Need some car advice

New board rule: you can't ask for advice with any purchase over $50. It's going to make my canned soup taste that much fouler tonight.

That being said, go with the Porsche.

Call me crazy but I have never liked the way Porsche look. Go with the Ferrari. Oh and buy me a new computer.

Tackiest Things to do on the Internet

1. Soliciting sexual encounters
2. Asking advice in spending ridiculous sums of money

I really need something portable.

Quit being such a pussy and buy both cars. That's what Michael Bay would do.

The Ferrari and the G5.

Tacky is a cleaner word than I could come up with. Nice work, R-LU.

Don't you have "real" friends?

What he wouldn't do is buy a Ferrari and glue a plastic Jesus to the dashboard and hang fuzzy dice from the rearview mirror.

Where would you park it?

Get the "Compensating for a Small Penis" model.

Oh wait, they all are!

... because guys with large penises all drive Ford Pintos.

You mean Ford Windstars.

you have acquired the means to purchase something that will cost well over $100,000 and choose to put in into something that will depreciate like crazy the second you buy it? when you don't own your own home? real estate, man.

of course, if you are intent on buying one of the kick-ass cars pictured above (and i like the ferrari more than the porsche), i say take your money to vegas, double it, and buy both cars. and be sure to get the rainman suite while you are there.

you drive a ford pinto? you must be freakin' huge.

I'd go with the Porche, but I'm a Porche man and that is my goal.

Most women are like this. Just as long as you can financially handle buying the car, go for it. Women will never understand. But if you want, justify it as a symbol of your success.

That is why one day I will get my Porche, because it will be a symbol of my success and the goals I have reached.

If you want a 911, at least get a respectable one. I'd suggest something from the early sixties. And the last real Ferrari was the F40, which'll cost you 2 mill and your neck.

She sounds very smart.

She's marrying him - obviously not smart enough.

You worked your ass off just to have something to prove you worked your ass off? That sounds like a bad generalization, but it's pretty close to the heart of what you are getting at. Remember: success is not always monetary.

I would get a Ferrari over a Porsche but the Maranello doesn't really do anything for me. I would definitely get the <a href="http://ebay1.ipixmedia.com/abc/M28/_EBAY_33779f175f508225f4678eae50eecbfa/i-1_B.JPG" target="_blank">360 Modeno</a>. However, if you have over half a million and a left nut to give, go for the <a href="http://downloads.redjupiter.com/users/images/FerrariForSale/F601a.jpg" target="_blank">Enzo</a>.

Whatever you do, don't get red. That's so predictable.

Yes, a car is a wasting asset.

And of course, real estate is probably the best investment for regular people.

On that note....... Voight, I really hope you were kidding about Vegas.

Anyway, it looks like some people in here are driving a Honda XJ. (eXtreme Jealousy....yes that includes me)

It's that cheap, "environmentally safe" model, that has "cry yourself to sleep at night because cosmic rays are responsible for global warming, and everbody knows it now" as an option.

And go Porsche, it really is WAY faster. And cheaper.

(that power to weight ratio thing there)

Which city are you going to be driving it in? Will you really be able to drive it as it was meant to be driven? Ferraris are not Day Drivers unless you can jump on a freeway and open it up. These cars do not respond well to city driving. Porsches are better in this regard but need to be driven too.

I'm quite happy with my 87 Porsche 944 and 97 Boxster. They're both cool and can go more than fast enough. If I were you I'd get a Boxster S (with hard top if you are going to be somewhere cold for part of the year) or a regular 911, and invest the rest of the money in real estate or elsewhere as others have suggested. When you hit 35 or 40 and you still have tons of cash, then you can start to think about a supercar.

Bay sold the Porsche to Columbia so they could use it in Bad Boys, then he sold the other one to Columbia so they could use it in the sequel.

Go with the sporty Toyota Prius. It's like a poontang magnet.

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Goddamn, that Prius looks like a Go-Bot. You can practically see the seams where it unfolds! All it needs now is a codename like Sparky or Spunky or Zoomy and we're good to go.

What if Nelson purchased the car, drove it, then it turned into a go-bot? Would he be crushed to death inside? Would he die?

An outside perspective is always good. At least I'm not aksing what to do with 400,000 Canadian Dollars (actually I am if you consider the exchange rate). Ok, at least it's not a yacht.

Um, you do know that in fact I don't have $400,000 and that post was a way to slam Movenprikk, right? Here's a thought: quit fucking bragging. There are a million and one ways you could spend money like that and have it count towards something more useful than a fucking car.

Ludwig beat me to it.

"I'd buy a million dollar car."
-The dumb character in Super Troopers

You know I really don't understand why so many people are bagging on Nelson. He has the money and he wants to buy a zoomy car. If he's bragging, oh well it's a freaking message board. People brag all the time around here. The only difference is that this is pretty much worthy of bragging rights (moreso than "I caught the sneak for Matchstick Men." or "I found some set pics from ROTK."*). If you don't like the fact that you can't buy one of these cars then perhaps you need to examine the jealousy factor. If you aren't jealous then why complain? I'm a littel jealous but I have almost no desire to have a car like this and don't mind giving him an atta'boy for making money adn getting what he wants.

*OK so the last example would be far more worthy of bragging rights in my mind, but that's because I REALLY want to see a pic of Shelob.

I am not jealous at all. I just know many people who could benefit from that money if he felt altruistic. I am not sure if he is that way or not or if he gives to charity/causes, so I am not going to make a blanket generalization and say that he is evil/selfish/whatever.

