$1 fantasy/baddest e-39 ever - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

SoCalJD · 18th April 2006, 17:30

Ok, with the Mega lotto at about $280mil, and me looking for any excuse to not actually *work*, it's time for me to spend $1 and indulge a couple (car) fantasies. If you were to win, what's the *first* 10 cars (streetable/readily available)you'd go buy, what color, and why? The 2nd fantasy is more realistic, and more of a question: if $ were no object, what would you do, and who would do the work, on creating the baddest E-39 on the planet?

1) Anthracite Lamborghini Murcielago. Baddest, most evil looking car on the planet.
2) BRG Aston Martin DB9. Most gorgeous car on the planet. No question.
3) Ferarri 430 Spyder. Hey, I'd need a Ferarri, and I'd need a convertable. Besides, if the AM isn't the most gorgeous car on the planet, the 430 is. Black...just because red would be too *normal* for me.
4)Porsche GT3. Gray. Daily driver.
5) Land Rover SE. Hey, it rains every now & then here, plus I go to Big Bear. White
6) BMW M3 convertable. Wife's car. White...easy to keep clean.
7) Lexus 430. Gold. Surprise! A semi-annonymous crasher/grocery-getter/fit the whole family in. Plus it has a killer stereo.
8) Mercedes CL-65. Silver. GOTTA have 738lb-ft torque in *something*, and the CL is the best looking (4 seat)option.
9)BMW Z-Coupe. Grey. Track car. May turn into daily driver.
10) Bentley Arnage. White. Opening Day at Del Mar car. Less ostentatious than the Roller.
That leaves no room for the Beast in my 10-car garage, but that's ok because I'll be sending it to (Dinan?) for a couple months and creating the Baddest Beast Ever. By the time they're done I'll probably have totaled the Z or the GT3 to make room for it. I'm thinking a custom color...maybe Black Cherry...

gsfent · 18th April 2006, 17:49

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Originally Posted by SoCalJD

Ok, with the Mega lotto at about $280mil, and me looking for any excuse to not actually *work*, it's time for me to spend $1 and indulge a couple (car) fantasies. If you were to win, what's the *first* 10 cars (streetable/readily available)you'd go buy, what color, and why? The 2nd fantasy is more realistic, and more of a question: if $ were no object, what would you do, and who would do the work, on creating the baddest E-39 on the planet?

1) Anthracite Lamborghini Murcielago. Baddest, most evil looking car on the planet.
2) BRG Aston Martin DB9. Most gorgeous car on the planet. No question.
3) Ferarri 430 Spyder. Hey, I'd need a Ferarri, and I'd need a convertable. Besides, if the AM isn't the most gorgeous car on the planet, the 430 is. Black...just because red would be too *normal* for me.
4)Porsche GT3. Gray. Daily driver.
5) Land Rover SE. Hey, it rains every now & then here, plus I go to Big Bear. White
6) BMW M3 convertable. Wife's car. White...easy to keep clean.
7) Lexus 430. Gold. Surprise! A semi-annonymous crasher/grocery-getter/fit the whole family in. Plus it has a killer stereo.
8) Mercedes CL-65. Silver. GOTTA have 738lb-ft torque in *something*, and the CL is the best looking (4 seat)option.
9)BMW Z-Coupe. Grey. Track car. May turn into daily driver.
10) Bentley Arnage. White. Opening Day at Del Mar car. Less ostentatious than the Roller.
That leaves no room for the Beast in my 10-car garage, but that's ok because I'll be sending it to (Dinan?) for a couple months and creating the Baddest Beast Ever. By the time they're done I'll probably have totaled the Z or the GT3 to make room for it. I'm thinking a custom color...maybe Black Cherry...

Not a bad list

, but you are not going to see $280 mln WHEN you win. Take about half as the present value and then knock off about 40% for Uncle Sam. You are left with a measly $85mln or so. Life is so tough!!!

Regards,
Jerry

Vossen10 · 18th April 2006, 17:53

Ha, beat me to it Jerry. Dont forget to take out taxes! You would instantly become your financial advisor's new best friend....I think I'd send mine to Discovery Automotive with a blank check for a supercharger and anything else they could think of.

SoCalJD · 18th April 2006, 18:02

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Originally Posted by gsfent

Not a bad list

, but you are not going to see $280 mln WHEN you win. Take about half as the present value and then knock off about 40% for Uncle Sam. You are left with a measly $85mln or so. Life is so tough!!!

Regards,
Jerry

>>>

Well, that's why I went with the GT3 instead of the Carerra GT as my daily driver.

Clem · 18th April 2006, 18:11

Beast goes to DA for sure.

No particluar order:

1. Aston Martin VanquishS (Is that considered "readily available")
2. Modified Hummer H1 (offroad, quadding/camping toy)
3. Renntech SL65
4. Ruf or Gemballa 996TT or 997TT (whenever it comes out)
5. Modified Ford Excursion w/Powerstroke diesel, for the family hauler/grocery getter/winter beater (That's right I said EXCURSION!!!)
6. Novitec Ferrari F430 Spyder black with red interior (everyone has to have a Ferrari :p)
7. Track prepped E30 M3 w/ S52b32 Euro spec engine (321 hp) for the ummm... track
8. Reiter Lamborghini Mucrielago (black of course)
9. BMW X5 4.8is for the wife to haul the future kids around (white)
10. MZ4 Roadster (If it came in SMG) or SLK55 for the wife (she always wanted a 2 seater convertible)

If you haven't noticed I don't like leaving my cars stock :p

I'd obviously have to build a bigger house. Possible with an airstrip since I'd probably also buy a Gulfstream since we like to travel a lot plus dad likes to go back to the "Mother land" twice a year. It's the least I could do for him

Thank God there's no lottery tax in Canada

SoCalJD · 18th April 2006, 18:19

If you haven't noticed I don't like leaving my cars stock :p>>>

Well, I was just talking about the *base* cars. Of *course* my man Hartmut would work on the CL65, and Gemballa would do the Porsce. Etc.

