I see the European lottery jackpot is a whopping 23 million tonight. That is a serious amount of cash for anybody. Even after all the usual donations and gifts to friends, family and my favourite charities, it would still leave... oooh... 23 million burning a hole in my pocket.
No doubt it will be won by a criminal or a nerd who plans to treat himself to a top-of-the-range Astra, but what if it's you? When the cheque clears on Monday morning what would be the absolute first car dealership that the back-roomers would visit and what would you buy? Would you stop at one or two or would you have your own fleet? Would any one of you actually drive round in the car you?ve already got?
My choice is easy, Audi A8 W12 (well I?ve got two kids)
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I would keep a 'regular' motor for general use and buy something exotic for weekends. Unconventional lottery winner's choice perhaps, but I think i would be looking at a Honda NSX.
Ed.
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23 million, crikey.
I'd buy a country house and have a 20-berth garage constructed.
Amongst others it'd be populated by:
Jaguar E-Type
McLaren Mercedes SLR
Aston Martin DB5
Ferrari Testarossa
Jaguar XJ220
Porsche 911 Carrera 2 Turbo
Mitsubishi Evo
Nissan Skyline
Ford Escort RS200 (the mid-engined thing)
Now, who do I contact for fleet insurance quotes?
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What he said plus:
DB9
Ariel Atom
Dodge Charger - not lime green or general lee orange!
Range Rover Overfinch for annoying the green welly brigade
Bowler Wildcat for playing in quarries n mud.
Stalwart in case of flooding
Alfa romeo crosswagon 4x4 thingummy for shlepping around in.
Lots of bangers to play tin pin bowling with :-) Getting all the clapped out old cars off the road might actually be an environmental benefit. I wonder if I can get a grant...
Oh and some anti theft gauss guns to roast would be car jackers and chavs :-)
teabelly
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Probably a DB9, but would keep the Beemer but might upgrade to an M3 or a 535.....
Beans Means Cash.
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And get someone to log me in properly after SWMBO hijacked my desktop.
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With 23 million it would be £5,000 on a PPL course, a similar amount for a helicopter licence, few hundred grand for a suitable helicopter and a house with a large back garden! Then I'd spend many happy hours at 1500 ft waving at all those who didn't win still sitting in traffic jams!!!!
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I would buy 2 new Fiat Pandas for my daughters who are ages 22 and 19, trying to persuade them to have the 1.3 diesel versions. They are fiercely independent girls who would want to pay their own insurance even if their dad was a multi-millionaire.
For myself, just ordered a Panda 4x4 that I would want to keep driving My Nissan Terrano until that arrives.
My wife, I'd let her choose anything.
Oh, and I'd order a brewery wagon with all the stock still on board.
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A very large house with a large garage is the first thing and I would need to have my friends around me......so queue up to be nice to me
Then
oooh
Has to be an example of every Lambo since 1967; plus
.NSU Ro80
.Honda Civic Mk 1 (great little car)
.Fiat 128 Mk 2
.Audi A8 with V10 derv drinker under the bonnet.
and a big modern air suspension bus. They are the most comforatble way to go any distance on the road.
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Espada III - well if you have a family and need a Lamborghini, what else do you drive?
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Almost got two kids (second due in a week) so would initially go for something reasonably practical - BMW 535D, or heck the whole hog to the new M5 (as long as I wasn't too distracted by the seductive lines of the Merc CLS 55 AMG!!). Sod it I'll have all three! :o)
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PhiL
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A quick trip down to the M25, to RS Williams to have a look at this:
www.websiteworkshop.co.uk/protech2/salespics/AS408...g
would be called for I think.
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Erm, I'm that boring on the car front that changing my old banger would be well down the list of things to do. It runs, it has a wheel at each corner -what more can a fellah ask?
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But some cars have soul.
Most of us petrolheads would have older cars that had character. An 1983 Audi 100 had good clean lines but no character.
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Espada III - well if you have a family and need a Lamborghini, what else do you drive?
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I like playing this game.
1998 RUF CTR2 Sport (580hp nutter 993 turbo)
Jensen Interceptor cabrio
1973 911 RSR 2.8
Citroen DS Decapotable
Touraeg V10 TDI
959
Ferrari Daytona
drool...
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