We get snow here in PA, so all these supercars aren't an option, and I'm not foolish enough to pick a giant 4WD gas guzzler.
), the Bowler Wildcat:
Funny you mention the 5er touring as I was thinking along the same lines, though I'd be tempted to suggest the E39 Touring rather than the E60:
Ideally, the 528i as it had rack and pinion steering as opposed to recirculating ball as in the 540i, and it still performs pretty well (I think Autocar timed the sedan at about 6.5 to 60, which seems pretty good to me) without drinking as much fuel.
Reliable, handles excellently, the Touring has loads of space, the ride is significantly better than the run-flat-tyred E60, it still looks classy even 15 years after release, the straight six is one of BMW's best ever engines, silent at low revs and sounds great at higher ones, and if you need AWD grip there was almost certainly a 528ix sold somewhere.
It's probably getting on for being one of those "best cars in the real world" you hear of. And of course if you need either a more relaxing drive or a more economical one, they did an auto and you could buy an excellent diesel in the 530d too.
Actually, no, I'm not saying there's no car that can do two or more things of that list, I'm saying you're not going to find a car that can do everything everyone would want it to do.
And I'm simply saying that there isn't a car that can fulfill all the needs people have at the same time. Someone wants a RWD drift car, someone else wants an AWD rally car, the next person wants to go at least 200mph, the next wants at least 30mpg, someone else wants to be able to haul their horse trailer or carry half a ton of firewood and in addition, there are some people that want a convertible and some that want a roof rack or something of that sort.
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Wait a sec. This is from the opening post:
Why is it up to you now to decide whether a car fits this thread or not? So no, that's not the point, that's your point. which is fine, but why force it onto others?
Do you know what irks me about this? You want to enforce some sort of "realism" in this thread, but if we're being actually realistic, it's utterly pointless in the first place. Give it another twenty years, and most of the cars posted in here will be basically impossible to keep running, anyways. Be it a BMW 5-series that won't be fixed because the prices for spare parts are through the roof or an STI that you can't afford to fill up with fuel anymore. Might as well be unrealistic in the first place, no?
And I specifically did that, answer that preface, obvious or not. So, I don't get why you'd challenge that statement.
Or light green.
I've owned 2 Chevelles in the past and I can say, without question, that as long as I don't go mod-crazy I'd drive one of these until I'm dead. With the most basic upgrades to the suspension, it's actually a pretty smooth car. A Chevy engine can run for 150k miles with just basic upkeep and the driveline is stout...if not a little archaic. A/C units make a morgue feel like a sauna and the power steering is so over-assisted, you can go lock-to-lock in a parking lot while using only your pinky.
No emissions crap to fall apart, throw codes, or exceed the value of the vehicle. If you have the SS interior, the seats are actually quite comfy...not exactly supportive though.
Don't need more than 2 doors and there's plenty of room in the back for 3 of your friends or concubines.
It looked good and sounded good then...it'll do the same tomorrow.
Rust? I'd move back to San Diego.
*wonders how many other people can look at their drive and see a car from this thread*
If I had to get rid of all of my cars except one, my heart would say I'd keep Red, my loins would say I'd keep (a finished) Marvin, but my head would say the Baron. And then I'd get a V8 one
No such thin as an SS interior. Bucket seats ,and console, could be had with a Malibu, and lots of Super Sports came with a bench seat. I am also fairly certain that the round pod gauge dash could be ordered with at least the Malibu 400, if not with the plain Jane Malibu's. Only unique features are the center of the steering wheel on a Super Sport has SS, and most had SS door panel emblems. However, even the LS5 car out in the driveway came from the factory with Malibu door panel emblems.
Which flavor Chevelles did you have? I absolutely agree that these cars are hot when the weather is. Especially with a black interior. The vinyl top on the '71 doesn't help at all.
I can. The car may not look as good as it did in the first picture, but as far as mechanics go it's the same thing. Actually improved. It's got better springs/shocks all the way around, and the engine is making more power than a factory LS5 could drum up. Now if only it had it's original engine. One of these days.
