What Car Would You Buy In 1999?

"S65" (granthp) 09/12/2016 at 09:13 • Filed to: LOTUS ESPRIT V8, Lotus Esprit Sport 350

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The Sport 350 is the most extreme version of the Esprit ever to reach the market. Developed from the already awesomely rapid V8 road car but encapsulating much of the brake, suspension and handling technology gleaned from two decades of GT competition experience. This is designed for the Esprit owner who wants the ultimate track day car.

In total Lotus will construct just 50 cars, each will be fitted with a limited edition aluminium plaque at the base of the windscreen in the centre of the dash, all of which will be offered in the same silver/grey/blue colour scheme with blue, not red painted cam covers, and priced at £64,950. 2 out of the 50 have now been comissioned in White, 1 in metallic Black (which will be the Company Directors Car), 2 in Black and one in Ice Blue. 8 units were also shipped to the U.S. Badged as 350 they where really spruced up V8-SE and even had the engine covers in red instead of the 350 blue and aren’t really considered as true Sport 350's.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > S65 09/12/2016 at 09:16

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Easy

djmt1 > S65 09/12/2016 at 09:32

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JZX100 Tourer V

LongbowMkII > S65 09/12/2016 at 09:32

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DDD had the best answer.

I’ll throw in a half dozen air cooled 911's. Even if they terminally break down between driving them between 1999-2015 I’m still profiting!

mtdrift > S65 09/12/2016 at 09:33

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New or used? If I could go back in time with a suitcase bursting with 2016 dollars, I’d buy every air-cooled 911 I possibly could.

S65 > mtdrift 09/12/2016 at 09:35

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New

Stapleface > S65 09/12/2016 at 09:41

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Honda S2000. Wanted one ever since they came out. 8,800 RPM Redline? Yes, please.

interstate366, now In The Industry > S65 09/12/2016 at 09:42

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The S2000 came out at some point in 1999 so I’ll go with that. I would have said the Integra Type R but it wasn’t sold in the US in 1999 for some reason.

not for canada - australian in disguise > S65 09/12/2016 at 09:43

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S65 > not for canada - australian in disguise 09/12/2016 at 09:43

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Classy

mtdrift > S65 09/12/2016 at 09:47

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Alright, that’s easy for me. I’m not normally a Ferrari kinda guy, but since 993 production ended in 1998, I’d write the check for one of these:

Last year of production. I’d close my eyes and pretend I didn’t know anything about the maintenance schedules.

And I’d take mine in Azzurro, please, but no Spider.

fintail > S65 09/12/2016 at 10:18

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With the McLaren picked off, I wouldn’t kick a final run W140 “Grand Edition” out of my garage (yes, they came on monoblocks)

Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > S65 09/12/2016 at 10:38

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Something like this, but make it a C280 instead of a C230.

The Stig's former college room mate > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 09/12/2016 at 10:39

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Came here to post that. 1999= last year for the F1.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > S65 09/12/2016 at 10:40

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S65 > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 09/12/2016 at 10:42

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Fuck yeah

S65 > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 09/12/2016 at 10:44

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Hey aperson I’m attempting to start a engine that’s been sitting for a while,do I need to change the oil?

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > S65 09/12/2016 at 10:53

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No, Unless there’s a lot of moisture in it (milky color on the dipstick) or it’s like super black it should be fine.

S65 > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 09/12/2016 at 11:01

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It was very black so I just changed it out

Kanaric > S65 09/12/2016 at 11:05

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What car I would buy in 1999 if I were making what I make now. I would get a 300ZX twin turbo or a Toyota Supra. They would have to be used obviously.

If it had to be new then idk.... most new cars sold in the US at the time were shit or too expensive. Mitsubishi Eclipse would probably win out unless I could afford a 3000GT VR4

Edit: 3000GT VR4 was $44,000 then, so nope.

loki03xlh > S65 09/12/2016 at 11:07

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If I bought a car in 1999, I’d been hooning the shit out of this.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > S65 09/12/2016 at 11:27

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Why would I pick anything else?

BritishLeyland > S65 09/12/2016 at 12:11

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Don’t judge me!

S65 > BritishLeyland 09/12/2016 at 12:12

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what am I supposed to be looking at

BritishLeyland > S65 09/12/2016 at 12:14

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Rover 75

AfromanGTO > S65 09/12/2016 at 12:21

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So nobody else wants the Diablo, but me. I am fine with that.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > S65 09/12/2016 at 14:08

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I already have one of my favourites, so I would add a manual Ferrari 550 Maranello or 456M GT.

CaptDale - is secretly British > S65 09/12/2016 at 14:57

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996.1 GT3

j250ex > S65 09/12/2016 at 15:52

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I would buy 2nd generation dodge ram cummins before they all became super expensive and bro’d out. Some of the prices for clean 2500 from this time period are ridiculously expensive.

Hoccy > S65 09/12/2016 at 15:57

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If I had a more limited budget, give me a Subaru Legacy because good AWD.