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If money was no matter, what car would you like to have? I would like to have my Jeep Liberty back in new condition (Original Post) debm55 Feb 19 OP
Mercedez Sprinter Overlanding van Snark Twain Feb 19 #1
Wow that is great. My Liberty was an all- terrain. Never used it as such.Too scared the Jeep would flip debm55 Feb 19 #8
This low rider JoseBalow Feb 19 #2
HAhahahahhahahha Thank you very much JoseBalow. debm55 Feb 19 #3
I am so with you on the Jeep! birdographer Feb 19 #4
Jeep stopped making the Liberty. debm55 Feb 19 #14
My daughter just bought one samplegirl Feb 20 #52
Yes, samplegirl, mine was bought when they first came out. Fire engine red. I well have to check that out. Hope they are debm55 Feb 20 #56
1972 Triumph TR6. byronius Feb 19 #5
Thank you byronius. debm55 Feb 19 #15
Johnnyringo samplegirl Feb 20 #51
My 440 Dodge RT with the 440 hemi Holley carburetor and ratchet shifter 1968 in blue TommieMommy Feb 19 #6
Thank you TommieMommie Sounds great. debm55 Feb 19 #16
A mint 1969 Corvette 427 convertible with hardtop. sinkingfeeling Feb 19 #7
Wow , a Corvette. Thank you sinkingfeeling. debm55 Feb 19 #17
A Rolls-Royce Droptail ($30M) or other high value car exboyfil Feb 19 #9
I understand the Jeep Liberty was hard to get in and out of. It barely fit in the garage. debm55 Feb 19 #18
1967 Corvette Stingray or 1967 Datsun 2000 (used to have one - loved that car). LoisB Feb 19 #10
Datsun was the brand name used by Nissan back then.... sdfernando Feb 19 #11
LOL!!! That's a good one. Don't forget to tip the waitress. LoisB Feb 19 #44
my best friend in high school drove a Datsun B210 lapfog_1 Feb 20 #54
Thank you very much LoisB They sound wonderful. debm55 Feb 19 #22
Oh wow. I had a teenage boy crush on that black Trans-Am that Burt Mike 03 Feb 19 #12
Thank you very much Mike 03 I remember that car from the movie. debm55 Feb 19 #23
When I was young....Porsche 911 Carrera , not anymore IrishBubbaLiberal Feb 19 #13
Thank you very much Irish BubbaLibera. debm55 Feb 19 #24
my 67 MG Midget RainCaster Feb 19 #19
Thank you RainCaster. What do you drive now? debm55 Feb 19 #25
My first car was used 1969 MGB IrishBubbaLiberal Feb 19 #37
2025 Corvette ZR1 DetroitLegalBeagle Feb 19 #20
Thank you very much DetroitBeagle, That's funny. debm55 Feb 19 #26
My old '89 Lincoln Town Car. Dorothy V Feb 19 #21
Thank you very much Dorothy V . I hear your about how the Lincoln rode. debm55 Feb 19 #27
I love my 2013 Prius V Wicked Blue Feb 19 #28
Thank you very much Wicked Blue. do you still have it? debm55 Feb 19 #30
Oh yes Wicked Blue Feb 19 #34
The Mercedes AMG CLE 53 4MATIC ProfessorGAC Feb 19 #29
That's a great looking car there, ProfessorGAC debm55 Feb 19 #33
That is a beauty. LoisB Feb 19 #45
Best Part Is It's 4 Seats ProfessorGAC Feb 19 #46
I love sports cars but at my age, I can't go back to shifting gears. I really liked the look of LoisB Feb 19 #47
Due to the fact we live in mountains. We choose Range Rover. LakeArenal Feb 19 #31
Great looking car LakeArenal. debm55 Feb 19 #35
Any car? Give me a mint, unrestored 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO. sop Feb 19 #32
Thank you very much sop, So you restore cars. That is a great turn around price to pick up debm55 Feb 19 #36
Lincoln enid602 Feb 19 #38
I remember seeing pictures of them with the rear tire well. Neat car. debm55 Feb 19 #41
my Volvo 240 DL Wagon NoSheep Feb 19 #39
Thank you very much NoSheep debm55 Feb 19 #42
My 1971 Land Rover Series IIA WheelWalker Feb 19 #40
Oh I like that. Thank you very much, WheelWalker debm55 Feb 19 #43
1978 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham Comrade Citizen Feb 20 #48
Wow. what a car. Love the interior. Thank you Comrade Citizen. debm55 Feb 20 #57
Range rover Figarosmom Feb 20 #49
Thank you very much Figarosmom. Beautiful car. debm55 Feb 20 #58
Jaguar Mark II Morbius Feb 20 #50
Oh I like that. Thank you Morbius. debm55 Feb 20 #59
Ford truck...F 600... MiHale Feb 20 #53
Thank you very much, MiHale. debm55 Feb 20 #60
1972 Maserati Ghibli MichMan Feb 20 #55
I agree. Beautiful car. Thank you MichMan. debm55 Feb 20 #61
Think I'll just keep my little Smart Car Nittersing Feb 20 #62
oh I love it. Thank you Nittersing. debm55 Feb 20 #63
If money were no object then a chauffeured limousine service, please Alpeduez21 Feb 20 #64
HAHAHAHAHHAHAH. I like that . Thank you Alpeduez21. I like it. debm55 Feb 20 #65
Jaguar XKSS boonecreek Feb 20 #66
Wow, what a great looking car. I can see why you would want one. debm55 Feb 20 #67
I'm going to go electric and say a Cadillac Lyric. Xavier Breath Feb 20 #68
Thank you Xavier Breath. Sounds like a great car. debm55 Feb 20 #69
1966 Ford Mustang Fastback Convertible. OldBaldy1701E Feb 20 #70
Thank you very much OldBaldy1701E Sharp car. debm55 Feb 21 #73
I love my Rogue so maybe an upgraded one yellowdogintexas Feb 21 #71
Thank you very much yellowdogintexas debm55 Feb 21 #72
My 1982 Datsun 280-ZX T-top with manual shift and a straight-6 engine. Aristus Feb 21 #74
Thank you very much Aristus debm55 Feb 21 #83
My 1973 VW Super Beetle Dem2theMax Feb 21 #75
Thank you Dem2theMax debm55 Feb 21 #84
Lexus RandySF Feb 21 #76
Thank you RandySF debm55 Feb 21 #81
I'm happy with my car PJMcK Feb 21 #77
We have two Subarus.but not the Crosstrek Thank you for the birthday greetings debm55 Feb 21 #82
I really miss our old Mercedes Jilly_in_VA Feb 21 #78
Thank you Jilly_in_VA debm55 Feb 21 #85
A Duesenberg! Soon as I find a spare mil or two.😂 Phoenix61 Feb 21 #79
Oh well that is some car. Thank you Phoenix61 debm55 Feb 21 #86
Need to replace our old 4 wheel drive ranch truck, which has done its duty, to no avail. Any suggestions? efhmc Feb 21 #80
I hope you find one efhmc. debm55 Feb 23 #89
Wondering if you people have even driven in the mesquite rocky roads of a real Texas ranch. efhmc Feb 24 #91
Gonna go waaay out on a limb here.... some_of_us_are_sane Feb 21 #87
OMG what a gorgeous car! liberalla Feb 23 #88
Thank you very much some_of_us_are_sane_ what a beauty. debm55 Feb 23 #90
Aston Martin DB12 beaglelover Feb 24 #92
Thank you beaglelover. WOW debm55 Feb 24 #93

