Most fun car you ever drove or owned?

[7998]

As I'm sitting here contemplating selling my beautiful 4th Gen. I was thinking about all the cars I've owned which is roughly about 50. And which ones I enjoyed 'driving' the most. The one that you just wanted to go hop in and take a nice drive in.
My most favorite car to drive was my 1973 Triumph TR6. Straight six, 4-spd/ with o/d. Whether it was up River Road or down 195 to Martells, that car was fun. It just oozed sex out of the exhaust.

Also on my short list would be
My 81 Camaro 327 motor, 6700 rpm redline, what every red blooded American boy should have atleast once.

88 K-5 Blazer, top off, red necking down the pines on a warm summer night with my future wife, getting lost:nod:

'74 VW Beetle 1776cc dual Webers, chirped second. Go-cart on the street,Just fun.

And my 98 Z28, Just snappy, I'll always remember taken it home from the dealer, t-tops off my son in the back, monsoon cranked up. I always wanted a 4th Gen ever since '93. When I was selling Audi's I'd sit on the computer and go to Chevy's website and build the one I wanted. I finally got it too, almost the way I wanted except the 6-spd.
Anyone else have a fav or 2?

[LTb1ow]

I would have to say my Z, but my list isn't that crazy.

[NJSPEEDER]

I have liked all my Camaros a lot, fun cars, easy to work on, and they make ricers pee their pants with a proper exhaust.

Scariest/Most exhilarating ride ever was a race prepped Porsche 911. Perfect 50/50 weight distribution which made for amazing handling and some odd characteristics when control was lost. Seems perfect weight balance means it doesn't under steer, it doesn't over steer, it just loses grip and spins around the center of the car.

In high school a friends father restored an old fuel altered. It didn't have the old insane motor in it, but it had a big block strong enough to make me crap my pants when he let me take it out in the street and whack the gas. Think sitting on center line of country road to seeing the mail box to staring at the telephone pole on the other side of the street faster than you can say panic attack.

There have been a lot of not terrible exciting cars that I have really liked too. My bro's old 1992 Talon was a blast, dying/oil leaking turbo, road race suspension, and very little compression. Once it spooled enough to pressurize the crank case and the engine, man it pulled like a freight train. lol

My bro's WRX is also one of the best long trip cars I have ever driven. We took it out to Indy for the F1 race. Other than not getting great mileage at rush hour traffic speeds, it was very comfortable.

And of course, Rally Cav! My old poop brown 84 Cavalier. 2.0 TBI knocking down 86(rated)HP of raw fury!! Ran inconsistant 19's in the 1320' but still went a lot of rounds, never got stuck, had enough subwoofer to make cd's skip, and it pwned the local trails. By far the most redneck, stupid fun, takes a beating car I have ever owned.

[//<86TA>\\]

i leased a 2002 acura rsx right out of high school, 2.0l 160 horse, 5 speed. It was a really fun car, the seats were uncomfortable, but it was really run to drive, i kinda miss it.

[7998]

Scariest/Most exhilarating ride ever was a race prepped Porsche 911. Perfect 50/50 weight distribution which made for amazing handling and some odd characteristics when control was lost. Seems perfect weight balance means it doesn't under steer, it doesn't over steer, it just loses grip and spins around the center of the car.

HA, I forgot to mention the 911 (my uncles) They are fun cars also, especially when you learn how to load the rear tire for the corner and lay the throttle on. It's a fine line between snapping the rear around and perfect bliss.

[myfoot2020]

Best car and wish I never sold......'78 Trans Am w-72 motor, 4 spd with the first year WS6 package.....best $800 bucks spent in 1989 mind you.

[BurninrubberGT]

dad's 84 trans am, l69, ws6 package, funnest car ive driven

[NJSPEEDER]

aaaannnnddddd the award for best stock seats of any mass production car I have ever sat in goes to, and it pains me to say this, the Neon TypeR aka:SRT4

[madness410]

most fun car ive ever droved was my brothers 96 vette. but i really like driving my 96 civic...first car, so many memories

[WildBillyT]

Most fun is my current Nova. Fun in that it's easy and cheap to work on and it's a lot of fun to drive. My other 3 projects were just not that great, and the GTP is distant second.

