why should i be jealous?
how can i be?
i have everything that i have ever wanted, albeit, i paid for everything myself. car, insurance, petrol, MOT's, servicing, repairs, options, polish, etc. (not just some of these things, but all of them), - just so i can be mobile.
im not jealous. so im glad that thats cleared up.
im totally sorry, and i apologise to everyone for the thread being thrown off at a tangent, but the point that i made, too, obviously has been totally overlooked.
to all the people out there who have saved hard, and bought the object(s) of their desires, - hats off! the vast majority of people have to live like this, and some people put more importance on certain products than others. this is how ive had to live (read instant free credit, loans, HP, savings, etc).
i was just gobsmacked, totally thrown by the thought that somebody who has recently passed their test has had a very nice car (we all know they are, or we wouldnt be here- and we all know how much they cost), bought for them at such a young age.
when i was 17, im trying to think what the present value equivalent would have been back then in 1995? a £14k is alot of money for anyone who has just passed their test, and i personally cant see the reasoning behind it. im not shouting, but i dont like all this 'Grrrrrrr', and 'Arghhhh', and personal stuff. i used aberdeen as an example, becuase it is my home town, and it is oil rich. there is alot of disposable income, and a society/ culture which dictates that the kids have to have the best on the block, regardless of what it is. my 'rant' was a genral cultural rant, with a specific slant on the huge expenditure placed on a vehicle at an early age.
to highlight the fact, a new MINI costs approx 4800% more than my first car cost.
im sorry, for the vast majority of people that i have offended. im only 24 myself, so im not out of touch at all. ive owned an awful lot of motors in my time, and i have experience from both sides of the argument.
an 18 year old, who 'owns his own company'. i feel, does not have much of a leg to stand on when it comes to getting a car bought for him at an early age, as it would have been a good lesson in sales to have taken the plunge himself.
SORRY TO EVERYONE
have a good xmas y'all