I'd obviously have to build a bigger house.>>>

Yeah, I'd need at least a 10 car garage. In the mountains. On a lake. Overlooking the ocean.

Clem · 18th April 2006, 18:25

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Originally Posted by SoCalJD

Yeah, I'd need at least a 10 car garage. In the mountains. On a lake. Overlooking the ocean.

I definitely like more garage space than I need. Must have at least 1 wash/detail bay, 1 shop bay with a lift and 1-2 bays for toys.

I'd love to be overlooking the ocean but with all the natural disasters of late I'd have to choose the mountain or preferably the lake.

bbh03 · 18th April 2006, 18:25

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Originally Posted by SoCalJD

Ok, with the Mega lotto at about $280mil, and me looking for any excuse to not actually *work*, it's time for me to spend $1 and indulge a couple (car) fantasies. If you were to win, what's the *first* 10 cars (streetable/readily available)you'd go buy, what color, and why? The 2nd fantasy is more realistic, and more of a question: if $ were no object, what would you do, and who would do the work, on creating the baddest E-39 on the planet?

1) Anthracite Lamborghini Murcielago. Baddest, most evil looking car on the planet.
2) BRG Aston Martin DB9. Most gorgeous car on the planet. No question.
3) Ferarri 430 Spyder. Hey, I'd need a Ferarri, and I'd need a convertable. Besides, if the AM isn't the most gorgeous car on the planet, the 430 is. Black...just because red would be too *normal* for me.
4)Porsche GT3. Gray. Daily driver.
5) Land Rover SE. Hey, it rains every now & then here, plus I go to Big Bear. White
6) BMW M3 convertable. Wife's car. White...easy to keep clean.
7) Lexus 430. Gold. Surprise! A semi-annonymous crasher/grocery-getter/fit the whole family in. Plus it has a killer stereo.
8) Mercedes CL-65. Silver. GOTTA have 738lb-ft torque in *something*, and the CL is the best looking (4 seat)option.
9)BMW Z-Coupe. Grey. Track car. May turn into daily driver.
10) Bentley Arnage. White. Opening Day at Del Mar car. Less ostentatious than the Roller.
That leaves no room for the Beast in my 10-car garage, but that's ok because I'll be sending it to (Dinan?) for a couple months and creating the Baddest Beast Ever. By the time they're done I'll probably have totaled the Z or the GT3 to make room for it. I'm thinking a custom color...maybe Black Cherry...

Nice. I'd just loose the Bentley for a Quattroporte.

JEM · 18th April 2006, 19:04

Top ten cars: note this list is subject to revision about every ten minutes but this is the current snapshot:

1) A white E55 wagon
2) A new Z06
3) A blue 575M
4) A new blower Range Rover Sport
5) That 3.8L 914/6 that's on eBay that the guy put $113K into
6) '66 Falcon Club Coupe, 408W, lotsa other stuff
7) Nicely done Superformance Coupe, another 408W, etc.
8) A nice '69-72 Benz 300SEL 6.3
9) A perfect '70 Boss 302 Mustang
10) A perfect '69 Z28 Camaro

Alternates: an original 427 Cobra instead of the Superformance (got enough hard-roof cars on the list) and a '60s 600 SWB instead of the 300SEL.

I'd love to have a GM EV1 but GM's gone out of their way to scrap them.

Doesn't include the racers, nor the big Peterbilt and rig to haul them around with, nor anything we already own (e.g. the '64 Country Sedan restomod that I'll finish sooner or later, Mega lotto just means it'd be finished sooner...)

As for the baddest E39 - a wagon with a Z06 LS7 in it.

mottati · 18th April 2006, 19:16

These are fun... First off, i'd need a big garage. I love looking thru the griots garage catolog, so maybe richard griot could design and outfit the garage. I like the way Clem thinks, a wash bay, heated, good drainage of course. A lift is mandatory at the other end. Now to fill it...

1. Ferrari 360 CS, silver with the red, white, green stripes (is there a 430CS yet?)
2. E55 amg wagon, silver
3 Lotus elise, orange
4. M3 cabrio, estoril blue (can we have individual colors!)
5. 997 GT3, if i can't wait, i'll take a 996 GT3, white
6. E60 M5, yeah, need one of those, sepang bronze
7. E34 M5, silver, a euro spec touring would be ideal
8. e28 M5 (need to complete the collection) black of course
9. My current e39 M5
10. A pristine 03 e39 M5 for when mine wears out, make this one Avus Blue (again, individual). This one would go to dinan for the entire catolog, with the blower.
I'm assuming the current M5 needs to be included in the list, if not, i'd need to find something nice for my wife (she could use the e55 wagon, though)