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So what would you buy if you had endless money and a love for cars??

THE_STIG wrote:So what would you buy if you had endless money and a love for cars??

Maybe you should change the title of the thread to reflect the actual question you ask...

Thread title fixed.

For me - Audi A3. I have no need or desire for anything fancier than that.

for me.... is and always will be.... a Hyndai Getz 1.6 TD...
in metallic blue/green or purple......

No limit? Zonda F twin turbo. All carbon fiber.

Bugatti Veyron or a Maserati Quattroporte, or a Ferrari 458 Italia. And a Lotus Esprit V8.

Audi MTM\\RS4 4.2 V8 Supercharged.
This one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBkX8GS5FoY

KatrynKat wrote:for me.... is and always will be.... a Hyndai Getz 1.6 TD...
in metallic blue/green or purple......

KK if you had no limit then why would you buy that Turd on wheels??

For me a 1982 DMC-12 DeLorean......I just love the brushed stainless steel body:D

fine then..... either a Lamborghini Gallardo or an Aston Martin DB9!!

THE_STIG wrote:DeLorean

Lotus Esprit V8




Sorry, but I think my dream car kicks butt.

KatrynKat wrote:fine then..... either a Lamborghini Gallardo or an Aston Martin DB9!!

That is more like it......Hyundai is a synonym for Korean horse sh**.

Hey what about Mika Häkkinen's 1998 championship winning McLaren Mercedes mp4/13.....

THE_STIG wrote: For me a 1982 DMC-12 DeLorean......I just love the brushed stainless steel body:D
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Back to the future we go.

I would enjoy a Maybach.

Lotus Elise 111R. Booya!

Gumpert Apollo R!!!

I car with a name like that......I think not.

Ferrari California

if money were no object> - thats pretty easy - heres my dream car



if i was a millionaire but cash was just a tad bit tighter then probably this



but since money is a huge object - i cant even afford to keep the car i have now - so its being sold

You're selling the GTi

Saleen S7 Twin Turbo, Mazda Furai (*sigh* if only Mazda would produce a street version), McClaren MP4-12C, Porsche GT3 RS, Ferrari Italia.

You are all missing the point. If money is not an option you need to get something really special. Not some marver of engineering which goes like stink but can't be driven on a daily basis. Yes Zonda F, Saleen S7, Lambo, Ferrari they are all nice cars but can you live with one, and more to the point is it something which is really special. Well I say no. So my choice has to be something from the history books somewhere around 1954 at which time it cost a mere $11 000. Currently they go for around $800 000 so price really has to be issue.

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1954 Mercedes Benz 300SL (Gullwing)

RuadRauFlessa wrote:You are all missing the point. If money is not an option you need to get something really special. Not some marver of engineering which goes like stink but can't be driven on a daily basis. ....

In that case Ford RS200

I stick with the Lotus Esprit V8. It is an everyday use sort of car.

I always wanted this car from school days - an Opel Kadett 2.0 Gsi Superboss in black. Too old car now, cant even find one in decent condition.

oh and if money was no object i would buy a Mclaren F1 Le Mans edition my all time favourite supercar, or a Pagani Zonda Roadster the one that Clarkson drove in the Italian Job. But these are too limited, highly doubt ill get them. My next choice would be a Porche GT2 or a Lamborghini Gallardo Lp 560 - 4 Superleggera.

Aerial Atom!

jamin_za wrote:You're selling the GTi

it just went today - just gotta check if the VW dealers EFT came through or whether he still owes me a cheque but hopefully he did the EFT as soon as i left the dealership - all jokes aside about not being able to afford the GTI - the main reason for the getting rid of it is that im opening a new business and i need a bakkie to do the deliveries - really couldnt afford to keep two vehicles - so im going to stick with a small half tonner (corsa utility or ford bantam or mazda rustler or nissan Np200 etc) - will get that on a lease - so the next vehicle to be leased if the business takes off will probably be a diesel twincab or a chevy SS V8 ute to really do deliveries in style (even if its a bit wasteful of the fuel) ...... oh and i dont reckon whatever i get for now will remain looking like a standard workmanlike commercial vehicle too long - it will get some good looking accessories soon enough to adorn it and make it look a bit sporty etc (hopefully not too over the top but just making it look elegant and sporty but not overtly so )

Yes Zonda F, Saleen S7, Lambo, Ferrari they are all nice cars but can you live with one

well in comparison to the car you want to chose which has a wallowy ride and is known to have absolutely terrible brakes even though it started the modern supercar trend - right now there is absolutely no way you could compare your choice to one of the modern supercars mentioned - and i reckon ive seen plenty of lambo's and ferraris in the past few days being used as runabouts and they seemed pretty usable on a normal road to me

sure ...... i would be terrified that due to current local road conditions i would lose tyres every time i hit a pothole because the tyres for example on a Lamborghini murcielago go for R12k each but other than that the ride quality and braking etc are all basically first rate compared to the car thats your first choice so the answer to your question is that i could live with the zonda or the lambo but not with the ancient gullwing thats dreadful to drive in all reality

can't be driven on a daily basis

dude - have you owned a modern supercar - most new lambo's and ferraris are beasts when you go around a track but docile and easy to drive on a modern road - and even though i dont own one (yet) i do know people who do own them and drive them everyday - they arent complaining