You're Suddenly a Multi-Millionaire -- What's the first car you buy?

[SicEmBaylor]

If you suddenly came into possession of a large sum of money and you could purchase ANY car out there...what would it be?

[GKeeper316]

'96 911 twin turbo

[Viking Kitten]

Ferrari 458 Italia. It's really hot.

[Viking Kitten]

Like I mean smokin' hot.

[SicEmBaylor]

Ferrari 458 Italia. It's really hot.

That's a lot of car. Some might say you're compensating. ;)

[Leroy Lizard]

https://wiki-land.wikispaces.com/file/view/smart-car.jpg/52957746/smart-car.jpg

[SicEmBaylor]

For me, I think it'd be a Z4 with every feature and upgrade they can fit in there.

[Leroy Lizard]

Since Sic'Em likes scooters, how about this bad motor scooter:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DW3Bp12L7YI/SWJNFvtRzpI/AAAAAAAASVg/IOf8MyWXrSc/s400/ferrari-motor.jpg

[olevetonahill]

57 Chevy Convertible Totally restored ;)

[SicEmBaylor]

Since Sic'Em likes scooters, how about this bad motor scooter:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DW3Bp12L7YI/SWJNFvtRzpI/AAAAAAAASVg/IOf8MyWXrSc/s400/ferrari-motor.jpg

That's kind of awesome. The only problem is...that's not a scooter.

[yankee]

F-150 Raptor

[yermom]

http://www.edmunds.com/pictures/VEHICLE/2011/Nissan/2011.nissan.gt-r.20332195-E.jpg

as a start, anyway

[SicEmBaylor]

http://www.edmunds.com/pictures/VEHICLE/2011/Nissan/2011.nissan.gt-r.20332195-E.jpg

as a start, anyway

I really like that new Nissan SUV, but I can't think of the name of it.

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

an early Hummer, in mint condition.

[John Kochtoston]

How are we defining "car?" Because...

http://media.defenseindustrydaily.com/images/LAND_M1A1_High_Gear_lg.jpg

...just sayin'.

[RUSH LIMBAUGH is my clone!]

That would be a wonderful ride. haha

[Lott's Bandana]

I like the Z4 as well, and that Nissan is really a beautiful automobile, however, an Armada or Sequoia would suit me just fine.

[yermom]

i've never liked the looks of the Z4

i'm thinking i'd go M5 if i was looking at BMWs

[Leroy Lizard]

People wouldn't make fun of my taste in women if I had an M1A1.

[SicEmBaylor]

People wouldn't make fun of my taste in women if I had an M1A1.

I'm not one for older classics. I'd rather have the M1A2.

[sooner59]

Aston Martin DBS...Very sexy, very sporty, luxury car, Bond Car. Check.

http://www.carspotting.com/userfiles/264/Aston-Martin-Aston-Martin-DBS_3011.jpg

[yermom]

perhaps i should stop thinking with my Playstation :D

[unbiasedtruth]

an early Hummer, in mint condition.


might rethink that... co-worker has a early Hummer, 2003???, he rear ended a Acura SUV.... Hummer been in the repair shop now for 3 weeks and doesnt look like it is being fixed anytime soon.... cant find a replacement hood......


and back on subject.....

1969 fully restored VW camper bus.....

[SicEmBaylor]

I'm not a big fan of classic cars, but if I had a virtually unlimited source of funds then I wouldn't mind adding an original Shelby Cobra to the collection.

[texaspokieokie]

corvette ; the one hotter than a Z06

over 600 hp, with a super charger

[royalfan5]

1970 Dodge Challenger R/T in Stone White or a 1987 Buick Regal GNX.

[Breadburner]

68 Super Stock Dodge Dart 4 Speed.....

[texaspokieokie]

zr1,i think

all kinds of muscle cars,rods & customs

[royalfan5]

I'm probably going to pick up 1969 GTO as well. Because let's face if I'm suddenly a multi-millionaire, I'm going buy like 6-7 cars at once.

[Viking Kitten]

Here's my real answer.

http://i.pbase.com/u14/esprit/large/5944983.56sCorvette.jpg


(http://i.pbase.com/u14/esprit/large/5944983.56sCorvette.jpg)

[Frozen Sooner]

Brabus E V12.

http://www.2fastlane.com/wallpapers/mercedes/Brabus_E_V12_Biturbo_05_3.jpg

[OU4LIFE]

1969 Boss 429 Mustang.

period.

[StoopTroup]

The Aston Martin Coupe is a good choice but I know I'd start hanging out at car auctions buying up every old muscle car I could find. Saw an article on the Audi Spyder for 2011. At $178,000.00 it's not a bad price and not quite exotic as a lamborgini or Ferrari...but I'm pretty sure I'd at least test drive one.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J3_liDBfbvs/S92WvsgSaJI/AAAAAAAApz0/nbtNX5V-mmY/s1600/2011-Audi-R8-Spyder-5.2-FSI-V10-Road-Test.jpg

[Boomer.....]

Lamborghini Gallardo

[Boomer.....]

I have been digging this car though: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/9346/1caddycoupe604x500.jpg
http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/8342/3caddycoupe604x500.jpg

[saucysoonergal]

Kia Rio.

