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Sep 17, 2012 at 12:51 AM Post #286 of 9,499
Something from the left field MagickMan:
 
Only 80 in the US and 500 Worldwide. We got only one for sale in Australia (Melbourne) for 600k and it cant even be registered due to LHD
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Sep 17, 2012 at 12:52 AM Post #287 of 9,499
Sep 17, 2012 at 12:54 AM Post #288 of 9,499
I was going by this ad:
http://classiccars.com/listing-362833/1997-ferrari-355-for-sale-in-carmel-indiana-us.html

D@mn right I want an F22 as a daily driver - the visibility is *great* in that cockpit! It's also very practical for a small parking lot. One of the drills we used to do in the simulator was to stand on the brakes, Throw the throttles into afterburner, then pop the brakes. We would wait *one* stripe on the runway, they yank back on the stick, point the nose straight up, and accelerate past Mach 1 going straight up! That was great fun! To be honest I have no idea if the real aircraft can do that - this was in an early version of the simulator, and it might have had more "optimistic" data in it than what the final aircraft could do. On the other hand, that was also BEFORE the sim had the thrust vectoring nozzles, and that would make it even MORE of a take-off rockets ship. Search Youtube for the F22 air show demos - the low speed maneuvers are simply amazing - Mach 2 aircraft are not normally capable of standing on their tail and doing flip-flops like an Olympic gymnast!

Oh, and having Sidewinders, AMRAAMS and a 20mm cannon would solve ALL of my traffic problems.
 
Sep 17, 2012 at 12:55 AM Post #289 of 9,499
Sep 17, 2012 at 1:06 AM Post #292 of 9,499
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billybob_jcv said:
I was going by this ad:
http://classiccars.com/listing-362833/1997-ferrari-355-for-sale-in-carmel-indiana-us.html
D@mn right I want an F22 as a daily driver - the visibility is *great* in that cockpit! It's also very practical for a small parking lot. One of the drills we used to do in the simulator was to stand on the brakes, Throw the throttles into afterburner, then pop the brakes. We would wait *one* stripe on the runway, they yank back on the stick, point the nose straight up, and accelerate past Mach 1 going straight up! That was great fun! To be honest I have no idea if the real aircraft can do that - this was in an early version of the simulator, and it might have had more "optimistic" data in it than what the final aircraft could do. On the other hand, that was also BEFORE the sim had the thrust vectoring nozzles, and that would make it even MORE of a take-off rockets ship. Search Youtube for the F22 air show demos - the low speed maneuvers are simply amazing - Mach 2 aircraft are not normally capable of standing on their tail and doing flip-flops like an Olympic gymnast!
Oh, and having Sidewinders, AMRAAMS and a 20mm cannon would solve ALL of my traffic problems.
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yeah, the AOA those can achieve is simply amazing.
 
Sep 17, 2012 at 1:42 AM Post #294 of 9,499
sixthfall said:
I present the mosler mt900 (and its made with bits of a corvette!)
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I want something that has a dealership and can be repaired, there's a Ferrari certified repair place in town, which makes them more attractive. Impractical is fine, I just want it to be a great car to drive and gorgeous.
 
Sep 17, 2012 at 2:07 AM Post #296 of 9,499
Wait, what ever happened to the Morgan?
 
Sep 17, 2012 at 2:09 AM Post #297 of 9,499
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magick man said:
I want something that has a dealership and can be repaired, there's a Ferrari certified repair place in town, which makes them more attractive. Impractical is fine, I just want it to be a great car to drive and gorgeous.
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 459 italia or the 599 gtb firoano, very nice cars. (wish i had that kind of money, but i will live vicariosly through you) or if you are a Porsche fan,  a carrera gt, very cool car :) But unfortunately they don't make them anymore.
 
Sep 17, 2012 at 4:38 AM Post #299 of 9,499
warrenpchi said:
Wait, what ever happened to the Morgan?
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I'm planning the garage, and it's still on the list. :xf_eek:

TVR, only if vintage, before the Russian buyout.

I think new Astons are great, but I'm in love with the DB5s and 6s. For a modern high tech supercar, that's the best for driving, I'm thinking the only way to go is the 458 Spider.
 
Sep 17, 2012 at 5:53 AM Post #300 of 9,499
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magick man said:
No, no, the target is Italian and impractical. Not American and ugly.
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Have you ever considered pagani? Italian, impractical and much more exclusive than any new ferrari.
 
Here's the zonda :
 
 

 
and the huayra :
 

 
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