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Taverner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 01:12 PM
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If you could have any car, and global warming/gas was not an issue
Say, any car you want has a perfect Catalytic Converter that has no power footprint on the performance, and emits no gasses.

What would it be?

Me? Same as always, Mustang 68 Fastback. Just like Steve McQueen Drove in Bullit.

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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 01:13 PM
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1. 2007 Town and Country Limited in navy blue.
Oh, wait. That's what I drive.
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taterguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 08:36 PM
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34. Does yours have the DVD player?
I was in a rented one a couple weeks ago. None of us knew that our van had a DVD player so none of us brought any movies.
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-02-08 12:23 PM
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49. Yup. I love it.
The kids sit in back and watch old Brady Bunch reruns and things like that. Prevents fighting and arguing over what they're going to watch.
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CGowen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 01:23 PM
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2. Bugatti Veyron n/t
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GoneOffShore Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 01:28 PM
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3. I'll second that.
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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 01:28 PM
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4. ...




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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 01:30 PM
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5. Aston Martin DB9
Absolutely my dream car.

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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 02:44 PM
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18. Excellent taste you have.
:thumbsup:
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MissMillie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 01:38 PM
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6. you won't believe this, but I really like the car I own right now


I'd maybe add cruise control and a remote starter... but that all.
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zabet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 01:39 PM
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7. So many I lust after...
1968 Shelby GT500KR

Ragtop



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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 01:41 PM
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8. well
I'd have to have two since my first choice is only a two-seater and I have family to haul.

vintage porsche


and, woody for those long trips...

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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 01:43 PM
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9. Bentley Continental GTC
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 01:45 PM
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10. this one here
1985 911

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Initech Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 01:49 PM
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11. Maserati Quattroporte
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Gormy Cuss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 01:52 PM
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12. Something like this one
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LostinVA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 01:58 PM
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13. Boxster, hands down
Edited on Fri Feb-01-08 01:58 PM by LostinVA
With a Lotus 7 and Morgan close behind.
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 11:14 PM
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48. Lotus 7's are gorgeous
That is number 3 on my list.
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 02:14 PM
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14. El Dorado
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kwassa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 02:23 PM
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15. this modest little Bugatti Veyron
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BOSSHOG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 02:26 PM
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16. 67 Pontiac GTO Metallic blue
and a 51 Chevy Pickup.
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 02:50 PM
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20. Love your choices...
I shoulda thought of an old pickup too. :D
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quip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 02:43 PM
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17. For off-road, nothing beats
an H1:



As it is, I drive the next closest thing:


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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 02:46 PM
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19. So many I could pick from... a GTO, a Road Runner, a Charger...
it'd be a muscle car for sure... not sure which kind though.
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Deep13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 03:07 PM
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25. The GTO with the 4 headlights arranged vertically?
Edited on Fri Feb-01-08 03:08 PM by Deep13


Or maybe the Superbird?
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 03:14 PM
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26. Those'd do!
I can't pick... maybe I could just have both? :D
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 02:58 PM
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21. 1939 Lincoln Continental convertible with the V12
Edited on Fri Feb-01-08 02:58 PM by JVS
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tandot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 02:59 PM
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22. We actually love our Kia Rondo:
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Donk Yore Donating Member (632 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 03:02 PM
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23. Smart Car
Yes, I'm crazy
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Kutjara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 09:14 PM
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40. No you're not.
I drove one for five years in the UK. Loved every minute of it. My favorite car of all, and I've driven a lot of cars over the years.

Around London it was faster point-to-point than a Ferrari, because I could squeeze it through gaps no Ferrari driver would attempt. :)
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HuskerDU Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 03:03 PM
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24. A 1971 Chevy Monte Carlo.


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cloudbase Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 03:16 PM
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27. Because it's more fun on two wheels
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GaYellowDawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 07:49 PM
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28. 2007 SSC Ultimate Aero TT
(faster than the Bugatti)


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GaYellowDawg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 08:51 PM
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36. On second thought, I'd rather have the Bugatti.
But I have to say I do enjoy driving my 1989 Civic.
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triguy46 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 07:55 PM
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29. I am ignoring all that and shopping for one of these, will trade in the Miata...
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FloridaJudy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 08:30 PM
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30. One of these
Of course, what I'm driving now is a 93 Chrysler, so almost anything else would be an improvement!

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RoyGBiv Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 08:33 PM
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31. '69 Camaro Z28 ...
Edited on Fri Feb-01-08 08:33 PM by RoyGBiv


I rode around in one of these, taking a cloverleaf at around 60. Glad I brought a change of shorts with me.

Had a chance to buy that same car but turned it down 'cause I was getting a "new" one. The new one's engine blew up within a year. <sigh>

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grannylib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 08:34 PM
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32. For just me, probably a '68 or so Corvette stingray, silver convertible
with burgundy interior. No, black interior.

For the fandamily, something that seats six at least so we can take two daughters and two grandchildren in one vehicle.

Oh! And a vintage Woody. Way cool.
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Tektonik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 08:36 PM
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33. Bugatti Veyron
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Kutjara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 08:36 PM
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35. McLaren F1


I like to be understated and blend into the crowd.
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BrotherBuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 08:57 PM
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37. I want the flying car we were promised in the fifties


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Tikki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 09:07 PM
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38. '60 Valiant

4dr Wagon...prob with 3 on tree and slant 6.

Tikki
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 09:08 PM
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39. Koenigsegg CCX
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VenusRising Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 09:37 PM
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41. Lotus Elise.


:loveya::loveya::loveya:
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huskerlaw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 09:37 PM
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42. Jaguar XK Convertible
Edited on Fri Feb-01-08 09:38 PM by huskerlaw

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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 10:17 PM
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43. Hitler's staff car, of course. Who wouldn't want people yelling...
"NICE RIDE, HITLER!"?
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ornotna Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 10:30 PM
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44. 1957 Citroën DS
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u4ic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 10:48 PM
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45. I'd also want the hat
:D



I kind like this one, too:




Cars are, for me, a way to get from A to B, so I've never had any particular ambitions regarding any. As long as it starts and isn't a rustbucket, I'm happy. :)
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 10:52 PM
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46. Something with just enough weight to help it grip the road
and enough power to help me keep it under control.

But still small, manueverable and a bit zippy.

Wait... that's the car I'm already driving now... :)
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-01-08 11:12 PM
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47. What I've always wanted - 427 Cobra
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