4x4 News: Money Can Buy Taste

If you could have any car in the world what would it be? According to What Car?, EuroMillions lottery winner Nigel Page says hell spend part of his 56 million winnings on a new 4x4, possibly a Range Rover or a BMW X6, going to show that maybe money can buy taste.

Sometimes when people go from rags to riches its easy to go wrong and make a few impulse buys, such as purchasing a bright yellow Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder, which James Martin says is seriously low and weighs about as much as a tea tray. It is however a known fact that Brits do love their tea, so maybe this is the perfect choice, plus Lamborghinis of old may have had tacky switches and fascia panels but the high-quality satnav, duel-zone automatic aircon, stereo with USB interface and sports seats could all be straight from an Audi R8 so maybe Lamborghinis deserve a place on the most wanted cars by lottery winners after all.

When Nigel Page won his millions earlier this year he joined many others who chose the new BMW as one of their top choices. According to the latest research, a new BMW is the second most popular purchase for lottery winners, with a Range Rover also featuring in the top 10.

Not surprisingly the most popular brand that millionaires choose is Mercedes-Benz, with the C-Class topping the table for lottery winners, reports What Car? The brand that may take you by surprise however is Vauxhall, which according to the same survey, was the fourth choice for big money winners. An article on PistonHeads.com reports that this is great news for Vauxhall, with Andy Gilson, Vauxhalls Marketing Director, saying it goes to show that, while exotic brands like Ferrari and Rolls-Royce may feature further down National Lottery winners shopping list, theyre still a pragmatic group at heart but one that still recognises quality and value.

Last year another lottery winner proved that money can in fact buy happiness and love. Lee Scadding, from Caerleon in Wales, won 45.5 million in the Euromillions and when asked what he planned on spending his winnings on he answered Im going to get my dream car a black Range Rover Sport with ivory leather and walnut interior. Lee showed his love for 4x4s with his second choice being the Land Rover Defender, which scooped the What Car? Reader Award.

What Car? reported that 36% of jackpot winners head to a showroom before buying a new house or even splashing some cash on the high street. It can be said that winning the lottery can literally change your life forever, and in the case of 2001 jackpot winner Tom Naylor, who chose to buy a car for every day of the week, this may in fact be the case. Not many people can boast that they have a practical car for those mundane Mondays and a fast car for those frantic Fridays.