If you had 5 million to spend on cars, what would you do?

"McChiken116 - Patrick H." (mcchiken116)
12/09/2013 at 21:18 • Filed to: None

Would you spend it all on one thing, like a Lamborghini Veneno? Or would you spread it around and build an awesome garage? I always thought I would do the one major purchase, but then I realized I like far too many cars for that to be reasonable. Also, if you're curious, I would get a P1, an F40, An Ezno (Probably around 3 million at this point) A GT3 RS 4.0, a Tesla Model s, an Aventador, and maybe spend the rest on a rotating stable of brand new cars. What do you all think? What would you spend your 5 theoretical million on?

DISCUSSION (38)

For Sweden > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:20

I'd start a Baja bug race series and take it around the world

N/A POWAAAHH > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:21

I'd spend it on importing cars from Japan that we don't get in north america, liks chasers, crowns, hiaces, with some GTR goodness thrown in

Ian Duer (320b) > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:21

I would get a massive garage and fill it with the most misguided machinery possible. Fiat Multiplas, Gremlins, Pacers, Yugos, maybe an Aston Martin Lagona or two. Etc. Going for world's best bad car collection.

Agrajag > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:22

Shelby Cobra(could be a replica), DeLorean, Stratos, 80's Dodge Ramcharger. And keep what I already have. Rest of money would go towards building a garage and drink.

Brian Silvestro > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:23

Would build my own track, then buy a v12 zagato and a McLaren P1.

twinturbobmw > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:24

1. E92 M3 (60k)

2. E90 335i (50k)

3. Aston V8 Vantage (75k)

4. F430 Spider (150k)

5. LP560 Spyder (200k)

6. GT3 RS 997.2 (90k)

7. GT2 996 (60k)

8. Carrera GT (500k)

9. E38 740i (15k)

10. B7 S4 (20k)

Sn210 > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:25

I'd spend it all, but no more than $150,000 on one single car. That's a lie, I'd DD an MP4-12c. Then I'd follow my rule...

Tom McParland > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:26

Singer 911
E63 AMG wagon
288 GTO
E30 M3
Sport Quattro
NSX
Barricuda

Save the rest for maintnece, especially on that Ferrari. ;)

Nighthawkwill7, Hoon Depot Manager > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:28

Koenigsegg Agera R
Buick GNX
Porsche 930 Turbo
Ferrari F40
Testarossa
DeTomaso Pantera
Lamborghini Diablo SV
Countach LP5000s
Mazda RX-7 FD
'69 Charger RT
Viper GTS
W140 S500
Lotus Esprit V8
Lotus XI replica
Shelby Cobra 427 (probably replica so I could Hoon without fear)
Alfa Romeo Montreal
NA gen Miata
Buick Roadmaster Wagon
67 Cadillac Coup de Ville
C2 Corvette Stingray
Focus ST for the groceries.

Spend whatever is left on a P-51D Mustang. Not a car, I know. Ain't care.

Tyler's SVT Focus Hates Him > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:28

1. Bribe government

2. Convert a Zonda R into a road-legal street car

Kailand09 > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:29

P1, each gen corvette (and the special model would be chosen for respective gens - example: 1967 427 coupe, c6 ZR1, etc).

Then I'd get a raptor, a virage, an STi, a CTS-V, an AMC javelin, a 240z.

Then build a garage around them.

Lets Just Drive > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:36

At least a million, maybe a mil and a half, would go straight towards the construction of my "garage" which would look more like a show-room. Probably invest in some crappy property with a standing structure and renovate that bitch; maybe an old gas station or garage. Then, have a nice maybe four to six car work/display area with a nice, dry and temperature controlled storage area in the back for another maybe five to ten cars.

Oh, and then I'd make a great big donation to charity since I'm apparently rich enough to spend five million dollars on my hobby.

Then, I'd start collecting.

There'd be a few Mustangs, to be sure. There's be a Type 2 and probably a 1500 because I do love VW's. Beyond that, it'd depend on what took my fancy and how interested I'd be in swapping spots in the future.

Leadbull > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:37

1. Education, because I'm a good boy.

2. Tacoma. Beef up suspension.

3. 3.0 CSL and a legit batman costume

4. Uuuuhhh... a medium sized house?

5. FOOD

6. Savings/investments and an Edward Jones advisor.

Axial > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:41

1. 1987 Chevrolet Corvette in White ext./ Red int. w/ 4+3 manual trans

2. 2015 Chevy Colorado

3. Design and build my own car

No. 1 is my dream car at the moment; it's perfect. As much as I love the Ferrari F50, it's not something I'd be willing to drop the amount of money it commands on. No, the '87 'Vette with all of its quirks is perfect. I wouldn't leave it stock, I'd turbocharge it. That's right, turbos.

