Casual Conversation

(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

I want an Alef Model A so badly!

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.

a solar/hydrogen rv that could generate 24/7 ac and run a fridge and evaporate water from the air and move itself around with just sunlight and water. Oh with 4wd and high speed internet. And a little 2 person kayak on top and a couple bikes on the back. It should look like a GMC motorhome.

For what?

For sheer utility I think Toyota HiAce 4wd long version. (Five seats) No need to pack for a trip. Just aim at the hatch. Five guys with bikes and gear? No problem. Large stroller? Just lift it in.

For family use: Mercedes V-class. The high end version (of an already high end car) with seats that can be turned, fridge, leather interior.

Family use and driving pleasure. Most likely a Mercedes AMG estate or BMW M sport tourif estate.

For the sheer pleasure of tinkering and the uselessness of it. El Camino

For just driving. Tough pick. But probably some GT car from Aston Martin, Ferrari, or similar manufacturer.

For track. A Lamborghini super car I can't drive and would spin out in first corner

Much as I do agree with everyone talking about public transport here on an actual sensible and rational level, I do still like cars and driving no matter how much I agree that the world would be a better place were they rendered irrelevant.

So in the spirit of the question: the Morgan Supersport. It looks magnificent, Morgans are supposed to be great to drive, it's quite small and still fairly luxurious, it's pretty fast but not so fast that it becomes functionally unusable on actual roads, and the company still describes itself as a coachbuilder so you can tweak every little detail to your pleasing

Toyota Hilux with lots of 4x4 and camping extras.

I want it so my future family and I can go on road trips through Southern Africa

An electric small pickup (like a 90s s10) with a 6 foot bed. With minimal electronics inside.

For fun: Lexus LFA

For commuting: Train

My dream car doesn't exist.

I dream of a small EV, narrower than the current trend of fat cars, with actual mechanical buttons on the dashboard and not a screen you have to look to tap tap tap to get what you are after.

My dream car is data privacy friendly and if not, one can easily jailbreak it.

Its lights are powerful but actually point down, to the road, not to the front; any front pointing lights actually do dim to non blinding intensity.

Any automatic controls it has can be manually overridden if the driver so wishes. That's my dream car.

Porsche 997 GT3 RS. Or a heavily modified RX7 or R32 GTR. I feel like I have way more but you asked for one and I already gave three lol.

None. I want more light rail and bike lanes.

Cayman RS. I want to be deafened by an engine.8ft from my ear holes.

One that I don't own and drives on rails, preferably one without a driver like they have in some parts of asia.

Porsche 911 Turbo S with a full service warranty

70s Volkswagen Beetle 1303 in dark green or white

One that works reliably and is fully paid for

TVR Cerbera, damn thing isn't even that unobtainable, but more important things will always be in the way.

Suzuki Carry Just look at that truck bed! Not so sure what to put on it though…

Caterham. I don't aim high, but it's just a pure driver's car.

Starion widebody turbo

An ICE that's on time.