A 6'8" client wants a private jet he can stand in, but his $5 million budget won't cut it. Steve Varsano explains that only the largest jets like Boeing Business Jets cost $20-30 million and offer full cabin height. At $10 million, the Gulfstream G5 and Bombardier Global Express both require ducking.
Hey Steve, I want to buy a private jet, one that I can fit in. Wow, how tall are you? I'm 6'8". What's your budget?
$5 million. This is a longer story, maybe take a seat here, come on. Actually, the only airplane you're going to be able to stand up in is like a BBJ, Boeing Business Jet, or an ACJ, an Airbus Business Jet.
All right, and what's the cheapest one of those? And you can get them down from $20 million to $30 million.
That's not in my budget, Steve. Can you help me in any other way? Do you think you can stretch it to $10 million?
Yeah, I can try.
All right, let me put $10 million in. What's the longest trip you're really going to need?
I just need to go across the United States.
So these are the two options you have here, the Gulfstream G5 and the Bombardier Global Express. You can come over here and you can see actually how tall you are inside this airplane.
So I've gotta walk like this whenever I go in my jet.
Either you're gonna duck walking in the airplane for $10 million or you're gonna put another $10 million in and we're gonna extend the height up to a new airplane. Fuck, I'll duck. If you did have another $10 million, this is the BBJ you could get. That is the height difference of the BBJ to the Gulfstream and Bombardier.
Okay, yeah, this is more like it. Think you can find another $10 million? Yeah, we'll see what we can do. Good luck.
