NationStates Jolt Archive

I'm bored. Time to make a thread about cars.

Here is the deal: I post a number of price ranges, and you post which car you would buy in it. You only get to pick one...that's the hard part. Then, hopefully, someone will savagely attack your choice and we'll have an argument on our hands. And it can be a used or classic car, if you want. It can even be a bike or a truck, if you're that way inclined.

Section 1:
< US$15,000, €12,000, £9000, A$20,000

My pick
A B5 Audi A4 with engine mods and Kerscher bodykit. Sorta like this:
http://www.kerscher-tuning.de/images/dynpic.php?file=L2hvbWUva2Vyc2NkY3ovd3d3LmtlcnNjaGVyLXR1bmluZy5kZS8va2Fyb3NzZXJpZS9ncmFmaWtlbi9hdWRp L2F1ZGlfYTRfYjVfaGVja19obF81MDAuanBn

Section 2:
Up to US$45,000, €35,000, £24,000, A$60,000

My pick
Mitsubishi Evo IX - I don't care about questionable interior quality, nor about the dodgy looks. I do know however that this is one of the fastest "real-world" vehicles around. It'll scare the living shit out of anyone. It'll make delivering pizzas a whole new experience.

Section 3:
Up to US$90,000, €70,000, £48,000, A$120,000

My pick
A used 996 Porsche GT3. I might have to shop around for a bit to find a good one, but if I do (http://www.carsales.com.au/pls/carsales/!cs_content.dealer_vehicle?vehicle_id=2557345&current_rec=2&total_rec=9&sort_type=3&make_id=48&keyword=GT3&search_distance=25)...look out world. :p
http://images.carsales.com.au/dealer/carsales/3370947.jpg

Section 4: Unlimited funds. Yay!

My pick
That's difficult, there is many an awesome car out there. Perhaps surprisingly, I pick the Lamborghini Gallardo (rather than the Murcielago LP640, which I love also, but isn't practical enough for every day use). I'll drive it every day, everywhere. I'll deliver pizzas in it. I'll love it more than any human. :D

My dream car:

http://store.prostores.com/butchsdiecastcars/catalog/ert33145-1.jpg

1963 Corvette Stingray, split-window coupe.

Black, of course.

Anyone got about 35,000 dollars I can borrow?

None. I don't have that kind of money to waste on a toy.

None. I don't have that kind of money to waste on a toy.

Even hypothetically?

Irish gals dont dig cars?

Even hypothetically?

Irish gals dont dig cars?

Some might... me, I can only tell cars apart by colour.

at all price ranges, i'd just get one of these

http://img.meinestadt.de/pix/neuwagen/honda-civic-2006-1.jpg

cos all i want in a car is something that can get me from A to B in relative comfort and ease. i'd just pocket the spare money left over at the higher price-levels ;) :D (it costs about £16k new iirc)

Some might... me, I can only tell cars apart by colour.

What if I offered to take you for a ride to the malt shop, so we could look uber-cool to all of the squares?

Section 4: Unlimited funds. Yay!

My pick
That's difficult, there is many an awesome car out there. Perhaps surprisingly, I pick the Lamborghini Gallardo (rather than the Murcielago LP640, which I love also, but isn't practical enough for every day use). I'll drive it every day, everywhere. I'll deliver pizzas in it. I'll love it more than any human. :D

The fastest car I can get. make it black w/ shaded windows and get the car made bulletproof and fireproof. and waterproof...

What if I offered to take you for a ride to the malt shop, so we could look uber-cool to all of the squares?

I usually prefer walking. People who need cars to look cool don't understand "cool" in my experience :D

The new 2007 Chevy Silverado 4x4 extended cab. Awesome truck. Leather interior, fully loaded

I usually prefer walking. People who need cars to look cool don't understand "cool" in my experience :D

Youre making it very difficult to fuel my male-monkey-macho sub-brain.

Its a guy thing...

What if we go for the ride, and while enjoying thr malts...try really hard not look like were trying to look cool?

Work with me, here! :)

Am I the only one who spends his spare time dreaming up lists like that? :eek:

Section 1:
US$15,000, €12,000, £9000, A$20,000

A Pug 306GTi6. Hot hatch fun. :)

http://www.carsales.com.au/pls/carsales/!cs_content.private_vehicle?total_rec=4&search_distance=500&selected_model=4&vehicle_id=3505772&keyword=gti6&model_id=13&state_id=-1&current_rec=1&search_type=20&used_rec=0&make_id=11&category_id=3

http://images.carsales.com.au/private/1601345-thumb.jpg

Section 2:
Up to US$45,000, €35,000, £24,000, A$60,000

A Mazda RX7 FD series. Sweeet. :)

http://www.carsales.com.au/pls/carsales/!cs_content.private_vehicle?total_rec=114&search_distance=500&selected_model=34&vehicle_id=3475892&selected_region=0&state_id=-1&current_rec=13&search_type=20&model_id=291&used_rec=10&make_id=7&category_id=3

http://images.carsales.com.au/private/1599437-thumb.jpg

Section 3:
Up to US$90,000, €70,000, £48,000, A$120,000

A Porsche Boxster S. Sweet handling summer fun. :)

http://www.carsales.com.au/pls/carsales/!cs_content.dealer_vehicle?vehicle_id=3464439&current_rec=28&total_rec=56&sort_type=1&make_id=48&model_id=302&state_id=-1&search_distance=500

http://images.carsales.com.au/dealer/5332336-thumb.jpg

Section 4:
Unlimited funds. Yay!

