Shows like the Dukes of Hazard make me so sick and I cannot even watch them. I don't think they appreciated or cared at the time but destroying over 300 of those classic Challengers just makes me ill and a little bit angry.
What was your (reasonable) dream car as a teen?
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Shows like the Dukes of Hazard make me so sick and I cannot even watch them. I don't think they appreciated or cared at the time but destroying over 300 of those classic Challengers just makes me ill and a little bit angry.
I got to sit in the back seat a few times. Man it was cramped back in there. And it was an auto so it was really gutless.
I actually ended up with the latter as a car to drive in college. Or at least until my parents needed it and I got their hand me down. It did see me through grad school though. It was light, tossable, and had decent power for the weight. It only had an automatic (my parents wouldn't agree to any car they couldn't drive).
When I could afford my own, I got a 1995 Integra GS-R. Loved that car but eventually it was stolen and stripped. My insurance company said it should be totaled instead of repaired, and I got a decent settlement. I already had another car.
I wanted a 1991 White Honda CRX and a 1986 Black El Camino with white wall tires.
Thinking about more cars - maybe a 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT. That was when they finally put in a V6 and severely changed the styling. And it's stretching it because I would have been 19, but the Toyota MR2 Turbo was available then.
I was thinking about limiting it to the teen years because obviously things change when we can actually afford to buy our own cars.
I was thinking about limiting it to the teen years because obviously things change when we can actually afford to buy our own cars.
How about a nice Grand Marquis ??
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Either / or works. Don't want to destroy a nice one in the salt though.
There's a decent 2001 for sale with 80K miles for $4k. I don't know if that's good or bad with today's used car market.
I was born in 57 so I was always partial to a 57 Chevy but if I had my choice it would be a 56 Chevy.
1962 Pontiac Catalina Ventura coupe 421 HO, w/4-speed, 389 rear axle,.now and even then, a unicorn car. I've seen 2 in my lifetime.
Had a friend back in the late 80's that had a Shelby CSX like this one.
as a teen:
Porsche 911 Turbo
Lotus Esprit
Ferrari 308 GTB
BMW 323i/325i
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Porsche 911 Turbo
Lotus Esprit
Ferrari 308 GTB
BMW 323i/325i
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Here's my pile. I miss it
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My grandfather had one of these as a company car.
Hawaii 5-0 was popular back then and they drove these boats. Thought the 4 door understated styling was cool. Since they were still too expensive late model used cars, I ended up buying a previous generation '72 coupe for $550 that got 50 miles per quart of transmission fluid.
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I was the same way. I always liked the cars that were rare and different. When I was in high school everyone drooled over Camaros, Trans Ams, and Mustangs. I always wanted to pull up to school one day in either a 300ZX turbo or a turbo Buick.
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That body style Trans Am was one of the best looking cars ever made. Nothing made today even comes close.I'm a 90's kid, born in late '89.
I definitely had an "era." A very narrow one at that. I always wanted a 2002-2006 Ferrari 575M Maranello. 5.7L V12. Grigio Titanio - amore a prima vista! I loved this car and it's predecessor, the 550 Maranello, long before it was idolized in Bad Boys 2.
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But since the title says reasonable, I always liked the following 3, in this order:
#1 - 2003-2004 Ford Mustang SVT [Terminator] Cobra - 4.6L Supercharged DOHC 4V
Leave it bone stock (maybe except for the Eaton and tint) and DON'T screw with the cosmetics. Black or Sonic Blue for the win.
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#2 - 1998-2002 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 - 5.7L LS1
Again, leave it bone stock (I don't care for the rims below). Black, T-top, and T-56 or GTFO. No talking allowed!
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#3 1998-2002 Chevrolet Camaro SS - 5.7L LS1
This one actually *requires* at least one mod IMO - smoked headlights (pictured below). Onyx Black and T-56 or go home.
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Of course life always throws you a curveball. I came so close, yet not close enough to owning these fine specimens. Here's what I actually owned in order (skipping my first beater). These are exact look-alikes, down to the meticulous details:
1996 Ford Mustang GT - 4.6L SOHC 2V, T-45, Laser Red
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1997 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 - 5.7L LT1, T-56, Arctic White, 30th Anniversary Package (Not to be confused with the 30th Anniversary Edition SS LT4 with the stripes). My all-time favorite transmission, but my all-time most hated part under a hood - the Opti-Spark.
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2004 Ford Mustang GT Premium Hardtop - 4.6L SOHC 2V, TR-3650, Dark Shadow Grey. Couldn't find an image with my exact setup, so I had to rip an image from a video.
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Now I drive a Hyundai
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