| Author | Message | ||
| Andrew Menasce (Amenasce)
Junior Member Username: Amenasce Post Number: 64 Registered: 10-2001 |
Past : Bus Pass Current : Alfa Spider and 911 3.0 Dream ( realistic ) : 355/360 Spider before im 30 Dream ( not so realistic ) : 550 Barchetta, F40 and a 250 SWB Comp | ||
| Doug Meredith (Doug308)
Junior Member Username: Doug308 Post Number: 146 Registered: 2-2001 |
Saw a similar special 2 years ago on ESPN with 2 NASCAR racers going up as passengers in an F-15? Pretty funny as each one started screaming to relieve the stress of the G's they were pulling. Both stepped into the planes with an arrogant attitude and stepped out completely wiped out. | ||
| Terry Springer (Tspringer)
New member Username: Tspringer Post Number: 22 Registered: 4-2002 |
There was a great PBS show a while back about flying a Mig-29 (or Su-27 or others, take your pick) with the Russian Airforce. They will sell you a ride in whatever you want. You could tell the pilots were getting a kick out of it, sort of a "see how fast you can make them puke" deal. It does look like fun... for about the first 5 minutes. Then the next 20 min of puking into a bag while trying not to puke all over yourself, the plane and on the pilot while still pulling 5g to 9g dont look like so much fun. Dont expect mercy from the pilots, they are using the fuel for actual training and practice time, screw you if you cant hold your lunch! Terry | ||
| joe saldana (Ironjoe)
New member Username: Ironjoe Post Number: 49 Registered: 12-2001 |
German 40%, Italian 20%, English 10%,JAP-JUNK 0 % ever,American Muscle Calender Raritys 30% REALITY GT-40 in 2004, DREAMER Mclaren F1,FERRARI 250 TR... PLUS next year Im going to put a HUMMER BODY on a 1000 HP FRONT AND REAR ENGINE MUD BOGGER FAMILY WAGON...P.S. To Mark G my uncle flew that MIG 29 your talking about its $12,000.00 and he says it was worth evry second in case you need info on it hes got the video, its exactly what it sounds like except Russia is quite a trip in itself.... | ||
| Terry Springer (Tspringer)
New member Username: Tspringer Post Number: 21 Registered: 4-2002 |
Hmmmmm I am assuming realistic means we expect with all certainty to own one someday.... -Beck Porsche 550 -Alfa 2000 GTV (or a 1750) -Jag E-type 4.2 Series 1 coupe -Triumph TR6 -Ferrari 308 GTB carbs (shopping now for it) -Ferrari 512BB Currently own: -1969 Porsche 911S hotrod with 2.7RS motor (in pieces) -Isuzu Trooper with a gazillion miles In the past: - Over 50 E-type Jags. I used to buy/sell/restore - Bunch of Big Healeys (look great, drive like trucks) - Lotus Europa TC fun junk - Bunch of Triumphs: TR3, TR4, TR6's - '79, '88 and '95 Porsche 911's - Couple of Porsche 356's - Alfa GTV, a 1600, 1750 and 2000 - '59 Alfa Guilietta Sprint Veloce, massive fun - RX7 Terry | ||
| Toby T (Tobyt)
New member Username: Tobyt Post Number: 28 Registered: 3-2002 |
I want one of those Ferrari kit cars made from a fiero. OHHH Baby! other than Ferrari I want a AC Cobra | ||
| Warren Dodge (Spiderman)
New member Username: Spiderman Post Number: 14 Registered: 11-2001 |
Past- 61 Porsche 356B 72 MG Midget 73 MGB GT Present- 84 Porsche 944 83 Alfa Spider Future soon- 400i Future distant- 250 swb 512 BB | ||
| ross koller (Ross)
New member Username: Ross Post Number: 48 Registered: 3-2002 |
