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Old 27-04-2008, 12:50 PM
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Numb face, definately!
Old 27-04-2008, 01:39 PM
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shit loads of charlie and make the motor faster,av-it
Old 27-04-2008, 01:58 PM
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sniff a line the circumference of the earth!
Old 27-04-2008, 01:59 PM
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i'd carry on as normal and not let any other fucker know i'd won

the only thing i would probably do is pay off the house and stick all the bills of both houses on DD

plus shop at one of the more upmarket supermarkets for food

and possibly get foose to build me a car
Old 27-04-2008, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by dojj
plus shop at one of the more upmarket supermarkets for food
you can't break your loyalty to Lidl mate!
Old 27-04-2008, 02:31 PM
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Spread some of the money out around loved ones and good friends.
Buy myself a house and do that up myself.
Buy myself a house in Florida and spend the winter over there.
Put some money into a few buisness's.
Put some money into my home Golf course.
Play alot of golf.
Help my mate out with cash when he starts out on Pro Golf Tour and also caddie for him on a few events.
Buy myself some of the cars that i have allways wanted, also get the shonker to how i would like it.
Old 27-04-2008, 03:43 PM
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I would give allot of it to Alder Hay Childrens hospital as I believe that is the best childrens hospital in the world. I would also set them up an amazing Hospital Radio and spend my time maintaining it for them whilst doing a show on the Radio myself. I would also continue my plans to go to college and become a Graphics designer and buy into one a respected business. I would also build myself some cars I wish companys would build like a 400bhp RS3 and so on...

Benni.

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Old 27-04-2008, 03:46 PM
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Fuck it, I'd buy a Burger King franchise and have it in my house with 24/7 employee's on hand in case I ever fancy a whopper and can't be arsed to go out
Old 27-04-2008, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Thrush
Fuck it, I'd buy a Burger King franchise and have it in my house with 24/7 employee's on hand in case I ever fancy a whopper and can't be arsed to go out
Fuck, you would be dead in 9 months.
Old 27-04-2008, 03:53 PM
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I'd sort out family/good friends, get a nice house, some nice cars, etc. I'd still mess with old cars for something to do as i enjoy it. Then probably start a business or race team or something.

Mainly though just do stuff i enjoy, a lot more.
Old 27-04-2008, 04:02 PM
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I would never work again i know that much , have a nice house . lots of nice cars and one hell of a fast 3 door

Help a few good mates out and basicly do what i want when i want
Old 27-04-2008, 04:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Alabama Hot Pocket
you can't break your loyalty to Lidl mate!
tescos normally, sainsburys when i'm feeling flush

been to waitrose once and it's deffinitly a big step in the upmarket stakes
Old 27-04-2008, 04:29 PM
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as dojj said i wouldn't tell anyone.

i'd buy a reasonable sized house in the country with tennis court/pool and stables to keep my girlfriend busy. also have a large garage with 2 poster ramps etc and several projects on the go with a basement style garage under the workshop.

then buy a small house in town for when out on the piss. tbh i would continue working as a mechanic as i love what i do!

car wise, prob an m5 touring/rs6, tvr, porsche 911 turbo and a few projects to tinker with, quite fancey focus st's in orange. only in estate, cmax shapes!
Old 27-04-2008, 04:46 PM
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Move to a sleepy little village in the Eiffel mountains, buy a hotel there and live the dream .

Obviously the hotel would be kitted out with a superb garage that all the hotel guests would have access to (the ramps and tools - NOT the cars ).

I would then invite mates to participate in the regular 24 hr races .
Old 27-04-2008, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
Move to a sleepy little village in the Eiffel mountains, buy a hotel there and live the dream .

Obviously the hotel would be kitted out with a superb garage that all the hotel guests would have access to (the ramps and tools - NOT the cars ).

I would then invite mates to participate in the regular 24 hr races .
i have considered doing this in the last few months - but i'm not convinced enough in the future of tourist drives at the nordschleife to do it (although the business opportunity from the OEM development side is increasing - for example Aston Martin will be building their own facility there instead of sharing the jaguar/ford one)
Old 27-04-2008, 08:34 PM
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I would definatley 100% still work!
Old 27-04-2008, 08:41 PM
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Travel the world partying and shagging dirty money grabbing whores !

