Feeling really good about my Z thanks to an M3 driver.

Jeffblue

the cost of living in the US varies significantly from state to state. certain states don't have certain types of taxes. land is cheaper, etc. where i live, 400k gets you in the door of a really small house on 1/4 acre. other places, that can get you a mansion.

ZedZed

Around Brussels $400k gets you a nice 80-90m² apartment .

I wish I could live in New England, man that place was awesome. I can only dream of driving my Z around those twisty turny roads in those fantastic areas with those superb looking wooden villas. I loved America when I traveled there, but it is SOOOOOOOO different in so many respects to Europe that it felt like I was on another planet altogether. Everybody acts so differently there than they do here. In contrast, the French speaking part of Canada looks and feels much more like Europe. It threw me and my friends completely.

You have a way better purchasing power in the the US but it's a known fact (at least it's our perception) that employees have to kill themselves working in the states. You have very different working ethics to ours.

Anyway, I'm getting a little off topic

I think the Z costs even more over in the Netherlands from what I saw on a Dutch youtube video review last week. I know it's disgusting, we're getting raped in Europe.

Maxima09

I can vouch for that...it really depends where you live in terms of haivng extra money for cars etc.

Jeffblue

yea, when you consider the fact that the same size house up here costs 2-300k or more than elsewhere, you think 'damn, i could literally live somewhere else and own a lambo or more certainly easily afford a GT-R'

WarmAndSCSI

To an extent... my same job would pay me literally 2x more anywhere around the NYC metro area or DC. That would give me about the same extra amount of cash if I lived in the burbs...

Professional salaried jobs are usually adjusted pretty well for the local cost of living, especially for engineers. I don't know about other fields and levels of jobs, but I assume some people get screwed based upon their location.

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