Anyone else like me? driving a $3k car, wearing 10k of rolexes?

[BH13GMT]

Originally Posted by Grumpy Badger

I would just add to that by saying that some plates are very valuable due to the mandatory numbers acting as letters to form words ie. an "1" can look like an "I"...

I breed horses for a living and have two plates, C6 LTY and C8 LTY, both where the numbers are meant to substitute for an "O" (0 is unacceptable as a number except as in 10, 104 etc...

My Long Haired General has A 14 ULE... With a little fiddling, it reads "A MULE".

I did see a lorry carrying Polo Ponies with something like P5 NAY on the plate, made me chuckle. That would be a few hundred quid to buy, pop it in the for sale section in Horse and Hounds and get a couple of grand for it.

[Grumpy Badger]

Someone I knew had M1 NAG and a lot of the polo guys had fun when the 2010 plates were released... PO10... (only problem was you needed a brand new wagon to put them on!)

I still say the best I ever saw was HOT 69!!!

[Bruno C]

Rolex + Tag Heuer + Omega= u$s 12.000
Renault: u$s 12000 aprox

[patek97]

M5 BMW and fx35 infiniti ,i just as bad with cars and watches.

[threemonkeys]

My two watches (replacement cost) = what I could probably get for my 2007 Accord.

[RollieKid]

I have a 92 Honda Civic - it was my first car and still is my daily driver...it probably cost less than $2k by now. It's a good little car....and I don't have to worry about it when I park it on the streets.

My rolex & non-rolex watch collection is definitely worth more than my car.

[Rags]

I drive toyotas. One is a 2008 & the other is a 2010..

[ingoodtime]

My watches and my car may be worth about the same now. I drive an 06 Lexus GS300. Last night, I almost traded her in on a 2009 BMW 335D that has 18500 miles on it. But, I just could not part with my comfortable car since I spend two hours a day in it.

[boogiebot]

i was just thinking about this all day today. i use to be a big car enthusiast but with all the depreciation and constant maintenance i would prefer now to just buy watches. it would be great to afford both hobbies, but if i had to chose one it would be just watches.

[Oyster1982]

I like full sized cars, so my current car is a 2010 Chevrolet Impala which had an MSRP of 27,500USD when I bought it in March of 2010. My Rolex total value is around 7k between my Date and Datejust. Also another grand in vintage Omega's.

[harry in montreal]

ingoodtime, that Lexus GS is a great car. you are just getting to the point in time where the quality starts to show. dont sell that car! i mean, how many folks have a comfy rwd toyota touring sedan? everyone sems to own a 3 series these days. harry

[hokie10]

haha you are not alone

[gwalker]

Originally Posted by Megalobyte

Geez man, 210 mph....you couldn't get it to 220?

HAHA, I'm redlining around 210. I have the power for more but not the gearing. I haven't been in it this fast but know it redlines around 210-212. I have pushed it over 195 but not enough track to get any faster. I'll have a TT system in place in a year or so with 1000+ HP (looking for 850 RWHP.) I can't wait.

Originally Posted by harry in montreal

american cars over 210 dont fare well long term. ask Viper owners.

I hate so say it but the fastest stock Viper is 202 (and I think thats a stretch.) I have driven some Hennesey cars and honestly they are nice but way too much brute force. They are very raw and crude IMO. I have a fully forged motor that is built to take the "low" amount of HP I have with the conservative tune. My motor will be fine until around 1250 HP. With a fully built forged motor its no different than driving a stock vette as far as wear and tear go.

[RolexPete32]

Originally Posted by Melanotaenia

My car is Blue book around 17K; I only have 18K miles on it Once the car is worth less than the watches, then I have a problem

What kind of problem would you have?

[HongNinja]

Great post. Good to see everyone understands the value in having a timeless Rolex as opposed to a depreciating car...

My Mustang GT is about to get traded in for a daily driver(probably Toyota). My moded GT guzzles 91octane, and do to a recent promotion that requires me to drives 3 times the distance, time for horsepower to go away. The money I'll save in gas can go towards that Sub-C I want!!

[globalmedia33]

I'm driving an old beat-up 1994 Honda Accord and owned 2 Rolex watches. Looking to purchase a third Rolex soon.

