I chap I work with who is 50+ has an $80k + Monaro and a $30k + Harley Davidson (according to him) and thinks Gliding is for tossers.
In his case it is all about image, and from my observations most people in gliding are achievers not possers. SDF -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Newton Sent: Thursday, 8 December 2005 9:41 AM To: Derek Ruddock Cc: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] The Future of Gliding Part 2 Derek Ruddock wrote: > All very pertinent observations Mark, but I couldn't let this one go :) > Although gliders are expensive, the recent climb of the Australian Peso > vs the Euro have made gliders affordable again: We have bought 2 gliders > recently, and neither was within cooee of the price of a house > (Where do you live????) Adelaide. A new ASW28-18E is in the circa-$150,000 range. Call it $170,000 if you want a trailer to go with it. A 2-bedroom house and land package in an outer-suburban housing development could be had for about $200,000 - $225,000 in Adelaide a year ago. So they're not exactly equivalent, but they're close enough for the points I was trying to get across in my email message. The difference between the cost of a glider and the cost of a house is a multiplication factor less than 2 (and quite close to 1). The difference between the cost of a glider and the cost of a house is a multiplication factor closer to 5 or 6. > Let's face it, when you can pay around $80k for a Holden or Ford, > gliders seem cheap Egad. $80k is what you'd pay for a 3-year old Porsche, or a brand new SAAB, or two entire brand-new Hiluxes. I can't imagine who'd pay that kind of cash for a Holden or Ford. What would you be getting for your money? A Commode with leather seats? Yukko! - mark -------------------------------------------------------------------- I tried an internal modem, [EMAIL PROTECTED] but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton ----- Voice: +61-4-1620-2223 ------------- Fax: +61-8-82231777 ----- _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
