Twinsen wrote:
I know a girl that has one. You don't need to win the lottery to get one.

When it first came out it was picked to replace the Corvette as the car rich guys gave to their mistresses.

Twinsen wrote:

Wyatt9k wrote:My favorite car if I won the lottery, acura NSX, this would be the first car I'd buy...

I know a girl that has one. You don't need to win the lottery to get one.

On my budget I need too.

Outsydlooknin75 wrote:

Now THATS a sexy mother fucker

THIS!

rsilvers wrote:http://www.autoweek.com/article/2009072 ... /907289997

Ferrari 458.

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So someone needs to get a Ferrari 458 and have a vanity plate that says "SOCOM." Because it's a 458.

Or a Ferrari 308 with a plate that says 762FMJ

Sooooo many beautiful cars, and most of them are already posted..

I like the new Lamborghini Gallardo Coupe. Black. Black interior. Black wheels.

The Ferrari 458 is incredible.

I love the '63 Vette.

European micro cars are badass. http://microcarmuseum.com/ this is near our shop.

So many.

EvilKev wrote:

Twinsen wrote:
I know a girl that has one. You don't need to win the lottery to get one.

When it first came out it was picked to replace the Corvette as the car rich guys gave to their mistresses.

I guess that's possible, but she's 25 and it looks old.

How about a Lamborghini with one of the following bumper stickers on it:

1. Don't laugh it is paid for.
2. My other car is a Ferrari.

On the second one, I'd think, "Oh, so he does own a good car."

Kevin/AAC wrote:Sooooo many beautiful cars, and most of them are already posted..

I like the new Lamborghini Gallardo Coupe. Black. Black interior. Black wheels.

The Ferrari 458 is incredible.

I love the '63 Vette.

European micro cars are badass. http://microcarmuseum.com/ this is near our shop.

So many.

I had to look where that was .... Im sitting here going .... I grew up near the shop and in that area .... I have NEVER heard of that place. But I reckon near the shop is relative. Morgan County is near the shop in comparison to California.

i think the f430 is the best looking recent ferrari. i think they are all starting to look the same as well though.

the veyron on the other hand is a bloated fat pig.......sorry.

RX7-2nr wrote:i think the f430 is the best looking recent ferrari. i think they are all starting to look the same as well though.

the veyron on the other hand is a bloated fat pig.......sorry.

It's ugly as hell, but I'd drive it until the wheels fell off. Or I wrapped it around a telephone poll. I doubt it would take long.

You'd find a single corner and the car would just light on fire and explode. It's like having a winnebago with 1000hp.

The Porsche GT2 AWD with P800 Kit has something crazy-stupid like 800hp.
Runs the 1/4mi in less than 10.5sec - Absolutely nasty performance out of a basically stock looking GT2
The Switzer P800 upgrade Kit (basically a PAIR of GT30R turbochargers + supporting parts) is only another $40k or so.

If I won the lottery, I would buy an AWD GT2 off the showroom and drive straight to the Switzer custom shop.

If I was to get a 911, my last thoughts would be to spend another $40k or add weight to it. Just sayin...

I would not. Here is why...

Porsche can make that car, but very likely their R&D has shown that it would not last enough to provide a warranty. It might have a MTBF of just 1000 hours.

When you spend $250k on a performance car, you're probably not concerned with taking it to the shop every other year.

When you buy a $250k car, you drive it once a year and wash it once a month.

I used to have a trio of Boxsters at my disposal to play with, what fun little cars they were ... especially the S that we had. I did all I could to get that thing to break traction and I just couldnt make it happen reliably.

pneumagger wrote:When you spend $250k on a performance car, you're probably not concerned with taking it to the shop every other year.

Well, as long as you factor it into the cost of ownership. A car like that may cost $20 a mile to drive.

rsilvers wrote:

pneumagger wrote:When you spend $250k on a performance car, you're probably not concerned with taking it to the shop every other year.

Well, as long as you factor it into the cost of ownership. A car like that may cost $20 a mile to drive.

How do you figure?
Using this site, I'm getting a little over $8.25/mile.
I do not believe it accounts for inflation, but that would not be too significant.

http://www.commutesolutions.org/calc.htm

$250k Purchase
$60k Sell
5yrs @ 10k mi/yr
50k miles driven
$2500/month insurance (this was a guess)
6% purchase sales tax
$0 financing (buy with cash)
$30k for 5yrs maintenance
Free parking & no tolls
Everything else left the same.

Even paying with cash is money otherwise unavailable for investment. It always has to be figured in. But you can pick a low rate - say 3%

That is still $40,000.

And I was figuring on 5K miles a year. I don't think 10K miles a year is typical for this kind of vehicle.

But yes, if you do drive 10-12K miles a year, the cost per mile will be under $10.

1948 Tucker.

Seat belts.

Rear engine. (First option was a hilo engine)

Doors that extend into the roof.

BAD ASS RIDE.



Did I mention that it was a TUCKER?