Have you ever had a perfect garage?

[Bill]

Just thinking around this thread where Harry Flashman ends up with a Defender to complete his garage along side and Aero 8 and a Caterham.

Clearly this isn't a money no object garage, and plenty of people would consider the Morgan too ugly for words but it perfectly suits his needs so it is, IMO, a perfect garage.

I've been in this fortunate position a few times over a succession of car changes. The pinnacle being a supercharged MG ZTT V8, a race Caterham and a VW T4 campervan, having had a mk1 MR2 alongside a Suzuki Bandit when i lived in a rental flat with no garage and later a classic Impreza Turbo estate and a Caterham.

I've now moved to the sticks and chopped the lot in for a ten year old Discovery It's good in its way, but definitely a massive compromise.

[Riley Blue]

It would have to be something like this

[Harry Flashman]

Hah! The Morgan does divide opinion when folks see photos - but I've only had an adverse reaction to it in the metal once - drunk chap at Ascot races yelled out "that is the most tw@ttish vehicle imaginable". He may have had a point.

My garage is fantastic, and I am very lucky - 3 cars I have always wanted to own. Definitely others to add though - the main issue is space, now. And I still hanker after something Italian and mid-engined; but that will have to wait until I leave London, I think.

I do have a vehicle for almost every imaginable need - the glaring omission being something that will cruise happily with zero effort for absolutely ages: all of my vehicles require effort and concentration to drive. Lady Flash is thinking of getting herself a Mini Cooper S Works - I'm guessing that will do, and I shall appropriate it whenever I have to do boring journeys (which is very rarely, to be fair)!

My perfect garage would then require something modern to go with all of the anachronisms I drive: something brisk, efficient, loaded with toys, comfortable and low maintenance. 535d estate or something. But as I don't have children, that sort of thing can wait.

[Bill]

Riley Blue said:

It would have to be something like this

Aha, but what's in it?

[GT03ROB]

Not perfect but quite happy!

[ajb85]

Most can only dare to dream

[Killboy]

Pretty much.... considering budget and the fact that I was 24 years old.

The black GSI was rather special (South African Superboss), as was the KTM supermotard, and the Manta weaseled its way into my heart and was planning a V8 drop into it.

[Presuming Ed]

My garage is a decent mix of Porsche 993 for fun and Merc C220 cdi estate for everything else and the missus loves her Mito but no matter how good your set up is you're always hankering after something else. I'm sure we'd be even happier if a 997 GT3, C63 and Aston Vantage Virage where at hand.

[Bill]

Presuming Ed said:

My garage is a decent mix of Porsche 993 for fun and Merc C220 cdi estate for everything else and the missus loves her Mito but no matter how good your set up is you're always hankering after something else. I'm sure we'd be even happier if a 997 GT3, C63 and Aston Vantage Virage where at hand.

That's the point of the thread, given more money and space (and fewer kids ) most garages could be improved on, but this is about real life rather than dreams.

[944fan]

My garage is full of crap that the kids and wife throws in there, despite my protesting that it is a haven for my tools only.

My car has to be parked on the road outside, and its a Honda accord.

So much fail for me on this thread

[LordHaveMurci]

A 996 C2 Coupe & a 172 Cup for commuting & hillclimbing in. All I need is a Vito van or similar to cart the kids/dogs/bikes etc around in & jobs a good un

[Dr Interceptor]

Pretty happy with my current line up It'd take a serious cash injection to improve on it (for me)

Fiesta Diesel (dull everyday hack)
Jag XJ8 - ultra reliable wafty barge, with a V8
Jensen Interceptor Convertible - half owned with Dad, simply gorgeous, big 7.2 V8, ideal for the Summer
Triumph Stag - always wanted one, so recently added one to the line up - yes, with its original 3.0 V8

Given a decent cash injection I'd swap the XJ8 for a newer 2005/6 XJR, or with a bigger cash injection (100k) it'd be a new XKR-S Convertible, plus I'd lavish some cash upon the Stag.

[cheadle hulme]

Suzuki Jimny for snow and going to the tip
Diesel Laguna for going to work
Skoda Roomster for the missus and the little 'un
K1200s in the garage for pleasure

Life's a compromise, but I'm happy enough.

[matc]

Currently considering swapping the OH's estate for a Rangie and then I'll be happy....for a short while!

[Daston]

Best garage line up I have had so far is

2x Mk4 Toyota Supra's (one non turbo the other twin turbo) can't count that as I was selling the non turbo.

Best long term one was the Tuscan along side a 1991 Mk2 Golf. Sadly the golf was a non runner after about a week and turned into a lemon ran out of space so had to go.

[DKL]

I'm good with mine for a while
Tweaked 944 turbo for most days, 21 for a summer and old rangie for the winter. Covers pretty well all bases.
I could replace all 3 with more expensive options (well if I could afford it!) but the principle of each third would be very similar.

[scotty_d]

I am very happy with my Garage, I have no urge or desire for any other cars in my Financial reach and the Building it's self has all the tools and equipment to keep me tinkering away as much as i need.

My daily Runner- 99 Range rover v8
Her car general and runner- Mini Cooper s
My Toy- Summer and nice days TVR Cerbera

As i say very happy with the fleet.

[sinizter]

I did. When I had an E92 M3.

Did everything I wanted it to do at that time. I didn't feel the need for another car.

[crazy about cars]

I can only dream... mine would be a nice big double garage, fully heated where I can fit 2 cars and still have space to work around them... It's hard getting a garage like that unless you live in a big house with massive land

[lestershaw]

in the last 18 months i have had
2 x chimaeras
cerbera
3 x Xjrs
3.2 xj sport
bmw 850i
mitsubishi Delica
3.2s Boxster
impreza 555 wrx sti
range rover vogue
nissan 350z
disco 2
and a smart car
best combination i have had at the same time is either
bmw 850i + 350Z + disco2 + Chimaera 500 and smart car
or
xjr + boxster + Chimaera 500 + Delica (4x4) + impreza + smart car

at the moment my garage is
3 x XJRs + Chimaera 500 + Smart car + vivaro ( mountain bike van)