The Car from Sixteen Candles

I know, the car doesn't exactly scream masculinity. But it's the Porsche 944 from Sixteen Candles, an 80's teen flick classic. I chose to write about it because I realized I hadn't included any European cars other than the VW bus. These Porsches are amongst the most reliable of sports cars. As a brand, they always have been. I've seen many of these with well over 100,000 miles still going strong.

Power is dervived from a 4 cylinder motor with a turbo charger making around 200 horsepower. That may seem like a low number but in a light car like this that's more than enough to play with and have fun with.

Plus, girls love little red sports cars. There's just something about them that they find irresistable. And buying a used one of these won't break the bank either. Even with high mileage cars all you have to do is change the turbo belts, timing belts and make sure you have a good water pump. They'll run forever. You can find a nice 85 944 for between 2 and 6 grand. Not bad if you have the budget for a summer car or live somewhere without winter.