• Jessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    3·
    6 days ago

    Dream: Porsche 911 Turbo S

    Realistic: Infiniti Q50

    I had a 2015 G37x a few years ago, and a G35x before that. I love those cars. The Porsche would be nice!

    • CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      6 days ago

      People sleep on the Q50 but I absolutely love ours. It’s comfortable, yet agile, awd, physical buttons… near perfection for a family car. We bought it used with a few thousand miles on it for cheaper than a civic, and had it a decade now with no major problems. My biggest concern is finding something comparable and affordable to replace, as infinti seems to have stupidly abandoned sedans.

      Edit- the infotainment sucks as much as the reviews say, but if just using bluetooth you’ll never need to interact anyway.

      • Jessica@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        2·
        6 days ago

        That was what turned me on to the G337x. Great car, I added a Bluetooth module, that oddly hooked into the satellite radio harness, and it worked great. Pretty sure steering controls worked as well. In fact, that car was the reason I learned how to do some intermediate level repair, due to the cost of what shops wanted to charge. The snow mode switch definitely helped ( I live in the northern US). It’s going to take probably a couple of more years before I’ll be able to get back in one, but that is definitely a goal of mine.

  • rekabis@lemmy.ca
    2·
    6 days ago

    1985/1986 Volkswagen Jetta Carat, 4dr, manual transmission with working AC, PW, & PDL.

    This is literally my grail vehicle. I have been on the lookout for a Carat for the last 20 years, but every one I have come across is either falling to pieces with heavy rust, or barely road-worthy in other ways. Last one I saw had the power windows stripped out and replaced with hand cranks because the owner was too lazy to fix the motors.

    And I want a Canadian/Euro vehicle, with only kilometers on the speedometer.

    Anyone in British Columbia (or even western Canada) with a decent-condition (no rust holes), running and road-worthy Carat with the above specs are encouraged to reach out to me.

  • Birch@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    6 days ago

    I already have amazing public transport where we live now so I hardly need to drive ever, we just kept our car for weekend trips, big shops or holidays. And for that the one we have is already perfect.

    That being said, if I had money to spare and a serious midlife crisis, the Hyundai N Vision 74 just tickles me the right way, retro futuristic styling, sports coupe, hydrogen hybrid…

  • Dijon@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    7 days ago

    (Obligatory “car culture is cancer, build public transit, etc”)

    My white whale is a 1986 Mustang GT, manual transmission. Had a chance to buy one for absolute peanuts in 2018 (at least, compared to their price now!). Was completely stock too, no mods. But the mechanic I hired to inspect it warned me off it because of its age…

    1986 is the only year that came with fuel injection but still has the old “four-eye” styling. Realistically, that car was probably not right for me at the time, but man - it will forever be my one that got away

  • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
    1·
    6 days ago

    The real dream is robust public transportation, but to answer the actual question:

    A Toyota Hilux Champ converted to EV. I’m American though, so guess I’ll keep dreaming.

  • LilB0kChoy@midwest.social
    1·
    7 days ago

    My current car is probably my “dream” car since it’s the one I wanted since it came out but had to wait until it was time to replace my old car. It’s a Hyundai Kona Ultimate that we own outright but it’d be nice if it was new again, I guess.

    My future dream car is a Telo truck but I’ll wait a year or two and see how they are once released and actually on the roads.

    • PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world
      11·
      6 days ago

      Gale Halderman turns over in his grave like a hot dog on a gas station rotisserie machine every time somebody calls that monstrosity a mustang. Sure it’s a fine vehicle, but I will never forgive Ford for whoring out the mustang name just to shift some EVs.