£112m jackpot tonight, what would you buy?
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coppice said:
I always fall for these- so...
Classics - Elan Sprint dhc , Alfa Duetto , Gordon Keeble, 2CV and 275GTB
Daily - whatever - Macan Diesel would do. OH can have a Mini of some sort, or A3 or whatever
Tourer - Boxster(6 please )
Fun -my Seven(she's a keeper) ; Singer 911 RSR recreation .
Track- a late 70s March 782 BMW F2 car- I may try the odd pootle if I can fit but there's a couple of drivers I would like to support in historic racing . If my investments were doing well we may run to a Lola T70 too and if I won again a Ferrari 512M would do very nicely .
Pretty modest by some standards - but I have 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12 cylinders to choose from and an agony of indecision when I wake up early on a summer weekend as to what I will drive.
Why would you have a daily car?Classics - Elan Sprint dhc , Alfa Duetto , Gordon Keeble, 2CV and 275GTB
Daily - whatever - Macan Diesel would do. OH can have a Mini of some sort, or A3 or whatever
Tourer - Boxster(6 please )
Fun -my Seven(she's a keeper) ; Singer 911 RSR recreation .
Track- a late 70s March 782 BMW F2 car- I may try the odd pootle if I can fit but there's a couple of drivers I would like to support in historic racing . If my investments were doing well we may run to a Lola T70 too and if I won again a Ferrari 512M would do very nicely .
Pretty modest by some standards - but I have 2, 4, 6, 8 and 12 cylinders to choose from and an agony of indecision when I wake up early on a summer weekend as to what I will drive.
With £112m you'd not be going to many places / work again.
twoblacklines said:
I wouldn't mind a big car collection BUT insurance, tax, MOT etc for 10+ cars would be an annoyance, as well as insurance premiums!
I agree money is a tool, life is about experiences, but money opens doors to those experiences, no?
I think the biggest benefit to having that kind of money would be that you could employ a P.A. / butler who would sort out all those annoyances in a discreet manner - so no more worry about trivia like dripping taps, the seals on the shower, servicing the boiler, MOTs, house insurance renewals etc and if you decided that you'd like to go on holiday you could ask that they organise it. I agree money is a tool, life is about experiences, but money opens doors to those experiences, no?
Accumulating a load of stuff - houses, cars, yachts, jets (not that £100M would go far if one took on the last two) wouldn't be necessary - the PA/butler would just rent them for as long as you needed them and, if you were a petrolhead you could buy perhaps a couple of special cars you always wanted.
The biggest problem would be likely to be boredom -> alcohol / drug / hooker addiction and spongers. An interest - like a charity in a field you're already interested in and to which you could give time rather than just money would be essential. The same applies to retirement (not the too much money bit of course).
Revisitph said:
I think the biggest benefit to having that kind of money would be that you could employ a P.A. / butler who would sort out all those annoyances in a discreet manner - so no more worry about trivia like dripping taps, the seals on the shower, servicing the boiler, MOTs, house insurance renewals etc and if you decided that you'd like to go on holiday you could ask that they organise it.
Accumulating a load of stuff - houses, cars, yachts, jets (not that £100M would go far if one took on the last two) wouldn't be necessary - the PA/butler would just rent them for as long as you needed them and, if you were a petrolhead you could buy perhaps a couple of special cars you always wanted.
The biggest problem would be likely to be boredom -> alcohol / drug / hooker addiction and spongers. An interest - like a charity in a field you're already interested in and to which you could give time rather than just money would be essential. The same applies to retirement (not the too much money bit of course).
Boredom is an interesting one. Accumulating a load of stuff - houses, cars, yachts, jets (not that £100M would go far if one took on the last two) wouldn't be necessary - the PA/butler would just rent them for as long as you needed them and, if you were a petrolhead you could buy perhaps a couple of special cars you always wanted.
The biggest problem would be likely to be boredom -> alcohol / drug / hooker addiction and spongers. An interest - like a charity in a field you're already interested in and to which you could give time rather than just money would be essential. The same applies to retirement (not the too much money bit of course).
There was one Lotto winner forget his name - Essex chav. He lost the lot drugs booze and oddly tried to get in with gangsters...
