Why is it ludicrous? - its a means of getting from A-B in comfort with a big boot, whilst I understand that the Range -Rover has a number of shortcomings & doesn't come out too well in the comparison but what does compare to a Cali?
Yes, it is stupid money for a posh builder's van. But there are lots of other vehicles (motorhomes, campers, EVs) that are stupid money as well. A Kia EV6 is £50k. I actually quite like it, but still a huge amount of cash. And there in lies the problem, very few people actually think it is £50,000 that they need to graft for and save, they just think it is £X per month which with the artificially low interest rates we have had since 2008 they just pay. A lot of the population are about to get a big shock.
Yes spot on. Unfortunately this has got a bit anti Cali which I'm not at all. All vehicles have their limitations. As someone who has and does graft to buy their vehicles I agree wholeheartedly with what you've said. It isn't real money when it is down to monthly payments and last stats I heard 60+% of calis had been bought in the last 18 months on VW finance and then you have to factor in those who've borrowed from other sources such as banks or equity from their homes. When the shtf I feel a lot more might see the point of this thread....
You sound like Someone very much on the same page as me!
Have you seen the price of builders vans VW anyway there not that far behind the price of a cali now, especially a kombi
Looks like somebody paid £85k !!
People on finance or money to burn?!
I'm in gold tbh. Very cheap at current price and only going one way as fiat currencies collapse and inflation soars...Anybody worried about the value of their Cali’ falling could always invest in the FTSE100.
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I’ve tried gold but other than sitting counting it like Scrooge, there wasn’t a lot you could do with it.
I'll stick with the gold and be ready to snip up assets for cheap when people are desperate to sell. Double bubble...
As forrest gump once said "stupid is as stupid does"
Anybody worried about the value of their Cali’ falling could always invest in the FTSE100.
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Excuse my ignorance but you made me think about gold, which I never have before but know folk tend towards it in uncertain times. Gold looks high atm? And why does the platinum price have such a different profile over 20yrs?
Ok, makes sense
Exactly that. Many are predicting a surge I gold well North of 5k an oz so buying at 1500 an oz is cheap. Either way it is much safer than cash in the bank especially in light if looming bail ins that will be coming...
Or have both.... just I'll but back in to a Cali with the money I'll make on gold and pick up a Cali at sensible money off a distressed seller....
Less of it around. Platinum tends to be riding high in periods of economic certainty whereas gold is generally the opposite. Gold to platinum ratio is what investors look to and is worth researching. Vat on platinum etc tbh I invest in bits of each and silver all in different denominations for ease of realising and potential currency in a shtf scenario ie bars and coins and a very good safe
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