Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?


Just curious. People have asked about watches,
cigars, beer, and even ones income here.

1: What do you drive (daily & weekends)?
2: What might you be driving in the future?
3: What would you drive if $$$ was no object (pick 2 ;-)?

My answers to the above:
1: Toyota truck.
2: Newer Toyota truck.
3: Lamborghini Murcielago & McLaren F1.
houndco
1.) Subaru Outback Wagon, 5-speed, 1997. LOVE IT!
Pioneer CD player, Polk speakers and subwoofer.
Stereo sounds pretty damn good actually!
2.) Newer Subaru Outback (2002-present)

3.) Subaru outback V6 VDC with the OEM McIntosh stereo system

AS you can see- i'm a Subaru fan
Hi Chris. Careful...early adopters claim the new S4's too heavy to be as much fun, despite the V8. Like me, you've already "chipped" (mine's an MTM) your 2.7T, and seemingly done a CAT-back to get from 300 to 330hp. Let's just hope the "glass-jaw" trannies hold up, eh? Just bought a short-shifter, after instaling a DTS. Have you bothered? Sorry to get so inbred, guys....
1.I drive a highly modified (330HP) 2002 Audi S4 as my daily driver and on weekends. Wifey drives the Expedition.

2. I am eyeing the New Audi S4 with the V8 or a BMW M5. What can I say.. I love German Performance Sedans

3. Hmmm.. Price no object.. Always wanted a Mclearen F1 or maybe the new Porsche GT... Yea, that's the ticket...

This was a cool thread, I love Cars, Music, and Stereo Gear.. Hey, 3 vices is not that bad is it?

Cheers,

Chris
1. 2000 Honda Accord EX and a
1996 VW Golf w/custom audio system; Rainbow Van 6 1/2 seperates powered by Diamond Audio D7152, ARC Audio 10" Sub powered by MMATS D200, Pioneer P1R CD Player.

2. Audi A4 wagon / VW Passat wagon as we just had a baby.

3. Audi RS6 or BMW M5
1. Jaguar XK8 convertible
2. Jaguar XK8 convertible
3. Jaguar XK8 convertible

Life is good.

Mitch
1. '01 M5, '01 M Roadster, '99 Ducati 996
2. '06 Z06 Corvette (If it truly gets 500 hp
3. Enzo
1. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria with handling / suspension package.
2. same car (I have 3 son's to put through college)
3. 1963 split rear window Corvette
1- 98 Chrysler Concorde Lxi
2- 02 black Pontiac Transam WS6 RamAir stick shift
3- Lamborghini Murcielago & Volkswagen Phaeton W12
1: 2004 BMW M3 Coup.
2: Next version of the M3 Coup.
3: McLaren F-1 and an extra Mclaren F-1.
Daily driver: Mazda Millenia S- love it
Future car: The same
Cost no object: New Maserati Quattroporte (4 door sedan) with Ferrari engine. There is a god in Heaven!!!
Daily driver: BMW 540i/6
Future car: The same
Cost no object: BMW M5 (no need for a second choice)
1986 Porsche 944. No car payment. Next car Porsche 944.
Ultimate-Porsche 944s2. Okay, maybe I might look around some.
1.Daily drivers 2001 GMC, 2003 Monte Carlo SS, 2001 Vet Weekends 1967 Camaro SS, 1966 Mustang GT Fastback, 1970 Chevell SS bigblock, 1966 GTO Tri-power 1968 GMC 455 big block blower motor 650 hp a fun one to drive! and the last one is a Late model Camero we run every sat night on a 1/2 mile oval race track. 2. More muscle cars!3. More muscle cars!!
Hello,

1) Daily Driver: 2002 BMW M3

2) Future CAr: the next version of the M3

3) Money no object: Lamborghini Gallardo, Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale
Corvette, '97 C5, one helluva bad azz car. Running well over 500HP with Nitrous. It's also one of my hobbys. Oh, yea it's blk on blk, very nice looking, imo.
I have fond memories of "The Saint", fonder memories of the beautifull Volvo (had a few friends, that each a few of them), but the fondest memories were of Dianna Riggs in those clingy outfits.
My daily driver is a Mazda Millenia. My other car is an all out assault 93' Mazda Rx-7 with 450+hp that I tinkered around with in college. I used to think people who put 20k+ audio systems in their cars were crazy. Come to think of it, I still do. I can understand a costly home system, but in a car? I used to drag race on occasion and made a lot of effort to lighten up the car, not throw a 200 lb. amp and speakers into it, but that's an entirely different show.
and when I grow up, I'll be driving a rocket propelled car that switches into a jet at the switch of a button, you know, to avoid traffic and what not.
Yes, the saint did drive a volvo c70 in the movie. I am not sure what the saint in the old movies drove, though. But I am thesaint519. Not quite the same thing. But great observation.
1) 2003 Acura Legend TL Type-S
2) BMW 7 Series
3) Aston Martin DB something or other
Ernie,
I love them Audi with big turbos. I used to have a Quattro Turbo Coupe which only has a 2.2 liter 5 valve engine. But, the torque is so strong that I "powershift" from 1 to 3 to 4 to get to 100mph... UPHILL!
Dunno if I qualify as "typical," but I love my 2001 Mazda Miata Special Edition in British Racing Green. I smile every time I drive anywhere. The "car talk" guys were right when they said it (Miata) is the most fun you can have with your pants on.

