Thursday 15th May 2014

£100K Garage: Duncan Shingleton

Duncan nominates our first Dream Garage bike, as well as two glorious classics

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Name: Duncan
Previously owned: VW Jetta GTI 16V, Lancia Delta Integrale 16v, The Coop (MK3 Golf GL which had been used as a chicken coop)
Currently owned: VW Mk4 Golf GT TDI 130
On the shortlist: "Well this plays right into my hands as I'm desperate to rid myself of the diesel golf and the hatred I feel for it, and consequently procrastinate at work all the time looking through the classifieds. Fantasy £100k and a reason not to be working; putting this list together is a breeze."

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Alfa Romeo GTAm Evocazione
Cost: £29,995
Balance: £70,005
Why I chose it: "It was a close call between this example and the rather fetching blue one also for sale in the classifieds, however this particular one ticks two boxes it one hit. Firstly its read to roll as what looks like a fantastic car for track day hooliganism, and secondly as we know every PHer should own an Alfa. I've run an Integrale before, and have bit bitten by the horrendous running costs of Italian sports cars, maybe the rest of the balance should be kept for repairs, but where's the fun in that. So let's spend some more. (N.B Duncan's original car is no longer available so it's been substituted for the, er, rather fetching blue one. His first choice was £27,000 and this is £29,995 which has meant going slightly over budget as there's a sub below as well. But how could we not include this?).

Has this one sold as well? Search other classic Alfas here.

B7 Audi RS4 Avant
Cost: £20,995
Balance: £49,010
Why I chose it: I looked at a B6 S4 a while back, which I recently saw re-advertised by the same seller whom had to do £4k of repairs to it a couple of months after my viewing, so that was a bullet dodged. However the desire to own a V8 estate is becoming too much, and I reckon this one would excel at lugging my surfboards and mountain bikes around Scotland whilst emitting a nice burble from the exhaust.

We've always got plenty of RS4s on PH. Search all of them here.

Porsche 911 S
Cost: £44,995
Balance: £4,015
Why I chose it: The 911 is just a beautiful car, and apart from the Singer they do not get more prettier than the late 60s, early 70s models. This would be a perfect car for sunday afternoon jaunts through the highlands.

A bit pricey for your perfect classic 911? Take a look at all of them here.

Triumph Street Triple
Cost: £4,900
Balance: £2,110

Why I chose it: The desire to learn to ride a motorbike is often neutralised by the knowledge that I would crash at the first corner in a ball of flames. But if you're going to do it then go big or go home (or A&E), and I just love the looks of the Street Triples. The next purchase would be my DAS licence and a whole of load of protective apparel to lessen the impact of my face and body on the tarmac. (Another sub here unfortunately. Duncan's original Street Triple was £4,900 but has sold. This replacement is £4,495 which puts the final budget at £100,480; that Alfa was the problem!).

All available Triumph Street Triples here!

[cullenster]

I was eyeing up the Alfa in the photo. Love the wide wheelarches and dished gold alloys. Sexy.

[anonymous-user]

Nice choices... Agree about the bike thing. The one time I did do a bit of riding, In India, I came off badly - bike hit a big pile of jagged rocks and I hit a huge soft pile of soft earth and cut grass that was next to it. Took that as a warning! Not got back on one since. Recently the urge to get a great big bike has come upon me strongly. Must be hitting 40 that's done it.

[shoestring7]

You can't get a '73 911S for £45k.

SS7
PS Oh, right 'backdate'…...

[MrHooky]

shoestring7 said:

You can't get a '73 911S for £45k.

SS7
PS Oh, right 'backdate'…...

What does 'backdate' mean...?!

Great garage choices this week. £75k of it on classics!

Would love a B7 RS4. It's on my shortlist for next family wagon..

[shoestring7]

MrHooky said:

shoestring7 said:

You can't get a '73 911S for £45k.

SS7
PS Oh, right 'backdate'…...

What does 'backdate' mean...?!

Great garage choices this week. £75k of it on classics!

Would love a B7 RS4. It's on my shortlist for next family wagon..

It means its been updated backwards; ie. a mid 80's 911 has been made to look like an early 70s one.

SS7.

[PtheP]

Love, love, love that Alfa. The Porsche is OK but I'm not sure on the colour (or 'more prettier!') The rest you can keep.

[cybersimon]

Get your bike. For 50 years I too was full of bike-fear. But a midlife crisis Caterham, wonderful though it is, made me realise that it is still just a car. You sit down and twiddle a wheel just like any other car.
So I did my DAS and for nearly two years have been commuting on a Ducati Monster and I did not die in a horrid ball of flame the moment I sat on it. It is not driving, it's riding. You are part of the machine, not just giving instructions. There's no going back.

[Prawnboy]

just the Alfa for me thanks, she is tasty.

[ducini]

Yes the 911 is a mid 80's backdated to look like an early 70's, which meant a slight bit of cheating to get all of the styles of cars I wanted in the £100k budget. Ideally you'd substitute that 911 for the one below, but that would mean missing out the bike and more importantly the Alfa!

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

[ducini]

cybersimon said:

Get your bike. For 50 years I too was full of bike-fear. But a midlife crisis Caterham, wonderful though it is, made me realise that it is still just a car. You sit down and twiddle a wheel just like any other car.
So I did my DAS and for nearly two years have been commuting on a Ducati Monster and I did not die in a horrid ball of flame the moment I sat on it. It is not driving, it's riding. You are part of the machine, not just giving instructions. There's no going back.