[Sooner04]

http://images.quickblogcast.com/70636-63004/2008_mercedes_benz_450.jpg

Mercedes GL 450

[Leroy Lizard]

I have been digging this car though: 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/9346/1caddycoupe604x500.jpg
http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/8342/3caddycoupe604x500.jpg

Grotesque. :eek:

[Jello Biafra]

I'm not one for older classics. I'd rather have the M1A2.

lol you wouldnt know the difference between the A1 and the A2 if it walked up to you and punched you in the gooch.

[texaspokieokie]

all in eye of beholder

i like that Cad

[Jello Biafra]

and o btw, a 73 GTO judge....not fully restored. half of the fun is watching it be built back into a monster.

[texaspokieokie]

73 not a good year for gto

JMHO

[royalfan5]

and o btw, a 73 GTO judge....not fully restored. half of the fun is watching it be built back into a monster.

My parents are picking up a 72 tomorrow. I since they sold the Impala I was supposed to get, I'm thinking I should be in line for it.

[texaspokieokie]

prefer 72

not to bad-mouth 73, as noted above,all in eye of beholder

[C&CDean]

I could go out and buy about 95% of the cars y'all are mentioning right now.

If I got a brazillion dollars I sure as hell wouldn't blow any of it on some European POS. Not even a Ferrari or Lamborghini. I'd probably just buy a couple more John Deere 7230s so I don't have to switch implements. I'd have a mowing tractor, a raking tractor, a baling tractor, a loading tractor, and I'd have one all pimped out for when momma wants me to take her for a ride in my big green tractor...

[StoopTroup]

Hillbillies like farm ****

[texaspokieokie]

any criticism of anyone's choice of car coming from me was stupid & i take it back !!!!

[StoopTroup]

For what it's worth....I would buy some horses and a nice ranch. I doubt I'd get all Green Acres like Dean but horses are awesome and dogs and horses would be everywhere on my place. There would be some cats but just for mouse control. Those bastages aren't allowed in the house.

[soonerborn30]

http://www.pontiacpower.net/pictures/80ta1.jpg

[texaspokieokie]

yeah, with Sally Field (35 yrs younger) in it.

the movie made those cars very popular, more so than they would've been otherwise.

[soonerborn30]

Yep. That was our favorite movie when I was little. Been enamored with it ever since. Oh, and John Cusack has one in Better Off Dead. That was BA.

[Breadburner]

yeah, with Sally Field (35 yrs younger) in it.

the movie made those cars very popular, more so than they would've been otherwise.

"Hey daddy look at the big ugly alligator"..."That reminds me I need to call yo momma"..

[pilobolus]

Todd Parker: Who's 'vette is that out in the driveway?
Reed Rothchild: DIRK! I'm so jealous.
Todd Parker: That ****'s jammin', man.
Todd Parker: Start down low with a 350 cube, three and a quarter horsepower, 4-speed, 4:10 gears, ten coats of competition orange, hand-rubbed lacquer with a dual-plane manifold,
Todd Parker: Full ****in' race cams. Whoo!

[texaspokieokie]

who are todd & reed ???

[texaspokieokie]

should that read "a two-plane manifold" ???

[pilobolus]

http://www.nitrojam.com/images/2010/supershockwave_lg.jpg

[Leroy Lizard]

I want my favorite car of all time: The Hurst Hairy Olds with two engines.


http://www.hurstolds.com/hairy/hairy_oca_01.jpg


A '66 Cutlass with a Toronado front-drive transaxle (which was chain-driven) and bored-out 425 engine... at each end. Oh yeah, with blowers. A twin-engined, 16-cylinder, all-wheel-drive, supercharged Oldsmobile with chain drive!

[yermom]

The Aston Martin Coupe is a good choice but I know I'd start hanging out at car auctions buying up every old muscle car I could find. Saw an article on the Audi Spyder for 2011. At $178,000.00 it's not a bad price and not quite exotic as a lamborgini or Ferrari...but I'm pretty sure I'd at least test drive one.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J3_liDBfbvs/S92WvsgSaJI/AAAAAAAApz0/nbtNX5V-mmY/s1600/2011-Audi-R8-Spyder-5.2-FSI-V10-Road-Test.jpg

the test driving would be the best part :D

[yermom]

I could go out and buy about 95% of the cars y'all are mentioning right now.

If I got a brazillion dollars I sure as hell wouldn't blow any of it on some European POS. Not even a Ferrari or Lamborghini. I'd probably just buy a couple more John Deere 7230s so I don't have to switch implements. I'd have a mowing tractor, a raking tractor, a baling tractor, a loading tractor, and I'd have one all pimped out for when momma wants me to take her for a ride in my big green tractor...

Bruce??

[badger]

I could be one of those old rich alums that has the crimson PT Cruiser with the Boomer Sooner novelty horn.

oh man, those horns are annoying, even if they are playing boomer sooner :(

[salth2o]

Bugatti Veyron...

http://theweeklydriver.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/bugatti_veyron.jpg

and this to get around Houston traffic...

http://www.autoevolution.com/images/news/monster-truck-icon-bigfoot-8778_11.jpg

[SicEmBaylor]

lol you wouldnt know the difference between the A1 and the A2 if it walked up to you and punched you in the gooch.

Actually, that's not even remotely true.