Snark Twain

(76 posts)
1. Mercedez Sprinter Overlanding van
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 05:29 PM
Feb 19

for adventures urban, rural and offroad -- can drive and camp in the vehicle

debm55

(44,382 posts)
8. Wow that is great. My Liberty was an all- terrain. Never used it as such.Too scared the Jeep would flip
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 05:37 PM
Feb 19

birdographer

(2,937 posts)
4. I am so with you on the Jeep!
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 05:33 PM
Feb 19

Never had one. Red Wrangler, able to be convertible. I have always wanted this car, but it’s not looking good for that happening!

samplegirl

(12,908 posts)
52. My daughter just bought one
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 07:56 AM
Feb 20

Saw it last night. It's nice but really hope they improved on some things.
I had a new Liberty when they first came out.
Horrible gas mileage and expensive to have parts or an oil change,

debm55

(44,382 posts)
56. Yes, samplegirl, mine was bought when they first came out. Fire engine red. I well have to check that out. Hope they are
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 10:16 AM
Feb 20

styled differently as mine was hard to drive in the wind as it was top heavy. Thank you for letting me know,

TommieMommy

(1,856 posts)
6. My 440 Dodge RT with the 440 hemi Holley carburetor and ratchet shifter 1968 in blue
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 05:35 PM
Feb 19

💙 loved it

exboyfil

(18,207 posts)
9. A Rolls-Royce Droptail ($30M) or other high value car
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 05:37 PM
Feb 19

That I could sell and still drive around in my 2011 Versa.

