1 Billllllion Dollars! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Perfectlap · 01-11-2016, 07:44 AM

I worked for a successful company where the head guy was a billionaire. He became a three commas guy before I arrived but his assistant told me that he paid off every mortgage in the office. He also bought three private jets and two mega yachts, one that was kept on the Potomac to schmooze all the Washington types. Incredibly, to me at least, he kept working hard and partying harder. One of his partners bought a baseball team. Kind of crazy that even winning the next powerball could not buy you any sports team of your choosing anymore. A billion dollars doesn't buy what it use to anymore...

I'm not sure I would buy a Porsche if my goal was to spend an immoral amount of money on a single car. I've never considered it to be a dream car brand as most of the cars they have sold can be purchased by just about anyone with good credit and a 9-to-5 job. However, if I had a dollar for every older guy that came up to me and said I had the dream car they always wanted! I would consider Ferrari to be a dream car brand in that even if you won the powerball, Ferrari will not sell you a new Ferrari!!! perhaps if you bought every used car on their lots first...Mama mia!! I think I would buy one of their track-oriented mid engine cars and settle for the fact that it would be a paddles only deal. Or I would buy a Boxster SPyder and pay Porsche a large sum of money to engineer a top that didn't require getting out of the car to raise and lower the top. You have to dream big!! LOL.

But I think I would make this guy an offer on his watch collection... No way I could duplicate it in a single life time.
None of that new mass produced luxury watch bling... this collection is stuff you'll probably never see in person.

Giller · 01-11-2016, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

I'm not sure I would buy a Porsche if my goal was to spend an immoral amount of money on a single car. I've never considered it to be a dream car brand as most of the cars they have sold can be purchased by just about anyone with good credit and a 9-to-5 job. However, if I had a dollar for every older guy that came up to me and said I had the dream car they always wanted! I would consider Ferrari to be a dream car brand in that even if you won the powerball, Ferrari will not sell you a new Ferrari!!! perhaps if you bought every used car on their lots first...Mama mia!! I think I would buy one of their track-oriented mid engine cars and settle for the fact that it would be a paddles only deal. Or I would buy a Boxster SPyder and pay Porsche a large sum of money to engineer a top that didn't require getting out of the car to raise and lower the top. You have to dream big!! LOL.

I'm still not sure how you actually do buy a Ferrari. I've known a couple guys who ran very successful businesses and made lots of money - neither one was able to buy a new Ferrari, the dealership said they didn't 'qualify'. Both ended up buying 911's!

BYprodriver · 01-11-2016, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Giller

I'm still not sure how you actually do buy a Ferrari. I've known a couple guys who ran very successful businesses and made lots of money - neither one was able to buy a new Ferrari, the dealership said they didn't 'qualify'. Both ended up buying 911's!

You buy a used one & then begin to build your reputation, trade it in on a more expensive one, take them to a Ferrari dealer for all scheduled maintenance. Never ******************** about the cost!

Perfectlap · 01-11-2016, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Giller

I'm still not sure how you actually do buy a Ferrari. I've known a couple guys who ran very successful businesses and made lots of money - neither one was able to buy a new Ferrari, the dealership said they didn't 'qualify'. Both ended up buying 911's!

You get a waiting list number, and like BYP said your number goes up or down depending on how many used cars you buy from their extortion ring. According to the latest, Godfather Marchione is pushing for 10K cars per year within 3 years of the Ferrari IPO offering (valued at $10 billion).
Unfortunately by then there will be 53 million millionaires in the world to fight over those 10K Ferraris...
Soooo yeah... we'll have to slum it in the used Ferraris with our Powerball nouveau riches.
I'm telling you vintage Swiss watches.... you buy them and billionaires fight over them once you're done with them, unlike your meh not so Speciale Ferrari 458.

tommy583 · 01-11-2016, 01:46 PM

I was thinking of a suspension upgrade and a new Oris Aquis date watch. Maybe I should dream bigger.

BYprodriver · 01-12-2016, 06:58 AM

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I was thinking of a suspension upgrade and a new Oris Aquis date watch. Maybe I should dream bigger.

Billionaires don't need no stinkin watches, everyone conforms to their time.

BYprodriver · 01-11-2016, 11:01 AM

I would buy a Boxster SPyder and pay Porsche a large sum of money to engineer a top that didn't require getting out of the car to raise and lower the top. You have to dream big!! LOL.

I would buy 2 Spyders, throw away one of the tops for sunny day driving & have the other for backup.