If you could have one...

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

If you could have one car of your choice what would it be? It can be anything you want but it has to have some sort of practicality about it. Money no object, for me it would be one of these:

http://www.carpw.com/pictures/mercedes/CLK_63_AMG_Black_Series_2008_1.jpg

Not sure what colour though, would like one of each :lol:

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

http://image.automotive.com/f/multimedia/photo_gallery/6698886/0703_a+2008_mercedes_benz_clk63_amg_black_series+2 .jpg

[Roadster]

Why, that's easy. :P

http://www.channel4.com/4car/media/C/caterham/7/03-large/05-csr-f3q-f.jpg

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

:lol: not particularly practical and falls more into the race car catergory but given what your history of daily drivers look like, I'll let it slide for you.

[thx712517]

Since I'm already capable of living with a two seat convertible, I see no reason not to continue the trend.

http://www.cartype.com/pics/4594/small/ferrari_california__spyder_61.jpg

http://www.supercars.net/carpics/2017/1958_Ferrari_250CaliforniaSpyder2.jpg

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

I just found this beast, an M3 with the M5 v10.

http://www.supercars.net/carpics/3912/2007_Hamann_Thunder8.jpg

They have some lookers...

http://www.supercars.net/carpics/4149/2008_Hamann_M32.jpg

http://www.supercars.net/carpics/3299/2006_Hamann_M51.jpg

[miata5620]

well the first is the car that i would love to have but am no where good enough to handle it the other would be my car but i dont know if they would part with the proto type.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

:lol::lol: at Schumacher

Not quite road legal is it?

[amaff]

50 state street legal car? Here's THE one I'd get:

Ferrari F430 Scuderia

http://rawautos.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/ferrari-f430-scuderia-wallpaper31.jpg

[RotorNutFD3S]

Practicality means a two seater sports car for me. And just to note, I'd love to have a Murciélago LP640 Roadster, a Ferrari or two, a Lingenfelter Twin Turbo Z06, but there are two cars that stand out most to me because they are completely out of the ordinary and very rarely seen, and I like to be different. So here's the Koenigsegg CCXR Special Edition and the Mazda Furai:

http://www.tuningnews.net/news/071130c/koenigsegg_ccxr_special_edition.jpg

http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-2008/klm/2008-Mazda-Furai-Concept-Debut-1024x768.jpg

[MoD_Scotty]

http://www.jtruck.net/misc/4x4cars/full/4x4yugo.jpg










Just kidding. But not really. Ok, yeah, kidding.

Here's my pic:
http://limitemaximo.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/lamborghini-reventon22.jpg

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Alot of these pictures make me excited.

[jesseealexander]

http://www.mercedesclasicos.com/modelos/1982_Mercedes_190E/Mercedes_190E_Evolution_II.jpg

190e evo :)

http://www.bilgalleri.dk/uploads_large_wm/34802.jpg

e36 m3

http://allcarsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/88526.jpg

BALLIN 335 coupe

http://www.freewebs.com/hipercars/Sagaris%20orange%20w-large.jpg

TVR sagaris





thats all i can think of for now. yes, i know, all these cars are actually relatively realistic dreams. lol

[silver280zx]

I love the tvr sagris, its one of my favorite cars. but overall, give me a Gemballa Mirage Gt.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

pics or die

[Doppelgänger]

Dammit, i can't post pics from work, but out of all the cars... Spyker C8. It's not the fastest thing out there, it's not track ready like a Ferrari, but they're so beautiful! Someone post pics of one for me (and a interior pic too)

[miata5620]

Dammit, i can't post pics from work, but out of all the cars... Spyker C8. It's not the fastest thing out there, it's not track ready like a Ferrari, but they're so beautiful! Someone post pics of one for me (and a interior pic too)


here you go.

[miata5620]

while i would love to have the f1 car or the me412 that i posted pics . if i had the money i would more than likely get a nismo Z-tune just because its one car that has enough nannies to keep itself on the track when my dumbass is behind the wheel. what good is a fast car is you arent good enough to drive it you end up like the pics of the new gtr that someone posted after the guy totaled it.

[Doppelgänger]

I meant the short wheel base C8 convertible:cool:

[MeFryRice]

This is hard....let me think and I'll get back to you!

[miata5620]

[quote=Doppelgänger]
I meant the short wheel base C8 convertible:cool:
[/quote

picky picky is this better?

[Doppelgänger]

oooooooh yeah... that's the good stuff!!! Thanks!!!!

