What's your dream ride?

Alright guys this is sort of a poll. I'd like to know what car you would drive if you had around $60,000.00 to play with. This decision is not as easy as it sounds. Look at me, I thought my hawk would keep me happy for years! Here's what changed my mind. Corvette, need I say more. I know I should have bought one in the first place but C5's were very expensive last year. I couldn't quite afford a new one at the time and there were not many used ones and those were over-priced in my opinion. Now I know there are better cars than the vet but the reality of $$$$$ draws the line somewhere. Who wouldn't want an exotic car like a Ferrari or Lamborgini but it's out of my price range. Viper was a great suggestion but find me a good used one for sale? Just imagine the repair cost of these if one breaks down? I'm betting alot of you guys would spend half on a car and the other half on mods. That will produce great bang for the buck. I'm thinking I've almost enough to go for the 05 C6 although a loaded one is out of range unfortunately. I like a new or newer car that will run 11's or 12's with the mod ability to hit 10's. I also demand a great cornering car with awesome looks. What should I buy too? I've agreed to pay the differance of $10,000.00 US to trade up into a 493hp modded 02 Z06. That car is almost everything I want except the hard-top. So please pony up your horsepower and tell me what you would do and what you think I should do? :confused:

Im very happy with what I have right now. (But like you, who knows what Ill be thinking down the road. Until then Ill keep moving along as planned.) When the modding is finished Ill probably be hovering the 50k mark, give or take(probably give;) At that point, a stock vette should be easy competition in all three catagories. I know that if I can out handle, out accelerate, and out run a stock vette that Ill have one bada$$ machine.:cool:

I think you should go for this deal man. This is obviously a huge decision. You have probably been thinking about this 24/7......have you gone mad yet? LOL You only live once and besides, a modded vette with almost 500 ponies sounds like one f*ck of an awesome ride to me.:cool:

honestly for 60g if i had it, id buy several cars, id get myself a early 2nd gen and a LS1 camaro for daily. mod the LS! somewhat, make it a handling car. and go all out drag with my 70-73 camaro. thats my dream. or get a vette, but its just me, i cant justify all that money and have something that isnt modded out to the max.

as for the viper thing, a corvette has way higher build quality and is more of a refined car, a viper is a purpose built car, and doesnt have many creature comforts. if you dont like driving a stiff car, that has lots of interior noise and creeks and rattles then a viper isnt for you, cuz its only purpose is to look cool and go fast. kinda like my car:D oh and viper apparently has terrible bump steer, so you'll be fighting her down the road if its rough, cuz it likes to follow all the contours on the road, so no vancouver driving lol:cool:

My dream car would be my car (approx 42 000 CAD taxes in) with a 427 or 436 super stroker.

10's easy, handles great, looks awesome, drop top.

1959 Cadillac hearse. Chopped top, flat black with classic hotrod flames. All the drive train and suspension components would be modern. Powerplant would be a fuel injected 502 big block. An impressive sq stereo system would be a must, as well as a beautifully crafted leather interior.

The name on the licence plate holder would read 'Dead Sled' :)

for 60gs I would buy a black 95 viper rt/10.....put some Hres on it and mod the crap out of it

1932 ford hiboy w/ blown427bbc

my dream car? im driving it. ive had it since i was 19 and dont regret a minute of it. a vette just wouldnt suit me, not my style. for you get the z06 already!! me ill just spend the rest into soem mods!

my dream car is in my sig.:)

I guess I'd have to settle for a USED Porsche 911 turbo...probably will when the day comes anyway. :D

Originally posted by talos
1932 ford hiboy w/ blown427bbc I bet there isn't one in Vancouver, nice classic choice though.

Originally posted by Erik
1959 Cadillac hearse. Chopped top, flat black with classic hotrod flames.
The name on the licence plate holder would read 'Dead Sled' :) Oh ya, an old classic like this will turn your head like an owl. :thumb:

there is one local to me, but its not a hiboy :( its a 5window

Originally posted by Amit
my dream car is in my sig.:) I hope you don't change your mind like me, an SS is sweet. Long live the love of an f-body. :D

02 firehawk, will get one in a few years, should of looked for one in the first place but the SS was looking good as well :cool: , live and learn i guess

Originally posted by Compstall
I guess I'd have to settle for a USED Porsche 911 turbo...:D I'd settle for one of smooth handling cars, the turbo is a bonus. :thumb: Too bad you need special tools to work on them and shop prices are out of this world. :(

Originally posted by todd15
for 60gs I would buy a black 95 viper rt/10... Show me one and I'll consider it. :D I love the stripes on them too. :bow:

Originally posted by Draco
My dream car would be my car (approx 42 000 CAD taxes in) with a 427 or 436 super stroker.

