Whats your favorite car company or specific make and model of car?

[CalebHayes]

For me it's BMW. I love all BMW's except the SUV. We have a 525i and I just love it.

What do you just love? What is your dream car?

[nytemare]

1. I am a Mustang gal

I have loved Mustangs since childhood. I have one now, but I suppose if I won the lotto or something I'd get a classic restored one. 64 1/2 or 71 maybe.

[ReadTomPaine]

8. What do you think of the new one?

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[nytemare]

11. I love it, but I miss the hood scoop

I am not sure if any of the new ones have the hood scoop.

Now I have an '02, with pretty low miles. About 3 years I might trade it in on a newer one.

:)

[ReadTomPaine]

15. Yes - no matter how nice they are... never get them first model year! n/t

[The Traveler]

19. You are so right about that. Tom.

Lady friend of mine found that out the hard way ...

[ReadTomPaine]

23. Benz are particularly bad over the last 10 years or so on this.

The electronics are as bad as Lucas Jags. <shudder>

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[nytemare]

20. I will try to get an 07 or so, by then

I like getting cars barely used. Also, by then I will be able to get one a lot cheaper. I don't put many miles on mine, so I should be able to sell private party for a good price.

:)

[The Traveler]

9. I like yer style

Even though I am a Camaro boys these days. (91 RS with a few, uh, modest modifications.)

[nytemare]

13. My sister had a 68 firebird

That was a sweet car.


on edit: This is about what mine looks like, add a bra and silver fade tint. This is ma baby!

[The Traveler]

16. That's nice!

Saw a green 71 (I think) today that left me quivering with pony car lust. Have you seen the new Shelby? OMFG!

[nytemare]

17. Yes, the one at the show, very sweet!

The new mustangs seem a little bigger or something, thicker, I can't explain it. I like em!

[The Traveler]

22. What's great about the Mustang and Camaro

is that they are as much fun to work on/modify/tune as they are to drive. I had an 88 Mustang GT ... one of the best engineered cars I've ever taken apart. Alas ... it was totalled by a moving truck while stationary in rush hour traffic. An ingnoble and ironic end for so fleet a vehicle.

:cry:

[nytemare]

24. Awww!

:hug: Were those the ones where the LXs were faster than the GT's because they were lighter?

[The Traveler]

29. Don't think so

Never ran into an LX I couldn't dust with that sweetie ... but that just may have been because I kept it in tune.

[nytemare]

45. Maybe it was 85-86.

I think the GT enthusiasts got ticked, so they changed it...lol.

I did have a 78 Mustang Ghia and it was an absolute turd. That thing broke down all the time, the passenger door would fly open when I made left turns, and I had to keep my foot on the gas a bit at stoplights or it would stall out. Today, I still drive with two feet because of that.

I like my GT now though. They seem more reliable since the mid 90's.

[ReadTomPaine]

25. Ouch!

And you're right about those Mustangs. The old 5.0's were a breeze to modify, and they had better power off the line from a lower torque peak, to boot. The 4.6 has more horsepower out of the box, but I think the 5.0 is easier to tune even now.

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[The Traveler]

30. Clearly you not only have

excellent taste in name sakes but considerable knowledge of automotive matters. Clearly, you have turned a wrench a few times in your past. It suprises me the 4.6 has more HP ... didn't know that.

[ReadTomPaine]

32. Here's one of the 88 GTs

I love imports, modified or otherwise, but every import tuner owes it to themselves to pick one of these up for the few thousand they selling for, play with the powertrain a while and have some cheap, straight line acceleration fun. Also - Can you say "drift"? :)

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[The Traveler]

34. Amen, bro

Though I'm such an old fart we called it "pushing" back in my day ... let that ass swing a bit and punch it through the curve, alloowing the rear wheel drive push the car through the apex. That is such a rush ... I can't get that feeling with front wheel drive, but it has other virtues.

Mine was a black amd silver T-Top ... a fantastic ride on a spring day in Atlanta.

[ReadTomPaine]

35. You should get an LT1 SS Camaro before they age much more..

One of the 5.7 liter ones from the later 90's. Those cars were are raw but amazingly capable, and a perfect successor to your ride. I'm also partial to the new GTO. They are selling for a song now due to low volume - late last year they were going for 8K off sticker. Not bad for 400 horsepower. Ahem.





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[The Traveler]

37. We do think along similar lines

Been looking at 4th Gen F Body cars ... they made a lot of technology improvements around then, especially in the steering and suspension. I have had the 91 for so long ... it is an old friend, and under a continuous program of restoration. But I want to retire it as a daily driver and treat it like the classic it is about to be ...

Thanks for the suggestion, the conversation, and all those other posts of yours I have read before. Good to finally, meet ya properly, Tom. G'nite

Rob

[nytemare]

46. Now Dodge is coming out with a Challenger too

A two door version of the Magnum, but I think it will only be a 6 cyl.

[solinvictus]

2. 1964-67 Volkswagen Beetle..

My first car was a 1964, so I'm partial to it.

[ReadTomPaine]

26. Best thing about the Beetle is the interior..

Love how it looks.

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[Spider Jerusalem]

3. Of NEW automobiles...

I think I'd take an Aston Martin Vanquish.

Classic cars, a Duesenberg SJ speedster.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

4. 1970 Chevy Chevelle Malibu.

First car I ever owned. A yellow one.

BEST car I ever owned, but it LIVED in the repair shop. "Most enjoyable car to drive"...let's put it that way.

