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10-24-2001, 09:33 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada
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Just happened to notice that noone's actually posted a McLaren F1 pic, so...
... Still drooling... the only drawback, although it is a REALLY cool feature, is that the driver sits in the middle, and the 2 passenger seats are outboard and slightly aft of the driver's seat.
If you're stuck behind a big truck and you want to pass, you've got 2 choices:
1 - VERY QUICKLY swerve into oncoming traffic enough to see when the next chance to pass is, or...
2 - REALLY TRUST your left-side passenger to do it for you... Hmmm...
~m
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10-30-2001, 03:19 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Seattle, Wa.
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My choice would be a 84 Thunderbird with the 302 V8 this was one of the best cars i ever owned (had to give it up when i got a married sigh) it was a nice balance between power and handling.
i am curently saving up to get another one soon
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02-23-2005, 01:29 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: u of a
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There are too many but if I were to choose only one I would go for the Aston Martin DB9.
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02-23-2005, 01:37 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Bristol
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WTF!!!! A noob resurecting a 4 year old thread!!!
I'm gonna kung-fu his ***!  (his avatar at the time was Bruce Lee if someone re-resurects this thread again in another 4 years and wonders)
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02-23-2005, 01:43 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Spokane, WA, US
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Quote: Originally Posted by Scouse Monkey
WTF!!!! A noob resurecting a 4 year old thread!!!
I'm gonna kung-fu his ***! (his avatar at the time was Bruce Lee if someone re-resurects this thread again in another 4 years and wonders)
There's nothing wrong with thread revival.
It's no secret, my dream car is the Acura NSX. Daily driveable, tunable, reliable, and its a ferrari killer.
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02-23-2005, 02:09 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
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Quote: Originally Posted by dos4who?
Just happened to notice that noone's actually posted a McLaren F1 pic, so...
... Still drooling... the only drawback, although it is a REALLY cool feature, is that the driver sits in the middle, and the 2 passenger seats are outboard and slightly aft of the driver's seat.
If you're stuck behind a big truck and you want to pass, you've got 2 choices:
1 - VERY QUICKLY swerve into oncoming traffic enough to see when the next chance to pass is, or...
2 - REALLY TRUST your left-side passenger to do it for you... Hmmm...
~m
I am going to have to agree with this guy. That thing is sweet.
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02-23-2005, 08:02 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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Quote: Originally Posted by brady
I am going to have to agree with this guy. That thing is sweet.
oh yeah totally sweet. But this is still a thread thta was abandoned four years ago!
As for the central driving position - it is cool but a pain in the *** to get into (i should know -  ) - but then again it was the GTR race car so you had to be extra careful due to the switches and fire extinguishers.
Igbr, the NSX is a fine car - damn fine, but it just never really took off over here. Big shame. The styling appeals more to you americans and us over here. Dunno why, it's nice but not nice enough i guess.
Most of those who bought it did so for the right reasons - cracking engine, fantastic chassis and built by Honda but at the end of the day we saw it as an expensive Honda that wanted to be a ferrari. It may be faster than one but it still isn't one. Just like you might have a suit which looks like an Armani one, is more practical than an Armani one but quite simply isn't. I think it is down to Honda having a slightly different image over there to over here and your tastes being different - christ - look at some American built cars - they wouldnt last 5 minutes over here with their styling etc. But the same probably goes for our small cars with tiny engines etc etc.
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02-23-2005, 08:19 PM
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1963 VW Deluxe Micro Bus with 23 windows and two sunroofs... one 7 foot long, of course it would have a '73 type 4 motor in it and bay windows, but that would be one sweet ride!
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02-23-2005, 08:23 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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Quote: Originally Posted by got2liv4him
1963 VW Deluxe Micro Bus with 23 windows and two sunroofs... one 7 foot long, of course it would have a '73 type 4 motor in it and bay windows, but that would be one sweet ride!
Not a volkswagen fan, but I really respect that. I would not mind an Accord wagon, or perhaps something stylish like a Mazda6 wagon. Wrap around couch and big screen TV baby.
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02-23-2005, 09:24 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Portland, Oregon
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1967 Chevy Impala SS..... with a 427 ci motor.(mine is a 327)
better yet a new Fuel Injected crate motor with OBDII,
updated suspension, Disc Brakes all around.
Shaved handles,
Lexus Pearl white paint
yep, that would please me....
0-60 ...who cares, I would look good.
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02-23-2005, 09:35 PM
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Join Date: May 2003
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The man said >>>
Quote: Originally Posted by Aaron Cake
With all this discussion of new cars, what would you buy with unlimited finances?
