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Old 01-04-2010, 04:29 PM
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Honda S2000. (About $35,000; 2009; 32 percent.) If you can find one of these roadsters, grab it. Honda stopped building the S2000 in mid-2009, and dealers would probably be completely sold out if not for a miserable economy. Those cars that are left will be labeled as 2009 models, since there is no 2010. The S2000's design barely changed for 10 years, yet this finely engineered, rear-drive sports car continually wowed critics with its precise handling and thrilling acceleration. And the S2000's curves should wear as well as some of the classics.
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Maybe they should slap the 57 chevy belair on that list and then we might be talking..... Kinda surprised to see the mercury sable on that list????? that car sucks in every department
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I remember seeing the Veracruz on some "terrible" car lists as well.

I can agree with the Solstice ONLY from a performance potential perspective (they were very capable track cars). The FJ is a nice machine too
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The only car on that list I would drive..


...let alone PAY money for.
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s2000 discontinued because it was produced for 9 years and honda was ready to move on, everything else on the list was discontinued because it was a flop or sucked ass.

nevertheless i was considering getting another S for a daily driver.
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That whole list seems like garbage, asides from the S2000 of course.

I could see the G8 being a catch someday, itll be the last muscle car Pontiac will ever produce. But it does seem to lack the flair of some of the retro-modernized modelsbeing made, like the camaro and challenger.
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"Lexus SC430."

Yeah, but it's ugly!!
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Originally Posted by gomarlins3,Jan 5 2010, 07:48 PM
"Lexus SC430."

Yeah, but it's ugly!!
agreed - when they said classic they must have been thinking of the SC300/400 body style from 1992-01. That was a beautiful car. One of the reasons I had one.
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^Agreed. That model will be good looking 30 years from now. Beautiful car. Wish I had one.
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