Veyron...OR....?
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Originally Posted by clutchcargo,Oct 11 2006, 03:53 PM
This is a fun thread but we need some pricing standardization.
Whoever is using numbers like $175K to $225k for F430 spiders should rework their budgets based on street pricing currently over $300K.
Whoever is using numbers like $175K to $225k for F430 spiders should rework their budgets based on street pricing currently over $300K.
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Originally Posted by no_really,Oct 11 2006, 03:40 PM
I want to know who can really enjoy driving a million dollar machine in traffic. I don't mean stop and go, just normal, everyday streets. And by "enjoy," I mean, forget about how much the car costs, and just relax and kick the back end out around a corner once in a while, hammer the gas down an empty street late in the evening, go for a drive on the freeway just because it is nice out, that sort of thing. Take the car to the liquor store Friday after work, running the engine close to redline while putting around at the speed limit, just to hear it.
It's not hard to enjoy a car that doesn't cost all that much and can be found on any dealer lot in North America. But how much real pleasure is there in shepherding a million bucks of irreplaceable machinery through a grocery store parking lot? I can see taking it to a fancy club because the valet will park it near the door, but driving home after bar close must be nerve-wracking.
It's funny to me, spending that kind of cash on what is supposed to be the pinnacle of sports cars designed solely for the driver's entertainment, but sucked dry of all fun simply because of the value of the work and technology that went into making it what it is. I hope I'm never rich enough to be that joyless
It's not hard to enjoy a car that doesn't cost all that much and can be found on any dealer lot in North America. But how much real pleasure is there in shepherding a million bucks of irreplaceable machinery through a grocery store parking lot? I can see taking it to a fancy club because the valet will park it near the door, but driving home after bar close must be nerve-wracking.
It's funny to me, spending that kind of cash on what is supposed to be the pinnacle of sports cars designed solely for the driver's entertainment, but sucked dry of all fun simply because of the value of the work and technology that went into making it what it is. I hope I'm never rich enough to be that joyless
That said, I have no desire for a Bugatti, but if I could afford a $400k Cobra, I'd have no qualms about driving it when it was sunny outside.
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Originally Posted by no_really,Oct 11 2006, 02:40 PM
I want to know who can really enjoy driving a million dollar machine in traffic. I don't mean stop and go, just normal, everyday streets. And by "enjoy," I mean, forget about how much the car costs, and just relax and kick the back end out around a corner once in a while, hammer the gas down an empty street late in the evening, go for a drive on the freeway just because it is nice out, that sort of thing. Take the car to the liquor store Friday after work, running the engine close to redline while putting around at the speed limit, just to hear it.
It's not hard to enjoy a car that doesn't cost all that much and can be found on any dealer lot in North America. But how much real pleasure is there in shepherding a million bucks of irreplaceable machinery through a grocery store parking lot? I can see taking it to a fancy club because the valet will park it near the door, but driving home after bar close must be nerve-wracking.
It's funny to me, spending that kind of cash on what is supposed to be the pinnacle of sports cars designed solely for the driver's entertainment, but sucked dry of all fun simply because of the value of the work and technology that went into making it what it is. I hope I'm never rich enough to be that joyless
It's not hard to enjoy a car that doesn't cost all that much and can be found on any dealer lot in North America. But how much real pleasure is there in shepherding a million bucks of irreplaceable machinery through a grocery store parking lot? I can see taking it to a fancy club because the valet will park it near the door, but driving home after bar close must be nerve-wracking.
It's funny to me, spending that kind of cash on what is supposed to be the pinnacle of sports cars designed solely for the driver's entertainment, but sucked dry of all fun simply because of the value of the work and technology that went into making it what it is. I hope I'm never rich enough to be that joyless
Have you ever noticed how all these Lambos and Ferraris are many years old with 3,000 miles on them?
Some people buy them for show, some for the track, most rarely are driven on a public road. I have a few clients and friends with exotics, and they would never dream of "running for milk" in it. That's what the Bimmer is for.
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carrera GT (anthracite)
993 Turbo S (arena red)
C6 Z06 (cobalt blue)
997 GT3 RS (orange/black)
or
street version 962 (black)
C6 Z06 (same)
R34 V-spec (Monte Carlo Blue)
or
Murcielago LP640 (Orange)
F40 (Pfff...should I even say? RED)
Grand National GNX (Gray and Black)
997 GT2
993 Turbo S (arena red)
C6 Z06 (cobalt blue)
997 GT3 RS (orange/black)
or
street version 962 (black)
C6 Z06 (same)
R34 V-spec (Monte Carlo Blue)
or
Murcielago LP640 (Orange)
F40 (Pfff...should I even say? RED)
Grand National GNX (Gray and Black)
997 GT2
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McLaren F1 LM, it's rare, amazingly fast, and has perhaps the craziest throttle response of any car. It'll set me back about 1.3-1.5 million. With the rest of the money, I'll take it to McLaren to make a custom aero kit for me (lengthening the nose and tail, new side skirts, new rear wing and front splitter, etc.) Oh and a new ecu and some tuning by BMW for the S70/2 motor. Should pretty easily make around 710-20 hp with less restrictive exhaust and still be street legal
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I'm happy w/ most of the vehicles I have, so the $1.9M would complete my retirement funding, and I'd give 2 weeks notice at work.
W/ all the time and money, though, I'd do a lot more DE's and have an unlimited tire budget. The Cayman S is more car than I am driver, and I'm totally happy w/ it, but if money wasn't an issue perhaps I'd order a new one equipped exactly how I wanted w/o regard to how much it would total up to.
W/ all the time and money, though, I'd do a lot more DE's and have an unlimited tire budget. The Cayman S is more car than I am driver, and I'm totally happy w/ it, but if money wasn't an issue perhaps I'd order a new one equipped exactly how I wanted w/o regard to how much it would total up to.
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I think Veyron's cost more like $1.3M or $1.4M in the U.S., right? So I'd get the Veyron and then have enough left from the $1.9M to get a Carrera GT for my dd.
And I do love the comment about using more realistic numbers for Ferraris. I agree absolutely; we wouldn't want this thread getting unrealistic.....
And I do love the comment about using more realistic numbers for Ferraris. I agree absolutely; we wouldn't want this thread getting unrealistic.....
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Zonda F (~600k)
carrera GT (~350k)
F250 (40k)
Trailer (50k)
mercedes C63(70k)
1969 camaro SS (50k) for my father
New odyssey for the wife (30k) she just picked it. I asked if she could have any car for her to drive.
I just don't want to own a ton of cars. So I have no idea what I would spend the other ~700k on.
The rest would go into tires, brakes, repairs etc. I would also probably buy or build some kind of race car. I would probably start with a SM and then move into something more expensive.
carrera GT (~350k)
F250 (40k)
Trailer (50k)
mercedes C63(70k)
1969 camaro SS (50k) for my father
New odyssey for the wife (30k) she just picked it. I asked if she could have any car for her to drive.
I just don't want to own a ton of cars. So I have no idea what I would spend the other ~700k on.
The rest would go into tires, brakes, repairs etc. I would also probably buy or build some kind of race car. I would probably start with a SM and then move into something more expensive.
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Originally Posted by Scheisse,Jul 8 2007, 04:54 PM
I would get a Geo Metro and swap in a 383 stroker. And with the rest of the money, I would go to my local bingo club, and "make it rain" until the money runs out.