As for most fun to drive, that would be my brother's Chevelle. 427, 621hp/555lb-ft, 4.56 gears on a spool, TH400 with a pro ratchet shifter. On woefully undersized 235/60/15 BFGs. The thing howls at 3500-4000 at 55mph but it's violently sideways in every gear before that.

[79CamaroDiva]

Most fun race car was a 67 camaro race car on methanol running 8.50s. It was slower than my rail but was definitely more of a crowd pleaser. Heads turned the few times I drove it up into the lanes, so that was pretty funny. Til the guy who owned it tuned it too lean and it went boom at 1000'

As for street cars, my friend mikes trans am that he sold a few years ago. It was something like 500 rwhp iirc. One of the first 4th gens I ever liked.

[Mike]

my 03 cbr 600rr was the most fun thing i have ever owned.

my tbss is the most comfortable thing to be in for more than 10 minutes that i have ever owned

[Squirrel]

my brother (evil90ss) trucks, and my cousins old GTi

[bad64chevelle]

If you only ran that 327 to 6700 you had much more room to go :-)

Most fun to cruise in: My dads 68 GTO: Convertible, loud pipes, always gets attention, and isnt as touchy as my Chevelle was.

Most Enjoyable: 68 Vette 427 3-2barrel car, 4speed....

Most fun Ive ever owned: Tie between the Camaro and the Ram. Both took/take a beating and were always dependable.

[cdacda13]

Most fun car driven: My dads 64 Malibu SS. Just that experience of driving an old car was/is priceless.
Most fun car owned: My 92 RS. First car I bought all by myself. My favorite memory was driving to Rutgers for my summer orientation, driving on 287 with the t-tops off, radio blasting just loud enough to cancel the wind out, but still letting the sound of the exhaust through.

[JL8Jeff]

I honestly can't pick one of my cars over any of the others but I'll lean towards the 68 SS396 Camaro convertible with 4 speed. It had a built 396 and was a blast. I think my old 87 4Runner with the turbo 4 cyl was the most comfortable to drive. After I fixed the turbo and ported the manifold and housing it had some decent kick to it too. Nothing like spooling up a turbo 4x4 in the snow! :mrgreen:

[baddest434]

As for street cars, my friend mikes trans am that he sold a few years ago. It was something like 500 rwhp iirc. One of the first 4th gens I ever liked.

i loved that car that was mike gomez's car right?

and the most fun .....car in sig :lol:

[The Fixer]

One of my most favorite former cars was my '96 DGGM Impala SS - I owned it from '98 to '00. Ran 14.60s with just a K&N FIPK and Flowmaster cat-back, and it got every car in the left lane on the Turnpike to move out of my way because they thought I was an unmarked trooper. :)

I think the most ridiculous vehicle I've ever ridden in was Andris Skulte's twin-turbo IROC - hazing the rear tires from a 50mph roll will scare the crap outta you!

[79T/A]

Almost all of my cars have been fun, starting with my 1981 Toyota Corolla. Yeah, that's right. It was a hand me down from my step-father that I drove my junior and senior year of high school until I got my first Camaro. I was the first to drive in my circle of friends, and we'd load that sucker up on a Friday and/or Saturday night and that poor little car survived idiotic on/off ramp speeds, donuts and neutral drops until I sold it. That car didn't owe me a thing!

Then came the '83 Camaro. This was my first, and despite the anemic 2.8 and craptacular 200R transmission, I LOVED that car. I felt like a king picking my girl up in that car. Eventually, the girl was gone and I threw a rod through the block and cracked the frame long before I could afford to do my dreamed-of V8 swap.

After that came my clapped out '75 Camaro. It was an old, rusted to heel LT with a black vinyl roof that was torn and missing. You could see the road beyond the floorboards but it had a very strong 350. I bolted on an Edelbrock Performer intake and a Holley 600 carb and thought I was hot crap in college. A lot of good memories in that car.

Before Chevy killed off the Caprice, I was lucky enough to get paid to flog one of those bad boys with the LT1 and the aircraft hoses in the engine bay. That sucker could get up and go! Good times! Couldn't wait to get a hot call just to get there fast!

These days, I dream of driving my Trans Am (When I finish building it sometime in 2034) but I love driving my Jeep. Nothing like rolling down the highway, top down, doors off, 33s humming, Thrush muffler droning...good times!