[SicEmBaylor]

Also, I might change my answer to a Mercedes SLS AMG. I'd have to drive and compare the SLS AMG to a fully loaded Z4. Whichever fits better....:D

[IB4OU2]

I could go out and buy about 95% of the cars y'all are mentioning right now.

If I got a brazillion dollars I sure as hell wouldn't blow any of it on some European POS. Not even a Ferrari or Lamborghini. I'd probably just buy a couple more John Deere 7230s so I don't have to switch implements. I'd have a mowing tractor, a raking tractor, a baling tractor, a loading tractor, and I'd have one all pimped out for when momma wants me to take her for a ride in my big green tractor...

That's nice Bubba...

[pilobolus]

http://www.randomfunnypicture.com/pictures/1294dragster-bus.jpg

[SCOUT]

http://www.arleesclassicautos.com/cars/1967corvette/large/1967corvette1.jpg

[texaspokieokie]

i liked the boat that a guy used to drive around on game days.
saw it several times around campus corner, but not for a few years.

apparently was on a car chassis & sounded like it had a v-8.
novel

[texaspokieokie]

love that vette; looks like a 67-427.

[SCOUT]

love that vette; looks like a 67-427.

Exactly

[Veritas]

I already have the car I want. So I'd buy this:

http://www.travelizmo.com/archives/cessna-400-corvalis-tt-personal-sport-plane.jpg

[GKeeper316]

I could go out and buy about 95% of the cars y'all are mentioning right now.

If I got a brazillion dollars I sure as hell wouldn't blow any of it on some European POS. Not even a Ferrari or Lamborghini. I'd probably just buy a couple more John Deere 7230s so I don't have to switch implements. I'd have a mowing tractor, a raking tractor, a baling tractor, a loading tractor, and I'd have one all pimped out for when momma wants me to take her for a ride in my big green tractor...

since half the cars listed in this thread are in the 1mil+ range, I'm gonna call bull****.

[Veritas]

since half the cars listed in this thread are in the 1mil+ range, I'm gonna call bull****.
You shouldn't.

The only car in the thread over a mil is the Veyron. The muscle cars are at most $250K (and that only for the really rare GTOs and maybe that 427 Vette, although that's more in the 100K range), and the Italian rides mentioned are $250K +/- 100K. The GTR is well under $100K. The ZR1 is $110+/-5.

[Leroy Lizard]

Aaaahhh, the Internet... where everyone benches 400 lb, owns numerous athletic records, has oodles of experience coaching (especially at the offensive coordinator position), and is rich. :D

[SicEmBaylor]

And just to poke the Dean a bit...I wouldn't buy a car that isn't European.

[Frozen Sooner]

You shouldn't.

The only car in the thread over a mil is the Veyron. The muscle cars are at most $250K (and that only for the really rare GTOs and maybe that 427 Vette, although that's more in the 100K range), and the Italian rides mentioned are $250K +/- 100K. The GTR is well under $100K. The ZR1 is $110+/-5.

The Brabus E V12 lists for 478,000 Euros. So just under $618,000. Just saying.

[MR2-Sooner86]

Some of you are getting close but some of you are way off and some of you just have ****ty taste.

The first one would probably be an original one of these with the 427...
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Mp3svOsc_w0/StDCR1XQieI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/vqda3ZepqPA/s800/carroll_shelby_3_cobras.jpg
Or one of these with a 427 which is super rare because the exact number of them produced is unknown...
http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff261/josh_and_leigh2007/67ShelbyGT500Mustang.jpg
If I could find it, the few cars Ford put 427 Cammers into them...
http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/172/8/f/Ford_427_SOHC___Cammer___by_DetroitDemigod.jpg

Yeah, I have a thing for 427 side oilers and Fords I know. I like to go fast and win when it comes to racing.

[49r]

A Highland Green 1968 Ford Mustang GT 390 CID Fastback and a Tuxedo Black 1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440 Magnum:

5yXrAX-E_6k

The 1961 Ferrari 250GT California. Less than a hundred were made:

jIuD6YtaFxQ

Qué Bella!

A 1970 Porsche 917K (blue #20 in this clip):

RQmdtM78aOw

I'd also like the 1970 Porsche 911S he drove during the open of the film.

And finally, a black and white 1974 Dodge sedan with Illinois plates:

yil9wlfa0yo

It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it's got cop tires, cop suspensions, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas.


I dunno, I guess that'd do for a start. :)

[Leroy Lizard]

No Flash Point?

[Turd_Ferguson]

I already have the car I want. So I'd buy this:

http://www.travelizmo.com/archives/cessna-400-corvalis-tt-personal-sport-plane.jpg
Ahh...the "save me from being a lawn dart" a/c. Just pull the save me handle:D:D:D

[StoopTroup]

Also this and then I'd have the motor taken apart and blueprinted and gone through for maximum performance then dyno'd and re-installed.

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[C&CDean]

since half the cars listed in this thread are in the 1mil+ range, I'm gonna call bull****.

Please, spare me the finite math dickbreath. Half the cars in this thread ain't in the 1mil+ range. There's a bunch that are a mil+, but half? Who's the dumbass? That's right, the warrior princess.

[C&CDean]

And just to poke the Dean a bit...I wouldn't buy a car that isn't European.

Know how I know...oh nevermind, it's ****ing common knowledge. DOH.

