# You just won your dream car! Taxes paid and everything! What kind of car is it? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 29, 2007, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306 "2007-08-29T02:09:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/1 "2007-08-29T02:09:55Z")
Any car that has ever been available to the public is fair game. A fictional dream car thread could be started for that sort of thing. Would yours be fast, safe, large, small, efficient, full of gadgets? For the longest time I wanted a Yukon Denali fully loaded, but I’m not so sure about that now. I want room, comfort, decent acceleration, and a decent looking ride. Maybe a Magnum? I don’t really know. What would you guys choose? ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/2 "2007-08-29T02:25:52Z")
Lexus RX400h. Really sweet interior, great carrying capacity (which is the only thing I’d really need in a car in the middle of this city. Buses, trains and taxis are much cheaper, faster and more convenient for just traveling around here), and hybrid drive gives it better mileage than cars half its size. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/3 "2007-08-29T02:41:38Z")
[QUOTE=Sublight] Lexus RX400h. Really sweet interior, great carrying capacity (which is the only thing I’d really need in a car in the middle of this city. Buses, trains and taxis are much cheaper, faster and more convenient for just traveling around here), and hybrid drive gives it better mileage than cars half its size. [/QUOTE] Wow. That’s one helluva ride. Cassette player too! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/4 "2007-08-29T02:44:10Z")
[Bugatti Veyron 16.4](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Veyron). No question about it. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/5 "2007-08-29T02:58:30Z")
[QUOTE=Airman Doors, USAF] [Bugatti Veyron 16.4](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugatti_Veyron). No question about it. [/QUOTE] [South Park] “This car is of no use to me. It only has ten radiators”[/South Park] Wouldn’t that bother you though to go 150mph, and still know that it had another 100mph left in it? You could only fully utilize it after being trained, and even then only on a special track. Still, the 2.46 second 0-60 would make all of the street racing kids cry their eyes out. That might be worth it. ---
**Author:** ![fuffle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuffle)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/6 "2007-08-29T03:03:18Z")
A Nissan 300ZX 2+2. That car is a work of art, a true classic. It drives like it’s a part of your body and is built to last. It’s fast but not too fast. Beautiful but not gaudy. Powerful but not out of control. It’s the kind of car that makes you love to drive. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/7 "2007-08-29T03:16:38Z")
Ferrari F-430. Been following them religiously on the ALMS circuit, and even saw them win their class at Road America a couple of weeks ago. For a supercar it actually is a bit on the unpretentious side, not much in the way of fancy bodywork, just something which will stick to the road like glue (the 490 horses are nice but I am actually a grip guy). ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/8 "2007-08-29T03:17:59Z")
I want the new [Tesla](http://www.teslamotors.com/). It is too expensive for me to ever consider, but here is a high performance sports car that is 100% electric. I like the look and man could I ever be Smug\* driving it. Jim - another South Park reference. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/9 "2007-08-29T03:26:10Z")
Perhaps this?: [1939 Delahaye Type 165 Image. Chassis number 60744. Photo 80 of 80](http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/78379,9217,0,437/photo.aspx) 1939 Delahaye Type 165 Or this: [http://www.autoblog.it/uploads/koenigsegg\_ccx\_01.jpg](http://www.autoblog.it/uploads/koenigsegg_ccx_01.jpg) McLaren F1 Or the Tesla mentioned above. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/10 "2007-08-29T03:29:31Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] I want the new [Tesla](http://www.teslamotors.com/). It is too expensive for me to ever consider, but here is a high performance sports car that is 100% electric. [/QUOTE] Damn that is nice! That and the fact that Nikola Tesla is one of my personal heroes makes me want that car to an unhealthy degree. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/11 "2007-08-29T03:32:06Z")
[QUOTE=beowulff] Perhaps this?: [1939 Delahaye Type 165 Image. Chassis number 60744. Photo 84 of 84](http://www.conceptcarz.com/view/photo/78379,9217,0,437/photo.aspx) 1939 Delahaye Type 165 Or this: [http://www.autoblog.it/uploads/koenigsegg\_ccx\_01.jpg](http://www.autoblog.it/uploads/koenigsegg_ccx_01.jpg) McLaren F1 Or the Tesla mentioned above. [/QUOTE] Your second one is a Koenigsegg CCX, which I certainly wouldn’t turn my nose up at. [This](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McLaren_F1) is a McLaren F1. Yeah, I’d take that, too. As long as it’s not a Yugo, Vega, or Pinto I’d probably take it, and even then I’d think about it, particularly if it was a Cosworth Vega. EDIT: The Tesla bears a striking resemblance, particularly in the rear, to the Lotus Elise/Exige. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/12 "2007-08-29T04:34:01Z")
1936 Maybach-Zeppelin Town Car Failing that, I’d take a 1932. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/13 "2007-08-29T04:45:07Z")
Since it’s a fantasy, I’m going with the [time travelling DeLorean](http://www.calconnect.com/weekly_photo/Delorean%20BTF%20HR.jpg) – one that actually works. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/14 "2007-08-29T05:36:12Z")
[QUOTE=Boyo Jim] Since it’s a fantasy, I’m going with the [time travelling DeLorean](http://www.calconnect.com/weekly_photo/Delorean%20BTF%20HR.jpg) – one that actually works. [/QUOTE] Damnit Jim! I specified in the OP that , aw whatever. That Irish built “sports car” is a piece of crap in mechanical terms. Oh, you meant the time traveling one. My mistake ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/15 "2007-08-29T05:40:12Z")
Cadillac DeVille. That is such an easy question. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/16 "2007-08-29T06:08:54Z")
Do we have to pay Insurance, and other upkeep? That will limit my choices greatly. If so, maybe the Lexus Hybrid or the top of the line Honda Accord Hybrid. If not, I want a H-1. Armored. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/17 "2007-08-29T06:10:30Z")
[QUOTE=olivesmarch4th] Cadillac DeVille. That is such an easy question. [/QUOTE] The Sloop John B. just set sail. We’ll come back for you. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/18 "2007-08-29T06:13:15Z")
[QUOTE=Bobotheoptimist] 1936 Maybach-Zeppelin Town Car Failing that, I’d take a 1932. [/QUOTE] The new [Maybachs](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maybach) are something to behold indeed. Luxury and decadence defined. ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/19 "2007-08-29T06:20:59Z")
why roll…when you can fly. [http://www.moller.com/newm.htm](http://www.moller.com/newm.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306/20 "2007-08-29T06:38:02Z")
I would like a brand new version of my 1993 Infiniti J30. One that did not have 300,000+ miles on it, dirty seat belts, and somewhat worn leather upholstery. Come to think of it, the version I want would also have the seat-warmers. I think that might have been the 1994 model. (But what I really want is a new car every other year that matches my mood in those years. For instance last year I really longed for an old Karmann Ghia. Now I’m pining for a Mini Cooper. It’s too bad that changing cars takes so much…energy. First you have to find one the right color. Then there’s all the legal stuff. New plates & all that. It would be really nice to avoid all that forever, but then you’re stuck with the same car…forever.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-just-won-your-dream-car-taxes-paid-and-everything-what-kind-of-car-is-it/417306.md?page=2)