$53k what car do you get.

[1320']

Boss 302

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[FATTBoss]

Boss 302

For $53k? SOLD! You can pick it up tomorrow!

 

[1320']

For $53k? SOLD! You can pick it up tomorrow!

Lol!!!

Sure thing, lemme just shake down the couch cushions..brb

 

[FATTBoss]

Lol!!!

Sure thing, lemme just shake down the couch cushions..brb

Heck, for $53k I'll even throw in the 18x10 Team Dynamic wheels, the 19x9 and 19x10 FRPP wheels, stock springs, owners kit and car cover (never opened)! :cheers:

 

[Trackaholic]

Not sure if $53K is enough for some of those cars, but out of all the ones mentioned, the GT350 is the one I want.

I've looked at the C7 quite a bit, and end up optioning it to ~ $73K. (Z51, Mag Ride, Machined Face Wheels, Competition Seats).

The M3 comes out to ~ $70,000.

CaymanS to ~$75,000 or $80,000

GT350 - Maybe $65,000 with options (hopefully less).

Of those, the GT350 perfectly hits my goals for practicality, track worthiness, and passion. The M3 loses out on passion due to the turbo engine. The Cayman loses out on practicality and value. And the C7 loses out on practicality.

Of the cars, the C7 is the closest runner-up for me, and if the GT350 end up disappointing, I might still find myself in a C7, but I doubt that will be the case.

-T

 

[Wblv17]

15 gt pp and a 14 v6 dd

 

[MSamuels]

Porsche cayman. No doubt no question

 

[5.0GT]

used z06

 

[limequat]

2 EBs

 

[SPEEDFREAK13]

Mint 13-14 GT500

 

[OppoLock]

Not sure if $53K is enough for some of those cars, but out of all the ones mentioned, the GT350 is the one I want.

I've looked at the C7 quite a bit, and end up optioning it to ~ $73K. (Z51, Mag Ride, Machined Face Wheels, Competition Seats).

The M3 comes out to ~ $70,000.

CaymanS to ~$75,000 or $80,000


-T

Aha, but you can find lightly used, essentially near-mint examples of E9X Ms and current-gen 981 Ss for that kind of cash. CPO Porsches are the way to go!

 

[JimmyTwoTimes]

If you had $53,000 to blow, what would you get? A GT350? C7? A Porshe? Personally id lean towards a 4C Alfa Romeo or gt350.

This is an awkward price point. I have two rules for buying a new car: no manual transmission (don't know how to drive one); no forced induction (hate it... but I could make an exception for uber-gorgeous cars like the F-Type or i8).

My mustang went, before taxes and fees, for about $43,500. Worth every penny. What cars would be worth stepping up to?

Well, the RC-F, but that's out of budget. There's the Cayman, which is a hell of a car... But $53K just gets you a no-options stripper model. Vette? Beautiful but that plastic bodywork would get DESTROYED street parking in NYC.

Basically, I'd go from a Mustang to an RC-F to a Vanquish... Anything in between those steps has too many negatives.

 

[FATTBoss]

Mint 13-14 GT500

Good luck with that. I looked in a 100 mile radius of my zip on Autotrader yesterday and saw very few if any GT500 for sale at that price.

For $53k I would look at used C7 Corvettes, C6 Z06, used Cayman S after '09, and I am sure a few other candidates would also pop up while looking.

For about $10k I could probably keep my Boss 302 close to most of those cars on track, if not best a few of them. Given that I paid $41,500, I would still be $1,500 under the $53k budget.

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