March 21, 20169 yr Here's the next installment. This one opens up a lot of supercar choices, so we should see some good lists here. Rules- 1)Maximum of 5 choices 2)Production cars only 3)Any era and market is allowed 4)These are your only cars 5)Engines MUST have displacements ranging from 3.0 liters to 3.9 liters. Nothing that rounds up. Have fun.
March 21, 20169 yr 1) McLaren P1 (3.8L hybrid) 2) Buick GNX (3.8L TT) 3) Cadillac CTS VSport (3.6L TT) 4) Ferrari 488 Spider (3.9L TT) 5) Ram 1500 Laramie Limited (3.0L turbodiesel)
March 21, 20169 yr 1. 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Convertible 3.4 DOHC (they are labors of love, but I really miss mine) 2. Cadillac XTS V-Sport 3.6TT (My daily) 3. 2016 Mercedes GLE400 (Partner's daily) 4. 1985 Buick Riviera Convertible T-Type 3.8 Liter Turbo (the convertible part is an aftermarket conversion, sold by Buick... not sure if it is eligible, I'll just take the coupe if it doesn't count) 5. Cadillac ATS-V coupe 3.6TT
March 21, 20169 yr I'm not good with model names as an exact science so just think of the most hardcore version of that vehicle as the answer with the compliant engine displacement. Inb4 someone says 2017 Raptor. Okay. Porsche 911. I dunno which kind. Too many to chose, any year would be fine. CT6 3.0TT Premium. I can't stand the way the Platinum grille looks. Continental 3.0TT - with Black Label version with the Saddle brown leather. Red exterior paint as shown at the autoshow. 2017 Ford GT. Now I know that the 2 Fords aren't quite in production just yet. But they're going to...
March 21, 20169 yr 1.) 2014 Cadillac CTS Wagon 3.6L 2.) 1987 Buick Gran National GNX 3.8L TT V6 3.) 1995 Toyota Supra 3.0L (all stock please) 4.) 2016 GMC Canyon 3.6L V6 (Got to have a good truck in the mix right?) 5.) 2016 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 3.0L (will always love the look, don't care what anyone thinks)
March 21, 20169 yr Look at that, 2 posts and they both follow the rules! I could do a complete second list if I was allowed. It would basically look like a mid-90s Chevrolet-Pontiac-Buick-Oldsmobile car lot.
March 21, 20169 yr Of course you are allowed, Drew. I might actually do a second list in this one. And Id LOVE to see a second list from you, or anybody else! Edited March 21, 20169 yr by oldshurst442
March 21, 20169 yr Author 1.) 2014 Cadillac CTS Wagon 3.6L 2.) 1987 Buick Gran National GNX 3.8L TT V6 3.) 1995 Toyota Supra 3.0L (all stock please) 4.) 2016 GMC Canyon 3.6L V6 (Got to have a good truck in the mix right?) 5.) 2016 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 3.0L (will always love the look, don't care what anyone thinks) Awesome list.
March 21, 20169 yr 1.) 2014 Cadillac CTS Wagon 3.6L 2.) 1987 Buick Gran National GNX 3.8L TT V6 3.) 1995 Toyota Supra 3.0L (all stock please) 4.) 2016 GMC Canyon 3.6L V6 (Got to have a good truck in the mix right?) 5.) 2016 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 3.0L (will always love the look, don't care what anyone thinks) Awesome list. Thanks. I'm a big fan of variety.
March 21, 20169 yr 1.) 2014 Cadillac CTS Wagon 3.6L 2.) 1987 Buick Gran National GNX 3.8L TT V6 3.) 1995 Toyota Supra 3.0L (all stock please) 4.) 2016 GMC Canyon 3.6L V6 (Got to have a good truck in the mix right?) 5.) 2016 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 3.0L (will always love the look, don't care what anyone thinks) Great choice with the stock Supra! Oh and of course the Grand National.. but that one is a little more obvious.