BTW, did they ever recover your scohomomobile? You know, the one with the stars and bars all over the vibrator holder?

[SicEmBaylor]

Know how I know...oh nevermind, it's ****ing common knowledge. DOH.

BTW, did they ever recover your scohomomobile? You know, the one with the stars and bars all over the vibrator holder?

No, but the helpful black guy who mows the lawn told me today he'd keep an eye out for it.

[StoopTroup]

kboMO8bBsSQ

[GottaHavePride]

My answers?

First up, the Lexus LFA at $375,000
http://cache.jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2008/04/Lexus-LF-A.jpg

Next, the Audi R8 5.2 at $147,500
http://www.tunedautos.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/audi-r8-tuning.jpg

And finally, on the advice of Top Gear, I would avoid the Aston Martin due to its lousy transmission. Instead, I would go with the Mercedes McLaren SLR at $450,000...
http://www.ssip.net/upload/mercedes-benz-mclaren-slr-side-1_53.jpg

[yermom]

i really don't like the way the Mercedes McLarens look

the Lexus looks awesome, i'm just not sure where all that money is going

[Mjcpr]

And finally, on the advice of Top Gear, I would avoid the Aston Martin due to its lousy transmission. Instead, I would go with the Mercedes McLaren SLR at $450,000...
http://www.ssip.net/upload/mercedes-benz-mclaren-slr-side-1_53.jpg


i really don't like the way the Mercedes McLarens look

the Lexus looks awesome, i'm just not sure where all that money is going

That is about 6 inches away from the Peter Griffiin Penismobile.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jo7lJoQhtjw/Sc0tjw-kSRI/AAAAAAAAEvk/JFn-2Zg9Qgo/s400/penis+car+family+guy+WQ.jpg

[OULenexaman]

You see a lot of these exotic cars on Rush Street in Chicago at Gibsons and Hugo's Frog Bar...why people drive them down there and trust the punk *** kid parking it at the so called valet parking which god only knows where it goes is amazing to me.

[sooner59]

GHP, the guy at the dealership told me that the special-made ceramic breaks for the SLR are 30,000 a piece. :eek:

I have learned that it isn't the retail price that makes some of these cars reserved for the super rich, its actually the upkeep. Probably cost 5-10K for an oil change or something.

[OULenexaman]

GHP, the guy at the dealership told me that the special-made ceramic breaks for the SLR are 30,000 a piece. :eek:

I have learned that it isn't the retail price that makes some of these cars reserved for the super rich, its actually the upkeep. Probably cost 5-10K for an oil change or something.
Not true....my bro in law has one....oil change is 100 bucks....brakes...a whole different world.....but they last for a long time. He has 53,000 miles on it and it is not even close to needing brakes. So he says....

[bluedogok]

corvette ; the one hotter than a Z06

over 600 hp, with a super charger
There's a guy here in town that has a Hennessey Performance ZR1/ZR700 (http://www.hennesseyperformance.com/zr700.html), the one on the Hennessey Performance website. It has been their test mule for much of the performance parts. His wife drives a black Gallardo.


The Aston Martin Coupe is a good choice but I know I'd start hanging out at car auctions buying up every old muscle car I could find. Saw an article on the Audi Spyder for 2011. At $178,000.00 it's not a bad price and not quite exotic as a lamborgini or Ferrari...but I'm pretty sure I'd at least test drive one.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J3_liDBfbvs/S92WvsgSaJI/AAAAAAAApz0/nbtNX5V-mmY/s1600/2011-Audi-R8-Spyder-5.2-FSI-V10-Road-Test.jpg


Lamborghini Gallardo
The Lamborghini Gallardo and Audi R8 share many components, including the engine.


Also, I might change my answer to a Mercedes SLS AMG. I'd have to drive and compare the SLS AMG to a fully loaded Z4. Whichever fits better....:D
No comparison between the two, the SLS all the way. I like my Z4 but would drop it for the SLS in a heartbeat. I have always loved Astons...

If I had the money I would need a warehouse for cars and bikes, new and classic.

[GKeeper316]

Please, spare me the finite math dickbreath. Half the cars in this thread ain't in the 1mil+ range. There's a bunch that are a mil+, but half? Who's the dumbass? That's right, the warrior princess.

dickbreath... i like that. ill remember that next time im climbin' off your wife.

[SicEmBaylor]

dickbreath... i like that. ill remember that next time im climbin' off your wife.

Enjoy the vacation!

[GKeeper316]

Enjoy the vacation!

like i cant just create another account and keep pissing dean off...

[soonerscuba]

You see a lot of these exotic cars on Rush Street in Chicago at Gibsons and Hugo's Frog Bar...why people drive them down there and trust the punk *** kid parking it at the so called valet parking which god only knows where it goes is amazing to me.I know a guy that owns a Maserati, he says the thing people don't think about with these cars is that for every one girl checking it out, there are 300 guys wanting to talk to him about it.

[GKeeper316]

I know a guy that owns a Maserati, he says the thing people don't think about with these cars is that for every one girl checking it out, there are 300 guys wanting to talk to him about it.

the worst thing is the upkeep. i knew a dude with an nsx back in the day said he was spending almost 20k a year just on tires for the damn thing.

