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06-27-08, 11:08 PM
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Originally Posted by AllenG
Going to have to throw an honorable mention to the Lotus Elise, as it is about the only true unapologetic sports car currently on the market.
(Note, they just came out with an Elise SC with a 218hp, 156ft/lb supercharged I4)
06-27-08, 11:17 PM
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[QUOTE=AllenG;6961610]My first car was a 1972 BMW Bavaria. The four door version of that car with slightly different body work (mine also had pie plate hub caps).
It was a spectacular car. I put 360,000 miles on a single set of rings. The turn signal is on the opposite side of the wheel than normal. To this day I find myself reaching for the turn signal on the right side of the wheel.
That was my first car as well! Dad paid the equivalent of about $300 for it in 1986 when we lived in Germany. It was poo brown with rust around each wheelwell. But the engine was awesome. Dual Strombergs made that thing move, unless they were out of sync, which was about once a week.
It was a spectacular car. I put 360,000 miles on a single set of rings. The turn signal is on the opposite side of the wheel than normal. To this day I find myself reaching for the turn signal on the right side of the wheel.
That was my first car as well! Dad paid the equivalent of about $300 for it in 1986 when we lived in Germany. It was poo brown with rust around each wheelwell. But the engine was awesome. Dual Strombergs made that thing move, unless they were out of sync, which was about once a week.
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06-27-08, 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted by JF1
That was my first car as well! Dad paid the equivalent of about $300 for it in 1986 when we lived in Germany. It was poo brown with rust around each wheelwell. But the engine was awesome. Dual Strombergs made that thing move, unless they were out of sync, which was about once a week.
Sloppiest gearbox too.
You could fit a bath tub in that back seat.
06-27-08, 11:34 PM
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Speaking of tubs isn't there a car that can be a boat or am I dreaming?
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06-27-08, 11:46 PM
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That is it! It is so ******.
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06-28-08, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by AllenG
I've been searching for a new car for too long.
The "What will it be" thread is right, they are boring, all of them are.
So, I got tired of looking for something practical and at the right price, and I compiled a list of what I currently think (fleeting thing) are the top ten best looking.
No special order:
BMW 3.0 CSI
Aston Martin DB4/6
BMW 507
Citroen DS
Jaguar E Type
Porsche 911/912
Aston Martin DB9
Ferrari Dino
The "What will it be" thread is right, they are boring, all of them are.
So, I got tired of looking for something practical and at the right price, and I compiled a list of what I currently think (fleeting thing) are the top ten best looking.
No special order:
BMW 3.0 CSI
Aston Martin DB4/6
BMW 507
Citroen DS
Jaguar E Type
Porsche 911/912
Aston Martin DB9
Ferrari Dino
I would second the Elise as a lovely car, and throw in a TVR to round out the list.
06-28-08, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Lolly Pop
omg Allen, we have exactly the same taste in cars!
I would second the Elise as a lovely car, and throw in a TVR to round out the list.
I would second the Elise as a lovely car, and throw in a TVR to round out the list.
06-28-08, 09:12 PM
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06-28-08, 09:15 PM
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06-28-08, 09:19 PM
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06-28-08, 09:20 PM
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06-28-08, 09:23 PM
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06-28-08, 09:28 PM
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06-28-08, 09:53 PM
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Imagination has disappeared from Aston. All their cars look the same. The 60's were the pinnacle of design.
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Originally Posted by fuzzbox
A lot of you have bad taste
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Different strokes for different folks, but I have to agree + 1000
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