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Ok, this is all just pure fantasy, but it should prompt some interesting discussions.

Jeremy C and I were BSing about this one earlier. Imagine you've got just gigabucks. You decide to meet up with a few of your similarly well funded friends, and take the month or more to take a Grand Tour of the United States (with a brief foray into Canada)

The route is as follows:

Detroit > Chicago > Kansas City > Denver > Los Angeles > Phoenix > Dallas > New Orleans > Miami > Atlanta > New York City > Toronto > Detroit, for the Woodward Dream Cruise

It starts and ends in Detroit because it's the fucking Motor City. Live with it :D

What do you drive? And why? For added fun, post a picture, in your colors and options of choice if you can find one.

Money is no object. The only criteria is it has to be a real, running car, of which one example has actually sold on the open market. No one-off concept cars that never left a turntable. It doesn't have to be practical or reasonable. This is purely an emotional choice. However, you may be called upon to justify it to your fellow Grand Tourers :D

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If you're going to go for it, why not go for the best. The songs of praise for this car are long and plentiful. For me personally, it's about a deep appreciation of the mechanical genius that went into building a car that should have have been built at all. It's the embodiment of German technical excellence and arrogance, in an understated French-designed package.

As Jeremy Clarkson said. "This is not only the best car ever built....it is quite possibly the best car that will ever be built"

Bugatti Veyron

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Gray Silver Metallic with Italian Red flanks

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Boston isn't on the list... :(

I would do it in a carerra gt or gt2. I like german cars. :D
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I would want something comfortable and fast. I cant think the veyron is comfortable for days and days of driving. I would have to go with a PORCHSE CAYANNE TURBO(with upgraded fuel and slammed wastegates :) and supporting mods) assuming i wont be in the car alone.
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[quote=""moffman93'""] assuming i wont be in the car alone.[/quote]

Bringing your boyfriends or something? :p
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imagine cruisin the country with friends in a comfortable suv with 650hp lol.
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Clarification:

Modified cars are allowed. But there has to be at least one real world example of it in existence. Also, if you want to use a true race car, you have to prove it can be registered for street use :)
imagine cruisin the country with friends in a comfortable suv with 650hp lol.
Nothing against that at all. I think that's a great idea. :D

Vira can ride with me in the Veyron, but I have to say, I'm hoping that she comes up with her own car to drive. I'm curious to see what she'd chose. :)
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McLaren F1 GT LM

680HP and 2480lbs :)

Still just about the best car ever made...plus it has enough storage room to fit a couple suitcases AND I can take 2 friends with me. A trip like this is MADE with the companionship, so you can take your girl and some sucker to be the 3rd wheel :D
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Still just about the best car ever made...plus it has enough storage room to fit a couple suitcases AND I can take 2 friends with me. A trip like this is MADE with the companionship, so you can take your girl and some sucker to be the 3rd wheel
Absolutely awesome car. One of the 2 or 3 I'd even consider over the Veyron.

However, might the LM be a little bit much for an intercontinental trip? It's stripped down a bit from the regular street version. Noise and harshness might be a bit much over those kinds of distances.
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[quote=""Gatecrasher""]Absolutely awesome car. One of the 2 or 3 I'd even consider over the Veyron.

However, might the LM be a little bit much for an intercontinental trip? It's stripped down a bit from the regular street version. Noise and harshness might be a bit much over those kinds of distances.[/quote]

Very true...but I spent a year in a gutted FC with race suspension and a bride bucket, a 240SX with the same, and a 240Z that had a straight pipe'd turbo motor and practically scrapped the ground. I think I'll manage in the "uncivilized" version...Everytime I got a little annoyed, I'd just hammer the go pedal...it's always worked for me before :D
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[quote=""Gatecrasher""]
Vira can ride with me in the Veyron, but I have to say, I'm hoping that she comes up with her own car to drive. I'm curious to see what she'd chose. :) [/quote]

Awwww. :glee:

Actually, you have definitely turned me on to the Veyron. I think I'd take you up on that ride. :winkkiss:

But for my personal choice I'll go with the Viper. I just love the curves of this car. :d rool:

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For comfort though (yeah I do have a bad back and get uncomfortable on long drives) I'll take this. :D

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But for my personal choice I'll go with the Viper. I just love the curves of this car.
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If you had a boyfriend with enough cash for a Veyron, I'm sure he could find someone to fix your back :)

Good choice with the Viper :D
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lmao yea good choice on the RV vira. Yea the race version of the mclaren is rediculously loud theres a vid on youtube i believe top gear did a thing on it its fuckin loud. No noise insulation. If it wasnt for that, thats probably one of my favorite cars.
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If I was rich enough to do this I could have any of these cars and drive them anywhere anytime I wanted to. So i would want something more comfortable to actually enjoy the drive and the scenery itself. So my choice is:

Aston Martin DBS - If I only need 2 seats. Image
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Bentley Continental Flying Spur - If I need 4 seats.
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[quote=""JagdStealth""]Image

McLaren F1 GT LM

680HP and 2480lbs :)

Still just about the best car ever made...plus it has enough storage room to fit a couple suitcases AND I can take 2 friends with me. A trip like this is MADE with the companionship, so you can take your girl and some sucker to be the 3rd wheel :D [/quote]

Damn you stole my idea :D

fine Ill take one of the remaining four. :lol:
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Apparently Veyron's are incredibly comfortable, at least that's what my friend says. He had a Co-op/Internship with Volkswagon in germany and they let him poke around the car, lucky bastard.

Anyways, on to my choice (which is most definitely the best choice). I would drive an Aston Martin DB9, black on black.
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Sounds like a blast!

I'd drive a black Audi R8 with carbon fiber accents.

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A comfortable car with amazing style and a proven V8 engine that will handle the cross country trip like a dream.

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Not to mention I cannot wait for some twisties. :D

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I know that the DB9 can withstand long trips comfortably. Mr. Clarkson beat Europe's fastest train from England to Italy :)
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The R8 was high on my list as well.. that car looks incredible.
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