A little bird told me there were plans to get a new Jag recently (better terms, more efficient etc etc) but they were dropped for fear of the response once David found out!
There is a balance to be drawn between civic pride and civic extravagance, there'll always be disagreements between individuals over where to draw the line.
In defence of Sue she has been the most active of the Chairmen that I have known of in recent years, some of it in public but a lot behind the scenes.