Board Thread:Game Discussion/@comment-2A01:CB00:51C:F800:1476:E5AF:BD05:AAD4-20180421093919/@comment-26829117-20180421095759

I don't think I fit into any of your categories though I've been accused of being in each of them from time to time. I think you are making a mistake though, if you prioritise SE's and LTS's above all else the game becomes much cheaper to play in gold terms. The gold you spend upgrading the car, whether it be a little because you are a top player or a lot because you take the advice of FM moles, is still a lot less than buying the car and rarely wasted in terms of 100% completion.

Taken holistically, it is rarely expensive to win all the new cars, averaging around 1000 for the best players and usually less than 2000 for the rest of us. You can easily earn that amount of gold over 6-7 weeks. Remember this cost is discounted against career progression in most cases (with rare exceptions like the FERRARI TESTAROSSA).

Similarly, keeping up with career progression is not that much more expensive than winning the new cars, often between 2000 and 3000 and the cost of winning the cars is discounted off this cost. I've been keeping track of my gold spend since reaching 100% and I'm going to be only 1200 down at the end of this update compared to the start of update 5.4 (with zero farming). I'll publish some stats and figures during the next update because that will be a full year.