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56 minutes ago, drewlaws said:


I don’t follow these closely, but they look within reason from a cursory BaT search. Some are more tunable than others. All offer unique top down manual fun.

Under budget: Viper (Gen II or III), Vantage V8 Roadster
Over budget (probably need to spend $90k): 997 turbo cab, R8 Spyder V8

Good suggestions, I've researched these and you're on the right track.

Posted
15 hours ago, faps said:

718 Boxster 

20 hours ago, Gravy Train said:

I'm gonna let this one marinate over the weekend as a multi-part post/response, just to see what ideas y'all come up with that I haven't considered.

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I don't drive my S6 any longer and hate that I've sorta lost interest in the car, with a boatload of OEM RS and aftermarket parts sitting in the garage to get silly with.  Since the original turbos haven't been lifted it yet, I thought this might be the right time to list it on Bring-a-Trailer, as a couple other similarly-modded cars sold well on the site lately.  The proceeds will go toward a fun, perhaps smaller car. 

My 'daily' is a Rivian R1T, so I have the utility part figured out. It's a quad-motor, 835hp unit, and is kind of silly on the street too.

I'm looking for ideas on something fun I'll want to keep in the garage for a while. Requirements as follows:

  • New or used.  If preowned, prefer a modern powertrain with direct injection that's tune-able
  • Budget of $75-$80k
  • Manual transmission only
  • GT, sports coupe or roadster format
  • Offers some form of open-air driving
  • RWD or AWD
  • Something that feels 'special' to have in the garage, that makes you look forward to free time for a drive

 

At first, only two cars came to mind, both with V8s, but that has since changed completely.  Let's see what you'd pick.

Good luck topping the Corvette

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Posted

wife is pulling the trigger on a new Santa Fe Caligraphy hybrid. It was that or the Highlander hybrid but she liked the Santa Fe better. 
 
*missed the storage requirement. Storage looks pretty tight with the back row up. Probably not a good fit. 

We pulled the trigger today to get ahead of tariff nonsense and walked out the door at 52k with a new, loaded Sante Fe Caligraphy.

Really nice ride and love all the options that you pay a premium for on the Toyotas. Likely won’t hold its value as well, but we’re gonna run it into the ground anyway…

Thx for the heads up @Firemans4Horn
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Posted
1 hour ago, Party_Taco said:


We pulled the trigger today to get ahead of tariff nonsense and walked out the door at 52k with a new, loaded Sante Fe Caligraphy.

Really nice ride and love all the options that you pay a premium for on the Toyotas. Likely won’t hold its value as well, but we’re gonna run it into the ground anyway…

Thx for the heads up @Firemans4Horn

Wow. That’s crazy timing. On Thursday when the car tariff news dropped I emailed 3 dealers we had been talking with and asked for their final best price  

Just got home an hour ago from OKC picking up my wife’s new Calligraphy Santa Fe. Barely scratched the surface on the tech and cruise control but had a blast driving it 3 hours home. Congrats!

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If anyone is selling a car in DFW I had a really good experience with Marcus at Texas Cars Direct. Dealer offered $9k for a trade in and I ended up selling to them for $13.5k. Process was super simple. 
 

Marcus- (972) 860-9055

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On 4/25/2025 at 4:07 PM, tbone_ said:

If only there were some way for us to be able to decide for ourselves whether or not we agree with you on how nice it is.

Hey!! when i take a pic or two i'll post them. Then you can judge the car all you like lol

Posted (edited)

It’s all a matter of taste. 
Having started out 60+ years ago with a used 1960 MGA Roadster that had wood floorboards, Lucas electrics with two 6-volt batteries, and no roll-up windows or radio,  my 2024 Civic EXL Hatchback is a nice luxury car.

 

 

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Posted
1 hour ago, Mittens said:

So you're an old, but not quite Armybrat old.  

i guess, i'm 45. I'm also too lazy to fix the sideways pic. Figured y'all didn't have enough to bitch about on this site

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Posted
20 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

How many pedals?

Just two. The MT-82's are junk so i went with the auto. If it was a vette or camaro using the TR6060 it would have 3 pedals.

Posted
On 3/28/2025 at 11:50 PM, drewlaws said:


I don’t follow these closely, but they look within reason from a cursory BaT search. Some are more tunable than others. All offer unique top down manual fun.

Under budget: Viper (Gen II or III), Vantage V8 Roadster
Over budget (probably need to spend $90k): 997 turbo cab, R8 Spyder V8

Jag F type with V8?  550 hp? 

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Posted
3 hours ago, Armybrat said:

It’s all a matter of taste. 
Having started out 60+ years ago with a used 1960 MGA Roadster that had wood floorboards, Lucas electrics with two 6-volt batteries, and no roll-up windows or radio,  my 2024 Civic EXL Hatchback is a nice luxury car.

 

You probably had a floor switch for the high beams too

Posted
4 minutes ago, nolongerU2horn said:

You probably had a floor switch for the high beams too

Maybe, but to tell the truth I don’t really remember. 
I do remember there were separate key ignition & starter switches, along with a manual pull choke - all on the dashboard…..
plus the horn button and turn signal switch.

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