10's easy, handles great, looks awesome, drop top. Sounds perfect although you should be happy with your motor, you can mod it. I like the vert vets the best too. ;)

Originally posted by KA0S


I think you should go for this deal man. This is obviously a huge decision. You have probably been thinking about this 24/7......have you gone mad yet? My mind is made up but the vet owner from Louisiana is having second thoughts. His wife is having a baby and will need a backseat. I never use my back seat. It's only been sat in a couple of times. I think it boils down to whether he can afford to keep the vet or not. I wont know for a couple of more months. That's okay, no hurry. There's lots of vets out there, check out Z06vette.com. :D

Originally posted by kal2k
02 firehawk, will get one in a few years I thought you where going to sell your SS to buy my car? I almost forgot about you. It's not a good time to be selling a car like ours. After waiting for a few years you'll get one alot cheaper. ;)

Originally posted by talos
there is one local to me, but its not a hiboy :( its a 5window I'd like to see that one. Those are so rare.

its kinda sad, theres a **** load of dueces in north/west van

hum you could look on autotrader for a Viper. I know you can get decent used ones for around 35g and most people don't know the years of vipers so theirs a bonus i guess.

Originally posted by Drumhawk
I thought you where going to sell your SS to buy my car? I almost forgot about you. It's not a good time to be selling a car like ours. After waiting for a few years you'll get one alot cheaper. ;)

ya should be getting one in the upcoming yr or 2 no hurry, had my fun with this one

Originally posted by Drumhawk
Show me one and I'll consider it. :D I love the stripes on them too. :bow:

look around u could get one for 45,000cdn from the states

Originally posted by 97BBlackZ
hum you could look on autotrader for a Viper. I know you can get decent used ones for around 35g and most people don't know the years of vipers so theirs a bonus i guess.

35 cdn.....good luck buddy......I look at the prices all the time ......since I will be in the market one day..... also the older u go in vipers....say the 92..... the more exspensive it gets....94s probably the cheapest year for the gen 1........(yes im talking about gen 1 vipers)

Originally posted by todd15
also the older u go in vipers....say the 92..... the more exspensive it gets....94s probably the cheapest year for the gen 1........(yes im talking about gen 1 vipers) Todd, I don't know the differance between 1st and 2nd gen vipers? I need to do my homework on them before I consider one. I drove one once, I think it was a 95, wasn't the RT model though. Let me know in a nutshell please the differance and which one is more desirable. Why are older vipers more expensive? :confused:

I did see the new 04 SRT-10 Viper. they start at $81,000.00. :eek: They have 500hp and 525 torque rating. :bow: Not enough cash in the kitty for a new one. :cry:

72 Pantera with a 428 SCJ .... oops that more than $60

Originally posted by todd15
35 cdn.....good luck buddy......I look at the prices all the time ......since I will be in the market one day..... also the older u go in vipers....say the 92..... the more exspensive it gets....94s probably the cheapest year for the gen 1........(yes im talking about gen 1 vipers)

i just looked at them before i posted that lol and i have looked at them before found 3 within the 30g - 40g price range, all 90's with somewhat decent mileage. idk maybe its just Texas thats its cheap in :think:

$60k ain't much (assuming you're talking CDN dollars). Won't even get you the lowest SLK + tax. If you want something decent, you'll need around $85k (that'll get you a Z06 or M3).

Originally posted by 97BBlackZ
i just looked at them before i posted that lol and i have looked at them before found 3 within the 30g - 40g price range, all 90's with somewhat decent mileage. idk maybe its just Texas thats its cheap in :think:

yeah and just maybe its in us funds :rolleyes: anyways i thought u were talking about the autotrader in canada

Originally posted by todd15
yeah and just maybe its in us funds :rolleyes: anyways i thought u were talking about the autotrader in canada

O haha didn't cant the canada thing sorry :(

Originally posted by Drumhawk
Todd, I don't know the differance between 1st and 2nd gen vipers? I need to do my homework on them before I consider one. I drove one once, I think it was a 95, wasn't the RT model though. Let me know in a nutshell please the differance and which one is more desirable. Why are older vipers more expensive? :confused:

well you didn't drive a gts if it was a 95 because those didn''t come out until 96........a true gen 1 viper.....and the reason I say true is because the 96 was counted as a gen 1 and a half....so pretty much the 92 to 95 vipers were gen 1s.....these vipers had no airbags,side exhaust,zip in windows,no outside door handles and 400 hp.......and drumhawk im pretty sure the new vipers are over 100gs no problem......ive seen them in the buysell for 120,000cdn

Realistally - Z06
Crazy go nuts - Enzo

The reason the 92-93 vipers are so expensive is that they were hand built and that there were very very few built.

