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MagickMan

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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #290 on: October 04, 2012, 06:33:48 PM »

I always thought the Dino looked like a duck. Now this, this works.



Philistines.  p:8  Fine, you leave me with no alternative. The Coburn SWB 250GT Cali. (Even if it is now owned by a Chris Evans.)



Then, there's the 166MM Barchetta, but I always had the impression that it looked like someone caught it by surprise.

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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #291 on: October 04, 2012, 07:20:45 PM »

I was always partial to this, at least as far as Italian exotics go. Maybe because of the Chevy smallblock under the hood  :-00



I like your collection MagickMan. Though I did note the conspicuous absence of a Facel Vega. Now I know a man of your tastes would not be so daft as to not have a Facel Vega, so I assume you just forgot to list it p;)

I've got to ask, what do you think of the new Viper MF? I've always hated the Viper before (dumb muscle machine with a truck engine and a trash interior) but I actually think the latest version is kind of sweet. You don't really have to make excuses for it anymore in the way that you still do with the Corvette, and only hyper cars have more power. It also just looks special unlike the ZR-1.

I think you've been listening to too much Clarkson. The Viper may have started out that way but it very quickly changed into something else entirely. And the motor was actually developed by Lamborghini, when they were still under Chrysler ownership. It did start out as a truck motor but is pretty far removed from that nowadays. The only excuses you need 'round Vipers these days are excuses from everyone else that can't keep up.

Of course I never drove one so I can't say.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #292 on: October 04, 2012, 08:00:11 PM »

I like your collection MagickMan. Though I did note the conspicuous absence of a Facel Vega. Now I know a man of your tastes would not be so daft as to not have a Facel Vega, so I assume you just forgot to list it p;)


They're beautiful and they sound great, but by all accounts they handle like a Galaxie 500 with Tourette's. What would be cool is to get one and replace the entire suspension and braking systems, and replace the solid axle with a LSD. Go struts all the way around with large discs (you'll need them because the car weighs over of 5000 lbs). Still, it would be a cool project because, well, just look at it.   :-DD




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I've got to ask, what do you think of the new Viper MF?

You didn't ask me, but I want to add that I did get to sit in that tester at a recent show, they've been trucking it all over the country, and it's nice. Reminds me of a TVR Tuscan in shape, and the interior has been hugely improved. But, for me it was cramped. I'm just north of 6'1" and I felt a little claustrophobic in it. That aside, there's no way I'd take a `vette over one, the new Viper is a real looker, and all the car people who have driven one say they go like stink.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #293 on: October 04, 2012, 08:42:32 PM »

I actually agree w/ Dave about the viper, I was never a fan but the new one is something special but still only 85% there for me.  They still need to fix the rear end design and I'd like a more polished mid cycle facelift already.  The interior is gorgeous and the car can run.  Fiat and SRT did a great job.  It's nice the Viper has access to Maser and Ferrari parts bins now.  I was actually considering one maybe three years down the line but I think the new Barracuda might make more sense.

My favorite Ferrari of all time.  Absolutely one of my favorite sounding engines of all-time along w/ the LFA and a few others.  The F333-SP:

http://www.streetfire.net/video/victory-by-design-ferrari-f333-sp_175654.htm
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #294 on: October 04, 2012, 09:22:31 PM »

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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #295 on: October 04, 2012, 09:52:20 PM »

Lol, the Viper logo over the center brake light was off-center.  Yay, Detroit.
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #296 on: October 04, 2012, 10:50:47 PM »

I actually agree w/ Dave about the viper, I was never a fan but the new one is something special but still only 85% there for me.  They still need to fix the rear end design and I'd like a more polished mid cycle facelift already.  The interior is gorgeous and the car can run.  Fiat and SRT did a great job.  It's nice the Viper has access to Maser and Ferrari parts bins now.  I was actually considering one maybe three years down the line but I think the new Barracuda might make more sense.

My favorite Ferrari of all time.  Absolutely one of my favorite sounding engines of all-time along w/ the LFA and a few others.  The F333-SP:

http://www.streetfire.net/video/victory-by-design-ferrari-f333-sp_175654.htm

That's the deal, isn't it? A fast, beautiful car that you can live with. Ferrari has the first two parts down-pat, but the third has, and probably always will be, an issue. Ferrari's "parts bin" kind of worries, TBH. A friend of mine has a 458, sexy yellow thing, but the sucker is in the shop more often than Lindsay Lohan is in rehab. What's worse is trying to get your hands on a new one, you have to hand them a large sum of money to stand in line, with no clue as to when you'll get a car, or if it will be with the color and options you want. The MP4 Spider was a random opportunity because I was seen griping about Ferrari's ass-hattery and McLaren stepped up, "you want one of the first 50 in the States?" I jumped at it, "Um, yes please?"

I hope the Viper is a huge success, because the design and price are attractive. Aside from the funky and uncomfortable GTR, where else can you get a car like this for that money? I do want one, but I'm going to wait a couple years for any bugs to get ironed out. That's one thing I've learned about Mopar, you don't buy the first model year of a complete redesign.

Lol, the Viper logo over the center brake light was off-center.  Yay, Detroit.

Umm, yeah, my point exactly.  facepalm
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #297 on: October 05, 2012, 12:01:18 AM »

And now for something completely different...



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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #298 on: October 05, 2012, 12:09:50 AM »

Bring out the brits? Morgan to the rescue...
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Re: Thinking about a new car, need some help.
« Reply #299 on: October 05, 2012, 12:32:00 AM »

Bring out the brits?

My actual 2nd dream car...either this or a sprint...


but I had to settle for this:

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