What's the range of your car tastes?

"Nibby" (nibby68) 09/15/2013 at 09:56 • Filed to: PREFERENCES

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I generally like luxo-barges and diesel trucks, especially 7.3L OBS powerstrokes. The E38 7 series is one of the BEST looking sedans of all time and I always loved S classes... I'd rock an S class any gen (though I would prefer a 70-73 280SEL, or an 86-91 560SEL, or a W140 95-99 S500, or a 2007-2013 S550). The Silver Shadow is a breathtaking car and it's relatively affordable for a Rolls Royce. The 911 has always been my favorite sports car and I don't see that changing. Volvo 240s have their own little retro cool box factor.

How about you? What do you prefer?

PRBot II > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 10:05

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I dream of someday owning my own house with a four car garage... with these inside:

Daily driver 1:

Daily 2:

Weekend car:

Everything else:

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 10:07

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Hmm
Let's see..

I always like a big cars. Bentley, Rolls royce, S-Class, Jaguar XJ, BMW 7-Series, Audi avants, etc.

Then comes kei cars, like Honda beat or suzuki cappucino.

Then comes Volvo, because Volvo!
Especially the 240GLT.

Then comes The old italian cars, like countach, testarossa, etc. Except the 458,.it's just beautiful.

Then there's Evo. Because Gran turismo.

I also like a car that I rarely seen, like Miata and NSX.

And I think I love trucks and buses as well. But I don't like SUV, except hilux and Pajero.

I think that's it.

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 10:09

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For the most part it's European sports cars from the mid-60s to the late 80s, usually Brits and Italians.

Saying that, I am very partial to a good looking fast 4-door, again usually classic.

Goshen, formerly Darkcode > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 10:23

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I like a lot of American and Italian cars, high performance mostly. I like British cars in general, some few German cars, the old guard of Japanese performance cars and many Australian cars too.
I'd say my taste is turned towards larger-than-common engines, rear wheel drive, sharp body lines, and a strong character (which may be introvert and classy as well as extrovert and aggressive). I'd have a Daimler Double Six as a DD and a C3 Corvette as a weekend driver.

Agrajag > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 10:33

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I could find something to love about any car/truck. Except K-cars. They can all burn in car hell, and I'm always baffled that so many are still running.

Jonathan Harper > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 10:39

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I like pretty much everything.

The louder the better.

Luke's Dad Sold His 2000TL To Get a Sienna > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 10:39

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I'm definitely a fan of huge luxo-barges too. 18-year olds should have the dream of one day owning a WRX STI or a Evolution or now a BRZ as their first car and for my first car, nothing would make me happier than my dad's Lexus LS460. (Fear my 65-year-old taste in cars.)

My friends and I in high school were going to try and restore a car to Concours Level because that just seemed fun. Collecting a list of cars we all wanted to do, the top ones were the Silver Shadow, Citroen DS and the 300SEL 6.3. (Best frands evur.)

I too LOVE that era of 7-series more than any other 7-series. My perfect one would be silver with the M-wheels.

And my parents made a deal with me saying if I graduate from college and make it to a graduate school, they'd get me any car I'd want as long as it's reasonable. So in four years, I'm aiming to own a 4-year-old-then LX570, since nothing is more badass than driving to an oil field (Petroleum Engineering Major) in an LX imo.

Oh and Vanquish and F40 because racecar.

fhrblig > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 10:40

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Mine are all over the place:

- big, comfy old-man cars (Lincoln Town Car, Cadillacs, large Buicks)

- 4x4 trucks and Jeeps

- stripped down, super basic small cars (preferably manual transmission)

- pony cars (mostly the Challenger but also the Mustang)

- anything made by AMC

- 70's & early 80's Japanese cars

- new luxo-barges (S-class, 7-series, A/S 8, Bentley Flying Spur)

duurtlang > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 10:46

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Quite diverse really, I'd say it consists of:

Post war French luxobarges, coupes, hot hatches and some family sedans/hatches. Citroën, Peugeot and some of the long defunct brands like the Facel Vega. With a few exceptions I do have a general dislike of Renault.

Italian sporty coupes and sedans, preferably not made by Ferrari and Lamborghini. Post was as well.

BMWs from the mids 60s until the early 90s, with some hesitation including the E38, E39 and E46.

VWs and Audis from the late 70s until the early 90s. Maybe including some 60s Beetle derivatives that weren't Beetles themselves.

Mercedes, some models until the early 90s.

Some of the British classics. Old Jags primarily.

Volvo 780. I like some of the older square ones as well, although I'm not too keen on the 240.

The occasional Japanese car. This is something I find hard to define, as I dislike the vast majority. The 1980s MR2, Supra and Prelude are cars I do like for example, I even like the 80s Accord Aerodeck.

SCR - The Soup Of The Day is Bread > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 10:48

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Honestly? My tastes tend to go on the side of large trucks and SUVs, followed by American luxo-barges, BUT I tend to love anything with an engine. For instance, I have a Geo Metro and I love the little thing, despite it being pretty much the exact opposite of what I just said I liked.