Originally posted by Drumhawk
I did see the new 04 SRT-10 Viper. they start at $81,000.00. :eek: They have 500hp and 525 torque rating. :bow: Not enough cash in the kitty for a new one. :cry:

i sure hope your talking USD there cuz your never gonna ever see one for 80g CDN

I would get a 69 Camaro with a 600tq 427 and make handle better than anything German or Z06. Now what color I want, that is another story. I cant decide.

a 4th gen ws/6 with the vette 427cid and other goodies...on some nice chrome 19" hre's:cool:

kid with a dream here
69 camaro z28 lemans blue with white stripes and the 302ci and 4spd
enuff rambling on my part

http://www.buysell.com/showad.asp?id=24507879

go make an offer
:D

Originally posted by StreamlineZ28
http://www.buysell.com/showad.asp?id=24507879

go make an offer
:D

they are asking to much...went looking about a month ago

Dream Ride that I'd like to own a feww years down the line: Replica Cobra 427 with a super charged 5L in it.

Dream ride now: My car in the 11's...next year I plan on retiring the "goldmember" from beater duty and buying somthing nicer. I'd like a Ford 150 Harley edition or a new Ram w/the stock 20's. The other option is that I would buy a solid 5L and make it into a nice corner carver. A friend of mine is heavy into the track days at Mission w/his C4 and he is turning me on to it big time! I figure a nice 90 hatch for about $6000-7000, then the typical bolt-ons and a Maximum Motor Sports "track-box" kit.

Andy

Originally posted by blue 79 Z/28
i sure hope your talking USD there cuz your never gonna ever see one for 80g CDN Yea, I was talking $US$ base model price from the Viper web-site. :(

Originally posted by StreamlineZ28
http://www.buysell.com/showad.asp?id=24507879

go make an offer
:D Beautiful car. :bow: I'll cough up $60,000.00 canadian no problem. Todd is right, the first thing I thought when I saw the price was too much. My offer sounds fair. Nice condition and low mileage. That's a dream car. :thumb:

Mosler MT900S Photon (http://www.moslerauto.com/cgi-bin/mosler.pl?header=/mt900/header_pc.html&content=/mt900/photon.html) , with the optional aero's , and a C5R 7.0L engine. ;) This sucker only weighs in at 2000 lbs! Imagne that with a "mild" 500 rwhp C5R engine! Note those performance numbers they give are only from a warmed over LS6!


American Supercar.. :D

EDIT: OOps, missed the $60,000 limit.. hehe.. Then it would be the 2005 Z06.. 500 hp, lighter, less overhang, and even supposidly a better interior Vette... whats not to like?

or a current modded Z06 with more cubes..

Originally posted by oldschool
Dream Ride that I'd like to own a feww years down the line: Replica Cobra 427 with a super charged 5L in it.



Andy Those are awesome, especially if you put that 427 in there.

Originally posted by Ken S
Mosler MT900S Photon (http://www.moslerauto.com/cgi-bin/mosler.pl?header=/mt900/header_pc.html&content=/mt900/photon.html) , with the optional aero's , and a C5R 7.0L engine. ;) This sucker only weighs in at 2000 lbs! Imagne that with a "mild" 500 rwhp C5R engine! Note those performance numbers they give are only from a warmed over LS6!


American Supercar.. :D

Thanks for posting pics of that beauty. That's the lotto winner's special. I'm drooling and dreaming at the same time. :bow:

A 86-88 Candied-Maroon MONTE CARLO SS

Lowered...
Skirted...
TInted...

With hydros!

Originally posted by CaLiEnteZ24
A 86-88 Candied-Maroon MONTE CARLO SS

Lowered...
Skirted...
TInted...

With hydros! Jen, you need to set your goals higher. :p

Whatever. If it's what I'm into, it's what I'm into.

