I've got a little money from my recent 1-year trip to Afghanistan, and intend to spend some of it on cars/my car. I've been pretty happy with my '97 Vette and just got an offer of $14k on it. As I was considering it, I started thinking about what my next car would be if I sold it. I noticed that Gen II Vipers have come down in price and I've been thinking about buying this Dodge Viper: http://www.viperalley.com/forum/viper-discussions-gen-i/96583-new-viper-classified-2000-a-3.html.
The difference is more than I want to put into a car right now, but the car is absolutely gorgeous, and every time I look at it I feel the urge/temptation to go for it. Today, I realized that it just isn't what I want. I think it would be a blast to drive, but I really like my Vette, and want to put any money I'll spend into my dream car: my '91 Mustang. It just occured to me today that I don't want to be 'that guy with the Viper/ferrari/porsche/lambo/whatever.' I really just want to be the guy with the built mustang. Now, I can see tracking my Corvette or one day in the future getting another good handling, sexy, 2-seater that grabs attention, and if I had Jay Leno's money, I'd have a garage full of sexy ass cars that I'd drive once a month each.
But, what this thread all boils down to for me is that if it came down to one performance car that I'd own and drive for the rest of my life, it would really be a built fox-body Mustang. My car has a long way to go before it'll be finished, but it's kinda cool to know that I already have my dream car.
So, I'm curious, how many of you drive a fox because it's your dream car/all you want in a car? If your dream car is something else, post up a pic of whatever it is that gets your rocks off . If I wanted a beater to park next to my fox in the garage, this was what I'd go for (I'd still keep the fox if I could only have one ):
The difference is more than I want to put into a car right now, but the car is absolutely gorgeous, and every time I look at it I feel the urge/temptation to go for it. Today, I realized that it just isn't what I want. I think it would be a blast to drive, but I really like my Vette, and want to put any money I'll spend into my dream car: my '91 Mustang. It just occured to me today that I don't want to be 'that guy with the Viper/ferrari/porsche/lambo/whatever.' I really just want to be the guy with the built mustang. Now, I can see tracking my Corvette or one day in the future getting another good handling, sexy, 2-seater that grabs attention, and if I had Jay Leno's money, I'd have a garage full of sexy ass cars that I'd drive once a month each.
But, what this thread all boils down to for me is that if it came down to one performance car that I'd own and drive for the rest of my life, it would really be a built fox-body Mustang. My car has a long way to go before it'll be finished, but it's kinda cool to know that I already have my dream car.
So, I'm curious, how many of you drive a fox because it's your dream car/all you want in a car? If your dream car is something else, post up a pic of whatever it is that gets your rocks off . If I wanted a beater to park next to my fox in the garage, this was what I'd go for (I'd still keep the fox if I could only have one ):