John's point surely is that a building firm director can afford a Q7 whereas nowadays a farmer almost certainly couldn't.

Ooops, sorry.

I (as someone who works in the Construction Industry) can attest to the former at least; a local farm also has had built some industrial units on their land to presumably supplement their income (which has taken a big knock in recent years, not just because of the recession) which is a very good use of their spare land and a good idea.

Regarding the former (not farmer!), unless a building contractor firm is run really badly, it can be very lucrative for the owners and senior staff. Not so good during recessions, but 'ordinary' (less senior) staff fare far more badly and mostly feel the effects of such hard times far more than the Directors (I can attest to this personally). When times are good, they're very good (hence the flashy car), when they're bad, they're very bad (big job cuts).

A flashy Audi isn't out of place - one of my old bosses (a firm of about 10 people) drives an RS5 and is quite typical.

Sorry for going off topic, but just to develop John's comment a bit.

I never see a farmer in East Anglia in anything other than a big smart Disco or Range Rover.

I don't know why he's moaning, you want your car properly tested after a service.

106 mph is not, per se "fast" for a V12 Audi, despite being twice the speed limit.

Being well well well within the vehicles designed in capabilities (Autobann crusing for instance)

PS

I saw an absolutly dead serious internet post from a farmer, wondering "were them new diesel Porsche Cyanne's ony guid fer towing", because on business lease he could get one (presumably the V10 diesel) for a stupid low monthly amount.

And he would as long as it ud be fit to tow his triaxle cattle trailer "x" hundred miles per week.

I laughed.