"fun" what-if ---- what kind of person are you ?

[Matra et Alpine]

OK.

Moral dilema,what would YOU do, how woudl you rationalise it and how woudl you get everyeon to agree ?

Question ONE :

You have the chance to own a car of your dreams. It's a one-off opportunity. BUT you would have to put family plans and wants aside ( maybe a move to a larger house, or a vacation or something "big" ).
Maybe you lose a job opportunity or miss out on a new hot girlfriend

So what do YOU do ?

Do you go for the self-indulgence and get that car even if only for a year.

or what ....

Something to ponder. Going to be interesting to see how this spins out whilst some of us are at Autosport International. See you Sunday


( having lit the blue touch paper, MetA now retires to a safe distance )

[deffenbaugh03]

If my wife and my kids would enjoy going for rides in the new car than surely I would get it. I don't think it would be to hard to raise your kids to love cars, I think the hard part would be finding a wife who enjoys them. But if in the future the rest of my family hates cars and I had to give up something important to them then I wouldn't get the car. I could settle for a lesser car I would think.

[QuattroMan]

I like to know what would you do Matra?!

[h00t_h00t]

I want to see how the supercar owners of the forum answer it...

I wouldn't take the car, I change my mind about what my favortie car is so often I would tire of it quickly and want something else.

[Matra et Alpine]

If my wife and my kids would enjoy going for rides in the new car than surely I would get it..

We're in UCP so it's the ultimate car -- so isn't a "family" car as such. It's an out and out performance car.

Can't make this too easy

[deffenbaugh03]

We're in UCP so it's the ultimate car -- so isn't a "family" car as such. It's an out and out performance car.

Can't make this too easy

Haha, yea I know it's not a "family" car, but it's not gonna only have one seat most likely, so they could still enjoy riding in it.

[Matra et Alpine]

Haha, yea I know it's not a "family" car, but it's not gonna only have one seat most likely, so they could still enjoy riding in it.

One at a time ?

I'm trying to STOP folks finding the "easy" way out of this by rationalising a car that meets all needs. Imagine the wildest An open-top caterham in Alsaka in winter for example No "easy" answers !!!

Right I'm off to bed, up in 4 hours to drive for 6

[PerfAdv]

If it is a big sacrifice for the family I wouldn't do it. An exotic sports car is an indulgence and if others were sacrificing something so that I could indulge, would make it very unfair? I couldn't enjoy it like that!!

Unless money is a complete non-issue, a large purchase is planned in advance. For example, if you plan for it and then the family vacation is abandoned or delayed, it's acceptable.

Such an self-indulgence should not be spur of the moment, Instant gratification type of purchase. If it is it'll become a point of contention adn not contentment.

[h00t_h00t]

What if you don't want the track-car for the road ,like the DBR9 road version (I forget its name), anyway?

[my porsche]

take the house and vacation

[Vindesh17]

ahh, the family'll get over it.

[Cyco]

All depends on what yours dreams turn towards. For me it has always been going fast, be it bikes or cars.

The possibility of a hot new girlfriend is something I have passed up before, so no big lose for me there.

Houses and hoilidays, again, nice, but not what I work hard to get - just not gets me going.

Easy choice.

[The_Canuck]

if i only get the car for a year, No. forever yes

[Oliver_Newton]

I love cars, but a cheaper car will get you around just as well.

[Vindesh17]

^^^umm, this is a car site, we all know that, but thats not the point of this thread^^^