If I had a million dollars...
12-13-2008, 04:39 PM
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If I had a million dollars...
I would be broke- after stopping by Fantasy Junction in Emeryville.
(this is a Bay Area "Local attraction" post- not car lounge....)
Some of the older members here might remember a Hot Wheels car called the Monteverdi Hai, the real car was a model built by Peter Monteverdi in Switzerland, and since it was such a popular Hot Wheel, I always figured there were a few hundred real ones running around in Europe or someplace, but alas, only two examples were ever built, and of those only one was fitted with a 450HP Hemi,
well guess what- that very car, in its original metallic purple show colors, is available for the right buyer in Emeryville;
the right buyer for that one will have more than a million dollars, asking price is $1,100,000
But to be honest that one is a bit over the top, rather- I always wanted one of these;
and this has got to be one of the cleanest ones I've ever seen
And of course you'd want to have one of these to go along with it- in matching Red, and also one of the finest examples of the original version you will find anywhere;
If I had 2 million we'd add these to the collection as well;
And if I started the day with 2.6 million I still might have spent it all in one visit, I mean heck- having a 962 for track days would be too fun.
They have a whole bunch of other sweet machines sitting there, might be a fun place for a local meet sometime
(this is a Bay Area "Local attraction" post- not car lounge....)
Some of the older members here might remember a Hot Wheels car called the Monteverdi Hai, the real car was a model built by Peter Monteverdi in Switzerland, and since it was such a popular Hot Wheel, I always figured there were a few hundred real ones running around in Europe or someplace, but alas, only two examples were ever built, and of those only one was fitted with a 450HP Hemi,
well guess what- that very car, in its original metallic purple show colors, is available for the right buyer in Emeryville;
the right buyer for that one will have more than a million dollars, asking price is $1,100,000
But to be honest that one is a bit over the top, rather- I always wanted one of these;
and this has got to be one of the cleanest ones I've ever seen
And of course you'd want to have one of these to go along with it- in matching Red, and also one of the finest examples of the original version you will find anywhere;
If I had 2 million we'd add these to the collection as well;
And if I started the day with 2.6 million I still might have spent it all in one visit, I mean heck- having a 962 for track days would be too fun.
They have a whole bunch of other sweet machines sitting there, might be a fun place for a local meet sometime
12-13-2008, 04:53 PM
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What, you don't think exotic cars are an investment?
When I was 18 you could pick up a Miura for 45-50 thou, this one is listed for 450.
The LP400 Countach was 60 and now its worth 550.
A million dollars worth of several different stocks a year ago, these days are worth nothing...
When I was 18 you could pick up a Miura for 45-50 thou, this one is listed for 450.
The LP400 Countach was 60 and now its worth 550.
A million dollars worth of several different stocks a year ago, these days are worth nothing...
12-13-2008, 05:59 PM
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the first time i went to that place i was in 10th grade. i was just so surprised that a little place carries so many super cars and a lot of them were over 1 mil.
i remember it was like heaven, because i was like 15 and get to see all those supercars and can touch it and sit in it.
i remember it was like heaven, because i was like 15 and get to see all those supercars and can touch it and sit in it.
12-13-2008, 06:27 PM
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What, you don't think exotic cars are an investment?
When I was 18 you could pick up a Miura for 45-50 thou, this one is listed for 450.
The LP400 Countach was 60 and now its worth 550.
A million dollars worth of several different stocks a year ago, these days are worth nothing...
When I was 18 you could pick up a Miura for 45-50 thou, this one is listed for 450.
The LP400 Countach was 60 and now its worth 550.
A million dollars worth of several different stocks a year ago, these days are worth nothing...
could be gold/silver property land or a business that makes money on top of the investment
sure those cars go up in value, but you would have to find a buyer willing to pay in order to make the profit, and value depends on what the buyer is willing to spend.
Now a business with a sound plan, and some luck like oh say the apple mac for the home back in the 80's now thats an investment.
More INSTANT millionaires than any other startup company in history
12-14-2008, 08:36 AM
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if i had 1million bucks, i would buy a Lamborghini Murcealago, NSX, and Lotus Exige.
Then i would buy a garage to store my cars, quit my job, and roast tires until i ran out of money and i would have to get another job.
Then i would buy a garage to store my cars, quit my job, and roast tires until i ran out of money and i would have to get another job.
