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stevew

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Sep 21, 2001
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As long as I have a company car with company paid gas bills I am happy.

That said the wife wants a vintage car, something with a big V8. I think 1972 Mustang since we are both born that year.
you are in europe.....72 alfa gtv....
 

Toshi

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Oct 23, 2001
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what!

somewhere your old landcruiser is weeping.
I sold it to a former neighbor (both he and I moved since we were neighbors), a dentist, no less. I do miss it sometimes but the 3 is fun.
 

Sandwich

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I kiiiinda did that the first month I had the car. They're the shitty lusso rims so they will eventually get replaced but yeah oops. car is wider than my rav4.
 

Sandwich

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Those Lotus can be had for a very reasonable price. What's in the 2nd pic, Audi?
Lancia Delta HF Integrale Evo, never imported to the US but now legal after 25y. Not the most expensive car, but an extremely rare collector car. Sorry for the shit pic, I took it while driving after passing by it once. I've seen it out on the road as well. My alfa is arguably faster, but it'll never be as cool.

The Lotus is certainly rare and maybe not super expensive ($55k) but it's still my favorite car on the road.

Maybe I should snap a pic of the lamborghina Urus I pass every day?
 

canadmos

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Maybe I should snap a pic of the lamborghina Urus I pass every day?
Theres a few of those around here too. I just question why every time I see them.....

And besides the sound and the obnoxious front end on it, it might as well be an Audi Q8.
 

Sandwich

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all the big sports car companies make SUVs to keep their sports cars afloat. See: porsche.

I pass a regular lamborghini on one of my local swamp roads every now and then. I don't even know their names these days.
 

jonKranked

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The Lotus is certainly rare and maybe not super expensive ($55k) but it's still my favorite car on the road.
i wouldn't say they're that rare, depending on the region. when I lived in LA i would see a couple a week. A guy I worked with had one, full size grown ups like us aren't really compatible with that car.
 

Sandwich

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I've only seen a couple of Exiges in my life. Elises are far more plentiful, and run $20k cheaper. The Exige is more powerful and track oriented, and much more beautiful (IMO). One in orange with black wheels is somewhere in my dream garage.
 

roflbox

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mmmmmmmmmmmmm
that lancia is haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawt


do you have brodozers out where you are? those are often lotus prices
 

Pesqueeb

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Riding past the morgue.
I'd briefly toyed with the idea of an Elise years ago when the settlement check from my accident came in. Unfortunately/fortunately common sense and my wife won out in the end. Perhaps one day, should I happen to somehow win the lottery I dont play.
 

jonKranked

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I'd briefly toyed with the idea of an Elise years ago when the settlement check from my accident came in. Unfortunately/fortunately common sense and my wife won out in the end. Perhaps one day, should I happen to somehow win the lottery I dont play.
if i was going to get a fun car, it wouldn't be that. we're about the same height IIRC (i'm about 6'1"). i sat in one once (again, guy i used to work with owned one), it was not exactly a fun experience, i don't think i could handle being inside one, let along driving for more than say, 20-30 minutes at a shot. it's just cramped.
 

Sandwich

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:popcorn:

the exige was pretty brutalist inside. sparco race seats covered in alcantara and an aluminum floor etc. This one had a radio though, which is nice.
 

Pesqueeb

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Feb 2, 2007
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Riding past the morgue.
if i was going to get a fun car, it wouldn't be that. we're about the same height IIRC (i'm about 6'1"). i sat in one once (again, guy i used to work with owned one), it was not exactly a fun experience, i don't think i could handle being inside one, let along driving for more than say, 20-30 minutes at a shot. it's just cramped.

I get what you're saying, but one doesn't buy a car like that for comfort.

:weee:
 

jdcamb

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Feb 17, 2002
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Just rent one for a couple days, amirite?

I just checked - I can rent a fancy-ass Ferrari for 4 days for $9,000. :rofl:
So its not whether you can afford to buy me a Porsche. You just don't want to? That is very very hurtful to my feelings. I have been injured very very badly.