What is your "obtainable" dream car??

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MarinaDiamandis
... a GT-R would be fine. If you've got the cash for a R34, you've got the cash for petrol.
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Love the V8 Vantage. :) :drool:

The GT-R isn't that expensive. In my region there are like 10, and each was purchased for less than $10,000. That's not bad. Thing is, I don't want a Nissan GT-R. It's not as rally-proven, how do I know it can make it through the snow? But, yes, I could easily afford one. (my buddy's got one, but, he makes less money per hour than I do.)
 
MrMelancholy15
Love the V8 Vantage. :) :drool:

The GT-R isn't that expensive. In my region there are like 10, and each was purchased for less than $10,000. That's not bad. Thing is, I don't want a Nissan GT-R. It's not as rally-proven, how do I know it can make it through the snow? But, yes, I could easily afford one. (my buddy's got one, but, he makes less money per hour than I do.)
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If it's rallying your interested in go for a subaru or an Evo but i prefer track racing hence the Gtr
 
My obtainable dream car would be this:

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Toyota MR2 Spyder (W30). They can be found in decent nick for around $10,000. Very tempting.
 
I guess I'll jump in with some of mine:

Pontiac Firebird-specifically the T/A one in Steele's post above, but I'd take any available.
Dodge Charger-like the Firebird, but the new one would probably be the focus.
Dodge Viper-If I could, I would in record time buy one.
Saturn Sky-Not a bad looking car, I don't hear much bad about it or the Solstice.
32-34 Ford Model A 3 Window-Bad condition? I'd love every second building it. Why? This.
DMC D12 S2-Looks cool, movie car, but the engine isn't crap, and it'd be under warranty.

All that said, my main choice may confuse you. What is it? This.

Gen 7 Mercury Cougar
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Chevrolet Caprice '77-'90
Cadillac Seville STS '98-'04
Buick Park Avenue '91-'96
Chrysler New Yorker '94–'96

I love these cars. The sad thing is, they seem to be dirt cheap in America. So I would have gotten one already but I can't legally drive any of those due to retarded laws in my country.
 
BLJK Ice
The R34 can be a good daily driver and track car. It can be used as both
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I used to be like you... Then I got an Azuremen in the knee.

To be honest, I'm surprised people aren't making a scene; when I said that my Impreza would be a good daily driver and track car, everyone basically told me to be realistic, saying that you can't daily driver a track car, because it breaks down too often.

Yeah. Even the Skyline won't be reliable enough. Or, rather, especially the R34, because of turbo.
 
MrMelancholy15
I used to be like you... Then I got an Azuremen in the knee.

To be honest, I'm surprised people aren't making a scene; when I said that my Impreza would be a good daily driver and track car, everyone basically told me to be realistic, saying that you can't daily driver a track car, because it breaks down too often.

Yeah. Even the Skyline won't be reliable enough. Or, rather, especially the R34, because of turbo.
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You know, I was privy to that conversation over the 3-4 threads that it broke out over. Pretty sure there was more to it than that.
 
"A pluribus, unum."

(To all, one.) To all people, one single law/rule. Don't make me an exception. If you guys want to tell me that it's impossible for me to do what I want to, then tell everyone that it's impossible for everyone to do that same thing. Don't be selective. That's what I'm trying to say. No one's trying to give BLJK Ice the help you gave me. Why not? ...Is he more likely capable of fixing up his R34, with harder to find, more expensive parts?
 
Downhill Dino
MGB GT V8. Little rare but I believe it's reasonably obtainable.
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This... totally this. Although I do have a Race Modified MGC that should be on the driveway soon! So I'd say my dream car has already been obtained. Albeit in a slightly less practical way...
 
MrMelancholy15
Love the V8 Vantage. :) :drool:

The GT-R isn't that expensive. In my region there are like 10, and each was purchased for less than $10,000. That's not bad. Thing is, I don't want a Nissan GT-R. It's not as rally-proven, how do I know it can make it through the snow? But, yes, I could easily afford one. (my buddy's got one, but, he makes less money per hour than I do.)
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Are you sure you're not mixing the GT-R up with the much cheaper GT-T? Piston heads lists UK GT-Rs around 25k to 30k pounds.
MrMelancholy15
"A pluribus, unum."

(To all, one.) To all people, one single law/rule. Don't make me an exception. If you guys want to tell me that it's impossible for me to do what I want to, then tell everyone that it's impossible for everyone to do that same thing. Don't be selective. That's what I'm trying to say. No one's trying to give BLJK Ice the help you gave me. Why not? ...Is he more likely capable of fixing up his R34, with harder to find, more expensive parts?
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People were telling you it's not the brightest idae to start with a mid-spec base car and turn it into a track car - cause you could just get the car that's actually range topping. The daily driver/track car hybrid wasn't the real issue.

There's that slight difference between buying a GT-R that you're taking to the track even while it's a daily and, you know, buying a R34 GT, planning to swap an AWD drivetrain and the RB26 in. That'd be more along the lines what people where calling you out for (if you can call it that).

Seems like you never even got the point folks were making back then.


And, in order to not be completely off-topic, I'd like to elaborate on what I said in my first post. Pretty much a perfect match for me:

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Although, a GT86 could be close, at the moment.
 
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I said there are GT-Rs in Canada for less than $10,000. But, since there are no R34s in Canada, at all, I thought it was implied that I meant R32s.