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

More TVR goodness

http://members.fortunecity.com/freecarwallpapers/images/tvr_tuscan_s_01.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/TVR_Tuscan_01.jpg/800px-TVR_Tuscan_01.jpg

http://www.car-wallpapers.ws/tvr-tuscan/tvr_tuscan_08.jpg

http://es.geocities.com/fran19valencia/images/2000_TVR_CERBERA_SPEED_12_3.JPG

clk black is still the most practical banana

[Doppelgänger]

I swear if I were to ever come into a serious amount of $$$, I would have a Sagaris. I like to go to the autotrader uk site and look at them for sale :) IIRC John Travolta kept the Tuscan used in Swoardfish.

[nderwater]

I'd love a GX3, but VW chickened out and won't put it into production.

http://media.tumblr.com/RDOs79TpDe2i524idCm13cero1_500.jpg


I could have any daily driver, I'd get either a Vantage or an R8.

http://media.tumblr.com/RDOs79TpDecg000bQpi016Z3o1_500.jpg

http://media.tumblr.com/RDOs79TpDd8pt45wdwpbNI31_500.jpg

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

I'm a massive fan of the British Super Cars, they may not be the fastest around a track but they're beautiful and such raw driving.

[amaff]

I changed my mind:

http://www.kaliteliresimler.com/data/media/400/Ascari-A10_2007.jpg

[MeFryRice]

Here's mine....just a classic and frankly, the only Ferrari I'd cough up the money for.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d48/mymr2turbo/Misc/FerrariF40LM.jpg

[RotorNutFD3S]

Amaff - Ascari A10, nice choice!!!

Steve - Nice on the Le Mans series F40 too.

[MeFryRice]

If I were to buy a DD, it would have to be a GT3 RS.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d48/mymr2turbo/Misc/GT3RS.jpg

I will own one in the next 10 yrs! :D

[miata5620]

lets all pool our money together and put it in an orange savings account from ing. in about 50yrs we could pick one car buy it and share it. i call dips on having the car Sat. nights.:lol:

[BFH miata]

music to my ears...

http://www.sportscarcup.com/cars/silver-porsche-carrera-gt.jpg

[nderwater]

Three years ago I was in Monaco during the Rallye Monte-Carlo. A guy in his 40's was tooling around the Grand Prix circuit in first gear in his silver Carrera GT. He passed my wife and I heading up the hill toward Casino Square, just as another guy in a silver Zonda came around the corner and started heading down the hill. They both slowed to a crawl and looked each other over as if they were going to fight - my wife was quite amused.

[MeFryRice]

music to my ears...

I completely agree!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um2zNh8Wd9w

[BFH miata]

Damn! I'd be driving home to change my shorts with the tail end wagging like that!

[RotorNutFD3S]

Hell, that's most of the fun!
That surfer must have been pretty startled by the sound and then the car going by!

[Doppelgänger]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned the Ultima GTR 720 (sub 10sec car out of the box). There is a video of some on youtube with a Lexus twin turbo V8 doing 0-211mph in 19 seconds:jawdrop:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b9/UltimaGTR1.JPG/800px-UltimaGTR1.JPG

Also, I def. would love to have a Noble M12 M400.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/NobleCar.jpg/800px-NobleCar.jpg


Two great cars that are under $100k :D

[nderwater]

The only Noble I've seen in person was sitting in front of a body shop here in Marietta. It was sporting Pilot Cup tires on carbon fiber wheels. Impressive.

[Sawyer]

My dad got to drive his friend's Noble M400 a couple years ago. He wouldn't stop talking about it for a month!

[Doppelgänger]

There is one up at Motorcars of Georgia aka The Bimmer Store. It's sitting next to a DeTomaso Pantera and a new NSX... so from behind it's this big row of cars with wings:lol:

[jesseealexander]

what about one of these:

http://www.supercars.net/carpics/3621/2007_SSC_UltimateAeroTT1.jpg

[Doppelgänger]

It's American..and it will leak oil and start to fall apart after 1,000 miles

[MeFryRice]

I still want to drive an Ariel Atom.

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d48/mymr2turbo/Misc/ariel-atom.gif

[RotorNutFD3S]

^That car is teh sex!^

[MeFryRice]

There was one at GT show a few months ago and I wanted to ask the owner if I could get a ride but when I started talking to him, I realized how much a deutsche he was so I just walked off.

[Doppelgänger]

The funny thing is, they're not that expensive.

[MeFryRice]

Nope but I guess he felt extra cocky as you don't see them on the road everyday.