I say shit like this to people who are considering spending $200.00 on a new video game system, never mind the $250,000.00+ car. There are so many more worthwhile things he could be spending the money on, and he knows this, yet comes out publically to ask people who generally will not see that kind of money ever in their lifetimes advice on what frivolous purchase to make. It's exceedingly arrogant and rude. If I had that kind of money, I would, in order:

1) Pay off my father-in-law's mortgage so that he could retire from a job that is destroying his health.
2) Donate enough to Habitat for Humanity so that they could build a complete house based on my single donation for a working-poor family.
3) Pre-pay university/an RESP for tuition for schooling for my kids.
4) Pay in advance any bills I have that are recurring (coulkd you imagine having 5 years worth of electricity bill paid off? Ten years of water bill paid?)

There are so many more practical/kind things you could do with the money than purchase a car that is likely to be stolen/destroyed within the first year of ownership. I am not sure how old Nelson is, but how much enjoyment could he get out of a car with his remaining years? With the money it will cost just to insure a vehicle of that worth,
he could put a kid through community college!

For all you know he already gives generously ot several casues. In any case it's his choice to use his money as he sees fit without people judging him. Now he knew he was taking that risk when he posted it here and he hasn't whined about it and seems ot be taking it in stride. I personally wouldn't buy any car over say one year's worth of my current salary, but that's me. If I had a lump of cash that big I would certainly buy a new car and would have more than enough left over to give t omy church and put some back in savings, but I'm not gonna judge him.

<a href="http://www.flat-6.net/view.php?model=996&sel=996+GT2&tab=info" target="_blank">The über Porsche</a>

Ohh and if you want a Boxster:

<a href="http://www.pistonheads.com/porsche/default.asp?storyId=7175" target="_blank">GEMBALLA GTR BITURBO</a>

The Porsche.

I've worked on Ferraris and underneath they aren't all they're cracked up to be. Maybe they should use some of their racing money to buy better fasteners and hire better welders.

Over the past three years, I've continually toyed with the idea of buying an '85 or '86 model Ferrari 308GTsi for just around $25-30K. I decided that if I want to go that fast, I'll buy a motorcycle for about half the price, and about a third the insurance.

On a related note, did any of you see this story about the guy who got caught doing over 180mph in Pennsylvania?:

<a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,73172,00.html" target="_blank">http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,73172,00.html</a>

I think id probably go with the 575 Maranello myself.

I found the answer:

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The Bentley Continental GT.

552 BHP
198 mph top speed
0 - 60 in 4.7 seconds

According to the website, it's the fastest four-seater coupe in the world.

And it's only $149,000!

Save the money man. Trust me. I've learned the hard way. Buy the car if you want. It'll be good for a few years.

I just don't find cars something I'd drop that much on.

Remember, when and if you marry that girl of yours, there's college for the kid (if you have one), and all that crap.

Do what you will, but think about what you need and want. It's YOUR money. But think about it a bit more.

Just my opinion course.

Wow Nelson! Such predictable replies from the peanut gallery. I LOVE some of you guys and your answers. What great responses. No jealousy, no holier than thou from someone who will never have that kind of money and if they did get rich they would be the first one to buy a limo and a driver. Some of you guys are way cool. Capt. Eucalyptus, Slater, Vamp 615, Hiromi, Joncoightscar, Mat, Good ol' BillyLove, Van Jonesing, Wilhelm, Agent Smith, South Bay, of course Jim or Jabbadounut, limitzero, without question my friend Kronos and the irrepressible DJ Dylan have all commented in a non-nasty format and some others offered fairly sane advice or offered serious advice and you guys restore my faith. The other "Let me make less of you because you have more than me" answers were as predictable as the fact that night follows day, but I guess you all have learned to ignore the "negative, we will never amount to anything spazmoids." I have to admit the fact that the biggest dickhead in here is accusing Nelson of having a small dick is amusing. Well, if anyone would know.

Nelson, buy whatever the hell you can afford. Too many have assumed that the money you have to spend is all the money you will ever have, like some lottery winnings. I believe you will probably continue to make the kind of money that will enable you purchase all of the things mentioned by everyone in here and you will still have money to burn.

As for me, I recently bought a new Jaguar, XK8, British Racing Green, tan convertible, the big engine. Runs just under a $100,000 and it is identical to one Brittany Spears drives. I know DJ Dylan now wants to smell the seat, but I can't allow it. Someone should tell him we just have the same type of cars. She doesn't sit in mine. Neither have the Olsen twins.

I drove it from LA to New York, top down in fifty-two hours and back in fifty-three hours. I cruised all the hell over Long Island, Oyster Bay, Cold Springs Harbor, Bayville and Montauk. I fell in love with those places. I can't understand why Nicky would leave there for Atlanta? But I guess he knows what he is doing. I still have the Rolls so my dick must be shriveling by the minute. Shit, it will probably be all gone in another fifty or sixty years at this rate! I miss you guys that were out here and I hope we get to BBQ again someday. In the meantime, get rich and piss off some other assholes would you?

Which car did you buy from profits from exploiting 9/11?

I say go with the Porsche but if it was my money and it had to go on a car i'd bypass Italian or German and go British

Aston Martin Vanquish:

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Or the TVR Tuscan S:

<img src="http://www.d-tajms.czweb.org/autorar/image/tuscans3.jpg" alt="" />

But hey thats just me.

Love teh Bentley and the Vanquish. THey have a level of class that the Ferarri and Porsche only dream about.

Ah, you lucky dawg. Buy whatever your heart desires. Hopefully, you've earned it, so pick the one YOU want. You're the one that has to drive it.

I'm partial to a '67 pale turquoise Jaguar convertible with white leather interior and spoke wheels that shiiiiiiiiine. But, I also dream big. Heh.

Congrats on whichever one you choose.