October 21, 20169 yr C&D recently did a test on the rarest of 911's. Not a GTx, or "Insert Random Special Edition Here", or even the new R. No, the rarest 911 of all is a stripper model. A near-base, non-S C2 w/ a 7MT. Turns out, it's still a damn fine car. Here's the story for those interested- C&D 911 Carrera Instrumented Test This car just conveniently happens to occupy a price bracket just above our previous entry, the M4 Comp Pkg. Base price is $90,450, as-tested was $96,650. We'll use a range of 90K up to 110K. Rules will be.... 1) As always, must be a NEW 2016 or 2017 MY car on sale now. 2) Choice must be a 2 DR performance coupe or sports car of some kind. Any drive-type is fine. 3) MSRP must be at least $90,000 and cannot be more than $110,000. Enjoy. Edited October 21, 20169 yr by Frisky Dingo
October 21, 20169 yr If I had the disposable income necessary for a 100 000 dollar car, this area of the enthusiast car spectrum would not be of interest to me. Too small and too low for my driving tastes. Sure these kinds of cars are sexy and scream out loud what boils down to: the essence of car enthusiasm full of lust and speed...but it aint what I prefer. With that being said, I might as well just keep this choice. This car might just be the best of its ilk...might as well just enjoy it! But...a Vette or a Viper would also do...Z07 C7-R Edition and T/A respectively.
October 22, 20169 yr But as a stripper, did she properly move her hips and wiggle her assets like an american can?
October 22, 20169 yr Author Built a 911 S Coupe 7MT w/ only Htd/Cooled Sport Seats, Sport Chrono, PASM, Sport Steering Wheel on standard wheels and no-cost paint to $109,910. 911 Build
October 22, 20169 yr Z06 or Bust at that price range. That would be fully loaded at the top end of your price
October 24, 20169 yr On 10/22/2016 at 5:23 PM, Cmicasa the Great said: Z06 or Bust at that price range. That would be fully loaded at the top end of your price For a performance car, yeah...the Porsche is cool, but my money would go into the Z06 all day long.
October 27, 20169 yr 16 hours ago, Stew said: 2016 C63 Coupe, priced out to just over 93k. If we are buying Euro I would option up a Jag F type before I would buy this.
October 27, 20169 yr 1 hour ago, A Horse With No Name said: If we are buying Euro I would option up a Jag F type before I would buy this. Haha, that was my main choice, a R, but even adding a nicer set of wheels put it out of the price range
October 27, 20169 yr 30 minutes ago, Stew said: Haha, that was my main choice, a R, but even adding a nicer set of wheels put it out of the price range If I ever get to the point I can afford an F type R, I can probably buy the wheels....but yes, F type FTW!
October 27, 20169 yr 4 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said: If I ever get to the point I can afford an F type R, I can probably buy the wheels....but yes, F type FTW! Oh yes, lol.
October 27, 20169 yr Ahhhh the AMG GT starts at 111k! Well I've always loves the F-Type R as well. It definitely isn't the best or fastest in this price range but it's the prettiest to me and nastiest sounding. It would be so hard to pass up 650hp/tq in a Z06 though. Ideally, with this much coin I would buy a used ZR1 and then a base mustang GT or what not but that's not in the scenario..lol Or a GT350 and a "regular" vette even. 55k+55k. I think I'd take a loaded up Z06 and a few sets of tires to go with it.
October 27, 20169 yr Lookiing at that pic of the C6 Z06 in CCap's post... and talking about the long in the tooth, and boring stylng of the 911 sure has me thinking that the C6 GS-Z06 models could have continued on as a separate car for the Corvette line-Up.. no different that the Porsche bunch with a Cayman selling next to said 911. Corvette C6 and C7.. Well WHY THE HELL NOT?
October 28, 20169 yr 5 hours ago, Cmicasa the Great said: Lookiing at that pic of the C6 Z06 in CCap's post... and talking about the long in the tooth, and boring stylng of the 911 sure has me thinking that the C6 GS-Z06 models could have continued on as a separate car for the Corvette line-Up.. no different that the Porsche bunch with a Cayman selling next to said 911. Corvette C6 and C7.. Well WHY THE HELL NOT? Bring everything from C1 through C8 into production would be even better!
