Around the world......

[GingerWizard]

Just having a lunch time daydream and.....

If you hit the jackpot and no longer had to work or worry about money ever again, and decided to go off on a 12-18 month road trip around the world with the missis/husband. What car would you take? You would be looking at 25-40k miles i imagine.
It would have to be fun on some of those amazing roads you would take in, then a mile muncher for places like America's highways. Your not worried about mpg but it has to be reasonably robust i would'nt want to be often stopping for breakdowns.

Personally i would'nt have a problem with a 2 seater or convertable but the only car i can think of is a BMW M5 coup, fettled a little bit...

Suggestions?

GingerWizard

[Arese]

For reliability, probably the M5 yeah, or maybe RS4/RS6 (the V10).

If reliability wasn't an issue, then probably a Spyker!

[Frankeh]

V8 vantage most likely.

Or something insane like a zonda f.

[GingerWizard]

Frankeh said:

V8 vantage most likely.

Or something insane like a zonda f.

would either of them make it? I like the Aston Idea, its just the servicing...

[V8S]

I think the amount of amazing roads versus mile munching would be small, so I'd go for a Merc 190E otherwise the trip would be utterly spoiled. You're bound to find parts and someone to fix it wherever you go in the world, it could probably deal with some gravel roads and is probably quite cheap to run.

Rich people stay rich by not spending it like water.

[grahamn]

It would have to be an off roader. Having driven on some of the roads around eastern europe and asia, you wouldn't want to be doing it in anything else.

[V8S]

grahamn said:

It would have to be an off roader. Having driven on some of the roads around eastern europe and asia, you wouldn't want to be doing it in anything else.

Bowler Nemesis then.

[Neil_H]

GingerWizard said:

Frankeh said:

V8 vantage most likely.

Or something insane like a zonda f.

would either of them make it?

No chance.

It would have to be a diesel 4x4, with parts readily availble everywhere....

Land Rover Defender, Toyota Hilux? Something like that.

[Steamer]

Arese said:

RS6 (the V10).

Thats the car that first sprang to my mind.... but its a little too close to reality. A friend does trips around the UK in his.

So.... thinking outside the litter box for moment... I'd like to take the.... Rover P6 3500S Estate

In all seriousness I dont have a clue - friday brain fade.

[HUW JONES]

I think the default option would be a Toyota Landcruiser.

[escargot]

I'd take the DBS probably.

[Frankeh]

GingerWizard said:

Frankeh said:

V8 vantage most likely.

Or something insane like a zonda f.

would either of them make it? I like the Aston Idea, its just the servicing...

I have unlimited money IIRC. I'd have a spare zonda on tap to take bits from.

[GingerWizard]

right this thread is not going where i expected. You have just won 5 Billion pounds. You can get serivce and repairs but scant dealer networks like zonda are no good. I'm thinking grand tour, opposed to just striking a line east and flattening mountains. No diesels either! Aspire more people!

[escargot]

Point taken.

I'd take a renault laguna diesel estate.

[DrTre]

Only one answer for this:

[V8S]

GingerWizard said:

right this thread is not going where i expected. You have just won 5 Billion pounds. You can get serivce and repairs but scant dealer networks like zonda are no good. I'm thinking grand tour, opposed to just striking a line east and flattening mountains. No diesels either! Aspire more people!

Grand tour?

A 1960s Rolls Royce.

[V8S]

DrTre said:

Only one answer for this:

I love the Outspan car. There's one at Beaulieu museum.

[tubbystu]

Rolls Royce Silver Ghost.

[mechsympathy]

GingerWizard said:

right this thread is not going where i expected. You have just won 5 Billion pounds. You can get serivce and repairs but scant dealer networks like zonda are no good. I'm thinking grand tour, opposed to just striking a line east and flattening mountains. No diesels either! Aspire more people!

So 70's Rolls Corniche or MAN truck complete with garage containing an R400/Bowler Wildcat*

*Obviously you have a man to drive the truck while you drive whatever best suits the terrain.

[Stu R]

expedition spec nissan patrol or toyota land cruiser, but then if I was going around the world I'd have no intentions of doing it purely on boring old blacktop