Posted on 04/18/2002 3:40:20 AM PDT by 2Trievers
Oh? Have you driven a all aluminium, DOC, 32V Northstar V8 Caddy lately? Believe me those things move! My dad has one and I took it on a trip, kicking it into the passing lane it pushes you back into your seat quite well and one might think its about to top out around 90; then the engine management system gets the clue that you're not on a Sunday drive and all those valves open up and it really starts to cook, and it doesn't feel like it wants to stop.
One of the best damn motors built anywhere. Mastercraft even offers them as an option on their boats.
Daily Driver - BMW M3 Convertible
Pickup- Ford F250 Super Duty Diesel 4x4
SUV- V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Sportscar 1 - Ferrari 550/575 Maranello
Sportscar 2 - RUF Porsche 911 Turbo
Exotic - McLaren F1 GTR (or Porsche GT1 EVO, tossup)
Race Car - Ferrari 333SP (or 71 Porsche 917k, tossup)
Sedan - BMW M5
American Iron - 1967 Corvette 427 coupe (or late 60ish Hemi Challenger, tossup)
Motorcyle 1: Suzuki GSXR 1000, to go fast.
Motorcycle 2: Ducati 996, to look cool.
And maybe a Harley for when I need to make a lot of noise, but don't want to go fast.
Hmm. Aside from costing $50k and the 150mph top end, the STS seems like a GREAT car for a teenager! Nothing like starting at the top. All joking aside, that Cadillac will flat haul a** for a big fat GM sedan, and a front driver at that.
How about an Acura RSX? Or even a clean used BMW 5 series if he wants a sedan.
You have FReepmail.
Add some stringback gloves, and a nice plaid beret, and off you go...
I just bought a 2000 Honda Accord EX 4-Door. I love it! Wouldn't have thought to buy anything American.
Daily Driver - BMW M3 Convertible
Naahh - BMW Z3.
Pickup- Ford F250 Super Duty Diesel 4x4
SUV- V8 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Don't do trucks, but a Range Rover in a pinch ;)
Sportscar 1 - Ferrari 550/575 Maranello
No, no - 512TR.
Sportscar 2 - RUF Porsche 911 Turbo
Bleh. Gimme the HMS-modified Viper and I'll smoke that krautmobile like a cheap cigar ;)
Exotic - McLaren F1 GTR (or Porsche GT1 EVO, tossup)
Throw the F40/50/60 in, and now we're talking...
Sedan - BMW M5
Hmmmm. Jag - my wife likes Jags. I could care less ;)
American Iron - 1967 Corvette 427 coupe (or late 60ish Hemi Challenger, tossup)
1970 Pontiac GTO convertible, or maybe the '71 426-Hemi Barracuda - good call...
I'll grant you the rest ;)
I forgot the 'Cuda in my haste, actually a better looking car than the Challenger. Not to mention the absolute hammer down ferocity that accompanies the phrase, "Hemi 'Cuda".
Those early 389 GTO's are still gorgeous cars also, they got a little bloated by the mid 70's.
Amazing how almost all of the truly great muscle cars were made between 1965-1971.
Imagine if the oil crisis hadn't brought us miracles like the Gremlin, Pacer and Pinto?
Oh, and the Vega, I can't believe I forgot the VEGA.
The '71 'Cuda was really the last and best of the breed. There's something special about that car...
Oh, the Vega wasn't so bad. Shoehorn in a built 350 and a beefy drivetrain, then paint it red. A 6-point rollcage and subframe connectors would be good ideas, too - that much torque tends to twist a Vega until the windshield pops out. Actually, I had not seen a Vega in years, save for ones gutted and turned into drag cars. Then, just last week, I saw a guy on the Interstate driving a *Cosworth Vega*. That was a neat surprise, and I'm not that big a Chevy fan.
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