If you won the lottery...

"fhrblig" (fhrblig) 01/09/2016 at 12:09 • Filed to: None

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...what vehicle would you buy that would leave other people scratching their heads or make them say, “You won 900 million dollars and you bought THAT?”

I want !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! I want it so bad that my nethers are tingling. A single-cab, manual 4x4 Ram 3500. I kind of wish this one had the vinyl floor instead of carpet, but I’d live. I’m sure I could find one closer, but this is almost the perfect combo of equipment. Plus there’s the bonus of driving from Colorado to Montana to get it, and then driving back. I love big, manual, basic trucks. It’s not bro’d out, and it doesn’t have all that luxury BS that most of the large trucks are saddled with nowadays.

Don’t get me wrong, I’d still buy a shitload of other vehicles. It’s just that this would be the first purchase.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 12:12

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fhrblig > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/09/2016 at 12:14

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Not bad.

davedave1111 > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 12:19

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Like that’s even a question...

TheJWT > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 12:20

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You won $900 million and you bought a crappy 90s Toyota?!?

jkm7680 > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 12:23

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Both of these.

Sneaky Pete > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 12:25

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All.Day.

Wobbles the Mind > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 12:27

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Honda Insight! So much confusing potential.

Eric @ opposite-lock.com > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 12:37

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I'd buy/build an awesome off road vehicle. That doesn't look like anything because scratches happen.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 12:38

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traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 12:47

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PotbellyJoe and 42 others > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 12:59

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Minus the stickers of course, and in diesel.

It’s the ultimate go anywhere, sleep anywhere, bring your stuff along vehicle.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:00

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Car enthusiasts would understand, but others will wonder why you love this 30 year old Toyota hatch so much.

With Superball type money I’d be more inclined to do engine-swapped cars and restomods as opposed to off-the-shelf supercars (except for something like Pagani or Koenigsegg).

Also (first couple of minutes is all you need to see):

E92M3 > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:02

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I’d buy one of George Barris’s creations and immediately crush it.

Because why not?

Amoore100 > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:02

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A whopping 900 million and I get an ancient Volvo brick with a four cylinder. Little do they know...

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:04

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A Trabant. Or an amphicar.

911e46z06 > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:04

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Daily Driver

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:10

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An old Clio Williams.

GE90man > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:10

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Volkswagen Passat b6 r36

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:10

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Among my more frivolous choices would be a 560 SEC.

If I’m still feeling spendy, a Bentley Arnage saloon or Brooklands coupe.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > E92M3 01/09/2016 at 13:15

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His Prius, please!

Burn-Spaz1966-Burn > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:15

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61_ mercury _ comet

1967 gt 500 everything except for 5 on das Wort erhalten.

Make the name not a lie.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:15

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The most minty E36 I could find of every engine they offered. Because with that much money why would anyone buy a not brand new or classic BMWs but instead a bunch of just old 90s ones? Because I love me some E36.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:18

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I would buy the OTHER vehicle from Back to the Future

Alfalfa > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:20

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There are many vehicles I would buy, some of the more head-scratching below:

Clemsie McKenzie > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:26

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Would DD the shit out of this! And some day, if prices don’t take off, I will.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:28

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There’s a Ford dealer near my inlaws that has a 68 ford Mustang coupe with the 302 V8. It’s got a primered black hood and red paint that has seen better days and black torque thrust wheels. Basically the best looking daily driveable classic mustang I’d ever seen

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:30

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Craziest car?

mid engine pick up all Singer’ed out with a carbon fiber body and track suspension

and an amphibious vehicle

Nymphicus Hollandicus > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:35

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Subaru Baja

JeepJeremy > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:37

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Back in the late 90's my boss at my landscaping job added a work truck mid season: a F350 long bed 4x4 regular cab. It was fire engine red and had the 460 V8. Bare bones truck. It was meant to pull mowers but itssecondary use was hoonage.

