Just curious.
Running Guns & Moonshine
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From: CT
Re: Viper.... The only thing you'll get for under $30k is a Gen I. Now, if you have a jones for those... cool. I am a Viper NUT, but Gen 2 (96-02) is, for me, the only option. When the market crashed in 08, I did see a number of CLEAN cars go for 30 to 40. A handful were lower, but beat. So a Viper for 30k... meh. Also... if the gaskets are bad from not being driven like so many are, big expense.
As to what I'd spend up to $30k on?
Austin Healey 3000 Mk3 - buy the bones, add LS6/T56, new rims/suspension and brakes, then have it painted. Probably wrap it for about $20k.
1950 Chevy Pickup - swap to custom frame/suspension, but add LS6/auto
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90s Acura NSX.... but only if I could also afford to add a supercharger. Pricing on the base cars varies a lot.
Porsche Cayman - kinda dooshy, but fun
Detomaso Pantera (most are priced higher, but sometimes they come along)
As to what I'd spend up to $30k on?
Austin Healey 3000 Mk3 - buy the bones, add LS6/T56, new rims/suspension and brakes, then have it painted. Probably wrap it for about $20k.
1950 Chevy Pickup - swap to custom frame/suspension, but add LS6/auto
---->
90s Acura NSX.... but only if I could also afford to add a supercharger. Pricing on the base cars varies a lot.
Porsche Cayman - kinda dooshy, but fun
Detomaso Pantera (most are priced higher, but sometimes they come along)
Last edited by Tusc; Jul 17, 2013 at 05:02 AM.
Racer
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From: Sevierville TN
Always liked the old British cars. Might go with a Triumph TR3 or Austin Healey 3000. Maybe a Lotus Super Seven. Kinda like to have my old Bugeye back also!
Not power houses but, fun to drive.
Sonny
Not power houses but, fun to drive.
Sonny
Melting Slicks
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An old Ferrari 328 or Lotus Esprit!
A Porsche Boxster or Cayman I would not consider due to their "hidden engine" design. For me it would have to be a car where the hood can be opened to display an equally impressive looking engine. Porsches hide their engines away like they're the car's genitals or something. But they are nice vehicles with a lot of racing history, which I like.
A Porsche Boxster or Cayman I would not consider due to their "hidden engine" design. For me it would have to be a car where the hood can be opened to display an equally impressive looking engine. Porsches hide their engines away like they're the car's genitals or something. But they are nice vehicles with a lot of racing history, which I like.
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From: Jasper Texas
St. Jude Donor '13
Re: Viper.... The only thing you'll get for under $30k is a Gen I. Now, if you have a jones for those... cool. I am a Viper NUT, but Gen 2 (96-02) is, for me, the only option. When the market crashed in 08, I did see a number of CLEAN cars go for 30 to 40. A handful were lower, but beat. So a Viper for 30k... meh. Also... if the gaskets are bad from not being driven like so many are, big expense.
As to what I'd spend up to $30k on?
Austin Healey 3000 Mk3 - buy the bones, add LS6/T56, new rims/suspension and brakes, then have it painted. Probably wrap it for about $20k.
1950 Chevy Pickup - swap to custom frame/suspension, but add LS6/auto
----> THIS VIDEO HAS ME ADDICTED
90s Acura NSX.... but only if I could also afford to add a supercharger. Pricing on the base cars varies a lot.
Porsche Cayman - kinda dooshy, but fun
Detomaso Pantera (most are priced higher, but sometimes they come along)
As to what I'd spend up to $30k on?
Austin Healey 3000 Mk3 - buy the bones, add LS6/T56, new rims/suspension and brakes, then have it painted. Probably wrap it for about $20k.
1950 Chevy Pickup - swap to custom frame/suspension, but add LS6/auto
----> THIS VIDEO HAS ME ADDICTED
90s Acura NSX.... but only if I could also afford to add a supercharger. Pricing on the base cars varies a lot.
Porsche Cayman - kinda dooshy, but fun
Detomaso Pantera (most are priced higher, but sometimes they come along)
Melting Slicks
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From: Anaheim CA
2000 Boxster S was what I traded for the C5...except for that, it's not a bad choice, and very nice ones are available for a lot less that $30K. Have yet to see a Cayman for less than $32 or so.
With a full $30K and a lot more free garage space than I currently have, I'd do a Factory Five Cobra replica. But then I'd need at least one more garage bay, plus a truck to haul pieces around to machine shops etc, plus a place to park the bones of the donor car, plus...
With a full $30K and a lot more free garage space than I currently have, I'd do a Factory Five Cobra replica. But then I'd need at least one more garage bay, plus a truck to haul pieces around to machine shops etc, plus a place to park the bones of the donor car, plus...
