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Old 10-30-04, 01:51 PM
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Originally posted by Falcon LS
I'm no cop. 21 year old university student. LOL! They're pretty cheap and reliable transportation. Body on frame structure has always been the thing for me as that's what I grew up with. Not too obsessed with hard cornering, etc. or high end luxury amenities...but they're great cars to travel with down a freeway...you could be doing over 100+ MPH and nobody feels a thing. So, they're "the" cars for me. Hopefully somewhere down the line when I'm making enough money, I do want an LS Series.
And if you actually ever get HIT in one of them, you'll be glad you're not in a Kia Rio or a Chevy/Geo Metro.
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Used to have a box Caprice...got read ended by a Nissan Pathfinder. All I had was a broken tail light...the Pathfinder was towed to the junkyard.

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My top 5 under 60k

1. G35 - love the looks
2. E46 - A plethora of mods available....what a fantasy.
3. TL - love the looks
4. SC300/400
5. GS

After visiting www.lemonmb.com I refuse to add a benz to my list.

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for under 60k and certified pre-owned...
-carrera
-gs4
-land cruiser
-skyline r33
-m3
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'02 Porsche C2
'04 LS430
'Mk IV Supra
'72 Celica or Datsun 510
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In no particular order....
Lexus SC430
S class Benz, 2000-2004
CL class Benz, 2000-2004
SL Benz, 1990-2002
New 7 series.
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Old 10-30-04, 06:59 PM
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1. Dodge Viper GTS (used)
2. 2005 BMW M3
3. 2000 Lexus SC400
4. 2005 Corvette
5. 2006 Lexus GS430

(random order)


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Old 10-31-04, 02:59 PM
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Since used would take me all day to create a list, I'll list my favorite new cars $60k. This is MSRP, dealer mark up is f'in retarded anyways.

-GS430
-C6 Vette
-CTS-V
-Lotus Elise (no one said this yet?)
-BMW M3 (Reliability blah blah blah, this car is just too amazing to brush aside.)

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-Lotus Elise (no one said this yet?)
Lol i was about to say " How come nobody mentioned Elise yet"
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Originally posted by mmarshall
Yes, you do. I don't BS when it comes to cars. The 2005 Mustang combines a modern chassis (in spite of the live axle), and modern engineering with Classic 60's looks.....something NO Mustang has done for some 35 years.
Holy crap.

The new Mustang is basic transportation trash just like all mustangs have always been.

If the point of this thread was to identify decent cars that you'd be happy owning if you could only afford a 28 thousand dollar mod-able street car - then yes, I could understand including the Mustang in your list.

But, honestly, it doesn't belong, nor can it be reasonably compared with any cars new or used that cost ~ $60k.


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I'll take one of each:

E39 M5


MKIV Dawg (Supra)


E46 M3


NA-T SC300


FI GS400


Viper GTS


I know that's six but I couldn't leave out the GTS
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my pick will be:

1 Supra MK IV
2 EVO VIII MR or not either one
3 BMW M3
4 Nissan S14
5 Renault Clio ( sure some of you guys know which car i am talking about)
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Old 11-01-04, 08:25 AM
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Originally posted by whipimpin
Holy crap.

The new Mustang is basic transportation trash just like all mustangs have always been.

IfM.
Granted, it's no Lexus, but it's sure good-looking trash.
Many cars nowadays, like it or not, sell on looks as much as quality.
And the 2005 Mustang was designed SPECIFICALLY for looks.
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Old 11-01-04, 08:33 AM
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Originally posted by e43Guy
Lol i was about to say " How come nobody mentioned Elise yet"
Yes...the Elise is an interesting car, but it appears to be imported in small numbers and marketed to a rather niche group....those who want a car of extremely light weight, go-kart handling, and supercar performance from a ordinary 180- HP 4-cylinder. It is a blast on glass-smooth roads but impractical and uncomfortable for much of the real world.
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e46M3
Toyota LandCruiser
Toyota Supra
Acura TL
Ford Pinto
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