Realistic dream cars that you might own one day.

_Kaiser_ · 29-06-2014 12:42pm

Prices on these are coming down nicely.. this one has lots of miles but maybe something similar in a year or two..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7jJnwEeiU0

mickdw · 29-06-2014 12:48pm

Always kinda wanted an A8 but that current one is muck.
Face lift did improve it somewhat.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime · 29-06-2014 3:21pm

Land rover Discovery 4 HSE model with all spec Auto

Volvo XC70 2.5T petrol Ocean race edition Auto AWD

It is very possible for me to have a LR3 and XC70 tomorrow if i wanted them but insurance companies dont like that im under 25 in these cars, so i will own a LR4 in the future and a XC70 newer model rather than the old one.

Sitec · 29-06-2014 8:09pm

Chriscl1 wrote: »

due to maintenance payments to the dreaded ex i will never be in a ferrari but when my payments end in 15 years i'll be in one of these

I heard a VXR at the London Motor Show a couple of years ago, the noise is actually ridiculous! It would deafen you!

Sobanek · 29-06-2014 10:34pm

Kaiser2000 wrote: »

Prices on these are coming down nicely.. this one has lots of miles but maybe something similar in a year or two..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7jJnwEeiU0

I'd have a 2009 A8 with a 4.2 TDI engine and the Bang & Olufsen stereo.

This new one doesn't appeal to me that much.

Eric Cartman · 29-06-2014 10:42pm

Sobanek wrote: »

I'd have a 2009 A8 with a 4.2 TDI engine and the Bang & Olufsen stereo.

This new one doesn't appeal to me that much.

S8 with the petrol engine surely .

lillen · 29-06-2014 10:47pm

My childhood dream car was the Peugeot 206 GTI, a blue one to be specific.
This came from playing Need for Speed : Underground.
5 years after the release of the game I had passed my driving test and it was time to buy a car.
I ended up buying an aegean blue Peugeot 206 GTI.

This car went to the scrap yard after I was driving it just a little bit to similar to as I drove it in the game.

At current time I have my eyes on a Audi TT mk3, which I'm not able to afford in my current situation - but I will eventually. For now an Audi TT mk1 will have to do.

Sobanek · 29-06-2014 10:48pm

Eric Cartman wrote: »

S8 with the petrol engine surely .

Meh, the torque is mahoosive.

And it sounds nice too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm1qhXsEyHE

CianRyan · 29-06-2014 11:08pm

Sounds like a hair dryer and I'd know!

SeaDaily · 29-06-2014 11:15pm

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A mazda rx8 is the dream for me. Absolutely love everything about them, the way they look, their doors, the fact they have four proper sets and not least the fact you can rev it up to 8000rpm+ and it loves when you do.

Realistically I might be able to get one of these some time in the next 5 years, fingers crossed.

mossy50 · 30-06-2014 1:50am

LANCIA DELTA INTEGRALE

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 30-06-2014 8:04am

Dodge Viper SRT10.
I will own you some day.

In slightly more achieveable terms, I'd love a cadillac coupe deville. They came with a 500ci v8 engine but I'd settle for the tiny 472ci (7.7l) that most seem to have been specced with.

tossy · 30-06-2014 9:44am

Sobanek wrote: »

Meh, the torque is mahoosive.

And it sounds nice too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

You must have some speakers to make that sound nice, this is nice...

Here's what one with a proper engine in it sounds like

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QqIkxQ0PU8

dudara · 30-06-2014 12:18pm

My ambition is relatively modest - an M3. I just love everything about these cars, the understated looks but still one of the best (if not the best) sports saloons out there. I've always had a massive soft spot too for the hard top Z4.

jimgoose · 30-06-2014 12:20pm

I've always fancied a Volvo P1800, in Simon Templar white obviously. There's something so darn elegant about those things:

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blingrhino · 30-06-2014 12:39pm

mickdw wrote: »

Always kinda wanted an A8 but that current one is muck.
Face lift did improve it somewhat.

i got a lift in one of these satuday night into town 2011 a8 3.0 tdi and i have to say it was probably one of the nicest cars i have ever been in - a big step up from my f10 520.it felt quick too although the owner said the gearbox was ****e and never in the right gear !

PLUG71 · 30-06-2014 12:50pm

Bpmull wrote: »

Clio 197
Megane 225
Megane rs250 / rs265

Determined to own at least one of these I think I'm being fairly realistic but think any of the 3 would be a class car going by reviews and I've always loved Renault sport cars

Dont forget the R26 :cool:

JC01 · 30-06-2014 1:30pm

Definatly will own:

R32 GTR
e46 m3

All going to plan, realistic dream cars:

E92 m3
F10 m5
r34 GTR
04-09 shape Mustang
An 80s or 90s Ferrari possibly a Testarossa

sunnysoutheast · 30-06-2014 6:09pm

RS4.

With TDI badges.

mickdw · 30-06-2014 6:57pm

blingrhino wrote: »

i got a lift in one of these satuday night into town 2011 a8 3.0 tdi and i have to say it was probably one of the nicest cars i have ever been in - a big step up from my f10 520.it felt quick too although the owner said the gearbox was ****e and never in the right gear !

To be fair it would be fairly poor if it wasn't a big step up from a base engined 5 series, after all, it's a full class above.
No doubt the A8 is a great car but I just don't get the exterior styling. Looks terrible to me and A8 was always a favourite of mine.

Sobanek · 01-07-2014 12:30pm

mickdw wrote: »

To be fair it would be fairly Spa if it wasn't a big step up from a base engined 5 series, after all, it's a full class above.
No doubt the A8 is a great car but I just don't get the exterior styling. Looks terrible to me and A8 was always a favourite of mine.

