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      11-25-2020, 02:24 PM   #45
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Fun game and I'm sure many of us fantasized. Amazingly, I'm gonna be quite restrained and not even gonna use up my 10 spots.

.Alfa Romeo 4C-love small sports cars and unless you track, a lot of cars are just overkill and you're in danger of losing your licence or worse getting yoursellf or others hurt/killed if you use them irresponsibly

.some winter/apocalypse destroyer, like Ford Bronco or some Jeep or anything smaller yet powerful

.powerful compact sedan

.some kind of exotic if the whim is strong enough but not really interested in anything since they are all derivative and not really special
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1995 Honda Civic and keep $995,000 cash under the hood lol
What are you, are you gonna put a jet engine under that hood?)
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1995 Honda Civic and keep $995,000 cash under the hood lol
What are you, are you gonna put a jet engine under that hood?)
i meant literally lol
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I'm an introvert and I don't like the attention they bring.
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This. I failed to take this into account when I bought my GT40. I had owned a few cars that would get some attention from time to time, usually from someone knowledgeable about the car to some degree. I was not at all prepared to have every douche-nozzle within 1000 yards approaching me at every opportunity - including while driving down the highway. It pissed me off enough to spend $5K to have a fuel tank installed in the pole barn where I keep it, so I don't have to stop for fuel except in rare extended drives. The car's always been kept at my cabin, where I have access to several hundred miles of little-used and decently scenic two-lane roads so I can usually enjoy a drive unmolested. I wouldn't own such a car in a million years if I had no place to drive it except a crowded metro are like where I live during the week.
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I'd buy something really nice but not flashy for $100-150K, and put the rest into conservative tax-sheltered investments.

I'd use the yield from the investments to cover fuel and insurance and repairs, and would have enough left over to rent an exotic now and then. That, to me, would beat the heck out of owning one or more exotics and all the headaches and expenses and unwelcome attention that go along with that.
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Since I'm reading that some of you guys would rather keep the cash...I'm changing my answer.

Imma rob 19 of you and buy a F1 LM
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Since I'm reading that some of you guys would rather keep the cash...I'm changing my answer.

Imma rob 19 of you and buy a F1 LM
I guess I need to edit my answer. Gotta leave a grand or two for a claymore to keep you away from my Honda Ridgeline
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McLaren P1 - $1,000,000

I'll keep my current cars/truck for daily use!
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ONE million? Oof. My absolute end all be all dream car is a Pagani, so that ain't happening.

Hmm. Porsche 992 Turbo S, BMW M6 Gran Coupe, and... That's probably all I need. Just hang on to the rest and when that impulse hits buy something and make YouTube videos about it lol
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Probably a Ferrari, Porsche 911, G wagon; all in obnoxious colors.

And then a bunch of classic cars on the side. Without a doubt there would be an E46 M3 and E92 M3 in such a garage. No new BMWs.
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Hmmm, always an interesting question as I think it changes after a period of several years. Here's potentially where I'm at.
--997 turbo (own this, would keep it), $0
--Modifications to the corrado I own to turn it into something interesting, ~$30k
--Trade the GC SRT for a Trackhawk, my out of pocket cost would be ~$50k
--Buy 997 GT3 RS; no idea what these cost, maybe $175k
--Buy new 718 GT4, $130k
--C7 Corvette Z06, ~$70k
--new MB G550, $160k
--70s Alfa GTV 2000, ~$40k
--AMC Javelin AMX, ~$50k
--Bullitt-esque '65ish Mustang Fastback, ~$60k
--Lotus Exige, ~$60k
--Lexus LS500, ~$95k


This puts me roughly at $920k. Done.
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Since I'm reading that some of you guys would rather keep the cash...I'm changing my answer.

Imma rob 19 of you and buy a F1 LM
Not gonna get much money from me after I’m done buying my fleet of 335i’s)
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hah.. 4 different 911 varieties when I already have one. I may have an issue.
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Lexus LFA, 500K
Lexus LS500 or Genesis G90, 70K is enough for 1yo lightly used
Dodge Viper GenV, ACR(preferably in Purple), 140K
Tacoma TRD Pro, 45K

That's about enough, gonna keep my current M3 and Model 3 as well.
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assuming you came into a cool million that you were free to spend on cars and you had the storage to park up to 10 cars how you would spend the million?

here's my list (all in canadian dollars)

1. 458 ($300,000 on the road for a low mileage newer model)
2. 991.2 GT3 Touring ($250,000 on the road)
3. 2012-2015 R8 V10 6MT coupe ($150000 on the road)
4. 2015-2016 Vantage GT 6 mt ($100000 on the road)
5. low mileage E86 Z4 Coupe 3.0si 6MT, ($30000 on the road)
6. low mileage 1999-2000 Z3 Mcoupe (s52) ($50000 on the road)
7. low mileage 2014-2016 Boxster GTS 6mt ($70000 on the road)
8. 2022 Toyota F86 6 MT as my daily ($35000 on the road)

(thinking about this when I go to bed is way better than counting sheep )
Great list until the daily. Need a Bimmer!
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Great list until the daily. Need a Bimmer!
I like small naturally aspirated manual cars....the f86 fits the bill...now if BMW still made something like your 128i that would be the car!
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Great list until the daily. Need a Bimmer!
I like small naturally aspirated manual cars....the f86 fits the bill...now if BMW still made something like your 128i that would be the car!
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assuming you came into a cool million that you were free to spend on cars and you had the storage to park up to 10 cars how you would spend the million?

here's my list (all in canadian dollars)

1. 458 ($300,000 on the road for a low mileage newer model)
2. 991.2 GT3 Touring ($250,000 on the road)
3. 2012-2015 R8 V10 6MT coupe ($150000 on the road)
4. 2015-2016 Vantage GT 6 mt ($100000 on the road)
5. low mileage E86 Z4 Coupe 3.0si 6MT, ($30000 on the road)
6. low mileage 1999-2000 Z3 Mcoupe (s52) ($50000 on the road)
7. low mileage 2014-2016 Boxster GTS 6mt ($70000 on the road)
8. 2022 Toyota F86 6 MT as my daily ($35000 on the road)

(thinking about this when I go to bed is way better than counting sheep )
Used my friend. With that kind of money you could buy used and apply lots of maintenance for restoration. Porsche Carrera GT is an option as well going that route
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