With the left $ Id also buy a C5 and do it out my way

Red 65 big block, 4 spd, convertable vette, one day (the one car I would be happy without mods). or a 63 split in second second place:bow:

95 Trans AM modded to the **** with more mods then I can put in the car, I have to leave them out because there are so much :)

89 cutlass calais ...

broken tranny mount
broken tie rod end
broken water pump
broken alternator
poundin system
broken door locks
banged up body
wrong size tires
failing aircare

just perfect :D

Sweet! I have one of those too:

FIREFLY 89

missing cylinders (3 in total)
broken lock
missing half of dash
broken winshield
bumper held on by lug nuts & long bolts (too many accidents drove the frame in too much, using lug nuts to compensate)
smashed up hood
spray paint for a paint job
1 brake upfront
needs alignment
runs like $hit at times
slow
muffler has fiberglass comming out everyday by the pony tails
head lights held on by glue (not aligned)

well I'm happy to say she's a gift & she passes aircare! :)

Sounds like my 1987 Sunbird (Goldmember):

Sunroof that has an "ejection" option
Rust holes that are refered to as speed holes (actually, they aren't holes)
One pop-up head light that doesn't go all the way up and makes it look like it's winking;)
"clear" window tint (condensation)
Also came with the "two" hubcap option

I actually like this car....its REALLY cheap to run, reliable and doesn't cause me any stress, so I souldn't complain. It's just ugly

For $60K, I'd go for a Z06. You can't beat the performance for the dollar. Not really into verts anyways for performance.

My other choice would be a 96 + Viper GTS. That one at Linux you could probably get for high 60's. I drive by that dealership daily.

Other dream car, we'll to finish my '69 Z28 clone. Just like this one:

http://www.pro-touring.com/featured_cars/Camaro_69.htm

Click on Charlie Lilliard. :D

Dream Car: Bugatti Veyron
More Realistic Dream Car: Bentley Continental GT
Even More Realistic Dream Car: Maserati Coupe
Realistic Practical Dream Car: BMW M3/M4

whats an M4? you mean m5?

Actually, ever see the upcoming 6 series coupe? Pretty sweet looking, I wouldn't mind a convertable 6 series as a "practical" daily driver.


Its about the size and weight of a 4th gen f-bod, longer wheel base, and something like a 4.4L V8 that puts out 3xx something hp and tq. If BMW made a 4th gen f-bod, this is what it would be like.

Originally posted by Ewan Glendinning
Red 65 big block, 4 spd, convertable vette,a 63 split in second second place:bow: I've always wanted a vet in these years. Too rare and too expensive although maybe get lucky and find one in this price range. A mint one with matching numbers, sell it at the annual Barrett-Jackson. The best car auction of the year. I've watched it on the speed channel and I should really go down to Scottsdale, Arizona and check it out. What an unbelievable selection of mint numbers matching cars. :bow:

Originally posted by bunker
95 Trans AM modded to the **** with more mods then I can put in the car, I have to leave them out because there are so much :) I bought a new trans am in 95 but it wasn't modded like yours. I'll never mod a new car but after a few years, mod city. :)

Originally posted by Rybar
For $60K, I'd go for a Z06. You can't beat the performance for the dollar.

My other choice would be a 96 + Viper GTS. Hey, I hear an echo in here. :lol: :metal:

Originally posted by [¤ÅzÑ_SüÞÊR§PØrT¤]

Realistic Practical Dream Car: BMW M3/M4 I've never ridden in these cute little corner carvers but I've heard great things about them. They look so small but very classy. To me a small vert looks like a fancy chick car, just my opinion but I'd drive one no problem. :)

Originally posted by Drumhawk
I've never ridden in these cute little corner carvers but I've heard great things about them. They look so small but very classy. To me a small vert looks like a fancy chick car, just my opinion but I'd drive one no problem. :)

I've been in an SMG M3 vert and let me tell you they aint no cute chick car. 340 hp small little sedan, the thing can smoke the tires with a stab of the throttle.

Heh, you know the wheelbase of the M3 is 6 inches longer than the wheelbase of the f-bod?


Okay, small converts do look kinda look like chick cars, I can see what you mean from that. But a M3 coupe looks like no chick car!


BTW, this is the 6 series convert.. I think anyone that likes 4th gens will like the overall layout of this car too.

http://www.autoweek.com/search/search_display.mv?port_code=autoweek&cat_code=carnews&content_code=03851863&Search_Type=STD&Search_ID=1770714&record=1

Originally posted by Ken S
[B]

Okay, small converts do look kinda look like chick cars, I can see what you mean from that. But a M3 coupe looks like no chick car!




] Okay, I stand corrected. I like to see someone fry the tires on one of these BMW's but most of these driver's wont race you and definately wont fry the tires. :(

Originally posted by Ken S
whats an M4? you mean m5?

Actually, ever see the upcoming 6 series coupe? Pretty sweet looking, I wouldn't mind a convertable 6 series as a "practical" daily driver.


The next gen 3-series will be dubbed 3 for the sedan models and 4 series for the coupe models (following the new BMW structure (even number for coupes and odd for sedans). So the current M3 will be replaced by the M4 and possibly a sedan version called the M3. The 6er is the nicest of Bangle's designs but it just doesn't look BMW enough for me. I'll stick with my E46.