[RotorNutFD3S]

$65,000 base price for one.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

There is one up at Motorcars of Georgia aka The Bimmer Store. It's sitting next to a DeTomaso Pantera and a new NSX... so from behind it's this big row of cars with wings:lol:


That's a great dealership.

[MeFryRice]

I like to go there and drool from time to time. I test drove an Exige with the stg 2 exhaust and I didn't want to get out (I wanted to take it home).

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

I remember sitting in an SLR and just about messing myself. Quite of the people there are actually friendly too, even if they know you're not going to buy something.

[MeFryRice]

Surprisingly, I've received the best service at Mercedes then any other dealership. They handed me the keys to the CLK63 AMG Black Series. Talk about a bad *** car! :D

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

They were actually having trouble selling those babies, even had one person return one. They're a bit extreme for the usual Mercedes owner, especially seen as there are quite a few people who try to buy the most expensive Benz and new Benz for image rather than use. I got told about one guy from Germany who bought one here and got it flown other the Nurburgring.

[JennB]

I wish Mercedes had something I want to buy. I miss the treatment I got at the BMW dealership. I love getting loaners and sitting on a leather couch using their free internet and enjoying coffee and donuts.

I'm not used to worrying about what to do when my car is in the shop. I need to get a sensor replaced on the MSM and I don't know what I'm going to do while it's there.


Oh well, maybe I'll go back to BMW soon :cool:

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

ahh the joys of a japanese car dealership waiting room :lol:

[MeFryRice]

Oh well, maybe I'll go back to BMW soon :cool:

If you were to buy another BMW, would it be new or something used (meaning a previous model trim)?

Personally, I feel BMW has fallen from it's roots with their new line of cars. They have become more evolved into the luxury and gadgets then their motorsports roots which is a shame. This has caused me to lose interest in them all together.

[nderwater]

I have similar thoughts about BMW and Porsche... and then I see cars like the new M3 GTR

http://image.motortrend.com/f/motorsports/rahal-letterman-racing-to-campaign-bmw-m3-in-2009-alms/8058332+cr1+re0+ar1/bmw-m3-alms-racecar-front-profile.jpg

and the current 911 GT3

http://p.webwombat.com.au/motoring/images/porsche-911-gt3-big-1.jpg

...and am convinced that there are still plenty of die-hard car people left in these companies.

[Doppelgänger]

You damn people are making it too hard too pick ONE.... i'm lost between:

Noble
GT3-RS
Ultima
Atom
Zonda

[Sawyer]

Out of your list, I'd have to choose the GT3 RS. I priced a GT2 on Porsche's website and it ended up being $213k and I can purchase it for 84 months @ $3,300/month! :D

[deerock]

i know ima be called ghey but ive always wanted one.

the skyline gt-r z tune version.
http://pch4344.k12.sd.us/NIssan%20baby.jpg

or
McLaren F1 LM
http://infynyteon.iespana.es/f1_lm_3.jpg

but my favorite, for when im in one of "those" moods
the dodge RAMINATOR!!!!
http://monsterblog.lzsportsource.com/images/champs/06raminator.jpg
banana banana banana

and i have lots moree too ;)

[RotorNutFD3S]

After dealing with stupid redneck drivers tonight, I've changed my mind and want one of these now, fully equipped:
http://www.defense-update.com/images/RCWS-Hummer.jpg

[Doppelgänger]

Out of your list, I'd have to choose the GT3 RS. I priced a GT2 on Porsche's website and it ended up being $213k and I can purchase it for 84 months @ $3,300/month! :D


There is a new GT2 at Jim Ellis Porsche for $287,000:wtf:
They also have a GT-3 RS in orange and black:D

[MeFryRice]

After dealing with stupid redneck drivers tonight, I've changed my mind and want one of these now, fully equipped:
http://www.defense-update.com/images/RCWS-Hummer.jpg


My dad brought one home when we were stationed at Hill AFB. Lets just say we had some fun! :D

[MeFryRice]

Out of your list, I'd have to choose the GT3 RS. I priced a GT2 on Porsche's website and it ended up being $213k and I can purchase it for 84 months @ $3,300/month! :D


There is a new GT2 at Jim Ellis Porsche for $287,000:wtf:
They also have a GT-3 RS in orange and black:D


I accidently posted that last night under her sn.

Anyways, we were there this past weekend and I saw the GT3 RS and never wanted to leave. Such an orgasmic car and honestly, although they have it for $20k over sticker, the price wasn't too bad compared to the $175k range that I've come across lately.

I didn't see the GT2, where is it? I might have to go take a looky this weekend. :P

[Doppelgänger]

Last I saw, it was sitting next to the RS.. and there was a TechART GT-Street there too.

