So I was thinking the other day, is there a car or model line of car that you will always own or always want to have part of your garage.
This can be anything from a basic, reliable form of transportation up to tire burning sports cars. Is there anything that just clicks with you, something that hits all the right buttons(whatever they are) and you can't picture your automotive life without.
I've known corvette guys, subaru people, people that have had civics since day one. All these people have seemed to found their "soul mate" something that will be with them until the end.
I've had cars i've loved, alot. I've always sat and looked at them, drove them and thought "I'll always have one of these". Often times it never happens even though I always keep a eye out for them(porsche 944 I"m talking about you).
However the car that seems to really be my soul mate, my one automotive fling that will last a lifetime does not come from such a high pedigree as a porsche.
It's a mitsubishi, lowely economy car from one of the "on again, off again" japanese automakers that just can't seem to get much right. I imagine that they can't seem to get anything right because they don't have any "right" left. Apparently it all went into a tuned, tweaked and uncaged economy car known worldwide as simply. EVO
Many of you may remember I had a IX awhile ago, I sold that car to better position myself with more long term investments like home ownership.
Now the tide has turned back and I am once again in the hot seat, it's like I never left and I probably never will.
Til death do us part
Corvette.
I think I'd be happy with another Boobaru...hopefully with a turbocharger next time. It's just a well-built, fun car.
Another IX? Pics?
What else do you have these days? Still have that 300ZX twin turbo? 540i still around?
It's a VIII, IX's are too spendy and I didn't want to spend that much so i picked up a clean VIII with 35K on it.
I have that, my 300zx and a 240sx project car.
My El Camino will probably be mine until one of us dies.
I'll always have a pickup truck around, probably a Tacoma.
I will always have to have a 4x4 and a sporty car. After the SVT Focus is done, I'll be getting a Mustang and that car is definitely my automotive soulmate.
Quote from: FlatBlackCaddy on November 02, 2010, 06:55:36 PM
It's a VIII, IX's are too spendy and I didn't want to spend that much so i picked up a clean VIII with 35K on it.
I have that, my 300zx and a 240sx project car.
SR20DET?
Quote from: the Teuton on November 02, 2010, 07:56:18 PM
SR20DET?
Actually i've spent too much time reading hemmings sports and exotics along with my excellence porsche magazine.
I'm thinking of doing a rs inspired strip down of it and make it a "factory lightweight" of sorts.
I'm goiing to strip all non essentials and replace a few parts with light weight replacements. I'd like to convert the ka into a side draft carbed split manifold simpleton that needs nothing more than a hot wire and a fuel line.
I'm thinking 2000 lbs, 200-220 NA Hp. RAW
I'm not talking carbon fiber and AC deletes.
The car is a canadian market(factorl LSD with no hicas) car with no A/c, power windows, locks, or anything. I'll pull the radio, A/C, wiper motors, headlight motors(will use a cable to move them up and down). No factory wire harness, no rear seats, no door panels(want to do a thin flat panel with leather strap like a rs door panel), etc etc. I'll do it really clean, in the end I hope to have a car that looks like a OEM stripped down factory car.
LS swap.
Neon.
If I were to sell this car, I hope to find a DOHC ACR someday. Maybe even an NYG Sedan.
Quote from: 68_427 on November 02, 2010, 08:09:08 PM
LS swap.
My friend has a 240sx(identical to mine) with a LS1 in it. Too much money and way too much work. It's fast, but he swears up and down my Z is just as quick. We ran a few times on some back roads and other than a leap off the line, he didnt' gain any ground.
I want a light(really light) corner carver. The only reason I"d swap out the KA is to get rid of the iron block. As far as possible motors, the only thing I would do(for cost reasons) is a RB20. They are cheap and should make good power, but I would prefer the lower end torque, instant throttle response of a bigger NA motor(like a mild built KA).
MX-5
If something happened to my MX-5 like a fire or something that I couldn't fix then I'd get another NA like it. I will never go a day without having one.
And as time passes, I feel that one day I'll say the same thing about a rotary car. RX-7 or RX-8 or whatever.
I would say Subaru, but the direction they've been heading in makes me question that.
But I could see myself saying BMW once I get a career (yes, I know they're heading in the same direction as Subaru).
Quote from: FlatBlackCaddy on November 02, 2010, 08:12:41 PM
My friend has a 240sx(identical to mine) with a LS1 in it. Too much money and way too much work. It's fast, but he swears up and down my Z is just as quick. We ran a few times on some back roads and other than a leap off the line, he didnt' gain any ground.
