Very Hard Question!

"Nate-964" (Nate-964)
09/01/2014 at 22:26 • Filed to: None

What is your absolute favorite car?

I don't think I have one car that I can say is my favorite...

Good night

DISCUSSION (31)

AM3R > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:28

I hate that question. I don't have an absolute favorite! If you asked me to pick one car to drive for free forever, i wouldn't be able to pick.

K-Roll-PorscheTamer > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:28

Porsche 911

Racing Archivist > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:28

Lister Knobly

Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:29

McLaren F1.

I'll never own it. I'll never sit in it. I'll likely never touch it. Nevertheless, I can't help but marvel at the engineering that went into the car, and how far forward it pushed the performance bar for supercars.

Nerd-Vol > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:29

1996 c4 corvette.

I think.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:30

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Nate-964 > AM3R
09/01/2014 at 22:32

haha...I know...someone asked me that question this weekend and I was stumped...I was curious to see if others on Oppo had the same response

Brian Silvestro > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:32

Probably this:

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phenotyp > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:32

Kinja'd!!!

For personal reasons.

Sam > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:32

Oooooo, it's a tie between the C1 Corvette and the Aston Martin V12 Vantage. I'd probably go with the Aston though.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:33

Whatever car I currently own.

My citroen won't start > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:34

The Alfa 2000 spider, I saw in 2005 in the Andy Garcia movie "The Lost City", been in love with it ever since.

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$kaycog > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:34

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Ford GT/GT40.

PushToStart > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:35

F40 no doubt.

A ton of other stuff is tied for second though...

Scary__goongala! > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:35

Either the Mclaren F1 or Ferrari F40. Each has specific traits that I adore.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:36

Current generation GMC Sierra 1500 Denali.

I like trucks a lot.

And all that capability mixed with luxury thanks to being a Denali.

And with the 6.2L V8, it ain't no slouch.

AM3R > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:36

I don't really have any family members or close friends that are car enthusiasts, so whenever they ask me what my favorite car is they don't understand why I hesitate. It's tough!

RoadHead -- Armand > Ravey Mayvey Slurpee Surprise
09/01/2014 at 22:36

Once when I was a youngster, I was walking around my town with a few friends. We passed the local luxury auto dealership and found that the gate, usually locked, was open. We wandered inside the showroom and found the only person inside was a young man on the computer, who seemed to care little about our presence. It was then that we saw it, in glossy black, the McLaren F1. I had never heard of the car before, and there it was. I was astounded by its beauty.

Nate-964 > phenotyp
09/01/2014 at 22:38

May I ask why? I had a hot wheels Audi Avus as a kid and I was obsessed with it back then...the Avus Quattro was a stunning concept...it is a sin it was not put into production

mcseanerson > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:39

I doubt there are many people who have the same answer all the time so this is my current flavor of the week.

Z/28 life

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RoadHead -- Armand > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:40

When I was young, my dream car was a 1967 Camaro SS, with hideaway headlights. Hugger orange with black stripes. As I got older, I began to lust after the H1 Alpha. Now, I don't have a single favorite car, I have loads! Dodge Challenger Hellcat, 1962 Oldsmobile Starfire, M35A2, and Porsche 918, just to name a few.

Vince-The Roadside Mechanic > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:41

Porsche 356.

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Datsun4ever > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:45

This question really does suck. Copious amounts of suck. But I think it'd have to be this.

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thebigbossyboss > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:46

BUICK GNX.

The GNX is an insane car.

As Patrick George wrote:

"Essentially a Buick Regal Grand National with a huge turbocharged V6 engine and an astronomical amount of horsepower and torque, the GNX was capable of the zero to 60 mph in just 4.7 seconds, making it both a tire-shredder and a giant killer. And it looks mean as fuck, too." Yeah. 4.7 Seconds in 1986.

CRider > $kaycog
09/01/2014 at 22:47

Too easy for you. What's your second favorite?

Viggen > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:48

Aston Martin V12 Vantage. It's everything I'd ask for of a car.

phenotyp > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:48

Long story, with many branching answers. But J Mays pretty much got me into car design, and that car was without exaggeration a revelation. (Too bad its engine was made of wood...)

The one time J reviewed my work personally, on my Cobra at Ford, he said it had a great rhythm. That's pretty much the biggest compliment I've ever received, design-wise.

It was his ethos that resonated with me really strongly, and even though others whose work he hated (cf Bangle, whom I admire the hell out of) were doing really different things, he hit all the right notes at exactly the right time. And it was an interview from 1992, when he'd just started leading Audi's CA studio, that made me decide that that's what I was going to do. Not to follow, but to learn from. More than anyone who's led global design teams, he understood the balance between history, emotional resonance, and looking toward the future.

CRider > Nate-964
09/01/2014 at 22:49

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