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ideola
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 Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:35 am Post subject: If you didn't drive a toofah... |
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...what would you drive???
It's easy to dream about money-no-object super cars...but I suspect many of us are driving toofahs because the cost of the car IS an issue  So, let's say you had $10K to purchase a used sports car (restoration and repairs not included)...anything but a Porsche. What car would you hunt down?
At the top of my list (in no particular order):
Opel GT
VW Scirocco
VW Karman Ghia
Nissan 240Z, 260Z or 280Z
Corvair
Mazda RX7 (the original body style)
There's lots more on my list, but I'll stop at six.
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stevekat
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Mazda Miata
Fiat 124 Spider
Saab Sonnet
Jensen Healey
VW Rabbit GTI
Lancia Scorpion
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Chrenan
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I don't really use my 924 as a car, it is a hobby, I have other vehicles for daily use.
So, if I had to replace it as a hobby vehicle, I would look for something relatively simple, relatively abundant, something like:
240Z
But really I think the next step for me is to build something myself, likely some sort of Lotus Seven inspired home build.
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9xx
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Fiat Coupe 2.0 turbo, five cylinder version
Alfa Romeo GTV6
Mazda RX7 turbo, mid and late 80's version. IMHO it looks better than that later twin turbo crap.
I'd also be interested in Peugeot 205 GTI 1.6 or 1.9, if it would be in 100 % original condition and never owned by a teenager.
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Mikko
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Rich H
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Lotus Esprit 350 sport - the V8 version 
Or a hairy arsed TVR (as long as someone pay the bills....!)
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agfisher
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An MG of some sort I think.
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JayZzzz4
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BMW 2000-01 325i or a old M3 M30
BMW 850CSi Rare and cool looking with pop up lights, might be hard to get under 10K
MG MGB, little v8 car
240z 1972-74 would be lovely
lexus sc400 V8 300hp stock
Alfa Romeo GTV6 Rare to see a Alfa in the USA
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JayZzzz4
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| agfisher wrote: | | An MG of some sort I think. |
Ahh, you beat me to it, It's hard to imagine that I almost bought one over my 924s, and he wanted $3k more then the porsche 
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Rich H
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What sort of MG is popular over there? The ones I have seen are rustbuckets...
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agfisher
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| Rich H wrote: | | What sort of MG is popular over there? The ones I have seen are rustbuckets... |
Haha, a lot of them are still rust buckets here but I still love the way they look. I mostly see MGB and MGCs but every so often I'll see a nice Midget example.
Adam
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stevekat
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Very rarely see MGC's. I owned one back in the day, but haven't seen one since...25 years.
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Rich H
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They are hugely overpriced over here like old Fords.
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Rasta Monsta
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| Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:21 am Post subject: |
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914, Miata, Gen I or II RX-7.
Dan, have you driven an Opel GT? The one I drove was awful. I had a Manta (same mechanicals) that was a much better balanced and better driving car.
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Slam
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Another vote for an RX-7.
Decent 4x4 would be nice.
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ideola
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| Rasta Monsta wrote: | | Dan, have you driven an Opel GT? |
Nope, never driven one, and I've heard before that they're awful. But there just so darn cool-looking, I don't think I would care! Could be a good platform for an engine swap if you could find one that wasn't rotting to dust.
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