I'd say after I'd done all those things I've always dreamed of and lots more I'd then likely set up a charity which would give children and young kids who have disabilities/ terminal illnesses wonderful experiences (as in holidays, or say they wanted to have a ride in an F40 etc) I think that would be such a nice thing to do that even if you were potless by the end it wouldn't matter you'd have brought happiness to so many people.
I'd never be bored - I can see how booze could take over quite easily though.
Revisitph said:
4 years to burn through £9.7m tax free. Which mean on average he spent £6,662 every single day for 4 years on stuff which is absolutely worthless now.
That's some going.
The bit about 5 of his Rottweilers were slaughtered and then he paid up £130k is eye opening.
Back to being a bin man.
First car would be a maserati granturismo from stock somewhere so I could drive it away that day then a good old think for a few weeks about a select number of cars to have in my weekend toy collection. 360cs for sure, plus maybe a 288 GTO.
A few weeks on holiday for it to sink in and to form a plan for sharing out a chunk of winnings amongst family and friends, plus thinking about what sort of house I would like to build.
A number of charities would also benefit along with a trust fund for the kids.
I would keep my head in work but it would be a hobby based type of job, running a btcc team or something if possible.
A few weeks on holiday for it to sink in and to form a plan for sharing out a chunk of winnings amongst family and friends, plus thinking about what sort of house I would like to build.
A number of charities would also benefit along with a trust fund for the kids.
I would keep my head in work but it would be a hobby based type of job, running a btcc team or something if possible.
Holidays would be the tricky one.
You can easily blow £20k per person so a family of 4 with extras near on £100k will burn through cash quickly. Still £125m you could have 1,250 such holidays
Actually assuming it's 2 week holidays that would mean you could be on £100k/2 week holidays for the next 48 years😳
You can easily blow £20k per person so a family of 4 with extras near on £100k will burn through cash quickly. Still £125m you could have 1,250 such holidays
Actually assuming it's 2 week holidays that would mean you could be on £100k/2 week holidays for the next 48 years😳
Welshbeef said:
Revisitph said:
4 years to burn through £9.7m tax free. Which mean on average he spent £6,662 every single day for 4 years on stuff which is absolutely worthless now.
That's some going.
Revisitph said:
The biggest problem would be likely to be boredom -> alcohol / drug / hooker addiction and spongers. An interest - like a charity in a field you're already interested in and to which you could give time rather than just money would be essential. The same applies to retirement (not the too much money bit of course).
Boredom? How on earth would you get bored? You could invest in some small companies, you could spend hundreds of hours simply looking at what charities you can support and how. I mean, I would go to the local children's hospice and make dreams come true. You have the ability to go on holiday, explore incredible parts of the world, learn new things (personally I would learn to fly a helicopter, then buy a small one).
Money buys you the ability to rarely be bored I would have thought... I mean, I suspect I would spend months just looking at what cars/houses to buy!
After giving some to a couple of charities and immediate family. One Corvette from each generation plus a few specials such as a C2 Grandsport and the C4 Sledgehammer. A lifted GMC Sierra for off roading and either a Saleen S7 or Mosler. Buy a couple of tanks and some woodland here and kit them out to fire paint Kelly's Heroes style. Custom house in Nevada with a race track built out back and a replica F-14 gate guardian. Probably holiday until all of that was built/set up. Always wanted a silver with blue tail B-17 as a private aircraft, kit it out with a nice interior etc. would be an interesting sight next to all the undane private jets, (that might be stretching it though).
If I win, I will probably keep on working, I kind of like my job, also if I lose the money I still want to be able to earn a decent wage, but the unpaid overtime might stop. I might move to a different part of the country and switch to a different company.
I have been thinking about getting myself a new hot hatch Audi RS3 or quick Golf, so I will probably do that. Nothing that isn't beyond my means or out of the ordinary (debadged and non-dating plate - to draw as little attention as possible). A Classic Porsche would attract too much attention, and I don't want any money of mine to support the bubble.
Basically my plan would be to tell almost no-one (maybe 2 members of the family), and keep things quiet. A few friends might find their mortgages paid-off (not sure if I can do it anonymously, but I will try).
