Salary Poll

esqu1re · 01-28-2011, 03:19 PM

Some people struggle to make car payments. Others buy their cars with cash.
I once heard that a 50,000 dollar car is marketed towards someone with who makes more than 130,000 a year.

With prices falling on the E85/86 models, more and more people can now afford the Z4.

If enough people vote, those curious can see the current salary breakdown of E85/86 owners in 2011. This poll should be completely anonymous. I don't want to know how much YOU make, but just generally what type of economic group E85/86 owners are in.

epbrown · 01-28-2011, 03:27 PM

Where's the poll?

3002 tii · 01-28-2011, 03:30 PM

My friend who's a master tech for Audi gets to test out all the newest vehicles. Recently they sent him down to GA where they lined up the A8 aganst the new 7 and S-class at the time. In their internal marketing materials, they said the car was aimed at individuals making more than 150k gross. That seems a bit low imo...

esqu1re · 01-28-2011, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Dubbedown

My friend who's a master tech for Audi gets to test out all the newest vehicles. Recently they sent him down to GA where they lined up the A8 aganst the new 7 and S-class at the time. In their internal marketing materials, they said the car was aimed at individuals making more than 150k gross. That seems a bit low imo...

Definitely seems low.

Nikki · 01-28-2011, 03:37 PM

Not enough

It's really sad because now that I have the M I can hardly drive it because I can't afford gas. UGH.

r4gs · 01-28-2011, 03:42 PM

intriguing poll because the differences in affordability over the entire range of e85/e86's is large i.e. a high-mileage 2003 e85 2.5i vs a low-mileage 2008 e86 m coupe. nevertheless, i'm tied down by an enormous property loan and really don't have much discretionary income.

Nikki · 01-28-2011, 03:43 PM

Interesting how even it is so far.

Thisisdudewhoru · 01-28-2011, 03:47 PM

I am the broke college student living at home trying to finish my chem degree and either go to med or pharm school. My salary pays my car, ins and phone bill. lawl.

tekmoe · 01-28-2011, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

Not enough

It's really sad because now that I have the M I can hardly drive it because I can't afford gas. UGH.

LOL I've realized the same thing! I have to think twice before I jump in it and go drive just for the hell of it. Gas is going up! Sucks but nothing we can do about it.

tekmoe · 01-28-2011, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Thisisdudewhoru

I am the broke college student living at home trying to finish my chem degree and either go to med or pharm school. My salary pays my car, ins and phone bill. lawl.

Enjoy it dude! A mortgage is not fun!

M_Six · 01-28-2011, 03:54 PM

Just my salary would be misleading because I couldn't afford to own the Z4 and the X5 on my salary alone. As much as I love the Z4, I couldn't have it as my only car, so I wouldn't have it at all.

esqu1re · 01-28-2011, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by r4gs

intriguing poll because the differences in affordability over the entire range of e85/e86's is large i.e. a high-mileage 2003 e85 2.5i vs a low-mileage 2008 e86 m coupe.

Yeah. There are those who bought the the Z4m, new (possibly paying cash), and those who may have recently bought a 2003 2.5. Probably why the poll shows a flat curve right now.

Yet, we're all Z4 owners and fans of what is essentially the same design.

lucid · 01-28-2011, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by tekmoe

Enjoy it dude! A mortgage is not fun!

If the government wants to loan me a good pile of money at 4.25% for 30 years, I'll take it (and I did). The true cost of that to me is more like 3% after the interest tax deduction. That's nothing--especially when inflation eventually kicks in. I don't see myself losing money on the investment itself over the long-term either. So, if you have good credit, a mortgage might not be such a bad deal after all...

Nikki · 01-28-2011, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by tekmoe

LOL I've realized the same thing! I have to think twice before I jump in it and go drive just for the hell of it. Gas is going up! Sucks but nothing we can do about it.