past: ferrari 348ts (not happy), porsche 928s4 (fun and bulletproof), last generation m5 w/ dinan chip (best car ever owned up to that point) current: ferrari 512tr (unbelievably great car), 456gt (dleivery in june). currently co-owned with father: austin healey 100/4 (very retro tech, weird drving position), jaguar xke series 1 (classic poise, love it until it overheats), porsche 930 '77 (unbalanced, not fun in the rain, but great acceleration), mercedes sl600 (easy muscle, nice poise, a keeper) wanted: from your list no to the aston martin, de tomaso, iso; too many horror stories from friends. yes to the ghibli, especially spider, but there aren't any cheap ones left. no to the lotus, any year. poor build quality, uncomfortable driving, poor ergonomics. yes to the viper gts, but in plain colors, no stripes. wanted badly: 275 gtb, gotta own it someday. new sl 55, seen it and its powerful. bmw z8, got to replace the chip, but this is a classic in the making. new m5. amg e55 wagon (de-restricted), something about a 200mph wagon that stirs the senses. win the lottery cars: 959, f40, f50, f60, bugatti eb110 and no i don't think you are unusual since i make these mental lists every year ! | ||
| Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Junior Member Username: Wsawyer Post Number: 122 Registered: 2-2002 |
Ha!!! I'm a former Elan owner, so I'm on your side. And my brother was Communications Director for Lotus in the USA. He has some stories for you. | ||
| Ken (Allyn)
Member Username: Allyn Post Number: 377 Registered: 10-2001 |
Opps; sorry. I meant the Europa JPS. | ||
| Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Junior Member Username: Wsawyer Post Number: 120 Registered: 2-2002 |
Wrong-O Ken!! I'm talking about the F-1 car. Like the one Emmo drove. Europas are okay, but they aren't dream cars. | ||
| Harlan Mott (Hmott3)
Junior Member Username: Hmott3 Post Number: 108 Registered: 12-2001 |
I love so many cars, oh so many. It changes almost daily. Here is a short list of non-Fcars I would really like to have some day. Oh and for the record, I don't think guys have mid-life crisis I think they just can afford the cars of there dreams when they hit mid-life (I can't wait). Corvette c4 - 94+, 6 speed, not red Lotus Esprit - S4 or S4s, not red Acura NSX (not targa) Mitsubishi 3000GT vr4 Supra TT RX7 TT Porsche 912 or very old 911 (no not an rs) Porsche 550 replica Cobra (aluminum replica) Viper (maybe.. my wife just LOVES this car (2 down the street from our new home)) Corvette C3 | ||
| Ken (Allyn)
Member Username: Allyn Post Number: 374 Registered: 10-2001 |
No JPS in 72 (although build date may have been Sept or later). 73-74 only. But the JPS are too hot in the summer!! All that black for a car that barely cools itself in winter is not a great idea. They're exactly like any 5 speed Special except the dash badge anyway. They made 200 of them and only about 450 are known to be left. ;>) | ||
| Bill Sawyer (Wsawyer)
Junior Member Username: Wsawyer Post Number: 119 Registered: 2-2002 |
Ford GT 40 Cobra Daytona Coupe 250/275 LM P4 288 GTO F40 F50 275 GTB Miura Lotus 72 in JPS Livery Toyota Supra...nah,just kidding | ||
| Ken Thomas (Future328driver)
Junior Member Username: Future328driver Post Number: 92 Registered: 12-2001 |
Non-car dream: My own Cessna CitationJet for personl travel. Car Dream: Lambo Miura, 550 Maranello, 996TT, Astin Martin DB5, MB 300SL gullwing, 250 GT California | ||
| Marcus Mayeux (Mmayeux73)
Junior Member Username: Mmayeux73 Post Number: 84 Registered: 4-2002 |
Hmmm let me see here... Lamborghini Murcielago-sorry-at leats Audi AG built it. Lamborghini Miura Aston Martin Vanquish Ruf 911 turbo Elanor-gone in sixty seconds-that exact car (with the optional Angelina Jolie) Mclaren F-1 Audi RS4 Audi R8 Cobra (replica) Lotus V8 | ||
| Andrew (Mrrou)
Junior Member Username: Mrrou Post Number: 212 Registered: 3-2002 |
Ive always wanted a yellow new 911 turbo..would look kinda cool..also a blue lambo spider kinda like modman's (no exactly like modman's hehe) but most of all my second kind of car to a ferrari would be a benz CL600 coupe...the car looks soooo sharp..the V12 mus really sing. Also has anyone ever heard of a commenditore 112i? Id like it but to my knowledge you have to order one, wait 6 months and pay 400 grand..anyways thats it for me | ||
