His priorities are askew.
He could have spent the money on starting a business, or progressing his education. His mentality is that as long as he has this car, he's okay. Well, what about when the boys are older and want to go to college? Or if the girl wants to get married and have a nice wedding?

To me, he's done something so selfish that it shouldn't be praised. He can't even take the family out to enjoy it all at once.

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no kidding, eh.

That bra would look nice on you.
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There's lots of Vancouverites doing similar, with $2K/mn leases on M3s, Porsches, ... spending more on car then housing, while living meagerly.

I have a bud in Ottawa that lives about the same lifestyle, cheaps out on clothes/food/entertainment and instead spends huge on cars and gadgets/games.

To each their own.

The only thing hick is an idiot like you using "You're from Surrey..." as an argument. What are you fucking 4? Still peeing on the toilet seat?

The people who buy Lambo's are the ones who usually have the finances to do it. And if they can buy/lease one then they can afford the repairs and mods. And if they can afford that then they can pay someone to do it. Simple.

For a guy to pull it off on a $40K income ... that's quite impressive. There is nothing wrong in doing the work himself and buying replica parts to do it. Everyone mods their own cars and buys rep pieces. It's his car, it's his shit. His family obviously isn't suffering from what he's posting.

Whether his story is true or not, it still goes to show that anybody without a $5 million income can still get his dream car.

i give props to him...

he *can* sell it you know. unless there's some special clause saying that Lambos can only have 2 owners....

He has a family, money should be going into his children's savings/education and their retirement.

Foresight above all else. I'd rather have money saved up just in case my kids want to go to hockey camp, etc. etc, than spend lavishly on something I don't really need. I'll be happiest watching my kids have all the opportunities available to them.

^ :werd:

Who says he doesn't have ESP's or other saving plans for such occasions? He bought the car out-right with money he's been saving for literally decades. That doesn't mean that he's back to saving for another dream car. That cash is probably going to something else that's family related now.

how is he ever gonna retire? He'll have to work till the day he drops

Yeah, let's hope so

I don't think we know enough about his family to sympathize or to be jealous, but i'm sure I still wouldn't spend my money like that, especially in the UK where everything is way too expensive. I would hate to pay a whole years insurance (if i made 30k a year) for that car even if I did drive it everyday, let alone driving it less than 2000km a year...

a athlete that makes 20/30 mill a year, it takes the average family to make that in 700 years

That's my plan. Have fun now, why wait till I'm 65 and might not be physically fit enough to enjoy retirement?

Wow, what a feat. He is a bit selfish in my mind simply because he has put his lambo dream ahead of his children's future. We don't know if he has planned for university and such so I can't really rip him apart for that. I give him props for sticking to his lifelong dream and saving that much and being smart about it. But just because a person can do something doesn't mean they should. It'd be cool if Lamborghini picked this story up and ran with it. Giving this guy a job or something and shooting him to stardom would be some pretty nice icing on the cake.

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From what he describes, his family isn't living in a trailer and begging for change everyday. He lives a regular life, but instead of spending thousands on beers, clothing or other, he saved his ass off for decades to buy a lambo outright. No financing or anything.

And who said he doesn't have plan for his kids? From what I see, he still plans a vacation every so often, he is NOT living on the edge to have a Lambo. He just saved his entire life to accomplish his dream. What's selfish in it?!

Plus, an used G isn't that expensive. There's a 2004 Gallardo on eBay right now for under 90K USD BIN. I would believe a person saving for decades could have 100K or so to spare (beyond their regular saving) and assume he is in his late 30s, from 6 to 36, that's 30 years worth of saving. Granted he probably didn't save much for the first 10, but the 20 years left in there, with 5K a year, he would have 100K. Don't think it's that hard to achieve. It's not a huge compromise, it's just the determination.

no props to him.. hes a father of 3... selfish mofo that had to buy a car he couldnt afford.. i make more than $40k a year i cant even imagine financing a civic right now and im single. how do you have 3 kids with that kind of income AND a lambo on the side? i'd love to see what kind of food they eat for dinner.

and hes talking about how diligently he spends his money then he goes out and blows his life savings all at once on a toy that depreciates

Family > all

Imagine the vacation that he could take the family to if he doesn't have the Gallardo.

how do you not survive on +40k a year and a 08 civic? is your insurance +35%???

