BlkGS
Jetboaters Admiral
- Messages
- 2,213
- Reaction score
- 1,530
- Points
- 252
- Location
- Melbourne, FL
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2007
- Boat Model
- SX
- Boat Length
- 23
Interesting to hear the cars each of you gearheads is thinking about and how closely it mirrors my list, and glad I’m not alone. E39 M5 has been on my dream list forever, and I sort of scratched that itch with my 2017 Chevy SS sedan w 6mt (which got sold so I could buy the boat). But the itch is still there. CT5V blacking is a relative newcomer to the dream list. What a car.
I seriously cross shopped a certified X5 xdrive 45e when looking for my model X. But it was nearly impossible to find one with the tow hitch, and then the 50e came out and had the much bigger battery but was out of my price range to buy new… same for the rivian. Test drove a Q7 at CarMax. Wonderful car to drive but I didn’t want to take on the expensive maintenance and repairs.
958 Cayenne with any of the V8 powertrains is what I look at now, along with an E46 4 door sedan as a fun car, fox body mustang I’ve always wanted, and at least 20 others.
One of my co-worker’s husband has 14 cars, all sorts of random stuff, nothing crazy expensive. I tell her he’s my hero, she rolls her eyes.
I wish I had the foresight to buy an SS 6MT when GM was dumping them. I knew that was an amazing car for the money, but I couldn't see past the "I don't need a 4 door right now". Now that I do need a 4 door they're all gone or crazy money.
I complain about my X5 M50i a lot, but honestly it's a really impressive vehicle. It's crazy fast - it's bully the Teslas fast. It's SUPER comfortable, even with the harsher performance suspension it rides better than any car I've ever owned. It's plenty spacious, It eats upiles, it's super quiet, pretty good on gas, and the power is effortless and relentless. It's also super safe, well designed ergonomics and service wise... It just does everything insanely well. If you go into it not wanting to shift gears, I don't think anyone would be disappointed by it dynamically. Mine has the DHP with 4 wheel steering, active roll bars, and a stiffer suspension tune and the thing just makes physics it's bitch.