A Porsche 911 (993) Turbo S. The last of the air cooled beasts. :)

http://www.supercarworld.com/cgi-bin/showgeneral.cgi?152

http://www.supercarworld.com/images/thumbs/152b.jpg http://www.supercarworld.com/images/thumbs/152c.jpg

That ought to keep me happy for a while. :)

Had to add a couple more piccies. :)

http://www.topspeed.com/IMG/crop-405x340/turbos_jpg.jpg

http://www.topspeed.com/IMG/crop-158x87/turbos2_jpg.jpg

http://www.topspeed.com/IMG/crop-158x87/turbos5_jpg.jpg

http://www.topspeed.com/IMG/crop-158x87/turbos6_jpg.jpg

http://www.topspeed.com/IMG/crop-158x87/turbos7_jpg.jpg

http://www.topspeed.com/cars/porsche/porsche-911-turbo-s-993-ar1011.html

oh come on! not a BOXTER!!! you can do better than that with that money, thats a poor excuse for a Porsche, if u cant get a good one, get something else

I pick motorcycle, woo hoo.

oh come on! not a BOXTER!!! you can do better than that with that money, thats a poor excuse for a Porsche, if u cant get a good one, get something else

I chose a 911 for my no limits car, so I went for a bit of variety with the Boxster in the lower category.

Bleh, I hate cars. I don't even have a driving license I dislike them so much.

£9000
Argh, choices, choices. If I could face looking like a hairdresser, a Mazda MX-5. If not, then something a like the Alfa 147. A good, everyday car, that looks brilliant as well.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e283/Slippery__Jim/media.jpg

£24,000
The Mazda RX-8. This is one of the best handing cars in the class, looks good and is vaguely practical as well.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e283/Slippery__Jim/media-1.jpg

£48,000
Mercedes SL. I'd want the 55 AMG, but would probably be lucky to get one for the price, so I'll take the 500 instead.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e283/Slippery__Jim/media-2.jpg

Unlimited funds. Yay!
No doubt about it: the Aston Martin DB9.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e283/Slippery__Jim/astondb9-1.jpg

These choices are subject to change at a moments notice. :p

Youre making it very difficult to fuel my male-monkey-macho sub-brain.

Its a guy thing...

What if we go for the ride, and while enjoying thr malts...try really hard not look like were trying to look cool?

Work with me, here! :)

We do have a problem here... see, what you would need for this kind of scenario is a bimbo, preferable with bleached hair and stuffed bra. And in a skimpy outfit. :p

If I could help it, I'd suffice with a bicycle, and do something better with the money I save..
I could live almost 2 years from €12k..

Tiger Tank!

http://www.artcarfest.com/images/vehicles/bumper.car.jpg

That'll teach 'em.

For all four categories, I'll take a 1974 goat-vomit-green Yugo. The best part is that it has a rear window warmer, so your hands don't freeze while you push the car.

A Triumph Herald. Class.

Answers change from moment to moment, this is now. (redone because forum collapse ate my response...)
Section 1:
< US$15,000,

A Triumph TR-3 (http://www.thefreewheelers.net/images/autos/carshow2001/large/1962_Triumph_TR-3B.jpg). It's just damn classy.

That's providing I can't find a good Porsche 914-6 (http://www.allsportauto.com/photoautre2/porsche/914/6/1970_porsche_914_6_17_m.jpg)

Section 2:
Up to US$45,000,

Here I'm saving a bit of money and get me a early model Porsche 930 (http://www.porschemania.it/evoturbo/P201.jpg). The untamed beast.

That is, again, providing I can't find a Porsche 914-6 GT (http://mk23.image.pbase.com/u7/9146gt/large/22201927.9146GTOrange72dpi.jpg) at that price, probably couldn't...

Section 3:
Up to US$90,000

I'm going to cheat here a little and use the money saved from the last section and get a car that satisfies my sports car side and my dirty hippie side, and get a Tesla Sports Car (http://www.teslamotors.com/index.php?js_enabled=1). Basicly an electric Elise. I'm all about it.

Section 4: Unlimited funds. Yay!

I'm going to have to go with a Porsche 904 GTS (http://www.clearlight.com/~aei/brawicz/pebble-beach/Porsche904GTS-f.JPG) Last of the streetable race cars. I missed the pure club racer days, the cars where all you needed was a set of tires and your street car was a race car.

Section 1:
< US$15,000, €12,000, £9000, A$20,000

Honda Civic. For the price, it is one of the more interesting looking cars on the market to me. And Hondas' reliability is hard to beat.

Section 2:
Up to US$45,000, €35,000, £24,000, A$60,000

I'd actually save some cash with this choice; A new Mustang GT. I'd use the rest of the money to add on some lighter wheels and a blower. Gotta have a blower.

Section 3:
Up to US$90,000, €70,000, £48,000, A$120,000

One of three cars; A new Corvette C7 Z06, a Split-window 1963 Corvette, or a 1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda in Plum Crazy. Assuming you can actually find either of the second two cars for that little.

