Name one and only one car you would buy new or used for 40 grand
05-12-06, 05:13 PM
#16
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This one is easy.
Vintage Spyder : Porsche 550 replica.
They start at $25000, but a nicely tricked out one can easily be had under $40K.
This is my dream car....that's within relative reach.
http://www.vintagespyders.com/gallery/
Vintage Spyder : Porsche 550 replica.
They start at $25000, but a nicely tricked out one can easily be had under $40K.
This is my dream car....that's within relative reach.
http://www.vintagespyders.com/gallery/
05-12-06, 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 1SICKLEX
I respect your opinon like the law, but I'd rather get hit by an RL, then as I get up, get hit by another RL, get dragged up a 40% incline by this RL, and ran over by all 12 RLs Acura has sold the past year , where I burst into flames from spontaneous combustion, on the way to my demise, where the police can't tell me apart from a burnt chicken wing. 
05-12-06, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
OK...so much for me and my opinions. Let's hear some others. Come on, people..........I'm sure lots of you see 40K wheels you'd like to be driving. 
bit, ( bitkahuna), for instance, just fell in love with a new Explorer.
bit, ( bitkahuna), for instance, just fell in love with a new Explorer.
And my loaded Explorer cost a lot less than $40K. I just did a 650 mile trip in it and it was great. No squeaks, creaks, rattles, nothing. Navigation is terrific - pinpoint accurate. The custom programming of the car in the 'setup' mode is neat too - I can tell it if I want the doors to auto lock on driving off, whether I want the headlights to stay on after I get out of the car and for how long, whether I want all doors to autounlock when I open the drivers door, etc. I just got WeatherTech fitted floor liners and cargo liner to avoid dirty shoes and cargo making it marked up. Uh oh, that means the modding has begun. Now about those Flowmasters...
05-12-06, 07:38 PM
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Back to OP question - if someone handed me $40K and said 'get what you want' and given that I already have a pick up truck and an SUV - I'd be going for FUN, FUN!
I think it would be convertible.
I think I wouldn't give a crap about back seat room.
I think it would handle GREAT.
I think it would have a stick or SMG/DSG.
Hmmm... maybe Och was right on this one - an S2000? Although maybe the complete lack of low end torque would be a bit old. A Mustang GT converible would solve that and it sounds awesome, LOL - but then I'd have *3* Fords.
Maybe a used Corvette converible. That would be sweet.
I think it would be convertible.
I think I wouldn't give a crap about back seat room.
I think it would handle GREAT.
I think it would have a stick or SMG/DSG.
Hmmm... maybe Och was right on this one - an S2000? Although maybe the complete lack of low end torque would be a bit old. A Mustang GT converible would solve that and it sounds awesome, LOL - but then I'd have *3* Fords.
Maybe a used Corvette converible. That would be sweet.
05-12-06, 08:38 PM
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I only buy new.
Assuming MSRP (which I never pay), this is what I'm feeling at the moment...
For under $20k:
2007 Fit
$17,163
For under $30k:
2006 GTI
$28,515
or
2006 MINI Cooper S
$29,800
For under $40k:
2006 G35 6MT sedan
$37,350.00
For under $50k:
2006 330i sedan
$47,840
For under $60k:
2006 M3 coupe
$59,530
For under $90k:
2006 M5
$89,715
For under $150k:
2007 S600
$144,875
For under $200k:
2006 Bentley Continental Flying Spur
For under $400k:
2006 Rolls-Royce Phantom
Assuming MSRP (which I never pay), this is what I'm feeling at the moment...
For under $20k:
2007 Fit
$17,163
For under $30k:
2006 GTI
$28,515
or
2006 MINI Cooper S
$29,800
For under $40k:
2006 G35 6MT sedan
$37,350.00
For under $50k:
2006 330i sedan
$47,840
For under $60k:
2006 M3 coupe
$59,530
For under $90k:
2006 M5
$89,715
For under $150k:
2007 S600
$144,875
For under $200k:
2006 Bentley Continental Flying Spur
For under $400k:
2006 Rolls-Royce Phantom
05-12-06, 08:39 PM
#29
well for 40k the new IS350 sounds really appealing.. But my love for mustangs still exist so maybe a used 2005 supercharged Saleen. I think i saw one on ebay for around 35ish..
Its so hard these days finding a car.. there's so many nice cars around that its hard to find just one..
I think i saw one on ebay for around 35ish.. Its so hard these days finding a car.. there's so many nice cars around that its hard to find just one..
05-12-06, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Och
1) They are made by *****
2) They are overrated
2) They are overrated
As for the ~ $40,000 vehicle, I'd choose an Audi S4 slightly used or, as mmarshall suggested, the Acura RL. I think it's got one of the most gorgeous interiors for the money - a great value.
M.
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