If you can only get 1 car- 1 car! and not sell it, which car would you get any why?

Somethings that i would like:

Porsche 959
Ferrari F50
McLaren F1
Stealth B6
Jaguar XJ220
Mercedes CLKGTR

i can't make up my mind

I somehow don't think you could get the CLK GTR.

This is a really tough call. I hate comparo's with such limitations. But, I'd look for a used F1, but if I couldn't find one for that cheap I think I'd go with either an F50, or maybe just something like a 355 and have some money left to insure it:D

A 2001 Ferrari 360 Modena Spyder F1....

Nissan Skyline GT-R :rolleyes:
Pronounce this name gently, it's almost like praying...

Well I would get a Porsche 959 for $400,000 and leave the $600,000 in mods.

It's a friggin Nissan for God'sakes!

Mod a 959? Why would you ruin such a great car? There is no need to mod it anyway.

I would like an F40, because it could take the freakin' ass right out of you. :D

I'd buy a either a 360 Modena Spyder F1, Ferrari F60 or McLaren F1 but the last two ONLY assuming I have $1 million to buy JUST a car and about $10 million in money to live on...

I'd have to say McLaren F1.
It costs 1 mil, why leave even a penny?

That's why I said that I would need atleast $10 million or more to live off of and $1 million for a car. This topic is "The car to get for 1 million dollars." not "What would you do with 1 million dollars?". Get me?

This is easy for me: Mclaren F1

BTW kennyh the clk-gtr is somethin like 1.5 mill

:)... i figured that after i posted it.

Hey guys, the Mclarens aren't made anymore and so they probably appreciated in value pushing them well over 1 mil. The CLK-GTR is 2.2 million. I'd take a Hyundai Accent. :D

Maybe I would get a Bentley Continental SC or a Mercedes Maybach

there was a mclaren for sale on e-bay, it was at $788,000 in it's last day, when i was lookin at it

Seriously, I would take a Bugatti EB 18/3 or /4 Veyron, the one that can do 406 km/h.

ahh...yes the quad turbo, 8.0 liter 1001 din HP V16 engined Bugatti EB16/4 veyron with leather seats, chrome everywhere, styling to kill for,and oh did I mention over 900 ft./Lb torque?! Launching like a fighter jet off the line....more powerful than any non tuner production car ever made, moreelegant than the EB110 ever could dream to be....I WANT ONE!!!!! It goes very well with Bugatti tradition....in the words of the immortal Ettore Bugatti ,"nothing is too beautiful; nothing is too expensive." What a statement....and what a car.

I don't really like the styling. I'm still in love with teh EB110.

my fav. is the Pagani, but if i had a million then i probably would have enough left over for it, so probably the 16/4 veyron or eb110!

I'm actually starting to love Bugatti to.. wierd there cars are amazing! Weren't they the first to come up with the "W" engine? I think the new fast ones are cooler than anything! :)

i didn't use to care for it.. but now I do. oh yeah, and innotech, do you have another one of those c12's on the front of your site that isn't all blurred and doesn't have your logo?

I'd get a custom car.

McLaren F1 frame and engine
Calsonic Skyline GTR turbos
Mobil 1 NSX suspension or whatever...

etc. etc.

a million bucks is a lot to blow on a car, and anything other than a mclaren is almost not worth it. The bugatti is close, and it may be a much faster car, but it will doubtfully ever be what the mclaren was to the enthusiast public. Gimme a Mosler mt900tt, and blow the rest buying vettes for my friends and fraternity bros.
lol:D

ACTUALLY.....
w engines are a vw thing... vw owns bugatti, and the w will first appear in a passat... a w8 w/280somethin hp...

also... f1s are going roughly 900k used...
that is a number from mclaren... thas why they arent makin more...
and...i would buy a jag xj220, just cuz i like the style, but first choice is the bugatti quad turbo...

This one would be surprisingly very easy for me: Koenigsegg CC.

