Which is more expensive? Babies or Cars?

[Laurel]

You lads are probably aware of the motoring issues Ross has encountered during the past 2 years, and now just before christmas, we were hit by the master cylinder head and clutch going to pot on the weekend (landed a £400 bill afterwards) just had to renew the car insurance est. cost £500-£600 and well you all know better than I do how costly the maintenance and upkeep for a car can be.

BUT

In between trips to throw up in the toilet, I was writing a list of things needed to buy for a baby and I'm seriously considering that maybe it's cheaper to have not got pregnant and gone for a lovely new A4 instead!!

What do you think dads, which is more expensive??

Laura

[S2central.net]

Kids are more expensive - absolutely no doubt... Not just on pure monetary terms... On time, emotion, personal space and lots of other intangible parameters...

Wouldn't change them though, but be warned that babies are easier than toddlers who are easier than 'tweens' and I'm told it gets to be a right nightmare with teenagers - they get into all sorts of mischief... But you know that bit already

[hiltoa]

Kids all the way...

[Fat Audi 80]

Hi Laura,

I don't think it is the babies themselves that are expensive, but the change in lifestyle amongst other things.

My wife has not really worked since we had Thea (now 18 months old). So we have gone from being DINKY's (Double Income No Kids Yet) to SKINT! She has started working as an accountant part-time, so that helps with the money side of things.

However, they are probably not as expensive as a car to run, once you have bought the expensive things like Car seats, Buggies, Cots etc. Obviously our shopping bills have gone up but not a huge amount, and if you can blag / borrow clothes off friends and relatives that also helps. We did!

Anyway, by the time your little boucing baby is here and you have got used to it, you will be so wrapped up in taking care of it you won't need to worry about modifying Audi's!

It's when you finally get *some* you life back after 9 - 12 months you can start looking at your hobbies again.

I hope that sounded positive, it was meant to!

Cheers,

Steve.

[Knight Rider S4]

Totally agree with the above ..Life will never be the same again but in a nice way ....what is important to you now will not be in 6 months time and the simple things in life like going out for a meal together will be a luxury and more special than they are now ....Baby sitters will be your new best friends and reading cook books about how to purree food will take over Harry Potter ...Its all fun

[veneto rs2]

My Marco is now 18 months.......

Babies are very very demanding....... but i woould'nt change a single day so far..... wil see thoug...

My Audis S2 before missus Cabbie and RS2 now......... well in complete honesty sometimes i really want to hammer them down to pieces.
Also they can be very demanding in time and money (they have a key to switch'em off or to lock'em up when they don't run... thoug)

On the money side i don't see big changes.... what we buy for Marco at the end of the day cost less money then the days when we where driving around for wine tasting dining and romantic hotels breakouts etc etc.

To be a dad it's in anyway magic to me!


Stefano

[philip walker]

Dunno cars maybe,
Buy a new RS4 last year iro 50k, trade it in now 25k if you get a bid.
My nipper costs a bit in Lego and Clearasil but not that much.

[DJones]

Kids every time no question..

I have two boys 7 & 9. Once restored cars are fairly cheep and dont answer back. Kids go on and on and on. I recently got persuaded to buy them a 52" plasma for their play room, play room!! i didn't even have my own bedroom and when i finally did my wife wanted to stay in it with me..

Now the PS2 is no good they want a PS3, i own more bikes than Halfords... and if i dare question it i get the "well look at how much money you spend on cars" which does shut me up if i'm honest......

And all the thanks you get is i hate you...... i'm running away!! wife hasn't worked in 10 years... starting to get pi**ed off now..... why did you have to start this thread....

In truth i wouldn't change a thing but remember kids go on your journey through life until they start their own.. not you on theirs from day one... which is probably where i'm going wrong.....

[Fat Audi 80]

Yep, my daughter came to live with me, not the other way round. My house, my rules.

[mikeraz1]

My parents keep telling me how expensive I was and that its my turn to pay them back I'm going to stick with the car for now

[Sonic]

Just thank god that babies don't come with quattro as standard - that would ensure they are even more expensive to keep/maintain

[wilywyg]

Baby's I dont think are the dear bit .




Its the wife . and why



baby's are like men as long as we a toy to play withwe are happy and will live in
**** all day with or with out nappies ,and we will live in a small area (the size of an Audi avant)or if your lucky ,two of them one for you and the other for the kids.

But no the wife comes along and wreaks your dreams with " we have to move house becuse the kids can't share a bedroom"

so what i can conclued it that ,dont have kids,dont get a wife and you can have as many cars as you want

so gents think with your big head and not with your small one,unless you really do love here .

[newsh]

Just wait till they go to college..

[dm80]

Well we're expecting triplets early next year. The expense of running an S2 (dear as it is) will be a nano-expense in comparison I reckon.

[Dubbedup]

Hi Laura,

I don't think it is the babies themselves that are expensive, but the change in lifestyle amongst other things.

My wife has not really worked since we had Thea (now 18 months old). So we have gone from being DINKY's (Double Income No Kids Yet) to SKINT! She has started working as an accountant part-time, so that helps with the money side of things.

However, they are probably not as expensive as a car to run, once you have bought the expensive things like Car seats, Buggies, Cots etc. Obviously our shopping bills have gone up but not a huge amount, and if you can blag / borrow clothes off friends and relatives that also helps. We did!

Anyway, by the time your little boucing baby is here and you have got used to it, you will be so wrapped up in taking care of it you won't need to worry about modifying Audi's!

It's when you finally get *some* you life back after 9 - 12 months you can start looking at your hobbies again.

I hope that sounded positive, it was meant to!

Cheers,

Steve.

Could not have put it better myself...