“ It’s way past it’s prime performance and reliability wise.”

That’s a completely ignorant and demonstrably false statement. Sure, it will be outperformed by one of today’s 911s, but at 4-5x the cost.

The 996 is reliable save for the (relatively few, given production numbers) IMS bearing issues, and performance? The ‘99…

I wasn’t excited to hear that Jag was getting into the SUV game but I have to agree — This one’s a looker.

Please let DeMuro have bought it... Please let DeMuro have bought it...

The only way this post could be more Canadian was if you were accepting Canadian Tire Dollars as payment.

“Counterpoint” is a bit of a stretch. While you’ll get most of the luxury, great performance and much, much better reliability and cheaper repairs from a GS460, comparing the two is silly. The S65 is MUCH more car.

The GS remains the smarter choice for the average budget, but that’s like saying “You can have a C4…

SO MUCH THIS!

But 2JZ swap... It would send the hillbillies into apoplectic fits!

Convertible, Automatic 993 for 30 grand plus...

Yes, but the ones who do are such colossal, monumental assholes it touches a nerve. They’re polluting the environment and throwing smoke in peoples’ faces literally just to be an asshole.

I really like this. Like that ‘red paperclip’ thing for cars.

This is a great, great idea. For the first part of the equation, go V12 Merc.

Also, it’s ridiculously tunable to insane power levels for really affordable prices:

Eurocharged will bring it to 557hp / 616lb-ft for just $2,199. If you want to go nuts, drop $8,299 on their stage 4 package: 682hp, 746lb-ft.

You’re looking at the previous-gen E55. This one has the supercharger: “The E55 AMG is powered by the M113 ML55 engine, a 5.4 L V8 with a Lysholm type supercharger manufactured by IHI. The E55’s engine was tuned to 476 PS (350 kW; 469 hp) and 700 N·m (520 lb·ft), the low end of the supercharged 55 range due to its…

Mid-engine.

CP, CP, CP. Unreliable, unattractive, and even when it is running anemic performance.

I’d probably still vote CP if it were free.

I’d have to give serious thought and consideration to taking it off their hands if given anything less than $5k cash along with it.

Needs more gullwing doors, and side pipes.

“My goal here is to document cars that a lot of people want to know about but nobody personally wants to own”

So are you buying a W221 S65 AMG or an E60 M5 next? We should start tagging your posts as “Tavarish Reality Check.”

I had an ‘85 Celebrity Eurosport coupe. It was crap. That said, at $2k I’d pick this up for the 80’s kitsch value alone. At $3k I’d consider it. At anything more I’ll just laugh and laugh.

And, more to the point it’s an Italian exotic with a Ferrari engine. It is as close to a “real” Ferrari as someone on $50k a year could get within a reasonable amount of time (time enough to enjoy it).

I’m a Mr. Money Mustache reader and a reddit.com/r/personalfinance devotee, and I don’t think it’s terrible advice. Sure, it’s not for everyone, but people on those sorts of salaries waste $5k a year on stupid crap all the time. Saving for 8 years for something of a “dream car” is not unreasonable. He never said…