However, I did just check a web site with info on it, and I was surprised that it was so cheap. I had thought that it rang in at about $800K, but to my surprise its base price is listed as $268,674 - much cheaper than I thought! :D

I too am very surprised by the CC's low price. The mt900tt also is 260K, but the koenigsegg has much better build quality... It weighs less due to its more intensive use of carbon fiber, and has 5 more hp than the mosler. its close, but I'd have to lean towards the koenigsegg too now... despite its somewhat odd profile. Its exactly the opposite of the f50... any viewpoint normal to one of the planes of the car gives weird impressions, but slightly offset ones are breathtaking....

Agreed with the CC impressions from slightly off-set angles. Question: what's your info source on the the Koenigsegg having better build quality than the Mosler? I'm not questioning you, by the way, I'm just curious where you found this out. With a guy like Mosler, I would think the build quality of his automobiles would be the best in the business.

For me, among those great looks, light carbon fiber body, etc., I like the versatility of the design that matches a 0 to 60 time of 3.2 seconds with a top speed of 242 mph. To me that says excellent traction, very wisely spaced gears, low drag coefficient, and a bunch of other similar attributes that stand as positive testament to smart design. This is just a winning car.

i would buy a MINI MORRIS. (the Old ones) and a house, then sit and laugh while you guys worry about your cars.

:D

you can live in a car, but u can't drive a house :D
when the whole world starts thinking like that (morris minor and a house).. there will be no more little kids starting blankly at lamborghini countachs and then growing up to conjure the next big thing in the world of transporation. Most people already think that way, but those people don't come to this forum.
danman
www.danmanv8.com

well it just proves how many people come to this forum without humour. What do u think id buy a mini morris...hell NO.

Id buy every single EVO lancer made, plus a house.

:p

C5-R with no restrictors on it and ill still have about 500k left over.

Toyota GT-One Road Version.

Id prefer a CLK-GTR over that car..but it still looks neat, whats its speeds??

i think that car looks kinda ugly

but hey its pretty good for a Toyota, i never knew toyota made any cars like this..:confused:

It's also called the TS020. Toyota used it in '97 and '98 as its Le Mans racer. So, they had to build a road version to qualify. The '98 road version had 591 hp and weighed 1984 lbs. Torque is in the 400s of lb-ft. Tuned for racing it put out 672 hp and 470 lb-ft. It's my favorite GT racing body. :D

Any Z nissan or Skyline...I would also consider a hmm 2002 Maxima =)

You wouldn't believe what Toyota can do.

Have you seen the Road & Track with the 'Toyota Supercar' in it?

hmmm i would get a hemi cuda convertable 4 speed plenty fast, looks good and fun to drive

For me, it would definately be a Mclaren F1, I am in love with that car. but my second choice would be an F50 because that was one of the first Ferrari's that i fell in love with.

If I had a million dollars I would definetely buy a 1995 Ford Escort

Originally posted by bassik277
If I had a million dollars I would definetely buy a 1995 Ford Escort And keep the other 99.9% of the money?

Put it into making a Gold Engine Block for the Escort!

anything with Ferrari written on it:D (almost forgot to capatilize Ferrari)

First off, Lancerz, it MORRIS MINI MINOR.
you can live in a car, but u can't drive a house , thats my slogan!!!!!!!! Plagiarism, Plagiarism:D

For me, its a Mclaren F1, or McLaren F1 LM (If I could get it for a million), or a Bugatti EB 16/4 Veyron, that car is amazing.

maybe a Porsche 962 (if I could find one) or a Ferrari 333 SP(if I could find a raced one for 1 mill).

http://www.classicscars.com/porsche/962/car1.jpg

http://www.classicscars.com/porsche/962/car3.jpg

and the 333 SP:

1 million dollars - Id get the cheaper S4 and mod the Crap out of it.

Stock I would have to say a diablo, just cause they look mean.

Whoa! That 962 is amazing! It's just like the one I saw Alan De Cadenet (SP) drive on SPDVN, also, is that a 917 in the background?

82 pinto hatchback just playin probaly go with calisonic skyline

what does (SP) stand for? I always see people write it, but never bother to ask

Yeah, that's exactly like the won Alain de Cadenet drove on SPDVN. What an awesome car. I think that one on the side may be a 908 long tail, but it could be 917 (they were almost identical). Gang$tarr, I think SP stands for Sports Prototype, but I'm not sure. Anyone else know?

SP means spelling. they're not sure if they spelled it right.

LOL :) Yes I'm sure.

