RE: £100K Garage: Darren Batt
Friday 23rd January 2015
Name: Darren Batt
Previously owned: MG ZR 1.8
Currently owned: Mondeo ST220 Hatch, Panther Black with Red leather
On the shortlist: "My first thought for a £100K Garage was to cover each of the V6 to V12 engines, simply because that's what I would probably do if I came into money! There was nothing that I had in mind really, British sports cars probably hold the most sway with me but in the main I just wanted to stumble across things I like. Once I have covered those bases, any money left would just go on a nice old fast Ford and maybe something economical for when I didn't want to spend squillions getting somewhere!"
Alfa Romeo 147 GTA
Cost: £5,989
Balance: £94,011
Why I chose it: "My first idea for a V6 was the beautiful 3.2 Alfa lump; to be honest there's no need to drive it as I could look at it all day! I decided it had to be a 147 rather than a 156, the mix of all that power in a small package is something I'd love to experience one day. A quick look through the available ones brought up this really nice example, all business with its black paint/black leather combination. It would also tick off the 'not a petrolhead until you've own an Alfa' box into the bargain!"
TVR Cerbera 4.2 V8
Cost: £20,000
Balance: £74,011
Why I chose it: "TVR is one of those manufacturers that always features when I'm daydreaming about cars to own in the future. There used to be a sky blue Cerbera down our road, and the memory of the noise as it went past our house still makes me smile! I think the silver of this lovely example really highlights the no clutter approach to the exterior styling, while the low mileage and overall condition are definite plus points. I'm not 100 per cent convinced by the interior colours but with that much noise being made by the V8 I think I could get over it."
Dodge Ram SRT-10 Nightrunner
Cost: £23,995
Balance: £50,016
Why I chose it: "Not really sure how this one will go down! For me, just sitting back and thinking 'this pick-up has an 8.3-litre V10 engine in it' is enough to speak to the eight year-old me that to this day finds that the greatest thing ever. I don't know when and where I would need to use such a thing, but to be honest cruising around in something that looks like it should be in a remake of Mad Max is enough of a lure to get it on the list in a heartbeat."
Aston Martin DB7 Vantage
Cost: £25,995
Balance: £24,021
Why I chose it: "Aston Martin are the marque that for me sit at the top of the food chain. Always my number one dream car, the V12 slot just had to be a DB7 Vantage, no question. I can just imagine walking over to it and jumping in for a blast on a Sunday afternoon, a thought which now won't leave my head while I sit looking mournfully at it during my lunch break! In obligatory silver this one looks the business. The interior may be a bit more 'flashy' than I would have expected but I actually really like it! One day Darren, one day..."
Ford Escort RS Cosworth
Cost: £18,995
Balance: £5,026
Why I chose it: "I love fast Fords (indeed my current car is an attempt to join that group, Focus RSs and the like being impossible for me to insure!) and the Escort Cosworth is my favourite. Just to own anything with that Cosworth badge would be great, but there is something about the 90s Escort come supercar motif of this thing that gets me every time. This one is actually one of the cheaper ones available currently which is handy for my dwindling budget, but again it looks in really nice condition and seems to have pretty low mileage. I'm not sold on the alloys and would probably look to find an original set at some point, but aside from that it looks great."
Skoda Fabia vRS SE
Cost: £4,990
Balance: £36
Why I chose it: "There had to be a day to day diesel in the list after all that! Would be perfect for those days when you don't want to pop to Lidl in a Dodge Ram, or go and get Chinese in a V12 Aston! The 50-plus mpg was a strong deciding factor but a quoted 0-60 of seven seconds means it should be nippy enough and enjoyable to potter about in. The full leathers were also nice to find over the standard cloth interior of the vRS.
£100K Garage: Darren Batt
Darren wanted a V6, a V8, a V10 and a V12 - here are his choices!