Section 4: Unlimited funds. Yay!

Ooooh, so many choices. A Talbot Lago is one of my dreamcars. An Auburn or a 12-cylinder Duesenberg, maybe a Saleen S7. An original Shelby Cobra.

A Talbot Lago is one of my dreamcars. An Auburn or a 12-cylinder Duesenberg,

All class, I saw a '33 Talbot Lago go for $3.25 million last year at the Monterey Historics, it was gorgous. We happened to be around when it cruised by.

My grandpa had a boattail Auburn, but my grandma tree'd it.

I dig the art deco tear drop cars.

My pick:
The one with shoelaces and soles. ;)

All class, I saw a '33 Talbot Lago go for $3.25 million last year at the Monterey Historics, it was gorgous. We happened to be around when it cruised by.

My grandpa had a boattail Auburn, but my grandma tree'd it.

I dig the art deco tear drop cars.

Yeah, they crafted cars with style back then. You ever been to the Auburn Museum in Indiana? I have to carry a towel and a bucket when I've gone because I tend to drool at all those rolling artworks.

3 plus? Shee-it, the price just keeps getting further and further out of reach.

Holy crap, wrecked his Speedster? Isn't that a divorcable offense in some areas? ;)

Yeah, they crafted cars with style back then. 3 plus? The price just keeps getting further and further out of reach......

That's nothing compared to what the 50s Testarosa went for this year...
Holy crap, wrecked his Speedster? Isn't that a divorcable offense in some areas? ;)
No one could say after that that he didn't truly love her :p

Section 1:
< US$15,000, €12,000, £9000, A$20,000

There's piss all new at this range, so I'm going to go with a late-90s Impreza WRX STi

Section 2:
Up to US$45,000, €35,000, £24,000, A$60,000

Caterham 7 Superlight R300

Section 3:
Up to US$90,000, €70,000, £48,000, A$120,000

Could probably stretch to a second hand TVR I imagine...

Section 4: Unlimited funds. Yay!

Pagani Zonda. Every. Single. Day.



Problem with this is that the exchangew rate doesn't account for the difference in price that comes with having a currency worth nearly twice the dollar...

'Interestingly' enough, my dad just got a new car...

Ok here is my $.02

First section- Honda Civic. Reason - The absolutely huge array of aftermarket performace products, but who are we kidding it is still a Civic.

Section 2 - Dodge Charger SRT8. I know it isn't exactly PC, but nothing gets your juices flowing like a car with an agressive stance, a growling exaust note, and insane acceleration, all in a vehichle you can cart your family around in. Oh, and can you say Hemi?

Section 3 - The new 'Vette is hard to beat there but I think the Cadillac CTS-V would be more practical.

Section 4 - This is hard but a Maybach 57s would do the trick...

I like your choices. Though I think I'd trade up on the Charger to a SRT-8 300C. Just my preferences though.

I've long had a crush on the mercedes gullwing:
http://www.okcconcours.com/images/gallery/MBGull-Mnsn-Comp.jpg

or maybe this one:
http://www.automotoportal.com/media/images/vijesti/060514002.jpg

but I would probably buy a mini cooper with hybrid technology

I've always had a thing for this car:
http://www.dragtimes.com/images/7400-1994-Mitsubishi-3000GT.jpg

Bugatti (http://www.bugatti.com/bugatti/flash/index.html?langString=en)Model = Veyron. 1000 horse power. 16 cylinders. $1,500,000.00 U.S.

Bugatti (http://www.bugatti.com/bugatti/flash/index.html?langString=en)Model = Veyron. 1000 horse power. 16 cylinders. $1,500,000.00 U.S.

Model Bugatti Veyron 16.4
Engine 7993cc, 16 cylinders in a W
Power 1001bhp @ 6000rpm
Torque 922 lb ft @ 2200rpm
Transmission 7-speed DSG, manual and auto
Fuel 11.7mpg (combined)
CO2 574g/km
Acceleration 0-62mph: 2.5sec
Top speed 253mph
Price £810,345
Rating Five stars
Verdict Deserves 12 stars. Simply as good — and as fast — as it gets

Clarksons review (http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1890873,00.html)

http://www.encore-limousine.com/images/chauffeur.jpg


I'm allowed to buy a chauffeur, right? I can't drive...

Section 1:
< US$15,000, €12,000, £9000, A$20,000
Buell XB12R $10,495

11.43 @ 117.5

http://www.diseno-art.com/images/Buell_XB12R_Firebolt.jpg

Section 2:
Up to US$45,000, €35,000, £24,000, A$60,000
Chevrolet SSR just a hair under the 45k budget
15.9 at 87 mph
http://www.diseno-art.com/images/SSR_side.jpg

Section 3:
Up to US$90,000, €70,000, £48,000, A$120,000
Caterham CSR 260
ENGINE:
Cosworth 2.3-litre Ford Duratec Max power: 260 bhp
Maximum Speed: 155mph
0-60 3.1 seconds

£37,000 factory Build

http://www.webwombat.com.au/motoring/news_reports/images/caterham-csr-4.JPG

Section 4: Unlimited funds. Yay!