[SteelCitySooner]

i've never liked the looks of the Z4

i'm thinking i'd go M5 if i was looking at BMWs

I have an 08 M5. I f'n love it.. But my lease is up next month so I'm gonna be turning it in. Unless they will let me extend it till December..

[S.PadreIsl.Sooner]

1-ton full cab diesel truck.....attached to a 28 ft twin engine offshore boat.

And a 68 Camaro to go with my 65 mustang.

[StoopTroup]

With a Boat behind it. :D

Notice it has "DOWN WHORNS" for mirrors. :D


http://www.greatinteriordesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/the-2011-luxury-caravans-design-by-newells.jpg

[texaspokieokie]

1954 Olds 98 Holiday Coupe

with more power,air & overdrive
also,disc brakes

[bluedogok]

the worst thing is the upkeep. i knew a dude with an nsx back in the day said he was spending almost 20k a year just on tires for the damn thing.
Then he was overpaying for tires, the most expensive set at Tire Rack is 726.00, even from a dealer they shouldn't have been more than about 1,200 installed. So he was either an idiot shredding tires and getting screwed by the dealership by paying that much for him or completely full of crap. Most of the maintenance costs on cars is not as ridiculous as what some owners claim, most of it is bogus big talk from them. Yes, it can be more expensive than a typical car but if someone is paying $5,000 for an oil change then they are and bending over and applying the lube themselves....it just isn't reality.

[Veritas]

Ahh...the "save me from being a lawn dart" a/c. Just pull the save me handle:D:D:D
That's not an SR22, man, that's a Corvalis 400TT.

You ever flown a Cirrus? The spring-loaded control stick is weird.

[Leroy Lizard]

Then he was overpaying for tires, the most expensive set at Tire Rack is 726.00, even from a dealer they shouldn't have been more than about 1,200 installed. So he was either an idiot shredding tires and getting screwed by the dealership by paying that much for him or completely full of crap. Most of the maintenance costs on cars is not as ridiculous as what some owners claim, most of it is bogus big talk from them. Yes, it can be more expensive than a typical car but if someone is paying $5,000 for an oil change then they are and bending over and applying the lube themselves....it just isn't reality.

A man came in the parts store where i was working and wanted an oil filter for a Lamborghini. It was $50 at a time when most sold for about $5. We tried every oil filter in the store and none of them would work, so he had no choice but to order it.

[sooneron]

Easy answer -

http://hem.passagen.se/forbattra/bilder/Ferrari-GTO-84.jpg

[texaspokieokie]

only Don Garlits ever spent 20k/yr for tires.

after 2 yrs; would've spent enuff to buy new vette, with new tires.

even "run-flat" tires on vette only cost 3 to 400 per each.

[Breadburner]

only Don Garlits ever spent 20k/yr for tires.

after 2 yrs; would've spent enuff to buy new vette, with new tires.

even "run-flat" tires on vette only cost 3 to 400 per each.

You have never been around sprint car racing have you....?

[Leroy Lizard]

You have never been around sprint car racing have you....?

I have. Sprint cars on asphalt really chew them up, but on dirt. (On dirt you can get through an entire season on one set, never minding the outside rear.) Of course if you continuously hot iron them...

[texaspokieokie]

i was being facetious.

[Breadburner]

I have. Sprint cars on asphalt really chew them up, but on dirt. (On dirt you can get through an entire season on one set, never minding the outside rear.) Of course if you continuously hot iron them...

Lol...You have no clue what your talking about....Your tire bill on dirt running a hundred shows a year will be 40 grand.....

[Breadburner]

Back on topic.....

http://image.moparmusclemagazine.com/f/9946385+w750+st0/mopp_0208_01_z+1968_dodge_dart_hemi_super_stock+ss _dart.jpg

[texaspokieokie]

57 vette, with FI

[Leroy Lizard]

Lol...You have no clue what your talking about....Your tire bill on dirt running a hundred shows a year will be 40 grand.....

A hundred shows a year? We ran weekly during the racing season, which amounted to about 25 shows. If the car was tore up, we missed a few weeks. Very few drivers that I knew ever ran 100 shows, because they had real jobs.

Sure, Shane Carson may spend $40,000 a year, but I doubt he really needs to. When you have a sponsor willing to pay the bill, you tend to pull the tires off that much quicker. (And where do the tires go? To the other teams.)

And if you run on soft clay, the tires can last a very long time, especially the fronts.

And yes, I know what I'm talking about. I have turned the wrenches on many a sprint car in my day (supermodifieds too). (And no, I was not a crew chief, just an ordinary pit crewman.)

[Leroy Lizard]

BTW, tire prices are a lot cheaper than I thought.

http://www.hoosiertirewest.com/browse.cfm/wing-sprint/2,27.html

I see no way a sprint car team can spend $40,000 a year on tires unless they are just insane with their money. Not on dirt.

[bluedogok]

All of the major racing series have limits on the number of tires that you can use on one weekend, in the aims of cost containment and the fact that they have very little live testing anymore means they use a fraction of the tires that they used in years past. ALMS cars probably use the most number tires because of some the endurance races and the mixed dry, intermediate and rain compounds they use.

[texaspokieokie]

friend o mine in tulsa replaced tires on 06 vette; for about $2200.

i thot (still do) he got screwed.

