Pop Quiz...

[arjunor]

What car(s) would you buy if you had $ 5 million

[amenasce]

Hmmm thats a nice brain storming :)

- Ferrari 512 S ( 1.2 Millions $ )
- Ferrari F40 Michelotto spec ( 350 000 $ )
- Ferrari 550 Barchetta ( 220 000 $ )
- Ferrari Enzo ( 700 000 $ )
- Ferrari 360 Stradale ( 200 000 $ )
- Ferrari 275 GTB/4 ( 350 000 $ )
- Ferrari 250 SWB Comp ( 1 Million $ )
- Ferrari 575 MM ( 220 000 $ )
- Ferrari 288 GTO ( 300 000 $ )
- Ferrari Daytona ( 150 000 $ )
- Ferrari 246 GT Dino ( 90 000 $ )
- Ferrari 365 GT/4 BB ( 90 000 $ )
- Mercedes SL 55 ( 140 000 $ )

5.010.000 $

[motorhead]

bugatti veyron 16/4
hamann laguna seca 2 bmw m3
audi rs6 avant
porsche 996 ruf turbo r
enzo ferrari
audi a8(4.2L V8)
mercedes benz cl65
2002 lotus esprit v8
volkswagen toureg
aston martin dbt GT


thats should be good enough

[henk4]

andrew, you forgot the maintenance costs and you overspend by 10000.
anyway, it is the eternal question, but I would go for a 288 GTO, a hot Alpine A110 and keep my Citroen for comfortable long distance driving.

[amenasce]

Originally posted by henk4
andrew, you forgot the maintenance costs and you overspend by 10000.
anyway, it is the eternal question, but I would go for a 288 GTO, a hot Alpine A110 and keep my Citroen for comfortable long distance driving.

Dammit ! those maintenance costs !

Well then i will settle for an

-F40 Michelotto
-512 S
-360 Stradale
-575 MM

The rest will be applied on options to cover those B...... maintenance costs :)

[motorhead]

he is just saying money just to buy the cars and you have extra money for the servicing - JUST THE CARS PEOPLE -

[henk4]

motorhead, as usual you missed the point.

[henk4]

andrew, i thought you would go for the Challenge and not the Stradale.

[kinan.f]

I'd invest the 5,000,000$ in some guaranteed buisness & from the profits achieve my dreams one by one so that I won't have to worry about the maintainance costs!!!:D

[henk4]

I sympathise with you but this sounds too rational. This is about dreams, (as always deceptive)

[kinan.f]

Okay,here is my choice:
1-For every day cruise I’d take the Audi S8
2-For journeys & picnics I’d take the Porsche Cayenne Turbo S
3-For race tracks I’d take the Koenigsegg CC8s+the 288 GTO
4-For long journeys I’d take the Citroen C5 3.0 V6
5-For showing off I’d take the M3.
6-For my classic collection I'd take the 300 SLR + Citroen Ds+Citroen SM + a tiny 2 CV +a Jaguar Mk2.
7-For cruising in the mountains & crossing the rivers...etc I'd take the Humvy 2 like the one Canay showed pictures of in the american cars category!
I'm not aware of these beauties prices ,customs is about 300% for cars with displacement more than 2.0 litres, thus I'll stick to my first plan :D

[amenasce]

Originally posted by henk4
andrew, i thought you would go for the Challenge and not the Stradale.

I was told that the Stradale is faster than a challenge car and It sounds better too ! And its road legal ! What more could i ask ? :)

[henk4]

Kinan, sounds good except for the Audi and the Porsche, they are redundant as you already have the M3 to show off.

[henk4]

andrew the dude in charge told me something similar, by the way why the 512 S and not the M?

[Egg Nog]

Originally posted by henk4
Kinan, sounds good except for the Audi and the Porsche, they are redundant as you already have the M3 to show off.

Also, if he had a Koenigsegg CC he would use an M3 to show off?

[amenasce]

Originally posted by henk4
andrew the dude in charge told me something similar, by the way why the 512 S and not the M?

I know its slower but i love the way it looks ..but i wouldnt refuse a the Sunoco 512 M ! Or John Bosh's ..:)

[henk4]

yes the 512 S is more sexy, and if you empty your hotmail box I could send you a nice picture of the car (oversized for this forum)

[kinan.f]

Originally posted by Egg Nog
Also, if he had a Koenigsegg CC he would use an M3 to show off?

Of course,the Koenigsegg is definitely an eye catcher but if you had 3 buddies wanting to hang around the town with you would you be able to squeeze them into one seat of a Koenigsegg? Of course not,the M3 seems to be the optimun solution for this:p

[kinan.f]

Originally posted by henk4
Kinan, sounds good except for the Audi and the Porsche, they are redundant as you already have the M3 to show off.

O.K,here is my point:I thought of the Audi & the Porsche as more suitable for hanging around with family.The M3 is for buddies:D

[Kossy]

Im going to get flamed for this, but I wouldnt spend $5,000,000 on cars. Id invest it in something thatd appreciate.

