What's your ideal, real-world 3-car garage?

What's your ideal, real-world 3-car garage?

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P5BNij

15,875 posts

107 months

Tuesday 25th September 2018
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Ask me next week and the answer may be different, but right now it would be these three...

Daily...


Large fun...


Small fun...




Tuvra

7,921 posts

226 months

Tuesday 25th September 2018
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Daily

Fun Car

Sunny day car

David87

6,663 posts

213 months

Tuesday 25th September 2018
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Daily: M3 CS


Family / towing the below: Ranger Raptor


Fun: Some kind of cheap, crap racing car:

Mogsmex

448 posts

236 months

Tuesday 25th September 2018
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I'm lucky enough to have got myself in (what I consider to be) my ideal 3 car garage

55 Ford Ranger - daily hack



11 Porsche Cayman R - Saturday toy



73 Escort Mexico - Lifetime Project/Sunday Toy







Edited by Mogsmex on Tuesday 25th September 13:10

white_goodman

Original Poster:

4,042 posts

192 months

Tuesday 25th September 2018
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Holy thread resurrection! Some really great real-life combinations here. I particularly like the 106 Rallye/Boxster/WRX and all-black Type-R/V8v/911 combo. Had to look back and see what I picked originally, I would probably choose something different today to be honest. smile

Dapster

6,968 posts

181 months

Wednesday 26th September 2018
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Family duties



During the week



Something for the weekend - RHD 993 RS Comfort


User33678888

1,142 posts

138 months

Wednesday 26th September 2018
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Audi S1 or maybe fast Abarth 500 for daily/city use
M760LI for barge, distance 4x4, comfort with huge power etc
458 Speciale Aperta as the toy.

These threads are all a game tho. With 500k+ to spend on cars I'm sure I'd be buying or renting some storage reasonably close to home to store far more than the three cars allowed on this topic.

Plate spinner

17,729 posts

201 months

Wednesday 26th September 2018
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BrewsterBear said:
I already have it.





2005 EP3 Type R
2006 Vantage V8
1982 911 SC with a 3.6 Varioram.
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Plate spinner

17,729 posts

201 months

Wednesday 26th September 2018
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Previously I had quite a good 3 car line up for £25k.

VW Sharan for moving people and stuff. Very practical, remarkably reliable and not precious about it.

Jaguar XJ to soothe my furrowed brow on the commute whilst listening to radio 4.

Caterham for fun days, track days and tinkering.

Tuvra

7,921 posts

226 months

Wednesday 26th September 2018
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Dapster said:
Something for the weekend - RHD 993 RS Comfort
That is achingly beautiful!! (although I would change the indicator lenses for clear ones)

AC43

11,493 posts

209 months

Wednesday 26th September 2018
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With a real world budget (sub-£50k)

I'd happily stick with my current E500 estate as it's a brilliant all rounder for family stuff, lugging duties and general wafting but has loads of grunt

I'd have a Fiat 500 Twin Air for bombing around town in a reasonably Eco manner.

And I'd have an SL55k for fun.

If the budget was £100k I'd upgrade the E500 to a later E63 with the 5.5 twin turbo and keep the other two.

hornmeister

809 posts

92 months

Wednesday 26th September 2018
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Everyday
AMG C63 estate

Think that would be pretty capable with a comfortable commute, a quick hoon if I want it and lugging fence posts back from Wickes.

Weekend
As the other two are pretty sensible / fun I can go for something ridiculous.

I know they're pretty unusable but i'm still 12 at heart.

Fun
One of the last proper Mini Coopers. Unsure if I'd have it modified or not. Probably not if I was to keep it as an investment.


AMGSee55

637 posts

103 months

Tuesday 2nd October 2018
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Family speedster....(e63 if running costs no object but our current e350 fulfills this role perfectly well)



Classic weekend wafting....5.0 quad cam v8 and 40 years old - what could possibly go wrong smile



Nipping to the shops...

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Tydeides

278 posts

198 months

Friday 8th February 2019
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Audi A6 Allroad BiTDI for tip runs
Disco Sport for the wife and muddy boots
911 well, because ... (my wife calls it the “divorce inducer”)
Some good picks on here though


TWPC

842 posts

162 months

Friday 8th February 2019
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P5BNij said:
Ask me next week and the answer may be different, but right now it would be these three...

Daily...


Large fun...


Small fun...
Great choices

biggbn

23,446 posts

221 months

Friday 8th February 2019
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Lexus ls600h lwb with comfort pack, should get older car in good Nick for about 10k? Volvo pv544 and 2cv van for dog duties. These are my answers today and they may change in ten minutes.

mhurley

823 posts

134 months

Friday 8th February 2019
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Daily - probably a Macan

V12 vantage roadster

An old classic maybe a Ferrari 275 GTS



Edited by mhurley on Friday 8th February 18:52

russy01

4,693 posts

182 months

Friday 8th February 2019
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Daily - M4, check.

Wife’s/kids daily and practical - X5 40d, check.

Weekend - Exige V6S, working on this one.

LochTay

820 posts

66 months

Friday 8th February 2019
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Bearing in mind I have three kids, mountain bike, canoe and more...










CursedS54

76 posts

66 months

Friday 8th February 2019
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Daily family car - W204 C63 saloon
Project - manual E46 M3 coupe
Toy - 991 GT3