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08-18-2006, 11:00 PM
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For people into cars.........
Ok, I'm a big car fan. Love all types of cars, but I'm a big Dodge fan. If you had $100,000
 , what car would you buy and why? I myself would by a Dodge Viper or an Aston Martin DB9. But, there's tons of others I like. Just curious on what you would buy! |
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08-19-2006, 01:27 AM
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The future is unwritten
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Bah, Chevy rules, mopar drools and the Ford won't even start. :p
Uh, sorry....flashback, man. $100k, eh? Well you wouldn't be a serious contender for top dog, but you could certainly scare the shit out of the neighbors....and yourself. Being not normal, with an extra 100k I'd probably add a '34 Ford coupe, ala California Kid style.
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08-19-2006, 04:49 AM
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We have to go back, Kate!
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Location: Yorkshire
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If I had 100k I'd buy Chitty chitty bang bang.
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08-19-2006, 09:07 AM
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...you smell something?
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Monroe, GA
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If I had 100k I'd upgrade my barn and buy a few more horses to enjoy.
I already have my dream car: 
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08-19-2006, 09:32 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Ohio
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Nice Vette Hoof! Have you done any work to it?
I'm a fan of Chevy as well, but I grew up around Dodges. Can't stand Ford whatsoever. I'd take a new Mustang though! And actually, I'd save up a lillte more, and buy a Hennessey Viper. 1000+ HP should do the trick! |
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08-19-2006, 09:37 AM
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Location: Arlington, VA
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If I had $100,000, I'd buy a Mazda 5, and spend the leftover $80k on an addition onto our house.
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08-21-2006, 12:54 AM
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...you smell something?
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Location: Monroe, GA
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We have had this 78 Silver Anniversary for 17 years. It has about 250,000 miles on it. We had the rear end (pumpkin gears, stock) rebuilt about 12 years ago. I replaced the original engine (catastrophic failure) with a 4-bolt main GM crate engine in 1997. Two years ago the timing chain had some slack and when I romped on it I sucked a valve and the valve dented the piston. We bought new heads and did the installation ourselves. Still had trouble getting it to run right and decided to do a complete tear down and discovered the cam had also been bent. Transmission (auto) is factory original with all 250k miles on it! We sent the block and manifold to the machine shop and brought it home and did the rebuild ourselves in the garage. It was great fun doing it ourselves and especially for me, being able to actually see inside and how everything worked together. I even turned the torque wrench a time or two! We are very happy with our results. When we tore it down the second time we upgraded the cam. It isn't lope-y, but it did give me more low-end torque, which is what I like. But...if we had to do it all over again...we'd spend the money on a GM crate engine with hp/torque and a warranty. It also has dual chambered (no "mufflers") exhaust. Sounds niiiice! hh
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08-19-2006, 10:37 AM
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UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION
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08-19-2006, 05:11 PM
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Complex Simpleton
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"Listen, here's the thing. If you can't spot the sucker in your first half hour at the table, then you ARE the sucker." "You play for a living, it's like any other job. You don't gamble, you grind it out. Your goal is to win one big bet an hour. That's it. Get your money in when you have the best of it, protect it when you don't. Don't give anything away." Matt Damon as Mike McDermott in R O U N D E R S |
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08-19-2006, 06:30 PM
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The future is unwritten
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It's amazing....they can win the race and then creep along, carrying the "Race Queen", in the victory parade through town..... and for relatively cheap.
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08-19-2006, 07:34 PM
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Come on, cat.
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Is this mofo for sale yet? Not in the price range anyway I guess....
 I suppose I could make due with a Commander with a little R36 on the side...
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08-19-2006, 07:51 PM
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To shreds, you say?
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08-19-2006, 07:57 PM
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The future is unwritten
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The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 06:51 PM. |
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08-19-2006, 08:41 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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emmmm..... not ure of the current exchange rate.... but for about 100K sterling the Bentley GT Continental is a bargain.
Failing that, the Mazda Rx8 at 20K sterling is a bargain...
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08-19-2006, 10:22 PM
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I can hear my ears
Join Date: Oct 2003
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oh....my....dog. I WILL have an R36. Oh, yes! It will be mine
.  I'm barely restraining myself from buying a GTI right now. I don't think I can resist that lil blue devil.
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