One or two of the family I trust, they will get whatever they want as I think they are good people, and I will happily pay for the best schools for their Children as I want to make sure they have the best start in life as they are family and will probably get my money when I drop dead.
I might make some investments abroad to protect my new found extreme wealth from UK politicians.
I have been thinking about getting myself a new hot hatch Audi RS3 or quick Golf, so I will probably do that. Nothing that isn't beyond my means or out of the ordinary (debadged and non-dating plate - to draw as little attention as possible). A Classic Porsche would attract too much attention, and I don't want any money of mine to support the bubble.
Basically my plan would be to tell almost no-one (maybe 2 members of the family), and keep things quiet. A few friends might find their mortgages paid-off (not sure if I can do it anonymously, but I will try).
One or two of the family I trust, they will get whatever they want as I think they are good people, and I will happily pay for the best schools for their Children as I want to make sure they have the best start in life as they are family and will probably get my money when I drop dead.
I might make some investments abroad to protect my new found extreme wealth from UK politicians.
Welshbeef said:
4 years to burn through £9.7m tax free.
Which mean on average he spent £6,662 every single day for 4 years on stuff which is absolutely worthless now.
That's some going.
The bit about 5 of his Rottweilers were slaughtered and then he paid up £130k is eye opening.
Back to being a bin man.
He couldn't get his old job back (no openings?), worked in a biscuit factory for a while instead. There was a documentary about him. Which mean on average he spent £6,662 every single day for 4 years on stuff which is absolutely worthless now.
That's some going.
The bit about 5 of his Rottweilers were slaughtered and then he paid up £130k is eye opening.
Back to being a bin man.
Agreed on keeping it on the QT else you'll get endless begging letters.
I'd probably get a bit drunk first and foremost - I don't buy paper tickets so no chance of losing it.
Maybe set up a real ale/cider/perry/Welsh or English wine company. I'd enjoy that lifestyle worst case it doesn't really sell well so you'll still have the land.
I'd probably get a bit drunk first and foremost - I don't buy paper tickets so no chance of losing it.
Maybe set up a real ale/cider/perry/Welsh or English wine company. I'd enjoy that lifestyle worst case it doesn't really sell well so you'll still have the land.
Initially tell nobody while I organised my plan. I'd set up a treasure hunt for all my close friends. Have someone deliver a car for them with a set of instructions, probably an M2 which they can keep, they wouldn't know this at the time. Send them round the country picking up clues, ending up at my new gaff where we'd have a party and they can check out the collection I'd amassed in the meantime.
Garage would look like a double decker turntable with lifts and such (think old steam train shed on 2 floors), Singer 911, 288 GTO etc.
Long term I would try and undermine the classic car market, things I think should be accessible to more people. Buy things like M3 CSL, TVRs, 993/964s etc, and flog them for what I think they're worth. Then sit back and laugh at the speculators as the cards come crashing down and the 'real enthusiasts' can afford them again (do I sound bitter? I am a little. That 996 GT3 I was aiming for is getting further away no matter how much I save... *sob)
Garage would look like a double decker turntable with lifts and such (think old steam train shed on 2 floors), Singer 911, 288 GTO etc.
Long term I would try and undermine the classic car market, things I think should be accessible to more people. Buy things like M3 CSL, TVRs, 993/964s etc, and flog them for what I think they're worth. Then sit back and laugh at the speculators as the cards come crashing down and the 'real enthusiasts' can afford them again (do I sound bitter? I am a little. That 996 GT3 I was aiming for is getting further away no matter how much I save... *sob)
My first purchase would be my favourite car ever, as voted for by Wookie:
I'd also like a Carrera GT, Ferrari 550 Maranello, my old 2-Eleven that I sold last year, a previous generation Honda NSX, an E90 M3 saloon, Lotus Elise S2 SC, an early 90s Reynard F3000, a Formula Renault 3.5, a Formula Ford, Caterham R500 k series, Ducati 748, a hanger at a race track to keep the racing cars in and my neighbour's house, which I'd knock down to replace with a big garage! 
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