My dad sold it to a mechanic, and it broke down on him somewhere in the middle of the desert in Nevada.

But WHILE I HAD IT...I LOVED it.

[Technowitch]

5. Mazda Miata - 1995 M-Edition

Just like the beauty in my carport. :)

[CalebHayes]

7. It's a rip off of the roadster but they are still cool cars.

[Technowitch]

28. Might be a ripoff, but they're way cheaper :-)

[ReadTomPaine]

36. They are really quite reasonable now, true!

The earliest, base model ones from 91 are very cheap to buy and maintain. Kelly's got them listed at 2K-3K in excellent condition. Since they use the 323's engine, they are a snap to fix. It's win-win.

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[ReadTomPaine]

10. Like this one?

I much prefer these hidden headlamps models to the later cars. I prefer them supercharged myself, but even with stock power they are a joy.

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[Technowitch]

27. Exactly!

I love my Zoom-Zoom. She's very nearly stock, except for:

- Ultra-loud horn, to keep those SUVs from running over me when they change lanes w/out looking
- Headrest speakers
- Replaced the old top with a new one and frame from an '02 (really wanted a glass window)

Did all the work myself, too. She's a sweet ride, and perfection on the curvy mountain roads near where I live.

[ReadTomPaine]

31. The glass window was a really good idea.

I didn't know you could do that.. the Miata is one of my favorite cars, and I don't care for convertibles usually. That shifter is gold.

I have a weakness for Mazda cars in general, especially the RX-7. My favorite was the first generation model..



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[Technowitch]

33. Me, I love driving top-down and driving way too fast. ;)

And yes -- any year's convertible top & frame will fit any other model year. I found a guy in Indiana who was converting his to a racer, so the new top, frame, and rain-rail (the seal around the base) were all absolutely pristine. Which was just as well, because the original zip-down plastic window in my old one was beginning to get a bit wavy.

The swap only took me a single afternoon and one barked knuckle (some of the bolts were really tight).

The RX-7's a sweet ride, too. If I hadn't had my heart set on the MX-5, that would've been my 2nd choice.

[CO Liberal]

6. I've Had More Chrysler Products Than Anything Else

I've had a '66 Plymouth VIP, a '70 Barracuda, a '73 Dart Swinger, two '81 Horizons, an '84 Reliant, a '79 Chrysler LeBaron, and the '93 Plymouth Sundance we bought new and The Princess still drives. I've found Mopars to be very reliable.

If I could buy a brand-new car tomorrow, I'd like a Dodge Magnum with the Hemi V8, or a PT Cruiser convertible with the turbo.

[solinvictus]

12. Can't kill an old Dart..

A high school friend had one and later got his mom's 1981 Aries mail car. He drove it to death. I had a 1985 Aries with the Mitsubishi engine and that little four-banger would get the car up to 90 on the highway.

[driver8]

44. I had a '74 Dodge Dart Swinger in high school...

I loved that car! I wish I still had it...

[ReadTomPaine]

14. Mopar muscle of that early era is going for 50K-150K and more these days.

An AAR Cuda is worth more than classic, 60's Ferraris. Wow.



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[CO Liberal]

18. The One I Had Looked Like That...

...except it was what they used to call a "secretary's special". Base model with a slant-6, automatic, and an AM radio - no other options.

And it was pale blue, with a lot of the paint peeling off. I had to junk it at 117,000 miles because the body was rotting away (thanks to the salt they put on NJ roads every winter).

[ReadTomPaine]

21. That slant 6 wasn't a performance engine but it was a soldier.

I like the Magnum, myself.



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[yorgatron]

38. Hudson!

especially the "stepdown" models built between 1948 and 1954.
also Oldsmobile,especially the 1954 Holiday 88.

[ReadTomPaine]

40. One of these? I don't know much about them..

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[yellowdogintexas]

49. Me Too. I love my Chrysler Sebring!! Very comfortable, and

a real gas sipper! I can drive from Fort Worth to Little Rock on one tank of gas.

That little four cylinder engine has some serious get up and go.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

39. 1962 Maserati Sebring

I love Italian cars and this is one of the most beautiful ever designed.

[ReadTomPaine]

41. I'm in love. Do you know the numbers offhand?

Interior reminds me of an old Aston.



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[aint_no_life_nowhere]

42. Here are a few specifics

The engine was upgraded from a 3.5 liter six cylinder to nearly 3.7 liters. Zero to 60 in 8.5 seconds, top speed 137 mph. Not bad for a car with such good looks to boot. I don't imagine it could outhandle a Renault Alpine Gordini (another dream car of mine) in mountain roads, but then very few cars of that period could.

http://www.maserati-alfieri.co.uk/alfieri66.htm

[ReadTomPaine]

43. That's not bad at all, faster than the DB6 I was referring to before ..

This car is just beautiful.



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[RebelOne]

47. I love the Cadillac El Dorado.

But since I have a Ford pocketbook, I'm driving a Taurus.

[RetroLounge]

48. 1958 Oldsmobile

I have 2 of them...

RL

[Huckebein the Raven]

50. Mazda RX-8

just wish Mazda would bring the MazdaSpeed RX-8 over here. You can buy the parts that comprise that model though seperately though.


also I like the R33 Nissan Skyline GT-R and the VQ V6 engine that Nissan uses in its range of models.

[bigwillq]

51. I like Nissans

They're about right in my price range. And they're good cars too!