Five Favourite Cars

[RSR]

How much money do you have, in liquid assets?

If you don't have at least $10k to throw at repair bills, don't do it. German cars are huge PITAs to fix. My buddy has an 88 M3 and he has never had a trouble-free moment.

[murdered out]

well i did some research and read about the e30 325is being one of the most reliable out of the generations. dont know if these are just biased statements but i dont have much in liquid assets. btw i want the 325i, not the m3 which i have heard has significantly more problems.

[supersonic]

McLaren F1 LM

I admit there are supercars now that can out perform it (Caparo T1 for instance) but I have been in love with this car since I was a kid. With only 5 ever made, they are literally priceless. McLaren is the only constructor ever to win Le Mans (1995) in its debut season and they did it with this car. The standard F1 remains the fastest naturally aspirated production car to this day, 16 years after its 1993 release, and the 4th fastest production car of all time. The F1 is perhaps the greatest achievement in automotive history, and the F1 LM is its high performance variant (I believe it is the first road car to accelerate to 60mph in under 3 seconds).

[gfunkdocta]

the 325i cabrio is perfection to me.

325is are really reliable, aside from buggy suspension. there's a solid community behind it, a diy for all common problems and there's good aftermarket parts support. having german car mechanics around u would be good though.

[gfunkdocta]

<333 bertone

[Fabulaz]

did someone just say 2JZ??

I lolled pretty hard

[Fabulaz]

Speaking of 2JZs, I saw this old (50s) white dude in a "tuned" MKIV non-turbo targa

Also saw a sweet old lady driving a BMW Z1 yesterday, that was way more cool.

[gfunkdocta]

what's with u and cars with no doors? lol

[murdered out]

yea its definatly an advantage to have good aftermarket support. the cabrios are nice looking but having owned a 1996 miata, i know how prone old convertibles are to leaks and lack of noise insulation and dont want to deal with the hastles. still trying to find a nice hardtop coupe. ill probably aim towards getting mine to look something like this.

[Lucas]

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[Fabulaz]

what's with u and cars with no doors? lol

My favorite car is a Toyota Camry

with no doors

[Osmosis Jones]

Need to get me one of these.

[junglejane]

McLaren F1 LM

I admit there are supercars now that can out perform it (Caparo T1 for instance) but I have been in love with this car since I was a kid. With only 5 ever made, they are literally priceless. McLaren is the only constructor ever to win Le Mans (1995) in its debut season and they did it with this car. The standard F1 remains the fastest naturally aspirated production car to this day, 16 years after its 1993 release, and the 4th fastest production car of all time. The F1 is perhaps the greatest achievement in automotive history, and the F1 LM is its high performance variant (I believe it is the first road car to accelerate to 60mph in under 3 seconds).

I don't think you can really compare the caparo to the mclaren.

It's kind of a no-brainer to make an incredibly light, F1-like chassis and drop a high-performance engine into it but IMO, it takes a lot more effort to make the car beautiful and then make it a world class high performing vehicle. The caparo bursts into flames when driven hard!

BTW, have anyo f you seen the BATs? more bertone ftw

[evisu 2000]

speaking of mclaren

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one crazy mutha of a car.. Bugatti Veyron

Feelin the Hermes grilling, gonna add that to my Civic.

Evilcrrayon, you are the Realmyth of cars.

[Osmosis Jones]

Feelin the Hermes grilling, gonna add that to my Civic.

Evilcrrayon, you are the Realmyth of cars.

Don't know who Realmyth is but I like random cars. If you didn't know what I posted before, Alpina B7

Gotta have love for the NSX. JGTC-inspired widebody kit with taitec exhaust and route ks wing. I love the interior though with the push button start, kill switches, and especially that SARD gauge.

Route KS' own NSX in holland.

The NSX is one of those cars that doesn't really need any work done to the engine to be amazing. It is perfect out of the box but if you add a simple intake and an exhaust, it becomes beautiful.

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Nigga I know what you post, you post rice rockets

[Osmosis Jones]

Hell yeah. but I love all cars, I just love time-attack ones even more.

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No self-respecting person would ever drive a car like the ones you've posted on the streets

[Osmosis Jones]

Not even the Alpina? I'm a fan of the two-car idea with your DD and then your track slut.

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Alpinas are too easy to fake, they're just wheels and a lip plus some seat ribbons if you're into that shit. Nobody in developed countries should really think that highly of BMW's anymore.

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I'll forego a favorite car in history to bring you a favorite current/recent car by country:

USA:

Dodge Challenger SRT8, good road presence, nice styling, good potential.

Japan:

Not lots to excite you since the sports car game died, i guess the GT-R is a default

Gemrany:

Carrera GT, by default. Germany may never bring something like that to the table ever again.

France:

Veyron, same story as the C-GT

italy:

Quattroporte refresh, Sport GT-S. Best 4-door car on the market; last of the Ferrari-make Masers, 4 doors, Pininfarina body, hard to fuck with

England:

Aston V12 Vantage, the vents and extra shit is just right on this car, the DBS looks ricey with the lower intakes

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Honorable mention, Korea and the Hyundai Genesis sedan, this is what I see all day. It's not a terribly bad car, fundamentally. Styling wise, it's the first Korean car to not make me sick, mechanically, it's all there.

[Osmosis Jones]

real talk, those are some nice cars but i could never see myself driving one. i like 7-series BMW for the whole VIP thing and it's just comfortable and a pleasure to drive.

you're right about japan out of the sports car game though. it's just the evo and sti and only because of the demand for 4wd turbos. if it wasn't for the evo, i doubt mitsubishi would still be selling cars.

and i figured that i my two dream cars to have would be a BMW 7series or m5 and then a porsche 911 gt3 as my weekend ride. I could just go down the center and go with the porsche 911 turbo though. ultimate dd.

i guess i just don't like anything... too flashy? or exotic brands.

[gfunkdocta]

that list is legit.

[junglejane]

ferrari pretty much continues to make maseratis.. and regarding the veyron, i don't feel it at all. it's a car in a class of its own, engineering-wise, but I don't see anything groundbreaking regarding it's aesthetic. Considering the concept was created for a 550 hp engine, and later upgraded to the 1000hp, it wasn't about making a non-fussy shape to make sure the big engine (and 13 radiators) was going to fit. it also has a vomitacious exclusivity to price ratio... the base model costs around 1.3 million euros, and they continue to spew out "special editions" of it as well as the targa. I would be livid if I bought the V thinking they would actually keep their initial promise of a limited run of 300.

If i wanted a mad exclusive high performance car without recurring to one-offs I would get myself a zonda.

[gfunkdocta]

i don't like its aesthetic too..it only looks good on top speed runs, cuz it looks safe and solid..

even if i could, i wouldn't buy a car w/ 13 radiators and 4 small turbos.

[Osmosis Jones]

It's not a car I would think is actually enjoyable to drive. You know anybody who buys it just wants bragging rights.

[Appleseed]

97 993 Turbo. All day, every day.

[Guest Sero1]

I liike this one car my neighbor drives, it's white!