[TswaneNguni]

My PAM 289 is worth much more than my 330i 2004
My PAM 249 is worth about the same as my 2010 Isuszu KB 300 DTeq
My DSSD is worth more than my 2006 Isuzu KB 300 Fleetside



The real money is in property,shares ......and gym supplements

[inspires]

I don't have a car

[Kraftwerk]

I drive a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu now that I bought several years ago. Prior to that, I had a 1996 Geo Prism which was pushing nearly 200,000 miles but it was a great car-it got me where I needed to go and it was completely paid for. Didn't look like much but it served me well. To this day, I still wonder where that old car ended after I traded it towards the Malibu. Is it still going? Is it rusting away in a junkyard? It was as if I said farewell to an old friend because that car really got me through some tough times.

[superdelsol]

Originally Posted by Jinder

I couldn't spend more on a Rolex over my car, it would bother me...
Paid over $50k for my S2K when new. That was lots for me.

Is that a Honda S2000? Was it priced that high due to extra options or because you bought it in Canada? Last time I was at the Honda dealer, that was a $35K car. Nice car BTW.

Our 5 Rolex watches are worth more than our 3 cars, but cars depreciate rapidly, even very nice, desirable cars. Over the years I should have spent less on cars, and more on real estate, guns, and Rolex watches.

[Sarajevo]

Originally Posted by Grumpy Badger

Someone I knew had M1 NAG and a lot of the polo guys had fun when the 2010 plates were released... PO10... (only problem was you needed a brand new wagon to put them on!)

I still say the best I ever saw was HOT 69!!!

In Northern Ireland we have a similar system to the rest of the UK, with three letters followed by up to four numbers. In 2006 or 2007, "BIG 1" came up and it was auctioned for £90,000 ($135,000) to a man who looked like he did not get the irony.

[Sarajevo]

If it appreciates, spend as much as you can. If it depreciates, spend as little as you need.

I have a SD and an IWC Pilot Chrono, both of which are worth far more than my 2003 VW and 2005 Renault. I wouldn't have it any other way.

[pp763]

I can't even drive!

[BeekerMuppet]

My watches are worth maybe $5000 and I don't even own a car
My boss provides me with a $40000 car (cars are expensive in EU) and I pay about $500 tax for it per month. I would say the car costs me more...
I'll change it to a more efficient one soon that will save me $250 tax/month.
That way I can save more for my next watch! At least that's the plan

[brkanand]

Yes. My car is Chevy Spark and I wear more expensive Rolex.

[apeogre]

It's funny readiing thread after reading the thread about "does your watch match what you drive" There's some serious car fanatics/loaded folks over on that one. Ferrari's, vipers and highly modded vette's seem to be the choice over there. I fit in much better over here. :) I drive an early 90's Nissan Pathfinder.

[Darlinboy]

I'm one to drive a car to death, so at some point, the value will almost certainly fall below that of my watches. Currently, that is the case with my daily drive a 10 year old lincoln @ around 200K miles.

[Docar]

Originally Posted by donq

My daily driver is a beat up Nissan Pickup. My Sub is worth three times as much.
My weekender is a 2001 Porsche Boxster.

My aunt drives a Porsche Boxster..Loves it.

[SC11]

Originally Posted by Grumpy Badger

I would just add to that by saying that some plates are very valuable due to the mandatory numbers acting as letters to form words ie. an "1" can look like an "I"...

I breed horses for a living and have two plates, C6 LTY and C8 LTY, both where the numbers are meant to substitute for an "O" (0 is unacceptable as a number except as in 10, 104 etc...

My Long Haired General has A 14 ULE... With a little fiddling, it reads "A MULE".

Yeah I followed the same approach when I purchase P17 BUH which like you and a little movement and tweaking the H reads PITBULL.

Back on topic my car is used as my works motor so does get a fair bit of wear and tear and usually buy year or two old and run for 3 before selling off so typically floats around the same value as my Sub-C.

Next time round think I'll just lease via my business, sell current motor and the wife's A-class and get a weekend toy :-)

[mailman]

Originally Posted by SteelerFan65

Yes my watches definitely more than my cars!

Your watches are more than some countries