[HeadlessNorseman]

My 924 is hands down the most fun. The "flickability" of the chassis and the good powerband and the interior feel make it lots of fun to just cruise or tear up the road. And the brake and steering feel make it very unique. Close second is the 01 mr2 i had 2 years ago(just needed about 50 more hp). My favorite car ive had overall was my first supra, an 86 N/A 5 speed. I loved the sound and the smoothness of the I6 and the comfyness. The "coolest" car i had in my opinion was my 85 monte carlo. It was flat black, lowered about 3 inches, with red wagon wheels with moon caps (back to the future) and a very loud exhaust and lumpy cammed 350. It was the first car i ever modified and i think i did pretty good.

[foxriderry]

i gotta say mine is my formula i absolutely loved this car ... i remember taking it home from the shore the first day and figuring out how sideways this car could get ... the power scared the sh** outta me or the days leavcing the high school with the othjer birds and a cloud of smoke behind us i remember driving on 72 heading to seaside memorial day weekend with girls in a silver mustang (v6) next to us flashing us (no joke didnt see much though we later met them on the boardwalk i was known as "pontiac boy" =] ) or camping this fall up near high point ripping through hawks nest t tops off second gear just screaming carving those turns keeping up with dirt bikes that had sport tires popping wheelies. I absolutely loved this car and will never forget it im gonna miss it so much

[maroman88]

best car i drove was a brand new first year SSR... jay fisher brought it home from his dealership (fisher chevy) and he lived accross from my GF, and he threw us the keys :)

i also drove my dads 67 firebird 400 ONCE, and got a ride in a 96 911 carrera S

[miketa95]

The most fun car i ever drove would be an 06 GTO with the 6.0 and six speed. That car just has balls it's awesome. I was so used to driving my LT1 that rattled and made noises and when I got in that car and it just took off and accelerated smoothly as if it weren't even trying, I was very impressed. Other than that, 750Li that I drove was a tank but it's acceleration is surprising and I really liked driving that.

[Mike]

other fun cars i have driven but werent mine.......

06 m5
05 Yamaha r1
c5 z06
several fast imports that i wont list because it wouldn't be appreciated anyway

[mc73nova]

I had a bunch, in no particular order.

04 Ion Redline
00 Integra(both of them!)
96 Civic HX
87 Mazda RX-7
77 Camaro
and of course my 73 Nova when it had its little 307 and now that I am mid 10's

Cars that I didnt own.

91 Camaro RS
98 Corvette
00 Camaro SS

[bandit88]

i do have to say i own my fun cars..... the cavi is just so cute and fun

and the 86 i drove once...... and that was so much fun

and a crap load of memories in the 88

[CHRIS67]

I had a friend that every year he would get the "tailgate terror". Basically a large cheap car that we would "modify" for tailgates or shore trips. We had a 70 somthing station wagon that we bought for $300 that we made into a convertable via a sawsall. A real blast when it rained. :laugh:

Loved those cars. Nothing better then some beat to hell car with girls dancing in high heels on the hood.

[12secondv6]

Damn, very tough decision.....

Smart car (turbo gas and turbo diesel - non-US spec'ed)
Nascar Winston Cup Race Car
2004 Dodge Neon - SEXINESS!
My 97 bird

I've driven a bunch of AMG's and they were a blast.....but the above cars stayed with me for one reason or another

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

I valet parked at some ritsi places so I drove alot of high end sheeeet. As for cars ive owned probably my 97 bolt on/stall LT1...Id imagine when spring gets here and I get this LS1 finished that will probably replace that. It already outpowers it but not in the looks dept...yet.

[Pampered-Z]

Favorite car I ever owned was my plum crazy 1970 Challenger 440 Sixpack. Was seriously worked. Over 700HP, big wheel stander and fun to drive when it stayed in the groove or wasn't breaking parts!

Next was my 84 Z28. Back in 94 I was going to have it back halfed over the winter, them things changed in my life and I sold it.

Cars that I didn't own:

Back in the mid 80s I had a chance to drive an alcy Funny car. I did the brunout, that thing was so freaken violent I say no way and shut it down. I give allot of credit to the people that have body parts that large that they can drive those things down the track! I'd like to try a dragster, where I'm not sitting on a bomb!

I drove a 308 GTB Ferrari once. Wasn't a drive where I did anything special in it, no hard cornering or high spped, but still just cool to drive the thing around. it is a 100% attention getter! I won't mind owning on of those!

