What Supercar Do You See Yourself Buying Once You Finally Save Up?

"Tim (Fractal Footwork)" (fractalfootwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:01 • Filed to: Show Us, Supercar, Hypercar

I dream constantly about what car, sports car, sub-supercar, supercar, or hypercar, I would buy once I finally get the right job, have little expenses, the starts align, and I can finally afford to live the dream. I'll arrange some categories and feel free to answer as you wish.

Here's mine:

Category 1: Sportscar (Under $50,000)

I really do love my Genesis, and its a great sportscar, but If I had a little extra dough I think I would spring for a new Stingray, but others have crossed my mind including a used Evora, used CLK Black, maybe a Cayman, and it would be difficult to say until I actually have the money.

Category 2: Sub-Supercar ($50,000 - $100,000)

I'm really feeling Aston Martin here, or possibly used Gallardo or R8.

Category 3: Supercar ($100,000 - $...)

Of course, the praise the 458 Speciale has gotten has really turned me toward the dark side of wanting to own a Ferrari, but what would most likely happen here is a used 12C or 650S.

Category 4: Hypercar ($... +)

McLaren P1.

DISCUSSION (48)

Yossarian > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:06

sub $50k- used 997 S or 996 Turbo

$50-$100k- M3/4

$100k and up- new NSX.

Hypercar- LaFerrari

Thunderface > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:07

new or used?

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:07

Kinja'd!!!

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Thunderface
01/18/2015 at 11:08

yes.

pitstop_pitowski > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:10

Kinja'd!!!

Pipe dream, but the 70's era Carrera's still look so money.

Jayhawk Jake > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:10

I will buy a new Corvette someday.

That aside, I'm hoping to buy a C6 ZR1 at some point. It would be my weekend corvette paired to my daily new one

Thunderface > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:11

1. Mustang GT

2. Mustang GT350

3. 458

4. Porch 918

kinjasignedmeout > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:14

1: C6 Z06

2: R8 V10 (Pre-refresh)

3. 12c/650s

4: Agera R or P1

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > kinjasignedmeout
01/18/2015 at 11:14

what changed with the R8 after the refresh?

kinjasignedmeout > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:16

I like the lights on the old one, but I wish they had a V10 plus for it. The original's rear lights were my favorite on any car ever.

KnowsAboutCars > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:16

Sports car: E46 M3 CSL

Sub Super car: Challenger Hellcat

Super car: Countach 5000QV (pre '87)

Hyper car: Agera R

djmt1 > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:18

Kinja'd!!!

Good choices.

As for myself I would probably get a 996 Turbo or a GTR and then purchase some addition horsepower to the tune of a 1000.

Justin Hughes > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:20

The best rally car I can afford, whatever the category. I'll probably start with a <$5000 beater.

Kinja'd!!!

Nibby > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:20

sub $50k

Acura RLX

sub $100k

Cadillac ELR

$100k+

G63 AMG 6x6

yamahog > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:21

Kinja'd!!!

Shit, I just went full Guy Fieri. Oh well.

Tim (Fractal Footwork) > Nibby
01/18/2015 at 11:21

wat.

TurboSloth > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:22

Either an R34 or a used Gallardo/R8 with a gated shifter.

PS9 > Nibby
01/18/2015 at 11:26

Kinja'd!!!

PS9 > kinjasignedmeout
01/18/2015 at 11:27

Wait...if kinja signed you out...and you can still post...

...THEN WHO WAS PHONE

Nibby > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:27

obviously no one in their right mind would ever do this

More realistically... even though I'm going away from the sports car thing a bit.

$50k - a nice Dodge Ram or F150 4x4

sub $100k

Audi S7

$100k+

Probably an S550

PS9 > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
01/18/2015 at 11:27

Blue one is an illegal alien.

Decay buys too many beaters > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:29

Sub $50K - E92 M3

50-100K - C7 Zo6 or Z/28 or Mustang GT350R (probably the stingray)

100K up - GT3RS

Hypercar - Ferrari F40

PlasteredClover > Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2
01/18/2015 at 11:35

ferrari f40= muscle car with turbos.

kinjasignedmeout > PS9
01/18/2015 at 11:36

Actually Kinja signed Hykers out, not kinjasignedmeout. Hykers did not know his login code, so he formed kinjasignedmeout.

 > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:39

1. 5th gen Lotus Esprit.

2. Porsche 964

3. Ford GT (not the new one)

4. Ferrari 288 GTO

45bullets > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 11:56

sub 50k- e-type, e46 m3.

