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10 Cars you simply must drive before you DIE!

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  • 23-12-2007 2:57am
    #1
    niceirishfella
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    First off, Happy Christmas to all and a happy new year too!

    ok, for a bit of fun lets discuss this.


    Consider you know you are going to die at the end of 2008 (fun thought ehhhh) so you were given the option with no expence spared to obtain for 10 long weekends in 2008, 10 vehicles you always lusted for - what would you choose?

    so, its basically the "10 cars or vehicles you simply must drive before you DIE!"

    I'll start -

    1) Ferrari Testarossa - like in miami vice, read they were a sh&t poor ferrari but man, it looked good and would get you LAID to this day I think.:D

    2) BMW M5 - for the sheer power.

    3) Mercedes G-Wagon AMG - hmmmmm, for the ruggedness of it all.

    4) Bentley Continental GT - just fancy a blast in a bentley.

    5) New Nissan Skyline - for the thrills.

    6) Pegani Zonda - to see what the Top gear guys see in this car.

    7)Porche 911 GT3 - for obvious reasons.

    8)Hummer H1 - always fancied a humveeeeee.....

    9)Bugatti Veyron - to see how VW wasted their money.

    10) New Audi R8 - to beat the waiting list.


    maybe a list thats not to everyones taste. I'm waiting to see yours tho'.............

    Rgds,

    NIF.


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    TheRenegade
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    1)Bugatti veyron (dont wanna think about it because i just washed these pants)
    2)Koenigsegg CCX (245mph.. need i say more)
    3)Ferarri Enzo (drools)
    4)Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (love it personally)
    5)Pagani Zonda (love it)
    6)Lamborghini Murciélago (id tap it)
    7)Porsche Carrera GT (yummy)
    8)Lotus Elise (just look at it, and handles like a dream)
    9)Nissan Skyline (fun factor)
    10)Audi r8 (mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm)


    :D


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    niceirishfella
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    TheRenegade wrote: »
    1)Bugatti veyron (dont wanna think about it because i just washed these pants)
    2)Koenigsegg CCX (245mph.. need i say more)
    3)Ferarri Enzo (drools)
    4)Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (love it personally)
    5)Pagani Zonda (love it)
    6)Lamborghini Murciélago (id tap it)
    7)Porsche Carrera GT (yummy)
    8)Lotus Elise (just look at it, and handles like a dream)
    9)Nissan Skyline (fun factor)
    10)Audi r8 (mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm)



    good list.........like the enzo idea............mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm


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    Andrewf20
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    Hmm. I like a bit of variety so here it goes, in no order:

    1. Bugatti Veyron (to feel how mad it is)
    2. BMW 535d (To see if my belief of it being possibly the best car in the world floats my boat)
    3.Nissan Serena (the one that take 27 secs to get to 60mph, just to see how bad it is.)
    4. Mark 2 RS2000 incl LSD
    5. E30 M3
    6. E39 or E28 M5
    7. Peugeot 205 GTI 1.9 or Mark 1 Golf GTI
    8. Group B RS200 (Im a big fan of the group B rally days up until their death in 1986)
    9. McClaren F1
    10.Mercede Simplex (from 1902 to see what the early motors drove like)

    Other contenders are the Lotus Elise, Ariel Atom, Fiat 500 original, a Lotus Cartlon, Lada Riva and an F40


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    JHMEG
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    Pah! Typical boards german bias. Hows about:

    1) Saleen S7 (any version, but pref Twin Turbo)
    2) Honda NSX Type-R
    3) Nissan Skyline R34 GTR, tuned to 1000bhp
    4) Toyota Supra Turbo
    5) 1969 Dodge Charger R/T 440 Magnum
    6) Chrysler Viper/SRT10
    7) 1967 Mustang
    8) DC2 Honda Integra Type-R
    9) Lotus Esprit Turbo (from the Bond movie)
    10) Vauxhall Carlton 3.6 Twin Turbo


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    S.I.R
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    10. another saab 9000

    9. mazda rx-7 ( FD35 )

    8. lancer evo X

    7. E30 touring beemer :)

    6. twin cam corolla

    5. toybota hilux ( as used by Jeramey Clarkson on topear :) )

    4.koenigsegg CCX

    3. another saab 9000.

    2. ford escort mk2

    1. twin cam corrolla ( no power at all in the car , perfect for f****** arond it !


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    Run_to_da_hills
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    I never had the privilage of driving any of these before.

    Austin Allegro Vanden Plas 1700 (A class in its own)
    Fiat 128 Nova
    Lada Riva
    The Škoda 110R coupe (Porsch lookalike at less than 1/10th the cost)
    Trabant
    Bond bug (always facinated by these in the UK as a kid. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_bugas )
    Reliant Robin (Another car that never sold in this country)
    AMC Pacer (Driving Goldfish bowl http://images.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.partaj.cz/imgs/ameriky/AMC/pacer/1976_amc_pacer_15_sb.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.partaj.cz/clanky/tema/amc-49/&h=426&w=640&sz=41&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=rmg8nql_0RnrkM:&tbnh=91&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Damc%2Bpacer%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG )
    Yugo GV
    Ford Angla (Grumpy Grill)


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    Max_Damage
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    In not order:

    '68 Dodge Charger R/T
    '69 Ford Shelby GT500
    '77 Mercedes 450SEL 6.9
    '99 Audi S8 (manual only)
    '83 Vauxhall Astra GTE Mk1
    '86 MG Montego 2.0 EFI
    '81 Ford Escort Mk3 (any engine range will suffice)
    '93 Honda NSX
    '75 Volvo 245
    '87 Oldsmobile Delta 88


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    woop
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    you have to get something really crappy on youre list just so you get some perspective on how good these cars are;)


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    E92
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    JHMEG wrote: »
    Pah! Typical boards german bias. Hows about:

    10) Vauxhall Carlton 3.6 Twin Turbo

    Which is of course was the Lotus Carton! Don't you mean the Opel Lotus Omega anyway? That was what the car was called. We're not in the UK. Which is German;).


