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If you coulod afford the 800,000 US it costs, then I'm sure you can afford the unregistered vehicle fines :D

Errm, what about the fact your car is unregistered, unroadworthy and therefore not insurable??

Don't think you could afford to drive a US$800,000 car without insurance....AND if you could, i think you would have mansions in more than just Australia

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Arrrrggghhhh I can't decide......

Okay I've been looking at this thread for a while but it's just too hard to choose.... I'll give it a shot though,

Tow Car/Daily: EDIT: Was Range Rover Sport, since have changed my mind to the Gemballa Cayenne Turbo...

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Go Car (When it Arrives in Aus): Modified R35 GTR

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Show Car: F430 Spider

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Ok i'm done!! I really wanted to include an aston, I think i'll buy my husband one! So it will sort of be in my garage!

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Damn it, 3 cars isn't enough!

here's a start:

Daily cruiser... S-Class (including all the variants - AMG, Brabus, etc). i love luxury and space, and this is the ultimate gangster ride.

Next; 1959 Caddy. For driving once a month with the supermodel wife, and getting more attention than any of todays supercars.

extensively modified 9-second z-tune. I love exotics, but if i can only choose 3 cars then one of them has to do an easy 9 second pass. and this is it.

Besides, i'd have my P1 membership to give me access to the italian and german exotics :thumbsup:

umm, I've seen an F40 on the road, number plate on (slimline of course!) driving towards Phillip Island (I assume) on the South Gippy hwy. :worship: SO red !

Has anyone seen the N.Z. replica F40, with a twin-turbo 1UZ ? It's quicker than the genuine article ! ! !

My 3 Car Garage

My Toy. None of this water cooled, traction controlled crap that they make now. Hard to Beat the Gruff note of a Force fed air cooled boxer.

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My Daily. AMG CLK DTM. Hitting the town at night, going for a cruise. Nothing like having 500 horses under your hood!

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My investment and track car. Screaming twin turbos. No Electronic driving aids. One of the Most Desirable Ferraris ever built.

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umm, I've seen an F40 on the road, number plate on (slimline of course!) driving towards Phillip Island (I assume) on the South Gippy hwy. :action-smiley-069: SO red !

Yes, but they're still left hand drive. Max Beck I beleive is the owner of that car?? I remember reading a feature years ago saying his young fella drove it to his school formal and through Maccas drive through! lol I just love the F40, even though they're responsible for creating more widows than any other Supercar in history. :(

I just love the F40, even though they're responsible for creating more widows than any other Supercar in history. :)
Dead F40 drivers obviously suck-ass, as drivers that is. (no disrespect to them as people, far from it - they had the good sense to buy an F40!!!!)

Such a shame, further proof that even though somebody may be able to AFFORD to drive a supercar, they don't necessarily DESERVE to drive it ! :D

Greta to talk about owning such flamboyant, ostentatious cars. But i would never want to actually drive one around.

I would have my old 3 cyl 880cc Handivan back for day to day driving. I would have a Bedford Van on gas for those driving holidays and a place to sleep when i too drunk to drive. Also good for kidnaping Pommie tourists. And my one car that woudl be worth more then a steamer would be a neat 68 Camaro, or 58 Vette.

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