RE: ?100K Garage: Nick Lester

RE: ?100K Garage: Nick Lester

Saturday 18th February 2017

£100K Garage: Nick Lester

All boxes ticked on this PHer's £100K ranging from a Sunday drive to a lap of luxury after a long day!



Name: Nicholas Lester
Previously owned: Toyota MR2 Mk2, Fiat Coupe 20VT, BMW M3 E36, Renault Clio Sport 172, Porsche 993 Turbo, TVR Chimaera 4.0, 5.0, Cerbera 4.5, Lotus Exige S1 & S2, Nissan 350Z, Mercedes-Benz E55 AMG, Mini Cooper S R56, Ford Focus RS Mk2, Range Rover HSE V8, Jaguar XJR6, Porsche Cayenne Turbo, Cadillac CTS-V Coupe, Ford SVT Raptor, Dodge Challenger Hellcat
Currently owned: McLaren 650S, Subaru Impreza Turbo (standard UK spec), Mitsubishi EVO 6 (UK Ralliart), Volvo XC90
On the shortlist: Lotus Esprit Turbo, Audi RS4, BMW 1M, Toyota Celica GT4


70s: Lancia Fulvia 1.3S Coupe
Cost
: €18,950 (£16,082)
Balance: £83,916
Why I chose it: "Lightweight, simple and beautiful - exactly what an affordable Italian classic car should be. With Lancia's racing and rallying pedigree, this for me is why this wonderful little car is the perfect example of tactility over outright pace and would be the perfect start to a sunny Sunday morning drive."

80s: Porsche 928 S
Cost
: £29,995
Balance: £53,921
Why I chose it: "The car designed by Porsche to spell the end of the 911 and obviously that wasn't to be. For me, the avantgarde styling - even the pop up headlamps and funky movable dash still looks fresh today. A good one - and this one looks to be healthy - can still fulfil the proper old Grand Tourer role and whisk me in style down to the Oktoberfest. Alles gut!"


90s: TVR Griffith 4.3
Cost
: £24,995
Balance: £28,926
Why I chose it: "I've been fortunate enough to have owned three TVRs over the years, but never a Griffith - which really is a complete travesty. Each TVR is always idiosyncratic, but they genuinely have personality and are a bit like getting back with an old flame - you know you shouldn't, but it all just feels so right. This early 4.3 Griff, hood down, woofling V8 on a British summer evening equals absolute driving nirvana and impossible to beat at this price."

2000s: Bentley Arnage T
Cost
: £28,911
Balance: £15
Why I chose it: "I once read about an eccentric old gent in Manchester who used to sit in the back of his Arnage and read the Sunday papers, reclining in luxury. And I can completely understand why. The T cossets and soothes at the end of a long day - or night, if you're an Essex nightclub owner - and offers pace, grace and the perfect mix of plutocratic pomp and menacing muscle to make it on to my favourites list. And all for the price of a new Mondeo."

 

 

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BarcelonaLewis

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150 posts

137 months

Saturday 18th February 2017
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Best garage I can remember, great choices!