    Anyway here's my 10:

    1)Bugatti Veyron(how could you not like it, I love the idea of a car that can burn off 100 litres of fuel in 12.5 mins, it does 2.1 mpg at this rate:eek:, and does 0-100 in 2.5 seconds, and has a vmax of 400+)
    2)Ferrari Enzo(the noise alone justifies it's existence and yes I have heard one)
    3)Rolls-Royce Phantom(always liked Rollers and I like it all the more that the car still looks and feels like a Roller under BMW's stewardship, BMW's management of this and MINI are as brilliant as their management of Rover was appalling)
    4)Lamborghini Muircélago LP640(Italian style and sheer outrageousness and Audi engineering, what a great combination!)
    5)Aston Martin DB9(what a stunning looking car)
    6)BMW E30 M3(would love to see is it really as good as it is claimed to be?)
    7)Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk1, the car that originally started off the hot hatch craze
    8)Koeniggsegg CCX, just for the hell of it really
    9) Nissan Skyline GT-R, had to include a straight 6 in there somewhere, I've a lot of V12s in there I notice and 2X4 pots, but it would have to be the one shown on a Jeremy Clarkson DVD with the same amount of power as a Veyron(i.e. the 1000 bhp one)
    10) BMW E60 M5, I don't want to drive this at all though, I want to be driven in it by the Sabine of Top Gear fame, the one used as the Nurbergring taxi, I would have preferred an E39 M5, but she doesn't drive that anymore!


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    JHMEG
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    E92 wrote: »
    Don't you mean the Opel Lotus Omega anyway?
    No, as we never got them! If you wanted a LHD it was a Vauxhall.
    E92 wrote: »
    We're not in the UK.
    No but the car is.;)


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    JHMEG
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    Max_Damage wrote: »
    '93 Honda NSX
    Surely you mean '97 when the 3.2 started?
    or a '97 Type-R?
    or the final version Type-R?
    or even a Type-S?
    or a Type S.Zero?
    or a Zanardi?


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    antodeco
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    In no particular order:

    Ascari A10
    Pegani Zonda
    Porsche 356 Speedster
    Porsche GT3
    Ford Mustang GT
    Ford GT
    Aston Martin Vanquish
    Ferrari F430
    DeLorean
    M3 E46


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    Max_Damage
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    JHMEG wrote: »
    Surely you mean '97 when the 3.2 started?
    or a '97 Type-R?
    or the final version Type-R?
    or even a Type-S?
    or a Type S.Zero?
    or a Zanardi?

    The 3.0L or 3.2L will do me. I'm not fussy! :D


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    E92
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    JHMEG wrote: »
    No, as we never got them! If you wanted a LHD it was a Vauxhall. No but the car is.;)

    It was sold as an Opel in the continent and as a Vauxhall in the UK!

    See here for more.

    "The Lotus Carlton (in mainland Europe, the Opel Lotus Omega) was a Vauxhall Carlton saloon upgraded by Lotus Cars to be a 177 mph (285 km/h) sports car."

    :D


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    JHMEG
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    E92 wrote: »
    It was sold as an Opel in the continent and as a Vauxhall in the UK!
    :D
    I'll put it this way: If you wanted one would you import a Vauxhall or an Opel? I'm familiar with the car, having had the pleasure of drivning one a few years ago (a Vauxhall).
    Max_Damage wrote:
    The 3.0L or 3.2L will do me. I'm not fussy!
    Yeah, I know what you mean. Tho the 3.0 tiptronic targa is not in the running.


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    jhegarty
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    niceirishfella wrote: »
    Consider you know you are going to die at the end of 2008 (fun thought ehhh

    Driving that list I presume the cause of death will be a ditch at 200mph :p


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    E92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,147 ✭✭✭E92


    JHMEG wrote: »
    I'll put it this way: If you wanted one would you import a Vauxhall or an Opel? I'm familiar with the car, having had the pleasure of drivning one a few years ago (a Vauxhall).

    I'd import the Vauxhall (because the steering wheel is on the proper side) but I would rebadge it as an Opel because that is what it is for us!:D(FWIW the Monaro truly is a Vauxhall, because they never sold it in the Continent as is the VRX8, on the other hand, the Opel GT could never be called a Vauxhall, because it is only sold in LHD format and never made it to the UK). That is my reasoning behind calling it an Opel Lotus Omega.

    I presume it's an experience not easily forgotten(driving one of only 900 cars ever made)! If they launched a similar car today it would have done much better but £48k sterling was and still is a frightening amount of money for an Opel.


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