Britten

http://www.ultimatejourney.com/NZ2.Britten.jpg

1983 Honda Civic with bumper stickers and dents is too expensive for me at the moment.

Model Bugatti Veyron 16.4
Engine 7993cc, 16 cylinders in a W
Power 1001bhp @ 6000rpm
Torque 922 lb ft @ 2200rpm
Transmission 7-speed DSG, manual and auto
Fuel 11.7mpg (combined)
CO2 574g/km
Acceleration 0-62mph: 2.5sec
Top speed 253mph
Price £810,345
Rating Five stars
Verdict Deserves 12 stars. Simply as good — and as fast — as it gets

Clarksons review (http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1890873,00.html)

From behind the wheel of a Veyron, France is the size of a small coconut. I cannot tell you how fast I crossed it the other day. Because you simply wouldn’t believe me. I also cannot tell you how good this car is. I just don’t have the vocabulary. I just end up stammering and dribbling and talking wide-eyed nonsense. And everyone thinks I’m on drugs.

This car cannot be judged in the same way that we judge other cars. It meets drive-by noise and emission regulations and it can be driven by someone whose only qualification is an ability to reverse round corners and do an emergency stop. So technically it is a car. And yet it just isn’t.

Other cars are small guesthouses on the front at Brighton and the Bugatti is the Burj Al Arab. It makes even the Enzo and the Porsche Carrera GT feel slow and pointless. It is a triumph for lunacy over common sense, a triumph for man over nature and a triumph for Volkswagen over absolutely every other car maker in the world.
One can dream...

Section 1:
< US$15,000, €12,000, £9000, A$20,000
http://blogs.edmunds.com/.ee8e57c/cmd.233/embedded..ee8e57a

Section 2:
Up to US$45,000, €35,000, £24,000, A$60,000
I don't know, and I'm not in the mood to do reasearch, so.. I guess a Lexus..

Section 3:
Up to US$90,000, €70,000, £48,000, A$120,000
Some care with a weird name, who knows..

Section 4: Unlimited funds. Yay!
I'd design my own car, what the hell, why not?

Model Bugatti Veyron 16.4
Engine 7993cc, 16 cylinders in a W
Power 1001bhp @ 6000rpm
Torque 922 lb ft @ 2200rpm
Transmission 7-speed DSG, manual and auto
Fuel 11.7mpg (combined)
CO2 574g/km
Acceleration 0-62mph: 2.5sec
Top speed 253mph
Price £810,345
Rating Five stars
Verdict Deserves 12 stars. Simply as good — and as fast — as it gets

Clarksons review (http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,12529-1890873,00.html)
Two of those badasses passed within two feet of me.

Two of those badasses passed within two feet of me.

Lucky bastard! I haven't seen one in the flesh, I don't think any have been imported into Aus (or ever will be either).

Lucky bastard! I haven't seen one in the flesh, I don't think any have been imported into Aus (or ever will be either).
If anyone would bring one here, it'd be a waste. Not only does the government hate cars, but I have grown convinced that there is something in the mother milk in this country that makes people think that one buys a BMW M3 only for the prestige.

In short, it would forever remain in some garage. I went to the Brisbane motor show a while ago, and Lindsey Fox's Ferrari Collection was sitting there. I mean, it was nice to look at an F40, F50 and Enzo side by side...but I was disgusted with the fact that none of them had number plates, and none of them were being thrashed out on the road.

Arrg, people with money but no sense annoy me.

If anyone would bring one here, it'd be a waste. Not only does the government hate cars, but I have grown convinced that there is something in the mother milk in this country that makes people think that one buys a BMW M3 only for the prestige.

In short, it would forever remain in some garage. I went to the Brisbane motor show a while ago, and Lindsey Fox's Ferrari Collection was sitting there. I mean, it was nice to look at an F40, F50 and Enzo side by side...but I was disgusted with the fact that none of them had number plates, and none of them were being thrashed out on the road.

Arrg, people with money but no sense annoy me.

they aren't all like that. The guy that owns Chezoom, uses it as a daily driver.

But yeah, I don't understand people who buy a car then put it on display. Drive the damned thing already!

If anyone would bring one here, it'd be a waste. Not only does the government hate cars, but I have grown convinced that there is something in the mother milk in this country that makes people think that one buys a BMW M3 only for the prestige.

In short, it would forever remain in some garage. I went to the Brisbane motor show a while ago, and Lindsey Fox's Ferrari Collection was sitting there. I mean, it was nice to look at an F40, F50 and Enzo side by side...but I was disgusted with the fact that none of them had number plates, and none of them were being thrashed out on the road.

Arrg, people with money but no sense annoy me.

At his museum in Melbourne, he employs someone to drive each car in turn, to keep them in running order. That'd be a cool job. :)

Section 1:
< US$15,000, €12,000, £9000, A$20,000
Hmm... Don't really know. Some used car would do. Maybe a used Ford or GMC SUV.

Section 2:
Up to US$45,000, €35,000, £24,000, A$60,000
Toyota Land Cruiser 80.

Section 3:
Up to US$90,000, €70,000, £48,000, A$120,000
The same, but with lots of tuning.

Section 4: Unlimited funds. Yay!
This beauty (http://www.military.cz/russia/air/helicopters/Ka_50/ka50_en.htm).


http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/row/ka-52-81.jpg

http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/0,5538,PB64-SUQ9MTY0MDYmbnI9MQ_3_3,00.html

Lamborghini Gallardo Nera. Imagine that tailgating you at 10:30pm...

