Neither isn't a provided option. You must choose.

Also, you're zero fun.

I'd buy a new bike, and a used luxury car that's on the backside of the depreciation curve. just because it's an old luxury car does not make it any less luxury.

No question the bike. I tell people all the time if I could either have a (my) $10K bike or a $100k Porsche given to me but I could only have one or the other, I'd take the bike every time.

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I'd buy the $10k bike second hand for $3k and the $100k car second hand for $50k.

Paying brand new for either is just a insane waste of money

That may be true on the racing mototrack, but for the vast majority of luxury car purchases, there is no loss of function between that $100k Porsche and your $10k car on the streets where the car is used.

That $10k car will get you back and to places safely, reliably, and you will be able to keep up easily in traffic, and even drive aggressively if you are so inclined.

We really need a “like” button for this one.

Neither.

I’d get a half ton quad cab.

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Ummmm you do realise that the same could be said of a $50 bike versus a $10k bike...

$10k bikes are not what they used to be... my Open WIDE build with Force AXS Mullet 1x and ENVE G23 and cockpit is about that.

Where would the answer of neither, or both, fit? I try to spend my money pretty carefully so I pieced together my road bike by myself and saved a bundle. I think it is safe to say if you just walked into a shop and asked them to build my Campy EPS Record Madone you would come out with a custom $10-12,000 bike, similar to the standard DuraAce Di2 version. I pieced everything together by shopping carefully for ~$6,000.

Similarly I have a Tesla Model 3. When they first came out, they were $70,000 cars. Waiting until the last minute, before incentives dropped, got the msrp under 50 and with state and federal incentives it was under $40 grand. It has similar or better performance than just about any car under $100,000, especially one where my bike fits in the trunk, fuel costs the equivalent $1 gallon gas, and maintenance consists of tire rotations and adding wind shield washer fluid.

Not sure how how a 100k car is going to be 10x better than a 10k car at getting me to work or the grocery store. Or even in a 3.5 hour drive to visit family

But I know for certain there is going to be a HUGE difference in an uphill time trial or a 40K TT if I’m using a Cervelo R5 or P5 vs a 1978 10 speed Schwinn Le Tour

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Also this thread is slowtwitch in a nutshell

“Just for fun, wondering if you had the choice would you rather have A or B”

“Both is those are dumb, why would anyone get either of those when they could have C and D?”

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Off topic-alert (by OP) here again, but what they hey -

I'm seriously considering the Model 3, but of course, there is the Model Y now. I personally would rather get the Model 3 because it would be my personal everyday driver (work etc) and my wife already has a larger gas SUV so the Model Y would overlap in function.

Just goes to show priorities - my only worry about the Model 3 was that it would be a hassle to get my bike in there! I actually don't have any real problems removing my rear wheel on roadie or TT bike (wax chains are awesome!) but I know from experience that even mild hassles with stuff like that can drive you batty if you're doing it even only a few times a month.

How do you get your bike into your Model3?

Oh my... Strong logic/comprehension skills.

I don't have a luxury car or an uber expensive bike, but if I had the choice, I'd take a 10k bike. Or, probably 2 5k bikes. I don't think the jump from 5 to 10 brings a whole lot for me.

Just dropped $400 on a car yesterday.
Both windows roll up fully and it's got a towing hitch so I can put a bike rack on.
Does that qualify as a luxury car ?

Well, I guess my wife and I have the budget for either, but I still wouldn't buy a $10,000 bike or a luxury car. We are frugal and live below our means. Money doesn't buy happiness.

Edit: That's not a fun response. If I won one and had to keep it, I'd pick a Tesla.

I have a base model 8 year old Cannondale Slice (12 year old frame model the same model that Rinnie and Chrissie won Kona on) and 5 year old base model Jetta. I have cash on hand to get both of what you asked, but I prefer my basic "mobility hardware" and keep cash on hand. I AM looking into getting a TT bike upgrade but budget is more like $5000 CAD ($3700 USD). I am kind of looking to replace my gas car with an electric car (but I will get something basic). I was being bugged by my employees that I need to get an electric car to make a point given what my company does, and I said, I would get one if and when I close the next equity fund raise and in the mean time, I will largely bike and run to the office. I actually don't have a parking spot at my office because they are in short supply and said the last people to get parking spots will be management team and very last will be CEO (me). So I ride my old bikes or run to the office (well, when we are back there).

$10K bike, but really like the Lotus Evora GT

https://www.caranddriver.com/lotus/evora-gt

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Yeah, but choosing the bike over the car is better for my marriage :-)

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Luxury car. My roadie and TT are each ~3k; I just don't see the added vale in the more expensive rigs.

1. I spend ~2hrs/day in my car (sadly not as much time on my bike).

2. I kept my last MB for 15yrs and it still worked great. My 15yo bikes have 9spd, manual shifting, exposed cables, etc., etc. Bikes age out much faster than cars.

3. Back before I was married, a nice car was going to help my social life far more than a nice bike. It's amazing how unimpressed dates are when you roll up to the restaurant for a first date on a $10k bike.

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If money wasn't an option for me, I would have no hesitation in buying a Mercedes GTR.
In the real world, it would be the bike, purely for economic purposes.

I have a friend who got one. Evidently one of the billionaire Yahoo! founders gets a new one every couple of years, and sells the "old" one at a big discount.

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I must hunt him down for a chat!

Not far from my place, I see a guy pull into a local park in one & shoot some hoops by himself every so often. But for COVID, I would have already asked him if he could take me for a spin.... one day perhaps :)