Thread 28484685

Hello /o/, I am turning 35 this year and I am going through a mid-life crisis.
I want to buy a proper V8 car.
-NA V8
-RWD (LSD please)
-Manual (auto is fine if no other options)
-Nothing newer than 2010.
Does not have to be a sports car. A coupe, or 4 door sedan is fine. No trucks, or useless SUVs. Wagons welcomed.
My budget is $20,000. I can stretch it out to $25k. Need to keep maintenance in mind.
I'm in the midwest, but will drive to any state to get a rust free variant.

>>28484685 (OP)
pontiac g8 with the 6 speed manual would be dope. Those things are great sleepers.

Jag XK8

>>28484688
Not getting a GXP for under $30k unless you get very lucky unfortunately (and for that much I'd save a little more and get a Chevy SS instead), or are fine with the GT that was auto only

E39 M5

>>28484685 (OP)
Don't buy gm V8 ffs I learnt the hard way with their shit
Stay away from the Aussie ones especially the gearboxes and engines got recalled for being typical shit GM issues
>>28484848
Had a sedan version it sucked my recommendation is get a turbo Barra and shove it in anything you want

>>28484850
reddit car

>>28484685 (OP)
There is no such thing as a mid-life crisis. You are depressed with how your life turned out. You fix that and you will fix your "crisis." It usually starts with a better woman by your side.

The only answer otherwise is a motorcycle. If all you do is think about Corvettes, then just wear short khaki's with a button up T and dip your police stash in your coffee everywhere you go and complain about kids, China, and how we need more government to control the illegals.

C5 Corvette is your only option with that criteria

>>28484868
This, ditch the hag and take the cunny pill

>>28484685 (OP)
>35
>Mid-life crisis

Bruh. People are gonna live to over 90 with the shit we're fed these days.

>>28484876
35+35=70
you aint gonna be active, or doing shit at 90

>>28484685 (OP)
C6 Corvette is as fast as anything today bc it’s so light and powerful and free from emissions shit.

>>28484853
GTO I'm guessing?

>>28484876
he is american, their life expectancy is that of a third world country, he is 2 years earlier

>>28484685 (OP)
As others have said C5/C6 vette
Fourth and fifth gen Camaros
Fourth and fifth gen Mustangs
Dodge challenger/charger
Jaguar XF
A lot of Mercedes options. E and S classes all had optional V8s. SL's older AMGs, etc.
If you care more about having a V8 than it actually being fast and you don't mind looking like a grandpa then Panther platform cars are still fairly affordable.

T. in the same boat as you and constantly fantasizing about trading in my practical DD for something with a V8.

>>28484685 (OP)
Something from the 50's or 60's. Classics are way more fun to drive.

>>28484749
Jag-ggle these nuts anon kun.

>>28484685 (OP)
You know I'm right.

>>28484887
Sam with Cleetus McFarlane runs 11s in a supercharged drag truck.

Did I mention he's nearly 80? He may be old, but he's still rocking it.

https://www.instagram.com/sam_feeltheshine/

op here, i was wasted and forgot i made this thread.

my top pic so far has been the chevy ss. how does it compare to the g8?
I was also looking at BMWs, and Merc, but many mercs are twin turbo. idk about that.

ive had a bike, i crashed it after some cunt sides wiped me at 40, and fucked up my left knee. 2 surgeries later, ive lost all interest in that.

im not really keen on a vette, i want a more practical car that draws less attention.
same thing with mustangs and cameros. im not a fan of either but will consider if the price is right.

jag xf, isnt that basically a ford? if i go for luxury, i want proper luxury. problem with those cars is its a deep hole to get into with so many features they came with, its hard to pick a year or price point.

R230 Merc SL55

>>28488540
alright dude, just get a 5.0 Coyote Mustang
yes its newer than 2010 but the S197 body style started in 2005 and they used it till the more modern S550 debuted in 2015. The only major difference is the engine
Otherwise get the 3V 4.6 from 2005-2010 which you can find for even cheaper

>>28488540
Any BMW V8 newer than an E46 gen is going to be asking for trouble. Merc V8s are generally way more reliable, but yes you'll want to avoid pretty much an of them with turbos. If you can find an old E55 amg those are supercharged but fairly reliable.

>>28485100
Corvette is always the answer

>>28488540
>G8
>Caprice PPV
>Chevy SS
They're all the same thing and basically abandonware. Oh sure, you can get what powertrain parts that were shared with US models but all the Holden shit has to come from Australia and the pipeline is pretty thin. As with most GM performance models they aren't worth what people want for them.

>>28485363
how many 80 year olds do you think are still sharp as a tack with a body to match?

>>28484685 (OP)
Corvette or Mustang.
Any other choice makes you urban, brown, or onions.

>>28484921
Doesn't the GTO use a LS1 or LS2?
What's different between the GTO version that makes it shit compared to a Corvette?

>>28484868
Mid-life crisis is 100% is a thing.
It's when you get to the point in life that you can no longer change the trajectory of your life without upending it.

>>28488540
Bro if you're having a mid-life crisis, you're not going to be satisfied with a v8 grocery getter.
Get a Mustang.
If you're okay with buyers remorse, then a Grand Prix GXP? I have no idea how much they go for.

>>28484876
you aren't living at 70 but between oxygen tanks and bedpans, at 35 your life is 3/4 over.

>>28491112
Lol where do you people live, methed out trailer parks where every resident in the community is a chain smoker?

>>28491115
if your dick don't work and you got a pill caddy you're basically dead.

>>28488540
You can get a NA 5.5L in MB E550 coupe. The best car I ever owned