What I want (for my car) is a nice interior, weight below 3400 (3200ish if possible), 300+hp and torque, 4 seats, 2 doors, 6 speed trans, rear wheel drive, 18/24+mpg. And here is the kicker, I want the whole package, used, no more than 3 years old, with 40k miles or less, for $18,000-20,000.
My camaro worked out for that... for a 1995 it was nice (bought in 2000 w/35k miles, for $12,000, was worth about 15), the interior was all leather with wrap around seats, had bose sound system (replaced later in life with blaupunkt when once of the 5 amps went out), had plenty of power (425 on motor, 600 on the juice), 3250lbs, 6 speed, RWD, and got about 18-20mpg on average around town, and about 26 on the interstate on road trips (my accord gets about 24 on average and 29 on road trips, and does it on regular gas instead of premium). But it had 150k miles on it, was 15 years old, been raced and driven really hard, the cam kit made it run rough, I was done racing it, and was at that point where it was showing its age (paint and interior) and I wanted something new.
So the infinity G35/37 has a sweet interior, great handling (its just a longer wheel base but same car as the Nissan 350/370z but with 4 seats), weights 3400 (my MAX weight that I want), has a 6 speed, rear wheel drive, 300hp, I just wish they made a 4.5L V8 G car, like a G45, with 400hp, that would be MY car, the v6 is lacking some torque down low and until you rev it out some it feels anemic. The G37 is better (30 more hp, and nicer interior), but I can't find one for under 28,000, when I can find some G35's for my price range. They are a little heavy and lacking a little power, but im ok with that, a CAI and catback will give me another 25hp or so. Besides that I would leave it classy, no body kit, no wing, not ridiculous wheels (but I am a fan of gun metal black powdercoated wheels).
The vette is the ultimate (under 100k) performance car IMO, but having owned one for about 5 months (then bought a motorcycle), they are not practical unless you are loaded and can have more than 1 car (My eventual goal is to have a sports car, a nice family car, and a beater truck for towing shit), just like any other 2 seat car, you can't use them daily, but f-in fun to drive. The problem I had with it, is I was too worried about it because it was not paid off, my camaro I drove the f-in doors off of it, bouncing off redline, spraying N2O, throwing it sideways going 60mph and having a blast, the vette was so planted that you could not slide it, it was like it was on rails, tires were too expensive, etc.
So yeah, right now I have 4 bikes (GSXR1000, RVT1000R rc51, YZ250, TTR125), and a car, I going to buy my new car, then put my accord out somewhere with a for-sale sign on it, and sell my race bike, should come out about even on the deal, or even make a few bucks (all this depends on AMD hitting $6.00 for a G35 or, $6.50 and I can afford a G37.
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but my bike is around 650 a year, and I am 27 now.