12-14-2008, 01:54 PM
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I can only say- if you are thinking of "investing" right now, you better be careful who you trust;
http://www.deepcapture.com/a-ponzi-s...-than-bernies/
"The key players in this scheme are 20 or so mega-billionaire hedge fund managers, who operate with a supporting cast that includes not just market makers, but also smaller hedge funds, rogue prime brokerages, corrupt lawyers, dishonest journalists, bogus one-man credit rating agencies, dubious index trackers, bribed “experts,” skalawag statisticians, compromised professors, private investigators, crooked financial researchers, captured government regulators, hustlers, felons, thugs and mafiosi.
The mega-billionaires masterminded their scheme in the 1980s, and ever since, they and their progeny have been working together – raiding and destroying public companies for profit. In the rubble of these attacks (there are hundreds of examples) one can almost always find evidence of unrestrained naked short selling (people selling things that they do not possess – phantom stock, phantom bonds, phantom mortgage backed securities, phantom CDOs, all manner of phantom derivatives)."
Until all this gets shaken out, I'd be buying gold or considering well-crafted Aluminum, Steel and Carbon Fiber as my "investment vehicles"
http://www.deepcapture.com/a-ponzi-s...-than-bernies/
"The key players in this scheme are 20 or so mega-billionaire hedge fund managers, who operate with a supporting cast that includes not just market makers, but also smaller hedge funds, rogue prime brokerages, corrupt lawyers, dishonest journalists, bogus one-man credit rating agencies, dubious index trackers, bribed “experts,” skalawag statisticians, compromised professors, private investigators, crooked financial researchers, captured government regulators, hustlers, felons, thugs and mafiosi.
The mega-billionaires masterminded their scheme in the 1980s, and ever since, they and their progeny have been working together – raiding and destroying public companies for profit. In the rubble of these attacks (there are hundreds of examples) one can almost always find evidence of unrestrained naked short selling (people selling things that they do not possess – phantom stock, phantom bonds, phantom mortgage backed securities, phantom CDOs, all manner of phantom derivatives)."
Until all this gets shaken out, I'd be buying gold or considering well-crafted Aluminum, Steel and Carbon Fiber as my "investment vehicles"
12-15-2008, 07:07 PM
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I can only say- if you are thinking of "investing" right now, you better be careful who you trust;
http://www.deepcapture.com/a-ponzi-s...-than-bernies/
"The key players in this scheme are 20 or so mega-billionaire hedge fund managers, who operate with a supporting cast that includes not just market makers, but also smaller hedge funds, rogue prime brokerages, corrupt lawyers, dishonest journalists, bogus one-man credit rating agencies, dubious index trackers, bribed “experts,” skalawag statisticians, compromised professors, private investigators, crooked financial researchers, captured government regulators, hustlers, felons, thugs and mafiosi.
The mega-billionaires masterminded their scheme in the 1980s, and ever since, they and their progeny have been working together – raiding and destroying public companies for profit. In the rubble of these attacks (there are hundreds of examples) one can almost always find evidence of unrestrained naked short selling (people selling things that they do not possess – phantom stock, phantom bonds, phantom mortgage backed securities, phantom CDOs, all manner of phantom derivatives)."
Until all this gets shaken out, I'd be buying gold or considering well-crafted Aluminum, Steel and Carbon Fiber as my "investment vehicles"
http://www.deepcapture.com/a-ponzi-s...-than-bernies/
"The key players in this scheme are 20 or so mega-billionaire hedge fund managers, who operate with a supporting cast that includes not just market makers, but also smaller hedge funds, rogue prime brokerages, corrupt lawyers, dishonest journalists, bogus one-man credit rating agencies, dubious index trackers, bribed “experts,” skalawag statisticians, compromised professors, private investigators, crooked financial researchers, captured government regulators, hustlers, felons, thugs and mafiosi.
The mega-billionaires masterminded their scheme in the 1980s, and ever since, they and their progeny have been working together – raiding and destroying public companies for profit. In the rubble of these attacks (there are hundreds of examples) one can almost always find evidence of unrestrained naked short selling (people selling things that they do not possess – phantom stock, phantom bonds, phantom mortgage backed securities, phantom CDOs, all manner of phantom derivatives)."
Until all this gets shaken out, I'd be buying gold or considering well-crafted Aluminum, Steel and Carbon Fiber as my "investment vehicles"