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Somewhat Realistic Dream Cars?

That's a great list and the three types you mentioned would pretty much cover any basis of automotive transportation.

The roadster would be for when you wanna ride solo, or a weekend warrior.

The sedan, obviously, for family or grocery getting.

The AWD coupe/hatch as a diverse terrain vehicle.
 
I'll likely have a good mix of the 3 types with a truck added in.

I had an AWD wagon. Volvo XC70. It was a FUN car to drive when the road was a bit out of sorts, but man it was SLOW. Comfortable as all heck though. If it was a V70R I might still have it. I wish I could get a V70R in good shape, but they haven't made them in years and they still go for big money.

I'm a big fan of hatches/wagons. I really wish the Audi A1 would come to the States. It's the size of the Mini and has a tuned 2.0L option good for mid-200's HP. Or if they brought the A3 back bring the 2-door with it.

I don't get why so many companies are abandoning the smaller 2-door cars. We're getting some cool, small 4-door cars, but the euro market gets 2-door and tuner versions of the same thing. They FINALLY made a new tuner Focus for the US, but Europe has had it for years, and they get it in 2-door. So I'm not buying it, I hate tight B pillars.

So I'm left with cars like the Mustang (considered it), Nissan Z (hell no), Camaro (terrible sight lines), Challenger (even worse, and it's Chrysler, blech), Audi TT, anda smattering of coupe versions of big cars (Audi A5, BMW 3-series coupe, Honda Accord Coupe, etc).

What's worse is that being both tall and fat I can't fit in most of the cars I like. Either the roof line is too low and I can't curl into a small enough ball to get in, or the b-pillar is so tight I have no peripheral vision, or it's just allout uncomfortable (damn you Mustang!).

So yeah, I pretty much know I won't ever drive most Ferrari or Lamborghini cars. Tiny Italians don't really make them cars for someone over 120lbs. The Germans are better in that regard, but the 4-door mid size (A6, 5-series) are still incredibly small for what they are.
 
I am a wildlife photographer and regularly drive along country roads that are in a poor state. I also head into the Scottish highlands in the winter so driving a Ford Focus is far from ideal.

My dream car (and will probably be my next car within the next 5 years) is a Toyota Hilux
 
Somewhat realistic are the TVR Speed 6. 400hp and 2400lbs Not extremely expensive, we just can't get them in the US
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Or the S65 AMG Luxurious, understated and fast. 604hp, 738lb-ft of torque 0-60mph in 4.2 seconds
 
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Rustpot said:
I don't get why so many companies are abandoning the smaller 2-door cars. We're getting some cool, small 4-door cars, but the euro market gets 2-door and tuner versions of the same thing. They FINALLY made a new tuner Focus for the US, but Europe has had it for years, and they get it in 2-door. So I'm not buying it, I hate tight B pillars.

So I'm left with cars like the Mustang (considered it), Nissan Z (hell no), Camaro (terrible sight lines), Challenger (even worse, and it's Chrysler, blech), Audi TT, anda smattering of coupe versions of big cars (Audi A5, BMW 3-series coupe, Honda Accord Coupe, etc).
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Ever consider the Hyundai Genesis Coupe? My brother has a 2013 r-spec with a V6. That thing hauls some serious ass.
 
Nothing against Kia or Hyundai, but I will NEVER own one of their pieces of ****. They got their foot in the door by cutting corners everywhere to cut costs. They have some of the worst-engineered cars on the road. Aside from the drivetrain, they're actually not too bad with those.

And yes, I've looked at a Genesis. I will never step foot back into the dealership that showed it to me.
 
OakleyFrankFMJ said:
I don't like that car at all. yuckie. Fast?
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well it's pretty quick for the class... he was talking about nissan 370s and mustangs.... soooo I threw that out there. I wouldn't have one myself however. Was just wondering if he considered lol

Rustpot said:
And yes, I've looked at a Genesis. I will never step foot back into the dealership that showed it to me.
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That's too bad. Nothing worse that leaving a dealership with a bad taste in your mouth.... I got asked to leave a dealership once because I didn't appear to be a serious buyer as I was a mere 18 years old.
 

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