[IBrake4Rainbows]

Nah, i won't bother flasming you for this, it actually sounds like a sound idea considering the horrific depreciation most "Classic" cars suffered. Take the Bugatti Eb110, or the jaguar XJ220, both of which can be had for around 25% of there original values. But if you had the Five Mil to burn, this is what i'd get:

Renault Avantime: the Most mass-Produced ugly car there was!
Smart: Just for town etc
Ferrari: I'd buy shares in the company, i hear shareholders get test drives, and don't have to pay maintenance......
Range Rover: To get the Neccesary respec'.... Nah, just coz i could, it's better than A Cayenne.
BMW M1: the Forgotten Supercar.
Lamborgini: Ditto for Ferrari
Mercedes, Bmw, Audi: Anything i could get My Hands on for BMW/Audi, no A3's/Isettas but. Mercedes I'd go for a Cl65 or a SLR.
Bugatti Veyron: Just for the sheer thrill of planting my foot for 3 seconds or so.
Citroen: an XM: I always liked them for some strange reason....
Fiat: The company: hell, it'd be going cheap!
Audi A8: just coz it's a technical marvel.
Audi Sport Quattro S1/LAncia Delta S4/Peugeot 205 T16
I have always loved Group B era Cars.
Porsche: 911 GT1 Strassenversion/928. Both serve my purposes fine enough....

now agree or don't, just remember i am only 14 and these are Dream Cars, not reality. i'll just keep playing Lotto and hope for the best...

[Meluion]

A couple of old muscle-cars, a heavily tuned Porsche, a top-range Volvo for everyday use and maybe I will try to get a Porsche 962 on a auction for revival racing for instance.

[Nogger]

I'd buy a seat in a F1 car... :)

[DasModell]

..:) don't know the prices . but i would try to buy ...

Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale ..
Ferrari 250 GT SWb
Alfa Romeo 8C2900B
Maserati 250F
Ferrari 250 GTO
Ferrari F40/50/288 GTO Evoluzione/Enzo
Citoen DS
Alfa Romeo 6C2500SS
Alfa Romeo 8C2300 Monza

and many more cars .. but i wil have to be Bill Gates to get them all .:)

[henk4]

nice list really, but be real, for the money available you could not even buy a complete 250GTO. Having experienced petrol quality riding in a Dacia, I think where you live you could not even get it moving.

[DasModell]

:)if I would have money for a 250GT) I could afford a petrol tanker(probably an Iveco) . with fuel .. all the way from Maranello ... :) ... :) .. this if it won't go with Shell V-Power ... but i think you need leaded fuel for carburetors ... :)

[Rusty]

Hi all, I am new to this forum. I saw this thread and simply couldnt resist the temptation to register so I could post my list.

So here we go, I didnt check prices but I am guessing that I am staying within the 5Mil limit

* BMW M5 (still the daddy)
* Gembella GTR600 (the ring)
* Lotus Esthi (who can resist a 400BHP Elise)
* Ferrari 575 M (with the fiorano option ofcourse)
* Mini cooper S works (to much fun for the price)
* Aston Martin v8 vantage when available
* Aston Martin DB4 Zagato (The most beautifull car in the world perhaps?)
* Porsche Cayenne Turbo (for the holidays)

[arjunor]

Well, I didnt expect the replies was soooo superb... Anyway, heres my list...

Audi RS6 Saloon/Limosine (For office)
VW Phaeton (For office too and invitations)
VW Toareg (To take the family for weekends)
Merc SL 55 AMG (For the view in the garage)....maybe not...
Volvo XC 90 (For a thrill ride into the wilderness)
Ford Focus RS (If Im late for meetings and the traffic is crazy)
Land Rover Range Rover Vouge (For.... I just love the car)
Porsche 911 Carerra 4 (Just the die cast model)
Maybe theres more....but so far thats what I had in mind...

[Rob]

I would buy:

- Porsche 911 Turbo (996)
- Mercedes Benz CL500
- Porsche 928 (old model)
- Jaguar E type Coupe
- Renault 5 Turbo
- Alpine Renault A310
- Ferrari 288 GTO
- Lotus Esprit (one like James Bond had)
- Mini
- Porsche 365 Speedster (if posible with a nice racing history)

[Souljah]

2003 - Mercedes-Benz KLEEMANN SL 55K
1995 - Mercedes-Benz SL73 AMG -(Notice itz bullit' proof'
2002 - Mercedes-Benz Brabus 6.7 V12 Business Sedan
2001 - Mercedes-Benz S600 Pullman AMG
2003 - Mercedes-Benz CL 65 AMG
2002 - Mercedes-Benz S600L, not an AMG, or it will be 2much....

[Kudosdude]

16 Ferrari Enzo's

"WHY when you hate the Enzo ?" you might ask

in one word "APPRECIATION" (the opposite to depreciation)

[henk4]

interesting choice, which one will you use as a daily driver?