Not so long ago,people seemed to acknowledge how much money they had and buy sensibly.Maybe a 10 year old reps car and look after it.

Seems money is no barrier now.The most popular poor chariot I see seems to be a Freelander in deprived areas or possibly a Mitsubishi Shogun (the import one).

Do you need a huge truck if you are on the dole?

Round here they drive (looks out to factory car park) Peugeot 406's, MK3 Golfs, Mitsi Carisma, Toyota Avensis.

loz those people you are talking abt are the scummer dole scammers that live off the state and work on the side. people that are honest and don't have much money still drive round in 10 year old cars that they try to look after and don't drive mercs

loz those people you are talking abt are the scummer dole scammers that live off the state and work on the side. people that are honest and don't have much money still drive round in 10 year old cars that they try to look after and don't drive mercs

*Agrees*

Although, something to consider might be that just because someone lives in a "deprived area" doesn't automatically mean that they are deprived, nor that they are committing benefit fraud.

It *is* possible to buy houses in deprived areas, and they're cheap too, which leaves over a few quid for a nice Pajero to sit on the driveway, even if you don't earn huge amounts of money.

And the Pajero's a good choice as it's got lots of seats for carrying the sprogs, as we all know paupers breed like rabbits...

Rob.

i agree rob, its not just scummers that live in scumville. but mostly it is

Erm, I thought they drove Skodas??

i'm poor, and i drive a tuned VW.....

It is also possible for someone in a "bad" job to live in a £250 a month council house, get a new job on £30k a year then have £2000 a month to blow on cars etc.

It is also possible for someone in a "bad" job to live in a

I think you'll find thats called dealing:D

I think you'll find it's called "I.T" and "Higher Education", actually:P

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If you live in Northern Ireland it's anything and everything. Mainly 'runabouts' (un-insured, un-taxed motors with no MOT). Obviously there are those just out for a blast who quite often use the cars for robberies and/or reckless driving etc but there are also ordinary people who have no choice as otherwise they wouldn't have a car.

I blame the MOT. Over here you've basically no hope of getting a 10 year car through the test as it is so stringent which means your insurance is invalid and you can't tax it anyway. Some people reckon it's easier paying the £250 fine if they get caught.

There are some perfectly good 10 year old motors out there that can't pass our MOT so loads of them get sold off as runabouts for next to nothing or sold to dealers in England/Scotland where they pass the MOT with flying colours. Insurance is very high too because of the claims made associated with runabouts so people are forced to buy newish cars capable of passing the MOT or brand new cars with free insurance.

That's why most cars here are under 5 years old although visitors assume we are all rolling in it.

Rant Over

i work for our local council in building maintenance and i see all the different types of job dodgers and i can tell you they are alot better off than me, makes me wonder if its worth working..

there are zafira's, pajero's (shogun import), focus, 2 or 3 nissan navara's, even ones with bmw m3's and lexus is200's.

When I was shopping for my 440 a few years back, the first one I went to see was in one of the worst bits of Cardiff. The seller was a fat, betracksuited Jim Royle-alike who didn't stop smoking at any point during his half-hearted 'sale' of the car (which I didn't buy). I was astonished to learn that he was getting rid of his top-spec 440 to make room for his grey import Mitsi Shogun or Pajero or something equally ridiculous.

I honestly don't get it. On my road the contrast in cars is huge... year old 5 series BMWs sit next to clapped out 106s and a Fiesta with its bumpers held on with tape. The 106 in particular is funny, the owner looks like Hans Moleman and once reversed straight into the front of me after I'd parallel parked behind him... more damage to him (vs a Volvo, the other car always comes off worse) and revealed he'd already been hit by a van earlier that day, indicating another huge dent quite high on his tailgate. Two years on, the 106 is now missing most of its exterior plastic door trim...

Some people don't like to move so stay in the same area when their job would otherwise afford a better house. Our road is the same with everything from clapped out bangers to brand new Audi A6's (A 2.5TDi V6 which I drool over every time I go past!) and BMW 5 series.

was there ever a more apt name for a car than pajero...

there's also things like bmw workers getting cheap brand new cars through the company schemes, couple that with the silly house prices around here and you realise why there are so many new debadged beemers parked around oxford's council estates...

most of the scummers in preston drive import pajeros, old scoobs and saxos.

the genuinely poor seem to drive cavs/ escorts.

I'm surprised no-one has suggested that it's also akin to the nobjockeys who kit themselves out in enough Argos bullion to look like a white Mr T in a Kappa tracksuit. Why live in a nice area or a modest house when you can live on the state and drive a flash car...