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IanF wrote: Thu Jun 28, 2018 11:55 am People can spend their own money however they see fit and, as long as they get enjoyment out of it, I can’t see how it’s a waste of cash.

ShockDiamonds wrote: Thu Jun 28, 2018 1:00 pm

IanF wrote: Thu Jun 28, 2018 11:55 am People can spend their own money however they see fit and, as long as they get enjoyment out of it, I can’t see how it’s a waste of cash.

Agree with this, although your views weren't quite as YOLO when I bought that car, IIRC. Along with numerous others, you were quite scathing. Clearly the two purchases are different but in terms of 'getting enjoyment out of it' I was chuffed with the car whilst I had it, then later came to sell it for a change, the way anybody would. So why is spending 3k for a day on somebody else's boat deemed acceptable?

PS - To my mind it is acceptable, if that's what you want to spend money on. Nobody's business what anybody spends money on. It's the about-face in perspective that I am questioning.

JLv3.0 wrote: Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:11 pm The "points" made in this thread are absolutely unfathomable. I can't even pretend to understand how chartering someone else's yacht and buying a really expensive, phenomenally dull diesel saloon are related.

Rich B wrote: Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:21 pm

JLv3.0 wrote: Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:11 pm The "points" made in this thread are absolutely unfathomable. I can't even pretend to understand how chartering someone else's yacht and buying a really expensive, phenomenally dull diesel saloon are related.

similar in cost.

IanF wrote: Thu Jun 28, 2018 11:55 am Fiberglass is the American spelling Jobbo, so floats just fine. Sailing is fun for a few hours and they look pretty, but it gets pretty tiring quite quickly travelling at a few knots at some stupid angle trying to get somewhere. For example, say you had a boat in Palma, Mallorca; you could sail all day and still be in Palma bay that evening - lovely once, but a change of scenery would be great next time! Do that in a motorboat, and you could have lunch in Andratx, moor up for the night in Soller and travel around to Pollença the next.

GG, waste of cash? Really? If all you had was £300k maybe, but I think Harry’s garage shows he has a bit more to spend. People can spend their own money however they see fit and, as long as they get enjoyment out of it, I can’t see how it’s a waste of cash. I guess you either enjoy boating or you don’t.

From the article I read, and it’s pretty common with boats of this size, people tend to rent out their boats when they’re either too busy or when it’s peak season eg. Harry rents his out for the whole month of August and then enjoys it himself in September when the season has died down, but the weather is still lovely. The fact that renting it out for a month pays his annual mooring fees/ maintenance etc must make it particularly sweet..

Rich B wrote: Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:55 pm Seeing as you seem intent on dragging it up again. I still think you are a moron for paying £1k a month for a doom blue 530d se.

Jobbo wrote: Thu Jun 28, 2018 3:02 pm And Harry may enjoy the income through August but he'll need good cleaners in September!

JLv3.0 wrote: Thu Jun 28, 2018 3:07 pm

Rich B wrote: Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:55 pm Seeing as you seem intent on dragging it up again. I still think you are a moron for paying £1k a month for a doom blue 530d se.

520d.