50-100k- f-type or v8 vantage.

100k and up- mclaren 12c.

hypercar- mclaren f1.

StingrayJake > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 12:01

Corvette. What generation and trim level would depend entirely on my financial situation but I'm sure I could find a way to fill out each category with a different Vette.

I was indoctrinated into the followers of Arkus of the Corvette at a young age. It'll always be my dream car.

Steve in Manhattan > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 12:09

Kinja'd!!!

Just this. 6 speed box if available. That's all.

TheHondaBro > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 12:21

Kinja'd!!!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 12:23

Sub $50k

Well I have my 71' 240Z and for under 50K I would do a ground up restoration, the mechanicals are all rebuilt so it would mainly be a total repaint and preventative coating job, remove my horrible side trim, all the little details, everything that would help the car survive, I just got a rear disk kit and Enkei Comps will be here in two day, so I would upgrade the fronts brakes, rear end swap with LSD, everything etc... You know the long list we all have...

Kinja'd!!!

$50-$100

I'm pretty satisfied with my Z but for around 100K I might entertain something like a nice Pantera, my interests jump the cash mark quite a bit with sports cars mainly because I like older cars. The race Pantera would be over 1oo, I saw a Mangusta race car for 340, oh mama.

Kinja'd!!!

For Hypercar territory, no limits...

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I would say for more modern an F40, older a Miura maybe, Stratos, how do you choose?

Short-throw Granny Shifter is 2 #blessed 2b stressed > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 12:52

NISMO Z

Maserati Coupé

911 Turbo

Any Koeniggsegg

Big Bubba Ray > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
01/18/2015 at 12:59

The previous owner of my Z tore off the side trim and left me with this mess haha

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Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 13:51

For me, I can see myself getting that sub $50K sports car. If I get anything truly expensive, I'll be worried about damaging it. I wouldn't want to buy something only to have it as a trailer queen.

As for what I'd actually get, I think any of the following:

Non-supercharged Elise

A manual C3 Corvette or a Corvette from the mid 1990s or later.

A manual Mustang... either a V8 one or one of the more recent ones with the Duratec V6.

A Porsche 911... manual, non-turbo, RWD... maybe as old as the 911SC from the late 1970s or early 1980s.

Ferrari 308/328 GTB or GTS.

Tesla Roadster... if one is available.

Nobi > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 14:13

Category 1: new WRX

Category 2: Z06

Category 3: Gallardo Superleggera

Category 4: Hennessey Venom GT, only to paint it like this:

Kinja'd!!!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Big Bubba Ray
01/18/2015 at 14:27

Yeah I have to leave it where it is for now. The front of my hood was dinged in the past so I hammered it a bit better and painted the area. Someday I will do everything, replace a fender with rust at the bottom and the hood, maybe a lighter hood since I'll paint it. We fixed the rust spots and welded some reinforcement that the Z expert I went to wanted to do. We wire brushed and undercoated it as much as possible. I have the panel for the hatch tailgate because of a few spots, but I will change that when this is done someday, for now I ground off the rust spots there and put miracle paint with some fiberglass weave on it to keep it all sealed and dry. Mine was in a guys garage for years, not a barn but its not bad for a Datsun, pretty much any Datsun will need help at this point if it hasn't had any.

Jack Does Cars > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 14:32

Sub 50k: Alfa Romeo 4C

50k-100k: used Nissan GT-R

100k+: Porsche 991 Turbo S or Lamborghini Huracan

ALL OF THE MONIES: Pagani Huayra or a Koenigsegg One:1

Pabuuu, JDM car enthusiast & Italian parts hoarder > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 14:38

Category 1:

Nissan R34 , C4 Corvette Honda NSX or any gen Silvia.

Category 2:

Nissan R35, BMW M6

Category 3:

Lamborghini something

Category 4:

Vector or a Bugatti would be nice.

gamefreak32 > Tim (Fractal Footwork)
01/18/2015 at 14:39

Category 1: Sportscar (Under $50,000)

Lotus Elise/Exige

C6 Z06

Used CTS-V manual

Chevy SS

Ford Focus RS

Category 2: Sub-Supercar ($50,000 - $100,000)

C7 Z06

CTS-V

Ultima GTR

Category 3: Supercar ($100,000 - $...)

Ford GT

Category 4: Hypercar ($... +)

Too impractical from a financial and reliability standpoint. If I can't drive it to work everyday without worrying about rock chips, door dings, etc. then it is not worth having.