How much should I spend on a car as an enthusiast?

The amount you should spend on a new car largely comes down to your finances and your personal tastes, but a suggested range is around 10\% to 15\% of your annual income. If you’re a car enthusiast or are in your car a lot , you might push the limits and spend 15\% to 30\% of your income.

Is it worth spending money on cars?

There is a thumb rule of not spending more than half of your annual household salary on the car. An individual earning Rs 10 lakh a year should at best buy a car worth Rs 5 lakh. However, ensure it’s the on-road price of the car and not the show room price.

What makes a person a “car enthusiast”?

Lots of people have different opinions about what makes a person a “car enthusiast”. Generally speaking a person’s opinion rotates around their own personal feelings, such as why they like cars, or why this or that person they know likes cars.

What makes automobility such a rewarding area of human endeavor?

But that same inexhaustible depth and breadth of the automotive space, and the generous room for varied individual interests and preferences, is what makes the realm of automobility such a rewarding area of human endeavor to explore. Bill Hayward, a writer, marketer, and car enthusiast, is editor and publisher of AutoNewsblaster.

Can you be a car enthusiast without owning a car?

But one can be a car enthusiast without even having the ability to drive. If you can visit an automotive museum or peruse the innumerable range of available media content focused on cars, from coffee table books to websites to print magazines to podcasts, you can derive plenty of enjoyment as a car enthusiast, without owning or driving a car.

Why do people like fast cars so much?

One of the reasons fast cars came to have such an appeal is because of the counter culture which arose around bootleggers and prohibition. So having a fast car started to be viewed as being a “bad boy”. This is often seen portrayed in films.