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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:33:18 PM EST
If you could be given any car, what would it be?
Here are the rules (cause everyone likes rules, right?), 1. You are financially responsible for maintaining the car, gas, insurance, repairs etc. The car was free but nothing else. 2. You cannot sell the car to buy a cheaper car and have money left over. 3. This is a car that you would drive to enjoy and not just look at the damn thing. 4. A car that you would have in your possession for the rest of your life. My wife and I make a good living but if someone gave me a Porsche 918, I'd have to sell it, could never afford to keep it. My pick, Porsche 997.2 GT3 RS. The last of the Mezger built engine 911s and before they went to electric steering. I've not driven one of these but they look and sound amazing.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:34:12 PM EST
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:34:31 PM EST
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AC Cobra. Probably just a kit car.
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:34:51 PM EST
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:35:18 PM EST
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1967 427 L88 corvette, would drive the shit out of it
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:35:54 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 1967 427 L88 corvette, would drive the shit out of it That's a badass for sure. |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:36:25 PM EST
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:36:33 PM EST
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McLaren 720S in blue green metallic.
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:36:36 PM EST
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:37:44 PM EST
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Probably a Porsche 991 GTS. Just not in yellow.
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:37:53 PM EST
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:38:00 PM EST
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I am pretty happy with this: pretty much as fast as a GT3, but more comfortable for every-day driving.
ETA: it was never really my “dream car” before I got it, but now I realize that it probably is - given how impractical many dream cars would actually be to own.  
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:38:12 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: McLaren 720S in blue green metallic. Love the McLarens but they're reliability and maintenance costs scare me. |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:38:26 PM EST
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I’d like to have my 78 chevy monza with 350 back that my brother totalled.
Or I’d go for a comet with police package. |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:38:43 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: AC Cobra. Probably just a kit car. This, although I'd prefer the real deal in a perfect world. |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:39:10 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I am pretty happy with this: pretty much as fast as a GT3, but more comfortable for every-day driving. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/1715/DCC537D5-D131-4587-B7C9-901149300189-1024228.jpg Yeah, as I get older, not sure how a GT3 RS would be to DD, I'm told they are very stiff. |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:39:32 PM EST
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'67 or '68 Mercury Cougar for me.
Either that or an early Bronco (rust issues notwithstanding) |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:40:27 PM EST
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1969 Camaro Z28 with JL8 rear disc brake package and factory crossram and headers in the trunk.
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:40:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I am pretty happy with this: pretty much as fast as a GT3, but more comfortable for every-day driving. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/1715/DCC537D5-D131-4587-B7C9-901149300189-1024228.jpg Yeah but it's yellow.   In keeping with the thread I'd also pick a Porsche Turbo. I'm honestly not sure what year. The turbos always seem to hold up the best, as we've seen with them avoiding the IMS bearing. I think the newer the better as far as future parts availability goes, but an older manual one would tick all the boxes. |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:40:35 PM EST
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1955 Porsche 550 Spyder
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:40:58 PM EST
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2015 Scion FR-S Release Series 1.0, with a manual transmission. I love the screaming yellow paint.
Since I have to maintain it and provide for the insurance, this is the best I can do. But it's still a cool car. |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:40:59 PM EST
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AMX 3
 
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:41:32 PM EST
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:41:36 PM EST
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My dream car has always been the RUF CTR. I'll take the 2017 version, thank you!
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:41:47 PM EST
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Given the criteria (which eliminates some really fun cars, but fair enough), I'd choose something big, ugly and slow but fun.
Something like this would be a hoot: 
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:42:03 PM EST
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Easy.
Ferrari Daytona Spyder, any year.  |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:42:31 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah, as I get older, not sure how a GT3 RS would be to DD, I'm told they are very stiff. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I am pretty happy with this: pretty much as fast as a GT3, but more comfortable for every-day driving. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/1715/DCC537D5-D131-4587-B7C9-901149300189-1024228.jpg Yeah, as I get older, not sure how a GT3 RS would be to DD, I'm told they are very stiff. That’s my impression. The whole GT2, GT3 and GT3RS lineup of cars seem like they would be awesome to take to a track, but a lot less comfortable to just go for a nice drive in. Something like a GTS or a Turbo seems like it is “fast enough” for anything you want, but still a somewhat reasonable daily driver. I use the GTS as a daily driver, so it’s all about driving to work, going to the grocery store and post office, etc. ... but it is still a ridiculously fast car, if you want to use it that way, or take it to a track. |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:42:33 PM EST
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911 Turbo S cabriolet
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:42:42 PM EST
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Something equivalent to a street legal trophy or stadium super truck
Supercars or nice, but I want something that would be a bit more forgiving while wringing it out |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:43:19 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My dream car has always been the RUF CTR. I'll take the 2017 version, thank you! https://s.aolcdn.com/dims-global/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/1049x590/quality/80/https://s.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/469/484/8/S4694848/slug/l/05-2017-ruf-ctr-geneva-1.jpg Yellow 911s are the best! 
