A journey you CAN repeat hypothetically, by going back a decade.

"WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe" (wesbarton89) 03/24/2015 at 18:56 • Filed to: None

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Let's go back in time to 2005. Assuming you have no knowledge of the future, and what cars will be like in the now-present day. Back in the days of MySpace, LimeWire, MSN Messenger, before Toby Keith really sucked, before smartphones became glued to everybody's hands, like some sort of partial high-tech crucifying ritual, before Pontiac died its slow death. What car would you buy in the 2005? New or used. Let's assume that it's January of 2005, so no 2006 MY cars are on the lots.

Notable vehicles for 2005 include:

The first year of the C6 Corvette

Chevy Cobalt

Bugatti Veyron

Your choices are NOT limited to these, they're just examples.

If it were me, I think I would go with the Chevy Cobalt SS Supercharged, with a stick of course. It's got more character compared to the more sedate base model Cobalts.

What's your choice? (Alternatively, if you DID buy a car in 2005, what did you buy? If you could go back and get a different vehicle, would you?)

E. Julius > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 03/24/2015 at 18:58

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Air cooled 911 at everyman prices.

PS9 > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 03/24/2015 at 19:01

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2005? The Veyron is that old? Damn...

this is not matt farah's foxbodymiata > E. Julius 03/24/2015 at 19:03

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100 air cooled 911's. A cool million or two ten years later.

kanadanmajava1 > E. Julius 03/24/2015 at 19:03

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I agree. The current situation is annoying.

505Turbeaux > E. Julius 03/24/2015 at 19:04

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even a 912 at mattress money prices

Cherry_man1 > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 03/24/2015 at 19:04

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What about the beginning of the S197 Mustang? Also the Ford GT.

pitstop_pitowski > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 03/24/2015 at 19:05

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I would have kept my 1992 Jeep Cherokee Sport. But if we are only using the 2005 model year then a 2005 Saab 9-2X is the answer.

stuttgartobsessed > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 03/24/2015 at 19:07

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Lamborghini espada around 40-50k instead of the 200k they now go for. That or any air cooled 911

Alfalfa Romeo > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 03/24/2015 at 19:18

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I'm thinking Pontiac GTO.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 03/24/2015 at 19:20

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GMT800 Silverado.

WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe > norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback 03/24/2015 at 19:21

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Complete with burnt out headlight I assume!

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 03/24/2015 at 19:32

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Nah!

Twism > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 03/24/2015 at 19:40

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That brand-new car smell in my Magnum?

ooooohhhh yeaahhh.

Dsscats > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 03/24/2015 at 19:45

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Ferrari F40

Or Ford GT pre-appreciation.

GUYMANDUDE > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 03/24/2015 at 23:48

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e46 m3, c6, cts-v

gergey - Wishes vette was Datsun > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 03/25/2015 at 00:40

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She was new in 2005... and new to me in 2014 with 70k miles.

Alternately, a brand new 2005 NSX-T

Axial > WesBarton89 - The Way to Santa Fe 03/25/2015 at 02:46

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1990 ZR-1. They were even cheaper back then!

If we're assuming I already own what I own, which is that, then 1988 Fiero GT. Still cheap now, probably a little easier to find in 2005, and V8 Archies was still a thing.