For Sports Cars, the Original/Base Model is ALWAYS the Best Looking Version.  

"Milky" (jordanmielke) 08/11/2016 at 13:33 • Filed to: Rant, Senior Week, Countach

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The 5000 Quattrovalvole looks like it has 1000 lbs of cladding. The F430 has Sid from Ice Age eyes. The C7 Z07 has more tacked on bits than a bulletin board at a Save a Lot in the hood. The GT3 has a stupid looking front bumper. Etc. Etc.

Sports/Super cars that have a high enough base price, end coming out of the factory right the first time. By “right”, I mean as the designers/engineers intended. The more you mess with it, the more you mess it up.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Milky 08/11/2016 at 13:35

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If you don’t think the Countache looks better with the world’s largest coke tray on the back, you don’t understand what makes a Countache special.

EL_ULY > Milky 08/11/2016 at 13:37

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Milky > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 08/11/2016 at 13:40

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The wing is stupid. @10:50

Milky > EL_ULY 08/11/2016 at 13:42

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That’s not expensive enough, same with the Mustang. They have budget beginnings so more accountants are involved.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Milky 08/11/2016 at 13:42

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The wing is one of the most cocaine things on the most cocaine car ever.

not for canada - australian in disguise > Milky 08/11/2016 at 13:44

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Counterpoint.

EL_ULY > Milky 08/11/2016 at 13:45

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lol even if they were $18K base price, that is waaay out of my league :] Heck, that’s used 996/ high mileage e60 M5 money!

Milky > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 08/11/2016 at 13:45

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You can keep it and your lower top speed. OG is just pretty.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Milky 08/11/2016 at 13:52

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Still terrible to drive though, so why not moar cocaine?

Milky > not for canada - australian in disguise 08/11/2016 at 13:53

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Nah.

DanZman > Milky 08/11/2016 at 13:53

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Counter point:

The base car has not aged nearly as well.

Milky > DanZman 08/11/2016 at 13:59

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I’ll give you that one. The z06 is subtle in its aggressiveness. The ZR1 though, oof.

Milky > EL_ULY 08/11/2016 at 14:00

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Ha, well yea. But for a new car, it clearly had a lot of bean counters involved.

Milky > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 08/11/2016 at 14:03

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Thats what the flat dash is for.

DanZman > Milky 08/11/2016 at 14:32

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Can't argue with that. Especially in Atomic orange.

Blondude > Milky 08/11/2016 at 15:36

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Base model, no. Original, yes.

The LP400 looks better than the 25th Anniversary and the pre-facelift Diablo looks better than the 300ZX headlight one, but the GT3 RS has always looked better than the base 911 and the Zo7 is miles ahead of the Stingray.

Milky > Blondude 08/11/2016 at 15:55

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We have different opinions on this. To me all the track day bro specials seem to try hard. I’d love to go in them, but would rather own the base (read: S, Z51).

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Milky 08/11/2016 at 18:03

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Dunno man, the later “modernized" Panteras were pretty slick

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > Milky 08/11/2016 at 19:51

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While I like my bumperpad car (not the one pictured, wanted to have stock-to-stock pics), it seems most people prefer the later ones...

NJAnon > Milky 08/11/2016 at 21:13

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Always Milky? 100% all of the time?

Oppo Rule no.27 is that everyone is given 24hrs to retract something. :P

Nauraushaun > Milky 08/13/2016 at 11:36

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The biggest problem with the later Countach is the stupid American bumpers due to stupid American regulations. Don’t blame the car for that.

As for the F430, it is the base model. It’s the cheapest Ferrari sold at the time. It’s ugly because Ferrari made an ugly car.

Milky > Nauraushaun 08/13/2016 at 12:43

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Yea the bumpers are ugly but I hate the cladding too. But honestly I dislike the 430 because its so obviously a 360 refresh. It still has the same hood but skinny headlights way out on the sides. That hood to headlight space bothers me. #triggered.

Nauraushaun > Milky 08/13/2016 at 13:32

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I’ve always preferred the 360 as well. The 430 always just seemed plain to me.