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Topic: Sporty Cars (and trucks too now)

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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #1876 on: February 29, 2024, 09:34:18 AM »
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #1877 on: February 29, 2024, 10:13:03 AM »
AMG S63. That's me, but I won't do it.

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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #1878 on: February 29, 2024, 01:20:48 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on February 29, 2024, 09:34:18 AM
2024 Mercedes-AMG GT43 / GT53 / GT63 Review, Pricing, and Specs (caranddriver.com)

I think they bust the price limit, but still good choice.

The 630-HP 2019 Mercedes-AMG GT63 S Is Ferocious and Fine (caranddriver.com)


That picture I posted yesterday of the AMG GT63 S
is actually the one I picked up yesterday. 

it Wasn’t planned- but I saw a moderately used one on the Audi lot - DEEPLY DISCOUNTED, so I trade in my X3M Competition. 

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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #1879 on: February 29, 2024, 02:36:06 PM »
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #1880 on: February 29, 2024, 09:05:18 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on February 29, 2024, 08:55:09 AM
Under $100,000 MSRP, what's your best new sporty car available today?

"Best" is however you define it, track time, acceleration, fun to drive, nice combination of comfort and sportiness ...

(Oh, and you can't take a $30 K car and $70 K, no fair...)
mine was well under $100,000

LT1, didn't need the Z51 package - I'm not taking it to the track

daily driver for $72,000
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #1881 on: February 29, 2024, 10:00:04 PM »
Rich arrogant dirt farmer
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« Reply #1882 on: February 29, 2024, 10:08:57 PM »
more money than brains
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #1883 on: March 01, 2024, 10:23:47 AM »
2024 BMW Z4 Manual Is a Clutch Addition (caranddriver.com)

I could be talked into this one for under $100 K.  I like the sound of the in line 6 and I like to shift gears.  This might be the most expensive sporty car with a manual out there, maybe a higher end Mustang is pricier.

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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #1884 on: March 01, 2024, 11:34:41 AM »
Yeah the manual-transmission GT premium trim V8 Mustangs run around $52K new, and add another $4K-$5K for a ragtop option.

Dark Horse is currently the most expensive trim package for a Mustang and those can run from $75K-$90K, hardtop only as far as I can tell.

HB I'm sure knows a lot more about them than I do. :)

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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #1885 on: March 01, 2024, 11:56:22 AM »
For me, a "sporty car" would be a drop top with a manual and a nice sounding engine.  I have mused about a Mustang GT convertible a bit.  

My criteria REALLY limit the available options for me, the Miata is too small.

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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #1886 on: March 01, 2024, 12:05:53 PM »
Quote from: Cincydawg on March 01, 2024, 11:56:22 AM
For me, a "sporty car" would be a drop top with a manual and a nice sounding engine.  I have mused about a Mustang GT convertible a bit. 

My criteria REALLY limit the available options for me, the Miata is too small.
It's why I still consider my Jeep Wrangler a "sporty" car, as it has no top and a manual. No, it's not fast, and not built to handle the twisties, but it can go places those other cars can't (and wouldn't), and it's just fun. 

I've read that the Miata is actually a lot more roomy than you'd think. I remembered test driving one in the late 90s. It was for a buddy, as he was "driving on a ticket" i.e. surrendered his license when he got the ticket which is or at least used to be a thing in Illinois. As the dealership couldn't hold his license as collateral to make sure he brought back the car, it fell on me to try to drive it and give feedback. 

The car back then was small enough that I was forced to trap my left knee in between the steering wheel and the door except when I had to depress the clutch to shift. Clearly a non-starter for me. But I believe the later versions had a lot more room.  

I'd never own a Miata as a "sporty car" for the street...

...but it'd be high on the consideration list if I ever wanted to buy a racetrack toy :72:
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #1887 on: March 01, 2024, 12:17:42 PM »
Miatas are fun.  But I'm a "normal-sized guy" and don't have to worry about the interior dimensions of the cabin all that much.  

It's been so long since I thought about a vehicle for anything other than purely practical reasons, I really have no idea what I'd buy if I could get "anything" within financial reason of course.

My dream car of course is a '65 Mustang convertible, but that's not overly practical as a daily driver. I'd probably be tempted by a late model Mustang, especially if/when my daughter moves out in a couple of years and I no longer have access to her car.
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #1888 on: March 01, 2024, 04:11:08 PM »
well, the new ride doesn't suck

biggest problem so far is getting out of it

I better get to the exercise thread and do some stretching

it's not a manual, but it sounds goooooood.

And with the removable targa top, it's fine.

been a very good day so far
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Re: Sporty Cars
« Reply #1889 on: March 01, 2024, 04:12:14 PM »
the Bose speakers sound nice too
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