My next car will be above these, but I remember when I was in this price range.
When I was a kid growing up in the late 50s and 60s, it was not that expensive to buy power.
The large engines were more expensive but actually not by that much. The heavy duty suspensions were often only a few dollars higher.
Despite that Daddy always got a six cylinder.
My SIL owns a Genesis. Daughter asked me to go get some take out while she watched her kids. Handed me the keys.
The next day SIL asked her, why does the fuel mileage indicator show such low mileage?
Yeah, it’s fast.
My wife’s nephew loves Corvettes! He saw one not long back and fell in love again, traded in his BIG truck, and His wife’s truck and bought it!
Took it out, and suddenly realized he is too fat to get in and out quickly. He is now back to driving a pickup truck. Don’t know about the wife.
I fondly remember my father’s 1970 VW Bug. As I recall he paid $1240 for it brand new. Going downhill with a tail wind it would travel a staggering 85mph. It never, ever got stuck in the snow. I once drove it into a flooded road and it floated through to the other side and stayed dry inside. When it was about 15 and all rusty my younger brother drove it up on a curb and the whole front axle assembly broke off. They just don’t make ‘em like that any more...
This fast car obsession must be a guy thing. Why do I need a car in America that can go faster than 100 miles an hour? There are no roads on which I can legally go over 75 MPH here in the East, as far as I know.
Ping for later reading enjoyment. Speaking of which, I luv my Pontiac solstice coupe. Fun car. :)
A friend of mine has the red with white stripe 2006 Ford GT just sitting in storage. I don’t know why he doesn’t drive it, he’s in his early 70’s and doesn’t have a wife to leave it to.....
I have a 2015 Hyundai Genesis Sedan....It’s got all the power i need and then some.