Three cars for life...

[biggbn]

You can have anything. Anything. But you can never sell them, so price is somewhat irrelevant, and they will be your only cars for the rest of your life. You have somewhere to keep them, but will have to keep them on the road using whatever means you can afford. What three cars will you be happy with for the rest of your life...?

[Muddle238]

Land Rover Defender 110 SW Td5. For general purpose heavy duty tasks.

BMW 540i Touring G31. For everyday family duties and commuting.

Morgan Super 3. For weekends.

[biggbn]

Muddle238 said:

Land Rover Defender 110 SW Td5. For general purpose heavy duty tasks.

BMW 540i Touring G31. For everyday family duties and commuting.

Morgan Super 3. For weekends.

Great shouts!!

[Sporky]

Golf Alltrack, but as I don't do many miles any more, the rather rare 1.8T petrol.
Alpine A110. Maybe the GT one with the softer suspension but higher power engine.
Unimog, because Unimogs are ace. Maybe kitted out as an adventure truck.

[robemcdonald]

biggbn said:

but will have to keep them on the road using whatever means you can afford.

That’s the key part isn’t it?

On that basis you could have one worthy daily car. Something with bullet proof reliability and simplicity maybe some sort of Dacia (not too much to go wrong)

The second choice would be more fun, but nothing with a fancy hybrid system that goes wrong or even a PDK gearbox which can cause issues.

My choice would be a Porsche 991R or a 997 GT3 RS4.0.

Thee third car would be a duplicate of the second car which would be stripped and stored to use for spares when the existing supplies dry up…

[Leins]

964 RS
Alpina E34 B10 BiTurbo
Overfinch Range Rover 5.7

And all fingers crossed for reliability!

[biggbn]

robemcdonald said:

biggbn said:

but will have to keep them on the road using whatever means you can afford.

That s the key part isn t it?

On that basis you could have one worthy daily car. Something with bullet proof reliability and simplicity maybe some sort of Dacia (not too much to go wrong)

The second choice would be more fun, but nothing with a fancy hybrid system that goes wrong or even a PDK gearbox which can cause issues.

My choice would be a Porsche 991R or a 997 GT3 RS4.0.

Thee third car would be a duplicate of the second car which would be stripped and stored to use for spares when the existing supplies dry up

Yup, its a much more difficult question than it first appears unless you are a powerfully built director who earns six figures and has no debt...also, your car for 'fun', if indeed you pick one, needs to be as usable when you are potentially old and frail as it is today...

[oddman]

Landcruiser

993 Carrera

Not sure I'd need a third other than the pragmatic second Carrera (Maybe a 2S) as mentioned above

[Its Just Adz]

New shape Range Rover Sport - wife's daily and dog duties

F87 M2 Competition - my daily

718 Cayman GT4 - fun car

Think I could manage to run those ok.

[marine boy]

Porsche 930 for sunny days
Lexus LS400 for wafting in comfort
Toyota FJ Cruiser for exploring

[robemcdonald]

biggbn said:

robemcdonald said:

biggbn said:

but will have to keep them on the road using whatever means you can afford.

That s the key part isn t it?

On that basis you could have one worthy daily car. Something with bullet proof reliability and simplicity maybe some sort of Dacia (not too much to go wrong)

The second choice would be more fun, but nothing with a fancy hybrid system that goes wrong or even a PDK gearbox which can cause issues.

My choice would be a Porsche 991R or a 997 GT3 RS4.0.

Thee third car would be a duplicate of the second car which would be stripped and stored to use for spares when the existing supplies dry up

Yup, its a much more difficult question than it first appears unless you are a powerfully built director who earns six figures and has no debt...also, your car for 'fun', if indeed you pick one, needs to be as usable when you are potentially old and frail as it is today...

It’s why I limited it to 911s probably without bucket seats

[Maxym]

I’d keep the three I have. 991 Carrera T, Alpine 110GT, BMW 320i. Very happy to keep them, convenient and because I’m an old fart they wouldn’t have to last a huge amount of time. :-)

[John D.]

Aygo
S1 Elise Honda
Caterham R300

I just need to buy the last one.

[biggbn]

Ok, so I like old cars, and I've loved using them daily so my 'sensible' car is a bit of a cheat. It kinda kills two birds with one stone. Daily driver, old car fun, I'll take a Land Cruiser FJ40 soft top with a 5 speed box and more modern but still simple Tdi conversion.

Second car will need looking after but won't go wrong much...I hope. Facelift NSX-R In white please. A forever 'supercar' without the histrionics of a Ferrari or the like.

Now, I don't have a soft top. And I do like a softop. I really want a Morgan but think my 'forever' caveat limits its utility. So its a Porsche. More precisely a 718 four pot with the PDK box. Usable daily, always an event, fast, relatively frugal..and I'd not care if it was a 2.0 or 2.5.

Nice three car garage?

Obviously, this is my answer right now. It'll change in half an hour....

[jhonn]

I can do two if that's ok? Probably the two that we have in the family at the moment, both keepers and hopefully capable of being kept on the road for many more years to come..

Land Rover Discovery 200tdi - it's the workhorse; tatty but functional, easily and cheaply fixed, uncomplicated and spares are readily available. Will cruise at 70 and tow whatever you need.

Mazda MX5 (ND1) 2.0L - the fun car; practical enough for the two of us, economical, relatively uncomplicated and a joy to drive - can't ever see myself being bored with it.

(If I had to choose a 3rd and money was no object it would have to be an Ariel Nomad - guaranteed to keep you young!)

[biggbn]

jhonn said:

I can do two if that's ok? Probably the two that we have in the family at the moment, both keepers and hopefully capable of being kept on the road for many more years to come..

Land Rover Discovery 200tdi - it's the workhorse; tatty but functional, easily and cheaply fixed, uncomplicated and spares are readily available. Will cruise at 70 and tow whatever you need.

Mazda MX5 (ND1) 2.0L - the fun car; practical enough for the two of us, economical, relatively uncomplicated and a joy to drive - can't ever see myself being bored with it.

(If I had to choose a 3rd and money was no object it would have to be an Ariel Nomad - guaranteed to keep you young!)

I had an early 200tdi and a later td5 Disco and much preferred the earlier car. I'd love an early three door

[Smint]

Very little made now will be vehicles for life.

So, assuming one can include older designs.

Hilux mk 4 or 5.
Volvo 940 Diesel estate with its 2.4 VW turboDiesel engine, a car we kicked ourselves repeatedly for selling.
Toyota Starlet for shopping and general nipping about.

These 3 with some rustproofing now and again and proper maintenance would last the whole of your life.

[valiant]

New Landcruiser for general duties.

Mustang V8 for tomfoolery.

500 Arbarth for city stuff.

[br d]

I have a convertible McLaren 750S for the absolute insanity of the thing. The last proper mental drivers supercar with no hybrid or batteries. Light, desperately quick and entirely mad!

I added a soft top Homara (or whatever it's called!) MX5 last year because it seems to be the perfect chuck about car on British roads, even in the damp. It's a complete joy to drive once you've turned off the nannying st. Which is all going to get so much worse.

And I have a lovely little Peugeot partner van that I can use for sticking my mountain bike or my onewheel in so I can travel about and enjoy the out doorsey stuff.

I think this is a perfect three vehicle stable for the next few years before we are forced to stop enjoying ourselves on the road. Then I'll sell the lot, buy an electric something and wait grimly for death.
What's not to like?

Great thread OP.

[Keith-9fc7j]

F40
C8 RS6
964 Turbo