2. For bad days and for when I need to do work things, which if my life thus far has been any indicator will happen. I'm not jumping on it because it's a Chevy, I like it just for what it is. I don't see another manufacturer with a small-er truck that I like.

3. Fuck yeah, this is what I really want to do. So many ideas...

Though I also like that idea of buying a P-51...might buy a Messerschmitt Bf. 109 instead though. Gotta be an Emil in Battle of Brittain garb.

JR1 > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:48

Ford GT (225k)
Dodge Viper GTS (150k)
Lamborghini Murcielgo lp640 (200k)
Mercedes S-Class (150k)
2012 Boss 302 (35k)
1948 Ford Deluxe Convertible (45K)
Cadillac Deville Convertible (75k)
Ford Raptor (45k)
1965 Mustang GT350 (150k)
2011 Corvette Z06 (80k)
Rest would go into a sweet house

carcrasher88 > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:51

Build a garage with tons of variety.

Including:

- Lamborghini Aventador

- Tesla Model S

- Dodge Charger SRT8

- Cadillac ATS

- Nissan Juke Nismo RS

- Honda Beat

- Citroen DS

- Citroen Mehari

- Lotus Exige S V6

- Ariel Atom 500 V8

- Ford Transit Connect Wagon

- Buick Roadmaster wagon

- Chevrolet SS

- Pontiac G8 GXP

- Every generation of Mazda Miata

- Plymouth Hemi 'Cuda

- 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T

- Dodge Challenger SRT8

- Chevrolet Corvette Stingray [C7]

- Autozam AZ-1

- Honda Life Step Van

- Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon

- 2014 Cadillac CTS V-Sport

- Lexus GS350 F-Sport

- Pontiac Grand Prix McLaren Turbo

- Dodge Spirit R/T

- Shelby Omni GLHS

- Chevrolet El Camino SS 454

- Pontiac GTO 'The Judge'

- Bentley Continental Supersports

Not sure if I went over yet, but if not, I'd have those and more.

Bandit > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 21:52

Finish Emma because she's mine

Superformance GT40 because badass

Icon FJ or Bronco for the bad weather

Singer 911 for those classy occasions

Build a street-able Lotus 49

One heck of a nice garage

Aston Martin Vanquish because more classy

Used Aston Martin GT race car turned streetable because every 12 year olds dream

Yugo with 1.0L ford engine swap because why not

Stratos because testosterone

THOMAS5 > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 22:15

250 priuses or however you say it

GTRZILLAR32-Now saving for Godzilla and a condo > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 22:16

1. R32 Skyline GT-R

2. R33 Skyline GT-R

3. R34 Skyline GT-R

4. Ferrari F430

5.Ferrari F50

6. Land Rover Defender

7. SRT Viper

8. RS7 (Daily Driver)

Decay buys too many beaters > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 22:21

I'd spend at least a million on a moderately sized house with a HUGE garage. I'd then put every single modification possible to make my FR-S into a real track weapon. Then I'd buy the following

Norton F1 (Rotary engine sportbike)

Morgan 3-Wheeler

Caymen R (for the canyon carving)

Lucra LC470 (because god damn it is gorgeous)

'65 Corvair

Singer 911

And finally a Zonda 760RS

The rest would go into investments/upkeep/insurance

Desu-San-Desu > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 22:26

Ok, so....I'm going to go ahead and estimate about 2 million for modifications, upgrades, tires, shop and dyno time, restorative repairs, and regular maintenance. So, there goes nearly half my wad, which is cool with me, as my tastes are varied and comparatively inexpensive:

Kinja'd!!!

Dusty Ventures > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 22:27

As you can see, I've given this some thought, like frequently. I like going fast, and I like going fast in all conditions. Function over form and all that, a vehicle's prestige, legacy, or even it's appearance is a lower priority for me. First and foremost it needs to do what I want it to do, and it needs to be a vehicle where I'll actually get the chance to take it to its/my limit (legally) on a regular basis, not one where I can say it can hit X mph but I'll likely never actually do it.

1) Race shop: $1,650,000

Kinja'd!!!

2) BITD Class 7200: $250,000

Kinja'd!!!

3) Trophy Lite: $70,000

Kinja'd!!!

4) R5 Ford Fiesta: $250,000

Kinja'd!!!

5) Nameless Performance GT86: $150,000

Kinja'd!!!

6) Chase/Service trucks (3): $100,000 combined

Kinja'd!!!

7) Trailers (2 open, 1 enclosed): $30,000

Kinja'd!!!

8) 2014 Focus SE Hatch (daily): $25,000

Kinja'd!!!

9) Forester XT with rally suspension (winter/utility/light off-road): $40,000

Kinja'd!!!

10) $400,000 set aside for insurance, inspections, shop maintenance, other standard vehicle expenditures

11) Remaining $2,000,000: RACING!

exizeo - still loving fourza > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 22:34

991 GT3 RS(upon release)

993 GT2

918 Weissach, with A/C

997 GT2 RS

Estimating 1.75mil gone...