Yeah I actually started surfing CL for a beater to use as a daily. As much as I love the M it really just is starting to kill me as far as gas and it's such a pain with all the cops around here. I started driving without sport button and just doing the speed limit and it's torture. I realized there's no point in having this car to daily drive when it gets 19mpg and I just sit in bumper to bumper traffic every day barely getting out of 3rd gear.

FerRrari · 01-28-2011, 04:04 PM

Household or individual income?

mousitch · 01-28-2011, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

Not enough

It's really sad because now that I have the M I can hardly drive it because I can't afford gas. UGH.

Company vehicle plus winter in the midwest helps on the 93 octane bill, but I can relate. Plus the damn mods........

mousitch · 01-28-2011, 04:11 PM

I bet I could do the line game and match up salaries to vehicle mods or get damn close.

tekmoe · 01-28-2011, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by lucid

If the government wants to loan me a good pile of money at 4.25% for 30 years, I'll take it (and I did). The true cost of that to me is more like 3% after the interest tax deduction. That's nothing--especially when inflation eventually kicks in. I don't see myself losing money on the investment itself over the long-term either. So, if you have good credit, a mortgage might not be such a bad deal after all...

Yup, great investment, but still not fun giving your money to the bank every month!

ANUSTART · 01-28-2011, 04:13 PM

I got my Z4 used for $17k 5 years old, but only 9,000 miles. There is no way I could go by one of these things new. Well, I could, but I wouldn't be able to drive it between insurance, gas and home expenses. So my salary would be pretty irrelevant in this one.

Nikki · 01-28-2011, 04:29 PM

We should do one, how much did you pay for your Z4? Also anonymous, obviously. It's probably been done before though.

z4mcoupe · 01-28-2011, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

We should do one, how much did you pay for your Z4? Also anonymous, obviously. It's probably been done before though.

Or cost of the car as a percentage of one's salary?

Nikki · 01-28-2011, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ongnoi

Or cost of the car as a percentage of one's salary?

Actually I remember doing this...it may have been on e90post though.

View Poll Results: What is your total yearly income (E85/86 Z4 owner)?
Less than $34,999	22	10.19%
$35,000 to $49,999	14	6.48%
$50,000 to $64,999	22	10.19%
$65,000 to $79,999	27	12.50%
$80,000 to $94,999	25	11.57%
$95,000 to $109,999	17	7.87%
$110,000 to $124,999	19	8.80%
$125,000 and up	70	32.41%
Voters: 216. You may not vote on this poll

