You have 1.5 million to spend on ONE car what do you buy?

"JR1" (type35bugatti) 07/12/2014 at 17:41 • Filed to: Hypothetical nonsense

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Practicality be damned. Me and my friend had this argument earlier today and while it would be nice to have a fast car it would be really hard to not buy a Duesenberg and drive the hell out of it and love every minute of it.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > JR1 07/12/2014 at 17:43

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Such a pretty car.

TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma > JR1 07/12/2014 at 17:43

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Repair costs.

Manuél Ferrari > JR1 07/12/2014 at 17:44

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I know this is a lame choice but I would just do my research and try to guess which car would appreciate the most. Then I'd buy it and garage it and only drive it a few thousand miles a year. I wouldn't not drive it at all like a pure investment car. But I would limit the miles somewhat. Because 1.5M is a lot of money...

Bandit > JR1 07/12/2014 at 17:45

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You have my exact thoughts. Those cars are just so impressive in person.

Abject_Penitent > JR1 07/12/2014 at 17:45

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Logansteno: Bought a VW? > JR1 07/12/2014 at 17:48

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Could I just buy an F12 and a nice condo or something in Monte Carlo?

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > JR1 07/12/2014 at 17:48

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Practicality be damned? Well in that case, here's my choice:

http://www.rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?l…

V8soundRIOT- Now Has a V8 > JR1 07/12/2014 at 17:49

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I'm going to guess this is a little bit over 1 Million:

Dusty Ventures > JR1 07/12/2014 at 17:49

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Top-end desert prerunner. More amenities than most midrange luxury cars in a truck that can go over/through damn near anything and tops out at about 140 mph. Yes please

JR1 > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 07/12/2014 at 17:52

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Good luck finding one for sale

My citroen won't start > JR1 07/12/2014 at 17:52

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This, and I'd drive it every single day.

JR1 > Dusty Ventures 07/12/2014 at 17:52

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And you can fly. Who doesn't want to fly?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JR1 07/12/2014 at 17:52

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Oh, so we're gonna steal people's wallpapers , are we?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JR1 07/12/2014 at 17:53

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Yeah, but why not...okay you got me.

JR1 > Manuél Ferrari 07/12/2014 at 17:53

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What would you do with all the excess money left over?

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > JR1 07/12/2014 at 17:53

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http://m.jamesedition.com/cars/aston_mar…

That was easy :D

JR1 > V8soundRIOT- Now Has a V8 07/12/2014 at 17:56

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Behind the Duesy this is the greatest car to come out of the 1930s

JR1 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 07/12/2014 at 17:58

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Lame! But I will allow it

JR1 > TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma 07/12/2014 at 17:58

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Nice joke!

V8soundRIOT- Now Has a V8 > JR1 07/12/2014 at 17:59

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What is it? I saw it driving around Portsmouth, New Hampshire today.

JR1 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/12/2014 at 18:00

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You're picture is like the 4th on bing images! You're famous

JR1 > My citroen won't start 07/12/2014 at 18:01

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Is that a four door? Do tell more

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JR1 07/12/2014 at 18:01

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4th on what now?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JR1 07/12/2014 at 18:02

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Holy fuck. If you type in "Duesenberg Oppo" on Bing Images (which I've never used before) it comes up exclusively with every picture I've ever posted.

JR1 > V8soundRIOT- Now Has a V8 07/12/2014 at 18:03

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First off I think it's a replica. But it is a 1935 Auburn Boattail Speedster

They have a straight 8 and are either NA or supercharged. They could go 100mph and had I think 130hp

Manuél Ferrari > JR1 07/12/2014 at 18:04

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Hmm.

This is probably what I would do. I would spend the whole 1.5M on the best investment grade car. Keep it for 15-20 years. Then sell it and use the (potential) profits on more cars and to pay off a house.

Stable would go something like this:

458 Speciale

Ford GT

F430 Spider 6MT

997.2 GT3 or GT3 RS

599 6MT

Cayenne S

C7 Z06

993 Carrera S

How many of those cars I could get would depend on how much the first purchase appreciated and how much these cars appreciated. Of course there is a chance that I would want newer cars but I feel like I'll always love cars from the 90s-now the most because I started driving in the 90s and we usually like the cars from our youth the most. And I prefer N/A or supercharged engines over turbo charged. In 1o years I'll be in my mid 40s and almost everything will be turbo charged so cars from the 90s to now will be my classics. I'll be the crotchety old guy that doesn't like the new cars, lol

JR1 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 07/12/2014 at 18:04

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You. Are. So. Famous and I use bing all the time I don't like google

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JR1 07/12/2014 at 18:04

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I feel special

My citroen won't start > JR1 07/12/2014 at 18:11

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Yes (I love four door convertibles), it is a one-off Frua Phantom VI.

