satisfied with what I have.
 
Dup said:
I think for most people it's the working to achieve the nice car and the nice house that makes them happy. It sounds like you were lucky to be born in to success, so its more personal than material. You associate your material objects with your family rather than your personal achievements.

I do love my car, but I could live without it. I do lust after the nice cars but for me I'd rather have a nicer house first. But cause im silly I'm paying finance on the car which I couldn't sell for what I owe and I have the mortgage on the sheddy house which needs work and I aint got much dispoible to throw at either.
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It was the same for me, working to achieve but it just doesn't hold the same value to me anymore. I may have been lucky enough to have a wealthy family but my success is entirely my own, my life and family here in the US are entirely my own doing. Some things in my life just helped to put material possessions into perspective. They mean very little when you aren't happy in other areas of your life - take it from me, money truly doesn't buy you happiness and sadly neither does a nice car (not all the time anyway!).
 
Used to drive a 1.0 (something horrible i wont admit to) and didnt like driving, didnt enjoy going to travel to place, just didnt enjoy much that was further than walking distance. Got myself my near-dream car and i can safely say im much happier about myself anyway aswell as loving going places.
 
I've never been happier when I didn't HAVE to drive every day. Walking just up the road to work was a dream.

Sadly the amount of miles I drive now has taken all the joy out of driving for me. I no longer drive for pleasure. It's work.
 
I've been wondering this for a while.

I could go out tomorrrow and buy a "nice car" but i feel right now i'm just too sensible. I get really paranoid leaving a nice / eye catching car around and this most definitely doesn't make me happy.

I do miss flooring a fast car and the whole adrenaline rush thing though! one day...

I think the compromise down the line might be a real "sleeper" car like the mazda6 MPS. Looks like a standard mazda6 pretty much but with 4wd and 260bhp or so, and could be left anywhere without worrying. Until then i'm more than happy to drive around in a pleasant car thats nice enough and costs me very little.
 
Anim said:
Used to drive a 1.0 (something horrible i wont admit to) and didnt like driving, didnt enjoy going to travel to place, just didnt enjoy much that was further than walking distance. Got myself my near-dream car and i can safely say im much happier about myself anyway aswell as loving going places.
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Corsa? 3 cylinder? ;)
 
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