Funnily enough, my mum also works in a private school (she's assistant bursar or something) and we were having a similar discussion over the weekend as my dad was trying to convince her to buy my uncle's Harley. I don't think her turning up to work on that would go down too well at her school either...

Still, £24k on a BMW 120i just beggars belief. I could just about justify spending that on a 3 series, but not on something that is, essentially, the same as a Focus.