Cars are for getting from point A to point B. I don't like driving big stuff so some sort of RV or converted van would be out. I like driving my wife's Crosstrak, but it is nothing special. I wouldn't want to go any bigger.

debm55

(44,382 posts)
18. I understand the Jeep Liberty was hard to get in and out of. It barely fit in the garage.
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 06:04 PM
Feb 19

sdfernando

(5,679 posts)
11. Datsun was the brand name used by Nissan back then....
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 05:50 PM
Feb 19

supposedly got its name when the CEO was driving their first car for export and it died on him...and he said "Aaaarrrgghhh....Dat Sun! ??

Thank you, thank you...I'm here all week!

lapfog_1

(30,816 posts)
54. my best friend in high school drove a Datsun B210
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 08:49 AM
Feb 20

Really bright guy... and a committed leftist, even more so than me

But not always self aware... on the bumper of the Datsun B210 he had a bumper sticker

"Save the Whales - Boycott Japanese Goods"

Mike 03

(18,403 posts)
12. Oh wow. I had a teenage boy crush on that black Trans-Am that Burt
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 05:52 PM
Feb 19

Reynolds drives in Smokey & The Bandit. By god I thought that was a beautiful car.

IrishBubbaLiberal

(1,446 posts)
13. When I was young....Porsche 911 Carrera , not anymore
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 05:56 PM
Feb 19

911 Carrera is too small

Would have crawl into, and crawl out of….Not for me anymore

Once in late 1970s….buddy drove his 911 Porsche…
North from San Jose, Winchester Blvd, from up 280 to South San Francisco at about 105mph
To drop of Bid that was due at 1pm

NEVER Again did I get into someone else’s sports car

Hmmmmmm…..I can’t recall IF Hwy 280 was completely built all the way back then or not

IrishBubbaLiberal

(1,446 posts)
37. My first car was used 1969 MGB
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 07:14 PM
Feb 19

I ‘loved’ that car. 1969:MGB

It overheated on the way home when I bought it,
AND it continued to break ALL the time.

But it made me become a fairly good expert on what can go
wrong with a MG. 😜😎 learned how to change a head gasket
in lighting speed too 😍

Could rebuild those single barrel SU carburetor with my eyes closed,


My girlfriend got a brand new MG MIDGET 1976
Geez that was tiny car

DetroitLegalBeagle

(2,348 posts)
20. 2025 Corvette ZR1
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 06:10 PM
Feb 19

I would be divorced if I sold my current Z06 and bought an even more expensive Corvette. Especially considering she's the one who put the deposit down on this one lol.

Dorothy V

(313 posts)
21. My old '89 Lincoln Town Car.
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 06:33 PM
Feb 19

Thing rode like a rocking chair, had plenty of leg room, was reliable, and got better gas mileage than one would think. I miss that car! No complaints about the car I have now, it is reliable and gets good mileage, but it just doesn't ride like the Lincoln did.

ProfessorGAC

(72,379 posts)
29. The Mercedes AMG CLE 53 4MATIC
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 06:50 PM
Feb 19

It's the new 4 seat convertible. Technically, we could "afford it" but, I'd never spend this much on a car.

ProfessorGAC

(72,379 posts)
46. Best Part Is It's 4 Seats
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 08:30 PM
Feb 19

I don't want a sports car. I want a ragtop.
I've been driving Chrysler convertibles for 35 of the last 44 years. (I had a BMW 3 series droptop for 9 years.)
I'm definitely a ragtop guy.
But. I don't care about fadt. I want good mileage, not power.
I used to joke that 3 of my Chrysler's wouldn't do 100mph unless I dropped them from a plane!
So, a four seater is a "must".
BTW: the time I bought that BMW I was trying to decide whether to by it, another LeBaron or a Mitsubishi Spyder. I bought the BMW and wondered for 9 years why I spent the extra money.
So, the car I picked is strictly "if money was no object" per Deb's OP. I'd never spend big money on a car ever again.

