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"Young" Tesla drivers
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HenryT
Active Member
Dogging mode?
CyberGus
Not Just a Member
I am grateful that when I was 20, I did not own a car that could get to 60MPH in under 3 seconds
HenryT
Active Member
When I was 20 my car couldn’t get to 60 at all. 1973 Minivan - 850 cc and slightly lower tech than the current driver.
I'm in my early 30s and insurance is still £1k per year.
Churchill were the cheapest last year but hiked up my renewal to £1.5k this year. No points, convictions etc, no changes.
ByMiles saved the day for me at £800 based on my estimated annual mileage, so just a suggestion to others in a similar situation. Their model also helps spread the insurance monthly, as I normally like to pay annually.
(They have a £50 referral reward to both parties if anyone benefited and would like to PM me for my referral code).
PS I always wave, however none of the oldies wave back, perhaps their eyesights are failing
Churchill were the cheapest last year but hiked up my renewal to £1.5k this year. No points, convictions etc, no changes.
ByMiles saved the day for me at £800 based on my estimated annual mileage, so just a suggestion to others in a similar situation. Their model also helps spread the insurance monthly, as I normally like to pay annually.
(They have a £50 referral reward to both parties if anyone benefited and would like to PM me for my referral code).
PS I always wave, however none of the oldies wave back, perhaps their eyesights are failing
tomorrowman
Member
You youngsters go past too quick. Or was it just me going to quick to notice...I'm in my early 30s and insurance is still £1k per year.
Churchill were the cheapest last year but hiked up my renewal to £1.5k this year. No points, convictions etc, no changes.
ByMiles saved the day for me at £800 based on my estimated annual mileage, so just a suggestion to others in a similar situation. Their model also helps spread the insurance monthly, as I normally like to pay annually.
(They have a £50 referral reward to both parties if anyone benefited and would like to PM me for my referral code).
PS I always wave, however none of the oldies wave back, perhaps their eyesights are failing
)my first tax & insurance for a moped in 1973 - a princely £8.58 p.a. And that covered my girlfriend to drive too! Doesn’t seem real by today’s standards
tomorrowman
Member
Another reason for my offspring not to leave home !! Sigh.
But on a plus point I can make them pay a chunk of the electricity bill for charging their model 2's
But on a plus point I can make them pay a chunk of the electricity bill for charging their model 2's
12Pack
Member
What exactly do we mean when we say younger "owners"? Are we including "leasers" or "owers" here as well? Personally, I hate owing money and paying interest on a depreciating asset....
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Okay do you even know how to use your smartphone boomer ?
Akikiki
A'-Lo-HA ! y'all
what's a smartphone?
Let's take a moment here kid and look back - you know first smart phones came out in 2008 just about the time you became a teenager. You know, last week. Hahahahah LOL
Let's take a moment here kid and look back - you know first smart phones came out in 2008 just about the time you became a teenager. You know, last week. Hahahahah LOL
Some interesting concepts here. "Working damned hard" is easy for an overpaid executive job compared to an Amazon fulfilment job and scrubbing toilets for minimum wage as a second job to make ends meet. And a world of difference between buying something and having a life-style via mortgage, lease and monthly payments. I know my start in life was privilleged with Uni and then a well-paid job doing 60hrs a week and 1:4 nights/weekends on duty and trading in my hols for locum work to stick spare cash into pensions and investments and traded up my Austen A40 for dad's old Maxi before buying first house and spending most nights stripping wall-paper or up a ladder wire-brushing cast iron guttering 'cos plastic was an extravagance during the era of gazumping and then later interest rates of 15%....
You can also argue that being 'on the dust' or erecting scaffolding has more value to society than most office jobs...
You can also argue that being 'on the dust' or erecting scaffolding has more value to society than most office jobs...
rockafunked
Member
Being on (relatively) the right side of privilege and only being in my thirties I do have to catch myself whenever I say "I worked hard, I deserve this...". A significant part of what I have is due to family background, the industry I choose to work in, etc. Comparison is the thief of joy though, as I do stray into thinking about people I know in the level above - i.e. wealth in the sense of no mortgage, multiple properties abroad, ability to buy stuff outright. The appropriate mindset is be grateful and happy with what you have and be aware that not everyone is as lucky...
phil4
Member
Just remember, no matter how much money you have, there'll always we be someone offering something for sale that costs more than you want to pay.
Normal car not expensive enough, have a Pagani. That not expensive enough, have a one off super special, that not expensive enough, try an auction rare car. That not expensive enough? Have a collection. And that's just cars. Watches, pens, boats and planes... there's always someone to take your money.
TheManofMead
Member
Tesla, Wife, 6 month old son, and a dog?
Very difficult to work out which one is actually the most expensive
Dog. Without question!Tesla, Wife, 6 month old son, and a dog?
Very difficult to work out which one is actually the most expensive
tomorrowman
Member
Based one on of the previous posts where Tesla purchase was delayed to pay a £8K vet bill for a cat - I concur.
Thankfully managed to avoid the whole pets things. Brought the kids a little robot thing called vector that kept them amused for a few weeks and no vets bills
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