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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 11:10 AM
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Get rid of all your FCs and never own one again for a million dollars?
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 11:40 AM
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 11:54 AM
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are we kidding with this
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 12:01 PM
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im guessing its a slow day in NorCal lol
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 12:19 PM
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yes i would....then with the money build me another one lol
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 12:20 PM
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...4000 dollar car (optimistic) or a million dollars...
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 12:32 PM
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id get rid of my FCs and take the million dollars..... THEN id build a ******* FD son
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 01:25 PM
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I posted this because I read an article asking if you would give up the Internet for a million dollars so I figured it would be a fun question to ask.

Anyways like most people my answer is yes.
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by funkjaw
Get rid of all your FCs and never own one again for a million dollars?
Yup. I would buy an FD and an SA, and have tons of money left over to build a 4-rotor and start a business of my own.

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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 04:51 PM
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^ Best answer yet.
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by smokie
yes i would....then with the money build me another one lol
You missed the "never one one again" part ^_-

For me... It would be very, very tempting.. But I really can't think of a car whose looks I like better than the FC.. Maybe I would do it and strip an FD to rework the entire body to look like an FC. Hmm....

Would a ground up replica FC count as "owning one again"?
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 07:12 PM
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Let's see....

I get rid of the FC, get a million dollars, then I'm never allowed to buy another one again.....

So you're saying that if I get rid of that thing in my garage that requires monthly ritualistic sacrifices of cash wads, and I get a million dollars? Then I'm never allowed to do something as sadistic and masochistic as buying another one?!!


Step 1) Take money
Step 2) Strip naked running through streets yelling "Free at last, free at last!!!!"






Step 3) Buy another 80's Japanese sports car like a Starion or 280zx and suffer the same headaches as you did owning an FC.
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 07:18 PM
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I'd take the million bucks and buy a Porsce Carerra GT. Don't get me wrong, I loves my rotaries, but SERIOUSLY...
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 08:09 PM
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i'd take the million buy a DeLorean and use the rest of the cash to develop a flux capacitor so I could travel back in time and have my Fc again with the rest of my money

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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 08:25 PM
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 11:34 PM
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You have to be kidding.

lets see, pay for a house, investments and a new M3 = Sold.
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 11:53 PM
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The only kicker with this deal is the never again part :/
I suppose you could "buy a friend" an FC and just "borrow" it constantly? lol..
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Old Jul 12, 2011 | 11:59 PM
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only an idiot would keep their FC over a million dollars. lol
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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 12:01 AM
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love this rhetorical question
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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 02:29 AM
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Hrrrm, would I keep my water pump leaking RX7 for 1 million dollars. Hrrrrm. I would invest the money into something that doesn't **** me over & gives me more monies, buy myself a McLaren MP4-12C & Ferrari 458 Italia and use them as DD because I can, then buy a FD RX7.

This was kinda easy; or I can be one of those SICK JAYDM TIGHT BOYZ and be like nope, I would rather have a Japcrap than a million dollars because I'm sooo JAYDM.

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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 03:30 AM
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I prefer FC's to FD's, but for a million dollars i could live with an FD :P
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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 09:58 AM
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Hmmm...the fundamental issue with answering is that my FC is part of myself. To take the money and run means that I'd killing part of my own person. I've owned the car for 11 years, it is my first car. Nothing could ever replace it unless, say, I was to use the parts to build an exact copy (if, for example, the body was totalled but I could get another body and rebuild the car). However that's not a parameter here as if taking the money one could never own another FC. So even if I took the money, I would always miss the car; in this case money does not buy happiness. My answer then is probably "no".
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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 10:07 AM
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Hell yeah I would give it up! As much as I love the FC...I would much rather own a RE-A sped FD and have a house and a business
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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
Hmmm...the fundamental issue with answering is that my FC is part of myself. To take the money and run means that I'd killing part of my own person. I've owned the car for 11 years, it is my first car. Nothing could ever replace it unless, say, I was to use the parts to build an exact copy (if, for example, the body was totalled but I could get another body and rebuild the car). However that's not a parameter here as if taking the money one could never own another FC. So even if I took the money, I would always miss the car; in this case money does not buy happiness. My answer then is probably "no".
Yeah you know I am inclined to somewhat agree here. I think if I took the money and ran everytime I saw an FC at a meet or something I would probably get a little sad. FCs truly are my most favorite car in the world, which is obvious since I am on #8.

At this point in my life a million dollars wouldn't buy me happiness as I am already one really happy dude. Sure if I was out of a job and my family was on hard times yeah I would take the million dollars.

Right now my answer is maybe. I'd have to think long and hard about it.
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Old Jul 13, 2011 | 01:03 PM
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I'd sell. I'd be heartbroken. But I'd build a small house, put the rest in a highyield savings account and relax for the rest of my days.
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