LOL Yes I'm sure.

whaaa???

oh, Hermunn's right. I thought he was asking about SP in 333 SP, not spelling:

Originally posted by Porsche
...the one I saw Alan De Cadenet (SP)...

I would get a 67 mustang fastback, red with black racing stripes. I would get a total ownage 351 windsor or 390, with a forged titanium block, a roots or twin-screw blower, and just about every power adder imagineable :)

what does total ownage mean?
and how expensive is a forged titanium block, and hell, would it be worth it? and why not just turbo it if you are going with something that strong and lightweight? it makes more sense than an old school s/c. not that they are bad, but a turbo v8 is reeeediculously cool...

Originally posted by twidge
I would get a 67 mustang fastback, red with black racing stripes. I would get a total ownage 351 windsor or 390, with a forged titanium block, a roots or twin-screw blower, and just about every power adder imagineable :)

dude the windsor blocks suck go with a clevland

Uh, all 351's arent very good. A 350 chevy is better, or a ford or chevy 427. Or a mopar 383, but the 426 hemi is king. How about the 427 ZL-1, with 585 hp???

how bout a boss 429 motor... which wooped ass on the nascar circuit against the 426 hemi...

Boss 429's are rare. And in the firstyear the 426 was in NASCAR, it wupped everyones ass. THey were 10mph quicker at Daytona. The next year they were some-what neutered, to make things more equal.

I actually have a magazine from the 60's which has an article on Ford's new engine, a 429 cubic incher that is supposed to be good. If only they knew...

the rarity is what i was goin for... that or a 427 sideoiler...
simply for rarities sake...
they are just hella cool if you are gonna do a mustang
thats me though...

Originally posted by Chris
Uh, all 351's arent very good. A 350 chevy is better, or a ford or chevy 427. Or a mopar 383, but the 426 hemi is king. How about the 427 ZL-1, with 585 hp???

wow, other people have heard of the ZL-1 too?:D If you're going for rarity, this is it....there were something like 20 produced in the late 60's. That is one badass engine....

isnt that the motor that was in the camaros? the factory drag pak? or was it a vette motor...

too my knowledge, the ZL-1 was only put in two production cars, two '69 Corvettes. The rest of them were sold to private teams, so I guess it probably was sold to some trans-am teams with Camaros.

i know that there was an insane motor like that that went into a nondescript camaro, i cant think of what it was... insane though...

oh..you're thinking of the ZL1 Camaro Concept. That is a knew design, from '96 or '97 I think. That was awesome too. I can't recall the stats off of the top of my head though...

Teh ZL-1 was puyt into two 1969 corvettes. One is still owned by the factory, and is in a museum. The other one is loose on public roads... Top speed(witht eh gearing) is 190mph, but a new rearend and 200 is very much a reality.

I have heard of Camaro's with ZL-1's in them. i believe they were added by people like Yenko, or GM's CONSO department (usually for armoured cars, or stuff like that, but they were able to make some serious performance machines too)

the car to get with a million dollars... ahem



one ferrari, two ferrari three ferrari, four.

five ferrari, six ferrari, seven ferrari more.



:D

LOL:D

Hehe, a lot of the cars you guys picked are gonna be fun going to the store and picking up groceries in ;). You said you only get one car! Although I guess if you can afford that car you don't need to go to the store... If I were to get 1 "practical" stock car, it would be a BMW M5. With mods I would build myself a ~600HP Skyline GT-R.

For an unpractical car, the TommyKaira ZZ-II would be my first choice hands down (if that thing is ever released). For cars that are available now, I'd get an Ultima GTR, drop a 600HP engine in it and save the rest of my cash. I'm too frugal to want to spend $1M on a car, even if I won the lottery. But if someone really forced me, I'd get the new Lamborghini Mueslix (or whatever that thing is called, Muicelago?).

--Jason

Welcome to AF, Jason! :D Hope you like it here.

Nice choices, but my jaw dropped when I saw the ZZII. ;) I'll let you in on a joke... If you see someone in the Skyline forum talk about "Tommy" (a.k.a. Tommykaira ZZII), they probably don't mean the car, they mean some dumb jerk that used to post here with that name. If you want a good laugh, look up his posts. :hehe:

Otherwise, happy posting. :)

The Ultima already has 531hp. So maybe you should aim higher, like 900hp.