[Leroy Lizard]

All of the major racing series have limits on the number of tires that you can use on one weekend, in the aims of cost containment and the fact that they have very little live testing anymore means they use a fraction of the tires that they used in years past. ALMS cars probably use the most number tires because of some the endurance races and the mixed dry, intermediate and rain compounds they use.

One of the dangers is listening to drivers talk about their costs. They tend to tell some real whoppers. The driver I pitted for used to tell fans that they ran qualifier tires which were only good for about four laps, giving the impression that we had to throw them away each week. But the following week we put the same qualifier tires back on for qualifying--they just didn't last long under CONTINUOUS use because of the heat buildup.

[texaspokieokie]

maybe a 65 Chev SS,2 dr. with bucket seats & manual trans.

like my 1st new car.

[StoopTroup]

They tend to tell some real whoppers.

You remind me of a few drivers.

[Leroy Lizard]

You remind me of a few drivers.

Sorry, you have me confused with Mr. 1000 Yard Dude.

[StoopTroup]

I don't think I do.

xKXIqBPabq8

[Leroy Lizard]

I don't think I do.

:confused:

[StoopTroup]

:confused:

Your goofy....does that help?

[Leroy Lizard]

Your goofy....does that help?

Well, if you're saying that I was a bad pit crewman you would probably be right.

But somehow I think you are under the mistaken impression that being on a pit crew in sprint car racing is like that in NASCAR. Not even close. Those NASCAR guys are real pros who practice constantly. We got no pay and no training. And for the most part, it was a thankless job that didn't require much in the way of mechanical skills. (Pull the back plate off, allow oil to pour out, swap out the quick-change gears, put the cover back on, fill with oil.) If the driver needed a highly-coordinated fix on the car, he was TSOL.

[bluedogok]

friend o mine in tulsa replaced tires on 06 vette; for about $2200.

i thot (still do) he got screwed.
Some cars do have some outrageous prices on tire, for a 2006 Corvette Z06 Tire Rack has a set of Goodyear Eagle F1 Supercar G Run-Flats for $1840.00, they also have a set of OE tires for $1598.00 or a set of other replacements from $770.00-1384.00. A set for my Z4 varies from $336.00-1,468.00. It is all in what you want to spend but as I said before, if you want to spend 5,000 on an oil change I am sure you can find someone to charge you that much....if you are willing to pay it, you deserve to get screwed.


One of the dangers is listening to drivers talk about their costs. They tend to tell some real whoppers. The driver I pitted for used to tell fans that they ran qualifier tires which were only good for about four laps, giving the impression that we had to throw them away each week. But the following week we put the same qualifier tires back on for qualifying--they just didn't last long under CONTINUOUS use because of the heat buildup.
Some like to boast how much they spend, most of the ones I know are more like me and would rather brag about the bargain we found...most of the ones that I know (sports car club racing/autocross) are cheap.

[Leroy Lizard]

Some like to boast how much they spend, most of the ones I know are more like me and would rather brag about the bargain we found...most of the ones that I know (sports car club racing/autocross) are cheap.

Out of curiosity, do you race?

[bluedogok]

Out of curiosity, do you race?
I've done some corner work and crewed over the years, I am looking to getting into club racing, SCCA/NASA/BMWCCA and autocross. I was planning on doing the autocross season this year but 60-80 hour work weeks most of the year put me off schedule, I may try and get some runs in this fall. My try and do a race school this winter, the last one I did was 25 years ago.

[GKeeper316]

Then he was overpaying for tires, the most expensive set at Tire Rack is 726.00, even from a dealer they shouldn't have been more than about 1,200 installed. So he was either an idiot shredding tires and getting screwed by the dealership by paying that much for him or completely full of crap. Most of the maintenance costs on cars is not as ridiculous as what some owners claim, most of it is bogus big talk from them. Yes, it can be more expensive than a typical car but if someone is paying $5,000 for an oil change then they are and bending over and applying the lube themselves....it just isn't reality.

if i recall the conversation correctly (its been a few years) it wasnt the tires cost per se, it was how fast he was going through them because of the lack of any real weight in the *** end of the nsx, and no matter how hard he tried, he was constantly just turning them loose and leaving tread on the pavement.

[Leroy Lizard]

and no matter how hard he tried, he was constantly just turning them loose and leaving tread on the pavement.

No matter how hard he tries, the police aren't going to buy that story.

[soonersponge]

I really like that new Nissan SUV, but I can't think of the name of it.

Which new Nissan SUV? Trying to think if they have a new one.

[StoopTroup]

Well, if you're saying that I was a bad pit crewman you would probably be right.

But somehow I think you are under the mistaken impression that being on a pit crew in sprint car racing is like that in NASCAR. Not even close. Those NASCAR guys are real pros who practice constantly. We got no pay and no training. And for the most part, it was a thankless job that didn't require much in the way of mechanical skills. (Pull the back plate off, allow oil to pour out, swap out the quick-change gears, put the cover back on, fill with oil.) If the driver needed a highly-coordinated fix on the car, he was TSOL.

Mmmmmm....no...I think you might misunderstand how much I know about cars and still can admit that I don't know **** compared to the guy who does it everyday and continues to be at the cutting edge in racing.

If you are involved in crewing...you don't do it for the thanks...you do it because you love it and you know when your guy wins....you might have had a hand in making the difference between him and the other drivers. Many times I have walked out after a race completely spent, dirty and ready to die/quit and by Monday was calling to help again the next week/weekend. The drivers I worked with knew as much about the car as anyone most times and some would get their hands dirty and be damn near wore out before they went out again.

