Oppo-Challenge: Who here owns the best car?

"Nick Has an Exocet" (nickallain) 05/07/2016 at 18:50 • Filed to: None

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Update: People have predictably asked: What is best? I’m leaving that intentionally open. I’m thinking that maybe we should do an Oppo-Car-Bracket. Would people be interested?

I know there are some folks here own some fast, old, weird, and smelly things - who owns the best stuff and how did they or you end up with it?

d15b > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 16:36

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I can’t tell you what the best car is, but I can tell you what all best cars have in common!

They all run!

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 16:37

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Cameron Glickenhaus sometimes stops by the FP. He wins

Invinciblejets > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 16:40

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My car certainly smelly, weird and old..not fast tho. It just sits in my driveway collecting mold. And stealing money from me and taking my weekends. But I love it and it will always be the best to me. (Even more so when the 6port turbo build is done)

Here’s and old pic when I was daily driving it.

So I win right? Admit it all of you love rotarys. Don't lie.

scoob > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 16:40

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BTU.

ttyymmnn > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 16:43

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The best car is the one in your driveway.

KatzManDu > d15b 05/07/2016 at 16:45

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Once my DS gets all nice I’ll be bragging, but not now.

d15b > KatzManDu 05/07/2016 at 16:46

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Citroen DS?

Berang > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 16:53

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my car is red, so it’s automatically the coolest.

CounterTorqueSteer > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 05/07/2016 at 16:58

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*James. Cameron is his wife.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 17:00

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Me, duh. And I have it because I bought it.

Sam > scoob 05/07/2016 at 17:02

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The only one that beats him is Glickenhaus, but he isn't really here too often.

PRBot II > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 17:08

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Best as in fastest lap time? Drag time? Most luxurious? Best looking? Street cred? Jalop points? ...i.e. brown diesel wagon miata whatever thing...

DeMuro recently posted about the car that “has it all” or something like that. I forget how he concluded it all and I don’t have the time to look it up since I’m on my phone and I just boarded this plane and won’t be able to respond for a few hours. But I have a 2015 Mustang GT and I love it even though it’s not the best car in the history of cars ever but oh well.

Also CA coal miner wins because Ford GT. Not the new one, the better one.

Old Red Wagon > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 17:14

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Bit vague but I’m pretty content with my stable of cars. MK7 GTI and an E30 320i Touring. Don’t know if they are the best as we don’t know what that means but I love them both.

smobgirl > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 17:17

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I have the best car, which is the best except for the won-the-lottery car, which I'll never have so it doesn't count anyway.

lone_liberal > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 17:18

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Best or fast? Not me. Old and smelly? I have one that meets those criteria. A ‘71 Camaro that was bought for $800 and I’m not sure it was worth that. I did originally have a ‘72 that was in pretty good shape but it met its demise against a telephone pole which did too much damage to the unibody to easily fix. Due to life reasons all I could keep from that car was its engine and transmission. As it stands now (after a TON of work) the ‘71 runs and moves but is still in need of body work.

My bird IS the word > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 17:21

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I’m just curious to see how many rich oppos there are.

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > CounterTorqueSteer 05/07/2016 at 17:26

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Fuck, I totally knew that. I can’t believe I got that wrong

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 17:37

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It’s not me. That’s for sure.

wbizarre - OEM fetishist > 71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors 05/07/2016 at 18:01

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Glickenhaus posts here?!?!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 18:07

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CACoalminer(?) Has a 918.

scoob > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 05/07/2016 at 18:09

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What?!

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > scoob 05/07/2016 at 18:14

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Yeah, CACoalminer has a 918, I think a Ford GT, and he had a Carrera GT.

71MGBGT Likes Subarus of Unusual Colors > wbizarre - OEM fetishist 05/07/2016 at 18:18

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I've never seen him on OPPO but he sometimes shows up on the FP if there's an article about one of his cars

Conan > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 18:32

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Provided you’re not a thief the best cars are typically the ones you own.

Aaron M - MasoFiST > Berang 05/07/2016 at 18:58

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People can talk about cars they’d kill for, but you’re probably the only one who has a car my Mom would kill for...she still has a place in her heart for her old Saab.

PorkchoPlissken > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 19:01

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Not me, though I think mine is the best for me at the present time.

PushToStart > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 05/07/2016 at 19:03

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2 Ford GTs I think. And a McLaren 12C, and I think he told me he used to have a 911 GT3 RS 4.0 once

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 19:03

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High revving small displacement motor, a propensity for trying to kill me, faster than you’d think, T-Tops, rusting, and under 2000 lbs. Charlie’s the best car here.

chaozbandit > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 19:05

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I own something with VTEC.