Where can you see pics of the ZZII??

Originally posted by Chris
Where can you see pics of the ZZII?? Concept pic (http://www.tommykaira.com/zz2/main.html)

Concept models:
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/666774ZZII.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/729427ZZII2.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/195949ZZII3.jpg
http://files.automotiveforums.com/uploads/808418ZZII4.jpg

that looks really similar to the McLaren F1.

It does. The front bumper is very Saleen S7. But the exhausts are too small. Otherwise, very nice.

It really does looks like a Mclaren F1/Saleen S7 crossover!

it reminds me more of a ferrari than a mclaren f1. except that front bumper. the front bumper is alot like the saleen.

hakka

i mean a car in the sixties...
there is one that was a special order car...
real sleeper w/ 500 something hp... that is what im talkin bout.
same era as the 429.
that is what i am think in about.

ohh, your right. I just found some info on the ZL-1 and besides the two vettes with ZL-1s, there were 52 camaros produced with them. Many were sold to private racers, and ten or so were sold to dealerships for racing. They raced in both the Trans Am series and some drag racing series (maybe the NHRA). Only a few were actual road cars. I would definetley consider one of those with my million:D

not bad for an import guy eh?
i knew there was something out there, i just dint know the official name... thank god for shows like "the american muscle car" on speedvision... i love that channel...

Speedvision rules!! Its on my TV right now, even though no one is watching! Too bad Fox bought them out:(

yeah, thats too bad. I read in autoweek or some other mag. that fox will gradually phase out all of the other, non-NASCAR programming:angryfire. All that will be left next year is F1, which they already had a contract with when the buyout took place. This really sucks:(

Boooooooo!!! I'm moving to Japan!

i HATE NASCAR.... nascar sucks!!! it's so boring :mad:

why dont those stupid FOX execs stop and think about what they're doing!! making speedvision all NASCAR!!! thats just f*cking absurb!!!

if they do that.... then i should do something to.... hurt them....

Let fox do NASCAR, and speedvison do all the other, cool(er) racing series'.

Originally posted by Chris
Let fox do NASCAR, and speedvison do all the other, cool(er) racing series'.

that would be a good idea

They have fox sports net...why not change that to NASCAR? And I really want to know how it would be all NASCAR all the time...wouldn't it be hard to find that much crappy programming?;)

i dont know where i posted it, but there is a petition about speedvision that says that...
i think it is www.petitiononline.com/svsn
not sure....
yeah. thats it.

signed and signed :D

Hey gan$tarr, Was this one yours?

56217. Phil NASCAR IS BORING!! stay away from speedvision!

Originally posted by Porsche
Hey gan$tarr, Was this one yours?

56217. Phil NASCAR IS BORING!! stay away from speedvision!

LOL :D
how'd you know?

a) Your e-mail address illphilxxx@hotmail.com (I'm good at this stuff)
b) There was only two Phil's up there (recently) and I've never heard your last name so I figured that would be it.

This is just a sample of stuff that I can figure out, I want to be a car designer but, I'd make an amzing forensic scientist. I've seen all of the shows 2 and three times, I could single-handly rob a bank and get away with it. TV shouldn't be exposing all of the flaws in crimes, it makes it easier for people like me.

i've always wondered somethin about robbing banks, or getting lots of money some how, maybe you can answer this:

Say you rob a bank and get like uh.. 2 million dollars. Then you put the money into your bank account. Won't people ask questions about how you got the money? or if you don't put the money into your bank account you just buy everything using cash. Wouldn't people ask questions about how you got the money, or wouldn't the government ask questions about how you got all that money having a job at mcdonalds or something?

I guess the solution is a Swiss bank account...... but maybe i'm wrong

please explain :D

Here in the states, anything 10,000 dollars and over that is paid for in cash must be reported to the IRS. They investigate after that. That is how Al Capone got convicted, tax evasion:)

Signed it!:)

i'll just stick with my Celica GTS..but really if i had that much money..I'd rather get a GTR R35 when it comes out...and the other $$$$ for MODS that will kick any of those cars' ass...

