what will you do with $100k?

shadoquad · 09-07-2011, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by wstar

It would take a lot of up-front capital to pull off a scam like that with any chance of success.

Now we know what wstar would do with his hundred grand

MPowerKai · 09-08-2011, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jakoye

Hahaha! That is AWESOME! I guess they do the same thing with nuggets, although that would seem to be a bit more difficult, due the irregular surface/sizing.

You can submerge it in water like they did with the kings crown back in the day

Cell · 09-08-2011, 08:43 AM

Pay off current car and invest most of the rest into real estate.

TheGreatOne · 09-08-2011, 08:51 AM

Car related?

Pay off line of credit which would then let me sell current downtown condo for a nice house with a garage (although we don't want to go suburbs, so pricey town house)

Put a nice 10K into the garage for my Z to sleep nicely
Spend another 5-10K on the modifications I had on my wish list.

2011 Nismo#91 · 09-08-2011, 09:17 AM

Pay off loans and other bills. But since this is a car forum and if I had to spend it on a car I buy either one of the following used but in very good condition:
Aston Martin DB9
Ferrari 360 Spider
Lamborghini Diablo VT

wstar · 09-08-2011, 09:37 AM

I used to think I'd want one of those exotic cars if I could afford it. I don't think I understood then what "affording" a car like that really means. The sticker price doesn't even begin to tell the story, and really an exotic is pointless unless you track it, and if you're tracking it that means "incidents" are going to happen too.

So for example, if I can barely afford to buy a $100K sportscar, I can't possibly afford to really enjoy it. The cheap way to track enjoyment is low-end cheap cars that make reasonable track platforms (e.g. used MX-5 Miatas). I'd like to think our 370Zs represent a nice middle of the road option though. More expensive to play with than a used Miata, but not as expensive to play with as a Porsche

ImportConvert · 09-09-2011, 07:36 AM

1. Pay off my Z06, keep it until the C7Z06 came out.
2. Buy a Registered Drop In Auto-Sear for my Noveske AR build.
3. Save the rest of the $$ and add to it and in another 2 years buy a house/property.

ImportConvert · 09-09-2011, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by jakoye

Hahaha! That is AWESOME!

On a serious note, when I went to a dealer to buy gold coins, I learned about how gold can be weighed and measured to ensure that it is legit. Apparently no other metal has the exact density of gold, so if a coin is actually gold, it will have a precise weight related to its circumference and thickness.

I guess they do the same thing with nuggets, although that would seem to be a bit more difficult, due the irregular surface/sizing.

Not hard at all, just put it in water and measure the volume displaced. Every element has an SG, or, specific gravity. Middle-school chemistry.

JZNx · 09-09-2011, 10:40 PM

invest!!!
LOL!!! you already have a Z!!! invest and make sure that 100k turns into something that will last rest of your life =)...
I mean buying a car would be nice but... you can do so much more with that!

ImportConvert · 09-09-2011, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JZNx

invest!!!
LOL!!! you already have a Z!!! invest and make sure that 100k turns into something that will last rest of your life =)...
I mean buying a car would be nice but... you can do so much more with that!

I'd buy a car so fast that my investment WOULD last the rest of my life!

Sorry, but I found it amusing.

travisjb · 09-09-2011, 11:17 PM

I would buy 25,000 shares of DZZ

PowerShares DB Gold Double Short ETN: NYSE

ZZ quotes & news - Google Finance

... double-short gold

The gold lemmings are going to suffer all the way down to $1,200 an ounce!

KillerBee370 · 09-09-2011, 11:51 PM

2 weeks in Bora Bora with the family and cover expenses and pay down mortgage with whatevers left over.

BrianMSmith · 09-10-2011, 05:28 PM

Buy a vacation Condo. That's what I am doing now, but I'll have to do a mortgage without that cash laying around. Otherwise it would go into long term investments with the rest of my cash.

Car is perfect stock and will keep me happy for 5 years or so. Then I'd do a GTR maybe, or a Cayman.

BrianMSmith · 09-10-2011, 05:59 PM

I actually just "made" $132,000 in the last 10 minutes on the phone with my lender.

I got my mortgage refinanced into a 15 year at 3.6%, from a 30yr at 5.15%, which saves me $132k of interest.

I can't spend that money on cars for some years yet though.....

With the market dropping, money going into treasuries, the yield is down to record lows. Time to Cha Ching.

travisjb · 09-10-2011, 07:59 PM

nice... in a 5/1 at 3.25%... silver lining in this economy for sure

09-08-2011, 08:51 AM	#49 (permalink)
TheGreatOne A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Age: 46 Posts: 1,980 Drives: E60 BMW M5 Rep Power: 21	Car related? Pay off line of credit which would then let me sell current downtown condo for a nice house with a garage (although we don't want to go suburbs, so pricey town house) Put a nice 10K into the garage for my Z to sleep nicely Spend another 5-10K on the modifications I had on my wish list. __________________ 2017 SUBARU STI 2008 E60 M5 - SOLD 2010 40th Anniversary 370Z - SOLD (and missing her)

09-08-2011, 09:37 AM	#51 (permalink)
wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3594	I used to think I'd want one of those exotic cars if I could afford it. I don't think I understood then what "affording" a car like that really means. The sticker price doesn't even begin to tell the story, and really an exotic is pointless unless you track it, and if you're tracking it that means "incidents" are going to happen too. So for example, if I can barely afford to buy a $100K sportscar, I can't possibly afford to really enjoy it. The cheap way to track enjoyment is low-end cheap cars that make reasonable track platforms (e.g. used MX-5 Miatas). I'd like to think our 370Zs represent a nice middle of the road option though. More expensive to play with than a used Miata, but not as expensive to play with as a Porsche __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

09-09-2011, 11:17 PM	#56 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	I would buy 25,000 shares of DZZ PowerShares DB Gold Double Short ETN: NYSEZZ quotes & news - Google Finance ... double-short gold The gold lemmings are going to suffer all the way down to $1,200 an ounce! __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

09-10-2011, 07:59 PM	#60 (permalink)
travisjb A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GSO Posts: 2,803 Drives: VIR Rep Power: 188	nice... in a 5/1 at 3.25%... silver lining in this economy for sure __________________ 2009 370Z #104 For Sale

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BrianMSmith Enthusiast Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: secret Posts: 267 Drives: 370Z, Ducati 748S Rep Power: 15	I actually just "made" $132,000 in the last 10 minutes on the phone with my lender. I got my mortgage refinanced into a 15 year at 3.6%, from a 30yr at 5.15%, which saves me $132k of interest. I can't spend that money on cars for some years yet though..... With the market dropping, money going into treasuries, the yield is down to record lows. Time to Cha Ching.