Aside from a property, what is the most expensive thing you have bought?

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My first car, three years ago – a Toyota Verso.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 2 May 2020 source ↗

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Ruth Jones Welsh actress, producer, and writer
A bed from Savoir Beds. People spend loads of money on cars, but spend more of their lives sleeping than driving. The maths is wrong, if you ask me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 3 November 2018 source ↗
Douglas Stuart Scottish fashion designer and novelist
My creative freedom. I was the creative director of a large fashion brand when I packed it all in to pursue my writing.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2023 source ↗
Shane MacGowan Irish singer-songwriter
I had this idiotic manager for a while who got me an Armani suit and then got the money off me.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 18 December 2021 source ↗

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