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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 09:11 AM
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money is no object

ok, just for fun, if money was no object, and you were allowed to pick two cars, one benz, and one not, what would you get?
I'll start, let's see where this goes.

benz- 2012 SL65
non benz- 2012 porsche 911 gt3
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 09:20 AM
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 09:30 AM
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 09:33 AM
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I actually had DB9 before remembering my true love, the 3.0 CSi. I hope this doesn't mean we think alike.
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 09:46 AM
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by tommy
I actually had DB9 before remembering my true love, the 3.0 CSi. I hope this doesn't mean we think alike.
No - we don't think alike. My first love has always been Aston Martin right from early iterations. How could a lover of "fake-o-liminium" & I ever think alike.

The 3.0CSi is a pretty motor car but you can have it's wayward handling.
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 10:26 AM
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2002-05 Acura NSX - still my favorite car of all time.
Seen this yet? http://www.motortrend.com/auto_shows...a_nsx_concept/

Hopefully it will have good handling, since the looks are typical Acura these days, meaning
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 10:27 AM
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Seen this yet? http://www.motortrend.com/auto_shows...a_nsx_concept/

Hopefully it will have good handling, since the looks are typical Acura these days, meaning
Love the looks of the NSX concept & Honda can't be accused of making it a Ferrari look-alike. See we don't think alike!
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Originally Posted by tommy
Seen this yet? http://www.motortrend.com/auto_shows...a_nsx_concept/

Hopefully it will have good handling, since the looks are typical Acura these days, meaning
Does nothing for me.. the magic is gone.
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 11:00 AM
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Love the looks of the NSX concept & Honda can't be accused of making it a Ferrari look-alike. See we don't think alike!
Damn, that was a close one! All (well, most) can be forgiven if it's available in a manny, has a semi-reasonable price, and handles similarly to the old one.
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 11:05 AM
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Db9 and r8 are both great choices. can't say I've ever liked the nsx, old or concept.
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Old Jan 11, 2012 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Glyn M Ruck
Love the looks of the NSX concept & Honda can't be accused of making it a Ferrari look-alike. See we don't think alike!
+1

As for cars if money was no object

1)DB9
2)CL63
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4)911 GT3
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John - I'm sure if money was no object & it had to be Porsche it would be one of these babies.

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