What is the best car you’ve ever owned?

[sublime1996525]

This one is a little tough. It's probably my GT350. I've owned this car for 7 years, which is the longest I've had a car, and it's been pretty problem free. Did have the clutch replaced a couple years ago under the powertrain warranty because the slave failed.

A close second would be my Focus RS. It was such a blast as a DD and I miss that car often. I did just get a GR Corolla in October and it's a pretty fund car and may fill that RS void. 300 hp out of a 1.6L 3 cylinder is wild. AWD, manual transmission, hatchback, and gets 27 mpg. Can't complain.

[LATB]

What is the best car you’ve ever owned?
And why?

Car = probably the C6 Vette. I had three. Excellent and well put together cars. (sans the DBS on my 2005 MN6)

Truck = current 2021 F250 PSD. Three years of flawless performance. Without question the best and most capable truck I’ve owned.

Truck = 1994 GMC Sierra 1500. Just a very cool short bed step side 4x4. Probably my favorite truck.

Truck = 1986 Toyota 4x4 pickup. Those trucks are near indestructible. I was able to get almost stuck good in places that other trucks would not attempt.

SUV = 2004 Tahoe Z71. Very nice and comfortable ride. Great on road trips.
SUV = 2007 Acura MDX. Damn that thing drove like it was on rails. Super plush too.

[kylebuck]

2000 f250 4x4 crew cab 7.3
Paid 2500 with 252k on it.
Still have it with 330k on the clock

[dvarapala]

My IS-F. Fast, nimble, and problem-free (because Toyota).

My C6 is in second place becase it spent too much time in the shop; I dumped that bitch when one of the ABS sensors started failing.

[CurtP]

2008 VW R32. My 2019 VW Golf R was very good too, but never really grew to love a 4-door.

[Frankie the Fink]

I loved all my classics (Corvettes, Mustangs, Camaros, T-birds) but my old 1955 Buick will always have a place in my heart. The backseat was the size of a basketball court and my dates and I took full advantage at the drive-in movies. I did the horizontal hula more times than I can count in that car.

[04 commemorative]

Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink

I loved all my classics (Corvettes, Mustangs, Camaros, T-birds) but my old 1955 Buick will always have a place in my heart. The backseat was the size of a basketball court and my dates and I took full advantage at the drive-in movies. I did the horizontal hula more times than I can count in that car.

My 53 Chevys back seat was well used at the drive it too

[GrandSportC3]

Originally Posted by GTOguy

Get back to me after you've owned and driven it as a daily for 32 years or so a I have. And it was ten years old with 130k on the clock when I got it. Attachment 98714

For a daily driver, I want the latest and greatest tech. I can't see myself keeping a daily driver for more than like 5 years.
While I kept classic/weekend cars for longer, I never kept any daily driver for more than 4 years.

[Datawiz]

2021 Corvette.

Why? Looks, reliability, performance, and wow factor. I effing love this car and can't wait to get the Z06. Pretty sure I'm going that way vs. the Porsche for several reasons, but most importantly what class I can compete those two cars in in my sport.

[KenHorse]

Originally Posted by Frankie the Fink

I loved all my classics (Corvettes, Mustangs, Camaros, T-birds) but my old 1955 Buick will always have a place in my heart. The backseat was the size of a basketball court and my dates and I took full advantage at the drive-in movies. I did the horizontal hula more times than I can count in that car.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U1u8-78fRo

[sublime1996525]

Originally Posted by Datawiz

2021 Corvette.

Why? Looks, reliability, performance, and wow factor. I effing love this car and can't wait to get the Z06. Pretty sure I'm going that way vs. the Porsche for several reasons, but most importantly what class I can compete those two cars in in my sport.

Booo!

[The_Dude]

1999 F250 7.3 6-speed

[SurfnSun]

Originally Posted by 6spdC6

Please define BEST. Way too many categories that could affect that answer!

That’s why I put “and why”….

I was thinking about all the things that could define best….

Reliability?
Looks?
Horsepower?


Best can be defined differently by different people.