It felt like it had no suspension. We loved it

I understand your lust. That RAM is bad ass!!!!

jariten1781 > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:40

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I’d buy all the cars from my childhood...because. Random pictures, matched colors and trims best I could in a quick search.

fhrblig > jariten1781 01/09/2016 at 13:53

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Love the Tercel and the big ‘burban.

fhrblig > jkm7680 01/09/2016 at 13:53

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I’ve been seeing these old Audis more often all of a sudden, like everyone in Colorado decided to take them out of storage at the same time.

fhrblig > davedave1111 01/09/2016 at 13:55

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Ugh. My partner wants one. I told him I’d buy him one as long as I never had to ride in it or drive it.

fhrblig > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. 01/09/2016 at 13:56

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That was always a cool truck.

fhrblig > Alfalfa 01/09/2016 at 13:58

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In ‘85 I rode in one of those Crown Vics with my grandparents from Colorado all the way to their home in Pontiac, Michigan, detouring through South Dakota so we could see Mount Rushmore. It was an interesting trip, for sure.

davedave1111 > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 13:59

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I don’t really understand the hatred for them round here. Who doesn’t want the only modern convertible land yacht?

We’d all rock one of those, right? What’s the difference?

Also, I love the idea of having the kind of lifestyle for which the Crosscab would be the perfect niche vehicle: lots of cruising to beaches and so-on down half-made roads, in sunny weather, in no kind of hurry.

Rainbow > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 14:00

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This particular $2,000 Mustang on Craigslist right now. It’s exactly the same as my first car, only this one is a stick.

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/wat/cto/538412…

fhrblig > JeepJeremy 01/09/2016 at 14:00

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I love my parents’ ‘91 F150. It’s beat up, smells a bit and lots of stuff doesn’t work (plus the gear linkage is...interesting, but works), but man I love driving it.

fhrblig > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 01/09/2016 at 14:02

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I could actually use one of those in my work fleet. Wish they didn’t cost so much to convert.

fhrblig > Clemsie McKenzie 01/09/2016 at 14:03

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The 5-door is my favorite, they only sold it here in the US for like a year or so.

gawdzillla > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 14:04

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A miata...?

jkm7680 > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 14:04

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There’s so many.

fhrblig > Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero 01/09/2016 at 14:04

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I think next purchase after the Ram would be a 60's muscle car that’s mechanically sound but looks like hell. Especially if it’s an AMX. Drool...

fhrblig > TheJWT 01/09/2016 at 14:06

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I lived near a VW dealership that had one of these for sale when I was in junior high. I was fascinated by the upswept lines at the back.

fhrblig > 911e46z06 01/09/2016 at 14:07

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I approve.

fhrblig > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/09/2016 at 14:07

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I miss the BRAT. Wish they would come back.

fhrblig > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 01/09/2016 at 14:08

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Ooh, we should be able to import those soon...

MGS315 > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 14:08

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Jaaaag XJS.

I’d then even consider an electric motor conversion (because millions) but I’d add a few smoke generators to the back for traditional reasons.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 14:09

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BUT ALL CLIO WILLIAMS ARE BELONG TO US. Seriously though this gorgeous one is only a few miles away from where I work... http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C634069

Shane MacGowan's Teeth > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 14:09

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I’ve always wanted a PBY Catalina.

Slow, old, ugly (but beautiful to me)...not the G4 everybody expects. But I can go anywhere, land anywhere, and never stop for gas.

XJDano > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 14:12

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A brand new Suburban for my wife, then spend the rest getting my other 3 cars working.

Probably a new truck for me.

I'd also move.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 14:14

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This, but rustier:

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 14:17

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Me too. Base it off of the XV and call it a day.

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 14:23

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Another Fiero. Why buy a Ferrari when you don’t have to?

jariten1781 > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 14:28

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Came home from the hospital in the Tercel. Was dad’s DD until ~87. Very few memories of it, but there’s some hanging in there.

Funny thing about the ‘burb. Dad sold his in ~93-94. I missed in so I bought a very similar (in trim/color, mine was much much shittier) in 97 for my first car. Parents were not happy with me driving that tank as a first vehicle, but I never whacked anything.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 14:29

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This is easy.

fourth gen Civic hatch.

And a pair of manual SN95 Mustangs for my personal rallyX track.

fhrblig > MGS315 01/09/2016 at 14:49

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Make sure it smells like oil, coolant, AND electrical smoke for authenticity.

fhrblig > XJDano 01/09/2016 at 14:51

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We’d stay here in the Denver area. I love it here too much to leave.

fhrblig > BaconSandwich is tasty. 01/09/2016 at 14:51

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I saw one that would fit your description the other day, for sale. And it was brown.

fhrblig > davedave1111 01/09/2016 at 14:52

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I don’t hate it, exactly, but I don’t like it either.

greasemonkey235097 > jariten1781 01/09/2016 at 14:53

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Im down with your list, but why to the Continental, why?

fhrblig > jdrgoat - Ponticrack? 01/09/2016 at 14:54

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Confession: I’ve never liked Ferraris. The only one I’ve ever actually wanted was the 456 for some reason.

