Dream Garage: éX-Driving Edition

"Wheelerguy" (wheelerguy) 06/30/2016 at 15:30 • Filed to: Dream Garage, éX-Driver

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Thanks to Urambo Tauro’s FP writeup, I thought of us Opponauts being those éX-Drivers. If we were going to do what they do in that series, what two cars will you use?

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To make things interesting, you shall choose two manual-gearbox cars : one that is of about the same vintage as the ones in the show , but I’ll cast a wider net and start from 1960 and end in the year 2000 , and one from 2001 to 2020 . My choices are seen above.

You can have it any way you want. You can have a Porsche 914-6 as your old recipro, and pair it with a Boss 302 Mustang. You can shoot for the Moon and go with a Low-Drag E-type Coupe and a C7 Corvette Z06, or be a bit more funky and have a combination of a Triumph Spitfire GT6 and an Audi TTRS, or a full 4WD garage that has a Peugeot 208 T16 and a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6.

There’s quite a lot more I can suggest, but I’ll leave the choices to you.

S65 > Wheelerguy 06/30/2016 at 10:03

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Porsche 914-6

NSX-R GT

DutchieDC2R > Wheelerguy 06/30/2016 at 10:03

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Hmm, your Aussie choice inspired me. I wanna go...for a Toyota 2000GT and a Vauxhall Monaro Bathurst, because of the whineeeee of the supercharger. Hot momma, I love that sound.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Wheelerguy 06/30/2016 at 10:05

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1997 Nismo 400R

And a Shelby GT350R

Urambo Tauro > Wheelerguy 06/30/2016 at 10:05

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That’s a tough one; I’ll have to give it some more thought. Whatever it is, it can’t be one of those shoulder-height beltline cars. I need to be able to comfortably shoot from the driver’s seat.

What other criteria do you think we should look for?

Wheelerguy > Urambo Tauro 06/30/2016 at 10:13

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Well, for the most part, we can do away with the rarity restriction, because *Mr. Regular voice* EVERYTHING IS RARE */Mr. Regular voice* in that world, but generally, as long as the post-2000 car is manual and does not have more than three chassis modes (so if the car has 4 more modes before Sport+ it’s out), we’re good.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Urambo Tauro 06/30/2016 at 10:18

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The higher beltline might be needed for cover.

Rainbow > Wheelerguy 06/30/2016 at 10:22

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I’ll take an LM002, in red, with a light tan interior.

The other one can be a Spyker C8 in silver on red.

Both fit the aesthetic of the show pretty damn well, I think.

ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) > Wheelerguy 06/30/2016 at 10:37

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Race-prepped Lancia Fulvia

Rally-spec STI hatch with external cage and push-bars.

KnowsAboutCars > Wheelerguy 06/30/2016 at 10:40

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‘68 Dodge Coronet R/T

Jaguar F-Type

Wobbles the Mind > Wheelerguy 06/30/2016 at 11:11

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Maybe an Audi Quattro

and a 996 911 GT2 with some kit

I honestly don’t know.

Wheelerguy > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 06/30/2016 at 11:22

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Or...

I mean, it wouldn’t be too hard to manual-swap an SLS, now, would it?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Wheelerguy 06/30/2016 at 12:18

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A Lotus Espirit V8

And a Locan Motors Rally Fighter

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ADabOfOppo; Gone Plaid (Instructables Can Be Confusable) 06/30/2016 at 12:27

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Your STI is best STI because exocage.

Wheelerguy > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/30/2016 at 12:28

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That makes two people having some burly machinery. Rainbow was having an LM002.

AfromanGTO > Wheelerguy 06/30/2016 at 15:49

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06 GTO

1970 El Camino SS

The Chalz > Wheelerguy 06/30/2016 at 16:26

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To go fast it’s gotta be a big block muscle car, my choice would be a 1971 El Camino SS with the 454:

When the roads get curvy nothing beats a Lotus Elise:

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Wheelerguy 06/30/2016 at 17:37

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You've got to have something ready for rough dirt roads, or a complete lack of roads.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > AfromanGTO 06/30/2016 at 17:38

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The Elco could come in handy if say a passenger in a runaway car needed to be removed from the vehicle while it's still moving.

AfromanGTO > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 06/30/2016 at 17:54

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Bingo! Jump into the bed.

RT > Wheelerguy 06/30/2016 at 19:44

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Jensen Interceptor (plus it makes the best puns for car chases).

And an Avantime, because I love it.

But if I have to choose a sensible option, the car would have to…

- Catch up and stay with vehicles for high speed chases.

- Have good visibility so I can throw stuff out of the windows, just like in the anime.

- Large parts selection since lots of these cars were rammed into things in the anime.

Answer is Volvo (it’s like a low maintenance BMW, Merc or Jag).

And Saabaru (it’s like a low maintenance STI, Evo or Integrale).

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > AfromanGTO 07/01/2016 at 01:01

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Waoh, I don’t thick we know each other well enough for an invitation like that sailor.

AfromanGTO > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 07/01/2016 at 10:54

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Would you prefer the game of swipe left first?

Amoore100 > Wheelerguy 07/17/2016 at 14:51

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TVR Tuscan Speed Six.

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Some ‘90s Tatras.

This may or may not result in certain death.

Wheelerguy > Amoore100 07/17/2016 at 23:24

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I think you can actually restomod that Tatra so it’s as bulletproof as a Camry. If I’m right, Lotus will still exist and can tune the V6 for more power, and the rest of the running gear can be bolstered no problem.

I know, taints the character, but the Autonomotive Singularity will be a long era.

Amoore100 > Wheelerguy 07/18/2016 at 01:17

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If you’re talking about the TVR Speed Six, keep in mind that it’s actually an I6 and not a Vee, though it shouldn’t matter too much regardless.

The Tatra’s got an air-cooled V8, it’s hard to say how that will hold-up although the company has a history in the commercial sector so their cars are likely pretty tough as well. To be fair, dropping a SBC in there is probably pretty easy, but the extra power would likely be dangerous with the RR setup. As I said, both are ‘likely deadly’.