I find all cars interesting, and truly it takes a lot for me not to consider one a viable, if unnecessary, purchase in the near future.

Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 11:27

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Mostly Japanese cars.

Victorious Secret > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 11:43

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Easiest question I've ever had to answer

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 11:45

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I like just about anything. The only things I don't care for is when the functionality safety or reversibility are questioned. I think modifications are like a woman applying makeup. Add a little makeup and a good looking woman looks great. Add too much and she looks like a prostitute. That is why I love Restomoding because what made the car awesome is still maintained. What kills me is when people take a perfectly good example and chop it to hell. Tuning is cool, but ricers suck. Lowriders are cool, but bouncing hydraulics ruins the car. There is a certain curve that can make something awesome before becoming terrible.

Things I like: muscle cars, antique cars, hot rods, boulevard cruisers, land yachts, weird French cars, British, German, Italian, Swedish. Japanese.

Things I don't like:

Super lifted trucks, a small lift kit and tire is fine but 12"lift with 36" tires is now putting everyone around at risk. When your tire match my roofline, now we have a problem. http://www.truckinweb.com/tech/0912tr_20…

Stupid loud exhaust.

Stance

A lot of newer Sport/luxury cars. Mainly because people buy them to show off how much money and (lack of) penis size they have.

Blondude > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 12:39

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Pretty much everything. I can think of specific cars that don't really do anything for me but I could never rule out an entire class of cars.

It probably helps that my favorite car tends to fall into a grey area between muscle car and sports car...

Bytemite > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 13:35

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Anything under 2500 lbs and and RWD. Any car that doesn't meet this criteria should be considered a tank and not a car.

Sn210 > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 13:39

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I'm all over the place...

Exx BMW's: M cars, 8 series, 2002's, 3.0 E9's

Late 80's-early 00's Ferraris: Testarossa, F40 & F50, 348, 355, 456, 550

Mid 80's-Mid 90's super cars: EB110, F1, XJ220, 959

Rally legends: Ford Rs200, Lancia 037 and Stratos, Audi Ur Quattro

Go fast trucks: SRT Grand Cherokee, Lightning, SRT-10 Ram, Syclone

STOCK Japanese sports cars from the 90's: Supra, RX7, 300zx

Forbidden Fruit: R32 gtr, TVR Sagaris, Audi RS4 Avant, VW Beetle RSI, Renault Clio v6

Neo-muscle cars: Camaro, Challenger, 300 SRT, Charger SRT, GTO

Legendary concept cars: GT90, Bentley Hunadieres, Audi Quattro & Rosemeyer, VW W12

A few random cars just because: DeLoreans, 60's Continentals, Infiniti M45 (y34), Bentley Turbo R, Volvo v70r, C5 Z06 corvette, '00 Mustang Cobra R, Morgan 3 wheeler, Buick Grand National

I'm not a big fan of new Ferrari's post Enzo, New Lamborghini's post Revention, New Hypercars, classic Muscle cars, pre & post war classics, customized cars, and Mustangs and Corvettes

Nibby > Sn210 09/15/2013 at 13:43

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I agree with a lot of those. There hasn't been a Ferrari I'm interested in since the 360...

The only Corvettes I like are the first stingrays. For Mustang, it is the first gen and current gen only.

Most new supercars and sports cars I don't like. Actually, I don't like most new cars in general.

911e46z06 > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 18:29

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I'm all over the place. I have 11 cars and the only thing you can say about the group as a whole is that they're all either German or American.

Nibby > 911e46z06 09/15/2013 at 18:35

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pics?

911e46z06 > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 20:15

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2 e39s, an e46 M3, '87 911, '07 Z06, '70 VW bus, '09 Silverado, '95 Bronco, '84 K5 Blazer, '87 Suburban, '93 Exploder. Here are some of them.

Nibby > 911e46z06 09/15/2013 at 20:47

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Impressive!

SpeedSix > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 20:55

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Higher-End French cars:

1960s & 1970s Mercedes-Benzes (W111, W108/W109, W114/W115, W100, R121, etc.)

Early BMWs (507, New Klasse, E9, etc.)

Japanese Cars from the 1980s-1990s Economic Boom

1970s-1990s Volvos (1800, 200 series, 700 series, 900 series, 850, etc.)

Atypical sports cars of the 1970s-1990s

Unusual Luxury Cars

SpeedSix > duurtlang 09/15/2013 at 20:56

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Panhards?

SpeedSix > Bytemite 09/15/2013 at 20:58

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Well, there are some nice tanks out there. (Mercedes-Benz 600 pictured)

911e46z06 > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 21:14

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Thanks man. It's as easy as poor decision making and a complete lack of financial responsibility.

MtrRider Just Wants Doritos > Nibby 09/15/2013 at 21:24

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Basically everything. The less a car should exist, the more I like it, but I love every car. I like some just for the curve of its hood.

Bytemite > SpeedSix 09/16/2013 at 00:07

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Isn't that the dictator car Jeremy drove on Top Gear?