Cars you want but will never buy

[stuartmmcfc]

I dream of having a 1969 Mercury Cougar convertible.
I've found one I'd have like a shot. I want one so bad it hurts.
I've got the money and a big enough garage but my health isn't up to it and I don't khow long I'll be able to drive one, so I can't justify it.
Oh well, plenty of other things to be grateful for

[jontykint]

^^ all the more reason to buy one.
Drive it while you can, enjoy it. Don't miss the chance

[glazbagun]

Sadly probably anything that can't manage mid-high 30's MPG. I grew up in a place and time when property was cheap. Since renting within the M25, even my Golf feels like some kind of crazy extravagance, the thought of the relatives I grew up with, with their 2.8 Capri's and the like seem like the most ridiculous luxury.

I like having a warm hatch, but sometimes I feel like Sol eating steak in Solyent Green.

Edited by glazbagun on Saturday 4th July 00:37

[Levin]

stuartmmcfc said:

I've got the money and a big enough garage but my health isn't up to it and I don't khow long I'll be able to drive one, so I can't justify it.
Oh well, plenty of other things to be grateful for

I guarantee you'll be able to drive one long enough to enjoy the experience of owning a car you've lusted after. No point dealing with the agony of regret when everything else is in your favour: you can afford it, you've got the room for it, you may as well go for it and add something else to the list of things to be grateful for.

[TheAngryDog]

Jasandjules said:

Ferrari 308, 348 and 355 - lovely to look at, but just so slow it is disappointing...

Ridiculous. They may not be the fasted Ferrari's, but they are some of the best imo. Proper open gate gear selector (ok the 348's gear change isnt the best so I have read), but just look at them! The 308 is utterly gorgeous and would be my pick out of those 3.

Modern Ferrari's are too flash, too show offy (in fast most super cars are, too much "look at me, look at me") and I aren't into that.

I'd love a 308 for the experience of owning it, driving it down B roads on a sunny Sunday, getting to look at it, having a Ferrari V8 howling behind my head. Not the fastest, but its still a Ferrari, still handles, still sounds awesome. Who cares about going from 0-60mph in under 5 seconds? There is more to life!

I'll never own one, not rich enough .

B'stard Child said:

Lotus Carlton..........

Errr, you already have one?

[anonymous-user]

jontykint said:

^^ all the more reason to buy one.
Drive it while you can, enjoy it. Don't miss the chance

+1 no point regretting the things you didn't do. Go for it!

[Mr Tidy]

TheAngryDog said:

Errr, you already have one?

Perhaps he means he won't buy another!

[ArsE92]

Modestly, an E90 M3. I've found the perfect one only to find when I've driven it, as brilliant as it was, it wasn't worth the £20k cost to change from my 335i.

[Blib]

Levin said:

stuartmmcfc said:

I've got the money and a big enough garage but my health isn't up to it and I don't khow long I'll be able to drive one, so I can't justify it.
Oh well, plenty of other things to be grateful for

I guarantee you'll be able to drive one long enough to enjoy the experience of owning a car you've lusted after. No point dealing with the agony of regret when everything else is in your favour: you can afford it, you've got the room for it, you may as well go for it and add something else to the list of things to be grateful for.

Years ago I was agonising over whether it was even remotely sensible to buy a Hawk Stratos replica. Friends had all sorts of opinions. I got into a right quandary.

Finally, a man I really respected said to me, " Life is to be enjoyed, not endured. Buy the fking car". And I did and I loved owning it and driving it and tinkering with it and washing it and talking about it and meeting really good people who also owned Hawk replicas and I'm suggesting that you do the same. You won't regret it.

Buy the fking Cougar.

Edited by Blib on Saturday 4th July 15:38

[TheAngryDog]

Mr Tidy said:

TheAngryDog said:

Errr, you already have one?

Perhaps he means he won't buy another!

Good point, though spares car?

[Benmac]

wack said:

Maserati Quattroporte

I've always liked big V8 saloons and it's the ultimate for me but the running costs would be horrific so I'll probably never even sit in one

You can have a sit in mine if you like and if you're well behaved I can even tell you it isn't that much to run.

[SuperHangOn]

A8 Quattro with the V8, in black. Very much want one. The thought of removing half the car to change the cambelt and fear of the autobox playing up mean I doubt I will ever be man enough to buy one.

[Ace-T]

Jasandjules said:

markcoopers said:

Slow, really? Not wishing to pick a fight, but none of the Ferrari's you list are exactly slow, and if speed is the only criteria for choosing a car then with respect you might be missing out of some automotive gems chap. They are loverly to drive and own as well didn't you know?

Well, sub 5 seconds to 60 to me is acceptable. Don't get me wrong, I'd buy a DB7 Volante despite that speed issue, BUT the problem is for a Ferrari, it has to be feckin' fast - F430 speeds i.e. matching/beating my TVR.

I don't know if a 348 would beat your 5ltr Chim in a drag race but I know they go around corners a lot quicker than a standard setup Chimaera. We had a 4ltr Chim and a 1993 348ts. The 348 was like a go-cart compared to the Chimaera, it was an amazing car to drive. It was popular at one point to slag them off but the later ones with the revised suspension mount points fixed the twitchiness and created a fabulous car. We both wish we still owned ours (circumstances prevented us from keeping it).

[Ace-T]

TheAngryDog said:

Ridiculous. They may not be the fasted Ferrari's, but they are some of the best imo. Proper open gate gear selector (ok the 348's gear change isnt the best so I have read)

The gearchange on the 348 is an evil pig when cold, don't even think about bothering with second! But that dog leg box and open gate is a glorious experience when warmed up. Snick, snick, roar!

[Tonto]

991 GT3.
Fantastic machine, but even though I could just about stump up the dosh, is it 100k better than my Cayman GTS? Err no.

[Thankyou4calling]

Al U said:

I'll save you £9k and tell you what it will be like. It will be quick.

Anyway for me -

996 911 turbo - I would like one, but I think they are too pricey for what they are.

TVR Sagaris - as above.

996 too expensive for what they are!! Really?

I think the opposite.

£30k and you are buying an absolute weapon that's usable daily.

There really isn't much that gets close at the price.

Increasing in value fast so if you can, DO!

[B'stard Child]

Mr Tidy said:

TheAngryDog said:

Errr, you already have one?

Perhaps he means he won't buy another!

That and another senario is spot on

[groundcontrol]

ArsE92 said:

Modestly, an E90 M3. I've found the perfect one only to find when I've driven it, as brilliant as it was, it wasn't worth the £20k cost to change from my 335i.

+1

Would love an E90 M3 but for the price I'd want something a little more special or rare.

[richs2891]

Range Rover - that thought in the back of your mind - When is some part of the electrics going to have a hissy fit.

[anonymous-user]

richs2891 said:

Range Rover - that thought in the back of your mind - When is some part of the electrics going to have a hissy fit.

First question anyone asks me when I tell them I drive a Land Rover is "so what's gone wrong with it?" The answer I give them is "nothing."

They are complex machines but they work most of the time and if you find a local independent (there are loads), everything can be fixed quite cheaply.

If you want one, get one. They're fabulous.