| Mitchel DeFrancis (4re308)
Member Username: 4re308 Post Number: 514 Registered: 6-2001 |
I have no boss, so I have no rules! I can have as many toys as I can stand.  Past: MGB GT, Triumph GT6, Ford Galaxie 500 convertible with a Big block, Porsche 911 Carrera, Porsche 993 cabrio, Ferrari Mondial 8, 2 Maserati Biturbos, 2 Maserati Quattroportes, a Jaguar XJS V12 convertible, Lotus Eclat and some other I cannot remember now Present: 308 GTS QV and a little VW GTI VR6. Future: 512BB, series 1 TR, GT4, Countach, another Maserati Quattroporte, and lets round it off with a Porsche 930...oh and a new Mini Cooper. | ||
| Mark (Markg)
Junior Member Username: Markg Post Number: 179 Registered: 2-2001 |
Non-car dream: go to Moscow and fly a MiG29 Car dream: 512BB; LP400 Lambo | ||
| Mark (Study)
Junior Member Username: Study Post Number: 230 Registered: 10-2001 |
Realistic car dreams: I'm basicly 328 or NSX or BMW M roadster. Diablo if it was more drivable ( same for TR ) I just feel car is too big on road for my likeing. I still get up every-day and check the web for that Baby Lambo that is due out this year. I can't wait to see if that one realy comes true. I think Audi will add a lot to quality and drivability if they pull it off. | ||
| Nika (Racernika)
Member Username: Racernika Post Number: 490 Registered: 12-2001 |
Each year I have a list of things I want to accomplish - such as swim with dolphins, deep sea fishing - fly the Concorde .....which I have done. THIS year it will be 1)Mugello Driving course 2)and/or Stunt driving school. 3)Have more automotive/racing articles published 4)Throw something larger than a pickle at Bret As for cars - everything from an Alfa Duetto, GTV2000, GT 1300 jr to a 69 Hemi Charger, 440 Cuda.......and of course my Daytona 365 GTB4 (wipes away drool) | ||
| bruce wellington (Bws88tr)
Junior Member Username: Bws88tr Post Number: 133 Registered: 4-2002 |
ken same here. boss says 1 at a time so... after my 88 tr, (while still keeping it) probably a porsche 996 tt, heard that they were the fastest street cars around.. am i asking for too much guys???? | ||
| Ken (Allyn)
Member Username: Allyn Post Number: 371 Registered: 10-2001 |
I'm only "allowed" one toy car at a time by the boss; current is a Lotus Europa. I'm curious if I could live with a carb 308; a QV Mondial makes more sense however. My dream is an old 12. My pipe dream is a 288GTO. Also, if Bret ever wins the lottery I want to be his new best friend. | ||
| Greg Rodgers (Joechristmas)
Member Username: Joechristmas Post Number: 254 Registered: 3-2001 |
I would get a Lamborghini Countach. I am looking into them now actually. I am not sure what model. LP400s I like alot. Cannonball Run Car! | ||
| Brian Kennedy (Kennedy)
Junior Member Username: Kennedy Post Number: 74 Registered: 3-2002 |
Realistic car dreams: * Ferrari Basic Pilota course at Mugello * Ferrari Advanced Pilota course at Fiorano * The Formula One driving course I *am* going to do those some day. Oh, you said "realistic dream cars"? Yeah, well doing the above will cost me one of those realistic dream cars... but here goes: A really, really lightweight track car... the Lotus Elise-R... it would be an interesting contrast to my 360 F-1. However, I could go all the way and get an actual racecar... Formula 3000 or some such. Or maybe even a Spec RX7 which I wouldn't mind getting bumped around in wheel-to-wheel racing. The new M3 with sequential shifter to replace my current E36 M3 is tempting; but more likely, now that I have a 360, and my three children