Anyone own any interesting vehicles besides their Lexus?

 

BMW, GM, Nissan. I was trying to have something interesting in their respective classes, and to not be so focused on one aspect of each brand (reliability, performance, luxury, utility). With that being said I am not loyal to any brand. It's like a roulette wheel, each spin is independent of the last....Lexus is definitely a top tier car, as is BMW. But imho its priority is on reliability, not driving....(keep in mind this is based on owning only 4 cars only, hardly scientific, so YMMV)

 

I'm sparing for a Lexus since 12 years now. I will be able to purchase my dream Lexus somewhere between 2020 or 2021.

For the moment I drive a Seat Ibiza.

 

Here I consider myself a well rounded car enthusiast and I've never even heard of that brand. What year is your Ibiza? Is it any fun or just transport?

 

I drive my ES daily:



^My Ram when I need to haul or tow, or just when I want to.

My 1964 Chevrolet Biscayne. I am currently doing a frame-off restoration. Many plans for this car.

2008 Corvette Indianapolis 500 Pace car. #325/500 My dad and I share this one.

 

Nice. I too have a black 08 vette. Base model with z06 suspension, intake, long tube headers, and a cam. 475 rwhp. Fun cars.

 

My life into the ground.

 

Those cars are in the V.A.G. group familly. Like Skoda, VW or also Audi. They are quite popular in Europe because they are cheaper than VW.

Mine is from 2011.



Those are very regular cars at first glance, but they have two great assets that not a lot of cars don't have.
1) A complete weight, with driver and gas, of 1'050kg (2314 lbs)
2) A small displacement turbo engine of 105 hp with good torque coming in early

This makes the car cheap to insure, cheap to operate, but, in the other hand, the very low weight is a real bonus on curvy swiss roads. The bodyroll is extremely limited, even if you push hard. So it's quite a funny car to drive around.

 

the 2005 E55



HELL of a machine, all stock for now but i might throw a pulley and tune on there at some point. it's just so much fun as it is! not the cheapest thing to run but considering just how much performance and luxury it provides, to me it's worth it. also being "only" an E class it avoids some of the crazy bills that an S class or CL can provide.


and then there's the crown vic which i bought after my friend got one and i saw how cheap and fun they are to use



i'm pretty much done with it at this point though. my friend happens to be an idiot and messed up his engine, so without another identical vic to drive around and be immature with i don't really feel like keeping it much longer. mainly though because it's just not very good, and has some electrical gremlins which like to surface at annoying times.

 

In addition to my GS, I have a Highlander Hybrid and a Chevy Silverado. Neither are exciting but both very successfully fill a specific mission for us. The Highlander has really turned out to be a perfect family vehicle for us, capable in the snow, and roomy for the 4 of us and additional guests if needed.

I only put about 500 miles a year on the Silverado. I drive it occasionally to work but mostly it's just used for Home Depot runs and yard work. I put gas in it once in the fall and once in the spring.

 

I've only ever owned one car at a time. Started with an '84 Chevy, then went to a '91 Honda. Wrote the '91 off and went to a '99 Honda. Traded the '99 in for the '08 IS250, then sold it and now I'm in a '18 Mazda CX-9.

The IS was my favorite car to date, but I learned the most working on the Hondas. I would have kept the IS, but having the extra room in the CX-9 was the priority after starting a family. I don't know if I would say that the CX-9 is "exciting", but it definitely startles me with how good it handles compared to other crossovers/SUVs I've driven and test-driven.

 

2007 Ford Five Hundred. I's a boat, but it cruises on highways like no other!

(this is not my car pictured, but ours is identical)

 

2017 Chevy SS. If you read the car&driver road tests for the GSF and the SS the performance specs are very close (click on "track sheet"). And the overall dimensions are very close. And the SS has a manual transmission. Both are a blast to drive. The GSF is a samurai sword. The SS is a Louisville Slugger.

 

I've been tempted by these also. Actually test drove a police package Tahoe a couple weeks ago. Drove ok but just beat to all hell.

SS are great cars. Not a lot of them around either. Most people have never heard of them.

My other vehicles besides the LS460 and Corvette posted above are a 1930 Model A rat rod and a 1958 Chevy postal delivery van. The model A is on a custom frame with a Chevy 305 engine. This is my wife's vehicle really, she built it with her dad about ten years ago.

The van body has been swapped onto a chassis from a 1999 Tahoe, and the 5.3 motor from a 2005 Tahoe. Kind of a work in progress. All is done mechanically, runs and drives great, just going to clean up the interior, add a rear door, wood floor, etc.

 

BMW M2, M3, Mercedes B250, ML550.