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Hahaha Nice catch, I was flipping though so many pictures of white ones trying to find a good one/accurate for what I wanted and ended up picking probably the only picture that was a CTS-V instead. Thanks!

Well I my ATS would be pretty easy.. Loaded up ATS-V Sedan. I couldn't find a picture of one with the optional dark wheels but I'm going to go with diamond white with black/carbon accents. All said and done it was 76k. I left it as a manual but if this is getting daily'd I think I'd actually add the 8spd.. Still not sure about that though.. I think it's too damn sporty to be an auto. 2 other GM vehicles would be a 70's GMC Jimmy and a mid-late 90's Silverado. Those were the sh!t generation of Silverados back when I was in high school(graduated in '07 but no kid has a brand new truck). I wouldn't do much to it other than restore it to great condition. I guess if I'm building a dream one I'd put a modern engine transmission in it so gimme a 6.2L and any transmission 6spd/8spd. But I wouldn't lift or lower it, I wouldn't want some crazy paint job. Give me the 90's crap colors just really cleaned up. The Jimmy's just looked cool as hell and this range of years just sucks for almost anything, IMO. With these: Nothing fancy, just a cool truck, imo. The Jimmy would be more show 'n go. I'd want it to look more aggressive like this one but again nothing too flashy. Sorry if the Jimmy pic if of the wrong era but I know they looked similar enough in the late 70's so I just went with this pic because the red and black looks awesome.

Agreed, And this one take some more thinkin..lol

I love the non-metallic greys!

Uhhh I want in the Grey car club.. Phantom Grey ATS-V, Please. Or Magnetic anything Ford.

That seems odd because doesn't it start at like 65k? There isn't 10k in options for it???

Golf R Wagon???? That's kickass! I'm no wagon person myself but it's no less cool because I wouldn't buy it, lol.

See that makes way more sense and I guess I really wasn't separating the two types of Vettes.

Alright, I won't argue it.. You have very good points.

Absolutely not, but I could very easily see somebody buying a 75k car around retirement and paying half of it in cash and still being nowhere near a 7 figure net worth. I absolutely don't see anybody pinching pennies in this price point but affording 75-90k and 140k just aren't the same. Buying a 30k car and a 45k car isn't the same..

And I think you're judging every Grand Sport purchase based on 2 buyers(at least you're making it sound that way). There are probably GT350 buyers with 7 figure net worths as well and that's even cheaper.

YUP! My dad bought a '13 Tacoma and before he bought it he was looking at used ones because he intended(and does) use it as an actual truck so it would get tore up some. The used prices were waaaaay too close to justify the little savings with 50-70k miles already on them. Insane.

I think driving each one for 5 minutes would make you decide really quick.. small car or large car. If you're a large car person I don't think you'd want the ATS if a Hellcat is available. OOOORRRRRR you'd want to move up a class to like an E Class Coupe or 6 Series(No current CTS Coupe...) But I don't think those are in your wheelhouse as they aren't AMG or M's.

Agreed. Such a superior driver's car all around.

92k to 140k is a 50% jump. I definitely wouldn't go as far to say if you can afford a 90k car you can afford a 140k car or if you can that doesn't mean you want to spend 50k on a nicer interior and maintenance out the ass in comparison. Yes, the 911 is the superior car but not necessarily by a 50% price increase. If GM could only sort out their damn interiors on the Vette it would truly compete all around with the best in the world but until then it is still just a bargain priced car.

The ATS has no price ceiling? Everybody will just say ATS-V loaded to the gills. Lol

I think for me it is coming down to the ATS-V or a Cayman GT4(starts at 84k). Maybe just to be different I'd go with the Cayman GT4 but really I think I'm way more in love with the ATS-V. I looked at an Aston Vantage V8 but they start at 103k... AMG GT starts at 111k. A big old Mercedes SL starts at 86k but I don't think I would be too satisfied with the "small" motor in a car like that. I thought I struck gold with a Jag F-Type but I would need the badass 5.0 R and that too starts over 100k. or

Hey, if you're going to drive a van. That one looks slick as s h i t.

I'll make fun of mini vans as much as thas next car guy but they really are one of the most practical vehicles out there if you have more than 2-3 passengers and luggage. Just givin @oldshurst442 a hard time!

Of all cars small mile-eaters are the most likely to see 200k miles..at least I think so. And I actually wasn't just talking about engine for reliability. I was more just making fun of VW for them being known to not be very reliable as a whole

That was my first thought as well. I'll have to really think of something if it's going to be outside of the typical M4/ATSV/C63/RS5. I'm not sure if a Cayman could fit or not..are those 2 seaters? And do 2 seaters count? @Frisky Dingo

..except..reliability.. Nissan VS VW? Easy decision in that department.

@oldshurst442 A minivan?!?!? That's blasphemy on an auto forum!! "Shame. Shame. Shame. " (hopefully somebody gets the reference) It just said a cross country road trip, I thought..? It can't be a fun trip? lol

See when I saw 2 cars for cross country I thought A: one to trailer a cool car and the cool car or B: two cars(one magically flying with you as you drive along) and I'd drive the ATS in most places and when I hit up some canyons or mountainous area I'd jump in the Z for some more spirited driving. Most likely the Z would only see a few hundred miles maaayyyybe as much as 1000 out of a 5000 mile adventure. I'm not thinking of just driving from east to west coast on the interstates. Kind of like the above post of a few weeks off to go see a bunch of things and places along the way and I'd like to stop at a track day at a few tracks too if this is an ideal cross country trip. And there the Z comes into play!