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After vehicle taxes, titles and registrations, it's more like 1500!
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If I won alot of money, the 86 would become track only hack
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From my perspective the money would never be equivalent. No matter how much I dumped into the twin, it would still be $100 oil change at most. A supercar? Last time I heard it is $12k or so. I don't know at what price all the maintenance goes wild, but I have zero interest in having to pump that much into a car every few thousand miles. I might get a 4c, but I'd have to see if they are that insane or if they are normal. If I had that cash I'd probably settle on a c8, because I know they are normal. More importantly, that isn't the point. If I wanted power or speed I would have bought a Mustang or a Camaro. The twins offer fun and entertainment that is accessible at the speeds of most public roads. Adding forced induction destroys that totally and completely. Adding lightness doesn't. Most more expensive cars have more power and more weight. Quote:
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For the price of an oil change on most supercars you can buy an absolute top of the line computer. Plus you cannot use that $1 million dollar car every day. And there are places you absolutely would never drive it. But I understand your point. And maybe if we were among normal people they would think like you are saying. I'll be the first to admit I'm not normal, and I never want to be. Normal people simply do not learn how to deal with money and finances like wealthy people do. That is why they are normal. If a person chooses to live frugally, they can save and invest and end up with quite a lot of money in a few decades. |
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What happens is they usually blow all the money and are no happier then before winning.
Not to mention all the sponges of family and friends wanting a slice. We had one moron in WA win lotto 'will keep playing lotto because its easy,' since he won only after 6 months of playing. And will be trying to flip houses when there is a glut of houses for sale. |
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There is also the consideration that many that mod their cars do it for the joy of modding and once they have a finished product they are bored with it and sell it off to start a new project. We see that all the time on here and it has always happened. With the sort of money we are talking I would probably consider doing exactly that sort of thing by getting rusted old hulks and restoring them to their former glory. Not like I would have to work for a living.
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The BRZ would definitely stay, but probably as a track toy, and probably get a supercharger, since I'd no longer be worried about the potential financial pain of killing the engine.
I'd definitely have a few more cars though. My daily would probably be a more expensive but reasonable sporty car. Porsche of some flavor, or a modern sports sedan if I wanted a bit more comfort to go with my fun. A Cayman would probably be it, provided I were able to get in and out of it. If not, probably like an Audi RS3 or something similar, nothing crazy. And I'd definitely have a moneypit/project car. 964 C4? A simple 3.2L Carrera? That's where all the money would go. Maybe a clean E30 as well... I wouldn't be looking for something that screamed "I won the lottery", no purple Bugatti or anything, just more fun modern stuff and cool classic stuff |
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I'd keep the FRS, but probably do a full track build. Synergy V8 swap. Gutted and caged. Drop the weight below 2400 lbs. I think that'd be hilarious fun.
Would probably add a GT3 RS and Viper ACR as additional track toys though. Maybe an LFA and/or BAC Mono. Lot of fun ways to spend imaginary money lol.
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Don't do lotteries. Never bought a ticket. To me they're really effective at negatively redistributing wealth. If I suddenly came into truly life altering wealth, I don't know what I'd do. I really like the 3 vehicles we have (an 06 F-150, a '12 Camry, and my BRZ). A 911 maybe. Most sports cars are built for guys 5'10" or shorter. I don't fit. At all.
I know a number of pretty wealthy people. The fact is, I'm pretty sure if an offer to switch lives with them arrived I'd decline. I find their lives (in ways that are important to me) a little pathetic. I am pretty sure they are no happier than we are and in some ways less. I'm retiring in a year or so. If I have enough money to travel a bit, keep the house and cars maintained, and live the rest of my life comfortably - I'll take that deal.
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I get that rare opportunity to drive a lot of cars and need not own and turns out I didn't want to own the vast majority of what I've driven. Turns out I want the least troublesome car to own, a younger me would think I was crazy but with so much cash on hand...if I wanted the experience of a Ferrari...I think I'd simply rent the thing for a bit and give it back. I tried so many cars already, would be nice to try as many exotic cars possible. Interestingly, with such a high amount of cash on hand...I'd likely only chose investment type cars to actually buy. If going by a bit of emotion I'd definitely buy a lot of old crap. Its far harder to rent old cars, so I'd likely have to do a different thing to Hoovie's Garage where I own stuff I want to try out, get them in as good condition possible and when I'm done with them replace it for something else. I would seek out my first car if it still survives and attempt to restore that though. If I can get that to happen, keep my first car, my FRS and the rest just gets cycled either because I'm bored with it or recoup the investment. |
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