What 80s/90s/00s/10s/20s 2 car garage?

[white_goodman]

Inspired by a trip to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu last weekend, I was inspired by these 2 vehicles and what a thing it would have been to own these 2 vehicles at the same time in the 1980s.



Had I been the age that I am now in the 80s and with the same personal circumstances, the Cosworth would have been my "cool" family car (although it may not still be parked where I left it) and the BMW 325i Cabriolet my fun top down cruiser. That one (ex-Jay Kay) is technically a 1990 model and I actually had a 1990 325i Cabriolet in white with the grey check cloth and cross-spoke alloy wheels about 20 years ago, so I was surprised to see one in the National Motor Museum but I absolutely loved that car.

So in the same vein, what would your 2 car garage have been in each of the above decades that would best fit your current circumstances. Your partner (if you have one) can still have the family car/runabout/"station" car if needs be, so these two cars are purely for your own requirements.

I'm going to stick with a "cool" family car and a sporty coupe convertible so in that vein, I'd go:

90s

Lancia Delta Integrale Evo
R129 SL500 on AMG monoblocks

00s

Subaru Impreza P1
R230 SL55 AMG

10s

Renault Megane 4 RS
Jaguar F-Type R Convertible

20s

Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio
Lotus Emira V6 manual

SO what would your 2 car garage be for each of the above decades?

[phumy]

This was my 2 car garage in the 2000`s:

The Lotus Carlton and the Audi RS2



Then the Aston Martin V12 Vantage S and the Audi RS2

[white_goodman]

phumy said:

This was my 2 car garage in the 2000`s:

The Lotus Carlton and the Audi RS2



Then the Aston Martin V12 Vantage S and the Audi RS2

Lotus Carlton and Audi RS2 is a pretty sweet "90s" 2 car garage, bonus points for matching colours too! Some overlap there but quite different characters probably?

LC was probably a close 2nd for my 90s "family car" pick but I do love a 90s homologation rally car!

[Dynion Araf Uchaf]

90s

106 Rallye
Subaru Legacy RS

00s

BMW 535d touring
Clio 197

10s

Nismo GTR
BMW 340d Touring

20s

Hyundai I20N
Land Rover Discovery Sport

[Dapster]

80s

560SEL



Sport Quattro





90s

E38 750i



993 RS (Strasse)

[Mr Tidy]

80s.

Mercedes W124 Brabus - a 3.6 would do, but a 5 litre would be better!
Ferrari F40.

90s.

Lotus Carlton.
Ferrari 550 Maranello (manual).

00s.

Maserati Quattroporte.
BMW Z4M Coupe just for a dose of reality as I have one.

Lost after that as I've never had, or particularly wanted, anything newer!

[Rob 131 Sport]

OP. Great Thread.

80 s
BMW 635 CSI
Fiat Mirafiori Sport

90 s
BMW 325i Coupe
Fiat Strada 130 TC Abarth

00 s
BMW 535d M Sport
Fiat Coupe 16v Turbo

10 s
BMW 335d Coupe
Audi S3


20 s
BMW M440d Coupe
BMW M2

Edited by Rob 131 Sport on Sunday 30th August 03:57

[Castrol for a knave]

Halfway there with a couple of them

80's
928S4
Discovery mk1

90's
Honda NSX manual
Maserati Karif

00's
Vanquish S
Ferrari 430

10's
Lotus Exige 430
Alpine A110

20's
Giulia Quad
Lotus Emira V6

[Driversmatter]

80s

Ferrari F40
BMW E30 M3

90s

Audi RS2
Ferrari F355

00s

BMW E39 M5
Porsche Carrera GT

10s

Jaguar Project 7
Jaguar Project 8

20s

Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo
Porsche 718 Spyder RS

[Earthdweller]

Rob 131 Sport said:

OP. Great Thread.

80 s
BMW 635 CSI
Fiat Mirafiori Sport

90 s
BMW 325i Coupe
Fiat Strada 130 TC Abarth

00 s
BMW 535d M Sport
Fiat Coupe 16v Turbo

10 s
BMW 335d Coupe
Audi S3


20 s
BMW M440d Coupe
BMW M2

Edited by Rob 131 Sport on Sunday 30th August 03:57

Oooh a strada

Mate had a black one years ago epic left field choice even back then ( rich dad)

My car at the time was a Fiat 127

[white_goodman]

Earthdweller said:

Rob 131 Sport said:

OP. Great Thread.

