I spotted two cars in a small Nebraska town today.

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 03/08/2016 at 20:30 • Filed to: None

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One is an old, beat up Ford worth maybe a few grand. The other is the quintessential Italian poster supercar. Naturally, I’m assuming the majority of you will be far more interested by the former.

Let the record show that I love the XR4Ti. But I’m willing to bet that I’m in the minority in preferring the Aventador.

TheHondaBro > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/08/2016 at 20:41

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Aventador > Mucky

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/08/2016 at 20:41

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I’d rather have the Aventador, because I could sell it and not work for about 5 years. Considering the going rate for one is 300-350,000 dollars. That is the real reason I’m not terribly interested in hyper cars. I just can’t imagine spending that much dough on a car. When I could buy a house, a fully equipped garage, and a small collection of cars, for the same money,

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/08/2016 at 20:49

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That’s the thing: nobody who buys an Aventador is closing it over a house, a fully equipped garage, and a small collection of cars. They already have those things. $400,000 is house money for you and I, but not for them.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/08/2016 at 20:53

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Take Aventador, buy Mork with spare change, immediately commence horrible project to be able to swap Aventador drivetrain in and out of both cars at will.

lone_liberal > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/08/2016 at 20:54

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If only the Merkur had the proper spoiler.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/08/2016 at 21:06

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Yup.

gmctavish needs more space > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/08/2016 at 21:07

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Here I am, wishing that I could get a house for that money...or even a condo...or anything bigger than a studio. Damn Vancouver.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > gmctavish needs more space 03/08/2016 at 21:09

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move to northern wi. You can buy a nice house with 40 acres and 2000 square foot Garage for 300,000 dollars, here. You just won’t be able to get a job to afford it here.

gmctavish needs more space > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/08/2016 at 21:11

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Kinda tempting, because a tear-down is worth at least 1 mil here, and there also aren’t any jobs

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/08/2016 at 21:17

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Granted, it is a very silly purchase, and I can see why it doesn’t make sense to a lot of people, enthusiasts and non.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/08/2016 at 21:48

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Yeah, and it’s easy to say “I wouldn’t buy that even if I could afford it.” but really if I could afford it I’m sure I’d be more than tempted to buy a used one.

Twinpowermeansoneturbo > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/08/2016 at 22:06

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I dont know where you are, but good luck buying a shack for that much in the Greater Boston Area. You need twice as much to buy something reasonable.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Twinpowermeansoneturbo 03/08/2016 at 22:09

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Northern WI. You can buy a nice 1500 sq/ft house, with a big garage, and 5-10 acres for 100,000 here. Rural life is cheap, if you can find a job.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 03/08/2016 at 22:19

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Amen! I’m having a hard time justifying spending $300 on a welder. I can’t imagine spending 1000x on a car.

Elumerere > gmctavish needs more space 03/09/2016 at 09:07

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Eh, you have to deal with Scott Walker though..

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/09/2016 at 11:27

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my bank account is thrilled that 400k isn’t house money, it would not want me to keep up with that payment

(yay cheap michigan houses!)