RogerM

If someone said to you, here is $250,000 cash, go and buy yourself a car and
keep the change....what would you buy/do?
I would buy myself a new LPG fitted Patrol (only because I reckon they drive
better than the Landcruiser) with a Johnno's camper trailer and take twelve
months off for a trip around OZ. Then what's left, pay it off the mortgage.

This could be an interesting topic if you are all serious and not be stupid,
just to see what your lifestyles are.

Roger

Clocky

"RogerM" <rogerm@justrucks.com.au> wrote in message
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> If someone said to you, here is $250,000 cash, go and buy yourself a car
> and keep the change....what would you buy/do?
> I would buy myself a new LPG fitted Patrol (only because I reckon they
> drive better than the Landcruiser) with a Johnno's camper trailer and take
> twelve months off for a trip around OZ. Then what's left, pay it off the
> mortgage.
>
> This could be an interesting topic if you are all serious and not be
> stupid, just to see what your lifestyles are.
>

Buy a base model TK Barina with the 20% discount I'm entitled too and donate
it to charity then either invest, play the stock market and/or buy another
house with the remainder.
..

the_dawggie

On Aug 27, 8:23*am, "RogerM" <rog...@justrucks.com.au> wrote:

> If someone said to you, here is $250,000 cash, go and buy yourself a car and
> keep the change....what would you buy/do?
> I would buy myself a new LPG fitted Patrol (only because I reckon they drive
> better than the Landcruiser) with a Johnno's camper trailer and take twelve
> months off for a trip around OZ. Then what's left, pay it off the mortgage.
>
> This could be an interesting topic if you are all serious and not be stupid,
> just to see what your lifestyles are.

I'd search the world for pristine models of my 'lux (that might be
difficult
to find) - Thought about a round AU. trip, done some of it, however
meh.

Just JT

"RogerM" <rogerm@justrucks.com.au> wrote:
> If someone said to you, here is $250,000 cash, go and buy yourself a car
> and keep the change....what would you buy/do?
> I would buy myself a new LPG fitted Patrol (only because I reckon they
> drive better than the Landcruiser) with a Johnno's camper trailer and take
> twelve months off for a trip around OZ. Then what's left, pay it off the
> mortgage.
>
> This could be an interesting topic if you are all serious and not be
> stupid, just to see what your lifestyles are.
>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I'd get a 2009 BMW M3 for $160k and spend $90k to pimp it....

--
We.only.live.once....

RogerM

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>
> "RogerM" <rogerm@justrucks.com.au> wrote:
>> If someone said to you, here is $250,000 cash, go and buy yourself a car
>> and keep the change....what would you buy/do?
>> I would buy myself a new LPG fitted Patrol (only because I reckon they
>> drive better than the Landcruiser) with a Johnno's camper trailer and
>> take twelve months off for a trip around OZ. Then what's left, pay it off
>> the mortgage.
>>
>> This could be an interesting topic if you are all serious and not be
>> stupid, just to see what your lifestyles are.
>>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> I'd get a 2009 BMW M3 for $160k and spend $90k to pimp it....
>
> --
> We.only.live.once....

Isn't it interesting to see what diverse lives we all lead with our choices.
Thanks guys, hopefully we will get quite a few more ideas when most come
home from work tonight.

Roger

jackbadger56

RogerM wrote:

> If someone said to you, here is $250,000 cash, go and buy yourself a car and
> keep the change....what would you buy/do?
> I would buy myself a new LPG fitted Patrol (only because I reckon they drive
> better than the Landcruiser) with a Johnno's camper trailer and take twelve
> months off for a trip around OZ. Then what's left, pay it off the mortgage.
>
> This could be an interesting topic if you are all serious and not be stupid,
> just to see what your lifestyles are.
>
> Roger

A Skoda Roomster for $30k, about $10k on mods (more power, decent
wheels/tyres, a full entertainment system for the kids), with the
remaining $200k odd......???.......**** i just know i'd blow the lot
on mountainbikes, old cars to play with, and spoiling my girlfriend /
kids / mum! ;-p

BTW the g/f has just ordered an Eos - 2.0T petrol DSG with
'Individual' package, upgraded hifi, xenons, in white with kinda
browny / red leather..........i successfully steered her away from a
Mini Cooper S Perambulator!