Section 1: that '69 Olds Cutlass 350 I should have.
Section 2: A '68 Mustang GT.
Section 3: A 440 Six-Pack E-Body Mopar.
Section 4: A '65 Shelby Cobra competition model. The very reason the UK has speed limits.

Section 2 - Dodge Charger SRT8. I know it isn't exactly PC, but nothing gets your juices flowing like a car with an agressive stance, a growling exaust note, and insane acceleration, all in a vehichle you can cart your family around in. Oh, and can you say Hemi?
New Charger doesn't have a Hemi. Only a '66-'71.

If anyone would bring one here, it'd be a waste. Not only does the government hate cars, but I have grown convinced that there is something in the mother milk in this country that makes people think that one buys a BMW M3 only for the prestige.

In short, it would forever remain in some garage. I went to the Brisbane motor show a while ago, and Lindsey Fox's Ferrari Collection was sitting there. I mean, it was nice to look at an F40, F50 and Enzo side by side...but I was disgusted with the fact that none of them had number plates, and none of them were being thrashed out on the road.

Arrg, people with money but no sense annoy me.

Doesn't Australia have like a 900 mile long road without a speed limit? I seem to remember a magazine taking a 911 Twin Turbo out there and jammin' it at a buck eighty the whole way.

At his museum in Melbourne, he employs someone to drive each car in turn, to keep them in running order. That'd be a cool job. :)
Yes, yes it would.
Lucky bastard! I haven't seen one in the flesh, I don't think any have been imported into Aus (or ever will be either).

Those two where actually the second and third I saw. The first I saw was going the other way on the freeway. I was going to come around and see if I could catch up to it, but I looked at the opposing on ramp and an Elise was hauling ass to catch up with it and I knew as soon as the guy in the Bugatti saw the Elise it was going to be a bit of 'game on' and there wouldn't be a prayer of seeing either in my pokey VW van...

Not bothering to match prcies I will go by Low, mid, high and unlimited.

Low
Civic SI

Mid
Subaru STI limited.

High
BMW M6

Unlimited
Bugatti Veyeron.


Wild Card.
Nissan Skyline fully modded.

they aren't all like that. The guy that owns Chezoom, uses it as a daily driver.

But yeah, I don't understand people who buy a car then put it on display. Drive the damned thing already!

Thats why I chose a caterham for option 3 They are so ugly you have to get behind the wheel to not suffer eye strain from viewing them but by all accounts a dream to drive and light enough to embarass things with far more power.

New Charger doesn't have a Hemi. Only a '66-'71.

Daimler-Chrysler is calling the new engine a Hemi, whether or not it is a true hemispherical head is rather irrelevant.

Section 1:< US$15,000, €12,000, £9000, A$20,000

An Eagle Talon TSI. Before the body-style shift (95 IIRC), as they are much cheaper allowing you to put some money into it.

Section 2: Up to US$45,000, €35,000, £24,000, A$60,000

A 1970 Chevrolette Chevelle.

Section 3: Up to US$90,000, €70,000, £48,000, A$120,000

Dodge Viper.

Section 4: Unlimited funds. Yay!

Whatever Bill Gates is driving. I mean the car he really drives, not the one the he pays the media to say he has.

Doesn't Australia have like a 900 mile long road without a speed limit? I seem to remember a magazine taking a 911 Twin Turbo out there and jammin' it at a buck eighty the whole way.

Most of the highways in the Northern Territory have unrestricted speed limits, but that's the only place in Aus that does. All the other states are limited to 100-120 km/h, depending on the road & the state, and they're vigourously enforced by police & speed cameras. Besides, the NT is more than 2000km from Melbourne. I've only been there once, a couple of years ago, but I managed to push my little Pug 306 to over 200 km/h on a nice flat, straight stretch of road.

Those two where actually the second and third I saw. The first I saw was going the other way on the freeway. I was going to come around and see if I could catch up to it, but I looked at the opposing on ramp and an Elise was hauling ass to catch up with it and I knew as soon as the guy in the Bugatti saw the Elise it was going to be a bit of 'game on' and there wouldn't be a prayer of seeing either in my pokey VW van...


Chasing a Veyron in Veronica! :D I love it. :)

there is no car i would want to buy and have to own and maintain or indenture myself to pay someone else to maintain.

i would far and away prefer to live where transportation was small scale, ran on guideways, and free to ride or nearly so, and where population didn't have to be insanely dense for it to be.

this is one of the reasons i started cameroi.

you've heard of water kingdoms and oil kingdoms; we're a micro-rail/ultralight-rail public transit 'kingdom' (without kings et c.)

=^^=
.../\...

We do have a problem here... see, what you would need for this kind of scenario is a bimbo, preferable with bleached hair and stuffed bra. And in a skimpy outfit. :p


Not this duck.

Good way to catch critters.

or the clap.

Aint my thing.

His Most Sane Lord Protector, the Imperial Majesty Bob VI (and his rubber duckie) have decreed that all cars produced in the Empire of A Lot Of Stars have tailfins to help them on their evolutionary journey to becoming true jet fighters some day.
http://www.fastcoolcars.com/images/batmobile/batmobile77.jpg

http://www.fastcoolcars.com/images/batmobile/1966alleyr.jpg

When i was a kid, the Batmobile is the car i wanted. :)

Now i will settle for anything that is easy to upkeep, low on the insurance, and has a halfway decent resale value.