Well I would love a F1.

but at the moment if I had a million.. I would get a R34 GTR and spend several hundred thousand on mods.

I think it would be a deadly car. Run 9's in the 1/4 at the most. While still being able to handle because of the fully electronic adjustable suspension. A custom wide body kit.

You wouldn't want to spend the whole mill though... how would you pay to run it, LOL

Remember, running costs are not an issue here.

I would love to have a 9s R34!!! :D :D
but it's not as exclusive as a mclaren, mclarens build quality has to be soo much better too

Carbon fibre body, the engine bay is lined with gold... all the best materials. a V12, vroom vroom i wouldn't mind goin 240mph :)

imagine if you could mod a mclaren :eek: :eek: :eek:

imagine if you could mod a mclaren :eek: :eek: :eek:

There isnt a law against modding a McLaren. It has lots of room for mods, like turbos or NOS. Say, 15pounds, and 800 (at least) hp is yours! And all the other good stuff stays the same:)

Hey, someone's TT'd an F50, his name is Norwood. I'm sure he would help you out with your feeble McLaren:D

nobody makes turbos for mclarens! I guess you could put nitrous on it though, i wouldn't though.... I don't like all those people that think NOS is god, so i'd rather fly without it :D

if nitrous is your only mod, then yeah, or are worshipping a bottle,
but if you are fully built to the hilt, then add it... you are just utilizing its potential as a power adder... not depending on it...
like a vette that has 650 hp, and 800 w/ nos, im not gonna bitch... or the turbo car that uses nitrous to spool up... no complaint there either... but i get what you are saying...

No one makes turbo kits for F50's either, they are custom-made. The guy with the car created doom, and so far he has spent 250 grand on the TT setup for his F50. He also has an 1100hp Testarossa (courtesy of 49psi!!!!!:eek: )

Originally posted by Chris
(courtesy of 49psi!!!!!:eek: )

now that, that's a shitload of psi!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

I'll just take one of each.

Porsche 911 GT2
Ferrai F360 Modena Spyder

Also go on waiting list for Benz SLR and Porsche Carrera GT

The thing is if you Turbo'd a F1 etc.. it would then not be a perfect setup.
At the moment they have made it to suit what power it has, more power will outbalance the car...

I think it would not be as nice a balance. However, it is likely that they 'overbuilt' the car. Racing versions (and the LM) have more poower than 627, and they handle it fine. IMO, the TT's will just make the driver need to pay more attention, the car will require more skill to drive fast.

That would be crazy... a Mclaren F1 TT :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

you would need ALOTTA balls to drive that car to it's full potential (plus the autobahn ;) )

LOL, ya they have a name for a Mclaren TT though, it's called the EB 16/4 Veyron, and it has two extra Turbos.

4 extra cylinders adn 1.9 liters extra displacement (finished it for ya, Porsche;) )

And I think I would skip the autobahn and go straight to Volkswagens 14.2 mile high speed track, thats where the F1 was timed at 391km/h, or 240 mph.

that would be so much fun if you could somehow rent a mclaren (and sign your life away) then go on that VW track..... that would rule :D

Yugo! Just Kidding :hehehe:

2001 AE what does your nickname mean?

2001 American Eagle?
i'm probably way off :)

well, in this book we read in English they measured years Af, or after Ford, they idolized Henry Ford. I thought AF was pretty cool though. Is it After Earth? or what was the name of the title in that movie Titan AE?

Hail the T-model!! Ummm, Soma, nice:)
The book is Brave New World, if anyone's interested.

Ontario's crappy school system claims yet another victim. LOL

Originally posted by gang$tarr
2001 AE what does your nickname mean?

2001 American Eagle?
i'm probably way off :) Anniversary Edition. He has a 2001 Anniversary Edition Maxima.

Originally posted by Porsche
LOL, ya they have a name for a Mclaren TT though, it's called the EB 16/4 Veyron, and it has two extra Turbos.

the Veyron has four turbos??? i didnt know that....

yeah, just like the EB110 its a quad turbo

Originally posted by hermunn123


the Veyron has four turbos??? i didnt know that....

it has a turbo on each bank of 4 cylinders

that's what the name means 16/4 16 cylinders and 4 turbos

Does EB stand for Etorre Buggatti? I remember hearing something like that before.

i do believe it is something like that

Yes EB stands for Ettore Bugatti. The 110 would have been how old he would have been if he was still alive.

