Research has found that the average UK household spends £473 on buying presents for loved ones each Christmas.
If you'd rather spend your hard-earned pennies elsewhere, here's our guide on how to put your money to better, car-related use.
Steve Cropley, editor-in-chief
For me, the best way of blowing £473 will always be on a car. I’d scour eBay for a model I’ve always regretted not buying: an original flat-windscreen Fiat Panda.
I wouldn’t care if it was a basket case (it would probably have to be, at that money), just as long as I was confident it was repairable. Wouldn’t ever want it pristine, just healthy. It would become my special project. I’ve never really had one before, but the more I think about it, the keener I get. Anyone got one going? Might even round the price up to £500…
Dan Prosser, contributing writer
I can think of no better use for £473 than a two-day trip to the Nürburgring. I’ll drive out to Germany early one weekday morning, reach the circuit in time for that evening’s tourist session, stay locally overnight, then return home the next day.
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£473.00
That’s the average budget for a Family of.....four?, sorry, but I find that hard to believe, what age are the Kids?, if the kids are under ten it might be that figure, does this figure include presents for gran parents?, if the kids are in there teens then defo the budget would be higher, simply because today’s teen is more tech, maybe wants a mobile upgrade or a new Laptop, and for Mum and Dad?, no, I think the average would be higher by about two three hundred quid.....Happy Christmas ya all!!