I want a light(really light) corner carver. The only reason I"d swap out the KA is to get rid of the iron block. As far as possible motors, the only thing I would do(for cost reasons) is a RB20. They are cheap and should make good power, but I would prefer the lower end torque, instant throttle response of a bigger NA motor(like a mild built KA).
I just said LS swap because I say LS swap to everything. The "rs" idea is tyte shiite.
Quote from: FlatBlackCaddy on November 02, 2010, 08:12:41 PM
My friend has a 240sx(identical to mine) with a LS1 in it. Too much money and way too much work. It's fast, but he swears up and down my Z is just as quick. We ran a few times on some back roads and other than a leap off the line, he didnt' gain any ground.
I want a light(really light) corner carver. The only reason I"d swap out the KA is to get rid of the iron block. As far as possible motors, the only thing I would do(for cost reasons) is a RB20. They are cheap and should make good power, but I would prefer the lower end torque, instant throttle response of a bigger NA motor(like a mild built KA).
Doesn't the RB have an iron block? Big polar moment too. The VQ on the other hand....
I like the idea of your super light 240. I hear their chassis' are noodly. My dream is to one day give an old car like a 240SX or 92-96 Prelude the ITR treatment. Strip the car down, acid bath too if possible, reinforce the body's weak points with braces and spot welds... build a super responsive, tractable motor, enjoy. One day.
If there's one brand I would always want to have... gah... do I have to choose? I would say BMW. If not BMW, Honda. BMW's got something for all my automotive whims. I think I could drive a turbo E39 530i for the rest of my life.
Quote from: sportyaccordy on November 02, 2010, 08:55:51 PM
Doesn't the RB have an iron block? Big polar moment too. The VQ on the other hand....
I like the idea of your super light 240. I hear their chassis' are noodly. My dream is to one day give an old car like a 240SX or 92-96 Prelude the ITR treatment. Strip the car down, acid bath too if possible, reinforce the body's weak points with braces and spot welds... build a super responsive, tractable motor, enjoy. One day.
If there's one brand I would always want to have... gah... do I have to choose? I would say BMW. If not BMW, Honda. BMW's got something for all my automotive whims. I think I could drive a turbo E39 530i for the rest of my life.
Thanks, since i'm shooting for a 70's theme(porsche RS meets italian lightweights, alfa's abarths etc) the "noodly" chassis will fit in nicely. It won't be super rigid, just light raw and powerful. Really something different given the common approach to 240's. I think you might be right about the RB's, it's the SR that has the aluminum block IIRC. I do plan to do my 240 proper, starting with a complete strip down and then rebuilding with only the bare essentials. I've actually been thinking of sending the suspension pieces to a family friend who may be able to remake all the control arms in aluminum and maybe the rear subframe, but that might be gettting carried away.
BMW is certainly one of those that would last a lifetime, a 3 series is a car that could give someone a lifetime of fantastic motoring throughout the generations.
Ah, I thought the SR had an iron block too; but it's aluminum. Shame they didn't make the SR20VE for RWD. Aluminum control arms/ knuckles sound good too; just gotta make sure they're isolated from the steel chassis otherwise something crucial will rust. I like the sound of that build though.
Quote from: 2o6 on November 02, 2010, 08:10:52 PM
Neon.
If I were to sell this car, I hope to find a DOHC ACR someday. Maybe even an NYG Sedan.
I don't really mean to pick on you, but have you ever driven, like, a
good car?
A sports car of some kind will be in my driveway at all times. The 944 fits the bill very well, and I could see continuing with the same for a long time. I think it would be kind of cool to have a weird old car, too, like a Fiat 850 or X1/9, just for driving around town.
Quote from: Rupert on November 02, 2010, 09:18:38 PM
I don't really mean to pick on you, but have you ever driven, like, a good car?
Are you saying something like a pre-"Bangle" (even though he was responsible for a lot of good designs, too) BMW?
What's a good car?
Quote from: Rupert on November 02, 2010, 09:18:38 PM
I don't really mean to pick on you, but have you ever driven, like, a good car?
I've been on a spree of test drives, but everything seems either too mundane or flawed in some sort of way. I like the Neon. It schools cars that people think it shouldn't be able to, all for much cheaper than the competition.
I would like to build an ITA Neon someday and eat all the Hondas and Mazdas alive.
