Well...Everyone is missing the seriously obvious..... Mini Cooper S ! lets face it, it out lasted everyone of the cars below in production....it won Bathurst, its got class, a certain amount of chick pulling power (speaking from experience), can kick arse when the engine is tweaked, easy to drive, sticks to the road.....you can still buy brand new parts for them, cheap to run....except when you put bigger needles in the twin carbs ;-) and generally, a good car...AND kept nice, they still fetch a damn good price ! A guy at my work has a cooper in bits in his garage, was offered $10k no questions asked and thecar was not even seen by the prespective buyer.....unfortunitly mine is just a Mini GT, but one day I will get a cooper :-D
Oh and one factory extra...if you get the right kind of mini, it will give it self an oil change every few months...hehehe Jeremy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nev MacEwan Sent: Monday, 19 April 2004 10:31 To: NZ Borland Developers Group - Offtopic List Subject: Re: [DUG-Offtopic] Hmmmm First I'll deal to this lot > > Ford Sierra Cosworth Has the design style of a Jelly Mold > > Ford Falcon GTHO Series Prob can be classed with a zillion foul american V8 muscle cars > > Ford GT40 A prototype, ever sat it one? switchgear from a cortina, seats (if you can call them that), you might as well compare it to a Porsche 917 as a road car > > Lancia Delta Integrale S4 (Group B spec) Hot hatch on serious steriods, if you were to choose a significant Lancia then a Stratos > > Ferrari 256GT (although on no track pedigree to speak of) It a gorgeous Ferrari what more can I say >> Gotta add the AC Cobra Yeah it would get in my top 10 >> and a personal choice'd be a 69ish Stingray. Wait until you drive one, a penis on wheels but harder to handle >> The gull-wing Mercedes (also at Southwoods) is also a fave. Or its couson the 300SLR (which gets in my top 5) >> And mebbe an e-type Jag. Certainly Pulled the birds >> so I'll add the '74 Hillman Hunter Estate. Can't argue it worked for you Nevens top 5 cars of all time (note these are all sports cars) 1/ Cisitalia 202, 1947, Paint it yellow and squint and you'll see where the monaro came from 3/ Mercedes 300SLR, read Dennis Jenkinsons account of Stirling Moss and him winning the 1955 Mille Miglia, where they averaged...yes averaged 123mph on the last leg on italian public roads and survived hitting a hump back bridge at 140mph and lauching the car into the air. 4/ Ferrari 250 GTO 1962-63. If this car doesn't move you you have no soul 5/ Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato, Brutal, Scary and very british (despite being hammered by italians and the engine was designed by a Pole) 5/ Porsche 911 Turbo 1976. The most affordable of the bunch and it was a toss up with the 356, but how many 180Mph cars can you let your granny drive IMHO Neven _______________________________________________ Offtopic mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic _______________________________________________ Offtopic mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic
