If you won the lottery...

[SVT666]

If you won the lottery, what would be the very first car you would buy and how would you go about buying it?

[SVT666]

I would go into a Dodge dealer wearing ratty cutoff jeans, an old AC/DC t-shirt, unshaven, and I would tell the first salesman I see, I want a Viper.

[Soup DeVille]

It would be the 1965 Dodge Dart about half a mile down the street from me. The guy wants $6500 for it.

Seriously, I figured out long ago that there are a lot of reasonably priced cars that I would love to own, and would probably enjoy more than an exotic. I've always had this fantasy of having a collection of ten to fifteen cars that cost in total no more than a couple hundred thousand.

[SVT666]

I would go into a Dodge dealer wearing ratty cutoff jeans, an old AC/DC t-shirt, unshaven, and I would tell the first salesman I see, I want a Viper.

WTF was I thinking?

I would go into an Aston Martin dealer wearing ratty cutoff jeans, an old AC/DC t-shirt, unshaven, and I would tell the first salesman I see, I want a DBS.

[Northlands]

It would be the 1965 Dodge Dart about half a mile down the street from me. The guy wants $6500 for it.

Seriously, I figured out long ago that there are a lot of reasonably priced cars that I would love to own, and would probably enjoy more than an exotic. I've always had this fantasy of having a collection of ten to fifteen cars that cost in total no more than a couple hundred thousand.

Kind of sounds like what I would want to do, with the exception of wanting to buy one used exotic-ish car a '96 911 Turbo , and a used 2003 NSX. Otherwise the rest of them would land in the reasonable range.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I would buy Raza's Jetta and a new Triumph Street Triple.

[Northlands]

WTF was I thinking?

I would go into an Aston Martin dealer wearing ratty cutoff jeans, an old AC/DC t-shirt, unshaven, and I would tell the first salesman I see, I want a DBS.

Better yet, dress up, and have a couple of personal shoppers with you, head to the nearest BMW dealership and demand a test drive in an Aston Martin DB9. When the salesman either becomes puzzled or wants to correct you, have your personal shoppers go hypersonic on him, rattling on about how they thought that this was a "reputable luxury dealership ", then all three of you  storm out briskly with your noses tilted upwards.

[SVT666]

Better yet, dress up, and have a couple of personal shoppers with you, head to the nearest BMW dealership and demand a test drive in an Aston Martin DB9. When the salesman either becomes puzzled or wants to correct you, have your personal shoppers go hypersonic on him, rattling on about how they thought that this was a "reputable luxury dealership ", then all three of you  storm out briskly with your noses tilted upwards.

[AutobahnSHO]

I'd hit the SHO forum and buy the best 91 "plus" I could find-

Then a few 'parts cars' and have someone totally rebuild it for me-

[ChrisV]

I only want one new "exotic," anything else would be used (though the used car I want costs more than the new "exotic" I want).

I just want an Aston V8 Vantage. Then I'd pay off my bills, and go looking for a 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso.

[Onslaught]

I have no idea at all. Part of me would want something exotic like a F430 or Aston. But the realistic side of me would be happy with something as simple as a Cayman S or Z06.
It depends on how much money I got in the first place. One car I know I'd go find is a 93-95 FD RX-7 and restore it to the way it was new. I love that car.

I'd also like to build a car like this for fun. I'm thinking of doing it one day even without the lottery.
http://www.factoryfive.com/gtmhome.html

[ifcar]

I would get a new Jetta TDI SportWagon and order an extended warranty.

[Soup DeVille]

I would get a new Jetta TDI SportWagon and order an extended warranty.

At least tell me you're going to splurge and get the heated seats, right?

[ifcar]

At least tell me you're going to splurge and get the heated seats, right?

I don't really see the need for them in cloth seats, at least for relatively mild DC winters. I could probably put the $350 or whatever it is to better use.

EDIT: TDIs don't seem to offer cloth seats. I'll make that a 5-door Rabbit.

[Soup DeVille]

I don't really see the need for them in cloth seats, at least for relatively mild DC winters. I could probably put the $350 or whatever it is to better use.

Yeah, you could get like a lifetime subscription to Consumer Reports.

[ifcar]

Yeah, you could get like a lifetime subscription to Consumer Reports.

Or find a worthwhile charity...

[68_427]

Corvette ZR1, LP-560, or a V8 Vantage and supercharge it.

[dazzleman]

this car

http://autos.yahoo.com/mercedes_benz_slr/

I saw it at the auto show.  It's pretty cool.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I'd hit the SHO forum and buy the best 91 "plus" I could find-

Then a few 'parts cars' and have someone totally rebuild it for me-

http://maine.craigslist.org/cto/851286609.html

[Payman]

I'd buy a '69 Charger, a Porsche GT3, and I'd build a small house with a big garage with a 20 foot electric fence to keep out greedy relatives.

[Laconian]

I'd buy a Citroen DS and hire a mechanic to maintain it for me. I'd spend the rest of my retirement years wafting about on my hydropneumatic magic carpet, with one wheel intentionally removed when I felt starved for attention.

[2o6]

I'd import a Peugeot 206.......one in every bodystyle, even the hideous sedan.





I'd also have to have a Citroen Ami and a Mazda AZ-1 in my garage.

[565]

Why hold back?

[Payman]

Why hold back?

I'd rather find a nice Mclaren F1.

[Rupert]

1979 Porsche 911 SC, that late '70s Porsche yellow, hardtop with a sunroof.

[Soup DeVille]

1979 Porsche 911 SC, that late '70s Porsche yellow, hardtop with a sunroof.

I believe that was "Warbird yellow"

[VTEC_Inside]

First car I would buy?

Probably an M5... Mainly because I'd want to pick up a couple of my car buddies as I drive around buying the rest of my list.

[Vinsanity]

I'd withdraw roughly $60-65k in cash, stuff it into a duffel bag, and then spill it all on the hood of the first 2009 CTS-V I see at the Cadillac dealer. Then I'd drive it over to West Coast Customs and have them paint it matte black and limo tint the windows.

Then I'd use it to go house hunting.

[2o6]

I'd withdraw roughly $60-65k in cash, stuff it into a duffel bag, and then spill it all on the hood of the first 2009 CTS-V I see at the Cadillac dealer. Then I'd drive it over to West Coast Customs and have them paint it matte black and limo tint the windows.

Then I'd use it to go house hunting.

You mean Toyota Sienna.

[Rupert]

I believe that was "Warbird yellow"