Atheist Chaplain

"RogerM" <rogerm@justrucks.com.au> wrote in message
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> If someone said to you, here is $250,000 cash, go and buy yourself a car
> and keep the change....what would you buy/do?
> I would buy myself a new LPG fitted Patrol (only because I reckon they
> drive better than the Landcruiser) with a Johnno's camper trailer and take
> twelve months off for a trip around OZ. Then what's left, pay it off the
> mortgage.
>
> This could be an interesting topic if you are all serious and not be
> stupid, just to see what your lifestyles are.
>
> Roger

Probably buy myself a Subbie Liberty 3.0R spec.B, then pay off my mortgage
and spend the other $150,000 on Flying lessons, I have always wanted to
learn to fly but time and money never actually got around to meeting, when I
had the time, I didn't have the money, you get the picture :-)
and maybe a nice family holiday without worrying too much about a budget :-)

--
"Calling Atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair color."
Don Hirschberg

RogerM

"Atheist Chaplain" <abused@cia.gov> wrote in message
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> "RogerM" <rogerm@justrucks.com.au> wrote in message
> news0c47d01$0$20326$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>> If someone said to you, here is $250,000 cash, go and buy yourself a car
>> and keep the change....what would you buy/do?
>> I would buy myself a new LPG fitted Patrol (only because I reckon they
>> drive better than the Landcruiser) with a Johnno's camper trailer and
>> take twelve months off for a trip around OZ. Then what's left, pay it off
>> the mortgage.
>>
>> This could be an interesting topic if you are all serious and not be
>> stupid, just to see what your lifestyles are.
>>
>> Roger
>
> Probably buy myself a Subbie Liberty 3.0R spec.B,

Bloody nice car, hey! Not quite big enough for me unfortunately, but has
always been a nice vehicle. I've had quite a few Subeys.

> then pay off my mortgage

Same here.

> and spend the other $150,000 on Flying lessons, I have always wanted to
> learn to fly but time and money never actually got around to meeting, when
> I had the time, I didn't have the money, you get the picture :-)

I most certainly do as I fit that picture too. The local flying club here
now can get you into a trainer (for a full licence) for less than $200 hr. I
was hoping to ask OzOne what was the best way of going around it but never
got around to it.

> and maybe a nice family holiday without worrying too much about a budget
> :-)

Now wouldn't that be a friggin' change! Instead of trudging up to the
supermarket to keep costs down, you could just live it up each night.

Roger

Atheist Chaplain

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> "Atheist Chaplain" <abused@cia.gov> wrote in message
> news:g92j9q$ru8$1@aioe.org...
>> "RogerM" <rogerm@justrucks.com.au> wrote in message
>> news0c47d01$0$20326$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>>> If someone said to you, here is $250,000 cash, go and buy yourself a car
>>> and keep the change....what would you buy/do?
>>> I would buy myself a new LPG fitted Patrol (only because I reckon they
>>> drive better than the Landcruiser) with a Johnno's camper trailer and
>>> take twelve months off for a trip around OZ. Then what's left, pay it
>>> off the mortgage.
>>>
>>> This could be an interesting topic if you are all serious and not be
>>> stupid, just to see what your lifestyles are.
>>>
>>> Roger
>>
>> Probably buy myself a Subbie Liberty 3.0R spec.B,
>
> Bloody nice car, hey! Not quite big enough for me unfortunately, but has
> always been a nice vehicle. I've had quite a few Subeys.
>
>> then pay off my mortgage
>
> Same here.
>
>> and spend the other $150,000 on Flying lessons, I have always wanted to
>> learn to fly but time and money never actually got around to meeting,
>> when I had the time, I didn't have the money, you get the picture :-)
>
> I most certainly do as I fit that picture too. The local flying club here
> now can get you into a trainer (for a full licence) for less than $200 hr.
> I was hoping to ask OzOne what was the best way of going around it but
> never got around to it.
>

Seriously, ask Pit, very knowlegable about the aviation industry and a
gentleman to boot :-)
I might bend his ear when I am over in Perth in November :-)

>> and maybe a nice family holiday without worrying too much about a budget
>> :-)
>
> Now wouldn't that be a friggin' change! Instead of trudging up to the
> supermarket to keep costs down, you could just live it up each night.
>

Amen to that :-) and as No. 1 Son is now just an eating machine, it gets
worse :-)

> Roger

--
"Calling Atheism a religion is like calling bald a hair color."
Don Hirschberg

phil_herring@yahoo.com.au

On Aug 27, 8:23 am, "RogerM" <rog...@justrucks.com.au> wrote:

> If someone said to you, here is $250,000 cash, go and buy yourself a car and
> keep the change....what would you buy/do?

Buy the cheapest toy car I can find at Paddy's markets (shouldn't be
more than a buck) and put the rest into shares.

Why would you do anything else?

-- Phil