If You Could only Drive One Car for the Rest of Your Life, What Would it be?
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The ideal long-term choice would be an E39 M5 like so many others have stated, but an M5 comes only with a stick, and while that's great for spirited driving, 90% of the time I'm in the car I'm in town, where there are stoplights every mile and there really isn't much opportunity to let the car stretch its legs. Thankfully a 540i M-Sport is still plenty fast, has timeless styling, and should have a good interior. Seeing how many people regard these cars as some of the best ever made, you can't go wrong. Give it a couple bolt-on parts and a throatier exhaust and you have your own bespoke M5-lite with an automatic transmission. Sounds good to me.
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I guess it'd have to be a 991 Carrera 2S. I love air-cooled 911s, but if it's my only car forever I'll go with the reliability of a brand new wasserboxer. Backseats to cram people/stuff into if absolutely necessary, comfortable and efficient enough to use every day, satisfying enough driving experience to not make me wish I had something else for the track or canyons, and available with a manual.
I might consider a GT3 instead, but I don't know if I'd want paddle shifters forever, and I don't recall if they never come with back seats or if that's only with the clubsport.
I might consider a GT3 instead, but I don't know if I'd want paddle shifters forever, and I don't recall if they never come with back seats or if that's only with the clubsport.
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996 GT3 MkII... I would drive it every single day, and track it every weekend. 
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My current RX-7. I'm driving her until she meets an unfortunate end on track.
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1967 Shelby Mustang GT500 or Rat look Volkswagen Kharmann Ghia
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This is probably one of the hardest questions ever...i guess I will go with the Aston Martin DBS for a semi-practical car, or a Lamborghini Miura because that car is just pure beauty (as long as it doesn't burn me to a crisp).
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Coming back to this topic, I was thinking about changing my choice to a large SUV of some sort. Like a Touareg or a Pilot.
Then I realized that they could barely tow their own weight, so I'm sticking with the Chevy 2500HD Diesel.
I don't think I'd need a dually, and if it was my only car ever, then I'd upgrade the hell out of it. Beefed up tranny, chipped, exhaust, turbos, the whole 9 yards.
An easy 1000ft-lbs of torque while still being reliable, and it would be a lot more practical than these sports cars I'm seeing in this thread.
Then I realized that they could barely tow their own weight, so I'm sticking with the Chevy 2500HD Diesel.
I don't think I'd need a dually, and if it was my only car ever, then I'd upgrade the hell out of it. Beefed up tranny, chipped, exhaust, turbos, the whole 9 yards.
An easy 1000ft-lbs of torque while still being reliable, and it would be a lot more practical than these sports cars I'm seeing in this thread.
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Touareg TDI can tow pretty well actually. 7700lb towing capacity, and 400lb-ft of torque in the 3.0L. You can tow pretty well anything reasonable, you won't tow a 50 foot boat but any toys or decent sized boats it'll be capable of towing. Even more so if you get the V10 TDI which is completely bonkers. We've had no trouble towing trailers and boats with ours.
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The towing capacity is the same for the V10.
And that's the max too, you wouldn't want to try and tow a toyhauler for a few thousand miles right at the tow limit, and that's not even loaded up with anything.
Oh, and no gooseneck provision.
Unless you made it into some kind of hack job convertible, which would be awful, but pretty cool.
And that's the max too, you wouldn't want to try and tow a toyhauler for a few thousand miles right at the tow limit, and that's not even loaded up with anything.
Oh, and no gooseneck provision.
Unless you made it into some kind of hack job convertible, which would be awful, but pretty cool.
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Considering where I live in...
Probably the only thing that would survive the rest of my life without getting destroyed/stolen/both.
If that wasn't a problem, then this.
Replace everything with new parts, otherwise, close as possible to stock. Shouldn't have too much trouble.
Probably the only thing that would survive the rest of my life without getting destroyed/stolen/both.
If that wasn't a problem, then this.
Replace everything with new parts, otherwise, close as possible to stock. Shouldn't have too much trouble.
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This is pretty much the exact car I would drive if I could only drive one car for the rest of my life.
I'd throw on some coilovers, weld the diff, bigger turbo, injectors, FMIC, BOV and Wastegate, exhaust, and have it as my daily drift car.
I'd throw on some coilovers, weld the diff, bigger turbo, injectors, FMIC, BOV and Wastegate, exhaust, and have it as my daily drift car.
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If I took all the things I valued in a car, distilled it, and poured into one single automobile, this is probably the closest thing to what it would be.
Balance skewed towards brawn, but with yet a still capable chassis. A thumping great, normally aspirated, straight six engine. A proper classical form; that is long hood short deck. A minimalist approach to design and concept. A wonderfully different yet very beautiful and well detailed body. A simple, unique, and straightforward interior. Floor hinged, bespoke pedals. A lovingly designed gauge cluster. An off-kilter and slightly unhinged personality. A sense of belonging to something unique and exotic. And finally, good value.
With, IMO, the sexiest gauge cluster ever fitted to a production car
It's like a mix between Dodge Viper and Porsche 911. I love that.
I intend to buy one even if I have to keep it in Mexico until it is eligible for importation into the US. The straight six engine has a bad reputation and it would probably be impossible to rebuild one over here. If that did end up being the case, and the engine blew, it would be getting a built, n/a 3 rotor in it's place.
I would probably try to locate a white one, then plastidip it a matte earth color. I did it in GT5 and it looked sensational. Cars with beautiful curves like the Tuscan look so alluring to me in matte (not flat) colors. Something about the gradients formed over the contours that looks so sculptural and sexy.
Balance skewed towards brawn, but with yet a still capable chassis. A thumping great, normally aspirated, straight six engine. A proper classical form; that is long hood short deck. A minimalist approach to design and concept. A wonderfully different yet very beautiful and well detailed body. A simple, unique, and straightforward interior. Floor hinged, bespoke pedals. A lovingly designed gauge cluster. An off-kilter and slightly unhinged personality. A sense of belonging to something unique and exotic. And finally, good value.
With, IMO, the sexiest gauge cluster ever fitted to a production car
It's like a mix between Dodge Viper and Porsche 911. I love that.
I intend to buy one even if I have to keep it in Mexico until it is eligible for importation into the US. The straight six engine has a bad reputation and it would probably be impossible to rebuild one over here. If that did end up being the case, and the engine blew, it would be getting a built, n/a 3 rotor in it's place.
I would probably try to locate a white one, then plastidip it a matte earth color. I did it in GT5 and it looked sensational. Cars with beautiful curves like the Tuscan look so alluring to me in matte (not flat) colors. Something about the gradients formed over the contours that looks so sculptural and sexy.
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It has to be the Aston Martin DBS for me. That thing is just plain gorgeous plus it'll make me look good while driving it. 
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Nissan GT-R all the way
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I could probably cope with it if my current car was the only car I could ever drive from now on.
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Currently, I have a sort-of impractical car, an Alfa GT, but I couldn't just drive that for the rest of my life. I'd need space, for kids dogs and bicycles at some point in the future. So it'd have to be an estate. And quick. But fun to drive...
It'd probably have to be a Alfa Romeo 159 3.2 V6 JTS Q4 Sportwagon.
It'd probably have to be a Alfa Romeo 159 3.2 V6 JTS Q4 Sportwagon.
I'd be amazed if you lasted a heavy downpour and a mild winter. A TVR is not a car anyone could, or would, drive for the rest of their life.
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I would probably have a Porsche 911. Any model would be fine. They are reliable, dependable, and never age.
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