OT: Talking Cars Tuesday
After being too busy to create a thread last week, I'm now barely able to crete one this week! that said, here it is!
They (your significant other, investment banker, dog who owns all your money) finally said YES! you can get a side-car purchase. You've got a limit though (no people saying they'll take an F40 and parallel park it in front of their apartment). What would they actually say yes to? What's your side-car purchase with a cap of:
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
You get a daily driver, so no worrying about trunk space or the kids. This is just to drive... happy ebay-motors-ing and cars.com-ing
^^^ THIS
I take a used old Honda Civic, four door. For $10K I take an older Honda Accord. For $15K I will take a used CRV. I love Honda
For $5K I find an old Miata
$10K a Boxster (that might need a lot more $$ eventually)
and for $15K a nicer, newer Boxster that doesn't need as much.
In the 5000 range, a crappy old 1950s unimog.
In the 10 and 15, a less crappy but still kinda crappy 1960s unimog.
$5K - 2001 Lincoln LS V8
$10K - 1990 RX-7 Coupe
$15K - 2003 Ford Lightning
Car and Driver had a render of a new Lightning today. I have no idea why Ram doesn't have a 6.4L Short bed truck for sale, or why there isn't a Shortbed-small-cab-big engine option out there at all the Big 3.
Why buy a Dodge Viper when you can get a Dodge Viper under a pickup truck body!?
Was there ever a RX-7 Sedan?
No, but there were convertibles.
$5K - '98-'02 F-body LS1
$10K - '03-'04 Mustang GT
$15K - '05-'06 GTO
for 5K I buy a peddle bike and use the leftover cash to buy meth
for 10K I buy a peddle bike and use the leftover cash to buy coke
for 15K I'd end up dead.
should hang out.
If you're into meth, chances are you wouldn't buy the peddle bike, you would just steal it.
$5k - 70's Honda CB350+
$10k - $15k - 2015 Triumph Bonneville
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$5,000 - I'd get another mid 1990s Prizm and relive my days at Michigan. Also, it seemed like you could drive for days on a gallon of gas.
$10,000 - early 2000s Impala. I want mine back but with an engine that won't implode this time.
$15,000 - there's a place up the road from me in Troy that had a restored 1966 Caprice for about that price. Nice color and nice job overall on the restore too.
I work about 2 1/2 miles from where I live. With good surface roads, I'd like to get a Vespa. Or a really nice combo electric bike / pedal bike.
If money was unlimited, I'd be interested in a Swiss electric motorcycle called a Zerotracer. Or something like that.
I'm happy with my cars, so things like this would be for fun.
If 4 wheels, probably some kind of souped up Gator?
Or, I'd love to get a nice Hobiecat with a trailer.
...so this thread isn't about the Ric Ocasek band?
For $5K, I guess an older Miata may be the best choice. Might be able to find a decent old 'vette, but not sure about that.
For $10K, I already own one of those. I have a 2001 BMW Z3 2.5 convertible that I bought back in 2003 when it came off lease and was traded in. It's the "nice day, have fun" car. My wife tends to get dibs on it, though. I enjoy driving it because it's like driving a go-cart. I just replaced the CD player that constantly skipped with a new Pioneer head unit that has bluetooth audio and USB/iPod connectivity along with handsfree phone. System sounds much better and is more powerful than the old BMW Business CD system that was in there. Not sure why I waited so long to make the change. Next up is some paint work to clean up years of scratches and a new rear window. I guess all that would push the total over $10K, though. Last service appointment was a bit pricey. Needed a new battery, fixed a leaking power steering line which explained some spotting on the garage floor, and an air intake hose that had a small hole in it but wasn't big enough (yet) to trip up the engine computer, but that's what happens with 14 year old cars.
For $15K, I guess I'd go Boxster shopping or find an old 944 in reasonable condition. Saw a really nice guards red 944 the other day and got me thinking about how much I used to lust for that car when it first went on sale in the early 80s.
$5000 - I'd probably pick up a 2002 WRX. I already own a 2005 as my daily driver, so the 2002 would be my rally project.
$10000 - Same as above, but I could start with the 2005 WRX instead.
$15000 - Same as above, but I could start with the 2005 STi instead.
Note - all of the above is generally around the 'good condition private party' sale prices from KBB.
What sort of boat do you have? I've been thinking about buying one for years.
Wife wants a bigger house. Both kids want a boat instead.
Maybe I should just start an OT thread for MGoBoaters.
$10000: Honda S2000
$15000: Porsche Boxter
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and I cheated by looking for what's available in those price ranges on Craigslist in metro D.
5k - 01 Mercedes C320. Or 85.5 Porsche 944.
10k - Mid 00's BMW 3-series.
15k - 72 Buick Skylark convertible. Or 71 Corvette.
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For 15K I'd buy a used R32 Skyline
For 10K I'd buy a used 944 Porsche
For 5k I'd get a 1972 stingray as my project car since for 5k that thing won't be running
Much better than that one from last week.
$5,000 - 1990 Lincoln Town Car
$10,000 - 1990 Lincoln Town Car with rebuilt engine/tranny and paint
$15,000 - 2015 Harley Davidson Fat Boy
5k - mid-80s 944
10k - 1996 Honda Prelude VTEC (probably buy for 5-6k and spend the rest gussying it up)
15k - BMW M3
You can tell the generation in which i grew up...
5k - used Miata with budget for suspension, wheels, tires, engine mods, hard top, catback exhaust
10k - 1993-1995 Toyota MR2 Turbo, either bone stock or lightly to moderately modded; no track cars or drag cars; something like new shocks/springs, 16" lightweight wheels, exhaust, turbo timer, boost controller, maybe a clipped or upgraded turbo (e.g. CT20B or another slightly larger turbo - don't need anything massive), etc. Then again, I've seen one with a supercharged V6 swap and it was SICK.
15k - Maybe a 90's RX7 that needs a little work. I love those cars. Can you imagine one of these with a modern V6 swap? Lightweight engine providing good balance, power, handling. Or if there were such a thing as a reliable and relatively low-maintenance wankel of that generation.
I've also always been partial to E80 M3's, although a V8 E36 would also be pretty darn sweet.
Reliable, low maintenance wankle. HAHA!
Someone say something about a sidecar?
5000- old ranger or Jeep
10000- new Honda adventure 800 or sport 650 bike or used bmw probably gs. electric bike sounds pretty insteresting too
15000- Blue WRX