Chasing a Veyron in Veronica! :D I love it. :)

She doesn't catch much. But on the twisty first few miles of Highway 9 I'm able to use local familiarity, a practiced nack for maintaining momentum and a little bit of good ol' driving experience to fill a few mirrors with red and white. Sometimes you can see the frustration and embarrassment of the other driver when they can't seem to shake an old Type II bus. Especially when they hit the rare 'straight' sections and I get out powered and yet catch back up when the road knots. It's almost more satisfying than nailing that road in something proper.

Which is not to say I wouldn't giggle with glee like a schoolgirl if I had the oportunity to hit that road in a Lotus Super 7...(I know the Caterham is basicly the same car but gradually improved, I'm a sucker for the vintage...)

By the way, I found pictures of the new HSV Clubsport R8...Aussie muscle car all the way.

Look at this, and then tell me those disgusting new Camaros aren't absolutely hidious.

http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=19403
http://img.drive.com.au/drive_images/Editorial/2006/08/18/HSV_SS1R8_m.jpg

Not a muscle car man myself, but that is a good-looking car.

By the way, I found pictures of the new HSV Clubsport R8...Aussie muscle car all the way.

Look at this, and then tell me those disgusting new Camaros aren't absolutely hidious.

http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=19403
http://img.drive.com.au/drive_images/Editorial/2006/08/18/HSV_SS1R8_m.jpg

Not a muscle car man myself, but that is a good-looking car.

I don't know man, this is one of those rare cases where I'm going to have to disagree with you, because that looks like a Lancer Evo, which I've never thought looked anything other than pedestrian. And while I think that it's ridiculous in todays oil climate for American car companies to re-introduce the muscle car, I think the new Camaro is the best looking Camaro since the original, it has that pony car street scrapper look to it, like it's itching for a fight. That's good muscle car bully good looks. If I where to buy one of those monstrosities the Camaro would be on the top of the list by a long shot.

Especially if they kept the retro-style dash fro the show car.

Unlimited funds:

The Tumbler. As seen post customization in Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins.

"Does it come in black?"

http://www.wooba.com/images/batmobile.jpg

Tumbler!! (http://www.wooba.com/images/batmobile.jpg)

I don't know man, this is one of those rare cases where I'm going to have to disagree with you, because that looks like a Lancer Evo, which I've never thought looked anything other than pedestrian. And while I think that it's ridiculous in todays oil climate for American car companies to re-introduce the muscle car, I think the new Camaro is the best looking Camaro since the original, it has that pony car street scrapper look to it, like it's itching for a fight. That's good muscle car bully good looks. If I where to buy one of those monstrosities the Camaro would be on the top of the list by a long shot.

Especially if they kept the retro-style dash fro the show car.
While the grill is tacky, the car does looks like it would jump across the table and stab you, given the chance.

I don't know man, this is one of those rare cases where I'm going to have to disagree with you, because that looks like a Lancer Evo, which I've never thought looked anything other than pedestrian. And while I think that it's ridiculous in todays oil climate for American car companies to re-introduce the muscle car, I think the new Camaro is the best looking Camaro since the original, it has that pony car street scrapper look to it, like it's itching for a fight. That's good muscle car bully good looks. If I where to buy one of those monstrosities the Camaro would be on the top of the list by a long shot.

Especially if they kept the retro-style dash fro the show car.

I have to say that I think the HSV looks pretty good. I don't like the front grill/splitter treatment, but I think the rest of it, lights, wheel arches, proportions, etc are pretty good. I wouldn't buy one either, but I think it's a pretty decent car.

<$15,000 - new Volkswagen Rabbit ($14,990)
http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/rabbit.jpg.jpg

$45,000 - BMW 525i ($43,700)
http://richmondbmw.crownauto.com/Images/Picture/2006/March/lg_06-325i(1).jpg

$90,000 - Mercedes-Benz S550 ($86,175)
http://www.dickdyeronline.com/cartimages/OBBLKS550_3.JPG

Unlimited Funds - Bentley Continental GT ($164,990)
http://www.psxextreme.com/wallpapers/psp/Bentley-Continental-GT.jpg

While the grill is tacky, the car does looks like it would jump across the table and stab you, given the chance.
The Camaro or the HSV? I actually went back and looked at the Camaro and that pointy nose is a bit much, but the rest of the car screams, "What you lookin' at? I'll cut you..."
I have to say that I think the HSV looks pretty good. I don't like the front grill/splitter treatment, but I think the rest of it, lights, wheel arches, proportions, etc are pretty good. I wouldn't buy one either, but I think it's a pretty decent car.
I think it's the grill and rear spoiler that make it look like an econo-box come racer. If it had a better grill treatment it would do wonders for the car.

But those are really matters of taste.

$45,000 - BMW 525i ($43,700)
http://richmondbmw.crownauto.com/Images/Picture/2006/March/lg_06-325i(1).jpg


My dad just got one of those, except it was a touring, and an M Sport version (he got the 525i M Sport Touring). Very nice car.