[AUTOHOLIC]

While I have had many here are a few that were my favorites.
1957 Corvette airbox car factory mule car for the Sebring/Nassau racers
1958 290/283 FI Corvette with pw, pt and hardtop in silver blue ext and int with silver cove
1968 Hemi Charger
1966 Hemi Coronet base model with 4 spd
1969 Super Bee 440 six pack with 4 spd
1966 Corvette coupe 427/390 4 spd, A/C, ps, pb, pw, SE, treak/tele, KOs Mosport green

[Don Rickles]

Originally Posted by AUTOHOLIC

While I have had many here are a few that were my favorites.
1957 Corvette airbox car factory mule car for the Sebring/Nassau racers
1958 290/283 FI Corvette with pw, pt and hardtop in silver blue ext and int with silver cove
1968 Hemi Charger
1966 Hemi Coronet base model with 4 spd
1969 Super Bee 440 six pack with 4 spd
1966 Corvette coupe 427/390 4 spd, A/C, ps, pb, pw, SE, treak/tele, KOs Mosport green

Very subtle!

[tjfontaine]

I'd have to say my current ride - a 2017 Lexus LS 460 F-sport. Why?

Super reliable - nothing goes wrong.
Nice handling, comfortable on long trips, decent gas mileage on the road.
AWD - with aggressive all season tires GREAT in foul weather (snow, rain).

2nd would be our old lexus 1997 - and our corvette C6. All great cars zero issues.

[Yadkin]

Pretty much all of them.

My wife has had some bad ones, however. She had a Early 2000's Trailblazer that got the worst fuel mileage of any car that we've owned, and it rode like a 70's Caddy: boat-float.

Then she had a Ford Five Hundred. FWD, CVT, AWD. Nearly impossible to do repairs. As soon as I saw something leak (the AC compressor) I traded it in, and swore that it was my last sideways engine car.

[6spdC6]

Originally Posted by LATB

Car = probably the C6 Vette. I had three. Excellent and well put together cars. (sans the DBS on my 2005 MN6)

Truck = current 2021 F250 PSD. Three years of flawless performance. Without question the best and most capable truck I’ve owned.

Truck = 1994 GMC Sierra 1500. Just a very cool short bed step side 4x4. Probably my favorite truck.

Truck = 1986 Toyota 4x4 pickup. Those trucks are near indestructible. I was able to get almost stuck good in places that other trucks would not attempt.

SUV = 2004 Tahoe Z71. Very nice and comfortable ride. Great on road trips.
SUV = 2007 Acura MDX. Damn that thing drove like it was on rails. Super plush too.

Funny you should mention that. I had a DBS 05 Z51 Vert (Museum pick up) that had that problem. Other than that it was a great car!

I made many, many posts about it on the CF. Being I knew a lot of engineers from Carlisle (Long time member of the C5 registry) I worked as a unofficial go-between between them and a local dealer to try to fix that problem.

Many times a poster named Hoonose <SPL> and I were quite talkative about that problem. Finely in disgust I traded it for a 07 Z06 and of course shortly after they finely came up with a cure.

[Datawiz]

Originally Posted by sublime1996525

Booo!

In real life terms, that saves me $100k, but I'm still in a financial situation that if I spend $160k on a Corvette or $250k on a Porsche, it doesn't change the needle on the monthly budget one bit. BUT, I want the 2019 GT3 RS, and it's not currently classed in any stock class, and would require me to jump to Super Street Prepared, which would then require many modifications to be competitive. I'm not buying a quarter of a million dollar car to not be able to drive it the way I want to drive it. Stock class is where I want to be, and the C8 Z06 was just added to the Super Street class, and the compromise in tires for competitive rubber is minimal. Only loss is 20 mm in rear tires. OEM 345 wide, available rears in competitive tires 325 wide. New GT3's or even GT3 RS from 2019 can't run in SS. I'm not buying a paper weight to show off. I want to compete.

[GTOguy]

Originally Posted by Yadkin

Pretty much all of them.

My wife has had some bad ones, however. She had a Early 2000's Trailblazer that got the worst fuel mileage of any car that we've owned, and it rode like a 70's Caddy: boat-float.

Then she had a Ford Five Hundred. FWD, CVT, AWD. Nearly impossible to do repairs. As soon as I saw something leak (the AC compressor) I traded it in, and swore that it was my last sideways engine car.

Both of these vehicles are total crap. Funny how GM and Ford have vehicles at opposite ends of the spectrum. Some are great (Tahoe/Suburban Fusion/Ranger) others are total shit.