Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?

I tend to relate tubes vs. SS to cars with carburetors vs. fuel injection. Carbureted engines have to warm up before they run well. Carbureted engines can be finicky when the weather changes. Better have a screwdriver handy to make adjustments. But when everything is dialed in, that carbureted engine sounds so good...

Tonywinsc,
Could be a perfect automotive analogy. Fuel injection is mostly right all the time and extremely dependable but the most perfect running motor vehicle I ever had was a carbureted '88 BMW R100GS motorcycle and it absolutely purred. Power on that bike was like a stepped resistor ladder volume control-I could modulate the throttle in what seemed like one RPM increments.

Dodge charger, the engine sounds as good as my vintage gear.

I don't have a car. Red Schwinn bicycle with goose neck handle bar and white banana seat. Had it since I was 9 and still ride it every day. The car I want would be supercharged yellow Ford Pinto with 22 inch wheels.

I just bought a Benz 2001 SLK 230 with 4512 original miles on it tuesday and drove it from Pittsburgh back to St. Pete FL today. 5613 miles now. Got 33 MPG @ over 70 MPH. I'm selling my 2002 that has only 61785 on it tomorrow. I love both cars, but I'll just keep the 01 and never have to buy another one again.