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113 posts & 46 voices | Started 1 year ago by Harry_the_Spider | Latest reply from GlitterGary

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Harry_the_Spider - Member

It’s a Euro-Squillions-Big-Mama-Pop-Shot-Payout™ this weekend and I have a 1% stake in the work’s syndicate which will net me about £800k. Obviously we are going to win so I will pay off the mortgage, set enough aside for an early retirement for me and t’missus and have a new shed complex built for the influx of new bikes. After that there will still be a fair amount left so it has got me thinking about a nice family car to replace The Mighty Vectra which is getting a bit tatty.

I’d be tempted to go for a…

A colleague has (wrongly) expressed a preference for one of these…

What would the massive blow a reasonable sized wad on? It must be suitable for a family of four and all the crap that goes with one. Puke resistant seats, room for bikes (inside or on top) and not too big that I can’t get it on the drive without ****tting the gate post (despite it being painted white and covered in reflective tape) are also considerations.

Your suggestions please.

Posted 1 year ago #
ononeorange - Member

But you can't win as well, as obviously I'm going to.

I'm going to blow mine on renewing my season ticket. The only way I'll be able to afford it.....

Posted 1 year ago #
richmtb - Member

Yep M5 Estate for the win, my lottery win would go on one of them as well

EDIT, might need to check howmuch room there is in the boot of a Nissan GTR!

Posted 1 year ago #
molgrips - Member

For cars, I would buy a Prius and then take it to some customiser and have it tricked out with awesome stereo, sound insulation, plush interior and such. Then I would have it covered in solar panels and fit an exhaust turbine powered generator, electromagentic dampers and a turbine generator driven from the coolant.. and have the most awesome fuel economy ever!

Posted 1 year ago #
simonfbarnes - Member

I only daydream about being an adequate photographer and getting off with gorgeous MTB women...

Posted 1 year ago #
derek_starship - Member

A fully loaded one of these:

Posted 1 year ago #
takisawa2 - Member

I wonder if gorgeous MTB women dream about getting off with adequate photographers...

I'd cummission the biggest Camelbak ever to annoy that chap on the other thread.

Posted 1 year ago #
monkey_boy - Member

the syndicate in work hate me, they all want to win millions each. where as i would only want to win about £300k, pay off debt, mortgage and have enough to retire early.

they think im mad.

i just wouldnt want to win 50million or what ever, it would wreck your life, where would you draw the line with friends etc.

they should cap it so the max individual win is 1million, its stupid to have one person win all that 100 trillion cash!

Posted 1 year ago #
Harry_the_Spider - Member

I wonder if gorgeous MTB women dream about getting off with adequate photographers...

By his own admission he is still an inadequate photographer.

Posted 1 year ago #
derek_starship - Member

HtS - just (very tastefully) spend a few quid on T.M.V.

Posted 1 year ago #
LHS - Member

I am sure the millions of people around the world living in hunger and poverty will be keen to know what overblown penis extension you are planning on buying.

Lets hope you are daydreaming about giving the same amount or more to charity.

Posted 1 year ago #
Harry_the_Spider - Member

I am sure the millions of people around the world living in hunger and poverty will be keen to know what overblown penis extension you are planning on buying.

Lets hope you are daydreaming about giving the same amount or more to charity.

Ahhh... a pompous sanctimonious a-hole. The very reason why I stayed away from this place for a few weeks.

See you again in November.

Posted 1 year ago #
s - Member

LHS - Member

I am sure the millions of people around the world living in hunger and poverty will be keen to know what overblown penis extension you are planning on buying.

Lets hope you are daydreaming about giving the same amount or more to charity.

Can you give used lottery tickets to charity?

Posted 1 year ago #
LHS - Member

See you again in November.

See ya.

Posted 1 year ago #
Hairychested - Member

A proper Dodge pick-up with some 7l engine, bull bars and huuuge wheels. Plenty of chrome etc. Or, sensibly, a house, new SUV (Jap certainly), Marantz stereo and a crate of Fullers Honey Dew. £50k for me, the rest to the wife so I wouldn't be hungry in a month's time.

Posted 1 year ago #
the-muffin-man - Member

they should cap it so the max individual win is 1million, its stupid to have one person win all that 100 trillion cash!

Why? - I bet there are hundreds of lottery winners out who are still grounded and whose lives (and the lives of their families) have be enhanced by winning millions of pounds. They just don't make very good headlines for the News of the World.