Quote from: 2o6 on November 02, 2010, 09:45:06 PM
I've been on a spree of test drives, but everything seems either too mundane or flawed in some sort of way. I like the Neon. It schools cars that people think it shouldn't be able to, all for much cheaper than the competition.
I would like to build an ITA Neon someday and eat all the Hondas and Mazdas alive.
Right, among the other crappy cars, the Neon shines a bit. But you might as well fall in love with a Corolla. How about a sports car?
In my experience, people who haven't driven any really good driver's cars are way more likely to insist that they think their little econobox/Accord/whatev is the best thing going.
Quote from: sportyaccordy on November 02, 2010, 09:15:58 PM
Ah, I thought the SR had an iron block too; but it's aluminum. Shame they didn't make the SR20VE for RWD. Aluminum control arms/ knuckles sound good too; just gotta make sure they're isolated from the steel chassis otherwise something crucial will rust. I like the sound of that build though.
I think I'll start digging into the 240 this winter, I don't have anything else planned so maybe I can have it striped down and repainted by early summer. Reassembly should go pretty quick, considering only abouy 40 percent of what I take off will be put back on it.
That sounds like a really fun project, actually.
Quote from: the Teuton on November 02, 2010, 09:25:55 PM
Are you saying something like a pre-"Bangle" (even though he was responsible for a lot of good designs, too) BMW?
What's a good car?
Driver's car. Most smaller Bimmers count, at least the older ones (I've never driven a new BMW).
Quote from: Rupert on November 02, 2010, 10:08:28 PM
Driver's car. Most smaller Bimmers count, at least the older ones (I've never driven a new BMW).
The 1er, the Z4 to some degree, sports suspension manual cars, and a few M cars. That's all I count. The only definite out of all of them is the 1er.
Quote from: Rupert on November 02, 2010, 10:06:30 PM
Right, among the other crappy cars, the Neon shines a bit. But you might as well fall in love with a Corolla. How about a sports car?
In my experience, people who haven't driven any really good driver's cars are way more likely to insist that they think their little econobox/Accord/whatev is the best thing going.
Maybe I don't want a sports car as the criteria of this thread.
Quote from: 2o6 on November 02, 2010, 09:45:06 PM
I've been on a spree of test drives, but everything seems either too mundane or flawed in some sort of way. I like the Neon. It schools cars that people think it shouldn't be able to, all for much cheaper than the competition.
I would like to build an ITA Neon someday and eat all the Hondas and Mazdas alive.
Bro: They don't even make Neons anymore. You're gonna have to get over them at some point in your life.
Quote from: 2o6 on November 02, 2010, 10:25:52 PM
Maybe I don't want a sports car as the criteria of this thread.
So, then the answer is no, you've never driven a sports car, then? Don't knock it until you try it, eh?
My point is that people with no experience should chill out a bit on the OMG I must havez crappy econobox forevahz! enthusiasm.
(Of course, similarly, kids with no experience outside of mommy and daddy's luxury cars should chill out on the OMG all I can has is BMW!).
I could easily see keeping the Miata forever, though it'd probably go through a bunch of different phases/mutations throughout its lifetime.
Quote from: Rupert on November 02, 2010, 11:12:49 PM
So, then the answer is no, you've never driven a sports car, then? Don't knock it until you try it, eh?
My point is that people with no experience should chill out a bit on the OMG I must havez crappy econobox forevahz! enthusiasm.
(Of course, similarly, kids with no experience outside of mommy and daddy's luxury cars should chill out on the OMG all I can has is BMW!).
God, do I absolutely HAVE TO BE LIKE YOU?
DO I
HAVE to own a Porsche 944 and some old British Triumph in order to be a car enthusiast?
If you read the thread, you'll see that he mentioned economy cars (Civic) as one of these cars you cannot live without.
Where in my posts did I say I don't like sports cars, nor do I want to own one? NOWHERE.
Is there something wrong with owning an economy car and making be able to dominate so called "sports cars"? NO. People do it with Civics', CRX'es, Neons and all
sorts of cars ALL THE TIME.
However, since the car I chose WAS NOT AN MX-5 or some other sports car, I get slammed.
Go screw yourself. I like what I like.
Quote from: FlatBlackCaddy on November 02, 2010, 09:01:00 PM
BMW is certainly one of those that would last a lifetime, a 3 series is a car that could give someone a lifetime of fantastic motoring throughout the generations.
