Which Car Would You Get From This List?

hl0m4n · 01-18-2009, 04:24 PM

all cars are used. if you had to pick one of these which would you pick and why, realistically if you were going to. take into consideration gas, maintainence, etc.

1. e92 M3 DCT:
tint, rims & tires, vors trunk, vors diffuser, exhaust, v1 hardwire, oem floor & trunk mat, aluminum e-brake, trim, aluminum pedals.
Gas: Decent
Mods: Short list, cheap, and looks great.
Maintainence: Easy

2. SL65 AMG:
tint, rims & tires, exhaust, v1 hardwire, oem floor & trunk mat, aluminum pedals, aluminum e-brake, c/f trim.
Gas: Horrible
Mods: Short mod list, great performance
Maintainence: Hard

3. M5 SMG:
tint, rims & tires, exhaust, v1 hardwire, oem floor & trunk mat, aluminum e-brake & pedals, c/f trim.
Gas: Decent (P400/P500)
Mods: short list, great performance, looks great.
Maintainence: Easy

4. M6 SMG:
tint, rims & tires, exhaust, v1 hardwire, oem floor & trunk mat, aluminum e-brake & pedals, c/f trim.
Gas: Decent (P400/P500)
Mods: short list, great performance, looks great.
Maintainence: Easy

5. 996 Turbo
tint, rims & tires, exhaust, v1 hardwire, oem floor & trunk mat, c/f trim, aluminum e-brake & pedals, techart replica body kit.
Gas: Decent
Mods: short list but body kit would be a killer. great looking car and performance.
Maintainence: ???

6. M3 CSL Conversion
full csl conversion including other basic goodies like v1 hardwire, tint, etc.
Gas: Decent
Mods: long & extensive list, one of a kind.
Maintainence: 100% warranty void

6. Other (AMG, BMW, Porsche, Vette, Etc Please Specify)

SoFlo335 · 01-18-2009, 04:41 PM

Porsche. Great looking car and very reliable. I love the feel of p-cars and the way they handle. And also, the 996 turbo is very easy to modify.

E92AXM · 01-18-2009, 10:31 PM

ZO6 .. You can pick up a very lightly used 08 or 09 in 50's, low 60's right now. For that price you cant touch its performance or looks. And with a set of HRE'S it looks plain EVIL.

BMWE90 · 01-18-2009, 10:35 PM

I would take the Porsche. Honestly though, you should narrow the list down and have people pick from it. By listing "others" as an option, the list is going to get very long because there are a boat load of cars that you can get.

amgthis · 01-18-2009, 10:36 PM

M5. If you can learn to like SMG, it is great!

SpecC · 01-18-2009, 10:45 PM

man that is really, really tough...

at my age, i'm taking the sportiest car available though. 996 turbo for me. Maintenance will probably be terrible, but i'm willing to deal with it for that car. It's not so much that it's a Porsche that I want it. It's that I love turbo cars in general and that has to be one of the grand daddies of all turbo cars (although the GT-R is the new king imo). I love 911's in general for their 'wolf in sheep's clothing' look. If the M3 were less aggressive looking, I'd have an even harder time passing on it though.

but then again, if i had all that money, i'd buy an STI and turn it into my track car

gas: pretty terrible
mods : LONG LONG list
maintenance : um... depends on how you mod lol
cop attention : huge
what others will think of you : ricer
what others might also think : boy racer

xxForgedxx · 01-19-2009, 10:51 AM

C6 ZO6, you can get one with crap for miles for $40-50k. It is a MUCH more reliable/less finicky car to deal with than the others and well, it's faster.

hks786 · 01-19-2009, 10:58 AM

E92 M3 with DCT for me!

nmulax · 01-19-2009, 11:27 AM

I don't know if I'd consider the maintenance on either the M5 or M6 "easy".
Are you planning to do everything yourself?

xxForgedxx · 01-19-2009, 11:53 AM

All those cars are going to be significantly more to repair/maintain then something like a zO6.