[MeFryRice]

when were you there??

[RotorNutFD3S]

Probably the same time you were, stalking you. :whistle:

[Doppelgänger]

Jenn and I were there too long ago.....might have to swing by there again soon.

[JennB]

Oh well, maybe I'll go back to BMW soon :cool:

If you were to buy another BMW, would it be new or something used (meaning a previous model trim)?





I would like to drive a 135 coupe, 335 coupe and look at very late model E46 M3's. And then of course explore the aftermarkets for each. My other considerations would be a Supra, Elise or Exige and anything else new and exciting that comes out in the next couple of years. I would like to test drive a Solstice Coupe, as well.

[Sawyer]

Not a fan of the 1-Series...

[MeFryRice]

Oh well, maybe I'll go back to BMW soon :cool:

If you were to buy another BMW, would it be new or something used (meaning a previous model trim)?





I would like to drive a 135 coupe, 335 coupe and look at very late model E46 M3's. And then of course explore the aftermarkets for each. My other considerations would be a Supra, Elise or Exige and anything else new and exciting that comes out in the next couple of years. I would like to test drive a Solstice Coupe, as well.


I personally think the 1-series looks like a Hyundai from the rear and it's not exactly cheap for an "entry" level BMW. The 335's have def. grown on me with time and they are decently moddable although it's a shame that the 135i is faster (same brakes and motor). The E46's have def. dropped in price since the E92 has been released.

I would love to have a Supra or and Exige. I've driven both and they each have their own personalities. The Supra can be a dyno queen and the exhaust tone is very distinguishable from the rest of the crowd. The motors/trannys are damn near bulletproof. The Exige is an over-grown go-kart. I know that phrase has been used a million times but it's the truth.

[JennB]

I think the 125 looks like a Hyundai but the little appearance bits on the 135 make it much better. My concern is what I am comfortable driving. I HATE bigger cars. I think the 135 might suit me more but I guess I'll see when I start shopping.

The E92 doesn't do it for me. I'm sure I'll see a good looking modded one on the streets sooner or later and change my mind but the E46 is just.. droooooooooooool

[Doppelgänger]

Or a special Candy Red Elise ^^^


I still think a Noble or TVR would suit me well.

[RotorNutFD3S]

There has been a very small leak recently of the newly designed RX-7. It's beautiful to say the least. Performance is way up as it has a larger 2-rotor n/a engine. (The pictures you see on the net right now of the orange/red one or the silver drawing are not it.)
I'm adding it to my list. :)

[MeFryRice]

Post pics fool! :D

[nderwater]

seriously, that's a fail post without pix

[Sawyer]

Or a special Candy Red Elise ^^^



Oh. My. God.
The Candy Red Elise is goooorgeooouss....
I couldn't stop staring when we looked at the one at the Bimmer Store!
It was my background on my phone for a solid month!

[MeFryRice]

I knew you were going to comment on that...

[Sawyer]

Haha, well it's hard not to! I want one so bad!

[RotorNutFD3S]

I'd love to post pictures, but I do not have them.
I saw them at the dyno shop my buddy gets his '94 RX-7 tuned at. I need to tell him to get me copies as he promised he'd do.

[jesseealexander]

Not a fan of the 1-Series...


open diff and no available upgrade FTL.

[Doppelgänger]

I'm sure something can be be put in there from another car.

[MeFryRice]

I just looked at the performance catalog for the 135tii and they don't even offer or mention an LSD.

[Doppelgänger]

Just goes to show that newer cars have less fun factor :(

[JennB]

I'm going to hold onto the MSM for a little while though so who knows what they have planned for the 1 or what other cars will be on the market before then. I may finally be on the way to getting the MSM where I want it so I can be happy with the car. I like the car a lot, I wouldn't have bought it if I didn't but it was a big change to go from a car that was heavily modded to exactly what I wanted to a stock can that needed a lot of work to be what I want the car to be.

[MeFryRice]

I think once you start modifying it like the Mini, you'll start to enjoy it more! :D

[Grantri]

I know its not especially fast by todays standards, and reliability/practicality is questionaable at best but damn its prettyhttp://www.heritageclassics.com/jaguar/72etyprgrn/A.jpg

[Doppelgänger]

I think some more mods will be coming soon :)

[JennB]

You never proof read posts, do you? :lol:

[RotorNutFD3S]

:lol: Called out!

[Doppelgänger]

You never proof read posts, do you? :lol:

I don't know what you're talking about:whistle:

[JennB]

I knew I should have quoted that.