Own a tuning company similar to gemballa - techart - etc and have a garage full of the most awesome rides

Look after family and friends ................
Old 27-04-2008, 09:51 PM
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Would get the ulitmate imperial blue escos. like a reyland escos mk3
Some big fuck off old country house in the highlands and have a massive garage and get some cars that i would like.
get my motorbike, pilot and helicopter licence and enjoy the flying and driving.
Want a shot in a ww2 lancaster bomber because there cool as fuck! Also concorde if one still flies. Just for the hell of it
make sure my friends and family are well set and sink the rest in between a swiss bank and some resturants that make loads of money.
Old 28-04-2008, 07:32 AM
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i'd also get myself a paper round, just in case i was ever short of a few bob
Old 28-04-2008, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by maria

I would make sure Lee could have his ultimate porsche thingy, and anything else he could dream of.
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!
Old 28-04-2008, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
Move to a sleepy little village in the Eiffel mountains, buy a hotel there and live the dream .

Obviously the hotel would be kitted out with a superb garage that all the hotel guests would have access to (the ramps and tools - NOT the cars ).

I would then invite mates to participate in the regular 24 hr races .

Nice plan, and a great place to bring up kaitlin too

And best of all, if you bought it outright for cash, it wouldnt matter if you ever made any money or not really, couple of rooms full for a couple of nights a week would be enough to keep you going if you had no real overheads.

Funny thing is though mike, hotels are SO cheap out there anyway, realistically I bet you can afford it now anyway!
Old 28-04-2008, 10:56 AM
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Like Mike NEEDS to win the lottery
Old 28-04-2008, 11:11 AM
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Interesting concept, and some worrying replies from people who plainly have no grasp on reality now, let alone after winning a life changing amount of cash.

I would get some serious independant advice on how best to proceed with investments and banking etc as you could be drawing back around £800K+ PA in interest from that little lot so the interest alone could be utilised as a trust fund for the kids that they couldnt access, or indeed perhaps even know about until they were adults. I would be keen to ensure they still knew the value of money and didnt think they were going to get an easy ride from us just because we were financially stable.

I would next like to think i would ensure all my immediate true friends (Not aquaintances lol) and family were totally debt free and living somewhere decent that was paid for or at least sensibly mortgaged. Then We would buy a nice large farm in a rural location so Nicole could set up a competition yard whilst i would likely buy some decent land a few miles from home and relocate MSD into some purpose built premises and continue working there with Kenny and Will.

Id probably buy an E60 M5 for me and an M6 for Nicole as well. Job Done and plenty cash to spare.
Old 28-04-2008, 11:14 AM
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Interesting reply there my friend
Old 28-04-2008, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Chip-3Door
Interesting reply there my friend
APMSL
Old 28-04-2008, 11:57 AM
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At the moment I'm the happiest I've ever been so while it would be a lovely bonus, I don't think my life would change drastically, I would pack my job in though and work for myself as the company I work for is crap, I would do the same job though as its a challenge and it keeps me out of trouble lol.

Debs
Old 28-04-2008, 12:12 PM
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one of the things i would do is open up a ford restoration factory where owners can come restore their cars on thier own and i wouldnt charge for use of the place..then open up a tuning company or do somthing similar to Kahn desgin

then go home and sleep lol
Old 28-04-2008, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip-3Door
Interesting reply there my friend
Who's reply?
Old 28-04-2008, 12:17 PM
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Nicole, from someone who is so inteligent, you dont half have some "blonde moments", well either that, or you have your husband on ignore
Old 28-04-2008, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip-3Door
Nicole, from someone who is so inteligent, you dont half have some "blonde moments", well either that, or you have your husband on ignore
I'll go with the husband on ignore option, as there is no way i didn't get that first time round
Old 28-04-2008, 12:19 PM
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I would probably draw it all out in £1 coins to see if it is possible to do, in reality, what happens 20 seconds into this video

http://youtube.com/watch?v=34Sb0hGUNIQ
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Old 28-04-2008, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Stu @ M Developments
Id probably buy an E60 M5 for me and a Tigra for Nicole as well. Job Done and plenty cash to spare.
Old 28-04-2008, 01:52 PM
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i'd hire the best brain surgeon there is....then if i survived that,travel the world,have a warehouse of top motors......never work again.
Old 28-04-2008, 07:02 PM
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would buy my local airport and turn it into a track and use the 3 mile long strip for top speed runs ect!!
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