What's the most expensive thing you bought that you never use?

[Fritzo]

$300 minibike that I was going to put a new engine in and mod up.

Still sitting in my garage after 2 years

 

[manimal]

My dsm build. Been sitting two years while i keep building other cars. Should just sell it but its hard to give away a 600 horse build that I have almost all the parts for

Second would be the fur coat I bought for my wife in Paris. She has worn it once in three years.

 

[Murloc]

nothing as of yet but I don't have much money to spend.

 

[AdamK47]

Probably my C6 Corvette. Bought it new in Feb. 2007. In six and half years, I've put ~7,000 miles on it. If I add the depreciation, insurance, tag, and gas it probably works out to about $5/ mile.

That's almost exactly like mine. Bought new June '07 and it now has 7,100 miles on it.

 

[Fritzo]

That's almost exactly like mine. Bought new June '07 and it now has 7,100 miles on it.

Why don't you guys drive them? Are they not comfortable?

 

[DrPizza]

Does this include things we bought for other people, rather than for ourselves? I've got a pretty good list of pricey things. (Starting, of course, with engagement ring - I never use it.)

 

[highland145]

Does this include things we bought for other people, rather than for ourselves? I've got a pretty good list of pricey things. (Starting, of course, with engagement ring - I never use it.)

But it was a means to an end.

 

[gorcorps]

My Kimber. Shot off all my 45 when I thought it would be readily available. Then some moron speculated Obama would ban guns and everybody started hoarding.

Should be easier to find some by now. Around here it's slowed down enough to where even walmart has stuff on the shelves for a while.

If not I'll take it off your hands for a while until you can find some :awe:

Only thing I can really think of is a gigabit switch and patch panel I bought hoping to network my house. After getting a decent router and USB dongle though it's looking like wireless has gotten so good (when you have good equipment) that I might not even need to do such a thing.

 

[halik]

Ducati 916. Still taking it apart, year later.

 

[Rakehellion]

My Kimber. Shot off all my 45 when I thought it would be readily available. Then some moron speculated Obama would ban guns and everybody started hoarding.

Some moron believed them.

 

[Rakehellion]

One month I bought a Macbook Air, Samsung Series 9 and a Sony Vaio Z, so I can test them out and see which one I liked the best. I spent about 10 minutes on the Samsung and couldn't stand the trackpad. I spent about an hour playing on the Sony, before settling on the Macbook Air. Then I went out and bought three more Airs while the Samsung and Sony sit unused.

I'll take it.

 

[rh71]

Why don't you guys drive them? Are they not comfortable?

Garage queens? Unless you're a millionaire who couldn't care less, I never understood the idea of a "toy car". Drive your prized possession, every single day.

 

[l0cke]

Novint Falcon force feedback controller.

Bought it on another forum's FS/FT for $200 a few years back. It's very cool but I don't play games that much. I've been meaning to sell it for awhile but it's huge and a pain to ship.

 

[Fritzo]

Garage queens? Unless you're a millionaire who couldn't care less, I never understood the idea of a "toy car". Drive your prized possession, every single day.

Same thoughts here. It makes me sad that people buy these great cars and let them collect dust. Why buy them in the first place?

People like Rowan Atkinson (Mr. Bean) are personal heroes of mine because he actually daily drives his Mclarens and Ferraris

 

[gorcorps]

One month I bought a Macbook Air, Samsung Series 9 and a Sony Vaio Z, so I can test them out and see which one I liked the best. I spent about 10 minutes on the Samsung and couldn't stand the trackpad. I spent about an hour playing on the Sony, before settling on the Macbook Air. Then I went out and bought three more Airs while the Samsung and Sony sit unused.

Can I borrow the Sony? My personal laptop bit the dust and I'm stuck on the work one.

 

[halik]

That's almost exactly like mine. Bought new June '07 and it now has 7,100 miles on it.

I guess if that counts, I've put on ~4K miles on the 911 since I've bought ~2 years ago. I take the train to work, so that explains a lot of it.

 

[Kadarin]

I have an extra Smith & Wesson M&P15T that I've never fired, it just sits in the safe. I haven't decided whether to sell it or do something with it yet.

 

[ponyo]

Why don't you guys drive them? Are they not comfortable?

No, it's probably the most comfortable sports car I've driven. Only car comparable in comfort would be Porsche 911.