October 28, 20169 yr 15 hours ago, Cmicasa the Great said: Lookiing at that pic of the C6 Z06 in CCap's post... and talking about the long in the tooth, and boring stylng of the 911 sure has me thinking that the C6 GS-Z06 models could have continued on as a separate car for the Corvette line-Up.. no different that the Porsche bunch with a Cayman selling next to said 911. Corvette C6 and C7.. Well WHY THE HELL NOT? Give me a C6 ZR1 with the C7 interior and I would be golden
October 28, 20169 yr 16 hours ago, Cmicasa the Great said: Lookiing at that pic of the C6 Z06 in CCap's post lol I didn't even mean to post a C6.. I didn't even think about it when I got excited about how awesome this one looks.
October 28, 20169 yr 6 minutes ago, ccap41 said: lol I didn't even mean to post a C6.. I didn't even think about it when I got excited about how awesome this one looks. Murdered out cars in black look fantastic, love this and the Lincoln in the other thread.
October 28, 20169 yr Just now, A Horse With No Name said: Murdered out cars in black look fantastic, love this and the Lincoln in the other thread. AB-SO-LUTELY! As long as the owner is willing to wash it once a week and keep it looking clean, best color "combo" out there.
October 28, 20169 yr 1 minute ago, ccap41 said: AB-SO-LUTELY! As long as the owner is willing to wash it once a week and keep it looking clean, best color "combo" out there. Change that to about once a day for people who live in Ohio like me and drive a lot of miles in a major city. I obviously don't wash my car that often, but there are days I think that is what it would take.
October 28, 20169 yr Yeah I've owned a black car and in the right(wrong) weather and time of year every day is what it would take. Winter or the times of year when farmers are doing whatever to their fields and there's just a ton of dust in the air.. I would wash my car about every Sunday and it could have easily been twice a week to keep it looking how I wanted.
October 28, 20169 yr 10 hours ago, A Horse With No Name said: Bring everything from C1 through C8 into production would be even better! LOL.. That would be quite awesome.. but I would settle for C3 -C7 .
October 28, 20169 yr The C3 cars are really under rated. I like the 78 Pace car and the 1969-1972 Chrome bumper cars the best, but there is a lot in that era to love! Would not kick a 96 Grand Sport out of the garage either. C5 Z06 is affordable even at my price range, and is a fantastic car in its own right.
October 28, 20169 yr The later C1 corvettes are still my favorite Corvette though, perhaps my favorite post world war two American car.
October 28, 20169 yr Author 5 minutes ago, A Horse With No Name said: The C3 cars are really under rated. I like the 78 Pace car and the 1969-1972 Chrome bumper cars the best, but there is a lot in that era to love! C3's after 1972 were craptastic. And while Corvette was at the darkest point of it's existence, the 911 Turbo was paving the way for a new era of sports cars, and starting a legacy of dual-purpose sports cars that still exist today. And actually, is still the standard of the class it created.
October 28, 20169 yr 2 minutes ago, Frisky Dingo said: C3's after 1972 were craptastic. And while Corvette was at the darkest point of it's existence, the 911 Turbo was paving the way for a new era of sports cars, and starting a legacy of dual-purpose sports cars that still exist today. And actually, is still the standard of the class it created. Depends on what you are buying it for. They make a great weekend cruiser, I have known lots of satisfied C3 owners. And 1970's Porsche have plenty of issues of their own. Would still own a C7 Z06 over a 911
October 28, 20169 yr Author Yeah, Idk, I think Porsche was hitting no shortage of home runs in the 70's.
October 28, 20169 yr 2 minutes ago, Frisky Dingo said: Yeah, Idk, I think Porsche was hitting no shortage of home runs in the 70's. And I would agree with you. Check out the beautiful car appreciation thread and see how many air cooled 911's I posted. I used to Flag sCCA races, and also the vintage races at Mid Ohio. I am well acquainted with their accomplishments.
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