While I may not always own a 3er, I would be okay with saying that if I could ever only own one model of car for the rest of my life, it would be the 3 series, particularly because of all the variations.
Quote from: Rupert on November 02, 2010, 10:06:30 PM
In my experience, people who haven't driven any really good driver's cars are way more likely to insist that they think their little econobox/Accord/whatev is the best thing going.
Like how Rags thought his Accord handled well before he got the MX-5.
Quote from: 2o6 on November 02, 2010, 10:25:52 PM
Maybe I don't want a sports car as the criteria of this thread.
Go drive an E46 and tell me that you still want a Neon for the rest of your life.
Quote from: BimmerM3 on November 03, 2010, 01:42:06 PM
While I may not always own a 3er, I would be okay with saying that if I could ever only own one model of car for the rest of my life, it would be the 3 series, particularly because of all the variations.
Like how Rags thought his Accord handled well before he got the MX-5.
Go drive an E46 and tell me that you still want a Neon for the rest of your life.
And why are you saying that I will only have one car for the rest of my life? FBC says " as part of your garage" the Neon is one of the cars I would love to have in my garage.
Personally, I don't like/wouldn't like fixing up a sports car. I would prefer to buy one outright, then when I got bored, buy something different.
Aside from my Neon, I need something large and glamorous:
(http://www.desoto58.com/story/eldorado67i.jpg)
And something odd looking and French.
(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:riLwdgvEVwcDlM:http://www.caradisiac.com/media/images/collection/citroen_ami6.jpg&t=1)
Nah 2o6, you're wrong.
Your decision is based wholly on inexperience and the romanticizing of your first car. Neons are cool, but they're not even the best/most fun economy cars, let alone cars in general. You haven't even driven too many cars to be able to make such a final decision. I would drive some more cars...
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Nah 2o6, you're wrong.
Your decision is based wholly on inexperience and the romanticizing of your first car. Neons are cool, but they're not even the best/most fun economy cars, let alone cars in general. You haven't even driven too many cars to be able to make such a final decision. I would drive some more cars...
Yes, because may want to someday come back and own a Neon sometime later in life, I'm wrong.
Thanks, guys.
911s and GTIs. If I can only have one line, I'll go 911.
Quote from: 2o6 on November 03, 2010, 01:59:38 PM
Personally, I don't like/wouldn't like fixing up a sports car. I would prefer to buy one outright, then when I got bored, buy something different.
What makes you think all sports cars need constant tinkering? My Boxster was the most reliable car I've ever owned.
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What makes you think all sports cars need constant tinkering? My Boxster was the most reliable car I've ever owned.
I mean, in the sense of what the other guys are talking, like buying an MG or something and turning it into something special.
Quote from: 2o6 on November 03, 2010, 02:08:57 PM
Aside from my Neon, I need something large and glamorous:
Quote from: 2o6 on November 01, 2010, 05:52:39 PM
1. I don't like large cars.
:huh:
Quote from: 2o6 on November 03, 2010, 02:19:22 PM
Yes, because may want to someday come back and own a Neon sometime later in life, I'm wrong.
No, you're wrong because you won't want to come back and own a Neon once you drive cars that aren't econoboxes.
Quote from: BimmerM3 on November 03, 2010, 03:13:47 PM
:huh:
No, you're wrong because you won't want to come back and own a Neon once you drive cars that aren't econoboxes.
OK. :ohyeah:
Corvette/Camaro. One will always grace my driveway. ALWAYS!
Quote from: 2o6 on November 03, 2010, 12:59:32 PM
God, do I absolutely HAVE TO BE LIKE YOU?
DO I HAVE to own a Porsche 944 and some old British Triumph in order to be a car enthusiast?
If you read the thread, you'll see that he mentioned economy cars (Civic) as one of these cars you cannot live without.
Where in my posts did I say I don't like sports cars, nor do I want to own one? NOWHERE.
Is there something wrong with owning an economy car and making be able to dominate so called "sports cars"? NO. People do it with Civics', CRX'es, Neons and all sorts of cars ALL THE TIME.
However, since the car I chose WAS NOT AN MX-5 or some other sports car, I get slammed.
Go screw yourself. I like what I like.