XJDano > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 14:54

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Yes, maybe just an hour away on some land, or a state like Colorado, Missouri is a bit plain.

fhrblig > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/09/2016 at 14:56

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Both are good choices. I like the 3rd gen hatch just a bit better, but that’s because it was the first car my mom ever bought new and it was one of the cars I learned to drive on.

fhrblig > XJDano 01/09/2016 at 14:56

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Evergreen is nice. Up in the mountains, but super close to the city.

BJ > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 15:03

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I’m not gonna win the lottery, but it would be a red 5-door Golf II, exactly like the car I owned 10 years ago.

I’ve been pricing them out on German car sites, 390 Euro + oversea shipping would get me one...

BaconSandwich is tasty. > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 15:05

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Nice! There’s someone who lives a few blocks away who has one, and it looks like it gets driven every day. That makes me happy.

Porsche was my first word > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 15:07

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Totally understandable for enthusiasts but no one else.

BMW E30 325 touring

Audi 100 Avant

Renault Clio V6

Agrajag > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 15:08

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not for canada - australian in disguise > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 15:17

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The Skyline’s probably the one that makes the most sense, but it’s still the most out of left-field JDM performance car that I can think of.

fhrblig > Agrajag 01/09/2016 at 15:21

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Yes. Or a Plymouth Trailduster, just to be weird.

fhrblig > not for canada - australian in disguise 01/09/2016 at 15:22

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Starred for Geo Prizm wagon/hatch.

The Real Dacia Sandero > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 15:29

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I’d buy a classic Mini. The WTF part is that I’m 6'5"

Buy an old sorta rundown house in a downtown area and become the town eccentric.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 15:35

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And

(Tucson Bronze of course)

And probably

fhrblig > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 01/09/2016 at 15:43

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I’m with you on the turbo Sprint, for sure. Never had a turbo one, but I loved the other two I had.

Porsche was my first word > PotbellyJoe and 42 others 01/09/2016 at 16:16

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No Earthroamer?

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 16:19

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I do actually like Ferraris, and if I were to not win the lottery I might try finding a way to get myself an old school manual transmission one... The 456 would do quite nicely. Or an FF, just because I love them.

But if I were to win the lottery? Screw everyone, I’m going to drive a Fiero whenever I can.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 16:25

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A friend in college had a metallic gray one with gray hubcaps (like the white on white up there) and it was the stupidest fun little car I ever drove.

Clemsie McKenzie > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 16:27

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I’m in France, so there’s a chance I might get one one day, if the prices for early ones don’t rise too much. Those very early ones, in orange, 3-door, would be perfect. But here, R5's are still considered shitboxes, so I have to grab one before everyone realizes how cool they are!

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 16:33

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Fiat 500 Turbo. Not Abarth, just Turbo.

fhrblig > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart 01/09/2016 at 16:40

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As a former Fiat 500 owner, I can tell you the turbo is a good idea. The base engine is decent but it always felt like it could use a few more hp.

Porsche was my first word > Porsche was my first word 01/09/2016 at 17:07

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In addition. Always liked the looks. Would do a hemi swap and make it RWD.

MG XPower SV

Holden HSV Maloo with LHD

Buick Mackane > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 17:12

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I would buy this.

My 15 year old son wants this.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 18:13

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A Yugo. For reasons.

E92M3 > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 01/09/2016 at 22:55

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Holy F•••! I have never seen that abomination before.. WHY? WHY god did I have to google that?

I wish I could go back...

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > E92M3 01/09/2016 at 23:23

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There is a reason I didn’t post a pic of it :)

spartangeckos > fhrblig 01/09/2016 at 23:55

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A 30 year old station wagon with one headlight.

Mark - Sixpots None The Richer > fhrblig 01/10/2016 at 14:06

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“Yeah, I get that he bought a variety of old American V8 cars, but a Mitsubishi Sappo-what Turbo thing?”

I love the interior as well.