LoisB

(10,182 posts)
47. I love sports cars but at my age, I can't go back to shifting gears. I really liked the look of
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 09:17 PM
Feb 19

the Chrysler LeBaron. I don't blame you for liking "ragtops" - convertibles are so cool. Like you, I also need the four seats these days. My Datsun 2000 had a removable hardtop.

sop

(13,796 posts)
32. Any car? Give me a mint, unrestored 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO.
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 06:56 PM
Feb 19

One sold at auction for $70 million. I could really use the money.

debm55

(44,382 posts)
36. Thank you very much sop, So you restore cars. That is a great turn around price to pick up
Wed Feb 19, 2025, 07:04 PM
Feb 19

Nittersing

(7,176 posts)
62. Think I'll just keep my little Smart Car
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 11:39 AM
Feb 20

It's so much fun to drive. Paddle shifters are perfect for mountain driving!

Alpeduez21

(1,922 posts)
64. If money were no object then a chauffeured limousine service, please
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 12:25 PM
Feb 20

I would like to go about in the comfort of my living room with no thoughts to parking or navigating traffic thank you very much


Xavier Breath

(5,524 posts)
68. I'm going to go electric and say a Cadillac Lyric.
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 02:08 PM
Feb 20

Yeah, there are pricier electric cars available (there's something called an "Aspark Owl" that retails for $3.56M, e.g.), but the Cadillac would be luxury without drawing too much attention to myself And, it's a good-looking car too.

OldBaldy1701E

(7,695 posts)
70. 1966 Ford Mustang Fastback Convertible.
Thu Feb 20, 2025, 06:27 PM
Feb 20

With the original 289 engine and I want it Candy Apple Red!

yellowdogintexas

(23,194 posts)
71. I love my Rogue so maybe an upgraded one
Fri Feb 21, 2025, 05:01 PM
Feb 21

this is my third Nissan my first one was a 1981 Datsun 210 station with a 5 speed. I loved that car

If my knees could handle it I would still be driving a stick shift.

Aristus

(69,710 posts)
74. My 1982 Datsun 280-ZX T-top with manual shift and a straight-6 engine.
Fri Feb 21, 2025, 06:29 PM
Feb 21

Coolest car I ever owned. Silver-over-black paint job. I called it The Silver Tyrant. The thing had incredible acceleration.

Removing the t-top panels and driving in the warm summer breeze. Long drives at night through beautiful, brightly-lit Seattle.

If money was no object, I would get every Z-model Datsun/Nissan ever produced.

Dem2theMax

(10,654 posts)
75. My 1973 VW Super Beetle
Fri Feb 21, 2025, 07:15 PM
Feb 21

To this day, I regret selling that car. Best car I ever owned. (Although, I just bought a 2023 Chevy Bolt EV, and I'm quickly falling in love.)

My Super Beetle took me everywhere. Off-road or in the snow, nothing stopped that car. Sun roof, air conditioning and a big engine. And the best gas mileage I've ever had. What more could one ask for?

PJMcK

(23,480 posts)
77. I'm happy with my car
Fri Feb 21, 2025, 07:23 PM
Feb 21

2020 Subaru Crosstrek with all the goodies.

By the way, happy birthday.

Jilly_in_VA

(11,785 posts)
78. I really miss our old Mercedes
Fri Feb 21, 2025, 07:31 PM
Feb 21

We got it for next to nothing from a drunk lawyer friend who was down on his luck. Unfortunately it was turned into the filling of a car sandwich by a dumbass woman driving without her glasses who rearended us one night.

But if I could have any car I've ever had, it would be the 1985(?) Colt Vista we had. That car was the most fun to drive and went everywhere. Possibility of 3 rows of seats and incredible visibility. The late ex wrecked it one Christmas Eve.

efhmc

(15,415 posts)
80. Need to replace our old 4 wheel drive ranch truck, which has done its duty, to no avail. Any suggestions?
Fri Feb 21, 2025, 08:51 PM
Feb 21

efhmc

(15,415 posts)
91. Wondering if you people have even driven in the mesquite rocky roads of a real Texas ranch.
Mon Feb 24, 2025, 02:26 PM
Feb 24

Go look it up.

some_of_us_are_sane

(1,159 posts)
87. Gonna go waaay out on a limb here....
Fri Feb 21, 2025, 10:21 PM
Feb 21

and say THIS ONE.................. wow!! ROUND DOORS, RED INTERIOR.............oooooooooooooh yeah!!!

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