The perfect 2/3 car combination?

[mcelliott]

Current lineup I'm fairly happy with (you always want more though don't you).

Audi S4 B8 Avant
BMW E46 M3
Porsche 911 SC

Quite happy with that for the time being but will probably chop the M3 next for something mental quick.

[Matt UK]

We did OK with:

Jag XJ, me - nice thing to commute to work in.
VW Sharan, wife - excellently practical way to move people / dogs / stuff about from A to B.
Caterham - toy that lives in heated garage, awoken occasionally for a damn good thrashing.

My commute moved from motorway to b-road, so moved the Jag on and put a Mini Cooper S in its place.

[T5R+]

Have:

1. Mercedes ML450
2. 996 Turbo S Cab
3. Mercedes E Class
4. (KTM RC8)
5. wife runs some French excuse for a car

Would Like (pipedream):

• Mercedes GL63
• Ferrari California T
• Audi RS6 or "Roller"
• (BMW HP4)

[Mr Tom]

New rangerover SDv8 autobiography
Bentley continental w12 (whatever the fastest one is at the moment (speed?))
McLaren 650s or p1 if i had lots of moolah

[shoestring7]

911/Golf Gti

The perfect two car garage since 1976.

SS7

[ian2144]

Shogun - My workhorse

Fabia vRS - other half's

Sunbeam Lotus - weekend toy

Edited by ian2144 on Sunday 14th December 12:37

[V8]

David87 said:

V8 said:

Range Rover L322 4.4 Vogue.
Corsa D
Corvette C4

A Corsa D? Bizarre.

Scratch magnet for shopping.

[jamesedwards]

No budget:

RR sport
Boxster GTS (for O/H that I'd 'borrow')
F430

Definitely a dreamer.

[ORD]

Ozzie Osmond said:

1. Boxster
2. Estate car

Job done!

End of thread for the 2 car bit.

[ianrb]

I have:

Elise S1 with lots of mods, my sunny week-end car.
Porsche Cayman R, my daily drive.
Fiat Panda 1.2 Dynamic with top notch winter tyres, for days when it's too foul to use the Cayman and for trips to the tip and local shops.

My wife has:

Audi TTS.

[otolith]

ORD said:

Ozzie Osmond said:

1. Boxster
2. Estate car

Job done!

End of thread for the 2 car bit.

Agreed, if the sports car is your daily driver / commuter. If the estate car is for that role, you could compromise less on the sportscar.

[RWD cossie wil]

1) 600Bhp 996 turbo, very, very quick, 4wd & still usable as a daily if required
2) 550Bhp supercharged E46 M3, rear drive hooligan car set up for trackdays, but still road useable
3) E39 530d auto Msport, 40mpg and close to 200Bhp, fantastic car to pile mates in for a road trip & deal with commuting.

I'm pretty happy with my selection, but always room for more!

[ORD]

otolith said:

ORD said:

Ozzie Osmond said:

1. Boxster
2. Estate car

Job done!

End of thread for the 2 car bit.

Agreed, if the sports car is your daily driver / commuter. If the estate car is for that role, you could compromise less on the sportscar.

A weekend-only car in a 2 car 'garage' makes no sense at all to about 90% of people. I almost never go out to drive purely for pleasure, as it takes 30 minutes of horrible driving just to get to decent roads! A car that wasn't appropriate for any journey type (town, motorway, long journeys) would never get used.

[ZX10R NIN]

Daily Driver: Mercedes E350 CDI
Weekend Warrior: MK2 Escort Forest Arches with a 5 Link Rear End Quaife Diff 2.4 NA Cosworth Lump 50mm Throttle Bodies 5 speed box Cosworth Brake Set Up

[BigBen]

I used to have it fairly well nailed with:

W140 S500L for day to day duties
Atom for fun driving
Classic SL restoration project

Circumstances changed so we now have an SL55 and a W211 e class wagon as well as the classic SL.

[otolith]

ORD said:

A weekend-only car in a 2 car 'garage' makes no sense at all to about 90% of people. I almost never go out to drive purely for pleasure, as it takes 30 minutes of horrible driving just to get to decent roads! A car that wasn't appropriate for any journey type (town, motorway, long journeys) would never get used.

I think you are extrapolating the London situation too far. If I lived in London, my ideal garage would be an Oyster card - which is one of the reasons I will never live in London.

[Welshbeef]

For me money no object this would be my choice

Family wagon Alpina D5 Bi turbo Touring 365bhp waft ability
Ferrari 275 GTS top down 60's v12 Ferrari doesn't get much better
R600 for track fun back to basics

[TIGA84]

FFRR Supercharged
Brabus E-Class
F40

Am I doing it right?

[ZX10R NIN]

otolith said:

ORD said:

A weekend-only car in a 2 car 'garage' makes no sense at all to about 90% of people. I almost never go out to drive purely for pleasure, as it takes 30 minutes of horrible driving just to get to decent roads! A car that wasn't appropriate for any journey type (town, motorway, long journeys) would never get used.

I think you are extrapolating the London situation too far. If I lived in London, my ideal garage would be an Oyster card - which is one of the reasons I will never live in London.

I lived in London for a good few years & while yes you wouldn't go for a drive round central London you would gofor a drive the only pain being coming back.

[otolith]

I have always lived within close proximity to great driving roads - Lancashire, Cumbria, mid Wales, Wiltshire. Having to drive through a traffic hell to get to anywhere interesting has zero interest, especially if it means my fun car has to be watered down to be tolerable.