My dad just got one of those, except it was a touring, and an M Sport version (he got the 525i M Sport Touring). Very nice car.

I want to be your dad...





....now that doesn't sound right at all...

I want to be your dad...





....now that doesn't sound right at all...

No, no it doesn't :P

This is pretty much what it looks like, except his is a gunmetal grey colour:
http://www.germancarfans.com/news/2040819.006/2040819.006.1L.jpg

The Camaro or the HSV? I actually went back and looked at the Camaro and that pointy nose is a bit much, but the rest of the car screams, "What you lookin' at? I'll cut you..."

I think it's the grill and rear spoiler that make it look like an econo-box come racer. If it had a better grill treatment it would do wonders for the car.

But those are really matters of taste.

That's essentially what it is, so you've hit the nail on the head there.

No, no it doesn't :P

This is pretty much what it looks like, except his is a gunmetal grey colour:
http://www.germancarfans.com/news/2040819.006/2040819.006.1L.jpg

Nice. If I had to get a wagon I'd be torn between the Audi RS4 or the WRX wagon. The latter comes from Gran Turismo 1 where I took one all the way to the last championship. Everytime I passed a Viper or Corvette I'd say, "I got groceries and the family dog in the back, too, bitches!"

I saw one of the new RS4 coupes on Hwy 17 the other day, man it looked fantastic. I think it wanted my lunch money...

Lincoln Town Car

http://www.bahwan.com/ford/lincon.jpg

Ok, so how do I post the picture instead of the link? I did it once but don't remember how.

That's essentially what it is, so you've hit the nail on the head there.
I have a love hate with that. On one hand, that's pure hot rodding. I have to remember that the Nova didn't come with a V8, people added one. That Model Ts wheren't supposed to be hot rods, etc. So taking an economical car and pounding it out is pure, no matter who made the car first. etc.

But on the other hand...I guess I'm a snob, because I can't come up with a good rational. rats.

Lincoln Town Car

http://www.bahwan.com/ford/lincon.jpg

Ok, so how do I post the picture instead of the link? I did it once but don't remember how.

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Lincoln Town Car

[img]http://www.bahwan.com/ford/lincon.jpg

Ok, so how do I post the picture instead of the link? I did it once but don't remember how.

Like that?

Thanks.

The Camaro or the HSV? I actually went back and looked at the Camaro and that pointy nose is a bit much, but the rest of the car screams, "What you lookin' at? I'll cut you..."
The Camaro.

The HSV screams meh.

Nice. If I had to get a wagon I'd be torn between the Audi RS4 or the WRX wagon. The latter comes from Gran Turismo 1 where I took one all the way to the last championship. Everytime I passed a Viper or Corvette I'd say, "I got groceries and the family dog in the back, too, bitches!"

I saw one of the new RS4 coupes on Hwy 17 the other day, man it looked fantastic. I think it wanted my lunch money...

Haha, nice one! :cool: I actually preferred to Rex wagon in GT1 too. Even though it was heavier than the sedan/coupe, it was lighter in the rear, so it was bit tail happier & understeered less.

Haha, nice one! :cool: I actually preferred to Rex wagon in GT1 too. Even though it was heavier than the sedan/coupe, it was lighter in the rear, so it was bit tail happier & understeered less.

That was the best! Before I did a race mod on the car I refused to put slicks on it on principle and you could so easily glide that car around turns and then gently flick it into the next. It made the replays a thing of beauty. They where the only ones I would watch other than the TVR Griffith which was dialed so tight that it highlighted a flaw in the games physics-it would literally tip its inside tires in the air and go through the turn leaned like that at a 45 degree angle. It was hilarious to watch.

I have a love hate with that. On one hand, that's pure hot rodding. I have to remember that the Nova didn't come with a V8, people added one. That Model Ts wheren't supposed to be hot rods, etc. So taking an economical car and pounding it out is pure, no matter who made the car first. etc.

But on the other hand...I guess I'm a snob, because I can't come up with a good rational. rats.

I know what you mean. I like the way you can have a hotted up version of the family car, and they're usually pretty good value for money because of it.

On the other hand, there's nothing like a car that's been purposely designed from the beginning to be good to drive. It's almost always going to be a better handling device, because there were less engineering compromises made along the way.

I know what you mean. I like the way you can have a hotted up version of the family car, and they're usually pretty good value for money because of it.

On the other hand, there's nothing like a car that's been purposely designed from the beginning to be good to drive. It's almost always going to be a better handling device, because there were less engineering compromises made along the way.

Right! That-more of the engineering goes to go rather than to hauling groceries.

That was the best! Before I did a race mod on the car I refused to put slicks on it on principle and you could so easily glide that car around turns and then gently flick it into the next. It made the replays a thing of beauty. They where the only ones I would watch other than the TVR Griffith which was dialed so tight that it highlighted a flaw in the games physics-it would literally tip its inside tires in the air and go through the turn leaned like that at a 45 degree angle. It was hilarious to watch.

I never really got into the replays. The only ones I would watch were when I'd get the perfect drift through a corner, or I'd do some outrageous slide, but somehow manage to catch it, or if I'd have a spectacular lose.

Then I'd save it to show my brother later on. :p

My dad just got one of those, except it was a touring, and an M Sport version (he got the 525i M Sport Touring). Very nice car.