Previously owned: MG ZR 1.8
Currently owned: Mondeo ST220 Hatch, Panther Black with Red leather
On the shortlist: "My first thought for a £100K Garage was to cover each of the V6 to V12 engines, simply because that's what I would probably do if I came into money! There was nothing that I had in mind really, British sports cars probably hold the most sway with me but in the main I just wanted to stumble across things I like. Once I have covered those bases, any money left would just go on a nice old fast Ford and maybe something economical for when I didn't want to spend squillions getting somewhere!"
Cost: £5,989
Balance: £94,011
Why I chose it: "My first idea for a V6 was the beautiful 3.2 Alfa lump; to be honest there's no need to drive it as I could look at it all day! I decided it had to be a 147 rather than a 156, the mix of all that power in a small package is something I'd love to experience one day. A quick look through the available ones brought up this really nice example, all business with its black paint/black leather combination. It would also tick off the 'not a petrolhead until you've own an Alfa' box into the bargain!"
Prettiest hatchback ever made? Have a look through 147 GTAs here.
Cost: £20,000
Balance: £74,011
Why I chose it: "TVR is one of those manufacturers that always features when I'm daydreaming about cars to own in the future. There used to be a sky blue Cerbera down our road, and the memory of the noise as it went past our house still makes me smile! I think the silver of this lovely example really highlights the no clutter approach to the exterior styling, while the low mileage and overall condition are definite plus points. I'm not 100 per cent convinced by the interior colours but with that much noise being made by the V8 I think I could get over it."
Every Cerbera for sale on PH is less than £20K. What's stopping you?
Cost: £23,995
Balance: £50,016
Why I chose it: "Not really sure how this one will go down! For me, just sitting back and thinking 'this pick-up has an 8.3-litre V10 engine in it' is enough to speak to the eight year-old me that to this day finds that the greatest thing ever. I don't know when and where I would need to use such a thing, but to be honest cruising around in something that looks like it should be in a remake of Mad Max is enough of a lure to get it on the list in a heartbeat."
There are currently a dozen Rams for sale on PistonHeads. Yes, really. See them here.
Cost: £25,995
Balance: £24,021
Why I chose it: "Aston Martin are the marque that for me sit at the top of the food chain. Always my number one dream car, the V12 slot just had to be a DB7 Vantage, no question. I can just imagine walking over to it and jumping in for a blast on a Sunday afternoon, a thought which now won't leave my head while I sit looking mournfully at it during my lunch break! In obligatory silver this one looks the business. The interior may be a bit more 'flashy' than I would have expected but I actually really like it! One day Darren, one day..."
DB7 Vantages are now available from £20K. See here.
Cost: £18,995
Balance: £5,026
Why I chose it: "I love fast Fords (indeed my current car is an attempt to join that group, Focus RSs and the like being impossible for me to insure!) and the Escort Cosworth is my favourite. Just to own anything with that Cosworth badge would be great, but there is something about the 90s Escort come supercar motif of this thing that gets me every time. This one is actually one of the cheaper ones available currently which is handy for my dwindling budget, but again it looks in really nice condition and seems to have pretty low mileage. I'm not sold on the alloys and would probably look to find an original set at some point, but aside from that it looks great."
Fast Ford fan like Darren? All Escort Cosworths on PH this way.
Cost: £4,990
Balance: £36
Why I chose it: "There had to be a day to day diesel in the list after all that! Would be perfect for those days when you don't want to pop to Lidl in a Dodge Ram, or go and get Chinese in a V12 Aston! The 50-plus mpg was a strong deciding factor but a quoted 0-60 of seven seconds means it should be nippy enough and enjoyable to potter about in. The full leathers were also nice to find over the standard cloth interior of the vRS.
"The remaining £36 would probably go on some cleaning gear, keep my new babies nice and shiny!"
Cheap, fast and frugal. Search vRS Fabias here.
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Discussion
Great cars! Like the idea of the different cylinder count. Covers all the great engine sounds and the neighbours would love/loathe it. Not sure about the maths in the feature though for remaining budget after buying each car?? Maybe spend the change on a calculator...
Edited by DanG355 on Friday 23 January 10:14
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