Happy Day To All Fathers Out There, Whats The Best Car For Them?

"Vicente Esteve" (vicente-esteve) 06/15/2014 at 13:31 • Filed to: Fathers

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My choice is actually a favourite car of my fathers. The Dodge Charger SRT-8. He isn't much of a Dodge fan, (more of a Mustang guy) but he is all over the Dodge Charger. For all fathers out there, I don't think there is a better car. The styling is thoroughly bad ass inside out. You just can't stop looking at the angry headlights, the huge aggresive wheels, and to finish it off the Racetrack taillights. Inside, you can have saddle or red leather, which every father out there will appreciate. As a whole, it has an attitude that fathers will adore. From the excitement seeing it, to the thrill of turning it on, to the shivers you get revving the monstrous V8.

And, to back all those looks, the SRT will give you a magnificent slab of muscle with its 6.4 Litre Hemi, translated into 470 HP and 470 lb.-ft. of torque. Brembo red painted brake calipers, flat bottomed steering wheel, humongous bucket seats, performance redouts on the 8.4 inch screen will wrap it up nicely. All of this performance, all of the character, all of the mean looks, all of the space for the family/stuff, all of the memories of old muscle cars, and all of the sensation of being an undercover cop is exactly why fathers will agree with this being a perfect car for them.

So tell me Opponauts/Jalops, what is the best car for fathers out there?

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 13:32

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Porsche Panamera or AMC Eagle wagon.

Vicente Esteve > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 06/15/2014 at 13:33

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My father also loves the Panamera. He is one of the few people who consider it great looking.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 13:35

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I am with your father I want one well I want any Porsche but I love it while others puke while looking at one.

jkm7680 > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 13:35

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Audi S4...

Vicente Esteve > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 06/15/2014 at 13:36

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Haha, I love that when poeple drive it they say it drives amazingly. It is just ridiculously good.

Vicente Esteve > jkm7680 06/15/2014 at 13:38

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Thats a good choice, but I think that it is a little sober for a father to like. Still, for a discrete car, its fantastic.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 13:39

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Then there are the Porsche "enthusiast" who say...."I wouldn't call it a Porsche even if there was a fire!!!"

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 13:40

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Then there are the Porsche "enthusiast" who say...."I wouldn't call it a Porsche even if there was a fire!!!"

The Transporter > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 13:44

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That's a fine point you make sir, but let me present a rebuttal:

Squid > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 13:49

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If I won the lotto I'd go all silly and buy my pops his dream home on wheels. He wants a big class A motorhome to drive around in. But for just a car I think my dad would enjoy having a SRT 8 300, but I'd put it on air springs to help save his back from a harsh ride. After all he has been a Mopar man for as long as I've known him, but he gets my mom all the weird cars like a Peugot diesel station wagon with vinyl seats back in the 80's. . .

But really I want to find his old 2002 he had if it is still on the road. If it isn't I'd find him a 2002tii and call it a day. Maybe it would give him a reason to eat healthier and lose weight so he could fit in it comfortably.

MAXIMUMVRM > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 13:50

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or if it has to be a car

Vicente Esteve > Vince-The Roadside Mechanic 06/15/2014 at 13:50

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Hahaha true that. I do think it is a Porsche, it has so many Porsche traits the 4 doors are just an afterthought IMHO

Vicente Esteve > The Transporter 06/15/2014 at 13:51

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Wow. That is a fantastic choice.

My father IS in fact a wagon lover.

Vicente Esteve > Squid 06/15/2014 at 13:53

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Thats is an awesome car history. I also would like in the future to buy my father his dream car. It would be amazing to find that 2002, and I think your father would be thanked for life.

Vicente Esteve > MAXIMUMVRM 06/15/2014 at 13:53

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Hmmm, it is tempting to put a Raptor F-150.

Audi is also a great choice if your father is more suit and tie than jersey and cap.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 13:54

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For my dad, a Porsche 991(most likely a Carrera 4) in one of these colors:

Squid > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 14:04

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It's funny his eyes light up when ever he sees a 2002 on the road and if he sees one parked he has to gawk at it for a bit. If the owner is around he has to say something to them. I think he really regrets selling it. That was the last really fun car he owned as far as I know. He ended up with company cars in the 80's and had a Caravan for a long time then he had 2 Intrepids and then a Durango and now a Pacifica. See what I mean by a Mopar man? Those are just the ones he's had since I've been alive. In his 20's he had a 69 Charger.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 14:07

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Well, I know my dad's favorite:

Vicente Esteve > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/15/2014 at 14:25

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Great choice! My father and I consider ourselves Porsche fans. We still cant get over how desperately gorgeous the new Targa 911 is!

Vicente Esteve > Squid 06/15/2014 at 14:27

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He really is a Mopar guy! I think he deserves a new fun car, even another 2002.

Vicente Esteve > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 06/15/2014 at 14:28

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So classy, so correct

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 14:41

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I want a Targa sooo bad!! :D

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 14:49

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My dad being a Chevy guy and all, he'd want something along the lines of this

or this

or this

He's showed interest in all of them, so I can't really pinpoint which one he'd want the most.

Enginerrrrrrrrr > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 15:43

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Since my father has no chicks in the coupe, he just needs something ot have fun ansd use to escape. For that I submit:

Complete with pop-up camper and mountains.

oldestyoungn > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 15:48

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While he'd really like a new red Corvette Z06 he probably would get a STi (for speed/looks) or CTS-V wagon (for luxury/ultimate practicality) so he can fulfill fatherly transport roles. Actually thinking about it... he'd probably like the Raptor too...

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 17:14

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Exactly.

Vicente Esteve > K-Roll-PorscheTamer 06/15/2014 at 18:10

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So much German Complexity its beautiful!

Vicente Esteve > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/15/2014 at 18:12

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My dad used to be a Chevy guy as well. He bought like 8 Silverados until he disliked the 90s version and he decided to buy a Tacoma. He says for now its the best truck he has ever owned. I also thought of including the SS

Vicente Esteve > Enginerrrrrrrrr 06/15/2014 at 18:13

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That thing is more honest than the Mexican Constitution

Vicente Esteve > oldestyoungn 06/15/2014 at 18:16

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My father also has to fulfill transport roles. He just likes having that extra practicality whenever its needed. My father barely knows about the STi.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 18:40

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How did he not like the 90s version!? That's like the best of the modern ones!

Vicente Esteve > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/15/2014 at 18:53

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Haha it wasnt a 90s sorry, it was early 2000 with a more round look. It has the least smooth cloth seats, and the interior broke to pieces. The 90s and 80s he liked a lot

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Vicente Esteve 06/15/2014 at 18:55

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I guess you could say it was a '99.

Somehow this is my favorite model year.

Vicente Esteve > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 06/15/2014 at 19:09

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Haha it was just like this one. Though the wheels were steel instead of chrome, and it was a dark grey color that never looked nice.

I respect your favourite choice, as we had a white Suburban of the same generation with the dual rear doors! That thing performed its duty admirably