What Car Would You Buy for Less Than 100K?

[unisys12]

I was thinking about this today, like I do most days, and wondered what everyone else here would suggest.

So here's the set up... Either someone gives you any car or truck you want or money is no object, but it has to less than 100k and can be used for normal day to day use. That included work and family functions!

I am a car fan and an even larger Top Gear fab! I worked as a mechanic for the first 10 yrs out of HS and work on everything from Ford F100's to BMW 750iL's. There are cars and trucks I see everyday that I "want" and "would love to have". There's even a few that I see everyday that I might actually need. I just love cars, so the choices are really, really hard! Being a family guy though, I have to try and keep things in perspective and that can be the hardest part. Sure, I would love to have a Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren, but... taking my daughter to theater practice in this is just a little over kill. Not to mention showing up at a service call.

But a MazdaSpeed6 Grand Touring would be more like it!!


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Although make it black please!

Why this car over all the others? Well I'm very familiar with the platform. Give a gander at my photo album and you will find that I'm a big fan of Ford Contour/Mondeo. Sad that car did not survive over here. Anyway! The Mazda 6 family took over were the Ford Contour left off. First year or so, it had the same enigne and subframe. Different trannies, which was a good thing. Actually, the trannies were the weakest link in the pre 2001 Mondeo family. The Auto (CD4E) and Manual (MTX-75) were plagued with all sorts of problems! The Mazda 6 fixed all that!

Over here, in America, the SRP for a 07 version is a little less than 20k. That's not too bad for a AWD, turbo 4 cylinder. I actually found two within 150 miles of were I live for just over 15k!

So what about you guys?

[RRodgers]

I like Lotus, but if I had the bux I would love a Telsa.

[Shadow1]

'68 Stingray

[fixthecopier]

A 1970 LS6 454 Chevelle, Fastest production American mussel car made. With only 100grand to spend, I could not get one in mint condition. I know all about the Shelby Cobra, but that doesn't count as production run as there were only a little over 1200 made. The one I used to have but sold to pay for my first sons birth, was a 1967 Chevelle, 396 with 454 heads and crank, and a Holley 780 double pumper.

[Lagonda]

'64 3.8 MK2 Jaguar with CWW and O/D
I should never have sold mine.

[KenB]

I don't think I could ever part with my Yugo.

[jpcopy]

Hang on to that Yugo. Yogo far in this life

[mrwho]

Hell, 100k for a car? I wish I had 20k to buy one...

[KenB]

Hang on to that Yugo. Yogo far in this life

When the Yugo was around (late '80s), we had a tech who went out and actually bought one.

That was bad enough, but when you considered the fact that he was about 6'3", and 320 pounds, it made for a strange sight.

He was easy to see coming, though; he spent a lot of time on 2 wheels (the driver's side, of course..)

[mjarbar]

2005 Ford Mustang with what I believe is called the Eleanor body kit, or the current cars being used in NCIS which I think is a Dodge but can't find out what one it is...