Soldato
You sound happy enough losing a large amount of cash to depreciation on a low end 'prestige' brand. Surely you'd be better off taking a shorter term PCH lease on a better (read: higher performance vehicle) at least then if you got bored with it or realised it was pretty pants you aren't stuck with it, and you'd have lost the same amount of cash if you sought out a good deal?
You could dump £10k in to a CLA 35 AMG lease for a couple of years, or as mentioned by someone else drop that sort of cash on a Tesla Model 3 (much lower fuel bills), both offer a much better performance, and put you in the driving seat with regards moving forwards if you get tired of them or your requirements change. After all a lot can happen in 2-3 years, heck 3 years is 1/7th of your current time spent on this planet.
Either way, it is pointless getting annoyed with people 'advising' you about the way you chose to spend your wealth/income on a vehicle as many before you have become much wiser, and are merely trying to share their wisdom that was sometimes learned in a difficult way.
What ever you end up with, hopefully you'll enjoy it but don't forget once you've got it you'll always be looking ahead to what is next.
You could dump £10k in to a CLA 35 AMG lease for a couple of years, or as mentioned by someone else drop that sort of cash on a Tesla Model 3 (much lower fuel bills), both offer a much better performance, and put you in the driving seat with regards moving forwards if you get tired of them or your requirements change. After all a lot can happen in 2-3 years, heck 3 years is 1/7th of your current time spent on this planet.
Either way, it is pointless getting annoyed with people 'advising' you about the way you chose to spend your wealth/income on a vehicle as many before you have become much wiser, and are merely trying to share their wisdom that was sometimes learned in a difficult way.
What ever you end up with, hopefully you'll enjoy it but don't forget once you've got it you'll always be looking ahead to what is next.