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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 12:37 PM
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Need Help For Important Decision...

So Ive decided to get rid of my 06 gs300 for either two cars. and this is what i need the help with.

I already have a ls460 that i daily drive.

Im thinking of buying my mom a Bentley Continental Gt or buying myself a corvette.

IDK what to choose. If i buy the Bentley i get crazy brownie points with my mom, but the c6 zo6 is a crazy fast car.

What to you guys think???
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 12:41 PM
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If you're thinking Corvette.
Do it right!
'09 Corvette ZR1.
638 HP.
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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Are you talking about a NEW Bentley Continental? That would probably be 3-4 times what a new Corvette would run.........even a Z06. Bentley dealerships are few and far between.
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 09:28 PM
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You are either buying your mom a Bentley or yourself a Corvette? What would your mom drive if you don't buy her a Bentley? How about this: You buy yourself a Corvette Z06 and still buy her something not as expensive as a Continental GT, for example a Mercedes-Benz S550 or a Maserati Grantursimo or a BMW M3 sedan?
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by TwiBlueG35
You are either buying your mom a Bentley or yourself a Corvette? What would your mom drive if you don't buy her a Bentley? How about this: You buy yourself a Corvette Z06 and still buy her something not as expensive as a Continental GT, for example a Mercedes-Benz S550 or a Maserati Grantursimo or a BMW M3 sedan?
+1, buy yourself the Z06 and get your mother something cheaper. She will still love you.
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 04:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Perfection
+1, buy yourself the Z06 and get your mother something cheaper. She will still love you.
+1 except ZR1.... no brainer....
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 07:57 AM
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What do you do for work? I want to do what you're doing!
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 08:10 AM
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Take care of moms......she will eventually say the car is "too much" and give it back anyway
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 08:39 AM
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get her a real bentley an arnage, or brooklands haha, no but seriously if it's for your mom just get her a regular vette save you money, save her on insurance, an i mean she will probably never go over 85 so all that power will most likely go to waste
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 08:46 AM
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Now that I think about it, get the Bentley for your mom if its what she really wants. There is no price that can be put on making your mother proud
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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Get your mom the Bentley. Too many don't forget how much mothers sacrifice for their children.
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
Take care of moms......she will eventually say the car is "too much" and give it back anyway
So then buy your mom the Corvette and wait until she gives it back to you

If I were able to buy my mom a new car, I'd ask her what car she wants and buy that one. Hopefully it will be cheaper than the Bentley and then you can buy yourself the Corvette.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 02:13 AM
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Wow this is allot.lol. Um lets see. For occupation i Play poker and i mainly work with the family business. My family owns a major international enterprise specializing in waste management and large construction projects. For example we've built marinas for major resorts.

And onto the rest.

I spoke to someone at a dealer and the zr1 is going be really expensive due to a mark up. He wouldn't give me any specific number but said it would my likely be high.

For a vette I'm thinking about spending 80k max and for the Bentley around 100-120k used with low miles.

But on the other hand a friend of mine picked up a new viper and its sexy. The insurance is crazy though. And I'm younger than he is.

Thanks for all the opinions.

I think I'm going to go with the Bentley, Its really nice, within price range( kinda), and hopefully i can get her to buy me the vette.

At the end of the day not many kids my age can say they busted there *** and got there mom a Bentley
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 06:25 AM
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South Florida? Waste Management? Your last name must be Huizinga!
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 09:56 AM
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Lol.. no. My dads met him but thats about it. We are international. Though having that last name wouldn't be bad
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