If you had $15 million to spend...

[Trek]

Hell, I'd buy every single old Falc for sale and live off the remaining amount. Nah, there's probably more than 15 mil worth amongst the ones still around

Ok, make that as many as old Falcs possible and live off 2 mil or so

[QIK006]

I would buy a couple of small fishing charters.

About 30 or so Falcons and start a taxi company. 10 x Territories to do the upmarket airport transfers. a couple of G6ET & GT-E for the Limo side of the business. Some Bus's so that I could rort the government by overcharging on the school bus runs.

after all of that, I would get a bunch of focus RS's and take them out to QLD raceway with my mates and have a day of stress free fun & racing

So that is about 5 mill spent... I am sure I could blow a couple of extra bucks stocking the stables with some toys though

maybe even add a corporate style jet or two to keep up with the people transport theme

[gtxb67]

i wouldn't by holdens to burn, i would offer president obama a couple of slabs for the whole company and burn that

[mistermxer]

either...

i'd buy something like Google, and keep the same people employed and not change anything just let them keep doing what their doing.

or

i'd invest the money into inventing something that's cheap to make, but everyone needs. like the paper clip. then sit back on a beach somewhere in the pacific watching the waves crash. while someone polishes my Nissan GTR my FPV my BMW K1600 my BMW S1000RR and my [insert something else expensive and cool]

[b0son]

Originally Posted by mistermxer

i'd buy something like Google

with $15mil? LMAO

[mistermxer]

Originally Posted by b0son

with $15mil? LMAO

fair point.. hahaha, like i said. something like..

[AussieCJ7]

dont understand all these buy investment strategies eg google or heap of houses

if you can leave the principal alone your not really looking for capital growth so a nice simple cash investment account nice and safe conservative many return 6% these days 5M at 6.25% is over 300K per year in interest which is just a bit above the avg income

so sort out something to live in nice but not over the top in syd say 1.5M elsewhere max 1M

A max of 200K in cars and projects eg a GT 335 with a little bit of tune, finish the build on my jeep and a track car prob a 2nd hand lotus

500K on my yatch

13M in the bank at 6% and never touch the 13M just the interest each year as my "wage" and then look at a job for interest sakes as if you sit idle too long you find ways to waste money

[QIK006]

A lot of people haven't read the original post... it is $15 mill in vehicles, not investment properties, investment in shares or paying wages...

[OffRoadFalcon]

A lot of people have forgotten about the orginal post, and the reminders I posted later on. Vehicles guys, not property, not businesses, not google!

TheInterceptor,
You supervise my testing of the pink Yaris, if you think it's not good enough, I'll happily step it up. The last step is pushing it off a cliff, there's a few in this area, mwahahahahaha!

[Ben73]

I couldn't spend 10 million on cars if I tried.

[QIK006]

Originally Posted by Ben73

I couldn't spend 10 million on cars if I tried.

your obviously not trying hard enough then

[gtxb67]

Originally Posted by QIK006

your obviously not trying hard enough then

not really - some of us are lucky enough to already have our dream car

[Ben73]

Originally Posted by QIK006

your obviously not trying hard enough then

I'd probably end up buying cars I don't really want ie veyron, zonda just to burn money.

[max_torq]

I'd start my collection of forties streamliners. With a 1949 Delahaye Saoutchik roadster valued around 4 million it would still be a modest size and quite maintainable set.

[Poetic Justice]

I think I'd get bored trying to spend $15m on cars.

I'd probably have to break it down into categories.

Old - Ford Model T
Old - 1964 Maserati Mistral
Reasonably old -XR GT, or perhaps 64 Compact Fairlane
Old - VK SS Group 3, blue meanie
Kinda old - 89 R32 GTR, RS Esort
Not so old - '00 Type-RA WRX STi, 2 door
Newish - TS50 T3
Uber-new - Dodge Challenger, Audi RS5

Then specialist;
Track - GT3
Drift - Completely rebuilt insane AE86 Sprinter
Straight line -
Super car - Koenigsegg CCX
Daily - Jaguar XJ (top of the range)
Weekend cruiser - Audi R8 Spyder
Stupidly expensive SUV - Some kind of tuned Range Rover

Really; there's so many cars you'd own if you simply just 'could'.

