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DREAMING OF A LAND ROVER FREELANDER 2

By Tym • March 3, 2015 • Supported Posts, Thoughts & Opinions
Land Rover

I’m 25 years old and I’m not currently saving for a house. I should be, but I’m not. Instead, I’m putting my coin away with the hope that I’ll one day be able to afford a Land Rover Freelander 2.

Land Rover Freelander 2

That might sound like a pretty misinformed dream to have – to ride around in four-wheeled, elevated European comfort on nothing but bitumen instead of prospectively owning the roof over my head – but there are a few reasons why I’ve come to this conclusion and I kind of think that I can’t be the only one who feels this way.

I recently accompanied two friends on some house and apartment inspections and quickly came to see the reality of just what $1 million buys you in Sydney. For those not in the know, over the last two and a half years Sydney housing prices have been on the rise and $1 million is only likely to get you two or three bedrooms, one living area, a bathroom and one or two parking spaces, about 10 kilometres from the CBD. That might appear like a lot on paper, but it didn’t feel like it in the flesh. Standing in a unit with 30 other wannabe home owners made me feel like the walls were really coming in on me – in more ways than one. I began thinking:

There’s no way I could save enough money to buy a nice place. A nice car on the other hand…

Land Rover Freelander 2

The inspections had me a little dejected about the whole property ownership thing and gave a whole new definition to the phrase ‘million dollar view’, because it turns out that in the current market, a very busy section of Epping Road would fit the description.

See, I work full-time and I earn okay money, but if a pokey 70s apartment block or hastily constructed new set-five is all that is sitting at the top of this financial mountain that me and my contemporaries are struggling to climb, then I really don’t know if I can make the summit. Especially when I could be driving around base camp in dual climate controlled luxury with leather seats and a panoramic sun roof instead.

Land Rover Freelander 2 Interior

I know I’m omitting a lot of logic with this thought, such as the fact that property is an asset and offers a level of security to your future, but it also ties you down to mortgage repayments and I don’t think I’m ready for that level of commitment. I can’t even commit to watering my plants once a week.

That’s why I’m fantasising over a four wheel drive instead of a townhouse. I don’t think I should be ashamed to admit that, either.

A holiday here, a new car there, some nice shirts or a new Apple product – these are the things that seem somewhat attainable. 

I admit that this perspective on life carries a strong Gen-Y bent, but aren’t we the ones in a position to change what convention dictates at this stage of life? So long as there’s no pretence, I think young people should be able to enjoy their lives to a particular degree without the crushing pressure to save at all costs to buy property.

Land Rover Freelander 2

I’m not positing that you throw caution to the wind and start spending big, because saving for property is very important. But I am suggesting that you take the slightly longer route to get there. Try the cruise control on your way.

This post was written with support from Land Rover.

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Tym Yee is the author of Spit Press. He lives in Sydney, Australia and works as a Digital Content Writer for some of the country's most well known brands. His spirit celebrity is Stephen Fry.

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