JR1 > Manuél Ferrari 07/12/2014 at 18:13

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That is a unique way to do it. I also really don't want everything to go turbo/electric.

JR1 > My citroen won't start 07/12/2014 at 18:17

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Very orient. I too have fetish for four door convertibles. Nice choice

GhostZ > JR1 07/12/2014 at 18:19

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Assuming that it has to be off-the-shelf (instead of having mods up to the total of 1.5 mil) it would be something like this, totally restomod'd out with a numbers-matching 426 and horsepower in the 4 digits, as a daily driver, track and drag strip car.

JR1 > GhostZ 07/12/2014 at 18:22

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First person to consider a customization. Nice choice that's quite a beast.

Manuél Ferrari > JR1 07/12/2014 at 18:23

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I appreciate turbo charged and electric cars for what they are. I just don't need one myself. I live less than 5 miles from work. So MPGs aren't very important to me.

I could see myself having a turbo or electric car if I had to drive to more meetings or something like that. But right now I'm mostly at the office 5 days a week and don't have to drive around much for work.

Funny you bring up this topic now as just last night I was telling someone about how the price history of the Ferrari 250 GTO. Her mind was blown. Have you seen the history on it's Wikipedia page? Had my parents bought a GTO instead of their first house they would have been so loaded, haha. They weren't that expensive yet in 1980

JR1 > Manuél Ferrari 07/12/2014 at 18:35

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That is a funny way to look at it. I guess if you find that masterpiece car and sell it for big bucks 20 years later you'll be loaded

McChiken116 - Patrick H. > JR1 07/12/2014 at 18:54

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I'm torn between wanting a Pagani Hyura, or getting a P1. One is the most mechanical and beautiful car I've seen, and the other is a pretty spaceship from the best F1 team

JR1 > McChiken116 - Patrick H. 07/12/2014 at 18:57

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One is a timeless masterpiece the other will be outdated in 10 years by a new hypercar

McChiken116 - Patrick H. > JR1 07/12/2014 at 18:59

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The F1 is now worth 15x it's asking price, and it is an 'outdated' hypercar

JR1 > McChiken116 - Patrick H. 07/12/2014 at 19:03

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There were roughly 70 F1s all connected to the legendary racing history. The P1 while excellent will not have the same kind of racing pedigree (unless of course they decide to race it.)

ly2v8-Brian > JR1 07/12/2014 at 19:08

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1955 300SL Black with Red interior

or

Turquoise 1957 Bel Air, 2door HT, Fuelie with 4 on the floor.

DanZman > Manuél Ferrari 07/12/2014 at 19:36

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if this was a party you'd be doing it wrong

McChiken116 - Patrick H. > JR1 07/12/2014 at 19:41

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I also point to the contemporary Hypercars. I just don't think they made enough to make it common.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > Abject_Penitent 07/12/2014 at 19:42

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Damnit. Took my answer.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > JR1 07/12/2014 at 19:43

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918 Weissach with the stereo and dual-zone climate added back in (all of 12 pounds). Specc'd just as I like it, we're still short about 450k...guess I could do Euro delivery and blow the rest on a great month-long vacation and buy a bunch of stuff.

Brian, The Life of > JR1 07/12/2014 at 19:44

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Here we go.

9brghtn4 > JR1 07/12/2014 at 19:46

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If I could keep the rest for maintenance and running costs, Veyron. I've heard of them going for 700-800k "used".