I knew this one driver that used a metal trash can to fix the radiator fan shroud before the next heat. Stock, Carts, Modified. Super-Modified...outlaws...they were all down the street from my house when I was a kid. If you couldn't hear the cars running you were speculating that there must have been a bad wreck.

I miss the old days when I was a kid but I always am reminded of those days every year....

Tv_w7HiXciI

[StoopTroup]

BOOMER!

AXAAaHa4-kg&feature=related

[Leroy Lizard]

Mmmmmm....no...I think you might misunderstand how much I know about cars and still can admit that I don't know **** compared to the guy who does it everyday and continues to be at the cutting edge in racing.

So someone like Shane Carson knows more than we do about sprint cars. Of course. What of it?

The rest of your post makes for a nice speech. If I work for free for someone, he'd damn well better appreciate it. If he doesn't, I'm walking. At one point, I walked. I show up to the tracks about once a year now.

As for NASCAR, that's a sissy sport and I have no interest in it.

[Rogue]

It'd be a Ferrari. Probably a '57 or '05 Superamerica. But a Ferrari for sure.

[Leroy Lizard]

First things first.

http://i565.photobucket.com/albums/ss91/arcaneh/armored-car-for-sale_02.jpg

[StoopTroup]

The rest of your post makes for a nice speech. If I work for free for someone, he'd damn well better appreciate it. If he doesn't, I'm walking. At one point, I walked. I show up to the tracks about once a year now.

I'm not going to get into a name dropping contest with you because it will prove absolutely nothing.

I grew up a few blocks from where Fair Meadows is now. They raced stack cars there every weekend then and guys I went to school with would buy old cars and go down there and race with a $200 car. Those were the days I tell ya. I played little league baseball near there and watched them weld the superstructure of the Golden Driller together before standing him up permanently.

Bottomline....I've worked many a job without getting recognition. I didn't need it. I knew then as I know now that what I took away from most of those experiences in tricks and experience was worth 1000 times more than any pat on the back.

[StoopTroup]

Bringing back lots of memories for me....

RIP Pete Frazier.

1tKBbDUNA58

[SicEmBaylor]

Which new Nissan SUV? Trying to think if they have a new one.

The Nissan Juke.

[Leroy Lizard]

I'm not going to get into a name dropping contest with you because it will prove absolutely nothing.

Name dropping?

Interesting...


Bottomline....I've worked many a job without getting recognition. I didn't need it. I knew then as I know now that what I took away from most of those experiences in tricks and experience was worth 1000 times more than any pat on the back.

Racing cars isn't charity. It's not like my work is going to save lives or provide people homes. All it will do is allow some guy to make a grab for his own personal glory. Fine, but he'd better acknowledge my part in it. If he doesn't feel my changing the tires on his race car is worth acknowledging, then he can change the tires himself.

[Leroy Lizard]

This is nuts (from 1951):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2x_fs3zXlJc

[bluedogok]

if i recall the conversation correctly (its been a few years) it wasnt the tires cost per se, it was how fast he was going through them because of the lack of any real weight in the *** end of the nsx, and no matter how hard he tried, he was constantly just turning them loose and leaving tread on the pavement.
The NSX is mid-engined, it has a weight distribution of 42/58, so there is more weight in the rear than there is in the front and at a little over 2,700 pounds it isn't a real lightweight nor is it a torque monster like a Corvette. Sounds more like **** poor driving skills to me.

[Leroy Lizard]

The NSX is mid-engined, it has a weight distribution of 42/58, so there is more weight in the rear than there is in the front and at a little over 2,700 pounds it isn't a real lightweight nor is it a torque monster like a Corvette. Sounds more like **** poor driving skills to me.

No way. It takes a lot of racing skill to light up the tires.

Dude.

[yermom]

yeah, they were under 300HP, from Acura, anyway

my buddy had a '92 NSX for a while back in the day that i never got to drive :( i don't think he had it long enough to put tires on it. that thing was a lot of fun to ride in, at least

[Boarder]

New Tesla Roadster.

http://www.teslamotors.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/large-960/San_Diego1.jpg

[texaspokieokie]

whatever they call it, looks more like a "targa top" to me.

[Leroy Lizard]

That has to be one of the ugliest Ferraris I have ever seen.

[StoopTroup]

Racing cars isn't charity.

It was for me. I loved being around it. I would have paid to do it.

[Tulsa_Fireman]

http://retardzone.com/uploads/2008/02/1958-chevy-impala.jpg

The first of its kind and in my opinion, the most beautiful car Chevrolet has ever produced.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you...

The 1958 Chevrolet Impala.

[texaspokieokie]

couldn't argue with that !!

[Veritas]

Also, in addition to my personal flying Ferrari, the Cessna Corvalis 400TT, I'd also get a flying Maybach, the Piaggio Avanti:

http://www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/piaggio/images/1-private-jet.jpg

[JohnnyMack]

Probably a V6 Accord or something. Cars bore me.

[King Crimson]

BMW motorcycle. or old school Triumph.

[SoonerMason]

1978 Toyota Landcruiser or 1969 Camaro SS

[texaspokieokie]

i bet nearly everyone would prefer old jap trash over 69 camaro !!

