What's your dream 3-car garage?

[otto_kretschmer]

This guy picks a saloon and two supercars..

meh.. not my choice

I need a towing rig, people hauler and a classic

so #1 has to be a 4wd Suburban for towing, Home Despot runs, Scuba trips



#2 a newer 4 door like a VW TDI Passat



#3 is a tossup between a 300SL and a 356 Speedster





If I really had to choose it would be the Speedster. I could drive it in the summer with the top down in Arizona and I could do all the maintenance myself. The mechanical fuel injection of the 300 SL I would have to take to someone.

still it would be a hard choice

[pwd72s]

3/4 ton pickup for hauling probably Ford?
Jeep
Camry

Low profile machines...nothing "look at me".

[epbrown]

V8 Cayenne
I6 Boxster 718
V6 Ford Ranger

[stevej37]

2022 Honda Civic SI
1998 Honda Prelude
1984 Porsche Carrera

[MMiller]

Range Rover Sport

Chevy square body pickup restomod

A bay for vintage bikes (Yamaha DT-1, early 70's Husky CR250, Bultaco Pursang, 501 Maico, Elsinore 250 and my Sportster).

[rcooled]

Well, as long as we're only dreamin'...might as well dream big!

[Seahawk]

First is the 96 LC. The a/c compressor seized yesterday on my way back from south of St. Petersburg.

Hot. Being fixed.

After that?

One old BMW. I’ll figure out which one gets the slot.

Targa. Pick a year.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

F40
Miura SV
934 (there's a reason I got a set of E50s for the M491)

[cantdrv55]

79SC Targa like the one I sold years ago
My 69 VW Bug but lowered about 2”
My 2003 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4WD but with all the bushings replaced

[otto_kretschmer]

Doug spells out the rules in his vid

3 cars only and you have to live with them on a day to day basis. Money is not a consideration.

so you guys choosing three dream cars you will have to choose which one you want to park at the movie theater when you want to go see the next Spiderman or Dune.

Are you going to take the F40 or Muira or 930 and leave it unattended in the parking lot for two hours?

Are you going to leave a Ferrari California or a Duesenburg in the parking lot of Home Depot?

I want to go diving in San Carlos Mexico. What are the chances of me bringing a F40 back across the border?

[ted]

When I downsized I sold this pair of old Porsches and combined only lost a little over 500hp.
Speaking of HP that left 2 V8 race cars at 650hp and 750hp.
Truck and trailer required.
Currently inbound 2 street car projects a 75 280z and a 55 Nomad.

If I were a baller my preference would be no Porsches thank you, a Miura, F40 and a Canepa Design custom car hauler would be nice.
And I would Uber or rent a cheap car when required.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

I have watched Doug a grand total of 3 minutes and that's being generous. Those are his dream garage rules? How about easily attainable with a little planning garage? Oh, what fun it is to dream about cars I already own or could in a week or two. In that case I already have several dream garages. Wooo hoooo!

[otto_kretschmer]

Somewhere here we have a Pelicanite who has a story of his 930 getting stolen in the parking lot of a grocery store. He was running errands and a couple thieves in a flat bed spotted him and followed him until he stopped. He was only in the store for a couple minutes but that was enough time for the thieves to get his car on the rig and out of sight. The car was in park and they dumped diesel fuel on the ground to help hoist the car on the bed.

so which three cars do you really want to own?

[ted]

Originally Posted by otto_kretschmer

Somewhere here we have a Pelicanite who has a story of his 930 getting stolen in the parking lot of a grocery store. He was running errands and a couple thieves in a flat bed spotted him and followed him until he stopped. He was only in the store for a couple minutes but that was enough time for the thieves to get his car on the rig and out of sight. The car was in park and they dumped diesel fuel on the ground to help hoist the car on the bed.
so which three cars do you really want to own?

Are you making an argument for public parking a Prius?
The 3 cars I would want to own has changed over my life time.
At anytime what I have is what I want.
3 is the max, 4 or more cars you are just charging batteries, changing fan belts and tires, paying for smog checks, insurance and registration.

[jyl]

1. Something for hauling, skiing, fishing, exploring. Maybe 4 door W461 G-wagen.
2. Something very very comfortable for daily and long trips. W124 500E, or the wagon equivalent from the MBZ/AMG line-up.
3. Somehing fun, but reliable and civilized enough that my wife would tolerate weekend runs to the coast. Doesn’t need to be a hardcore twisty car. A 911 (my 89 Carrera would be fine), a well-sorted E-type Jag, a BMW 3.0CS, a BMW i8, something like that.

I guess a Cayenne could cover both 1 and 2, leaving an open slot for a second fun car or (gasp) a super-economical local runabout (BMW i3?).

I’m assuming I can stash a trailer in the side yard, otherwise I’d have to consider a pickup truck.

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Originally Posted by jyl

1. Something for hauling, skiing, fishing, exploring. Maybe 4 door W461 G-wagen.
2. Something very very comfortable for daily and long trips. W124 500E, or the wagon equivalent from the MBZ/AMG line-up.
3. Somehing fun, but reliable and civilized enough that my wife would tolerate weekend runs to the coast. Doesn’t need to be a hardcore twisty car. A 911 (my 89 Carrera would be fine), a well-sorted E-type Jag, a BMW 3.0CS, a BMW i8, something like that.

I guess a Cayenne could cover both 1 and 2, leaving an open slot for a second fun car or (gasp) a super-economical local runabout (BMW i3?).

I’m assuming I can stash a trailer in the side yard, otherwise I’d have to consider a pickup truck.

My '10 Cayenne GTS covers all three actually. But you do need to own petroleum stocks to justify/break-even on the fun part of 3. It is shocking how much gas I burn in this thing.

[herr_oberst]

This is mine today. It would probably be different tomorrow.
Toyota pickup with 3VZ-FE, AC, extended cab. Mercedes-Benz O 319, (with a custom interior designed for camping and outdoor activities) and an M5 in San Remo Green (without the competition package, but with a CF roof).

[rfuerst911sc]

My current fleet covers all the bases for me .

1999 Porsche 996 C4 with FSI 3.8
2002 Porsche Boxster S with FSI 3.6
2001 GMC extended cab diesel dually 4x4

But if $$$ were no object .

Porsche Carrera GT
Porsche GT3
Brand new GMC diesel dually

[2.7RS]

I would like a Studebaker modified enough so I can call it A STUD

[otto_kretschmer]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

This is mine today. It would probably be different tomorrow.
Toyota pickup with 3VZ-FE, AC, extended cab. Mercedes-Benz O 319, (with a custom interior designed for camping and outdoor activities) and an M5 in San Remo Green (without the competition package, but with a CF roof).


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