Good advice cybersimon as after all I hoon around on various bicycles without worrying about falling or getting knocked off - of course there is a difference in speed - so maybe I will convert my taster lesson into the full DAS this summer. I too wouldn't mind a Ducati Monster and flipped back and forth between that and the Triumph, but in the end I think there were none in budget at the time of submitting.

Edited by ducini on Thursday 15th May 14:55

[FestivAli]

Just do it. Beauty is you don't need to go big at all to have fun. 500cc of learner limited wheeze was more than enough to get my fatass 100kg up to speed and you can lean in corners. I also maintain that the skin I lost on my palm stacking my pushie hurt more than the broken arm I got getting hit from behind on my Suzuki - gear up and if you think you are riding like a nonce, you are. Ride conservatively and revel in instant power at the twist of your wrist and instant acceleration and smile in your cosy helmet (like a cubby house for your head when it rains) as you are still under the posted limit

[ALEXMASON]

Finally somebody with good taste in cars (and bikes) has made a £100k dream garage

[Gorbyrev]

ducini said:

cybersimon said:

Get your bike. For 50 years I too was full of bike-fear. But a midlife crisis Caterham, wonderful though it is, made me realise that it is still just a car. You sit down and twiddle a wheel just like any other car.
So I did my DAS and for nearly two years have been commuting on a Ducati Monster and I did not die in a horrid ball of flame the moment I sat on it. It is not driving, it's riding. You are part of the machine, not just giving instructions. There's no going back.

Good advice cybersimon as after all I hoon around on various bicycles without worrying about falling or getting knocked off - of course there is a difference in speed - so maybe I will convert my taster lesson into the full DAS this summer. I too wouldn't mind a Ducati Monster and flipped back and forth between that and the Triumph, but in the end I think there were none in budget at the time of submitting.

Edited by ducini on Thursday 15th May 14:55

Couldn't agree more. If you have any love of bikes get the CBT and DAS under your belt. You have options to use the road as a biker that are just not available in a car, especially trying to sight your over taking in a Caterham, wonderful as they are.

[Sampaio]

These wonderful lists are the reason why I'd never splash 100k on a car...

What makes a man who once owned a Delta Integrale buy a diesel Golf??

And we NEED to know more about that coop story...

[rogerhudson]

ducini said:

Yes the 911 is a mid 80's backdated to look like an early 70's, which meant a slight bit of cheating to get all of the styles of cars I wanted in the £100k budget. Ideally you'd substitute that 911 for the one below, but that would mean missing out the bike and more importantly the Alfa!

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

But that car is a 'T', you couldn't get just an L reg 911S in your garage for £100k.
If you look on Classic Driver (sorry PH) , an online effort that shows the luxury world in which some very rich car fans live, you find all Porsche911S are listed as POA, the seller wants to size you ( or your wallet) up before telling you the price. 'A fully restored 1973 911S on an L plate, £135,000 please, sir'

[rogerhudson]

shoestring7 said:

It means its been updated backwards; ie. a mid 80's 911 has been made to look like an early 70s one.

SS7.

That exhaust doesn't have the correct chrome tip, sorry.

[shoestring7]

rogerhudson said:

ducini said:

Yes the 911 is a mid 80's backdated to look like an early 70's, which meant a slight bit of cheating to get all of the styles of cars I wanted in the £100k budget. Ideally you'd substitute that 911 for the one below, but that would mean missing out the bike and more importantly the Alfa!

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

But that car is a 'T', you couldn't get just an L reg 911S in your garage for £100k.
If you look on Classic Driver (sorry PH) , an online effort that shows the luxury world in which some very rich car fans live, you find all Porsche911S are listed as POA, the seller wants to size you ( or your wallet) up before telling you the price. 'A fully restored 1973 911S on an L plate, £135,000 please, sir'

The best 2.4Ss are going to hit £200k next week.

SS7

[ducini]

Sampaio said:

These wonderful lists are the reason why I'd never splash 100k on a car...

What makes a man who once owned a Delta Integrale buy a diesel Golf??

And we NEED to know more about that coop story...

Reason - The costs of keeping an integrale on the road when I was in my early twenties and a full time student - mind you a full engine and turbo rebuild when it decided to go pop did not help the situation. The percentage of time it was in a garage being worked on versus out on the open road destroying m3's started to fray on my nerves, and there's only so many times you can suffer that sinking feeling when you turn the key and something does not work. That day it drove off under someone else's ownership was bittersweet, as when it was working it was a blast. The golf is the antidote to that situation, as it is reliable, has reasonable performance and does not drain an entire tank of fuel after an hour on full boost. However extremely dull and why at the very least I did not go for the v6 4motion, I'm still questioning.

Coop was rescued from a barn on a farm, where it had been used by the stable girl whom on occasion forgot to close doors / windows and consequently it was often inhabited by chickens. It took an entire weekend to disinfect the interior and I don't think I ever got rid of that smell, but it meant I felt less bad when it had half eaten pasties under the seats and damp wetsuits in the boot. It truly would have qualified for shed of the week.

Edited by ducini on Friday 16th May 09:15

Edited by ducini on Friday 16th May 09:17

[smilo996]

"Well this plays right into my hands as I'm desperate to rid myself of the diesel golf and the hatred I feel for it, and consequently procrastinate at work all the time looking through the classifieds"

Best opening yet by a long way.

There's even a motorcycle, great, PH'ers forget that for the best automotive experience by a long way is riding a bike.

Replace the Porche and there is a great selection.

[browneskids]

Duncan must be my long lost twin. Always loved the Stepnosed Alfas, have an Audi S4 estate now & used to own a Speed Triple!! Not a mega fan of most 911s, although I do love the old RS's.
Good, all-round choice.