[roadracetransam]

It is time to get a car for MYSELF. The last car I did get, just for me, was the TransAm and that was 8 years ago. My current daily driver is a car I got from a "miracle" garage/used car lot (clunkerville, USA). It is a 99 Buick Regal with faded burgundy paint, passenger side keyed, some body damage, rear windows don't work, instrument panel don't light up, radio got a tape stuck in it, driver seat torn, tranny is slipping, and I just spent yesterday replacing the rack and pinion, (car did not like to turn right). It still runs decent, but I won't be picking up any babes with this pile of junk.
I am on a budget, but I do want to get something that I like, and looks good. It won't be a track car, (maybe 5 years from now it might turn into one, who knows) but I would like something that is fun.
So here is what I was thinking:
'04 GTO LS1 $14000-$16000 not to trilled about this one since the ones with more pep under the hood go for a little more
'05-'06 GTO LS2 $15000-$18000
'08 G8 GT LS2(I think) $20000 - $25000 I can't belive already see some used ones
'98-'04 C5 LS1 $15000 - $20000
'99-'04 C5 Z06 LS6 $21000 - $25000 is the Z06 worth the extra $?
'05-'08 C6 LS2 $27000 - $30000 go nuts, is 31 to soon for a midlife crisis?
'07-'08 C6 Z06 LS7 $52000 -$? go completely nuts and have no $ left to track the TA.
'04-'08 STI or EVO $17000-$25000 I don't know much about these other than they keep passing me on track (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banghead.gif) on the con side the parts for these might get pricey.
'04-? BMW 3 series $16000-$20000 I know even less about these, exept people who see these think they special and people who drive them usually are aholes. I included it since it is in the price range, and I might be an ahole. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
EDIT:
Found something else with a V8 and RWD:
'05-'06 CTS V-type LS6 $17000-$22000 6-speed fun from Caddi.

I haven't been looking at what is out there, so just went with what I know....

Budget is around $15000 but willing to pay more for something better.
any other ideas?

This post has been edited by roadracetransam: Feb 9 2009, 01:04 AM

[sgarnett]

Ignoring, of course, women who actually care about driving:

Women in dresses or heels hate Vettes, F-bodies, or anything else with a decent seating position. I think this (along with the huge blind overhangs) is a big reason the Mustang won.

Of the cars I've owned, the old MGB had the most double-X appeal by far, though a cute friend does tend to giggle a lot at every throttle movement when she rides in the Camaro.

For a convertible, the wind in a Miata isn't bad. Supposedly, leaving one and only one window up (passenger side, of course) makes a huge difference for some reason. I can't confirm this, since I'm just too cool to drive a convertible with the top down and a window up (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Actually, I just like the wind.

Chicks with long hair don't appreciate the wind in their hair nearly as much as I do. The wind in a convertible mostly flows forward.

A local autocross couple has been competing in C4s all along. When the husband decided to get an STS2 Miata (ST classes are where the growth is here), the wife announced that he could go rainbow if he wanted to, but she was keeping her Vette.

I gotta admit, I like the chicks in the Caddy commercials. I assume if I buy the CTS-V I'll get the hot chicks who like Kansas-city ribeye and recommend "quality time with a different sort of woman" (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

This is now all academic, of course. I have a Silverado, MGB, Miata, and Z28. Being married, it doesn't make one bit of difference which I drive.

Driving the Z28 and the Miata both put a smile on my face for different reasons. I live sort of in the country, so I do enjoy most of my commute. I'll just throw out that you can get LSx conversion kits for the Miata (or even turn-key cars) (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/banana.gif) I've looked at an LS1 RX7, and it actually fits better in that car than it does in the Camaro, dang it! I could actually see all eight spark plugs.

This post has been edited by sgarnett: Feb 9 2009, 02:27 PM