Cars I didn't even mention;
a 335 GT for the hell of it, but as much as we love fords, at a $15m budget most of us will look higher, pricier.

I would definitely have a fully restored show condition TS50.

I'd also rebuild from the ground an EL Fairmont Ghia v8 with aspirations of summer nats top 50 display and use it for burnouts after (attempt to take out king?)

A Ferrari of some sort has to be part of the collection with this budget, doesn't it? A Ferrari California for me.

I'd probably have one or two completely built of 4x4 vehicles to get into that side of things too.

Probably have to have a ute somewhere there too, what good is all these cars if I can't cart anything around? Haha.

I'd also love a few different cars just for the hell of it..

RS Focus
Nissan 350z, 370z
VE series 1 GTS
BF Force 8
Audi Q7
BMW M3 CSL
AMG C63 Black Edition


Really; you could just go on and on!

[EFFalcon]

150000 EA's

[DJM83]

Originally Posted by EFFalcon

150000 EA's

You missed a couple of 0's on the end of that

[Fev]

Spyker


Morgan


TVR Speed 12


KPGC10 Skyline GTR


2013 GT500


Merc AMG C63 Black series



How much have I got left? Oh enough
A nice Riviera cruiser


Ducati hypermotard


Caterham R500

[ZDI-970]

if i had 15mill to spend on cars id lose my passion for them...

[OffRoadFalcon]

Originally Posted by ZDI-970

if i had 15mill to spend on cars id lose my passion for them...

Really? Wow. My passion/obsession with them is too deep to lose. I could only grow more passionate. Can't imagine losing my passion for cars... my world would collapse, hahahah.

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by CarsAreMyLife

Really? Wow. My passion/obsession with them is too deep to lose. I could only grow more passionate. Can't imagine losing my passion for cars... my world would collapse, hahahah.

Your sig says it all.....

[Rodge]

How much have I got left? Oh enough
A nice Riviera cruiser

+1 You're on to it.

[Lotte]

I'd buy a tank fleet.
Then I'd wait for the Zombie apocalypse.....

[Fev]

I would also add

Ford Escort Mk1 Mexico for road
Ford Escort RS1800 built by Prodrive with sequential paddleshift, 2.0L twin 48mm DCOE down drafts, stripped out rally style for offroad rallys.
Ford Sierra RS500 - toy
Ford Escort Cosworth - also a toy.
BF F6 R-Spec, tuned for about 450rwkW but suspension and handling wise done to handle it on a track
R34 GT-R Vspec 2 NUR but tuned by Top Secret
993 911 Turbo - built by RWB

[OffRoadFalcon]

Ha-ha, yeah I suppose it does.

[Parkway]

I'm Mr Boring and would choose...

- F6 ute tuned to about 400-500kw.
- A classic Mini Cooper S with maybe a Vtec motor or 150hp worked factory motor.
- A clean VN SS with an LS1.
- Subaru l-series with an MY22 motor, 2" lift and the works.
- VL Calais Turbo.
- HZ Sandman pano.
- And of course an XB GT Coupe.

There's heaps more but that would be my ideal garage.

[OffRoadFalcon]

I especially agree with the first 2 and the last one!

[ebxr8240]

Put it in the bank as term deposit ...
Live off the interest...
Use up my sick pay and long service leave..
Then finish the projects I have started too long ago...
Most of them are car related projects ...
Buy a Winnebago and join the grey army...Lol...

[b0son]

in no particular order...

Lamborghini LP670 SV



BAC Mono



McLaren MP4-12C



Lotus Exos Type 125

[I reckon]

Blown Hyundai excel 3