It could be done with 40k; to finance a vehicle, afford the fuel, pay rent, pay the insurance and feed myself.... are you luxury dining and drinking/partying a lot?


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This guy i am not a big fan of...It may be okay, if he did not have any children, but once you do....your life should revolve around them and not around your selfgoals....buy it if you can afford it ( maintenance, insurance, etc.) if you're buying used parts and is forced to DIY because you want to save change, means you cannot afford to own it....buying and maintaining is 2 very diffrent fields.

scraping and cheating to fix your car with used parts will only get you so far....what happens when he gets a major problem like a blown head gasket or a broken valve? is he gonna try and find a used stripped motor?....lol

First and foremost, a good portion of the 40k goes to the government. Secondly, how much is the rent for an apartment? Fine, let's say you move to somewhere farther to save some extra money, you are still sinking another big portion of your salary into rent. The rest of your money will go towards food, fuel (which could be a substantial amount depending on where you work now that you live farther from Vancouver) and insurance for the car. Even if you cook every meal of yours and assuming the meal is half-decent, you will only be saving couple hundred a month.

When you are only saving a couple hundred dollars a month, financing a car should be the last thing on your mind unless you want to live paycheque to paycheque and unless you want to rent an apartment for the rest of your life instead of saving for a downpayment.

At the end, is financing a new car on a 40k salary do-able? Of course; but only if you feel like living in the moment for the next 4 years while having trouble putting food on the table if you get laid off.

I Agree for the most part, but if you're trying survive by scraping with a new car, should you not buy a cheaper car that will fit your financial category?
would it not lessen the payments of insurance and financing? Theres always a trade off, in this world you cannot get best of both worlds. Some peoples judgements are a bit skewed imho.

+ 40k ~ + $19 dollars an hour....


i think if you pick up a 10,000 car instead of a +20,000, drive it A-B with no mods, im sure in a few years you can save enough for a dp on a decent condo/apt...or a house in the far suburb.


edit: you added the last part which totally agrees with what i am trying to put out in letters...lol

^ keep in mind that Van is very expensive to live in, where he lives might not be anywhere near as expensive if he lives in a rural area.

I think Lomac and Hehe are about the only ones that understand this guy, and are the only ones reading the whole thing. He bought the car straight up, and if he can maintain that same attitude about savings now then his children will be quite well set for their education. He could also sell the car in a few years, and unlock all the money he spent most of his life saving, while still holding onto the fact that he completed his dream. He could have also inherited money which he put towards the trips or living.

we really know too little about his situation to criticize him. I think most people are simply too jealous of the guys willpower and ability to own an exotic on his budget when they are unable, on a higher budget.

I would think it that way.

Since he said he didn't drink/smoke and spend too much on unnecessery stuff to save up for the Lambo (who can sacrifice all these in there life to achieve their goal anyways?) and he use all these money saved up from the past to buy the lambo, so I don't see why he's selfish at all.

On the other hand if you are a Dad , and you smoke, drink and spend money on all gadget, does it mean that he's selfish?

Yeah, basically what all these guys hating on him are saying is that, if a father spends money on alcohol, cigarettes, and some gadgets for himself, he is being selfish....

And nowhere does it say that he doesn't have money saved for his kids to get a proper education, so stop making up assumptions...

i know -- i read that 1st post .. then all those posts after and was 'wtf, standard RS effect -- read title and one line, and skip the rest'

seems like he's living the dream.

my dad is the same way. if he doesn't have cash, he doesn't buy it. lets see -- he's a trucker and owns 2 houses, never had a mortgage, and started with nothing when he moved here. i guess his 'dream' of owning a couple properties made him awful to me and my siblings -- even though we went on vacations to disneyland, and road trips... and the such ...

i can totally understand his mentality. guy is living his dream now. good for him.