[ar0ck]

Most fun car I ever drove was a Dodge Sprint Car at Lime Rock. It was a rear mounted 2.0lt Dodge engine, with a straight 4-speed gear box. I tore Lime Rock up in that thing for a full day, what a blast.

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The fastest car I think I was ever in was a buddies sprayed to holy hell 89 Mustang GT. I've never felt anything like that before in my life hitting the bottle on the highway and just that feeling of instantaneous power was overwhelming.

And hands down the best vehicle I have ever owned is my R6s, I put 5,000 miles on it in a matter of 4 months I couldn't get off the bike. Every day in the summer after work I was out with my friends tearing up North Jersey and parts of New York State. I came home every time with a grin from ear to ear.

My Z28 I can only tolerate in small dosages. A lot of fun times in it without a doubt but the instant I get stuck in stop & go traffic the fun is killed.

[shane27]

my eagle talon
had some problems but overall it was a really fun car.

[Dilley]

the best/most fun ride i've been on has to be in this guys 71 'cuda i dont know anything about it except it pinned me in my seat and spun tires at 50 mph roll

[GP99GT]

my integra is pretty damn fun, as slow as it may be...saturn was fun getting air in it, blue mustang was fun just to throw around...the red mustang isnt as fun/fast yet...YET

[Featherburner]

Most brutal was a 70 LS6 Chevelle SS with some work done. Most fun was 06 C6 vette. Neat to sat I drove one, 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe.

[Jensend]

Two favorites that come to mind are: 1) 1960 MGA that was the AAA "service car" for the gas station I worked at in college. We fought over the chance to do service aclls in the car because it handled so well and had that Brit sports car exhaust note. 2) My 1998 Neon ACR. With no mods other than a rollbar, "R" Tires it could corner and brake with most stock 911s at WGI (2:29 best lap). Wasn't fast in a straight line, but it could go stupid deep and still stop and four wheel drift even though it was FWD.

[7998]

I had a friend that every year he would get the "tailgate terror". Basically a large cheap car that we would "modify" for tailgates or shore trips. We had a 70 somthing station wagon that we bought for $300 that we made into a convertable via a sawsall. A real blast when it rained. :laugh:

Loved those cars. Nothing better then some beat to hell car with girls dancing in high heels on the hood.

That does sound like fun, sawzall, beer,girls,and a cheap car.

[Camvill]

The most fun cars i've ever driven have to be in this order 1. 450whp Mitsu. EVO. 2. My Car-1999 camaro Z28 3. Brothers eagle talon tsi (something like 290+ hp) 4. 2006 C6 vette

I miss driving the Evo AWD and boost is sooooo addicting one day i hope to get a massively boosted supra.

[Camaro67_rcl]

my purple & white 66 GTO convertable

[WayFast84]

The most fun car I have ever drove was a VW beetle kit car. It was a slow ass ride but it handled pretty sweet. my best memory with it was in the passenger seat when the door swung open and I almost fell out of the car because of the lack of seat belts. I have offered to trade my bird for it numerous times...

My bike is high up there.

My saturn has a lot of great memory's in it. My first trip to the track. Teaching my self to drive stick, teaching others to drive stick.

My bird sucks I cant wait to replace it and my saturn with a G8, TBSS or a camaro in a year or so.

[NastyEllEssWon]

funnest

[Mike]

The most fun car I have ever drove was a VW beetle kit car. It was a slow ass ride but it handled pretty sweet. my best memory with it was in the passenger seat when the door swung open and I almost fell out of the car because of the lack of seat belts. I have offered to trade my bird for it numerous times...

My bike is high up there.

My saturn has a lot of great memory's in it. My first trip to the track. Teaching my self to drive stick, teaching others to drive stick.

My bird sucks I cant wait to replace it and my saturn with a G8, TBSS or a camaro in a year or so.

buy mine, 21k

[bubba428]

lets see...

Mine
94 camaro V6 (only cause anything with a 5-speed manual is fun)
86 T/A

Not Mine
98 T/A soo fast, soo not stock
01 SS stock
07 BMW Z4, auto/stick made it fun power was disapointing
00 F-450 Super Duty impounding is a bigger rush than 1/4 mile
07 international/F-650 flatbed, 65mph with 40 miles to go blastin skynyrd on the radio
98 Chevy 2500 4x4 HD package, off roading on the beach

[mc73nova]

I almost forgot to put my Jeep on that list.

