What is your favourite car?

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ElFenix

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That's quirky what is it?

sunbeam tiger



i wonder if a ford 302 would fit in one? although i suppose for value you'd keep the 260 in there. 302 would make a good alpine mod, maybe
 
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TheSlamma

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My dad had one of those when I was young.. some lady had her cat in her car, jumped on the floorboard and distracted her.. that was the end of his Tiger.. he misses it every day.
 

JTsyo

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I probably change my mind weekly, but I've told my wife for her to expect me to buy a 2011 Porsche GTS when I go through my mid-life crisis in 20 years.

Why buy a 20 year old car?

Think it's still a concept:
 
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BurnItDwn

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Might be better to have this thread in the Garage forum....

Personally, I know it wouldn't be very practical, but I think the Ariel Atom would be by far the most fun to drive.... ideally the Atom 500, but I'd settle for the smaller engine as it would still be a fvcking insanely fast car.


As far as best looking/style combined with great handling and power to weight watio .... I think I'd love a Lotus Evora


As far as best supercar to also use on the roads .... I'd take a Caddy CTS-V over any BMW or Benz, or even better, a new ZR1.... all the comforts of an american car, but enough power to destroy the flying spaghetti monster and magnificent handling.... what a great car ...


Otherwise, from the 80s, Buick Grand National
from the 70s, maybe the Lancia Stratos....

I really don't have a single favorite....

Some day I will probably have a corvette or a Subaru WRX STI, but I've got another 9 years until my mid life crisis at 40... so I've got time
 

GrumpyMan

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My favorite car is the paid off one. And if it starts in the morning, even better!!!!
 

DaTT

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Here is my all time favorite-if-I-won-the-lottery-this-would-be-my-first-purchase car:

 

thegimp03

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The f50 is an amazing car, not many people even know it exists. It is my favorite among the F40, 50, 60 (Enzo)

Use to love racing the Ferrari F50 in Need for Speed 2.

For me, favorite car is the McLaren F1.
 

DrPizza

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I own my fav.


How ironic! In the background, behind that more or less useless black vehicle, is a dodge caravan. My favorite is the grand caravan. Any car that starts and runs is good for the primary use: getting from point A to point B. Yours has no utility other than that. Some people might think their vehicle helps get them laid. I'm married, so my grand caravans are N/A in that department, likewise, I believe you've mentioned a few times here that you're N/A in that department as well. Why is the grand caravan my favorite? Utility. I'm not sure who put "utility" in SUV, but they suck in comparison (I've owned both a grand cherokee & pathfinder; the pathfinder absolutely sucked donkey balls compared to the cherokee for usefulness.) I can toss 4 kayaks in/on the grand caravan and still have room for all four members of my family. I can easily toss 1500 pounds of stuff inside. Or, if I'm willing to take it easy while driving, probably up to about 2500 pounds in my older caravan. I can haul a 3500 pound boat behind it, or camper, or whatever. It's had little more than oil changes, new tires and new brakes, plus a new muffler at one point because the factory muffler split on the weld. (And this weekend, I changed a rear brake hose.) It's been abused to hell and still has made it to nearly 150,000 miles and is going strong; needs another set of rear tires though later this month.
 

HAL9000

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How ironic! In the background, behind that more or less useless black vehicle, is a dodge caravan. My favorite is the grand caravan. Any car that starts and runs is good for the primary use: getting from point A to point B. Yours has no utility other than that. Some people might think their vehicle helps get them laid. I'm married, so my grand caravans are N/A in that department, likewise, I believe you've mentioned a few times here that you're N/A in that department as well. Why is the grand caravan my favorite? Utility. I'm not sure who put "utility" in SUV, but they suck in comparison (I've owned both a grand cherokee & pathfinder; the pathfinder absolutely sucked donkey balls compared to the cherokee for usefulness.) I can toss 4 kayaks in/on the grand caravan and still have room for all four members of my family. I can easily toss 1500 pounds of stuff inside. Or, if I'm willing to take it easy while driving, probably up to about 2500 pounds in my older caravan. I can haul a 3500 pound boat behind it, or camper, or whatever. It's had little more than oil changes, new tires and new brakes, plus a new muffler at one point because the factory muffler split on the weld. (And this weekend, I changed a rear brake hose.) It's been abused to hell and still has made it to nearly 150,000 miles and is going strong; needs another set of rear tires though later this month.

Pure functionality isn't the only reason to enjoy a vehicle, aesthetics/ speed and the experience of driving the car are all important characteristics when choosing a car. Particularly if (like me) you love driving, then a Dodge Caravan will not cut it.
 

DrPizza

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Pure functionality isn't the only reason to enjoy a vehicle, aesthetics/ speed and the experience of driving the car are all important characteristics when choosing a car. Particularly if (like me) you love driving, then a Dodge Caravan will not cut it.

Speed? Oh come on. Having read through your posts, you'd probably pooh pooh anyone who drives more than 1 mph over the speed limit. Heck, it sounds like you'd be okay with putting up cameras every 50 yards along all roadways and fining anyone who ever breaks the speed limit. I agree though, some vehicles are a little more "fun" to drive, but 95% of the driving that most people do isn't the "fun" type of driving - it's commuting to and from work. In just a few weeks, the threat of a hard freeze overnight will be gone. After I get out of work, I can drive to one of the lakes with my boat and cruise around in that instead for fun. I'd reckon that 190HP in a boat on a quiet lake is a little more fun than an RX whatever it is in the middle of Queens, NYC.
 
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amdhunter

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blah blah blah.

lolol, whenever we want to actually do something useful we borrow my brother's Grand Caravan. I think it's a 1996 that he paid $900 for about 3 years and 80k miles back.

It's helped us move so much stuff back and forth, but the damn thing can't do more than 55 when the AC is on in the summer. And it's hilarious because it's this awful maroon purplish color. lol

He loves the damned thing to death.
 
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