March 21, 20169 yr Lexus GS 350 F-Sport (Possibly the only person who likes this, 3.5L V6) Ram 1500 EcoDiesel (3.0L Turbodiesel V6) Cadillac CTS VSport (Twin-Turbo 3.6L V6) Chevrolet Impala LTZ (3.6L V6) Nissan Murano Platinum (3.5L V6)
March 21, 20169 yr Author I could have made a list easily 20 cars long on this one, but this will have to suffice- Ferrari 488 Spyder- I just looooove this car.
March 21, 20169 yr Author MkIV Supra Turbo- 'Cause JDM, yo. 911 50th Anniversary- My driver when I got no kids.
March 21, 20169 yr Frisky, I LOVE your list! The only one I wouldn't want on my own would be the M3. And I wouldn't even change classes I'd just jump ship to the C63 probably..(if it weren't for the rules of this). Stay with the rules and I don't think anything else will beat it for its displacement. The color on that 911..gorgeous! Also, the BMW and Supra pics didn't show up. I don't know if it's my end, server end, or your end.
March 21, 20169 yr All of your pics show up for me frisky At least we know it's just my end then. Thaaaaanks work computer!
March 21, 20169 yr All of your pics show up for me frisky At least we know it's just my end then. Thaaaaanks work computer! Maybe your I.T. department is blocking certain websites?
March 21, 20169 yr 1.) 2014 Cadillac CTS Wagon 3.6L 2.) 1987 Buick Gran National GNX 3.8L TT V6 3.) 1995 Toyota Supra 3.0L (all stock please) 4.) 2016 GMC Canyon 3.6L V6 (Got to have a good truck in the mix right?) 5.) 2016 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 3.0L (will always love the look, don't care what anyone thinks) Great choice with the stock Supra! Oh and of course the Grand National.. but that one is a little more obvious. True on the GNX but it is literally the only GM car I would have form the 80's. I remember when it first came out and the fear it put into GMs own cars (Vette anyone?). It was and still is the ultimate sleeper car (in the historical sense anyway).
March 21, 20169 yr Oooo; I can stick with one of my actually-owned vehicles : • '40 Ford COE, 239 V8 (3.9L) • '50 Merc coupe, 239 V8 (3.9L) • Cadillac CTS-V Sport 3.6 • '62 Olds Jetfire coupe, 215 CI V8 (3.5L) • I'd like to add a Grand National, but their interiors are NOT to my tolerance. Haven't seen a '80s Riviera in years, but I will plug one of Drew's choice in here: '83 Buick Riviera T-Type Turbo 231 V6 (3.8L) (tho I'd like to do some major power boosts to it). Not a lot pops to my mind in this low of a displacement…. Hey Frisky- how high up in displacement are you going to run these dream garage threads?
March 21, 20169 yr All of your pics show up for me frisky At least we know it's just my end then. Thaaaaanks work computer! Maybe your I.T. department is blocking certain websites? Yeah there is a lot blocked it's just weird when it's only 2 of the 5 posted pictures. This isn't the first time by any means.
March 21, 20169 yr All of your pics show up for me frisky At least we know it's just my end then. Thaaaaanks work computer! Maybe your I.T. department is blocking certain websites? Yeah there is a lot blocked it's just weird when it's only 2 of the 5 posted pictures. This isn't the first time by any means. the pictures are each sourced from a different website, so that's why
March 21, 20169 yr Oooo; I can stick with one of my actually-owned vehicles : • '40 Ford COE, 239 V8 (3.9L) • '50 Merc coupe, 239 V8 (3.9L) • Cadillac CTS-V Sport 3.6 • '62 Olds Jetfire coupe, 215 CI V8 (3.5L) • I'd like to add a Grand National, but their interiors are NOT to my tolerance. Haven't seen a '80s Riviera in years, but I will plug one of Drew's choice in here: '83 Buick Riviera T-Type Turbo 231 V6 (3.8L) (tho I'd like to do some major power boosts to it). Not a lot pops to my mind in this low of a displacement…. Hey Frisky- how high up in displacement are you going to run these dream garage threads? Curiious, why the 83 and not the 85?
