Man you're all wrong, that thing is even more garish than anything Hennessy could crank out after messing around with your money completing someone elses car!
Think about it this way you have a few options like I said, we will look them over:
- Mazda Miata (first generation, 1989-1997)
Pros:
- Super cheap, probably wouldn't have to finance it.
- Easy to work on.
- Cheap enough that if you crashed it a track day you wouldn't be too heartbroken.
- They always look happy.
- Pop-up headlights
- Free hairdrier with purchase.
Cons:
- You now work at a salon.
- You will always want to LS swap it.
- It will only let you play songs from Need for Speed Underground 2
Next up is the Corvette, I think for this the two generations that I would get are the C4 (preferably a 90s example) and C5 and I feel like they're close enough I can lump them together.
Pros:
- LS V8 Power.
- Popup headlights.
- Relatively cheap to buy, and not that expensive to own.
- Doesn't matter if they have ton of miles, those engines are stout.
Cons:
- You are now a 53 years old, and you only address people younger than you with "champ", "sport" and "bud".
- You have to figure out how your Corvette is 1 of 1 example.
- Don't search for C4 too much or else the FBI will show up at your door.
- All your shirts have to be tucked into your jean shorts.
Moving into the cars that people think are super expensive based on their name alone but are probably more affordable than you might think.
Porsche 911 (1997-2006, 996 chassis)
Pros:
- Surprisingly cheap, but you'll probably have finance it.
- People will think you're rich.
- Turbocharged.
- Classic looks, but no one will be quite sure what year your 911 is.
Cons:
- People will think you're rich, but you're actually poor from repairing it.
- Watercooled, if you're a purist.
- The turbo has probably failed.
- You've never driven a rear engine car, so you've oversteered straight into a tree.
Dodge Viper, really any year, but I'll stick to Gen 1 and 2 (1991-2002)
Pros:
- V10 Power (even if 4 cylinders get more power than it now).
- Classic 90s look, probably the most iconic American Sports car of the 90s.
- Bob Lutz created it.
- A really big go kart with most of the frivolities stripped away.
Cons:
- No traction control, ABS or antilock brakes.
- You're already out of gas.
- Can be turned into that abomination you posted earlier.
- "Hey man is that a Ferrari?"
Now we move into serious money but not quite to commit life insurance fraud territory.
Nissan GTR (R35), 2007-Present
Pros:
- Designed with cutting edge technology.
- Dynamic AWD system.
- Good used examples can still be found for 50k, which isn't cheap, but not so expensive that its prohibitively expensive.
- One earliest examples of an automatic being a better choice for a sports car than a manual
Cons:
- That technology was cutting edge.... for 2006 when it was originally designed
- After 60k miles that advanced transmission actually becomes a grenade.
- Those turbos are no fun to work on when they go, and they go.
- Someone in a body modified Infiniti G37 coupe will come up to you and try and say he has a GTR as well.
Ferrari 360 (all versions, 1999-2004)
Pros:
Cons:
- It probably is actually more than you can afford, pal... Its a Ferrari.
- You've already engaged the immobilizer.
- Its back at the mechanics.
- Italians doing their best impression of British electrical wiring.
Lastly I think is the blow it all, cash out your retirement cars:
Lamborghini Gallardo (all models, 2003-2013)
Pros:
- Tied for the most cylinders as the Viper, but has a better transmission by far.
- Its a ************** Lamborghini, bro.
- Its beginning to appreciate, or at the very least depreciation has basically evaporated.
- Sub-100k for most models.
Cons:
- Manuals are rare, but the E-gear isn't bad as long as you don't get and early model.
- Oops, you've actually purchased a 2004.
- You're now a Youtuber.
- You've now had to commit insurance fraud after seeing your repair built.
Finally, I'm throwing this on for ********** and giggles, as if this entire list hasn't been exactly that, but this is full on embezzle from your local non-profit money, and my preferred halo car....
Ford GT (2004-2006)
Pros:
- Dude this is THE American sports car. Seriously its the only one with serious racing history, even if it was its angry drunk uncle back in the 60s.
- The engine is so damn smooth, one of the best engines I've ever had the pleasure to breath into life with my right foot.
- Surprisingly forgiving clutch.
- This car has ZERO depreciation. It won't beat the stock market, but you aint losing money on this.
- It has parts from the Ford Taurus.
Cons:
- It has parts from the Ford Taurus.
And to round out the list I will offer up a few Honorable mentions: Mazda RX7 and RX8 (BRAP BRAP), Nissan 350 and 370 (your highschool girlfriend who was kind of chubby, but you learned a lot from), Subaru BRZ/Toyota 86/Scion FRS (who knew the same car could cost so much when made by one particular brand?), Fox Body Mustang (yee-yee!), 4th Gen Camaro (comes with a six pack of Coors lite with every purchase!), and the Jaguar XK (Its a Jagggg baby).
