@JohnSmith
I'd like to add that this morning I decided to try out the Mazda LM55 VGT for the first time, doing the Spa-Francochamps 24-Minute Challenge with the great and talented
@GhostRider65 's take on it (new players, I
strongly urge you to check out his tunes), and I COMPLETELY smoked it. Ended up winning with almost a full minute and a half lead, and lapped
every competitor except for the C60 in 2nd and whatever was in 3rd. I also only needed to pit twice. So... if easy wins are what you're after, so you can go back to racing production cars (which you seem to prefer), Mazda LM55 seems like a good bet.
Though, in terms of dislike for Le Mans cars, I'd also like to add that GT6 is a pretty good way to broaden your tastes and learn to fall in love with new cars. Like, personally I never knew or cared much about most Japanese cars prior to playing this game, but I have come to really love a lot of them: the old 60s classics like the Mazda Cosmo Sport and Toyota 2000GT, the fun tiny 60s compacts that I couldn't possibly fit into (I'm six feet tall) like the Mazda Carol 360, Subaru 360 and Toyota SPORTS 800, the cute kei cars from the 90s and 00s, Subaru Imprezas, 80s/90s Celicas, the Mazda Autozam and Nissan Be-1, etc. etc. etc. Even some that I was already fond of, like the CR-X, I've come to find a deeper appreciation for.
So keep an open-mind about things as you play, take a bit of time to read the car-info whenever you've got the time, and you might find yourself developing a newfound appreciation for things that used to seem silly, boring or ugly, or even for entire fields of motorsports you used to find uninteresting. After all, motorsports sometimes struggles to cross national and cultural borders, so depending on where you live, you may simply have never had the CHANCE to enjoy Le Mans, NASCAR, WRC, F1, Group B, Pikes Peak Hillclimb, whatever.
Wow that IS OCD!
Awesome taste you have there! I set about on a mission to own one car from each and every manufacturer (and not just the best car they had). Once I got to that point I just started buying anything that takes my fancy. The seasonals DEFINITELY help to increase your cash pot for "expensive buys". Last night I got the last of the 20mil cars (Jag XJ13).
In terms of Le Mans cars, I'd agree with the above, but add the Peugeot 908 HDI FAP. It's stable, consistent, and doesn't look half bad if you buy the base model and give it a little customization! Also, you can't go past the Sauber Mercedes C9 and the Mazda 787B for pure racing pedigree. They're both lovely cars to look at and to drive!
Thanks!
In terms of super-expensive cars, so far I've gotten (in order) the Abarth Biposto Bertone, the Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2 Carozzata da Zagato and the XJ13. The Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta Passo Corto and 330 P4, and the Lamborghini Miura P400 Bertone Prototype, are on my Wishlist.
I think I also want to grab the X2010, despite how stupid and insane it is (I absolutely LOATHED doing that last Goodwood hillclimb; kept thinking "who would actually ENJOY this part of the game?"). Just because there's very few cars in the game operating at the F1 level (I've already got the Chapperal 2X, Lotus 97T and Formula Gran Turismo). I'd prefer if they brought in a proper selection of real ones, though, and worked in some events for them.
(I sort of want to make a "What cars, manufacturers and types of cars do you want to see added for GT7?" thread, but I'm not sure where to put it, and worried it's probably already been done. Maybe also "how would you like the selection of events to be changed for GT7?", cos I also BADLY wanted more quantity, variety and WRC-versimillitude to the rally events/tracks/stages)
I got the 908 HDI FAP a couple days ago, but I haven't driven it yet, so I didn't have anything useful to say about it. For all I know, t could be the Greatest Thing Ever Set To Wheels, or the most expensive piece of scrap metal trash to ever exceed 300 km/h.
I haven't bothered with the Sauber Mercedes C9. I actually have a rather strong distaste for Mercedes-Benz. The only one I've got is the old 50s coupe. As a general thing, I think Mercs have this sort of Rich Nazi Techno-futurist Fascism vibe that puts me off. And I usually hate their lines. But that's really just a subjective thing.
I also have an irrational distaste for most Fords (I only have the Falcon, the Ka, the Transcammer tuner and the two RS2000s), almost all Lamborghinis (which strike me as rather soulless and dishonest in comparison to Alfa, Ferrari and Masterati), and Porsche/RUF (nothing really wrong with them except the stupid EA-exclusive contract, I suppose, and I very much appreciate their individuality in the use of rear-engine placement and NA flat-6s, they're just not really my thing).
My own silly OCD impulses were actually fine with ignoring certain manufacturers. Just off the top of my head I know I ignored Acura, Callway, Saleen, Seat, Spyker, Mercury, Scion, most of the Japanese tuning garages, Cizeta, Bentley, Lister, MG, etc. I more wanted to make sure that my fondness for certain companies (Dodge, Alfa Romeo, Jaguar, Lotus, Peugeot, Renault, etc) was "properly" reflected in my choices, and that PD's preferential treatment of Nissan and Mitsubishi, and to a lesser extent Honda, Mazda and Toyota, didn't have TOO much of an impact on my choices. Like I didn't want to end up with like
nine different Skylines, Evos, RX-7s, Fairladies and S2000s, you know?
Long post is long. Need to learn some self-restraint. :-/