TK-421 · 01-19-2009, 05:01 PM

With today's economy, I've seen 996 GT2s in the range of an e92 M3's MSRP. So, I would pick that

Deda · 01-19-2009, 05:07 PM

porsche or M6!

hl0m4n · 01-19-2009, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by news 4 u

With today's economy, I've seen 996 GT2s in the range of an e92 M3's MSRP. So, I would pick that

what!!! where at bro?

asdflkijd · 01-20-2009, 01:48 PM

996 all the way

Robin_NL · 01-20-2009, 01:52 PM

430 Scuderia.

ZJP · 01-20-2009, 02:23 PM

M5 with a 6MT instead of SMG

TK-421 · 01-20-2009, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hl0m4n

what!!! where at bro?

There are a couple on eBay Motors for $73K, $77K, $79K, and $83K with most of them modded heavily. Those are still kinda high compared to what I've seen before tho.

mPlasticDesign · 01-20-2009, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZJP

M5 with a 6MT instead of SMG

I respectfully disagree. The M5 is much better with the SMGIII than 6MT.

View Poll Results: Which Car Would You Choose
e92 M3 DCT	19	20.00%
SL65	12	12.63%
M5 SMG	12	12.63%
M6 SMG	9	9.47%
996 Turbo	31	32.63%
M3 CSL Conversion	5	5.26%
Other (Specify)	7	7.37%
Voters: 95. You may not vote on this poll