The reason I don't drive it much is due to lack of time and 3rd seat. I work in the construction related field so I can't daily drive it. I need my cargo van or truck. When I'm not working, I like to spend time with my wife and daughter so I drive the minivan. I just finished working 80 days straight so I haven't even started the car in over 3 months. It's connected to the battery charger. But it's the same with any toy car/motorcycle I buy. I hardly ever drove the Boxster, S2000, and the F4 when I had it. I just don't have the time. But I buy it anyway knowing it brings a smile to my face when I do drive it. I could sell it but why? I don't need the money. It's paid off and I don't have any debt. And if I sell it I will just buy another sports car and the same thing will happen.

 

[Jeraden]

Was determined to learn to play guitar, and felt my $99 starter guitar was too much crap, small fretboard to learn on. So bought a $600 "good" guitar. I think I continued to try for a month to learn to play, and gave up - too much of a time committment. So my $600 guitar has been sitting in it's case unused for about 8 years now.

 

[Naeeldar]

No, it's probably the most comfortable sports car I've driven. Only car comparable in comfort would be Porsche 911.

The reason I don't drive it much is due to lack of time and 3rd seat. I work in the construction related field so I can't daily drive it. I need my cargo van or truck. When I'm not working, I like to spend time with my wife and daughter so I drive the minivan. I just finished working 80 days straight so I haven't even started the car in over 3 months. It's connected to the battery charger. But it's the same with any toy car/motorcycle I buy. I hardly ever drove the Boxster, S2000, and the F4 when I had it. I just don't have the time. But I buy it anyway knowing it brings a smile to my face when I do drive it. I could sell it but why? I don't need the money. It's paid off and I don't have any debt. And if I sell it I will just buy another sports car and the same thing will happen.

Hate to say it but this is the reason why I have the S4. It's almost as much fun as the vette was (well compared to my test drives) and I can drive it all the time. I'd love a vette or perhaps a gt500 but with the northeast I'd have to have a 2nd car for winter at the least.

Just not ready to have two cars now - maybe one day.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Probably the couch and rocking/reclining loveseat. As a set I paid something like $1400 for them. Now they're socked away in a storage garage, under a tarp.

 

[Fritzo]

Was determined to learn to play guitar, and felt my $99 starter guitar was too much crap, small fretboard to learn on. So bought a $600 "good" guitar. I think I continued to try for a month to learn to play, and gave up - too much of a time committment. So my $600 guitar has been sitting in it's case unused for about 8 years now.

What kind of guitar is it?

And honestly, 15 minutes of learning notes/scales and 15 minutes of learning tab from a song you want to work on 2-3 times a week is all it would take to get you playing in a few months. Not much commitment there. When most people get their 1st song nailed their enthusiasm shoots up, but it can be hard knowing what to do on your own. This is why I always recommend professional lessons for the first few months.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

How about we just do a massive giveaway of the stuff we don't use?

 

[Imp]

Was determined to learn to play guitar, and felt my $99 starter guitar was too much crap, small fretboard to learn on. So bought a $600 "good" guitar. I think I continued to try for a month to learn to play, and gave up - too much of a time committment. So my $600 guitar has been sitting in it's case unused for about 8 years now.

I did that... Thought a Squier starter's pack was too crappy for me, so I got a Mexican Fender Strat for $500. I did give it a shot, but never really got into it. Not a complete waste because I did plug it in an hour a week every so often. Now it sits under my bed in a case with the strings loosened a tone or two -- gonna need a luthier if I ever try again. Should have just bought an acoustic. We actually already had an acoustic. Again, too good for it. At least I sold the amp.

When I got the guitar, I could already read/write/play piano music -- private lessons as kid. I could also do bass clarinet and clarinet from high school band. The lack of structure killed me.

Other wasted stuff: sort of my undergraduate and graduate degrees. I work a job that requires a community college diploma (2 or 3 years) for 1/3 the tuition of the undergrad. Degree probably got me a leg up on the competition, but screwed it up by setting my expectations too high.

I also have a bunch of shirts and pants that I've worn once or twice then didn't like anymore. At $20-$50 a pop, they add up. One suit for $300 that's been worn once -- I just graduated college and needed a suit, didn't know 3 button oversized suits weren't for me. Overcompensated on second suit with pants that barely fit.

 

[crownjules]

A couple hundred bucks in Warmachine stuff (rule book, figures, paints). I base coated most of them and did some basic paint work on a whole bunch, but they've sat untouched for a few years. Never once played a game with them.