Other than a Subaru............

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  1. WRXCoupe

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    Okay so this a feeler thread to see what folks on here might be driving other than a Subaru. Not a basic daily driver or a fantasy car but your ideal performance daily driver or weekend driver project vehicle that is within a realistic budget range and not just a track car.

    I personally like the Evo 9, or the new Camaro which is surprisingly not a wallet killer.
     
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    Wirelessly posted (My Phone)

    When I finally move back to Japan...1999 Nissan Skyline GT-R BNR34 V.Spec II "NüR"

    Got a ride in one for about 15 minutes.

    Edit: Notice I said "when" and not "if" = not a fantasy.

    [​IMG]
     
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  4. blindfold

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    an ap1 s2000 should be pretty nice with a hardtop, this is assuming you fit
     
  5. slowwrx

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    C5 Corvette
     
  6. Bug-Rex

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    S15 Silvia is one I would love to have.
     
  7. BelvnAWD

    BelvnAWD I'm Vin, Bell-Vin...

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    370Z vert....
     
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  9. nicad

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    been looking at lotus elises lately. might pick one up depending on if I go back to school or not

    that and an E30 M3.
     
  10. gotsol

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    too many to list really. I <3 so many rides.

    FD RX-7 if I had a bankroll to keep it running
     
  11. nicad

    nicad Yes I am a troll

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    not sure I could buy enough patience for that piece
     
  12. Eco Auto Clean

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    BMW X6 50i. Looking at getting by next summer...Hopefully
     
  13. dontcallitarex

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    This.

    350hp V8, rear drive, can fit seriously big ass rear tires, six speed, and they're like 20k now?

    Yes please.
     
  14. integroid

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    93+ Supra TT, S2K, E30 M3
     
  15. longfury

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    I know I couldn't. RX-7 is great but as Coolrex stated, they take a ton of cash to keep running.

    To go along with the E46 M3, the C63 AMG would be another car high on my list.
     
  16. blindfold

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    E30 M3s are way overpriced currently, if i were to pay much might as well get a MKIV supra
     
  17. longfury

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    Yeah, M3 pricing really varies based on where you are in the US. I know the E46 is about $5-10K more in this area than out west in like California. I did a quick search one day and found several E46's for the mid $20K range in California but similar cars here were $30K+.
     
  18. baddriver

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    I'd like to drive a clean and built E30 BMW,
    or sprinkle magic dust on the Merkur
    and turn it into a Cosworth Sierra.
     
  19. slowwrx

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    Huge front tires as well, its easy to fit 315s on all 4 corners and you can pick up one for 14K if you look really hard

    My Supra was by far my favorite daily driver, the car looks good it rides nice and it really moves on the highway. Best road trip car ever if its just you and the wife. If you can afford it now is a good time to buy them I think prices have pretty much bottomed out. As long as you never do anything crazy to it you shouldn't ever lose any money on one either.
     
  20. Doug@DBW Motorsports

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    08-09 M3, C63 AMG, E55 AMG, 911 GT3, C6 Z06, or a Supra w/ Single turbo
     
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    C6 Z06, and the Evolution X!
     
  22. slowwrx

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    After Driving Jacks C6 Z06 at little tally the other day I would love to have one. Its really hard to make yourself drive a 70k dollar car as hard as it needs to be driven though.
     
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    I would have to go with a Ford Fairmont or Mercury Zephyr. No one would steal it and the suspension is all Fox body for an easy swap. How embarrassing would it be to have one blow your doors off? Love sleepers and this would be the one.
     
  24. blindfold

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    i would never be caught in something so ugly :sx:
     
  25. Bad_Attitude

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    '65 GTO with a blown 455.

    Oh wait I already got that one....


    hm...


    How about that subaru powered thingus that was reveiwed on topspeed, I cant recall the maker, but it wont be produced. It was built by a race car company, who did it as a technical possibilities display. Damn thing had some crazy computer controlled driveline that really improved handling, shoulda been like an 80k car if I recall...

    Cant for the life of me remember the name of it.
     
  26. Matt

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    Prodrive P2
     
  27. Berzerklo

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    I have been looking at a bunch of diesels lately... so far a 1999 Mercedes 300E sounds like a good platform to start with (except no manual!). I would love to get a new BMW 3 series diesel, but those only come in sedan and auto at the moment.

    Other than that:
    I have always had wanted an LS swapped FD RX7

    S2K is always a solid choice

    I have really started looking at the 2005 Cadillac CTS-V (they have the 5.7L motor instead of the 6.0L but they are like $22k now)... I think I would take one of these over a corvette any day!
     
  28. Matt

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    BMW 335d.

    265hp/425tq. turbo diesel 6.
     
  29. GregT

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    hmmm....tough choice

    Toyota Chaser.
    Toyota Crown.
    Nissan Laurel.
    or
    R32 Skyline
     
  30. baddriver

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    +1 for sleeper cars with easy to find parts, especially if they're wagons with fake wood paneling.
     
  31. Meredith

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    Fiat 500.... they are coming soon
     
  32. BrianGT

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    Fiat 500 Abarth FTW
     
  33. Bug-Rex

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    Really?? Link?
     
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    [​IMG]

    1.4L, 132hp, 152ft/lb tq, turbo, 2200 lbs.
     
  37. RamblinWRX

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    I'd love to swap a JDM blacktop 4A-GE into my MR2, 165 horse in that car would be amazing.
     
  38. Berzerklo

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    That Fiat is really ugly... and a Fiat.
     
  39. wagunz_pwn

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    Prodrive P2...It made Clarkson puke

    [​IMG]
     
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    E39 BMW M5
    E90 BMW M3 Sedan
    Audi RS4
    1969 Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS
    Merc E55 AMG
     
  41. wagunz_pwn

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    MTM Audi RS6 R Avant - Fire Wagon
    720 HP And 193 MPH

    [​IMG]
     
  42. motomark

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    V70R 2004-2007- Quirky and cool- I like the lines
    s13 w/ ls1- Duh.
    ITR- Always liked these- one of the better handling FWD cars ever
    K04'ed B5 S4- and I thought my 1.8T A4 needed lots of repairs hardy-har-har

    But seroiusly I have it. 2005 LGT wagon w/ 5 speed. They are as rare as leprechauns and unicorns. The only faster Subaru is a Spec B.

    My car is even better than Integroid's (when Chuck Norris is driving it).
     
  43. Kokopelli

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    Audi S4 (the 2.7 tt version)

    I'd love to have a nice interior and quite ride. Something I'm never going to have in the WRX.
     
  44. oneiguy

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    benz e63 wagon
     
  45. b reel

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    Granted I haven't seen one in at least a decade but the perfect sleeper is the old '85 Ford LTD II LX with the 351 Windsor. They had the variable venturi 4-barrel that at WOT sounded like a screaming Eaton Super Chicken. GSP used these until the Mustang coupes came out in police issue.
     
  46. 4sevens

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    1999 Miata with a 420hp LS6 swap
    Looks like a nice miata until I blip the throttle and "nice" suddenly becomes "nasty"
    [​IMG]
     
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  47. BelvnAWD

    BelvnAWD I'm Vin, Bell-Vin...

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    That is pretty bad ass. I miss my 04, much more than my 07...
     
  48. Berzerklo

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    Is that your car? If so, how are you still alive?
     
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    If you can drive the Atom around for several months without killing yourself, I would expect you could drive anything.
     

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