Cars - For Car Enthusiasts

Audi RS6 avant.

Family wagon that can also hunt supercars with a few mods.

I've wanted a pickup truck since I was a little kid. Specifically all black murdered out one. Now I have it - 2007 Nissan Navara King Cab with a camper shell and I love everything about it (except that it's rusting faster than I can keep up fixing it)

What's surprising to me is how much attention and compliments it gets from other people. I don't live in the US but pickups aint that rare here either - granted most of them are more or less stock while mine is slighly modded. I have people coming up to me at parking lots asking about it, kids are giving me thumbs up when I drive by and my customers are constantly commenting on it. I didn't want a big american truck as I prefer to keep low profile and not draw too much attention but apparently I just as well could have.

The pink one.

A Renault Master MWB van. Tall enough to stand up inside of, wide enough to fit a 3 seat sofa or 2 pallets, and short enough that it fits in any regular parking spot. Ultimate practicality. I'm lucky enough to already own and daily drive my dream car.

Only thing that would make it better is if it was electric.

[USA] To mirror your TC goal, I'd say my "buy it now" car was probably the Mercury Marauder. Simply speaking, a Mustang Cobra engine stuck into a Crown Vic pursuit. If you're under 25 and/or non-American, you probably didn't experience the Panther body being THE police car for a decade. However, I never bought one. I inherited a Lincoln LS and have had it over 10 years. An American take on the European look, less power, and superb handling make it lovable to me.

My version of your FeBReZeS dream is probably a Pontiac G8//Chevy Caprice pursuit/Chevy SS. Again, simply speaking, a corvette engine stuck in an Australian family sedan, but with decent handling. While less enticing this far past production, I'd throw Mercedes E55 or early E63 into this cohort.

Unobtainable dream: Anything from Pagani (engineered art) or Koenigsegg (artistic engineering). Jaguar XJ220 is in there as well.

Under, say, $200k USD currently? 99ish Viper GTS, obviously in blue with white stripes. The 2016 Viper is in there too as what I consider an acceptable homage to the original shape. I've also come around on the Gallardo. I just love the sound of a V10, especially one that's odd-firing such as the Viper or half the Gallardos.

Honorable mentions: Jaguar F-type. While the V8 sounds amazing, I'd probably choose a V6 manual since the cars on this list are meant to maximize enjoyment, not necessarily practical or the fastest around a track. Powerful cars haven't been as enticing since I picked up a few motorcycles. 1969 Mustang is easily my favorite year ever. 1967 Ford Galaxie has some excellent body lines IMO. Lotus Elise. Probably Amy Porsche 911, assuming the 2006 I drove was representative of the excellent driver dynamics present in all 911s.

I used to own a 2014 Ford Flex (Titanium trim). It started to wear down and eventually would have cost more to fix than it was worth.

If I could get an updated version of that vehicle, ideally with an EV conversion, I would be so happy. I ended up getting a 2024 Ford Edge, which is fine and came with a 0% interest promo, but is comparatively very disappointing. I tried to get an Explorer, which does appear to be a modernized Flex, but I live in a rural area and there were none realistically nearby given that it was a somewhat urgent situation.

Geez do I miss the Flex every time I leave my house.

Also, I suspect that this answer doesn't fit the general vibe of this thread, but I'm answering the question literally so I'm sticking with it.

edit: I do also own and enjoy a '79 Corvette, in case that helps with the last part! It used to be my dream car, but also it serves a very different purpose from what my Flex did.

I fell in love with Mopars back when I was a teen. My maybe attainable dream car if I didn't have kids and crappy health insurance is a 1971 Plymouth Cuda. Well maybe if I cloned it from a later model.

True dream - 1970 Plymouth Superbird

A rare tC enjoyer! I had an 08 tC from 2016 to January of this year and it was an absolutely fantastic car. It never once failed me, cranked up first try and never even had any maintenance issues other than drinking oil up until I put some additives in it one time. A very practical and fun car and practical unless you have adults to put in the back seat. I sold it in near perfect condition this year to an 18 year old kid for 5500 USD and made him promise to take care of it. After I sold the Scion I bought a 22 Miata RF which has been my (achievable) dream car since the ND came out in 2016. The car has absolutely lived up to expectations, without a doubt the most fun car I've ever driven, my friends FR-S and SS Camaro can kick rocks. The only thing I don't love is the machine grey color but I have a dark green wrap picked up that will nip that in the bud. Finally my actual dream car is the lotus Elise/Exige. Im 6'2 and can't get enough of cars that I barely fit in. It seems like a Lotus is the perfect upgrade from a Miata but unlike the Mazda couldn't be my only car so I'd need a daily. Haven't figured that part out yet but I'm thinking maybe an Audi wagon. Not a huge fan of German cars but it's hard to argue the mix of luxury and performance the Audis offer.

Here's a picture of my Scion

There are lots of cars here that I would love to own or at least have a good go in.

As times gone by, I fell out of love with maintaining old ICE cars. There js always something that needs doing or something broken. Constant babying.

I'd rather take a classic and convert it to electric now. More power and torque, less hassle as less to go wrong.

With that in mind, I'd want either an E Type or that R32 Nissan are working on.

Depends on the what I'd use it for

Commuting, an Aptera with a little red flag plus a tiny yellow blinker on a tall pole.

Fun drives, a Caterham 7

Local people hauling, VW Buzz

Road trip without a budget, Rolls Royce Phantom, with a hired driver.

Road trip with a group, a 6 door limo of a 2010 or so Cadillac with bench seats facing each other in the back.

Towing, a remanufactured Squarebody Chevy pickup body on a custom frame with an Edison Motors retrofit kit.