Or a Lamborghini Aventador, but that would leave over 1 million un-spent.

wkiernan > JR1 07/12/2014 at 19:51

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Can you get a Koenigseggseggsegg for $1.5-million? I have to admit I'd be thinking, "A Miata's a car that I can drive, but I can't drive this thing, it's an investment. "

jkm7680 > JR1 07/12/2014 at 19:53

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I'd spend the rest on Strippers and whatnot.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-B…

JR1 > jkm7680 07/12/2014 at 19:58

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Excellent choice

Delusion77 > JR1 07/12/2014 at 20:03

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I think Id have to spend it on a pre-war luxury GT. Something like a mercedes-benz 380 or 500k, Bugatti 57 ,old 6.5L Bentley, Duesenberg SJ, Alfa 8c, Delange D8, Cord 812, Lincoln K etc. I know they are not all worth the same but lets just say the remainder of the 1.5M after purchase is for servicing and restoration because Im not gona park it in a garage

Manuél Ferrari > JR1 07/12/2014 at 20:25

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What sucks right now is that it's impossible to get a car at a good price.

Even if you do your research and feel pretty confident about your pick it will be hard to buy it for market value. Everyone already knows which cars are the most likely to appreciate. So the dealers and PPs that are selling them have factored future price inflation into the car's price. It's so frustrating! There is no point in buying a rare car as an investment if the seller has baked the next 5-10 years of appreciation into the list price.

It used to be that only car people bought cars. Now it's big business and investors are in on the game. So I don't think we'll ever have an opportunity to buy something that will see insane appreciation. The most we can hope to do is buy and hold a car that rises to 10 times what we paid for it in 20 years. Which is still cool. But we'll never see crazy 100 X or 1000 X appreciation.

JR1 > Delusion77 07/12/2014 at 20:31

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Essentially they are all pure automotive excellence no matter how you look at it. It would be a pleasure to own and operate any one of them.

JR1 > Manuél Ferrari 07/12/2014 at 20:37

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I could see a car like the F1 have crazy high appreciation. But like you said we will never own one. Certain cars if you wait a few years and buy used can be a good deal. A boss 302, z/28, 427 corvette, etc. I think the key for super high inflation is a goo mix of rarity, pedigree, racing history, and of course good looks.

TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma > JR1 07/12/2014 at 20:42

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I am very clever.

Manuél Ferrari > JR1 07/12/2014 at 20:44

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Oh I totally agree. I forgot to say that there still could be a small number of cars that might see insane appreciation, but we'll never make enough money to buy them. You didn't have to be a captain of industry to buy a 250 GTO in the 70s. It was expensive but even a middle class job would be enough if you worked hard and saved and put money into the car instead of a house.

I just did a quick Google search and found a Macca F1 that sold in 2012 for $5.5M! There is no amount of sacrificing we can do to afford a car like that.

There are a lot of cars we can buy and enjoy that will see some reasonable appreciation. The 427 Corvette would be a hoot! That motor is insane. I think most the air cooled 911s will continue to gain value over time as well.

Chuck Norris > JR1 07/12/2014 at 23:13

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Im just going to cheat and buy 3 Lexus LFAs and an Aventador

Stef Schrader > JR1 07/12/2014 at 23:18

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991 GT3 Cup. HRRRRNNNGGGG

JR1 > Manuél Ferrari 07/12/2014 at 23:27

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I guess I grew up a child in the non air cooled 911s so I never really got why some people hated them. Now one car people are saying will appreciative is the NA Miata. I love the little things but I kinda have my doubts when you look at the MGB market

JR1 > Chuck Norris 07/12/2014 at 23:28

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For cheating I subtracted 50 Jalop points from you Jalop account

DanZman > Manuél Ferrari 07/12/2014 at 23:29

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everytime I think you cant be any more of a party pooper... you recommend my insult, and TOTALLY REDEEM YOURSELF!!!

Manuél Ferrari > DanZman 07/13/2014 at 20:05

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Hahahaha

I couldn't help but recommend your insult because I found it funny!

Manuél Ferrari > JR1 07/13/2014 at 20:08

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I think some people hated the water cooled cars because the 996 wasn't reliable and because they hate change.

My Porsche is water cooled and it's not a big deal to me because I was still in high school when the first water cooked 911 came out. If I was 40 when it can out I'd probably hate it, lol

JR1 > Manuél Ferrari 07/13/2014 at 20:15

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I was not aware they were unreliable at first that is a good answer.

Manuél Ferrari > JR1 07/13/2014 at 20:28

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not all of them were bad. The Turbo and GT3 were fine.

The rest had the IMS issue. I think 25% of the cars had it and the rest were fine. So it was luck of the draw. Either your engine was fine or it would fail.

Check out the TTAC series called "Porsche's Deadly Sins"

Very intriguing