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Yep, my 'offshore allowance' rate per day is basically the same as my per day salary figure, so basically being paid double my normal wage to be offshore, slight perk is my 'offshore allowance' also comes into play when i leave the UK so i don't actually need to be 'offshore' just out of the country. Like you said if you spent enough time away from home you could add another 1/2 onto your wages.

£30k is about the right area, slightly different because i don't deal with the engineering design or build the plant; I’m the risk assessment side of things so wages are slightly lower anyways.
 
[TW]Fox;19960778 said:
Drives a Ford Probe, doesn't know who made the CLK, thinks he will be in a 458 in 5 years.

I love this forum :D
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Me too.

@crinkleshoes: I hope you are still posting on here in 5-6 years because I want to see photos of your 458.
When I was 24 I was driving a Clio 172. Im 29 now and still have a long way to go for a 458!
 
[TW]Fox;19960778 said:
Drives a Ford Probe, doesn't know who made the CLK, thinks he will be in a 458 in 5 years.

I love this forum :D
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Lol... that's what happens when you kill 2 engines in 3 weeks and have a house move the same month... darn shed, the girl drives that now. Still 'mine' though hehe.

£4k/month after tax-evilness with a post-uni working life of 2 years... yeah, I'd say I'm on my way to meeting my goal of a 458 :D
 
panthro said:
Me too.

@Crinkleshoes: I hope you are still posting on here in 5-6 years because I want to see photos of your 458.
When I was 24 I was driving a Clio 172. Im 29 now and still have a long way to go for a 458!
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I'll be sure to pop back to boast ;)

They're too pretty not to take a plethora of photos...
 
I think 'one day' is far too vague a criteria. Absolutely no-one knows what's coming there way, what opportunities may arise etc etc. So it's no surprise some people go for something a bit outlandish - and we all point and laugh, when there's a possibility that they will. It's the same vice-versa with people being a bit more modest and conservative as perhaps 'one day' they may be in a position to buy a brand new hyper car.

I think ''car you believe to be attainable within the next 5 years'' would be a better criteria.
 
current cars m3 & 997 c2s
dream car - something nice but debt free at the same time
Ultimate Dream Car: veyron
Ultimate Dream classic Car: f1
 
MrLOL said:
£70k a year then ?

Give over. This thread will make great reading in a few years time.
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crinkleshoes said:
Base 48k + car allowance + regular, consistent overtime at good rates and an awesome bonus scheme that gives a 300-500/month bump... I average 55-60 hours a week.
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Sounds believable to me, if you get a job with a decent pay scale and work your ass off to make things happen for yourself you can achieve a lot, putting in 55-60 hours a week doesn't guarantee him a Ferrari 458 by 30 but its a good starting position.
 
ubersonic said:
Sounds believable to me, if you get a job with a decent pay scale and work your ass off to make things happen for yourself you can achieve a lot, putting in 55-60 hours a week doesn't guarantee him a Ferrari 458 by 30 but its a good starting position.
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Fair play to him if he does it but it does remind me of watching Dragons Den when people come in with unrealistic projections and that's just with a business model, with life its much more complicated to predict.

Then again in 5 years a second hand 458 will be old hat and depreciated considerably so much more affordable.
 
Perhaps I should clarify... the "will" was more determination than certainty :p

It's my aim... that's for sure.

I think it's acheivable, if things continue the way they are.

However, of course it's possible things could change... I hope they don't, but there are obviously many unpredictable hurdles to get past.
 
Current: Volvo V70 2.4 turbo AWD
One day: Undecided, another Volvo I imagine :eek:
Ultimate Dream car: Dax rush/Lotus 7 kit car with a silly engine.
Ultimate Dream classic car: Custom v12 Lincoln Zephyr roadster
 
crinkleshoes said:
Perhaps I should clarify... the "will" was more determination than certainty :p

It's my aim... that's for sure.

I think it's acheivable, if things continue the way they are.

However, of course it's possible things could change... I hope they don't, but there are obviously many unpredictable hurdles to get past.
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What do you do for work?
 
Current Car(s) - S1 Elise & Megane
Car you think you could realistically own one day - AMV8
Ultimate Dream Car - Ferrari 250 GTO (though only so I could sell it)
Ultimate Dream classic Car - Lotus Elan (62-75)
 
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[TW]Fox;19954091 said:
Because it's full of people with ordinary cars convinced that one day they'll realistically own a supercar. Statistics show us that 99% of them will instead one day own a diesel Audi. Hardly anyone actually gets to own a supercar.

A few will be lucky enough - but we did this back in 2003 and the results were absolutely hilarious to look back on a few years later :D
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But the question isn't what car you're going to have in a couple of years, it is what car do you consider attainable. That's why I don't get why you think it is Mega impossible for someone to put down they want a second hand Aston or something. Most won't get one, granted but it is attainable if the person even on a moderate wage is willing to make a few sacrifices and wants it badly.

I am actually surprised that it is someone of your postion having such a view. Its not
like you have 3.2 kids, a mortgage and a wife. Id imagine that living with your parents on a what must be a decent wage disposable income must be your middle name? I might be making gross assumptions here, but I a sure youd be able to buy and run some of the suggestions you scoff at if you were determined and inclined enough? Just because you don't want to make the sacrifices doesn't mean that others can't, wont and have.
 
You end up realising that just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. Sure I could finance a new M3 or a used Aston or something but to do so would just be completely stupid and short sighted.

Most people realise this hence never buying the tuned R34 that, aged 19, they are convinced they will one day own. The more money you get the more you realise how spending it all on a car just isn't good.

This is why most Ferrari owners earn much more than the bare minimum you would need to run one, to me being truly able to afford a car means you do not notice its costs much and it does not affect your ability to do other things. So although yes technically I could afford all sorts, in reality I cannot whilst fitting my definition of afford.
 
I think most would agree

Which is why you don't see ferrari's or lambos parked outside of your average 3 bed semi in a housing estate.

Obviously some people do, I have a mate at work who lives in a that sort of situation, but he owns an Aston V8 vantage and lives in a 3 bed semi in garforth.

But he's still living on his own at 31 so obviously has a very specific set of circumstances.
 
Pretty much what i said on the first page, and why threads like this are largely pointless. Anybody can argue that any car is realistic, citing projected income, whatever. Very few cars are very expensive in the scheme of things.

Generally though, as your income grows as does the drain on it in other areas, along with your priorities changing it all leads to the only scenario in which dream cars being purchased actually happen is if you have enough money that it simply has no impact at all.

There is no way on earth that i would nowadays let a car have any impact on my life whatsoever, they are just not worth it in comparison to enjoying a nice house and lifestyle.
 
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