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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 12:00 PM
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OK so here'* a hypothetical for ya. Say you have $20,000 for a play (not a daily driver) car, what would you want? And it cannot be a Bonneville.

For me it would probably be a '67-68 Firebird convertible for my wife, assuming we could find a house with more garage space.
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 12:01 PM
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04 GTP CompG Loaded
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 12:01 PM
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For 20K I could build my own Ariel Atom.
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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Hmmm, the best GN I can find for 20k. Period.
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 12:35 PM
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either an '03 cobra or a 6spd 3.5 altima
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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Whatever the last factory year was for a big block in a Vette was! Or............an old Satellite.
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 12:52 PM
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I'd build my own Caterham with a Ford Cosworth engine and super soft slicks
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 01:10 PM
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Originally Posted by PEARL_JAM
Whatever the last factory year was for a big block in a Vette was! Or............an old Satellite.
1974.

I'd probably go with a Skyline GTR, or a done up Fairlady Z TT.
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 01:14 PM
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Not Bonnie related, off to the Lounge...
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Old Nov 24, 2006 | 01:20 PM
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mmmmm well there is nothing really i want or need lol and i have 20,000.00 but i have someone looking for a GTO-R for me right now sooooooo
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