Posted 1 year ago #
Dickyboy - Member

+1 for LHS even if it makes me one of these too

Ahhh... a pompous sanctimonious a-hole

Posted 1 year ago #
philconsequence - Member

i hope you give all the money you have in your bank at the end of the month (after paying the bills and buying just enough food to survive) to charity LHS?

or have you occasionally splashed out and bought luxury items for yourself?

Posted 1 year ago #
LHS - Member

I give considerably to charity yes thanks.

Posted 1 year ago #
Drac - Moderator

So spending £75k on a car out of £82million is seen as being mean.

Oh well I'd be **** as I'd be spending at least 5x that amount if not more and millions on property too. I suppose I could drop £1 on a charity box sometime though.

Posted 1 year ago #
Zoolander - Member

When I win I intend on employing a chauffeur. After all post lottery I am likely to be far to pissed to drive for some considerable time.

Posted 1 year ago #
philconsequence - Member

good good, so if you won the lottery you wouldnt spend anything on making your life a little more comfortable, paying off the mortgage and so on before giving to charity?

i give to charity each month, but i know that i'd definately take the opportunity to pay off a mortgage and buy a car that would last before decided how to distibute the rest... it'd be nice to win enough to not have to work again.

this would mean instead of working i could spend my time doing things for charities instead of making donations that get eaten up in admin costs and rebranding etc etc.

i already know which charities

*off to daydream*

Posted 1 year ago #
s - Member

I could see myself turning into Mr. Creosote if I won the lottery

Posted 1 year ago #
DezB - Member

I'd extend my penis with one of these

I'd give a fiver to charidee but I wouldn't like to talk about it (mate).

Posted 1 year ago #
MrNutt - Member

I'd open a bank, after all once you've got one of them you can spend all the money you like, when its all gone and you're chronically in debt you can just ask the government to steal it from the people, give it to you and you don't have to give any of it back, sounds great!

Posted 1 year ago #
Drac - Moderator

Yeah I love those and would be on my list.

What about the new Jag.

It's electric so you'd be doing your bit for the planet which may help all those starving orphans.

Posted 1 year ago #
LHS - Member

I could drop £1 on a charity box sometime though.

You do what you want to do.

so if you won the lottery you wouldnt spend anything on making your life a little more comfortable, paying off the mortgage and so on before giving to charity?

For me my priorities are the other way round. I don't need to win the lottery (which is a mindset a lot of people take, but thats a completly different debate) and you shouldn't wait to win the lottery either before giving to charity.

Everyone has different opinions out there but the problem in the UK is that most people if asked what they would do if they won the lottery would say they'd rather buy a penis extension than helping out those less fortunate than them. Just different mindsets i guess.

Posted 1 year ago #
LHS - Member

you'd be doing your bit for the planet

Thats a different debate entirely!

Posted 1 year ago #
simonfbarnes - Member

I wonder if gorgeous MTB women dream about getting off with adequate photographers...

I may know of one or two who think my pics are good :o)

Posted 1 year ago #
yesiamtom - Member

subaru legacy??

bit cheap though, you can get low mileage 280bhp ones for sub £5000. Boots the size of small cars aswell.

Posted 1 year ago #
DezB - Member

LHS - did you read the thread title? "Daydreaming".
Do you really fanticise about how much more money you could give to charity. Really?

Posted 1 year ago #
Tiger6791 - Member

Hmmmm, only one car I need and want

Leather 'Puke' resistant seats ✔
5 Seats and huge boot ✔
7 Seat when needed for extra kids / grand parents ✔
Eats miles ✔
Get dog in ✔
Get another dog in ✔
Get push chair and dog in ✔
Carry bikes ✔
All seats fold down and make a van ✔
Sleep in the back ✔
Aston Martin V8 Vantage in garage for none of the above ✔

Posted 1 year ago #
Drac - Moderator

Everyone has different opinions out there but the problem in the UK is that most people if asked what they would do if they won the lottery would say they'd rather buy a penis extension than helping out those less fortunate than them. Just different mindsets i guess.

That far from means they'd not give to charity though, they're just given an example of what would they would do. I could sit and write a rough plan of what I'd do if you like but that's no where near as interesting as having a lunch time fantasy of be hugely rich with the choice of buying pretty much any luxury you want.

Still if your life evolves around thinking which charity box to drop cash in next then that's the kind of life for you.

Posted 1 year ago #
nonk - Member

why do moded vectras all look like chav wagons?

Posted 1 year ago #
Drac - Moderator

why do moded vectras all look like chav wagons?

Because they are?

Posted 1 year ago #