The M3 is almost perfect...the perfect car is the BMW M5. Race car in sedan form :-) bit spendy though...

How about an Infiniti G35 Coupe

http://www.infiniti.com/g_coupe/phot...or_photos.html

Cars worth checkin’ out...
 

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May I suggest a Morgan? They don’t come much classier than that. The front page of their website says it all. And as a well-cared-for used car, you’re likely to get all your money back and then some should you decide to get rid of it.

If you want a real head-turner, go with that brilliant Norwegian car (if you can get ’em): Think. Then, of course, another guaranteed attention getter is the Trabant. In either case, Photek, you’ll be the only one on your block.

Missbeehive is right – Saabs are the Mac of the automobile world. About 25-30 years ago they made a really cool sports car. Not sure what that model was called.

Even more beautiful, in my opinion, is the Citroen DS. Take a look at an original 1960 brochure. Voldenuit posted lots of good info in the thread he linked to.

Whatever you do, stay away from butt-ugly cars like Cadillacs, Hummers and Corvettes. No sense of elegance, understatement or harmony. (Money is no excuse for bad taste.)

Harmony? A Jaguar. Man, there are some true veteran beautys! Check out the XK, various years. On the other hand, their standard sedan is perhaps one of the most exquisitely proportioned cars ever designed -- an automotive masterpiece!!

Chutem... yeh M3's are nice, a drop top one in black with monster alloys ripped past me on the way home!... its top of my budget... but top of my list too!

LoneShark..... never heard of infiniti... its nice... looks a bit 'lexussy' I guess its outa my league though!

Stones.... what do you do for a living? I know you have some views I share... but not on cars! :D your post has to be one of the best collections of wonderfully designed but quirky cars I have ever seen. I love the Morgan.. but it looks like its been driven into a lamp post, the Trabant is very similar to a lot of British cars of the 60's, and looks a bit like that car that would go on water as well as tarmac! No worries about buying an American car, not a fan of the styling with the exception of the AC Cobra (which was originally British!) and the stearing wheel is on the wrong side ;)

what car you got? just outa interest..

Hopefully no less than a 300 SL I presume, considering your exquisite car taste so far ;) .

It's sad to see that cars with a real personality such as the Citroën DS, the original Volkswagen Beetle, Porsche 911 etc. are replaced by less and less original designs. European car producers also completely lost out on hybrids because they didn't see it coming.

BMW is certainly an interesting option, especially for geeks, as they pushed the onboard electronics really far. If you stop by your BMW garage, more often than not, you'll get a new OS version loaded to fix bugs and add features...

Give me a tailored iPod accessory!
 

Okay, ok... The Think and Trabant were thrown in to raise a smile. :cool: But the rest of my suggestions were serious.

A BMW, Voldenuit? I suppose I would have to settle for that as an iPod accessory. ;) But I would far prefer an electronically tailored Jaguar or Porsche 911. The latter is the perfect family car -- fits the wife or your kid.

Photek, I’m a copywriter. All sorts of stuff. Including car adverts and TV commercials for ’em.

Own a car? ’Fraid not. And my bike was stolen about eight years ago. I do have keys to a friend’s Toyota Hiac, which I use to pick up garden supplies, groceries, our kids and other essentials. Otherwise I take the bus or walk.

Best regards,
ArcticStones

Ahhhh a Cunning Linguist!

I had the luxury last year of working near my house... it was a 10 min walk to work through a park... i really miss that, made me feel fit.. and I saved no end of money on petrol, services ect!

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Cunni’ linguist? Well, I suppose. But I actually did a double major in Mathematics and Art Studio; ended up in this field partly by accident. It’s good fun.

One thing nice about Bergen is that everything is pretty much within walking distance. We’re outside the town centre, but even so it’s only a 20 min walk.

The price of petrol (gasoline) is approaching NOK 12 per litre. That’s about USD 1.85 -- which of course is what it should be in the USA as well. Now that would inspire a bout of serious conservation efforts, to the advantage of our whole planet! :)
(No tomatoes please, organic or otherwise...)

The problem with Jags, amongst most English cars is they get way to many vertical miles (always in the shop on the lift). I do agree they are beautiful though...Aston Martins make me drool. I will say the Japanese makes are really coming on strong, especially the luxuries like Lexus (toyota), Infiniti (nissan) or Acura (honda). Speaking of those I think my next car may be an Acura TSX. Great car for only 25K USD. If I had more money than I knew what to do with though I would have an BMW M5. One thing about Saab...I think the quality has really gone down since being bought by GM.

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How about this one?

OK, their design department is crappy these days, here's the original inspiration to the concept car you posted:

http://www.seriouswheels.com/abc/BMW-328-Silver-FA.htm

NICE! I think that would suit MissBeehive's spy thing!

looks like a Morgan with a BMW badge!

I am off to look at cars after the Grand Prix qualifying later!

These are what it's all about
 

http://www.saleen.com/ - Check out the S7

http://www.koenigsegg.com/ - The CCX would be a pretty amazing deathtrap

http://www.noblecars.com/home.htm - The M15, or a 12 or a 400 if you don't want to splash the cash

Instead of an M3, how about this? Same running gear and engine but with that classic British style and elegance - http://www.wiesmann.com/

Or in the vein of one of your previous posts, the car that got the 70 mph limit imposed on UK motorways - http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/find...lCarID=1697853 - this one doesn't have that beast of an engine that is so hard to track down though - good for 40 grand though.

Or last but not least how about this one - meets all the criteria! - http://www.classiccarsforsale.co.uk/...php?carno=4250

food for thought!

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totally out of my league.... but I would sell my soul to satan for one of those! :D As it happens my GF is writing a piece on them and I am hoping she gets offered a test drive (which I can steal)! She got offered a test drive in a Maclaren Mercedes a year or so ago and turned it down!!!!! I had words.

Couldn’t have said it better myself. There is a Koenigsegg in town here, purchased by a guy called Idar Vollvik after he sold his mobile phone company Chess. With Norwegian fees and taxes, that delicious Swede him back slightly more than USD 1 million. Probably cheaper where you are -- say, 10–15 years of normal salary?

A hefty car! I like the other ones Marclutch posted, too.

if you want reliability, comfort and some performance, i may recommend you a volvo.
drove a S40 T4 for more than 2 years, sold it at 120000km last year. i saw the man that bought it from me a few days ago and he was still very happy with the car (i think its coming to 200000 and there s still no real problem)

i bought a 01 impreza wrx after s40, and sometimes i miss volvo. of course it wasnt fast and fun like the impreza but it was much more reliable, fast enough and never caused problems although i was always pushing it.

so i say <why not the new S40> : )

did you see Top Gear with Jeremy Clarkson taking a Koenigsegg out on the track? AMAZING!

The Stig and Clarkson told Koenigsegg it could get the top lap time on thei rtrack if the car had a rear wing to glue the back tires to the ground... so Koenigsegg said they will make one with a spoiler on especially and send it back over to be tested!

What with the current energy crisis and the rape of the Earth's atmosphere some links on efficiency:

www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/bestworst.shtml
http://money.cnn.com/2006/04/26/Auto..._mpg/index.htm

But why not join the Critical Mass folks! Don't drive it...ride it! :)

http://www.critical-mass.org
www.criticalmasslondon.org.uk

Bitzomondo, I agree 100% with you (except for the bike thing!) but WHY o WHY are all energy efficent cars Sooooooo Butt Ugly!

There is a real market out there for a green car that looks good.

Nah sod that. Give me a hemi any day of the week.