What car(s): 1000hp garage USA

[308mate]

I moving to the US (Denver) to start a new job. I've had the cunning idea of setting myself a challenge of having a garage with a 1000hp in it, consisting one truck, one car and one bike. With a limitless budget this would be straight forward so I'm going to cap it at US60-70k, which is still fairly doable.

Truck: full size pickup - Sierra SLT, Silverado LTZ, Tundra Ltd
Car: classic US muscle or modern classic euro sports car - challenger, Mustang, E90 M3, E36 M3 convertible, 996 or 991 Porsche
Bike: Harley Davidson - Street Glide or Night Rod Special, because its the US so there's no point having a crotch rocket

Also thinking of doing a series of youtube videos for the process, just for the giggle.

Would be interested to hear of people's experiences or ideas on this, beyond my own shortlist.

[HD Adam]

1000 hp you say?

Got more than that but not for 70k.

It's a bit habit forming once you move here

[NNH]

308mate said:

I moving to the US (Denver) to start a new job. I've had the cunning idea of setting myself a challenge of having a garage with a 1000hp in it, consisting one truck, one car and one bike. With a limitless budget this would be straight forward so I'm going to cap it at US60-70k, which is still fairly doable.

Truck: full size pickup - Sierra SLT, Silverado LTZ, Tundra Ltd
Car: classic US muscle or modern classic euro sports car - challenger, Mustang, E90 M3, E36 M3 convertible, 996 or 991 Porsche
Bike: Harley Davidson - Street Glide or Night Rod Special, because its the US so there's no point having a crotch rocket

Also thinking of doing a series of youtube videos for the process, just for the giggle.

Would be interested to hear of people's experiences or ideas on this, beyond my own shortlist.

I had a 996 in Los Angeles in 2006-2008. It was my daily driver, which seemed to be good for it, and it was surprisingly practical and economical. However, it had a monstrous appetite for rear tyres, and with gas prices below $3/gallon, I was spending more on rubber than on fuel!

[aeropilot]

308mate said:

I moving to the US (Denver) to start a new job. I've had the cunning idea of setting myself a challenge of having a garage with a 1000hp in it, consisting one truck, one car and one bike.

Not much of a challenge with 3 vehicles...........

You can easily have 1000hp with just the one vehicle in the USA

My best mate who has lived in NorCal for past 16 years has a friend who has a 1100hp daily driver

[parabolica]

I'd be going home-grown and getting a Hellcat and a Suburban if you wanted to top out at 1000+ straight away and easily. But long-term I would be junk-yard digging to get a 40-70s car dug out and brought back to life.

[Krikkit]

I think I'd be grabbing a well-used Raptor SVT for about $20k, then as much classic muscle as I possibly could once a Harley was purchased.

I'm thinking a 440 though.

[irocfan]

2013 SS Camaro c.$18k, supercharge it ($10k?) = 750bhp

$72k to play around with - fun times

[thelostboy]

HD Adam said:

1000 hp you say?

Got more than that but not for 70k.

It's a bit habit forming once you move here

Dad? Is that you?

[unsprung]

Welcome, OP. No Briton has had more fun, I would argue, than when being an expatriate in the US. Oh... and prepare for a proper winter.

My suggestions:

• C6 Corvette Grand Sport
• Ford Raptor
• Buell Lightning

Wild cards:

• Cadillac ATS-V
• Dodge Challenger GT AWD
• Jeep Grand Cherokee
• Mustang GT350
• Polaris Slingshot

[Matt Harper]

Riding a motorcycle where I live (FL) tends to be a little life-threatening - but I think I just squeak 1000hp with a 2019 Dodge Challenger Scat Pack, a 2006 Chevy Suburban and a 92 Ford F150. All V8's - combined 16.7liters probably just over 1100hp

Motorcycling in high altitude Colorado is strictly a summer affair.

[ZX10R NIN]

Corvette Z06

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2006-Chevrolet-Corvette-Z...

Dodge Ram SRT Crew Cab

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2005-Dodge-Ram-1500-SRT-1...

BMW S1000RR

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2016-BMW-R-Series/2931274...jgAAOSw-otdC~y0

Or a Ducati Panigale

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Ducati-Superbike/254...

Or my pick would be the MV F4

https://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-MV-AGUSTA/3726559154...