What Car would you get for $50,000 (Similar to the VINwiki Series)

Yes I am steeling the idea from the VINwiki series of videos on YouTube.  If this goes well we can do a couple of these threads with different price points. 

So what car would you get for 50K.  It can be new or used.  It can be a truck or a bike.  Ok it can also be a boat if you want.  It can be a responsible choice like a loaded up mini van or the not so responsible choice of say the best BiTurbo out there.  It can even be a race car.  There is no wrong answer it is strictly your choice.  

Photos of your choice are encouraged and sale adds are also a bonus (If it is ok with the mods here at GRM)

My Choice for 50K would be a Ferrari 456  Front engine V12 6 speed manual pop up headlights.  It is no 550 or 575 but 50K gets you a really good example.

This sold on BAT https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1995-ferrari-456-gt-4/ for 51k.  I have seen higher millage ones in the mid 30k range.

EDIT:  Also you can comment on another price point you all would like to see for other threads.

If I was going to spend a full $50K on one car I think it would be hard for me to pass up on a C7 Grand Sport. That's a lot of performance for the money.

Nicest competition yellow mica RX-7 I can find. Like so:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2007-porsche-911-turbo-21/

It only saw 9k rpm once semi-recently, I'm sure the engine is fine.

There can only be one.

The newest, nicest V8 Vantage S you can find.  I'll take mine as a drop top, others may want a coupe.

I've actually done this mental exercise recently. Hightlights included-

Gen1/2 viper, preferrably GTS

Ferrari of indeterminate origion

c6 z06, c7, heavily modified c5 (found one with 1200 wheel for 50) 

Really random Japanese stuff- R31 Impul was super high on the list. 

Gen2 CTS V. 

Hellcat/392 scat pack charger

I'm sure there are others. Eventually i decided I'd just rather have 50k in the bank. And then life changed and it was a really good idea i didn't buy a car. 

Off-lease RS3, full stop, why this a question?  

Modern Audi luxury, 5 cylinder howl, sub-4 seconds to 60, legit 12 second car.  And it looks like a Jetta.

Right now I have these on the brain, they don't seem to depreciate and sell around 40K. Could put a blower on it and better wheels and tires and creep up to 50K. 

Or find a cheap one and get a MH900e at the same time. But I have odd taste 

There are some great choices so far in this thread.  I would *really* want a nice Cobra 289 replica. Slab sides and wire wheels; no roll hoop, side pipes, or hood scoop.

Pete. (l33t FS) said:

Off-lease RS3, full stop, why this a question?  

 

Modern Audi luxury, 5 cylinder howl, sub-4 seconds to 60, legit 12 second car.  And it looks like a Jetta.

I'll still take the 997 Turbo. To compare:

modern porsche luxury, flat 6 noises plus twin turbos, sub 4s 0-60, and it looks like the best styled generation of 911 (because it is).

Did I mention it makes 460ft-lbs of torque starting at 1900rpm?

I'd buy an NSX-T.

Or drop my 280z off at a restoration shop and have it completely redone.

V8 Atom Nomad

Just played this game for real.  I was looking at older exotics like the Ferrari 456.  I looked at Astons, BMW 8 series, Porsche 911 and 928.  Ultimately decided I wanted a car I could drive without worrying about possible collision damage and obsolete circuit boards and electrics.  I bought a 2012 991 Carrera S with the PDK.  I like my choice, drive the car all the time and have functioning Nav, Bluetooth, and Sirius radio.  Love the NA sound and it's got all the power I need.  Traded in an M6 with SMG.  The BMW may have had more power but nowhere near as engaging to drive.

New: Challenger R/T Scat Pack Widebody. F8 Green with a 6-speed and rear seat delete, thank you very much.

Used: 5th-gen Camaro ZL1. Or Audi TT RS.

I feel like 50k isn't enough these days. Cars are so so expensive now!
 

Buuut anyway, I'll take the best Camaro ZL1 1LE or gen 5 Z/28 you can get, with any extra money for brakes and tires.

dps214 said:

Pete. (l33t FS) said:

Off-lease RS3, full stop, why this a question?  

 

Modern Audi luxury, 5 cylinder howl, sub-4 seconds to 60, legit 12 second car.  And it looks like a Jetta.

I'll still take the 997 Turbo. To compare:

modern porsche luxury, flat 6 noises plus twin turbos, sub 4s 0-60, and it looks like the best styled generation of 911 (because it is).

Did I mention it makes 460ft-lbs of torque starting at 1900rpm?

I like cars that don't look like anything special   Especially if you can get it in some generic understated grayish color.

And then:

It's a freakin' hot rod Jetta that sounds like an S1 E2 rally car.  This is the car I would want to BUILD, and Audi mass-produced it.

Tough. 996 gt3 and 996 TT are up there at the top along with a decent 993CS. E30m3 with an S54 swap. E28 m5 cherry. Defender 90. Aerial Atom. Factory 5 daytona.

If we're talking "free money" that I can't do anything else with I'm thinking an air cooled 911.  It might need a little work, but I missed the chance to get one when they were affordable.  I'm torn between the 911 SC or the Carrera 3.2, but probably a Carrera 3.2 if I could find a decent one.  Latest is Greatest and all...Then gotta pick a color,  Guards Red or White???? Tough choices for $ I don't have.  :)

Dave M (Forum Supporter) said:

I feel like 50k isn't enough these days. Cars are so so expensive now!
 

Buuut anyway, I'll take the best Camaro ZL1 1LE or gen 5 Z/28 you can get, with any extra money for brakes and tires.

 

I am hoping we play this game many more times at different price points. 

I've been poor for most of my life, I can't imagine spending $50,000 on a car.

For me, it'd be a crew cab pickup of some sort. I'll be 65 in a few months so I could figure on driving it for my usual decade or two (hopefully). 

Planning to live forever, so far, so good.

R32 gtr v spec

50k? Hm, maybe something like a ratty Iso, or Maserati Mexico. 

If I didn’t have to spend my own money... Easy

Fast but not really fast, handles like a pig, horrible on gas but driving a car like this is a sensation I can only describe as brutal. IMO there’s not a bad line anywhere on this car

An used semi to make some money with it.