R34 GTR

AE86, GT86

Audi ur-Quattro, B8.5 RS4, C7 RS6, RS2, R8 V10+

BMW E28 M5, E30 M3 wagon conversion, E90 M3

KTM xbow

Miata

Evo 9

McLaren P1

Then an Audi S8 as a DD.

I think it's all gone by that point. The rest: mods or savings, or investments.

Desu-San-Desu > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 22:48

Kinja'd!!!

Desu-San-Desu > Desu-San-Desu
12/09/2013 at 23:03

Errr....can someone delete this? I don't know why it posted this unfinished list...

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Tom McParland
12/09/2013 at 23:27

There goes my idea.

Somethingwittyer likes noisy > Desu-San-Desu
12/09/2013 at 23:29

MUCH

JALOPNESS

ddavidn > Desu-San-Desu
12/09/2013 at 23:29

You saved me a lot of work. I'd take this garage in a heatbeat, and I would trade a few of them out for variety as the years went on. Also, I'd have to take one of them out of the equation and use the money to completely restore Eva.

Desu-San-Desu > ddavidn
12/09/2013 at 23:33

Actually, I factored in about $40,000 left to completely restore and upgrade Herr Quattro , so you could just use that money on Eva. :-D

ddavidn > Desu-San-Desu
12/09/2013 at 23:38

Ahhhh yes, that would be good for her.

I'm thinking, though, that I would want to drop the newest STi, the last car, and one of your Datsuns, and get an E36 M3 LTW (but I'd still drive Eva!) and a Hilux. Also, I'd want Nameless to convert that BRZ to a rally car. Not sure how much that costs, but I might have to drop the NSX for it. Which I'm fine with.

Squid > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/09/2013 at 23:48

I would have an RB swapped KP110GC, a full STi swapped GC8 with JDM 6sp tranny and DCCD, a AE86 with the Levin front end and an F20c sitting beneath the hood, a 32 Ford with sweet period Offenhauser heads and other trick period parts, an NB with a 5.0 under the hood, a 2007 ZX3 with a 5.0 under the hood and a full RWD conversion, an e49 M5, for shits and giggles I'd have a K car with a ridiculous motor in it to humiliate people who have no sense of humor, I guess there might be room for a MP4-12C in there, I'd also have an example of a 99 Viper ACR and another 09 Viper ACR. I don't know what that tallies up to but I'm pretty sure it may be half of what was allowed. I would use the rest of the money on building a garage with a hoist and full kitchen and sleeping quarters (with a garage that awesome who wouldn't want to spend the night with the cars?). Ok well I just conservatively estimated that with those cars I didn't even break the 1 mil mark. . . So next would be an Ariel Atom, then there would be an Exige S and to round out the track toys there would have to be a BAC Mono. I guess figuring out a way to get a Stagea Autech R260 over here and letting it sit until it is 25 years old would be on the list, Maybe a Ferrari 308 could be thrown in just to have a costume party where I could dress up as Tom Selleck. . . There would also have to be a replica of the A-Team van. Umm what else I guess I would need some sort of off-road vehicle so a Defender 90 would have to be in the garage parked next to a H1 for juxtaposition. I guess that would make me a happy camper and make it so I would never leave the garage. . .

Desu-San-Desu > ddavidn
12/09/2013 at 23:54

Remember, I factored in $2mil for mods, BRZ included. And I thought about the Hilux, but then decided against it, seeing as I already have a Bowler Nemesis EXR-S, haha. And I've just never been all that into the E36 bimmers, sorry...

ddavidn > Desu-San-Desu
12/09/2013 at 23:57

Yeah, I noticed the Bowler. I would want to drive it, but would eventually trade it around for a Race Toureg. Probably. I just like the Hilux too.

Nobody is into E36s. Except me, Archduke, and Snapundersteer. And that's fine with us!

McChiken116 - Patrick H. > ddavidn
12/10/2013 at 00:21

I would sell you my S2000 for about 300K ;)

McChiken116 - Patrick H. > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
12/10/2013 at 00:22

I can't believe I forgot an NSX and a Quattro

Stef Schrader > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/10/2013 at 09:05

Le Mans.

911.

"Bunnywagen" livery.

Kinja'd!!!

I'm pretty sure that would eat up $5 million pretty quickly on its own.

302? I think yes > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/10/2013 at 17:10

John Greenwood style Corvette C3... just more power... more downforce... wider tires... and then use my other $4-ish million dollars on various smaller projects.

puddler > McChiken116 - Patrick H.
12/11/2013 at 12:23

build a vintage trans-am spec barracuda, then used whatever money is left over to keep racing/breaking. all day, e'ery day.