Cheers
2k Audi S4 took all my 51st birthday steam this summer. A German-reprogrammed chip allows 306 hp and a whopping 366 ft-lbs torque over a ridiculously wide band such that I need only use gears 1, 2, 4 & 6 to hustle to 125. Cheap BBS VX 8x17 wheels with Sumitomo HTR+ AA AS look a bit proud, and although unfortunately squirmy, will provide yearround use. Chasing this stuff, August in Italia, and unremitting back pain have kept me from the A'gon forums, so it's nice to check in with you guys. And it's fun to surprise all those M3s and 540s! And that leaves a mighty nice 2000 Subie GT black AWD sedan for sale at only $11k! RSVP if interested....Ern
1-Mitsubishi Montero 3.5 3drs 1996
2-Anything that's less gas thirsty.
3-Porsche 911 Carrera 4
Is this thread still running? Well, about a year ago I was driving a Citroen ZX, of which I managed to blow up the engine. I traded it for an ancient Ford Fiesta, which I traded for a Nissan Primera, which is still running...... just, so I think it's time to look for another car. Just one thing is consistent trouhg the last 3 years: my car-stereo! A Sony CD-player receiver with a separate 10-CD changer, most of the time worth more then the car it is mounted in. So it seems I don't spend a lot of money on cars, but I don't spend it on my home-stereo as well. So where the hell is al my money going to? Maybe I should quit eating and drinking and buy a decent car......
I take the bus or walk
If I sold my stereo I could by a resonable car- but I would rather have the stereo
Porsche Boxter and Aston Martin (comes with a Linn stereo)
2003 Chevy 2500 Van(I'm a carpenter) daily
2002 Chevy Tahoe family truckster
1987 Buick Grand National weekend warrior
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1. Toyota 2004 Siena Minivan. It's GREAT, you have to test drive it to believe! carpool with my wife everyday

2. Torota Corolla, :-( my dept. will be relocated off main company campus so need a compute car.

3. Dream Car? ohhhh, M3 or Lexus 430 or MB S500, just want to feel what they drive like...

Abe
1. Porsche 911 Carrera (my daily driver)
2. Porsche 911 or Boxster
3. Probably a Porsche. I couldn't picture myself sitting in a more exotic car without wondering if it looked like I was trying to overcompensate for something.
1. BMW 330ci (by myself)& Honda CR-V (with passengers)
2. Acura Integra
3. Porsche Carrera
1) Take Metrolink train. 2) Any thing but the unreliable-as-always-late public transportation. 3)I'll figure this part out once I pass stage 1 and get to stage 2.
I drive a 1999 Ford Contour SE,,quite quick and quiet. I work out of my car so i treated myself to a great sound system,,,all bought used.
McIntosh amps, Lambda acoustics sub, Alpine Hu and processor, Phaze Audio tubed xover, ScanSpeak drivers.

I would drive a BMW M5 in the future..
1. BMW 325xi
2. hmmm... I guess X5 or Cayenne and Z4 for fun
3. yet to think about...

1) None.
2) I don't know; something to haul stuff around in.
3) I'd buy a garage space to park it first; then a MB SL55 AMG.

Anyone else car free?

-joe
1) 2002 (MYUS) Subaru Impreza WRX wagon
2) 2004/5 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
3) If money were no object, I wouldn't have just one car! How about:

a) MINI Cooper S for grins
b) Auburn Boattail Speedster to start my vintage collection
c) Ferrari. Any Ferrari.
d) Alfa Duetta Spider, before the tail got squared off, because it was my dream car in my distant youth.
1. 1991 Mazda 626
114,000.00 miles

2. 1996 Toyota 4-Runner
91,000.00 miles

3. 2003 Bentley or Rolls Royce

I don't believe that real class has to be in a hurry to get there.

1) 2000 subaru impreza 2.5rs

2) Audi S4

3) Lotus Elise (damn shame it's not street legal in the states)
Sorry about this. Mercedes S600, BMW 750, Ferrari 348 and I have Maybach 62 on order.