No, you can be an enthusiast and own a Neon. But you have to
lust after old Porsches and Triumphs. :lol:
Seriously, the dudes are right. You like the Neon because it's your first car, and it's not totally terrible. My first car was an '88 Nova, and I liked it a lot, too. Really very practical as a hatchback, fairly zippy, cheap to run and fix, etc. But at no time did I think that I would never sell it (and never buy another).
Quote from: 2o6 on November 03, 2010, 02:08:57 PM
Aside from my Neon, I need something large and glamorous:
(http://www.desoto58.com/story/eldorado67i.jpg)
And something odd looking and French.
(http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:riLwdgvEVwcDlM:http://www.caradisiac.com/media/images/collection/citroen_ami6.jpg&t=1)
See, now
those I can get on board with!
Quote from: 2o6 on November 03, 2010, 02:35:21 PM
I mean, in the sense of what the other guys are talking, like buying an MG or something and turning it into something special.
We're not saying that you have to buy an old car and fix it up, or even an old car that's already fixed up. There are plenty of newer, reliable cars that are perfectly good drivers cars. BMW is the easy thing to point to, especially considering how cheap they can be to own if you get one 15 year old or so.
I can (obviously) see enthusiasm for sports cars, but also for weird cars, cool looking cars, classic cars, cars that make the driver look cool, significant cars, etc. The Neon will be old enough to be called a classic, but it will never be anything other than old.
Quote from: Rupert on November 02, 2010, 10:06:30 PM
Right, among the other crappy cars, the Neon shines a bit. But you might as well fall in love with a Corolla. How about a sports car?
In my experience, people who haven't driven any really good driver's cars are way more likely to insist that they think their little econobox/Accord/whatev is the best thing going.
I have driven a handful of good driver's cars and still say the Neon is a pretty fun little car.
Now to the point that I will never be without one? Well, obviously not. The first generation Focus is just as fun, but better in every other way (of course more expensive too), except maybe fuel economy (don't really know or care enough to look).
Not at the point in my life where it would make since to make a life long prediction of what cars I will own.
I'll likely keep the WRX for a very long time. Maybe add something else with opposed cylinders and fewer doors at some point...
1971 bright green metallic with white leather interior.
Would keep it stock if it was a perfect rebuild on a complete car, otherwise I would do a LS2 transplant.
Quote from: hounddog on November 05, 2010, 07:27:08 PM
1971 bright green metallic with white leather interior.
Would keep it stock if it was a perfect rebuild on a complete car, otherwise I would do a LS2 transplant.
Yes, but what car? ;)
Quote from: Rupert on November 05, 2010, 09:14:50 PM
Yes, but what car? ;)
That is for me to know and you to find out. ;)
71 Cutlass Convertible, bright green (or the electric blue could work) white interior.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/lawhog/f_17442081_11.jpg)
But if I find a perfect one, color will not matter as long as the interior is the white.
If I find one that is not perfect, I will just have it done the way I want in the color I want.
In fact, I have been thinking of bidding on this one on ebay;
It is only at $12k something, and well below reserve, but figure if I bid seriously when auction ends I might make a serious offer since it is EXACTLY the color I was talking about.
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/lawhog/lawhog2/B6yGNfEGkKGrHqVhkEyr8l5fVyBMy7Pdwqg_31.jpg)
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/lawhog/lawhog2/B6yMZswCWkKGrHqYOKkEyRj-U9sUBMybC42CZQ_31.jpg)
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/lawhog/lawhog2/B6yEP0EWkKGrHqNlcEyjC1M2OBMy49VH1_31.jpg)
Wow, that's very... '70s.
Yes, that is pretty much the point.
Midlife crisis, eh?
Nope.
I have always loved that car. It is just now that I am in a position to afford a toy like this. (picking the one and the time is up to me and I am in no hurry)
It had style, power, and was just a fun car to be in with friends.
It is simple, easy to drive, has a terrific ride and can have great sound.
In short, it is the perfect cruising car.
And, why would a person have to be in midlife crisis to want something fun?
I have a boat, but you never asked me that question.
:huh:
Because being '70s is "pretty much the point." ;)
I obviously don't think that fun cars = midlife crisis. See Porsche.
MINI - even though I have a Miata and a Mustang I still find myself missing a MINI a lot of the time. I'd like to have a 2005/2006 justacooper
Why wouldn't you want an S?
Quote from: CALL_911 on November 06, 2010, 10:49:30 AM
Why wouldn't you want an S?