08 Sahara 4.5" lift 35" MTZ's

[FBODS4EVER]

most fun. my firebirds

best snow car. my 86 v6 fiero. (this car actually smoked my buddys 87 z28 all the time even when we switched cars to race)

[CJDZ24_Z28]

2008 Z06 Vette was the most fun car i ever driven. Truly amazing!! After that out of the 12 F-Bodies I have owned it had to be my old 00 SS. First car i ever had cammed with all the bolt ons. The car was a beast. My current 00 Formula is cammed but the cam is small i never get on it or have taken it to the track.

[19iroc88]

my iroc and 88 jeep cherokee chief (5 speed):)

[nj85z28]

from all the cars ive been in, id narrow it down to the 2 current cars we have around.

my 86 Monte Carlo SS (all thanks to Josh @ JSPerformance)
and my brothers 95 Formula. the 6 speed makes it fun

[TaKid455]

Working with my dad at the shop since I was very young, I have been in many cars.
I will agree with the topic originators that the Triumph TR6 is defiantly a blast to drive. I hope to have one someday. Any of the old brits (XKE's, MB SL's, ect ) are fun to drive.

Other fun cars
1999 ZX9 - first bike. still provide excitement after 30k miles.
any of my 70's T/A's. With each project being faster and better handling than the last, I can't wait to drive the latest.

Some cars that I rode in when I was young and still remember the rides are:
1970 Lambo Espada
Mini cooper (original, not BMW)
1988 930 Porsche w/ wide body
1978 T/A. This car got me stared on the T/A's. I was maybe 10 at the time and my father picked me up from day camp. I remember fishtailing, acceleration, ect. They did some service work on it and gave it a tune. It was supposedly some drug runners car. they found that out after it left.
1969 datsun 610 jumping snow banks and old train beds.

Scariest Car I drove
1952 Jaguar. the handling was atrocious. awful.

Best cruising car(s)
1980 Pace car T/A
1959 Caddy Eldorado Conv. aka my Sr. prom ride. I think I liked the car better than her. What a classic ride.

[98tadriver]

id say my trans am has been my most fun ride. 2 this day the straight line acceleration still scares the crap out of people, and shall continue to do so. i also liked my turd gen, my 93 dodge caravan and my 99 ninja. no particular order

[TaKid455]

WOW another 99 ninja owner. sweet

[Mulletbird]

Most beautiful I've ever owned? Close tie between the 1995 Mazda MX6 (I'm really partial to how they look) and my 1987 Firebird Formula (which ranks similarly in looks imo, but totally different class in terms of power and performance).

In terms of the most fun, these are partly b/c I do not own them (I do, however, know the owners VERY well) - 1970 Chevy Chevelle 454 S/C (supercharged) SS/LS6, 1992 (???) Porsche 968 with R-comps and racing seats (which I ran in a 18hr enduro - I did 8hrs, with orders to not wreck it - I didn't put one scratch on that car), and a 1964 Ford Falcon. Sorry about going ford, but when you're in a all-motor small-block car that runs 8.00 and 5.63 respectively (1/4 and 1/8 mile ET's), yeah.

[amargari]

I have had several fun cars.

My 73 Camaro was fun with the 327 in it. I can't wait to get that back on the road after nearly 20 years.

My next fun car was a 92 Talon TSi AWD. I pumped up the boost a few PSI and lowered the car with Eibachs. That thing was a blast to drive. It handled so well and the AWD just made it grip.

I had 98 Cobra Convertible too. It was fun, but a different fun than the Talon.

[camarogirl57]

I guess my all time favorite was my '64 Chevelle SS convert, into which we replaced the 283/220, in the winter of '72, with a 1970 LT-1 with the Chevy TransAm"Track" cam, Hookers, 750 Holly, etc. With an M-21 and 4.11 posi, it was a rocket to the moon. Flushing Auto Spring had raised it all around about 5". Wot a car!

Next favorite had to be my Mom's '68 Camaro 327/275 coupe. My boyfriend and I would take it over to the old Connecting Highway in Flushing, Queens and surprise our share of GTO's and 442's. Great fun!