Agent 00J's $100,000 Challenge: Whose Car Collection Will Reign Supreme?

What an interesting week this has been.  It seems as though some pretty amazing things happened that will be remembered in history.

A spunky woman from Alaska kicked some serious ass with a speech that almost single handedly revitalized the Republican party, Lexus updates the venerable IS series with some very sedate changes, oil continues to fall in price as the dollar strengthens, and MichaelTaylor went too far and got himself banned.

My head still is spinning from the fact that a political article regarding Sarah Palin generated such a tremendous response on a site dedicated to the love of cars, but I guess that only proves how well educated and informed AutoSpies.com readers are.

I thought it would be fun to give you all a little break and have some fun this weekend.  It is not uncommon for one of the Agents to throw out a comparison and ask you which car you would choose and why.  It is not unusual to have a few terse words exchanged in defending a particular choice, and yes sometimes those words are directed at the Agents.  So I figured it would be fun to allow you to set up the choices, and then defend your decisions.

This isn’t a BMW verse anything comparison, what this is is a Your choice Versus Their Choice discussion.

So here’s the dilemma, you are awarded $100,000 to be spent on automobiles.  The only rules are as follows, they have to be new cars or trucks on sale today, and you have to spend every dime of the $100,000.  Any money you don’t spend you don’t get to keep.

Hmmmm…

This could be interesting, do you go bold and buy the Nissan GT-R ($70k) and a 4-Door VW GTI ($25k), how about going green and buying a garage full of hybrids like the new Cadillac Escalade Hybrid ($70k) and Toyota Prius ($30k).  A BMW 135i and X5 3.0 would do nicely as would a Dodge Challenger ($40k), Ford Mustang GT ($25k) along with a Cadillac CTS ($35k).

But hey, those are just my suggestions, lets see how creative and close to $100k you can get, remember the change from that $100k bill is not yours, so don’t leave any money on the table.  And for arguments sake, we will just use base prices in tabulating our totals.

Sadly in doing this, our friend MichaelTaylor won’t be able to share with us his imaginary Lexus lineup, so I will try to do it for you…  IS-F for weekends and a ES350 for a daily driver!!!

You all worked hard this week, go ahead and relax, have some fun spending $100,000.00.

Agent001 - 9/6/2008 12:27:47 AM

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Don't know if 00J will be happy I did this but Sarah Palin is not the only one running for office...00J is running for Alderman of his town in Tennessee.

Check out his website: www.jason4nolensville.com

Vote 00J!

001

mscottc1 - 9/6/2008 2:32:23 AM

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good luck 00J-- I admire anyone willing to take on the role of a public servant, especially in local government where more people are doing so for the right reasons.

VISO - 9/6/2008 1:31:40 PM

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I agree..good luck! I hope you are successful in your bid. It is important to give back to the community. That is the American spirit.

Agent001 - 9/6/2008 12:38:23 AM

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BMW 335 Convertible, GMC Sierra Z71 4x4 Crew Cab Pickup, 2009 Honda Fit, bye-bye $100k!

001

txripper - 9/8/2008 2:34:03 PM

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love the first two

528i - 9/6/2008 1:39:04 AM

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RS4, M3,Is-f, or C63
Civic Si

mscottc1 - 9/6/2008 2:04:19 AM

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Well, if we have to stay NEW vehicles I'd go for an X6 and a 135 convertible.

If allowed to go with used vehicles (at least some of them), it's a lot more interesting- there's a nice-looking Inka Orange 2002 tii on eBay, 17k buys it; 06 M5 (would prefer the 07 with a manual, but too much $ for this), around 52k should get a decent one easily; and an 07 X3 6-speed, should be right at 30k. That leaves 1k to spread around to make sure they are all do-able!

