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Still drive my decade old Honda Civic till it dies..
Then buy a Chevy Volt or Toyota Prius Plugin.
Age: 29
Honestly, if I had that much money, I could retire, move to a fun and lower cost of living place somewhere else in the world (where you don't need to drive), and live off of my investments indefinitely.
I have always wanted a black 911. However, if I was forced to pick a daily driver that would fit my family. I wouldn't mind anyone of these SUVs Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland, ML350 or LR4. Or maybe an Audi A8.
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I have always wanted a black 911. However, if I was forced to pick a daily driver that would fit my family. I wouldn't mind anyone of these SUVs Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland, ML350 or LR4. Or maybe an Audi A8.
I'll give you some insight on your choices since I had 4 of them:
Black 911- Great car but constantly worried about it, dings/scratches, where it could get driven
Audi A8L- Rockstar, drove one new 49K miles, loved it and car ran great though I did not want to own it out of warranty, lots of expensive stuff to go wrong
Jeeps- Had 2 Cherokees, cheap/strong engines w/great a/c but not wonderful though great bang for the buck
Mercedes- Had 2 GL diesels. One was lemon lawed in the first month, 2nd went 50K miles trouble free. Wife loved them, I thought they were clunky and not great but the dealer was sure proud of them.
All the above were bought/leased new except the 911 and one of the Jeeps.
If money was not a concern for me: mid 1960s Lincoln Continental with some degree of customizations.
Realistically though, I'd personally have to have a lot more than a million dollars to justify buying another car.
Again I'm assuming this means a million in excess cash over and above your invenstments, retirement, and housing costs. A million that you could blow without even making a dent in total assets.
So it's asking, in a fantasy realm, what CAR would you choose with that excess money, as in, let's see what kind of car enthusiasts we are around here. Like, let's say you won the 500 million powerball. 499 million are set aside for housing, investing, charity, retirement, travel, etc, and a million of it is set aside for cars. What cars would you get with a million in excess cash set aside as a car fund?
So you would get a customized '60s Continental with a bit of that million.
As I said earlier, that million woudn't even cover the cost of the ONE car I really want:
I'll give you some insight on your choices since I had 4 of them:
Black 911- Great car but constantly worried about it, dings/scratches, where it could get driven
Audi A8L- Rockstar, drove one new 49K miles, loved it and car ran great though I did not want to own it out of warranty, lots of expensive stuff to go wrong
Jeeps- Had 2 Cherokees, cheap/strong engines w/great a/c but not wonderful though great bang for the buck
Mercedes- Had 2 GL diesels. One was lemon lawed in the first month, 2nd went 50K miles trouble free. Wife loved them, I thought they were clunky and not great but the dealer was sure proud of them.
All the above were bought/leased new except the 911 and one of the Jeeps.
Audis scare me too. An A8 would be the worst since it has the most stuff to break. But, they are really nice cars when they are newish.
We have a black Lexus and my wife loves the color. She says she only wants black cars in the future. However, we really don't care about the cleanliness of our cars.
I drive Hondas and they've treated me well, so I'd probably just upgrade to an Acura, maybe low mileage used. I don't have any desire for any car fancier than that.
If your 6 year old wants a pink Beatle then get a convertable model in the Barbie section of the toy store.
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