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Excluding property, what is the most expensive thing you have ever bought?

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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's weekly The Q&A repeatedly uses this standing prompt, with minor contractions and word-order variation.

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Jonnie Peacock British athlete
A fast Golf car. I got rid of it after about six months because it kept depreciating in value.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 January 2018 source ↗
Billy Porter American actor and singer
I bought my BMW in 2014 with cash, because I was bankrupt and had no credit. But I was in Kinky Boots, so I was finally making some money.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 January 2021 source ↗
Julie Hesmondhalgh English actress and narrator
An old camper van that has cost me more in repairs than my house, my wedding and all the holidays I’ve ever been on.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 17 February 2018 source ↗
Three mature palm trees. We restored a property in Italy that had been derelict and I needed to make it look established as quickly as I could.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 11 October 2025 source ↗

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