Agent001 - 9/6/2008 2:49:21 AM

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The Tii is now only 14.5k on buy it now

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-2002-1973-BMW-2002-Tii-INKA_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42601QQihZ017QQitemZ270272255442QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

another cool one too

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-2002-73-BMW-2002-Black-Beauty-Turbo-Alpina-MOMO-Tii-Roundie_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42601QQihZ017QQitemZ270271173392QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW


001

mscottc1 - 9/6/2008 9:31:14 AM

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Hmm... maybe my wife wouldn't notice it in the garage....... :)

Milton - 9/6/2008 3:54:14 AM

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BMW 5.35i , Mercedes ML 500.

....and Michael Taylor got banned???

What a sad day for Autospies.

VISO - 9/6/2008 1:32:39 PM

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What about amazingidiot? It is time to ban him as well.

SanJoseDriver - 9/6/2008 4:46:03 AM

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Lexus GS450h for me a and Lexus IS350 for my wife.

AudiNewEngland - 9/6/2008 4:49:39 AM

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I would pick an B7 RS4 and a B8 A4

AudiNewEngland - 9/6/2008 4:50:58 AM

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a* B7 RS4

...Sorry, my grammar mistake is bugging me.

JUGNU - 9/6/2008 5:57:00 AM

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Jaguar XF and FJ cruiser.

JUGNU

KZ258 - 9/6/2008 8:20:30 AM

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GT-R(nismotized with my own cash) and...i dunno....a base 6speed G35 or a 6speed 135i for daily driving

M53R - 9/6/2008 8:29:06 AM

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I'd take a BMW X6, and a BMW 135i... perfect combination for doing anything!

0to60 - 9/6/2008 9:12:11 AM

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What did MT say to get banned???

Agent00J - 9/6/2008 9:15:00 AM

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He made a comment suggesting rape regarding the potential VP's daughter who is pregnant.

-00J

0to60 - 9/6/2008 9:15:24 AM

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you guys suck! If he were a BMW fanatic he would still be around! Hypocrites. Autospies probably bashed Clinton for his Sex scandal but stands behind this republican VP lady.

350zdon17 - 9/6/2008 9:25:23 AM

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Hurray no more Michael Taylor...His crazy Lexus talk was annoying

M53R - 9/6/2008 9:31:20 AM

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0to60

the comment he made would have got anyone banned. Stop bashing autospies ;)

mscottc1 - 9/6/2008 9:41:55 AM

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0to60-- Michael, is that you?

M53R - 9/6/2008 10:01:00 AM

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Nah... from his comments, 0to60 is much more sensible and wouldnt say IS-F is faster on a Lambo thread.

Carboy - 9/6/2008 10:33:40 AM

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Let's throw a celebration party!

Lincoln Navigator L 4WD $62,430

Mercury Grand Marquis $31,195

Total: $93,625

And the rest of the money is gone since I can't keep it and the reason for the Grand Marquis since I can't go with cars that aren't fully loaded.

0to60 - 9/6/2008 12:31:19 PM

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M53R, LOL! Well i remember he said he banged her which I thought was pretty funny. But I didnt see the rest. Oh well. What I thought was funnier was the fact that people (typically the same people) actually took the time and energy to argue with him. He pobably actually hated lexus. He was probably a teen doing a report on how many time an idiot would argue with an idiot. Many of you fell for it, lol. He was the most popular person on here based upon the number of responses per post. funny.

M53R - 9/6/2008 1:42:19 PM

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haha, his stupid comments will be missed by some, but not by others.

But I've gotta admit, his artificial stupidity was hilarious!

0to60 - 9/6/2008 11:52:08 PM

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Lets hope it was artificial!

txripper - 9/8/2008 2:58:54 PM

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clinton was an adult, this is a 17 year old girl, i hope if you have a girl no one ever says anything like that about her

vman1013 - 9/6/2008 11:00:03 AM

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Fully Loaded Cherokee SRT-8 for $45k (probably can get one new for less these days) and a nicely optioned 335i convertible for about $55k.