are growing, an M5 replacement is in my future. And then, a more exotic, unique convertible 4-seater to replace our somewhat boring 911 Cab (which is constantly mistaken for a $50k Boxster, BTW). I don't really care what people think; rather, the 911 just doesn't seem to have much personality... it never endeared itself to me like either my M3 or my 360. A convertible 456? Maybe a Maserati? A Hummer to replace the 4-Runner... well, maybe... when I am way out on some mountain road in the middle of nowhere... literally... where very few tow trucks could even get to... that ol' boring Toyota reliability is sure comforting. My unrealistic dream cars are: Mclaren F1, F50, Porsche 959, F2001, and a NASCAR (the latter is not to drive, silly... just for a planter for my yard! ;^). | ||
| rick catalano (Tatcat)
New member Username: Tatcat Post Number: 33 Registered: 9-2001 |
that new Morgan sure looks sweet. i have a love/hate relationship with english cars. once owned a TR-3. always wanted an Europa or maybe one of those Lotus 7 racers or maybe one of those old Bentley racers to do the Peking-London rally. but then again i hadn't thought about a throne on a pyramid but i'll take a pass on the pickles. | ||
| magoo (Magoo)
Advanced Member Username: Magoo Post Number: 2649 Registered: 2-2001 |
Bret, You should be on Saturday Night Live. You crack me up. BRGDS, Magoo | ||
| BretM (Bretm)
Intermediate Member Username: Bretm Post Number: 2465 Registered: 2-2001 |
Dreams in general: 1. start a prostitution ring 2. win the lottery 3. spend my days sitting on a throne on top of a pyramid while big breasted women throw small pickles at me. Ferrari dreams: 1. 333sp 2. 288, F40, F50 3. do all my mods to the 308 Car dream (and next goal): 1. 427 Cobra replica w/big block (obviously) bored and stroked to approximately 510CI and somewhere in the area of 650HP. | ||
| Mark Lambert (Mlambert890)
New member Username: Mlambert890 Post Number: 15 Registered: 4-2002 |
Past: Corvette C5 Current: Acura NSX Wanted (badly): Ferrari 355 Ferrari TR512 Wanted (kind of): Lotus Esprit (97-00) Aston Martin Vantage Porsche 996TT I say "kind of" with these three because each one isn't 100%. I had a chance to buy a nice Esprit when I bought the NSX, but felt that the NSX would be more liveable and easier to pile miles on for me. The itch is still there though. The Aston is outrageously expensive and, if I had the means to acquire it, I'd be in the F car ;-) The 996TT always tugs at me, but the high-end 911s are always tough because they aren't really distinguishable from the far cheaper variety. Not sure if I could pay $130k for a car that 99% of the population confuses with a $70k car. | ||
| Doug Meredith (Doug308)
Junior Member Username: Doug308 Post Number: 145 Registered: 2-2001 |
First, this question is not meant to create a fiasco of people knocking on other people's desires... Most readers her own some sort of Sports Car (mostly Ferrari), thus, a dream has become a reality. What other cars are on the "realistic" list of yours right now? Scenario: your car is stolen, you receive cash value, what other non Ferrari options would cross your mind. These also are cars that you may have almost purchased before but passed on. Hence, a 308 will not really be replaced by a Porsche 959, Lambo Miura etc... Past:Ferrari 308, Porsche 911 and 928 Current:DeTomaso Pantera(slightly enhanced) and a Porsche 928GT Wanted: Ferrari again, not sure which Aston Martin V8 (70s vintage) Austin-Healy 100/4 DeTomaso Mangusta Maserati Ghibli Iso Grifo Lotus Esprit('93-'95) Acura NSX Hemi muscle or a GTO Porsche 930 ('78-'79) Viper Cobra(replica) And some other intriguing ones...not meant to be flamed please Z06 Vette, Supra TT, RX-7 TT |