What car do you love but would hate to own?

"CB" (jrcb)
08/30/2017 at 19:31 • Filed to: None

I love the Dodge Charger, and the Daytona 392 seems sweet, but I would never want to own one. Reliability and quality seem a little terrifying. Anyway, what’s your pick?

DISCUSSION (30)

2Fast2Furious: Rotary Powered > CB
08/30/2017 at 19:34

Anything FCA.

not for canada - australian in disguise > CB
08/30/2017 at 19:36

Kinja'd!!!

Mostly because it’ll break down every day and there’s no Alfa dealer within 300 kilometres of me.

Decay buys too many beaters > CB
08/30/2017 at 19:38

AMGs

It’s the automatics man... the automatics

My citroen won't start > CB
08/30/2017 at 19:40

Kinja'd!!!

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > CB
08/30/2017 at 19:44

Fiat 500 Abarth

Mercedes-Benz 190E

Saab 9000 CSE

Could add a lot of used European cars to this list, come to think of it.

My bird IS the word > CB
08/30/2017 at 19:46

Kinja'd!!!

Maserati granturismo mc convertible.

My wallet hurts just thinking about it.

promoted by the color red > CB
08/30/2017 at 19:47

E60 M5:

Kinja'd!!!

Pros: V10 sound, V10 performance, and did I mention the V10 under the hood?

Cons: V10 thirst and V10 needs. A typical V10 service involves transferring your bank account over to your BMW mechanic.

CaptDale - is secretly British > not for canada - australian in disguise
08/30/2017 at 19:49

Came for this

Nick Has an Exocet > CB
08/30/2017 at 19:50

So many...

Any 911 or Evora with 4 seats. I can’t get in the carpool lane unless I find a double amputee.

Any muscle car or AMG. Depreciation is painful.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > CB
08/30/2017 at 19:54

Any classic offroader. I love the looks, and I love the simplicity, but realistically, the 4Runner is about as unrefined as I can tolerate.

JR1 > CB
08/30/2017 at 19:57

Reliability with the Charger can’t be that bad!

As for me probably a Range Rover

AestheticsInMotion > CB
08/30/2017 at 19:59

Volvo s60r. I keep going back and forth on whether ownership would be worth it or not... On the one hand, 300hp 5cylinder awd spaceball manual transmission with glorious seats and one of my favorite stock wheel designs of all time. Also, LOOK AT IT.

Kinja'd!!!

On the other hand... If you look at swedespeed and other forums the owners of these cars have convinced themselves that dropping $10,000 a year and having it not run a third of the time even with that cost is totally normal. Maintenance-wise I’d rather risk a mid 2000's audi

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > CB
08/30/2017 at 19:59

Pretty much any German luxury car. Been there, done that, and I have the long detailed repair receipts to prove it. I love driving them, but I don’t have the money I once did and really can’t justify the pain of the maintenance/repairs for the pleasure they provide. Plus people think you’re a douchenozzle, especially if you’re young. These days my Mazda gives me 85-90% of the experience with 5-10% of the expense.

And the VW Vanagon. It’s totally irrational, but I’ve been in love with this vehicle since I first spotted one in 1979. Over the years we’ve had three in my family (mom had a 1980 and a 1990, while I had a 1983.5). They’re not terribly great to drive or particularly reliable, but there is just something intangible about them that I am at a loss to explain.

Kinja'd!!!

The full-tilt Westfalia. Oh, god, that is still one of my dream cars. Don’t ask for a logical explanation as there isn’t one to be found. I don’t even want to go camping, but I want that camper. Bronze, 1986, 2WD. That would be heaven.

Kinja'd!!!

Milky > CB
08/30/2017 at 20:01

Too big, too terrible on gas, would never use the winch, or really take it off road. But damn.

Kinja'd!!!

Shoop > CB
08/30/2017 at 20:04

Most fiat Chrysler products.

I love the 500 abarth enough I might over come that

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Shoop
08/30/2017 at 20:08

From what I’ve seen/heard, the Abarth is pretty reliable. The only expensive thing is if you get the convertible, and that fails.

interstate366, now In The Industry > CB
08/30/2017 at 20:13

The FD RX-7 and the Integra Type R. The FD would probably run properly once a year, and the ITR, while bulletproof reliable, would probably get stolen.

TheRealBicycleBuck > CB
08/30/2017 at 20:32

A friend of mine has a Charger R/T. I wanted one until we both went to the track, he in his Charger, me in my WRX. He was talking smack until that day. He had to eat his words.

I saw another one just this afternoon. Now I want one again....

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > interstate366, now In The Industry
08/30/2017 at 20:37

The FD was fairly reliable, for 90's turbo standards. Most of the unreliable rotary jokes came from the 2004-05 RX-8.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > CB
08/30/2017 at 20:45

a Charger/Challenger SRT...because I’d hate the cheap interior and the fact it may break everyday.

I’d love a Mini Cooper JCW, but again...I’d be broke and/or in the dealership every minute of my life

Carbon Fiber Sasquatch > CB
08/30/2017 at 20:54

Most of them have been covered. Charger, Giulia, V10 M5. Worry about maintenance costs and reliability. But a soft one for me is a Regular cab, long bed Silverado. My grandfather drove them and my father drove them. I have absolutely as much need for one as I do a sports car but like a sports car, I still want one lol

Kinja'd!!!