Ultimate Summer Rides
With June upon us it is once again time for staring out the window and daydreaming about a life outside of the hallowed halls of financial institutions. Taking the day off, jumping into that ride you’ve so elegantly pimped and just cruising with the top down ‘till your heart’s content.
That is why today I am taking a breaking from industry related issues and bringing back an old time favorite. A car thread. This time with the added caveat of them having to be summer specific vehicles. I don’t care how good the air conditioning is in a Maybach, we are talking about fun and sun rides here…
Just to get the creative juices flowing, go ahead and rip these unworthy plebmobiles to shreads.
For my money I am posting my choice as the pic for this post. I don’t know why, but that old school Mercedes 300 SL spells summer car to me. I don’t know if it’s a generational thing as I watched them cruise down the memory lanes of my youth. I don’t know if it is nostalgia for a time when a Benz was not made of more plastic than a porno star. I don’t know if it is that choo choo train chug of the old diesel engines. All I know is that this is my ultimate summer ride. In that color, that year, that body design. What’s yours?
What makes a Honda Civic a summer vehicle exactly? Or a Ford Focus? I'm not really sure what the dude that wrote that article was using as his requirements but they suck.
Gas mileage? Not sure what that has to do with the nice weather. I'd rather have the top-down in a gas guzzler than crawling down the highway in something that gets 40mpgs
My pick is the Porsche 550 for the ultimate summer car.
And Midas, that pic is not THE true Merc 300SL. This is.
Silver Chrysler Crossfire: http://www.diseno-art.com/encyclopedia/concept_cars/chrysler_crossfire…
Now that's a car that screams, "Take me to the beach and I promise you will get laid!"
chrysler crossfire? are u serious? no. fail. lol
So what's your choice? I'm not super picky about cars.
Jeep Wrangler - Top down, doors off
bmw m6 convertible.
if anyone disagrees they are just ignorant about cars
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog…
THE ultimate summer ride....
Audi R8 is very summer-y.
Have to agree with Porsche 550 posted above but I'll add these as well.
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[quote=nelobynature]Have to agree with Porsche 550 posted above but I'll add these as well.
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100% agreed. Mostly with the Aston DBS Volante.
Gotta love the R8 Spyder: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-r8-5-2-fsi-spyder/#2282793
But for the more affordable summer car, can't argue with the mustang convertible: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-mustang-gt-convertible/…
Or the new Camaro convertible: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-camaro-convertible-first-…
[quote=Banker88]Gotta love the R8 Spyder: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/audi-r8-5-2-fsi-spyder/#2282793
But for the more affordable summer car, can't argue with the mustang convertible: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/review-2011-ford-mustang-gt-convertible/…
Or the new Camaro convertible: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-chevrolet-camaro-convertible-first-…]
Well, that looks like a good way to spend the bonus!
If you want classic, Porsche 356 cabriolet or Jaguar XKSS: http://rwrant.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/porsche_356_02_1024.jpg http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/images/large/1230/Jaguar-XKSS_6.jpg
Had (still have actually, just not in the city with me) a 1992 Camaro Z28 that was my ride when I was home from college in the summers. It was a super low mileage, T-top car. Never drove it in the rain so I never had to put the roof in it. Was a hell of a lot of fun.
new Ultimate Summer Car: Ferrari California
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Agreed.
Also, the Shelby Cobra..thing screams big pimpin'. http://bit.ly/jolyqi
Most definitely. That car is absolutely gorgeous
Lynx C-Type from Ocean's 12 http://www.remarkablestuff.co.uk/LYNXMOTORS/lynx-motors/ModelRange/Lynx…
Car is dope.
Why is everyone posting vintage cars- those are all mad expensive and nearly impossible to find in good condition.
For a totally impractical but still pretty cool summer ride: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/maybach-landaulet/#470158
[quote=Banker88]Why is everyone posting vintage cars- those are all mad expensive and nearly impossible to find in good condition.
For a totally impractical but still pretty cool summer ride: http://www.autoblog.com/photos/maybach-landaulet/#470158[/quote]
Actually you can order any old Mercedes from the Mercedes Classic Car Center.
My choice would be a nicely restored Porche 356 cruising along the coast line on a sunny summer day. Super cars are nice to beat around just like a brainless model, but it gets mechanical and boring very soon. A car with a nice history and soul will do for a summer cruise.
Here's a pic for it.
http://www.vea.qc.ca/vea/v/po356as55.jpg
1968 MB 280SL or a classic Jag convertible. I realize that for the price of these you could probably get a nice Maserati, but these say summer to me
Woody's definitely scream summer time surfing.
Agree with nelobynature 100%. The DBS is a beauty. A little common, but I also think these scream "summer":
http://www.jameslist.com/advert/288940/for-sale-porsche-911-turbo-s
Perhaps the new SLS AMG Roadster? :)
http://www.globalmotors.net/2012-mercedes-sls-amg-roadster-revealed/
On my 13th bday, my dad came home from the office around noon and called me downstairs to go eat out for lunch. When i arrived downstairs he was waiting for me in this (see link below) with a hot blonde chick in the driver's seat. He had the car (and the blonde) for part of day from the BMW dealership. This car has spelled summer to me ever since.
http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/2000-bmw-3-series-323ci-2dr-…
Mazda Miata... because I'm cheap.
Haha. I literally thought the same thing, then I scrolled down and you had already said it. But, it is LGBT Pride month, so we should be proud of the monkeys who enjoy Crossfires and Miatas...
I miss the posts like this. Thanks for taking my mind off of excel.
There's nothing wrong with the MX-5, especially since first generation chassis' were under 1,000kg. It's nothing hardcore or special at all but it is a fun little car to thrash around... along the lines of a Lotus Elan pretty much.
Mustang GT convertible M3 Convertible Porsche 911 (or Boxter for the wanna be ballers) Merc SL550
I gotta say I'm aesthetically pleased by the Chevy Camaro, wouldn't name it a top 5 summer car, or even top 20, for that matter.
Sidenote: Friend has an SL500 a few years newer than the one in your picture. It's everything I (and you, I'm guessing) have ever dreamed for.
BMW 325i convertible with killer rims.
The new Jeep Wrangler... heading to the Hamptons for the weekend... sound good to me!
Wrangler for sure.... 1/5 the price and more fun than anything else listed
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