[texaspokieokie]

the picture of the 58 chev ragtop made me think;

did you ever notice that in movies whenever folks get in a top down car, they almost never open the door. i've never seen that in real life & don't think many ragtop owners would go for it ??

i know i wouldn't like it.

[TUSooner]

This (or another model year MG T series, in crimson or British racing green) would be for pleasure drives:
http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/2198/1477891952mgtd.jpg

I'd get a Rolls-Royce with chauffeur for trips to Wal-Mart & stuff. :D

[Veritas]

Probably a V6 Accord or something. Cars bore me.

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/7668/000009sm.jpg

Homosexual.

[SicEmBaylor]

1956 Jaguar XK140.

http://bp3.blogger.com/_9XN3X7eRxSU/Rlns4nUWYKI/AAAAAAAAADc/AOxKUjbTdwk/s400/Jaguar+XK+140++-+001.jpg

[texaspokieokie]

that jag is beautiful !!!

next;i'd go for a 69 vette roadster (conv.) with hottest 454.

or maybe a 40 ford coupe.

[pilobolus]

the picture of the 58 chev ragtop made me think;

did you ever notice that in movies whenever folks get in a top down car, they almost never open the door. i've never seen that in real life & don't think many ragtop owners would go for it ??

i know i wouldn't like it.

They open the doors at the beginning of Entourage.

[texaspokieokie]

that's rare, hollywood is mostly never about being real.

[Boarder]

i'd go for a 69 vette roadster (conv.) with hottest 454.


So, you'd have them take the factory engine out and put in a 454? Since, of course, they didn't put a 454 in until 1970.

[texaspokieokie]

absolutely, that's what i meant.

my bad !!!!

[Viking Kitten]

Now that's what I call a Boarder Bitch Slap.

[Ike]

http://gizmodo.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/08/89-batmobile-ebay.JPG

[pilobolus]

Can't find a picture, but Cecil Samara's Big Red Rocket is actually my dream car!

[Tulsa_Fireman]

http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/brandnewday/archives/weinermobile.jpg

[bluedogok]

If only 1 million.....

Either one of these

http://www.stohr.com/assets/images/IMG_0555__850.jpg
http://rilltech-racing.com/images/news/sprints_002.jpg

and a pickup/trailer to haul it.

[Leroy Lizard]

No way. I want the coolest car ever made:

http://image.sporttruck.com/f/16630465/0903st_12_z+2008_sema_show+munster_mobile.jpg

[proud gonzo]

mclaren slr
tesla roadster
bugatti veyron
audi r8
1967 opel kadett

[SicEmBaylor]

The two of you that said the Tesla Roadster...

I'll tell you what, let's have a race from say...oh....Tulsa to Waco. You two can drive the Tesla and I'll drive a Yugo. I'd bet the ranch that I win. :D

[sooner59]

The two of you that said the Tesla Roadster...

I'll tell you what, let's have a race from say...oh....Tulsa to Waco. You two can drive the Tesla and I'll drive a Yugo. I'd bet the ranch that I win. :D

And I'll bet the ranch both of you get pulled over either OHP. :gary:

....or THP. :texan:

:pop:

[SicEmBaylor]

And I'll bet the ranch both of you get pulled over either OHP. :gary:

....or THP. :texan:

:pop:

I've been pulled over so many times between McAlester and the border by OHP and local cops (I'm looking at you Tushka) that the state of Oklahoma threatened to suspend my license for a year if I got another speeding ticket.

Fortunately, I haven't.

You know how many times I've been pulled over for speeding in Texas? Never.

[Frozen Sooner]

The two of you that said the Tesla Roadster...

I'll tell you what, let's have a race from say...oh....Tulsa to Waco. You two can drive the Tesla and I'll drive a Yugo. I'd bet the ranch that I win. :D

I'd bet the ranch that no matter how long it takes PG to get to Waco, it's still less time than you'd take getting to Chicago and turning around.

[texaspokieokie]

yugo (if you can find one) wouldn't make it that far.

[Ike]

The two of you that said the Tesla Roadster...

I'll tell you what, let's have a race from say...oh....Tulsa to Waco. You two can drive the Tesla and I'll drive a Yugo. I'd bet the ranch that I win. :D

Thats a tossup. Are GPSs allowed? If so, you may actually win. If not...well, we'll send a welcoming party to Denver for you.

[sooneron]

The two of you that said the Tesla Roadster...

I'll tell you what, let's have a race from say...oh....Tulsa to Waco. You two can drive the Tesla and I'll drive a Yugo. I'd bet the ranch that I win. :D
First- you'd get lost somehow.
Second- I believe the new Tesla's are coming with 45 min charge time (Spoke to the tri state sales rep the other day when I spotted a roadster around the corner from my house). So, you'd still lose.

[texaspokieokie]

SicEm would be better off on his scooter, if he still had it.

[sooneron]

ouch!

[yermom]

I've been pulled over so many times between McAlester and the border by OHP and local cops (I'm looking at you Tushka) that the state of Oklahoma threatened to suspend my license for a year if I got another speeding ticket.

Fortunately, I haven't.

You know how many times I've been pulled over for speeding in Texas? Never.

only in Gainesville here

screwed by the "night" speed limit