Have you ever had a perfect garage?

[Flipatron]

Had my perfect garage for roughly a year.


Gave them both up to do this.


Not sure if I regret it or not?

Got me looking on ebay now!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-Fireblade-954-2003...

Edited by Flipatron on Monday 10th September 23:28

[chevronb37]

In terms of performing their respective tasks and meeting our current needs, our little fleet is about right:

GF's diesel Punto Sporting - 50mpg, drives nicely, looks well enough, plenty of toys (surprisingly).
My 306 Rallye - Scruffy but goes brilliantly, handles well, can fit a timber pallet in the back and leave it anywhere without a worry.
S1 Exige - Stupid.

[edc]

Don't need any of the cars but on the drive is a Boxster S, Range Rover V8 L322 and an Audi A1. Total purchase price circa £14k! I'd love to spend more and it is cheating as the A1 is a company car, chosen for low BIK.

[Dblue]

sinizter said:

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.

+1
If I only had 1 car then that would be it (4dr)

My perfect pair was a 997GT3 and 335d Touring circa 2008.
Or for much of this year, Golf Bluemotion ( I know but its a great small workhorse), Megane 265 Trophy for the fun DD and Scuderia for the weekends and holidays.The high water mark maybe.

[wibble cb]

this was close.

[Bill]

Cotty said:

I think the OP was talking of the contents or cars owned not the actual garage.

Yep."Garage" as in *-car-garage.

Otherwise I'd be telling everyone about my fairly large double full of my brother's tools, a ride on mower and gubbins and a Welsh dresser I'm meant to be painting...

[Frenchda]

scotty_d said:

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.

Much the same

Chimaera - most days
Mini one con - missus
110 defender - tip runs and bus
Race prepped MK1 MR2 - racing & track days
ZX10r - when I need to scare myself
Yam XS500 - cafe racer, when I need to scare myself @ 60 mph

Can't think of anything else other than a well prepped early 911 that needs to be done one day.

[phib]

Mine was probably best 2 years ago :

Porsche 2.7rs lightweight
Porsche 997 2 s cab
Ferrari 355 spider
Tvr griffith 500
Defender soft top

Mrs mx5 2.0 sport

The problem was I was still doing 30k+ a year and only ever used the 997 which I grew to hate as an every day car and the defender was great but you couldn't leave anything in it.

Now it's

Ferrari 355 spider
BMW 730d sport
Series 3 landrover

Mx5 2.0 sport

But I'm seriously bored, have to keep the 730d as its the best work horse for the miles, tried range rovers but they were too big and heavy.

Thinking I may go

Granturismo mc shift
730d
Defender
Subaru wrx ppp estate

But would miss a soft top

Having said that I have threatened to sell the 355 every year for the last 3 years and never quite managed it !!

Phib

[touching cloth]

Feel mine is pretty perfect for me.







So all British there but there's also a French side which I have a soft spot for, an Espace for mundane family stuff and Mrs Cloth has a Citroen C2 VTS rollerskate... both good at what they do, they don't really warrant photos.

[jeremyc]

There aren't many driving situations I find can't be coped with.

Clockwise from top.
Rumbly V8 for carrying more than two people.
Trackdays and blats.
Tow bar.
GT.

[Harry Flashman]

Some awesome cars on this thread - loving the Manta and Frogeye especially, and touching cloth and jeremyc's garages are one very much after my own heart.

A very recent addition (Sunday) is my mother's Saab 900 Classic Turbo, throughly recommissioned after 4 years in our garage, which I've taken over as she didn't want it anymore. Garage now pretty much perfect - can't think of any situation, from offroading, through cruising across continents, to trackdays that I can't cover, and every one of these is a car I love! Sorry, a bit pic heavy - but hoped you'd enjoy them like I do!

Beauty and the Beast - but which way around is a personal opinion! One's a truck, one is cross-eyed...



I like the way it looks and sounds...



Just brilliant, wanted one for as long as I can remember



So much genius in such a little package



Turbo, bodykit, 80s, blue and tan. What's not to like?

Edited by Harry Flashman on Tuesday 11th September 12:58

[Jasandjules]

I have a TVR, my garage is good. If I wanted to be greedy, then an F430 Spider and DB7/9 Volante would be the icing on the cake.

[benjj]

Quite happy with the current line up, covers most but not all angles.

[DanDC5]

I don't have my perfect garage, but it would be this -

Daily


Nice Days


Driving Holidays
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Track Days

[Bill]

benjj said:

Quite happy with the current line up, covers most but not all angles.

I'd love a DS.

And no Mog, JC?

[jeremyc]

Bill said:

And no Mog, JC?

That's because: a) it's not strictly mine; b) I would rather use the space for something else; and c) I keep trying to forget about it.

[Wolands Advocate]

No, never. More's the pity.

The most cars I've ever owned all at one time was five, back in 2009, and I don't think they were a perfect mix - simply symptomatic of what I couldn't resist purchasing at the time! In no particular order they were:

Mercedes 500E
Alfa Romeo 156 GTA
BMW Z1
BMW 135i coupe
SAAB 9000 CSE

Certainly an eclectic mix! Here's four of them (absent the SAAB which lived in the countryside and plus one interloping 3-series).

Edited by Wolands Advocate on Tuesday 11th September 15:08