What car would you own if the maintenance was free?
 

Okay, let's say you could buy any classic car of your choice and drive it as long and hard as you wanted while never having to pay a dime for maintenance (labor or replacement parts) as long as you kept the car relatively stock? All you would have to pay for is the car, insurance, registration, fuel, and any basic bolt-on performance parts you wanted.

I would buy a Ferrari Testarossa. I know they have problems but I love the look and sound, and they are actually in a price range that with a little luck I could manage. I seriously thought about buying one at one time but the stratospherically high price of parts and the difficulty of repairs scared me far, far away. So what would your choice be?

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Any GM product after the warranty is expired...!

The oldest F car i could afford.

That might have been my pick too, but I will never be able to come even close to afording one. :(

I think this would mean a 330 (possibly; they USED to be dirt cheap).

If no F cars would work i'd give serious consideration to a really clean 928 for DD duty or maybe even a 99-01 M5.

Miura, Countach, Urraco, Dino, Mangusta, BMW 507, 512BBi, any 1960's F car, 906 and an Espada as a daily driver!

Easy: Testarossa or Jag E-type.

A hopped-up 951. :D

Or a 930...

Or a 928 GTS...

Or a 996 GT3...

Muira or an XKE.

917. :)

962

Miura
original LP400 Countach
Early E-type
512BBi
F40
or any pre 1970 12 cycl Ferrari
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In all seriousness probably a V12 BMW like the 850 or an older V12 Mercedes like the SL600 convertible. Both incredible rides, but the maintenance costs are downright scary.

land rover defender. hands down winner for me.

You mean maint. costs are all that's holding you back from buying a multi-million dollar Ferrari? If you have that kind of cash, maint. costs shouldn't be an issue.

I would like an Alfa Romeo GTV, but I hear they are maint. nightmares.

4 cam 550.

So in this deal if my Muira bursts into flame (which they were know to do) do I get a new one?

No, but you do get a free frame-up rebuild. ;)

Do you mean maintenance like just tires, clutches, brakes, oil changes or
REPAIRS, like motors, transmissions.
If it is just normal maintenance I think if you can afford to buy the car that shouldn't be a problem.
If I didn't have to pay for anything after I bought the car-if I could actually find the money to do it- and could drive the heck out of it, it would be a Daytona Ferrari.

LOL, I think many (most?) who are responding don't get the question.

Right now, at today's prices, if maint. were free, man, there's a lot I'd be interested in!

12 Cyl. BMW 650 with 6 speed.

2003 Jag XJ8 for a cruiser sedan (these things are dirt cheap, you can buy a nice, clean '03 for less than $10K now, this was like $60K new).

87/88 928 would be fun.

Testarossa, that's a great pick, you can get those in the 50s, maybe even in the 40s in today's market.

Way too many others to figure out!

I would have guessed that those GTO's would have sounded better. No offense intended, but I thought they'd be throatier. Maybe it was the cameraman's fault.

Now my 2.4L 911 when it's cold - that's a sweet sound! Not that I'm biased or anything...

Oooooh, mine too!!!

Haha, It's more like a 50K Ferrari. I have seen some go for as little as 40K, I remember a higher mile car being sold in the mid 30's and some super nice examples fetch 65 to 70K. I could actually afford the 50K part with a little sacrafice, to bad I would be out of luck if anything went wrong.

The GTV6 are not as bad as some say. The transaxle synchros suck, and the rubber doughnuts/bushings that connect the driveshaft are annoying as well. Other than that it's not really any worse than other cars from the era.

older Jag or Ferrari

Most did not get the point, you did though. The point is you would have to pay for the car itself, the fuel for it and the insurance, but you would not have to pay a dime to fix the car no matter what goes wrong. You would not have to pay for any repairs or maintenance but you would still have to pay for the price of the car.

I'd opt for an Italian exotic: Ferrari, Lamborghini. Maybe a Countach. I like others' suggestions for an E-Type, as well.

Following the's comment about a late-model Jag sedan for a DD, if you're going that route, might as well pick up the supercharged XJR. Of course, even if I wasn't responsible for the maintenance and repair bills, I'd have to think twice about having a Jag (and the associated spotty reliability record) for a DD. Not fond of getting stranded.

Nah, everyone knows that only happens to 951s.

Old Lamborghini.

And a older Jaguar.

I think I could afford either one.

With a boost controller & drag radials
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1965 Pontiac G.T.O.

I never want to have a car that requires driving to Portland for service. BTDT for too many years.

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Porsche 962 !

If all the maintenance and repairs AND towing were free I might consider driving a ford again.
Naw.

Carrera Cup USA

Any V12 F-car

BMW 850

Aston Martin

e30 M3 or e28 M5 for me.

Good choices on the M3 or M5!

Lots available at pretty nice prices, most will need plenty of very expensive work to drive their next 50,000 miles, though.

E-type, Lotus Esprit twin turbo a close second...