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:43:27 PM EST
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I want my HS car back. This picture is color and trim correct. My Uncle wrecked it while I was in AIT. 43 years later I'm still annoyed...
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:43:49 PM EST
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:44:06 PM EST
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While not my “dream car”, a practical dream car (if you will) for me would be a ZL1 1LE. Fast as hell and plenty capable of being a DD, coupled with easy maintenance and parts availability.
I’d probably hit a snag on the budget for tire replacement however. |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:44:35 PM EST
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The older I get the more I appreciate the way a Porsche looks
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:44:41 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah but it's yellow. I almost got it in metallic purple, but was unwilling to pay the $12k paint-to-sample fee.
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:44:51 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Yellow 911s are the best! Sure are, I never would have thought that before the CTR... 
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:45:30 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That’s my impression. The whole GT2, GT3 and GT3RS lineup of cars seem like they would be awesome to take to a track, but a lot less comfortable to just go for a nice drive in. Something like a GTS or a Turbo seems like it is “fast enough” for anything you want, but still a somewhat reasonable daily driver. I use the GTS as a daily driver, so it’s all about driving to work, going to the grocery store and post office, etc. ... but it is still a ridiculously fast car, if you want to use it that way, or take it to a track. I'm honestly thinking about hunting down a Carrera T, I'm sure it's plenty fast and comfortable. |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:45:56 PM EST
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You didn't say it had to be a new car -- so here's mine:
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:46:17 PM EST
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68 Mustang Fastback 428 Cobra jet.
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:46:40 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I want my HS car back. This picture is color and trim correct. My Uncle wrecked it while I was in AIT. 43 years later I'm still annoyed... https://cdn.barrett-jackson.com/staging/carlist/items/Fullsize/Cars/70654/70654_Side_Profile_Web.jpg I had a 62' Impala SS in high school, 327 QJ with a Power Glide. |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:46:49 PM EST
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BJ Baldwin’s K5, Loki
Or Merricks Garage K5 |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:47:05 PM EST
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Nissan GT-R under these rules. I figure it'll be more practical to maintain than a Lamborghini.
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:47:37 PM EST
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:47:44 PM EST
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1974 Ford Highboy.
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:47:49 PM EST
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Right now would be a Mclaren 720s with a tune.
Would decimate all. |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:48:33 PM EST
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 100 S. I think I could afford maintenance. How expensive is a bottle of Lucas Smoke?
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:48:36 PM EST
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"Dream Car" seems to change over the decades. I had a 911 in the 80's in SoCal and at the time I thought it fit the bill pretty well. Fast-forward 30+ years and what I consider "fun" now differs greatly from what I did for fun back then. The remote streams I go to fish now require 4WD, high-clearance, significant payload, and all sorts of things a 911 isn't capable of. If I still had my 911, I'd just sell it as it no longer fits my lifestyle even though it was my 'dream car' back in the day.
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:48:40 PM EST
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991.2 GT3 with the 991.1 sportdesign kit.
Basically this  With gt3 internals and badged as "911" and in Carmine Red. |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:48:55 PM EST
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Lambo Murcielago Spyder
Will probally end up with an R8 instead. Oh well.?? |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:48:55 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 911 Turbo S cabriolet I just eye-fucked one of these on the Bentley used car lot in Charlotte. (I was in the Hilton next door, not shopping...) White over red. 2019 stickered for $179k. Not a cab fan but it was pretty sexy. Me, I’m a coupe guy. GT3 Touring.  TC |
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Posted: 4/27/2020 2:49:04 PM EST
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Morgan roadster. Still in production so parts and service are not a problem.
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