Ill have any GT1 spec cars, maclaren F1 got to be the favourite.
Just been watching the old topgear show with tiff needle driving it. Drool drool drool.
To the US guys what is the considered dream sport car over there?
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02-24-2005, 01:38 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Berkeley, CA
Posts: 10,763
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My dream cars
My list of dream cars:
1) My car - 2JZ-GE - 4spd Auto + Carputer + GPS speed + 2JZ-GTE + 6spd getrag + turbo + roof chop to a targa
2) 95 Supra TT targa + turbo + carputer
3) For a sedan:
95' 740Li/750Li with a dead/unmaintained engine - engine - tranny + 2JZ-GTE + 6spd getrag + turbo + carputer
For a coupe:
850Csi/850Ci/840Ci with a dead/unmaintained engine - engine - tranny + 2JZ-GTE + 6spd getrag + turbo + carputer
4) Yeh, I like the delorean 
DMC-12 with a dead/unmaintained engine - engine - tranny + 2JZ-GTE + 6spd getrag + turbo + carputer
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02-24-2005, 03:07 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Newcastle UK
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Quote: Originally Posted by Scouse Monkey
WTF!!!! A noob resurecting a 4 year old thread!!!
Anyone who resurrects a 4 year old thread to recommend the DB9 is to be heartily congratulated in my opinion! 
That would be my choice too. IMHO, the perfect balance of luxury, power, practicality and style. Plus have you seen the instrrument panel lit up on that thing! I would pay the £100K just for that alone! 
Supertuned hypercars with 4 figure BHPs are fine in moderation, but if you have to pick just one car then I wouldn't like to be sitting in traffic in one every day!
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02-24-2005, 03:57 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Bristol
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Quote: Originally Posted by 0l33l
My list of dream cars:
1) My car - 2JZ-GE - 4spd Auto + Carputer + GPS speed + 2JZ-GTE + 6spd getrag + turbo + roof chop to a targa
2) 95 Supra TT targa + turbo + carputer
3) For a sedan:
95' 740Li/750Li with a dead/unmaintained engine - engine - tranny + 2JZ-GTE + 6spd getrag + turbo + carputer
For a coupe:
850Csi/850Ci/840Ci with a dead/unmaintained engine - engine - tranny + 2JZ-GTE + 6spd getrag + turbo + carputer
4) Yeh, I like the delorean
DMC-12 with a dead/unmaintained engine - engine - tranny + 2JZ-GTE + 6spd getrag + turbo + carputer
BORIS WTF?? we are talking about car like the Aston Martin DB9 (one of the finest looking cars ever built), McLaren F1 (arguably the best supercar car ever built) etc etc and that is what you come up with! A couple of Toyotas, a bimmer and a Delorean! You need take a brake from programming, i think you are going potty 
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02-24-2005, 05:56 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: In The Sticks near The 'Ham
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Having been a Porsche fanboy since I discovered automobiles, my present dream car is a Porsche Carrera GT....
http://www2.porsche.com/english/usa/...on/default.htm
Engine
No. of cylinders 10
Displacement 5.7 liters
Maximum power (SAE) 605 hp @ 8,000 rpm
Maximum torque 435 lb-ft @ 5,750 rpm
Maximum engine speed (revs) 8,400 rpm
Compression ratio 12.0 : 1
Transmission
Layout Rear-wheel drive
Gearbox Six-speed manual
Clutch Two-plate ceramic dry clutch (Porsche Ceramic Composite Clutch)
Limited-slip differential Multi-plate with locking under power and on overrun
Running Gear
Front suspension Double wishbones with inboard spring-and-damper units
Rear suspension Double wishbones with inboard spring-and-damper units
Steering Power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering
Brake Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB) with 14.96 in (380-mm) ceramic discs internally vented and cross-drilled, six-piston monobloc aluminium fixed calipers front and rear
Traction control/ABS Traction control with ABD and ASR; ABS 5.7 (four-channel system)
Wheels Front: 19 x 9.5
Rear: 20 x 12.5
Tires Front: 265/35 ZR 19
Rear: 335/30 ZR 20
Weights
Unladen weight (DIN) 3,042 lbs (1,380 kg)
Performance
Top track speed 205 mph (330 km/h)
0-60 mph 3.8 secs
0-62 mph 3.9 secs
0-124 mph 9.9 secs
50-75 mph 4.0 secs (in fifth gear)
Quarter mile 11.4 secs
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