As for the Subaru, people *were* saying that it wouldn't be logical to make my DD Impreza into a track car, because I'm just a teenager. Yet, BLJK Ice is like 15 (doesn't have his license yet :lol:) and yet wants to import one of the first R34s into Canada (wd year old import rule) for $30,000+, and no one bothers to go after him thay they told me "you're dreaming, that won't work."

I mean, BLJK Ice really doubt it's possible to afford an R34 at our age, not to mention the new brake rotors etc. You'd need. Oh, and, there aren't many tracks near Vancouver, either. Good luck finding a track for your track car...
 
astrosdude91
My obtainable dream car would be this:

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Toyota MR2 Spyder (W30). They can be found in decent nick for around $10,000. Very tempting.
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Don't bother with a stock one that is pre 2003 if you do. And if you dig around Spyderchat forums, you can find 2ZZ swapped ones for under $10,000. They are fun cars and I do miss mine, but good lord working on them is a hassle, as is the lack of space. Fairly well laid out interior, but the stock seats are worse than the old 80's MR2's, which makes no sense to me. Much better balanced though, and the top is super easy to drop - I use to do it at stop lights regularly.

Personal dream cars for me at the moment are the Acura NSX and the E39 M5. One is a fairly solid example of pure engineering and refinement of design, the other is just brute force and baller :p
 
MrMelancholy15
As for the Subaru, people *were* saying that it wouldn't be logical to make my DD Impreza into a track car, because I'm just a teenager. Yet, BLJK Ice is like 15 (doesn't have his license yet :lol:) and yet wants to import one of the first R34s into Canada (wd year old import rule) for $30,000+, and no one bothers to go after him thay they told me "you're dreaming, that won't work."
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Maybe because this thread has the word "dream car" in the title, so it's kind of understood to be about hypothetical things; whereas you kept talking about things that you were actually planning on doing?


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The crazy Volvo driver speaking... a 940 Turbo held the top spot of my list of obtainable dream cars from around 2009 to 2012, just about as practical as an estate gets and capable of all the power that can be safely used on public roads.
 
Just a little paintjob for making it look like the 96 GTS Version (Blue, White Stripes), a new set of rims... and there we go! :D

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Or a Dodge Challenger, the new one, in Plum Crazy Purple :)
 
MrMelancholy15
I used to be like you... Then I got an Azuremen in the knee.

To be honest, I'm surprised people aren't making a scene; when I said that my Impreza would be a good daily driver and track car, everyone basically told me to be realistic, saying that you can't daily driver a track car, because it breaks down too often.

Yeah. Even the Skyline won't be reliable enough. Or, rather, especially the R34, because of turbo.
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For one, he's day dreaming. When he has the car & makes a thread asking for advice, you can be sure most of us will be there.

Secondly, you're right, it isn't wise to track a daily driver. However, we have to be realistic. In the case of which car is better suited for daily driving & track abuse, a R34 GT-R is a much better contender because Nissan built it that way in the same way Ferrari builds Scuderias or Porsche builds GT3/2/RS models. Your Impreza Wagon wasn't. It doesn't have parts on it designed to cope with the harsh effects of a track day.

Again, it doesn't change the fact that yes, it isn't wise to track your daily driver in the event of something breaking, but a R34 GT-R will take the punishment much better. The likeliness of a problem occurring from a track day is you warping the brakes on your car whilst the 4-pot Brembos on the GT-R will most likely just lose a small chunk of their life & speed up the maintenance interval on them.
 
MrMelancholy15
I said there are GT-Rs in Canada for less than $10,000. But, since there are no R34s in Canada, at all, I thought it was implied that I meant R32s.

As for the Subaru, people *were* saying that it wouldn't be logical to make my DD Impreza into a track car, because I'm just a teenager. Yet, BLJK Ice is like 15 (doesn't have his license yet :lol:) and yet wants to import one of the first R34s into Canada (wd year old import rule) for $30,000+, and no one bothers to go after him thay they told me "you're dreaming, that won't work."

I mean, BLJK Ice really doubt it's possible to afford an R34 at our age, not to mention the new brake rotors etc. You'd need. Oh, and, there aren't many tracks near Vancouver, either. Good luck finding a track for your track car...
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Well i'm pretty sure i can buy one because when i become legal to drive i have money to buy it. I work part time and sometimes full time every week ends, plus my parents are sustaining me, so i haven't used any money at all from my work, at least nothing too pricy.
 
MrMelancholy15
They won't be legal in Canada until 2014, I've heard. Aren't they from 1999-2002? You'll only be able to get the oldest examples (i.e., you won't get the Spec Nür etc.)
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There's actually one R34 around here in Canada. Do a search up on "Farmer's" R34.
The way it got into Canada is super shady, everyone who's seen it in person says it was brought into Canada in pieces and it's incredibly hacked up. There was some sort of loophole on how it was legally brought in and the owner wasn't willing to tell anyone. I remember it being for sale for 100k and no one would touch it, then went all the way down to 50k and still no one would touch it. I haven't hung around the 240 forums lately to know what happened to it.
 
Oh and of course the other obtainable dream car, since we're (sort of) on the subject of them:

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Nissan Stagea Autech 260RS with R34 front-end conversion. Mind you the one pictured is some $27,000 and running 308kW/413hp at all four wheels but with a decent personal loan and selling the WRX I'd be able to make that quite easily.
 
For me, a relatively reasonable or obtainable dream car would probably be a E39 M5.
 

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