What is Your Dream Car?

[Famine]

Real: Honda NSX (18 months and counting)
Lottery: Aston Martin DB9

 

[Dave A]

What, you meant your dream car isn't a nice shiny Mazda MX-6 .

 

[Famine]

MX-6? Bleugh. Too much of a mix of hatch/coupe/saloon body styles. I prefer the mechanically-similar Ford Probe (V6 only though).

The MX-3 is not going. She'll be given to "me bird".

 

[Scaff]

Originally posted by M5Power
I think maybe your expectations were a tad too high.

Nope, I just believe (and I'm not alone) that Audi have lost the way over the last decade.

A company that has produced some great drivers cars (and its driving more than the cars that floats my boat) moved more into the realm of image and straight line performance.

Even Audi themselves have admited that they need to look at engine placement to improve handling, the current 'forward of axle' approach places far to much weight on the front end, resulting in the heavy understeer characteristics that have dominated Audi's of late.

As I said, it's not a bad car by any means; just a major disapointment to me.

For example I love Caterhams; which puts me in the mad as cheese camp for a lot of people.

 

[Scaff]

Personally I think this was crafted by gods own hand.

 

[rollazn]

Well, my dream car is the R34. Some others are listed below. I also love Porsche Turbo, GT3, GT2, BMW M3, Audi S4, etc...

 

[Goomba]

Subaru Impreza WRX STi WR1/22B
Mercedes Benz CL65 AMG/SL600
BMW M3/M5
Audi RS6

Am I capable of getting these cars? Hah, no, they're what dreams are made of.

PS. No bursting into any songs.

 

[1X83Z]

Originally posted by Scaff
Nope, I just believe (and I'm not alone) that Audi have lost the way over the last decade.

A company that has produced some great drivers cars (and its driving more than the cars that floats my boat) moved more into the realm of image and straight line performance.

Yeah - these are much better than the current models:

 

[Jordan]

My dream car is a Mercedes SL55 AMG.

 

[360rider]

Oooo...SL55....thats what i wrote on my career project

Dream car though...Ferrari 360 Modena or Spider in Ferrari Racing Red...I believe thats what the color is called.

 

[locketine]

my dream car is a porsche 911 turbo, black.

 

[-Fred-]

I covet a lot of cars, lately it's been the Lamborghini Miura SV

Best looking car ever built, if you ask me.

 

[nk4e]

r33 vspec and a WRX sti 2004

 

[DRIFT4EVA]

Dodge Viper GTS older version
Ferrari F50
Shelby Mustang GT500 Preferably Eleanor
'03 Subaru Impreza WRX Sti
Nissan Skyline GTR R34
Nismo 400r
And some Holden/HSV's

That'll do for now

 

[cpl_richie]

Originally posted by Scaff
Personally I think this was crafted by gods own hand.

Caterhams, Westfields I just love the simplicity.

At the moment my dream car is a Westfield like this:

 

[nk4e]

i forgot to add a SUPER 7

 

[sliderulz]

The most beautiful car ever built
1962 Ferrari 250GT SWB!
or an Aston Martin DB4 GT

 

[Cap'n Jack]

Viper GTSR, too bad they never went into production.

 

[Scaff]

Originally posted by M5Power
Yeah - these are much better than the current models:

No, but the original Quattro (particularly the SWB version) and the RS2 handle better that the current models (again, in my opinion).

Just because a car is newer does not make it better as a drivers car.

For example

I'd rather take an Original Mini over the new model

Pug 205 GTi against the 206 Gti

Clio Williams against the Clio 172 or 182 (this one is damn close).

Now I'm not saying that all older cars are better drivers cars that newer ones, or that they are better cars full stop.

But I am saying that in my opinion certain older cars are better that the modern counterparts.

Evo (UK motoring mag) did a track comparison of the following cars:

Lotus Elan S2
Toyota MR2 (latest version)
Mazda MX5

As far as handling and lap times went the Elan wiped the floor with the more modern cars, however I know which I would rather be in during an accident and it is not the Elan.

 

[sliderulz]

Originally posted by Scaff

Evo (UK motoring mag) did a track comparison of the following cars:

Lotus Elan S2
Toyota MR2 (latest version)
Mazda MX5

As far as handling and lap times went the Elan wiped the floor with the more modern cars, however I know which I would rather be in during an accident and it is not the Elan.

I've got that mag, the new smart roadster was there too.

 

[Boost Lee]

Dodge Viper GTS or the new SRT-10 with a hardtop

 

[Scaff]

Originally posted by sliderulz
I've got that mag, the new smart roadster was there too.

Knew I'd missed one, thanks.