How much do you earn?

[Martin Keene]

Can I just say how Gentlemanly this is being discussed. I though about this post for a good 12-15 hours before posting it, because I was unsure how people would response to it.

Thanks for discussing so reasonably.

I don't mean to sound partronising or anything, but we have had a few topics go off course lately due to mis-understandings.

[Martin Keene]

oops, submitted a null vote

That's your choice. I said at the start please don't vote if you don't want to. I appreciate a lot of people won't want to vote.

It's just a broadbrush exercise.

No, I meant I was going to vote but hit the wrong button  

Doh!

Glad I'm not the only one...

[Mark Stanton]

Seems irrelevant poll to me as someone on less than 15K a year can have more disposable income available to purchase cars, skid lids etc than someone else who earns more than 50K

Surely depends on other financial commitments

[Peter Cox]

Can I just say how Gentlemanly this is being discussed. I though about this post for a good 12-15 hours before posting it, because I was unsure how people would response to it.

Thanks for discussing so reasonably.

I don't mean to sound partronising or anything, but we have had a few topics go off course lately due to mis-understandings.

[pathetic attempt at irony]

...are you patronising me?

[/pathetic attempt at irony]  

[michaelcoombs]

Weems irrelevant poll to me as someone on less than 15K a year can have more disposable income available to purchase cars, skid lids etc than someone else who earns more than 50K

Surely depends on other financial commitments

yep... but posting here is better than doing some work... maybe that why earn what i earn    

[steve_m]

Sometimes I do wonder if all the extra money I spent on my car, say 40% over and above what I would have had to spend to get a reasonably basic CEC (for the sake or argument) has given me 40% more pleasure ?

I suspect not and I often wonder if I would enjoy rebuilding an old, slower kit just as much  

[MAT1800]

I agree though.... Weems are irrelevant.

***      Nice bit of editing....they're even more irrelevant now!        ***

[Peter Cox]

I agree though.... Weems are irrelevant.

Personally, it's new to me as well. But I think it's a verb, not a noun.

[Mark Stanton]

bl**** sausage fingers                

[Bean]

I'm guessing there won't be many cateringvan owners in the lower half of the income bracket, I'm lucky enough to be in one of the higher brackets but still couldn't justify the extra money just because they own the Lotus rights.

Another can of worms opened

[a4gom]

[paranoid mode on]

are you sure your not working for my wife, her P.I. or solicitor, it does seem a coinsidence that she's been asking questions this week about how much I earn and how much of it goes into the garage rather than the family.

[paranoid mode off]

[Martin Keene]

Seems irrelevant poll to me as someone on less than 15K a year can have more disposable income available to purchase cars, skid lids etc than someone else who earns more than 50K

Surely depends on other financial commitments

With the benefit of hindsight, a percentage of income to spend on toys might have been better, yes.

In fact I might do that later.

Still, kinda of interesting to see the spread of earnings across the group though. Or maybe I'm just a nosey git...

[MAT1800]

Funny timing this....

Just had a meeting with a guy about something or other.... anyway we were talkin about golf, boats and cars, I mentioned I had just finished building a Westfield, to which he replied he was getting a Cateringvan..... So I asked what had made him go for a Cateringvan rather than another make, his answer was he liked to go fast.

ie. He probably hadn't checked out the alternatives, he just presumed it would be better because it costs more?

Money does funny things to people, and some people like to talk about it far too much IMO.

And I don't mean you Martin

Mat.

[Blatman]

Still, kinda of interesting to see the spread of earnings across the group though. Or maybe I'm just a nosey git...

Or gullible. You're assuming people are voting honestly, despite knowing that we're an irreverent bunch at the best of times. And no, I haven't voted...

[felters]

I admit to being immensely wealthy, young, good looking and having a todger the size of a salami.

Luckily most of you have never met me...