Wednesday 26th November 2014

£100K Garage: Will King

Commute by Bentley, road trip by Ferrari and track day by MG for Will's fantasy garage

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Name: Will King
Previously owned: Ford Mondeo, Ford Fiesta, Mazda MX-5 1.6 (Mk1)
Currently owned: Audi A3, Mazda Eunos 1.8 (Mk1)
On the shortlist: "I'm ready to add more cylinders to my garage. The MX-5 is huge fun but more power would be great, so an E46 M3 manual with the CSL airbox is next on the list, just for that sound!

"With the fictional £100K I've tried to assemble a four-car garage that ticks a lot of boxes and will give some very special experiences. One car will offer indulgent first-class travel throughout the busy working week and a 'practical' straight-six coupe waits in the garage for a weekend use. Alongside it is a V8 convertible for foreign jaunts and a British classic for the track."

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Bentley Flying Spur
Cost: £32,980
Balance: £67,020
Why I chose it: "The weekday motorway hack/gentleman's express. It doesn't have the thuggish silhouette of the older Arnage, but I like the relatively subdued look. I'd feel perfectly happy leaving this in an airport car park and long schleps home from faraway meetings would be something to look forward to. An ideal cruiser."

See here for more Bentley Flying Spurs on PH.

Ferrari 360 Spider
Cost: £49,900
Balance: £17,120
Why I chose it: "The special car. An incredible high-revving V8 with an open-gate manual, plus it's a convertible with a Capristo exhaust for the ultimate aural experience on those Euro and Highland road trips. A great service history and a recent clutch add reassurance, so I'd better add it to the garage before manual 360 prices rise."

Ferrari 360s for sale this way!

BMW M3 (E46)
Cost: £7,999
Balance: £9,121
Why I chose it: "The weekend car. After a week of cosseting in the Bentley I'll need something more driver-focused for the shop runs and long B-road return trips. This has the SMG 'box, which I was unsure about, but reading reviews on the M-power boards suggests it can still be a very rewarding drive. It also has a desirable spec and the Harmon Kardon stereo, so I can't see it depreciating much in coming years."

Take your pick from over 100 E46 M3s here.

MG BGT race car
Cost: £8,250
Balance: £871
Why I chose it: "The racer. I recently went to a classic car race at Donington and seeing old-timers being driven on the edge was incredible. This MG B looks like a fun way into motorsport and the advert suggests it's been well-loved. Sure, a cheap Caterfield might make more sense, but this has character by the bucketload and it's a great excuse to brush up on my spannering.

"The rest of the balance would go on a trailer for the MGB and getting a tow-bar for the Bentley!"

V8, four-cylinder, coupe and roadster MG Bs for sale here.

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Good selection, I cant help wonder if the M3 would end up just not being used though, I wouldn't think twice about schlepping to the shops in the Bentley and just parking marginally out of the way, and its not like you would want to use the M3 for tip trips etc...either ... just my 2pennies worth