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My '96 Subaru Legacy Wagon on lightly sanded packed snow on the back country roads in Southern NH. Drifting linked 's' turns and coming out of switchbacks with the back end out about 2 feet. Yeah, I'm old and sometimes stupid.
Now why do I want a Subi Impreza WRX STI with four really good snow tires?
I LOVE my Porsche Boxster, but have to admit it is hybernating in the garage right now! My first fun car was a Mazda RX-7 ( but not a convertible). The Porsche is a sweet convertible. Nothing beats racing down a curvy, country road with the wind in my hair and great music on the sound system.
I drive an old-but-reliable Detroit four-door losermobile with 130,000 miles on it, but many of my friends / aquantances are into new Bimmers. So almost all of my experience with hot cars comes as an observer or passanger.
I've been in almost a dozen series-3's over the years, a few series-5's / X5's, one X3, one Z4, and one 7-series. Didn't like the BMW SUV's - that sexy German feeling is gone, but it still doesn't have the same middle-class dignity of American trucks (that the Asian manufacturers are also able to immitate). The best one that I got to take for a serious spin was a 330i convertable, which handled just beutifully, I felt like a totally different person driving that car. It was a great experience for a day (and the weather was perfect too), but I wouldn't want to own one though. Not my style.
For pure acceleration, which isn't all that enjoyable to someone who doesn't like being pulled over, I tend to have occasional shopper's love affairs with Corvettes, Mustangs, and most recently the new Dodge Challenger, which I test-drove three months ago. The accountant on my shoulder was like: "Oh no, c'mon, you've already heavily invested into that whole 'not wasting money on silly crap' philosophy, it would totally water down your credibility if you bought this, especially given how heavy this car is, it'll be awful on snow, etc". The devil on my shoulder, on the other hand, was like: "Sweeeet! Vanishing Point! Kowalski! The last American hero! BUY! BUY! BUY!" So I really wanted to, but so far I didn't buy it. I'll probably postpone this decision until my current car starts giving me trouble, but I'm starting to think it just might be immortal.
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My 1993 Honda Prelude was fun-5 speed VTec. I loved driving it. The only reason I sold it was because my family was growing and it was too small for 3 kids in car seats. I miss that car!
As far as comfort goes, I just drove round-trip from Pittsgrove, NJ to Columbia, SC and my 1989 Chevy Caprice Classic was great. Plenty of room to stretch out, and a comfy suspension so you barely feel the road.
My 1953 Studebaker Commander. It had no P/S, P/B, A/C, it not only did not have power windows the windows didn't roll down at all. It rode like a log wagon, did not like to turn and stopped only with the aid of a parachute. What it did well was accelerate, 0-115 in 6.1 sec in a city block (1/8 mi). It was a great ride.
My 94 Mustang GT Conv is blast. I can corner, drift, and take off like a bat out of hell. It has a few thousand in mods in it and they are all made in the U.S.A.
Subaru WRX, particularly in snow or gravel. Nothing satisfies like flinging an AWD car sideways through a sweeper and not giving a crap about things like rock chips (no way I would have felt comfortable doing the same thing in, say, an Audi S4).
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I miss that car!
