me:  So, if you had 300g’s and you had to spend it all on cars. what would your first purchase be?
Christopher:  it was given to me today?
me:  yep. you get a check at lunch.
Christopher:  FIRST
I’d go straight to the auto gallery and pay cash for that GT3RS
without thinking.  it’d be a reflex
me:  how much do that have that listed for? I think you could get them to come down some. its been sitting there a long time.
Christopher:  yea,it’s been there forever and I’d be paying cash.
it was at 120 I believe
or maybe 140
anyway
I’d get em down to 110
guaranteed
cash speaks
so that leaves me 190
me:  yes it does, it looks like the black one, with orange accents is listed for 159
Christopher:  hmmm
yikes
well
maybe more realistic is 130
getting them to come down 30 would be a tough sell
but I bet I could get them to squeak it by
me:  lets just say 135 then, so what next?
Christopher:  hmmm
well…
I’d really want something to put together
something to play with
a project really
so, once the GT3RS is in the garage
I’d order one of these:
http://www.factoryfive.com/hotrodhome.html
the kit’s 20
there’s probably another 20 in bodywork
and then I’d max the drivetrain and powertrain for another 20 probably
doing all the work myself
me:  nice, what motor would you put in it?
Christopher:  I’d actually buy a wrecked last gen mustang GT
cobra
so
I’d get the supercharged 4.6
and 6 speed
manual
me:  nice
my tally is 195 spent, 105 left to go
hmmm
me:  right
Christopher:  while I think about my last choice, why don’t I turn this back on you
what would you do?
me:  well….I think i would start with a used 997S…i think i could get that taken care of for about 70
Christopher:  yes
that sounds about right
me:  so I’d have a cayenne, a 997, I think then….i’m not sure
Christopher:  hahha
you’ve got 230 to go!
me:  I think i might get down with a V8 vantage….
so scratch another 100, because I wouldn’t spend more than that on one
Christopher:  good call
I like that
me:  now is where it gets tricky
Christopher:  yea
I know, I’m in the same boat
me:  I think I might go off course here
I’ve got about 130 to spend
Christopher:  that’s cool
right
me:  I think i would go pure track car
Christopher:  like what?
like a classic dedicated race car?
or build a track car?
me:  well, like this
http://www.race-cars.com/carsales/porsche/1234918483/1234918483ss.htm
83k
Christopher:  ahhhh
nice
me:  I could spend the 83, and then still have nearly 50 left, and with that, i could buy a used tow vehicle and trailer
something like a tahoe
Christopher:  yep
and a maxed out trailer
me:  soooo….i would have a 997S, an Aston Martin, a dedicated GT3 cup car..a tahoe and a maxed out trailer
and my cayenne
i’d be pretty f-ing stoked!
Christopher:  hahahaah
yea
that would pretty much be the dream
and I think that might be where the rest of my money would go
I think I’d pay off and mod the GTI a tiny bit
so, 20 gone
and then spend the last 85 on something to haul everything around in
me:  yeah, it makes sense to have a hauler.  but where the hell are we going to keep all this stuff!?
Christopher:  that’s what I was just going to say
can I spend some on a warehouse?
a warehouse/workshop
me:  its our fantasy, lets just say we already bought a warehouse
Christopher:  ok

So there you go.  Some would say that the conversation accomplishes nothing, but that’s where they would be completely wrong.  Its discussions like this that prepare us.  Chris and I most likely, will never be handed $300,000 to blow on toys.  (here’s the photos) As much as it pains me to write that last sentence, it’s just not likely.  That is why it’s called a fantasy.  But if it ever did happen, well, we would be prepared, just like all those other car guys out there in the world, waiting to pounce on a once in a lifetime opportunity.

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