"BMW 318i (E36, great first car), BMW 320d Sport (E46, great for 40K miles a year for four years), BMW 530i Sport (E39), Honda Accord Executive (£825 Shed with leather seats, cruise control, amusingly hideous fake walnut veneer and a surprisingly enjoyable VTEC engine, did 50K miles in 18 months then still got me £600!) and then my current cars."
"Skoda Superb Elegance Estate (fantastic family car) and BMW M5 (simply fantastic)."
"A 997 911 for me, a seven-seater for the family, maybe the Tesla Model X or anything with at least 25 miles electric range for the short daily journeys to be free, clean and efficient. The practical option though isn't going to feature in the dream garage, as it's not a type of car I'll ever actually daydream about owning or search the classifieds for!
"My choices here might be a bit similar, but in this part of the country I've never had a need for a 4x4. Winter tyres have got me through ski holidays before, so I'll stick with that solution when needed. I've driven my M5 to the Nurburgring, then rented track cars there, which is a better solution for me than my own track car, and saves me the cost of abusing brakes/tyres etc and gets me properly track prepared cars on the occasional time I'll need them. So instead of covering all bases in a garage with cars I wouldn't use, I've chosen great cars that should provide all the fun on the roads that I could possibly want, and will look great the rest of the time too."
BMW M5 (E39)
Cost: £13,000
Balance: £87,000
Why I chose it: "Growing up, my dream garage for years was an M5 and a 355 GTS. That would fit in a £100K garage still (just), but I feel Ferraris are now too expensive compared to competitors and I want to drive my cars, not just think of the investment. Contrarily, I own an E39 M5 and love it, so it definitely walks into my dream garage. The right combo of space, comfort and fun for me. I frequently consider newer ones (an M6 Gran Coupe would be awesome), but feel they have become too fast for fun at real world speeds in my opinion."
Aston Martin DB9 Volante
Cost: £35,000
Balance: £52,000
"With the Ferrari too expensive nowadays in my opinion, I wanted something else for summer days. Basically all Astons look fantastic, and their engines sound as good as anything. With the roof down, they'll sound even better, and make every sunny summer day better than it would be already. Unfortunately there's not a manual convertible around this price, but I'll have the stick in other cars so get that enjoyment elsewhere. The auto box in the DB9 was meant to be leagues better than the Vanquish, so hopefully would prove fine on a test-drive. I've not heard of many owners complaining about it either."
[Unfortunately but entirely reasonably Jamie's original DB9 choice has gone. This car is the next most affordable without an iffy wrap].
Porsche 911
Cost: £35,000
Balance: £17,000
Why I chose it: "My criteria for a 911 matches the PH-list. Coupe (I love the C-pillars, whereas the convertible looks bum-heavy to me, and I've got the Aston for sunny days anyway), RWD, manual. The GT3 might be great, but mine would be used on the road so I don't need the extra cost and doubt I would feel the extra benefits that often. This one might be expensive for a 997 Carrera S, but I see it as a new car at half the price. Would have to check the mileage is genuine etc, but it looks fantastic. A few costs might come from it not being used much previously, but with the other cars in the garage, the mileage should stay reasonable on this for a long time, so it should end up holding its value well too." [Another sold car annoyingly but there are plenty of 997s at this money. This car has a few more miles than Jamie's original but matches it for spec otherwise]
Jaguar XKR
Cost: £13,500
Balance: £3,500
"I love Jaguars, and will own one at some point. This shape of XK is variable to me - some have not been maintained well, and some early ones look dated. However, when it's right, this looks exactly like a Jaguar should - I can almost see the Jag leaper symbol in the profile. The newer versions of the XKR might look more special currently, but I have a feeling this one will age better. The interior is already dated, but my glass is half-full and so I view that as making this car half way to becoming a classic already."
Nissan 300ZX
Cost: £3,200
Balance: £300
Why I chose it: "My dream garage was going to have no more than four cars, so they all got used a bit, and keeping on top of them wouldn't become too arduous. However, just because I've seen this, I'm making a bit more space! Also, now it's not just German and British cars on the list. I always liked these growing up, more than the other Japanese cars that have won over the PlayStation generation. Also while I might not need a 4WD car, a cheaper car that's better in bad weather than the others might be good. To see one of these in good condition, again with low mileage and a good price, has made me make it fit."