01-28-2011, 03:19 PM	#1
esqu1re Lieutenant Colonel 41 Rep 1,855 Posts Drives: M Coupe Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0)	Salary Poll Some people struggle to make car payments. Others buy their cars with cash. I once heard that a 50,000 dollar car is marketed towards someone with who makes more than 130,000 a year. With prices falling on the E85/86 models, more and more people can now afford the Z4. If enough people vote, those curious can see the current salary breakdown of E85/86 owners in 2011. This poll should be completely anonymous. I don't want to know how much YOU make, but just generally what type of economic group E85/86 owners are in. __________________ ///M Coupe: RPI Scoop, OE Strut, CDV, Volk RE30, SS Brake Lines, Stromung Exhaust Last edited by esqu1re; 01-28-2011 at 03:28 PM..
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01-28-2011, 03:27 PM	#2
epbrown Colonel 60 Rep 2,128 Posts Drives: BMW M Coupe, Porsche Boxster S Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	Where's the poll?
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01-28-2011, 03:30 PM	#3
3002 tii Lieutenant General 2285 Rep 12,565 Posts Drives: Z4 M, X5, GX460 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CT iTrader: (99) Garage List F15 X5 xDrive35i [8.75] E86 Z4 M [10.00] F10 550i (Retired) [9.17] F25 X3 xDrive35i (R ... [9.43] E82 135is (Retired) [9.50] E85 Z4 M (Retired) [9.41] E90 328i xDrive (Re ... [9.25] E86 Z4 3.0si (Retired) [9.24]	My friend who's a master tech for Audi gets to test out all the newest vehicles. Recently they sent him down to GA where they lined up the A8 aganst the new 7 and S-class at the time. In their internal marketing materials, they said the car was aimed at individuals making more than 150k gross. That seems a bit low imo... __________________ Follow for latest mods
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01-28-2011, 03:37 PM	#5
Nikki Major General 990 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: Sepang Z4MC Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: LA iTrader: (9)	Not enough It's really sad because now that I have the M I can hardly drive it because I can't afford gas. UGH. __________________ Nikki
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01-28-2011, 03:42 PM	#6
r4gs Viper Driver 36 Rep 1,311 Posts Drives: F-16 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Singapore iTrader: (2)	intriguing poll because the differences in affordability over the entire range of e85/e86's is large i.e. a high-mileage 2003 e85 2.5i vs a low-mileage 2008 e86 m coupe. nevertheless, i'm tied down by an enormous property loan and really don't have much discretionary income.
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01-28-2011, 03:43 PM	#7
Nikki Major General 990 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: Sepang Z4MC Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: LA iTrader: (9)	Interesting how even it is so far. __________________ Nikki
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01-28-2011, 03:47 PM	#8
Thisisdudewhoru Captain 82 Rep 698 Posts Drives: 16 BSM 340i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: 423 iTrader: (1)	I am the broke college student living at home trying to finish my chem degree and either go to med or pharm school. My salary pays my car, ins and phone bill. lawl. __________________ '16 BSM 340i M Sport + Track Pack.:.M Perf Exhaust.:.Polished BBS RS-GT.:.JB4.:.BMS Intake.:.H&R Sport.:.
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01-28-2011, 03:54 PM	#11
M_Six Free Thinker 16962 Rep 7,455 Posts Drives: 2016 MB GLC300 4matic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Foothills of Mt Level iTrader: (0)	Just my salary would be misleading because I couldn't afford to own the Z4 and the X5 on my salary alone. As much as I love the Z4, I couldn't have it as my only car, so I wouldn't have it at all. __________________ Mark markj.pics "There is no shame in dropping fruit in your glass." -UncleWede
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FerRrari First Lieutenant 19 Rep 389 Posts Drives: Catrinel Menghia Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: WA iTrader: (1)	Household or individual income? __________________ '12 Nero/Rosso 500 Abarth '07 IR/SBL ///M Roadster (GONE), '08 Tornado Red Triumph Daytona (GONE), '09 BRG/Cloth 6MT MINI Cooper S (Spontaneously Combusted), '06 IR/IR ///M3 Convertible 6MT (GONE), '04 JB/CR Z4 2.5i SMG (GONE)
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01-28-2011, 04:11 PM	#17
mousitch Dark Sider 129 Rep 1,779 Posts Drives: 2008 Space Gray Z4MC Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Missouri iTrader: (11) Garage List 2008 Z4M Coupe [7.50]	I bet I could do the line game and match up salaries to vehicle mods or get damn close. __________________ [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/153/071jt.jpg/] 2008 Space Grey M Coupe-Euro headers-RPI Scoop-Gruppe M CAI-Eisenmann Race Cans-RE X-pipe-ECU Remap with O2 and EGT delete-H&R Sport springs-Zeck CDV delete-Stock Gloss black powder coated wheels-LED Tekarbon Angel Eyes Project-Michelin Super Sports-Hardwired Uniden R7-H&R front and rear spacers-Alarm module added-stereo amp recoded to vert spec settings
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01-28-2011, 04:13 PM	#19
ANUSTART Captain 35 Rep 956 Posts Drives: Z4 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: IL iTrader: (0)	I got my Z4 used for $17k 5 years old, but only 9,000 miles. There is no way I could go by one of these things new. Well, I could, but I wouldn't be able to drive it between insurance, gas and home expenses. So my salary would be pretty irrelevant in this one.
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01-28-2011, 04:29 PM	#20
Nikki Major General 990 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: Sepang Z4MC Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: LA iTrader: (9)	We should do one, how much did you pay for your Z4? Also anonymous, obviously. It's probably been done before though. __________________ Nikki
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