That's a shit load of performance!

Agent001 - 9/6/2008 3:43:32 PM

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I am a person with great patience and compassion.

Last thing I want to do is ban someone from enjoying our site.

I'll live with stupidity (quite a few fools in this world), but disrespecting women is the easiest way to fry good ol 001.

More amazing and precious than ANY car on earth is the beautiful creation called WOMAN.

001

Bmw8ter - 9/6/2008 5:59:32 PM

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Equally as precious as the beautiful creation called WOMAN is...............riot gear, for those "oh so special" neurotic moments all men are so eager to be a part of.

TauronB2G - 9/6/2008 11:57:32 AM

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I only need one a Porsche 911 C4S with the pdk and if I can afford it a few Porsche Technic items.
T

jsell - 9/6/2008 12:30:46 PM

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Corvette Z06 for starter. Then daily driver would be TSX.


V-10 NSX

ExarSadow11 - 9/6/2008 1:18:24 PM

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Probably an X5 or an FX with a G35 so could have a more nice family car and a daily driving car.

nikejk - 9/6/2008 1:28:35 PM

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Hmm maybe a Navigator and a M35... that would be a nice combination.

EvoAudi - 9/6/2008 8:24:08 PM

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Dodge Challenger SRT-8 (45K)
used 2007/8 Alpina B7 (55K)

Shame they cut the B7.

rumnyc - 9/6/2008 9:06:20 PM

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M5.

What lease do you need?

Star - 9/6/2008 9:23:57 PM

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For $100k... a Mercedes C63 AMG and a BMW 135i with left over money for Dinan stage 2. Both as perfect for daily driving as for track time.
Now since my car collection obviously reigns supreme.... where is my prize?

rocker - 9/6/2008 10:18:45 PM

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Load up on GM vehicles with the Employee pricing going on.

Vette - base
Malibu - 4 cyl
Silverado crewcab 4wd leather
Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 4wd base

1dott8 - 9/6/2008 11:31:44 PM

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'09 Audi S5 and nissan 350Z

snatchandgrab - 9/6/2008 11:35:11 PM

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Wow!! No bashing. I love it.
CTS-V and a Nissan Titan
Or a Porsche 911

Htay7500 - 9/7/2008 7:57:40 AM

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Since these are for new cars...vette z51 or the new CTS-V, and maybe a subaru forester or legacy gt.

SHOWTIME - 9/7/2008 9:41:00 AM

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BMW M3 and Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8

mpwr - 9/7/2008 10:36:38 AM

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M3 coupe 70k
Miata hard top 30k

Sorry mike, it couldnt have happened to a nicer guy, LOL, your illogical planted comments of comic relief will be missed.

Dutchman - 9/7/2008 2:29:02 PM

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2009 S5 and a new Passat CC

S4cabriofoxone - 9/7/2008 5:34:59 PM

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I was thinking about going M3 sedan and MX-5 hardtop, but the S2000 is cooler, IMO.

S4cabriofoxone - 9/7/2008 5:34:28 PM

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"but I guess that only proves how well educated and informed AutoSpies.com readers are."

LMAO!!!

I would have one of two choices...

A) Audi S8 with B&O stereo, phantom black/black. This car is just about perfect for any occasion.

B) One loaded BMW M3 sedan, white/black and a Honda S2000, both of which can be had at nice discounts.

mmm333 - 9/8/2008 10:11:57 AM

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Fully loaded 2009 BMW X5 3.0 with aerodynamic kit and 2004 Porsche C4S.

B7FAN - 9/8/2008 10:49:35 AM

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BMW M3
Nissan Maxima

txripper - 9/8/2008 3:15:01 PM

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well, i have 4 kids so maybe an x5 or a suburban and a 335i

olscuul - 9/8/2008 9:13:34 PM

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mini cooper 's', camry hybrid, flex awd limited(big cooper).
similar philosophy to what i currently have, just updated.