01-18-2009, 04:24 PM	#1
hl0m4n Major General 2314 Rep 5,627 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NY iTrader: (58)	Which Car Would You Get From This List? all cars are used. if you had to pick one of these which would you pick and why, realistically if you were going to. take into consideration gas, maintainence, etc. 1. e92 M3 DCT: tint, rims & tires, vors trunk, vors diffuser, exhaust, v1 hardwire, oem floor & trunk mat, aluminum e-brake, trim, aluminum pedals. Gas: Decent Mods: Short list, cheap, and looks great. Maintainence: Easy 2. SL65 AMG: tint, rims & tires, exhaust, v1 hardwire, oem floor & trunk mat, aluminum pedals, aluminum e-brake, c/f trim. Gas: Horrible Mods: Short mod list, great performance Maintainence: Hard 3. M5 SMG: tint, rims & tires, exhaust, v1 hardwire, oem floor & trunk mat, aluminum e-brake & pedals, c/f trim. Gas: Decent (P400/P500) Mods: short list, great performance, looks great. Maintainence: Easy 4. M6 SMG: tint, rims & tires, exhaust, v1 hardwire, oem floor & trunk mat, aluminum e-brake & pedals, c/f trim. Gas: Decent (P400/P500) Mods: short list, great performance, looks great. Maintainence: Easy 5. 996 Turbo tint, rims & tires, exhaust, v1 hardwire, oem floor & trunk mat, c/f trim, aluminum e-brake & pedals, techart replica body kit. Gas: Decent Mods: short list but body kit would be a killer. great looking car and performance. Maintainence: ??? 6. M3 CSL Conversion full csl conversion including other basic goodies like v1 hardwire, tint, etc. Gas: Decent Mods: long & extensive list, one of a kind. Maintainence: 100% warranty void 6. Other (AMG, BMW, Porsche, Vette, Etc Please Specify) __________________ Cars: 07 335i ► 08 328i ► 11 328xi ► 13 M3 ► 17 M4 ► 14 M6
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01-18-2009, 04:41 PM	#2
SoFlo335 Lieutenant 33 Rep 511 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Miami iTrader: (1)	Porsche. Great looking car and very reliable. I love the feel of p-cars and the way they handle. And also, the 996 turbo is very easy to modify.
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01-18-2009, 10:31 PM	#3
E92AXM First Lieutenant 122 Rep 313 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Fl iTrader: (0)	ZO6 .. You can pick up a very lightly used 08 or 09 in 50's, low 60's right now. For that price you cant touch its performance or looks. And with a set of HRE'S it looks plain EVIL.
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01-18-2009, 10:35 PM	#4
BMWE90 Major 91 Rep 1,153 Posts Drives: E90 335 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (1)	I would take the Porsche. Honestly though, you should narrow the list down and have people pick from it. By listing "others" as an option, the list is going to get very long because there are a boat load of cars that you can get.
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01-18-2009, 10:36 PM	#5
amgthis Tire Racks 53 Rep 1,232 Posts Drives: AW 1M Coupè Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (0)	M5. If you can learn to like SMG, it is great! __________________ Alpine White 1M Coupè Gone:2006 Alpine White E46 M3 ZCP RIP
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SpecC Completely obsessed with detailing 305 Rep 15,441 Posts Drives: E90 SG 330i, white Scion tC Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: San Francisco and Davis iTrader: (4)	man that is really, really tough... at my age, i'm taking the sportiest car available though. 996 turbo for me. Maintenance will probably be terrible, but i'm willing to deal with it for that car. It's not so much that it's a Porsche that I want it. It's that I love turbo cars in general and that has to be one of the grand daddies of all turbo cars (although the GT-R is the new king imo). I love 911's in general for their 'wolf in sheep's clothing' look. If the M3 were less aggressive looking, I'd have an even harder time passing on it though. but then again, if i had all that money, i'd buy an STI and turn it into my track car gas: pretty terrible mods : LONG LONG list maintenance : um... depends on how you mod lol cop attention : huge what others will think of you : ricer what others might also think : boy racer
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01-19-2009, 10:51 AM	#7
xxForgedxx Lieutenant 627 Rep 516 Posts Drives: Slow/Fat Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (1)	C6 ZO6, you can get one with crap for miles for $40-50k. It is a MUCH more reliable/less finicky car to deal with than the others and well, it's faster.
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01-19-2009, 10:58 AM	#8
hks786 Major General 2276 Rep 5,364 Posts Drives: * Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	E92 M3 with DCT for me! __________________
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01-19-2009, 11:27 AM	#9
nmulax Brigadier General 391 Rep 4,320 Posts Drives: '07 Z4 M Coupe Join Date: May 2006 Location: Metro-Detroit iTrader: (5) Garage List 2007 Z4M Coupé [7.66]	I don't know if I'd consider the maintenance on either the M5 or M6 "easy". Are you planning to do everything yourself? __________________
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01-19-2009, 11:53 AM	#10
xxForgedxx Lieutenant 627 Rep 516 Posts Drives: Slow/Fat Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (1)	All those cars are going to be significantly more to repair/maintain then something like a zO6.
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01-19-2009, 05:01 PM	#11
TK-421 Registered Sex Offender 599 Rep 4,757 Posts Drives: E46 M3 \| 1JZ S13 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (0)	With today's economy, I've seen 996 GT2s in the range of an e92 M3's MSRP. So, I would pick that __________________ Stop putting stuff like painted reflectors and premium package in your signature. You're embarrassing.
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Deda Major General 572 Rep 7,033 Posts Drives: BMW M5 comp Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Croatia iTrader: (0)	porsche or M6!
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01-20-2009, 01:48 PM	#14
asdflkijd Aberry is a scammer 584 Rep 5,507 Posts Drives: SGM E92 335i, AM E90 335i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (14) Garage List 2008 E92 335i [10.00] 2007 E90 335i (Reti ... [9.00]	996 all the way
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Robin_NL S0THPAW 8970 Rep 7,863 Posts Drives: HS M2 Competition Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Netherlands iTrader: (0)	430 Scuderia. __________________ 'I won't say anything 'cause no one listens to me anyway....I might as well be a Leonard Cohen record' -Neill
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01-20-2009, 02:23 PM	#16
ZJP Lieutenant Colonel 136 Rep 1,759 Posts Drives: F10 535xi / B6 S4 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LI, NY iTrader: (7)	M5 with a 6MT instead of SMG
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