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How would you spend the $1.6bn Powerball win on cars?

Lots of money, lots of choice. What cars would you buy with the cash?

  • A world record $1.6 BILLION was up for grabs in the US PowerBall Lottery this week, and apparently there are three tickets that have matched the winning numbers. People were so attracted to the massive prize that at one point, ticket sales hit $1.3 million per minute, even if the odds of winning were actually a faintly incomprehensible 292 million to one. But still.

    Even split three ways, each winner gets $533,000,000. But then they must pay 39.6 percent tax (in addition to any state taxes), which means a basic tax bill of $211,200,000. After the Government has taken it’s share, therefore, the lucky winners will pocket roughly a measly $322,133,000 - or about 223-and-a-half million quid. Hardly worth the bus ticket to pick up the cheque, huh.

    Which obviously begs the question: what cars would you buy? Here’s some of the most ostentatious that might even make a dent in that win… or you could just buy 4100-ish BMW M3s and drive a new one every day, once, for the next 11.2 years.

    Or a new Dacia Sandero every day for the next 102 years.

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  • Bugatti Type 57: $40 million (ish)

    Only three of the original four cars are left, based on the Aerolithe Concept car of 1935. One of the most famous is owned by Ralph Lauren.

  • Ferrari 250 GTO (1962-’64): $38 million

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  • Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse: $2.6 million

  • Pagani Zonda Cinque Roadster: $1.8 million

  • Aston Martin One-77: $1.8 million

  • Ferrari LaFerrari: $1.3 million

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  • Porsche 911 by Singer: $600k

  • BMW 635 CSi: £25-35k

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  • 1949 Mercury Led Sled: $65k

  • Ford Raptor: $50k

  • Custom lowrider: $150k

    Now, dear readers, we throw it over to you: what cars would you spend the Powerball win on? Answers below - and keep them clean...

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