80 s
BMW 635 CSI
Fiat Mirafiori Sport

90 s
BMW 325i Coupe
Fiat Strada 130 TC Abarth

00 s
BMW 535d M Sport
Fiat Coupe 16v Turbo

10 s
BMW 335d Coupe
Audi S3


20 s
BMW M440d Coupe
BMW M2

Edited by Rob 131 Sport on Sunday 30th August 03:57

Oooh a strada

Mate had a black one years ago epic left field choice even back then ( rich dad)

My car at the time was a Fiat 127

Cool choices. Sorry to be a pedant but the Strada didn't make it into the 90s did it? Llikewise, if we're talking 2000s, it would have been a Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo not a 16v Turbo?

[Castrol for a knave]

Earthdweller said:

Rob 131 Sport said:

OP. Great Thread.

80 s
BMW 635 CSI
Fiat Mirafiori Sport

90 s
BMW 325i Coupe
Fiat Strada 130 TC Abarth

00 s
BMW 535d M Sport
Fiat Coupe 16v Turbo

10 s
BMW 335d Coupe
Audi S3


20 s
BMW M440d Coupe
BMW M2

Edited by Rob 131 Sport on Sunday 30th August 03:57

Oooh a strada

Mate had a black one years ago epic left field choice even back then ( rich dad)

My car at the time was a Fiat 127

I used to run home and read Fast Lane, bought with my paper round money and was fascinated by the Strada Abarth.

We had hired a boggo Strada in Greece and I mad about them, in a sea of Fiesta and Metros

[Dapster]

Rob 131 Sport said:

OP. Great Thread.

Fiat Strada 130 TC Abarth

Fishnet headrests and Recaro's for the win! Look at those seats....

[Earthdweller]

Dapster said:

Rob 131 Sport said:

OP. Great Thread.

Fiat Strada 130 TC Abarth

Fishnet headrests and Recaro's for the win! Look at those seats....

Hand built in Italy by Robots

[Cotty]

For 90's

[Rob 131 Sport]

white_goodman said:

Earthdweller said:

Rob 131 Sport said:

OP. Great Thread.

80 s
BMW 635 CSI
Fiat Mirafiori Sport

90 s
BMW 325i Coupe
Fiat Strada 130 TC Abarth

00 s
BMW 535d M Sport
Fiat Coupe 16v Turbo

10 s
BMW 335d Coupe
Audi S3


20 s
BMW M440d Coupe
BMW M2

Edited by Rob 131 Sport on Sunday 30th August 03:57

Oooh a strada

Mate had a black one years ago epic left field choice even back then ( rich dad)

My car at the time was a Fiat 127

Cool choices. Sorry to be a pedant but the Strada didn't make it into the 90s did it? Llikewise, if we're talking 2000s, it would have been a Fiat Coupe 20v Turbo not a 16v Turbo?

It was the cars I would have owned in these decades as opposed to when they were new. The Strada was available until early 88 so the last ones would have been on an E Plate.

I always preferred the 4 Cylinder 16v Coupe to the 20v. Unfortunately, I never got to own either as when they first came out, I couldn’t afford one and latterly I had children (when I could of afforded a Fiat Coupe) and it just wasn’t practical.

[soxboy]

80s
Range Rover
Golf 16v

90s
Audi RS2
Peugeot 205 1.9

00s
Mercedes G500
Ferrari 360

10s
Land Rover Defender
Porsche 991

20s
Porsche Macan GTS
Porsche Boxster Spyder

[Heaveho]

80s. Mitsubishi 2000 Turbo.

90s. Toyota Celica GT4 Carlos Sainz.

00s. Mitsubishi Evo 9 MR 360 HKS.

10s. Lexus LFA

20s. Bugatti Tourbillon.

[giggity]

80s

Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16
Ferrari F40

90s

Mercedes SL55 / SL73 AMG
Porsche 911 (993)

00s

BMW E46 M3 (CSL)
Mercedes Benz CLS 55 AMG

10s

Jaguar F-Type SVR
Mercedes Benz G63 AMG

20s

Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X
Porsche Taycan Turbo S Sport Turismo

[white_goodman]

Rob 131 Sport said:

It was the cars I would have owned in these decades as opposed to when they were new. The Strada was available until early 88 so the last ones would have been on an E Plate.

I always preferred the 4 Cylinder 16v Coupe to the 20v. Unfortunately, I never got to own either as when they first came out, I couldn t afford one and latterly I had children (when I could of afforded a Fiat Coupe) and it just wasn t practical.

Fair. That makes sense. Why the 16v over the 20v? I thought the Coupe being Tipo based was pretty practical really? Many 90s coupes were. I had the Corrado VR6 and I did an airport run with 4 adults plus luggage in that no problem. I've had an R56 MINI as a 2nd car with kids and it was fine and I would say the Corrado was more practical. Sadly in more recent times, I've quite fancied a GT86/GR86/Audi TT but just couldn't make those rear seats work with kids. The Corrado/Fiat Coupe and Calibra/Tomcat for that matter I could have.