Nauraushaun > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 19:11

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There’s a guy here who has an SLS AMG. Which is awesome. But it sounds like the mysteriuos CA Coal Miner has him beat. Never seen him post myself.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 19:23

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I do. I own a Corvair. The car that can be anything!

Übel > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 19:37

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I have German engineering AND Italian styling. Can’t top that!

XJDano > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 19:43

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My best car, one that's mine. Probably not best of all.

C62030 > d15b 05/07/2016 at 20:08

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Nintendo

Nick Has an Exocet > Übel 05/07/2016 at 20:34

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That depends. Don’t you also have the floor pan of the beetle?

Übel > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 20:40

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More or less, it shares pretty much everything with the Beetle

Dusty Ventures > CounterTorqueSteer 05/07/2016 at 21:27

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I like that together they’re James Cameron.

Dusty Ventures > smobgirl 05/07/2016 at 21:30

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I admit I do want your car

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 21:41

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This has no engine

This has no bed

This has no top

MonkeePuzzle > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 22:00

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9a bracket, or daily 1 opponaut car against another opponaut’s vote contest would be a fun recurring event.

just a no hard feelings daily popular vote. eventual champion would result. maybe the outcome wont be a surprise, but itd be an interesting daily showcaee of two cars and see what it is oppo actually values on a car

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 22:05

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Zs are the bestest!!

smobgirl > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) 05/07/2016 at 22:30

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That's a lovely car.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > smobgirl 05/07/2016 at 22:32

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Thanks, she gets prettier the deeper you look.

smobgirl > Dusty Ventures 05/07/2016 at 22:45

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I think I'd rather have your rally life.

Nick Has an Exocet > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 05/07/2016 at 22:59

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Put the Miata engine in the RX, the truck engine in the miata, and part the truck to buy a new top. Problem solved, thanks for coming. :)

Matt Nichelson > Nauraushaun 05/07/2016 at 23:06

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Battery Tender has the SLS. He also has a Focus RS ordered. Coal Miner is the one with the Ford GT iirc.

Dusty Ventures > smobgirl 05/07/2016 at 23:15

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You can! For just three easy payments of $29.95!

Seriously though, the hardest part of getting started as a co-driver is probably getting the time off from your boss. If you can manage that you can totally do it.

GenuineAlexReid - The Reidus > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 23:22

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I have this, which I am restoring, it’s my dream car!

and this

Which is just for fun :)

briannutter1 > Nick Has an Exocet 05/07/2016 at 23:24

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One car that does it all! Land speed, autocross, track days, sub 3000 lbs with a proper 6 speed. Infinitely modable and parts are cheap.

j.davism5 > Nick Has an Exocet 05/08/2016 at 00:15

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01' E39 M5 and 02' E46 M3. Do I get a prize?

flyingmetalbird > Nick Has an Exocet 05/08/2016 at 01:21

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Too small and broken beyond belief.... But a little cool:)

KatzManDu > d15b 05/08/2016 at 03:38

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Dude, look at my posts. I’ve been whinging about it since it’s super rusty. Citroen DS Break, even :D

haveacarortwoorthree2 > Nick Has an Exocet 05/08/2016 at 10:05

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Extra credit because it was purchased directly as a result of an Oppo post?

CounterTorqueSteer > Dusty Ventures 05/08/2016 at 10:15

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And that James is (was) a film director.

pjhusa > Nick Has an Exocet 05/08/2016 at 12:28

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We have both common premium sedan and uncommon yet common luxury body-on-frame SUV referred to as a crossover for some reason thingamajig! The Jalop dream!

Conveniently placed together in one image for your perusal!

d15b > KatzManDu 05/08/2016 at 16:08

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DO IT!

CaptDale - is secretly British > Nick Has an Exocet 05/09/2016 at 11:23

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2006 GTO: I bought it for my DD. Took me 6 months to find a car. I found it in Reno for 20k with only 9,700 miles on it in 2015.

1979 928: Bought it for a small project for me and my now ex. Bought it for $500. Now I just need to get rid of it.

1969 AH Sprite: Found this on CL and bought it for $500 to be my HS senior project. She has been moved multiple places with me, never finished. Someday....

Nick Has an Exocet > CaptDale - is secretly British 05/09/2016 at 17:51

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Cool. I love the look of the 928. Got pics? Does it have that classic burgundy interior?

CaptDale - is secretly British > Nick Has an Exocet 05/09/2016 at 17:57

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No... It is a bit of a mess...