I already had mistaken an A4 for an A6, and an A8 for an A6...

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 01-07-2014 1:26pm

Sobanek wrote: »

I already had mistaken an A4 for an A6, and an A8 for an A6...

It's the same with the new bmw range, since the f10 5 series came out, the 1 is like the 3, which is like the 5, which is like the 7.

Copy, enlarge, print!

quadrifoglio verde · 01-07-2014 1:53pm

mossy50 wrote: »

LANCIA DELTA INTEGRALE

Yes!!!!!
There's a surprisingly large amount of integrales in the country as well, including a few evo's.

obezyana · 01-07-2014 2:26pm

I always wanted an E46 M3 it's definitely the next car I'm gonna get

I'm on a E46 323 at the moment so I'm getting there slowly

Killinator · 01-07-2014 2:52pm

Seems a F-Type is slightly over 'realistic' at the moment, this is what I'd like, and maybe will have sooner or later:

Mk5 R32

wendell borton · 01-07-2014 3:25pm

The mk1 audi tt 225 fits the bill nicely for a realistic dream car. Decent somewhat economical performance with striking looks.

mickdw · 01-07-2014 4:23pm

wendell borton wrote: »

The mk1 audi tt 225 fits the bill nicely for a realistic dream car. Decent somewhat economical performance with striking looks.

I had a chipped 180bhp quattro 7 or 8 years back and while I wouldn't call it a dream car, it was certainly very far from the typical golf in a dress opinion of them.
I would agree with the economical performance car bit though. Less bills than a diesel golf apart from petrol which it liked.

illdoit2morrow · 01-07-2014 5:03pm

Lotus Omega/Carlton, it came out around the time in my childhood when i got into those discrette fast saloon cars.

tossy · 01-07-2014 5:05pm

mickdw wrote: »

I had a chipped 180bhp quattro 7 or 8 years back and while I wouldn't call it a dream car, it was certainly very far from the typical golf in a dress opinion of them.
I would agree with the economical performance car bit though. Less bills than a diesel golf apart from petrol which it liked.

the 225 version is a world apart again from the 180, especially when mapped.

For Forks Sake · 01-07-2014 5:12pm

illdoit2morrow wrote: »

Lotus Omega/Carlton, it came out around the time in my childhood when i got into those discrette fast saloon cars.

Prices on them remain stubbornly high http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/classic_cars.php?category=&make=29&region=&country=&era=&advert_type=&price=&keyword=carlton&S.x=71&S.y=12&S=Search

Neilw · 01-07-2014 5:40pm

I'd like to think I could have one of these next, E92 M3 :cool:

Sobanek · 01-07-2014 5:48pm

I'd love a white one with a black roof and an Akrapovic exhaust

Neilw · 01-07-2014 5:54pm

Sobanek wrote: »

I'd love a white one with a black roof and an Akrapovic exhaust

Any colour once it's not black for me.
I was over in LA a couple of weeks ago and there are lots of these on the roads, it seems like most of them have an aftermarket exhaust of some kind....they sound epic

Maximus Alexander · 01-07-2014 6:00pm

I just want this so bad.

But the tax. The tax! I can't do it.

goz83 · 01-07-2014 8:45pm

Why Not?

mickdw · 01-07-2014 10:14pm

tossy wrote: »

the 225 version is a world apart again from the 180, especially when mapped.

No doubt but mine was putting out somewhere around 210 and driving 225 versions at the time, they certainly were not a world apart.

Neilw · 01-07-2014 10:34pm

mickdw wrote: »

No doubt but mine was putting out somewhere around 210 and driving 225 versions at the time, they certainly were not a world apart.

A remapped 180 will be roughly the same as a standard 225, but with less turbo lag due to the small k03s turbo on the 180 engine.
A remapped 225 would be quicker again.

12-07-2014 11:10pm

A Porcshe Cayman

Unfortunately less likely to have even a 2007 one now than I was back in 2007 !!

skyhighflyer · 13-07-2014 12:32pm

Corvette C5: always loved these since I was a kid. Nice simple mechanicals, good parts availability and massive owners following mean it's a realistic enough prospect for me over the next few years.

Maserti Quattroporte: love these too and they're in range price wise but have the potential for ruinous repair bills and theyre not exactly a car for the DIYer

JC01 · 13-07-2014 2:44pm

Maximus Alexander wrote: »

I just want this so bad.

But the tax. The tax! I can't do it.

Corse ya can. These can actually be got at complete bargain prices for the performance car they are. Just don't let the Missus see the tax disk and alls good.

mfceiling · 13-07-2014 3:01pm

You'd have to imagine that one day this could be achievable...

CianRyan · 13-07-2014 3:20pm

08's are already just under €50,000 in the UK, R34's are around €30,000, R33's around €15,000 and R32's are about €10,000.
You'll get one some day.

YbFocus · 14-07-2014 12:02am

CianRyan wrote: »

08's are already just under €50,000 in the UK, R34's are around €30,000, R33's around €15,000 and R32's are about €10,000.
You'll get one some day.

The went downhill all the way, I'd own a 32 in a second.

Dream would be an R30 with a 26 inside. Looks like a bluebird but would eat you alive

Caliden · 14-07-2014 10:36am

CianRyan wrote: »

08's are already just under €50,000 in the UK, R34's are around €30,000, R33's around €15,000 and R32's are about €10,000.
You'll get one some day.

Did you look up how much the VRT is?