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31 Jul 2015, 2:07 pm

I want one just like this one-

the early 90s chevy lumina base sedans rode just like the Cadillac sedan de ville whose chassis was adapted from. driving over raised railroad tracks, one just floated over them with a soft thrumming. why can't more cars ride that smoothly? it doesn't cost any more engineering-wise to design a soft-ride suspension than it does a hard-ride one.

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01 Aug 2015, 8:35 am

kamiyu910 wrote:

Lostiehere wrote:

A.) What is your absolute Dream car? (if money was no option)

B.) If you were to buy your next car (one that is reasonably affordable and a great fit for you), what would it be?

Here is my current....

A.) My dream car is a 2014 Tesla Model S. I like it because it is electric, no need for paying for gas or oil changes anymore. It sounds like it could give a person a better amount of independence as not having to depend on gas anymore and fluctuating prices. Plus it goes 0-60 in a little over 3 seconds. Not too bad!! !

Mine is a Tesla Model S as well! I love that it broke the safety test machines

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Tesla said they're working towards making a car that's more affordable, so maybe one of these days I can get one...

I had a 2009 VW GTI Turbo, that was a nice ride. It was a sleeper. I could zip around corners so smoothly... it was bad for me because of that, lol. Had to give it up when I had kids

My husband had to give up his 1995 Camaro too.

This is what I do want one of these days, when the kids move out, a 1959 Austin-Healey Bugeye Sprite:

My husband pretty much already got his dream car, and it is pretty sweet. 2004 Cadillac XLR, which is a hardtop convertible and looks like a transformer when he puts the top up or down. It has features that most cars these days still don't have. The best way to describe this thing is that it's a concept car that made it to production. The cruise control is automatic to how the rest of traffic is flowing, you just set the follow distance and away you go! It also has cooled seats to go with the heated seats! And it has a holographic HUD... so it's like playing a video game... And it's 11 yrs old. They only made about 15000 of this particular one.

Here's a video that shows at the 1:52 mark the top going down.

This is kinda what his after market Flowmaster exhaust sounds like. The only real difference is that his is 2 barrel, more of a straight pipe than muffler, and doesn't have the option to close the valves.

That is cool...yes, there is just something about the Tesla S! I also like how safe it is, not having to be dependent on filling up at the pumps, and the fact that it is sensory-friendly with hardly any noise while running makes me smile. Also, that is great that your husband has a car that he likes and enjoys driving around in.
I'm sure it would be good as both a fun everyday driver and then for weekend getaways too.

Thanks everyone for the responses so far!! ! It has surprised me and brought a smile to my face that this thread took off like wild fire, lol. Guess many of us enjoy looking at cars and talking about them. If I'm not careful...cars may become my new special interest. Actually, come to think of it...sounds like a pretty good one to me!! !

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01 Aug 2015, 2:07 pm

'63 Ford Thunderbolt ( showing my age I guess ).

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01 Aug 2015, 3:05 pm

Hopefully driving miss Daisy won't end up driving me craa--zz--yyy..

Just implementing my new driving tunes for the official Eurocrat

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01 Aug 2015, 10:14 pm

Cars are my special interest, although I'm a Brit I love old American stuff, pretty much anything pre-smog era.
'50s fins and chrome is good, (59 caddy, 58 Plymouth, countless others would find a loving home with me) and also the oversized 60s/70s land yachts like Lincolns, chrysler New Yorker, dodge Monaco etc. There's nothing like having a big lazy V8 under the hood.

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02 Aug 2015, 12:19 am

Oman5 wrote:

Cars are my special interest, although I'm a Brit I love old American stuff, pretty much anything pre-smog era. '50s fins and chrome is good, (59 caddy, 58 Plymouth, countless others would find a loving home with me) and also the oversized 60s/70s land yachts like Lincolns, chrysler New Yorker, dodge Monaco etc. There's nothing like having a big lazy V8 under the hood.

those land barges sure sucked up the gas, though- my dad drove an ex-cop car Chrysler 413 hemi that got 4 miles per gallon of premium! when he stomped on the gas the thing fairly leapt away from the stop sign [didn't do that too often 'cause he literally could see the gas gauge retreat to the left].

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02 Aug 2015, 10:51 pm

auntblabby wrote:

Oman5 wrote:

Cars are my special interest, although I'm a Brit I love old American stuff, pretty much anything pre-smog era. '50s fins and chrome is good, (59 caddy, 58 Plymouth, countless others would find a loving home with me) and also the oversized 60s/70s land yachts like Lincolns, chrysler New Yorker, dodge Monaco etc. There's nothing like having a big lazy V8 under the hood.

Yes, they weren't too good on the gas, I wouldn't dream of using one as an everyday car though. One of my close friends owns a pristine '64 caddy fleetwood with a big block, that just about gets 18 mpg on a steady run (our gallon is slightly bigger) given gas is around $2 a litre over here thats an expensive hobby

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02 Aug 2015, 11:07 pm

Oman5 wrote:

how many of the roads over there would be too narrow for cars as big as the Fleetwood?

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05 Aug 2015, 4:12 pm

auntblabby wrote:

Oman5 wrote:

how many of the roads over there would be too narrow for cars as big as the Fleetwood?

The roads aren't that much of a problem, I went with him when he bought it in Ireland and we drove it back. As a long distance mile muncher it's just sublime! the main issue is parking it. Lengthwise it's waaaay too long to fit a standard parking space and multi storey car parks are off limits. He sure uses it though, he takes it to Austria for owners club meets.

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23 Dec 2015, 8:03 pm

I know I said I should try not to get stuck in a loop here, but I should level: for probably a decade the top of my list has been a yellow Saab Viggen.

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23 Dec 2015, 8:06 pm

If money was no object then I'd have these 3

1967 Mustang GT390

1968 Charger R/T

1969 Camaro RS Z/28

For my next car (which will be my first car) I'm looking at getting one of these
A Citroen 2CV

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23 Dec 2015, 8:10 pm

this would make for a nice xmas :santa: -

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23 Dec 2015, 8:12 pm

A Tesla would be my dream car.
A Chevy Volt is almost obtainable though.

But my literal dream car would be a Volt wrapped in a Corvette's body. I have always loved the look of a Corvette Stingray.

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24 Dec 2015, 12:13 am

Lucky for you the Fisker Karma fills that niche quite nicely, with a more reliable 4 cylinder than the Volt, plus it's cheaper than nearly any Tesla save for the Lotus Elise based roadsters.

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24 Dec 2015, 1:07 am

My dream car is legit coming to my driveway so it's not a dream car anymore, rather a "heart car".

Now the dream car has to be something bigger and better.

I'm thinking:

Lexus RC-F
Morgan Aero 8
Aston Martin Rapide
Alfa Romeo Giulia
Shelby GT500 Supersnake

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24 Dec 2015, 1:13 am

The Giulia is stunning. Makes me want a Milano Quadrifoglio SOOOOOOOOOOOO BAAAAAAAAAAAAAD! If I'm not broke by the time the SZ is import legal, I need one:

I could beat up everyone's Scion FR-S'es (yuck) on track days & subsequently refuse to tell them what those are!

What did you order??

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