Cool. :)

My dad almost bought one himself, but he opted for a BMW X5 instead. :rolleyes:

<$15,000 - new Volkswagen Rabbit ($14,990)
http://media.popularmechanics.com/images/rabbit.jpg.jpg
VW Rabbit?

That's a Golf. What on earth made VW think that 'rabbit' would be a good change of name in whatever market you're in?

VW Rabbit?

That's a Golf. What on earth made VW think that 'rabbit' would be a good change of name in whatever market you're in?

They're trying to rekindle the old image of the Rabbit in the US. When it was called a Rabbit here it was the ulitmate in-expensive car, it was economical, well built, and still actually fun to drive. As of late Volkswagen has had a misguided attempt to move up market and now they're trying to go back to thier old image of cheap reliable cars that are fun to drive, so they go back to the name Rabbit.

And really, in all honesty, is it really that much worse than the name "Golf?" I mean, really? At least Rabbit implies something correct about the car, small, light, rapid, um...mulitlies...

They're even set to re-introduce the Sirocco. That should be interesting...

They're even set to re-introduce the Sirocco. That should be interesting...
http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,689363,00.jpg
That's the "IROC" (http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/0609_volkswagen_iroc_concept/) concept, which they reckon they'll use.

Someone bring back the Corrado VR6!

http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,689363,00.jpg
That's the "IROC" (http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/0609_volkswagen_iroc_concept/) concept, which they reckon they'll use.
Very...um...sci fi...

Someone bring back the Corrado VR6!
Amen, brother. I talked a friend into getting one of those, what a fuckin' kick. I talked another into getting a GTi VR6. I talk friends into getting VR6s to live vicariously through, it seems. Now I need to find someone to talk into buying an R32....

http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,689363,00.jpg
That's the "IROC" (http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/0609_volkswagen_iroc_concept/) concept, which they reckon they'll use.

Someone bring back the Corrado VR6!

That IROC is very cool, I hope they do make it. :cool:

My Aunt & Uncle had a Scirocco almost identical to the one at the end of the IROC article.

Wasn't the Corrado an evolution of the Scirocco?

Wasn't the Corrado an evolution of the Scirocco?
Yeah, a bit heavier, but apparently still awesome. And although I don't think there are any for sale in Oz, Evo Magazine from Britain says the Corrado VR6 is one of the best cars ever made, alongside the Delta Integrale (no shit, I once almost travelled to Toowoomba to have a look at an unregistered LHD one, only 17K...) and other such classics.

When I heard about it, and then found out there were none (or almost none) in Oz, I was so angry with this place. Almost as angry as when I finally found 1st generation Elises for sale - for more than 60K. :headbang:

EDIT:
DAMN! (http://www.carsales.com.au/pls/carsales/!cs_content.private_vehicle?total_rec=22&search_distance=25&price_max=20000&vehicle_id=2903916&keyword=Quattro&model_id=114&selected_model=7&state_id=-1&current_rec=14&search_type=20&used_rec=4&make_id=24&category_id=3)
A 280HP Quattro A4 for $10,800? What in hell's name is wrong with that car? Apart from the road worthy certificate, I guess.

Yeah, a bit heavier, but apparently still awesome. And although I don't think there are any for sale in Oz, Evo Magazine from Britain says the Corrado VR6 is one of the best cars ever made, alongside the Delta Integrale (no shit, I once almost travelled to Toowoomba to have a look at an unregistered LHD one, only 17K...) and other such classics.

When I heard about it, and then found out there were none (or almost none) in Oz, I was so angry with this place. Almost as angry as when I finally found 1st generation Elises for sale - for more than 60K. :headbang:

Sadly, that's the reality of living so far from Europe. There's no excuse for not getting the better Japanese cars though. Hopefully scrapping the ADRs will help that situation.

Almost as angry as when I finally found 1st generation Elises for sale - for more than 60K. :headbang:


At least you get first gen Elises without having to put Acura engines in them.

My dream car is the Honda Fit.
It might just be the greatest thing on the planet.

$15,000

Get a rolling shell FD for about two thousand, spend the rest on a bridge ported 13B single turbo and anything else it needs. That, or a DSM. True cheap speed. Or a turbo'd 'Busa

$45,000
Toss up between C5 Z06, Supra, Skyline, 2002 Trans Am Firehawk, 2006 GTO, E46 M3, 2004 SVT Cobra...note, thats just the car, some of them would require alot more with the mods I'd want

$90,000
C6 Z06 'Vette, Drag Radials, Intake/Longtubes/Exhaust/Tune...maybe some spray

Unlimited Funds
Twin Turbo Ford GT, either a first gen Monte Carlo or 'Maro SS with a 572, Lambo Murcielago, Enzo Ferrari, C5 or C6 Z06 'Vette with an LSx based 454, massive single turbo Supra, probably more that I will think of later.

I'm looking at Jeep Commander's right now. I'm liking them.

<15k

I'd get a 1969 Camaro Z28 and do the resto work myself (I'm a former mechanic)

<45k

The new Camaro when it comes out next year, if not, 2006 Mustang GT

(yeah, I like old school)

<90k
gonna have to think that one over.. Do they still make an equivalent to the BMW 7i?