Ah. So someday we might see a Buggatti EB 330? With 4 Turbo Ion Engines, with thrust recyclers?

Originally posted by Porsche
Ah. So someday we might see a Buggatti EB 330? With 4 Turbo Ion Engines, with thrust recyclers?

yes, that's what we'll see... lol :D

time to take your pills porsche :D hehe

Well I would probably buy more than 1 car for my 1 mill......but If I only had one car to buy it would be.........


Ferrari F355. (And lots of change).

Originally posted by MattyG
Well I would probably buy more than 1 car for my 1 mill......but If I only had one car to buy it would be.........


Ferrari F355. (And lots of change).

You can only buy 1 car and there's no change, you just get any car for under a mill

I love the F355 :D it actually looks like a Ferrari, compared to the new ones

Originally posted by gang$tarr


yes, that's what we'll see... lol :D

time to take your pills porsche :D hehe


LOL, I lost my pills.

Originally posted by Porsche



LOL, I lost my pills.

well that explains it!!! :D :D lol j/k

It would have to be either a Ferrari Maranello or an Aston Martin DB7. And the reason? Don't think there's any need for explanation :D :right:

Originally posted by FTO Girl
It would have to be either a Ferrari Maranello or an Aston Martin DB7. And the reason? Don't think there's any need for explanation :D :right:

yeah i think those cars explain themselves :D
but i'd still go mclaren :) no need to explain that one either :)

Originally posted by gang$tarr


but i'd still go mclaren :) no need to explain that one either :)

Yep, I wouldn't mind having one of them sitting in the garage as well! :D :right:

Lets see heres my 1mil shopping list

1) Audi S8 LWB
2) Audi RS4
3) BMW Alpina B10V8
4) BMW Alpina B7S
5) Mercedes G500
6) Nissan R34 GTR

I believe I've blown my budget...

Originally posted by Seraph
Lets see heres my 1mil shopping list

1) Audi S8 LWB
2) Audi RS4
3) BMW Alpina B10V8
4) BMW Alpina B7S
5) Mercedes G500
6) Nissan R34 GTR

I believe I've blown my budget...

It can only be 1 car :)

the bugatti 16/4 is a work of art given to us by god. get it in all black. truly amazing.

Originally posted by blatch
the bugatti 16/4 is a work of art given to us by god. get it in all black. truly amazing.

how do you know? has it been tested yet? maybe it handles like crap :confused:

Well, if it handles like crap, their will be mass riots/crying/suicides, the likes of which the world has never seen. And I think its safe to assume this will one awesome car.

Humm tough choice! I think I would purchase the Vailside R34 GTR Street/drag car. At over 1350 bhp and a top speed hit in Japan of 360 KPH (224mph) is impressive for a street legal car :flash:

Originally posted by Chris
Well, if it handles like crap, their will be mass riots/crying/suicides, the likes of which the world has never seen.

lol... that wouldn't be very good :D

Originally posted by Razorgtst
Humm tough choice! I think I would purchase the Vailside R34 GTR Street/drag car. At over 1350 bhp and a top speed hit in Japan of 360 KPH (224mph) is impressive for a street legal car :flash:


Sign me up for one of them! I figure If I become rich enough one day (Emphasis on Someday) I tihnk I'll import a Skyline, not exactly legally and get plates "1200 HP" and then go driving around smoking everything in sight. BTW, there's this absolutely 110% amazing Skyline movie I saw, I think it's in the Skyline forum.

Originally posted by Porsche

BTW, there's this absolutely 110% amazing Skyline movie I saw, I think it's in the Skyline forum.

put up a link, i wanna see it :D

Mine would be a Jaguar XJ220, but I'd have to mod the brakes!

SKYLINE GTR R43 V SPEC II:flash:

R43?

MY BAD...TYPO....R34:D

That's what I thought! Otherwise you'd have to wait a while for that one to come out!

Id have to go with a Bentley Continental.

That is a lovely car, and you'd have lots of money to spare ...

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/attachment.php?s=&postid=715825.jpg

A Koenig Ferrari 550 Maranello :D