Cars you love/admire, but would never own.

[schoona]

Austin Healey Sprite, gorgeous bit of kit.
Evo II W201 190E
An early Jag (maybe??)
Caterham/Lotus 7 etc..

[Nathan_B]

BMW E36 M3 - Had a E36 for the past 6 years and always believed i would upgrade to one.. Now many of the examples for sale are 100-150km's+ and too expensive to maintain - Vannos failure too

BMW 330ci - nice all round car, just found the interiors "worn" alot, hate the woodgrain ($1100 just for the silver trim!) plus no warranty left. Also would have spent a bucket load on mods (was itchy for a s/c kit)

R34 GTR - great engine the 26dett but the insurance and everyone wanting to race you from the lights would get old

2005 wrx STI - Best shape IMO, the interiors just killed it for me - again boy racer image

Mazda RX8 - love the look, but worried about apex failure above 100km's

350Z - would have meant i would have had to cut back on other leisure items and dented the house deposit fund

All 6 above cars were on the checklist when sourcing a new car last December.. ended up with my MKV R32

[Whubbsie]

even though they are complete dogs of cars I've been tempted to buy them,

MITSUBISHI GTO, V6 twin turbo, AWB, AWS... complete lemon.



BMW 850... come on who can say no to a V12... and the horrendous up keep bills...

[Vdubya]

Hmmmm theres many cars which i lust over that i would not purchased mainly based on the merits of pricing and practicality.

In no specific order;

-Aston Martin DB9/Maserati Grandsport (Too Poor but if i were which these would be the ultimate grand tourer)
-Ferrari F430/Lambo Gallardo (Too Poor, and prone to catching on fire)
-Nissan 350z/370z (Massive blind spots, but love the overall styling)
-Mazda RX-7 (Series 6/ (Rotary engine requires constant maintenance rebuids)
-BMW M3 (expensive....LOL)
-Nissan GTR (Expensive, and can't use launch control, voids warranty)
-Audi TT/TTS (Abit too dear, but is currently in my sights despite possibly being labelled a hairdresser)
-BMW 135i (This car i was considering, as a viable purchase BUT can't warm up to the styling. The Side profile is especially ugly, i hate Bangle. Performance/Price can't be disputed. It's a baby M3)
-Nissan 200SX (Very outdated interior, but driving dynamics and body shape are alluring)
-Lotus Elise (Practicality.....there is none)
-Ford XR6Turbo (too big, but good bang for buck)

[madglf3]

My list goes:
-R32 GTR: Almost all would be thrashed, tough cars but I wouldn't want to foot the bill if the engine/gbox died. They have such a tough image though, I don't ever think I've seen a tosser driving one either; in stark contrast to every other skyline driver out there. Who knows, I might even get one one day (probably not, nice to think though.)

-WRX: Would be a good drive but again a lot are thrashed and a lot of tossers seem to drive them, maybe that's just because they are a frequent sight on the road.

-E30 M3: I would love one but I will probably will never be in the position to own one.

-Series 5 RX7: I love the shape, the sound, the speed and the feeling of them. I'm a big fan of high revving engines and these just sound so hot.

-S13: I love the look when they have std option aero with factory two-tone paint, wide and low-offset period-correct wheels and are on their guts. I don't know I'd own one though.

Most of these cars are ruled out either by their maintenance prices or image factors. I would consider them for a second car or project but would never drive one everyday.

[Golf Houso]

Here is another one:

Audi B6 S4, probably one of the best sounding cars on the planet but the maintainence would be hideous and you'd be humiliated by pretty much every domestic V8 on the road...

[dubai gti]

Any Alfa or Saab.

i would have given you my late Grandmother's, then my dad's, my mum's them mine 1976 SAAB GL....i bought it in 1993 @ 100k klms...sold v.soon after, as the 3-speed auto dad had been fighting with SAAB Aust. since '76 was not going to survive my kick-downs(only a B/W type 43..same as XB Falcon internally)..the poor girl who paid me $5k in 1994...i heard the box finally let go a week after she bought it..and there's ur $5k repair bill

(dad actually bought it, as from his Mum's estate as she was dying @ 24k klms and only 7 years old...i loved this car as i washed it 4 pocket money every 2 weeks, since i was 9y.o.....)

[dubai gti]

Austin Healey Sprite, gorgeous bit of kit.
..

i'll posts some pics. one day of my white '64 Mk IIa one I restored from a basket case...on the track at Sandown, Calder and Phillip Island...like driving a go kart on the streets and my every day driver for 3 years..great car and cheapest 'sports car fun' u can have with ur pants on...

[gareth_oau]

Here is another one:

Audi B6 S4, probably one of the best sounding cars on the planet but the maintainence would be hideous and you'd be humiliated by pretty much every domestic V8 on the road...

Then have this one instead

[Jayse]

The Bat Mobile never looked so good!!!

Cheers,
Jayse.

[Mind's Eye]

I just know I wouldn't be worthy to drive this

[gti]

Was also thinking a Supra/Soara 1/2JZ.

Love the motivational - so true lol!

I got rid of my Supra last year for a MKV GTI. What was I thinking?!

[gti]

Any Jap ricer ... ie Supra, Evo, Subaru, GT-R .... admire the engineering hate the image.

Any Australian built performance car ... admire SOME of the engineering hate the image ... and resale ...

Most current BMW / Audi / Mercedes products as they come in auto only ....

No Ferrari ... I'd trade my wife for 1 but it would break down ....

No Porsche ... again admire the engineering hate the image. Too many bought for show and NOT properly used .....

And the car I currently would like to have most of all ... BMW 135i Coupe in manual with BMW Motorsport kit .... because it only has 4 seats. Its spirit reminds me of a 2002 / E30 M3 and even a E36 M3.

I loved my Supra when I had it. Most reliable car I have ever owned. As for the image, alot of people never knew what i was talking about when I told them I had a Supra (AKA car from Fast & Furious). Then you get the kids who always wave, thumbs or yell out cool remarks. Then you get the idiots who are jealous they don't own one. If I had the money I'd buy another one tomorrow. I miss the shape. Well ahead of it's time and I love the cock-pit style driving.

[V®6]

-Mazda RX-7 (Series 6/ (Rotary engine requires constant maintenance rebuids)

I think you have been grossly misinformed. Like any other car out there if you look after them and keep up regular maintenance they can be quite reliable cars.

I've owned 2 RX7's over 6 years and never had to rebuild either of them. They are both still running today as well without needing a rebuild.

[maca]

Honda Civic Type R



Love the look of them but would never own one solely due to the fugly red carpet!!