Would you?

Perfectly summerise by P-Jay IMO.

So no, yes but I’d have that RS6 on the same based as the person who mentioned it – a bit of lustful noise to put smile on my face and performance naughtiness wrapped up in a mostly practical shape (both the RS6 & Kelly Brook).

Ah, you like standing under a cold shower when you tear up your fivers?

A proper boat would be £50’s…. 8)

Often thought about this, given the hypothetical lottery win, would I buy something like this, spotted outside Majestic Wines the other Saturday:

And the honest answer is, not chuffing likely! Great looking car, and no doubt exciting to drive, but I just wouldn’t enjoy it; it’s too big and too impractical.
I saw this last Saturday, first one I’ve actually seen close up, and I was smitten! I would be into the dealers like a rocket, I think it’s a really pretty car, it’s practical to drive around the A, B roads and lanes where I live, and well within my driving skills to get maximum fun out of:

I would, however, spend a significant amount of money on a well sorted Defender 90, probably a JW Engineering Saluki or Zulu.

I like beautifully designed, minimalist engineering.

A restored 2CV for daily use, a LCC Rocket for trackdays and an Elise for weekend fun would do me fine.
And a Bristol to look at, obviously.

A biiig supercar would be great fun, but too compromised for the road.

If I had to have a supercar, I’d have an NSX Type R.
They are just wonderful, beautiful things.

Mrs Squad says the first thing she’d do if she won the lottery is buy a Lamborghini.
Mind you, she also said that I could shag Kelly Brook if she asked me.
Not sure which has worst odds to be honest?

Nope, not even if i won the quadruple euromillions rollover three times in a row. A yacht, yes please. A plane, quite possibly but a supercar, nah you can keep it.

matt_outandabout – Member
A fast cruising yacht the other hand…

Bad idea. Been there done that. Well not fast, it was a gaff rigged ketch. 🙂

But from that I learned that there are only 2 sorts of sailing boats worth having.

One, big enough to have a permanent crew aboard to keep and maintain it, and then there’s no privacy for the owner until you reach about 100 feet.

Two, small enough to drag out of the water and live on the seafront.

I settled on the latter (that was in Oz).

My brother lives on his 45′ yacht in Cairns harbour, but he’s in the fortunate position of being a single man now. However he only moves it when a cyclone is coming and does his sailing delivering other people’s yachts. I think he’s got the right idea. 🙂

When we came here I tried to convince my wife we should live on a Dutch barge. I nearly got to become a single man…

No. I have absolutely no interest in cars beyond having one that is reliable.

I would love a well prepped UR Quattro Sport, TH2, or V10 diesel spider R8, or the canyon team 4×4 crafter…

I love cars, so initially yes, but then I would feel quite self conscious driving one. However, I wouldn’t feel so in a classic car, so my solution would be a Singer 911. (But only if I had so much money I could give multiple times the cost to charity or good causes. Which isn’t particularly logical but is how I would feel).

Good post P-Jay.

I’d get an M5/M6, and then hire a Ferrari, etc, if the occasion merited it. Which in reality would probably be never for the reasons given above.

Hell no. I’d mebe hire one or two every now and again to have a blat about in, but own one? What’s the point? Massive massive liability, both financially and in terms of stress and anxiety. Now a helicopter on the other hand… No, wouldn’t have one either. If cash is no object, why bother ‘owning’ any of these depreciating time consuming liabilities? Rental would be the future.

If sir or madam has to enquire about the cost, then sir or madam cannot afford it 😉

I don’t currently have a car, and haven’t learned to drive. My taste in cars however is extremely expensive.

🙂

Only if a had such a stupid amount of money that I could comfortably own, run and enjoy a Macca F1 or Lamborghini Muira.
Otherwise, I’d rent one occasionally or join one of those supercar clubs. For day to day driving, I’d probably treat myself to a 911 and make sure the garage disabled the traction control button so I could never switch it off and get myself in trouble!
It goes without saying that I’d have already bought a decent van and a fleet of bikes of every conceivable niche (except a 29er)…?
And I’d be first in line when Google (or whoever) brings the first driverless car to market

I have zero interest in most modern cars as they seem refined to the point of being boring and I’d also just feel way too much of a tit to drive a Lambo to a wine bar…

On the other hand, part of me would love something like this:

The problem being is that I’d be 99% sure that it’d actually be utterly useless and as a result I’d cry for a week and then kill myself.

Is that a rear light cluster from an Austin a Princess on that DeTomaso?

my brother recently decided to go down the investment/pretty to look at/occassional sunny Sunday road:

I’d get myself an NR 750. Cars? Definitely not a supercar. for all the reasons above. I don’t like the idea of being controlled by your possessions.

I’d probably keep the mondeo estate, maybe get a Caterham 7, and a bells and whistles van.

nedrapier – Member
…I don’t like the idea of being controlled by your possessions…

That puts it in a nutshell.

Yup, I even get it with my bike. Great way of getting around, but I don’t want to leave it places in case it gets nicked, so I end up walking more!

Something like a supercar (or similarly expensive toy) needs to fit into your life.

Of course, that means it wont fit for most people, but for others it will fit fine. Probably those who don’t have any demands on their time / money or work to worry about.

nedrapier – Member
Yup, I even get it with my bike. Great way of getting around, but I don’t want to leave it places in case it gets nicked, so I end up walking more!

I have a special scruffy nondescript bike for when I venture into Scroteland (Inverness). 🙂

I could see myself having a few cars if I had a lottery win. Something like a bmw 5 series tourer would be my everyday transport, something I could travel around Europe in.

But I could imagine getting some cars for fun/collecting as well, probably not a supercar unless I decided to live very close to the Nürburg ring, but more likely I would have some classic cars re-engineered to bring up to date the driving experience. A 60’s mustang and a healey 3000 would be top of the list.

Not for me, never been impressed by cars really (beyond A to B practicality) , so don’t see the point beyond the obvious – ie buy to identify/impress the similarly impressed* or else a personal fetish**

*Unless at the race track, but not into car racing so may as well ask me would I buy gold taps and sink plugs?

Gold taps? Of course not, thanks.

** I last month scratched the bronze-cromica paint on my 1994 M-Trax hardtail. Have been deeply gutted almost to sleeplessness as can’t match the colour.

I saw this last Saturday, first one I’ve actually seen close up, and I was smitten!

That I can identify with, it’s a “sports car” without eye watering price (or unusable eye bleeding performance) convertible* and by all accounts is also just a normal car for normal driving.

Might even be tempted to get a 2nd hand one older generation as a second car in a few years if I’ve got the cash 🙂

*never driven one but reckon they’d be nice for a summer drive in the country.

yes but I’d have that RS6 on the same based as the person who mentioned it

that person has a name you know…. 🙄

gonzy – Member

that person has a name you know

oooofff!! Nice jacket!! 😆

Not on your nelly.

No interest in that soft of thing whatsoever.. I fully believe that an unhealthy interest in fast motors betrays some very serious underlying mental illness, very probably sexual..
And even considering the possibility of purchasing such a thing points to a VERY unhealthy interest

I wouldn’t have a supercar, I’d have an impact bumper 911 or similar.