I don't like high power FWD cars, and it's more about handling and gas mileage than speed in a MINI (for me)
Most of my miles are spent cruising along country 2 lanes or highways, and I'd rather the mpg of the Cooper than the power of the S
I didn't care for the superchrger whine, either. And have you heard a justacooper with a borla exhaust? omg
I really enjoyed MINIs interior, how all the buttons are interesting to look at and use. I'm not a big fan of generic black buttons/switches
Quote from: HotRodPilot on November 06, 2010, 11:06:55 AM
I don't like high power FWD cars, and it's more about handling and gas mileage than speed in a MINI (for me)
Most of my miles are spent cruising along country 2 lanes or highways, and I'd rather the mpg of the Cooper than the power of the S
I didn't care for the superchrger whine, either. And have you heard a justacooper with a borla exhaust? omg
I really enjoyed MINIs interior, how all the buttons are interesting to look at and use. I'm not a big fan of generic black buttons/switches
I guess. On the other hand, you could go for an R56 S. That's a turbo Cooper, and they sound awesome.
Quote from: hounddog on November 05, 2010, 10:43:20 PM
In fact, I have been thinking of bidding on this one on ebay;
It is only at $12k something, and well below reserve, but figure if I bid seriously when auction ends I might make a serious offer since it is EXACTLY the color I was talking about.
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/lawhog/lawhog2/B6yGNfEGkKGrHqVhkEyr8l5fVyBMy7Pdwqg_31.jpg)
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/lawhog/lawhog2/B6yMZswCWkKGrHqYOKkEyRj-U9sUBMybC42CZQ_31.jpg)
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/lawhog/lawhog2/B6yEP0EWkKGrHqNlcEyjC1M2OBMy49VH1_31.jpg)
Very nice! Is it a numbers matching version?
Quote from: R-inge on November 05, 2010, 07:05:46 PM
I'll likely keep the WRX for a very long time. Maybe add something else with opposed cylinders and fewer doors at some point...
A Toyoder?
That's Poarsh-uh!
Quote from: R-inge on November 05, 2010, 07:05:46 PM
I'll likely keep the WRX for a very long time. Maybe add something else with opposed cylinders and fewer doors at some point...
Subaru FT-86? Volkswagen Old Beetle? Transporter with a WRX engine?
:wub:
I've messed with my car so much I don't even know wtf the resale value is.
My car is likely worth at least $800. With the fart can on it, I bet I could get $1,000. It only has 116k on it.
If I cleaned up the body, likely around what I paid for it. ($1000-1100)
It only has 101K, and everything works right.
I could probably get $2000-2500 for mine.
Last nice day of the year, just spent all day(full tank of gas) hitting the back roads in the evo.
These things are nuts, easily one of the best handling cars in the world.
I don't know what car I want next. If I stay in NYC, pretty sure it's gonna be an 00-01 Maxima. If I had to buy a car that I would drive every day, the picks this week are 03-07 Accord V6 6MT coupes and early G35 6spd sedans. 4 real passengers (me, my gf, and the couple we generally hang out with are all at least 5' 10", and not necessarily skinny), 14 second quarter mile, stickshift, 2WD, preferably under 3500 lb, relatively reliable + cheap/easy to maintain, with an IRS. For what I can get that Maxima for, nothing else fits the bill to my knowledge.
I rescind my previous vote. The BMWs I want are either too old, or too much of a reliability crapshoot. If forced to stick with one brand... I would probably go with Honda. They're in a lull right now but they had a strong run from 1990-2008 (Civic, Prelude, Legend, TSX, Accord 6-6, S2000, NSX), and I'd have absolutely no reservations about DDing any of my favorite cars from that block of time, given an ample budget + space to do maintenance.
I could get more than $4k for the Explorer, about the same for the Porsche, and who knows what for the MG.
Quote from: hounddog on November 05, 2010, 10:43:20 PM
In fact, I have been thinking of bidding on this one on ebay;
It is only at $12k something, and well below reserve, but figure if I bid seriously when auction ends I might make a serious offer since it is EXACTLY the color I was talking about.
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/lawhog/lawhog2/B6yGNfEGkKGrHqVhkEyr8l5fVyBMy7Pdwqg_31.jpg)
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/lawhog/lawhog2/B6yMZswCWkKGrHqYOKkEyRj-U9sUBMybC42CZQ_31.jpg)
(http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff207/lawhog/lawhog2/B6yEP0EWkKGrHqNlcEyjC1M2OBMy49VH1_31.jpg)
Buy it now.