March 21, 20169 yr 2017 Mercedes-AMG E43 for daily driver. Jaguar F-Type w/ 380 hp 3 liter V6 300SL Gullwing for a classic Here is the shocker, a Pontiac Aztek awd 3.4 liter. And I would drive it off road, through streams, over hills, and abuse the heck out of it until it was broken in half. For number 5, I am not really sure, but probably a Ferrari 275 GTB because Steve McQueen had one.
March 21, 20169 yr Curious, why the 83 and not the 85? Just took a quick look at my Buick file, had an article on the '83. What's the advantage of the '85 over the '83… or why did you pick '85? 4-spd trans? Edited March 21, 20169 yr by balthazar
March 21, 20169 yr Hahaha an Aztek! I actually love your reasoning, just abuse the F out of it! It'd probably be fun has heck to have something to completely trash.
March 21, 20169 yr OK...I see that I cant choose a different path as the one I chose originally over at MT forums back in the day because of all you people choosing the the Buick GN/GNX.....but...Id gladly bypass the Buick for something more unique, more different, but same exact engine. And I get to keep my absolute favorite pony car name plate in my dream garage at the same time...TRANS AMs ROCK!!! 1989 20th anniversary Pontiac Turbo Trans Am 3.8 liter turbo V6 Frisky...you mentioned JDM cars....well...here are a couple...like Surreal said though...STOCK for me also. Yes...T-TOPs....both the Pontiac and the Nissan with T-TOPs... 199whatever 3.0 TTV6 Ill need a winter daily driver... JDM car but with a MOPAR badge. 1994-1995ish Dodge Stealth R/T AWD 3.0 TTV6 I need a modern muscle car as a family car... 3.6 liter TTV6 Cadillac CTS V-Sport I need my convertible: 3.5 liter V6 Plymouth Prowler It turned out to be a different dream garage after all. COOL! http://forums.motortrend.com/70/9627697/the-general-forum/dream-garage-revisited-30-39-liter/index.html Edited March 21, 20169 yr by oldshurst442
March 21, 20169 yr Author All Porsche garage- Macan Turbo S- For the wife. RUF CTR3- Bends the rules a bit, but gotta have a proper supercar. 930 Slantnose- Weekends. 991 C4S Targa- Eff it, I'm dailying it. 993 GT2- For teh track. Edited March 21, 20169 yr by Frisky Dingo
March 22, 20169 yr If I could go back into time and relive my teenaged years in the 1980s...this would have been my dream garage...actually, this WAS my 3.0-3.9 liter dream car garage in the 1980s... In order of preference this time around, starting with the car that I lusted the most and ending with the car that I lusted a little less than the most. 1986 Porsche 930 Turbo flat six 3.3 liter. 1989 Turbo Grand Prix 3.1liter V6 1985 BMW M635 CSi 3.5 liter inline 6. Yeah...Id rather the Turbo Pontiac G.P. FWD W-Body over the Bimmer ...problem???!!! Tied for 5th place 1987 Buick GNX and 1989 Ford Thunderbird SC (Super Coupe) Both 3.8 liter V6s...one is Turbocharged, the other Supercharged.
March 22, 20169 yr Author Those gen hi-po Grand Prix's were dope. They really had RWD-car proportions. Love the Thunderbird, too.
March 22, 20169 yr Author All BMW list- E87 1M- Honning/back road fun. E24 M6- Weekend car. E46 M3 CSL- Track duties. 640i Gran Coupe-DD/tourer. Edited March 22, 20169 yr by Frisky Dingo
March 22, 20169 yr Author F15 X5 35i X Drive- Wife/family ahuler. Edited March 22, 20169 yr by Frisky Dingo
March 22, 20169 yr Why does everyone always think that a CUV is what the wife/partner/better half should get? I would bring back waterhoarding. And I'd bring back coupes only too.
March 22, 20169 yr Yes. People say water-hoarding, and then they chop off roofs. They think we are so stupid....
March 22, 20169 yr They laugh at us, our enemies laugh at us. We're going to pick them apart so hard...and then we're going to use water-hoarding. And I'd bring back a hell of a lot worse. I would bring back Cadillac. And then I'd go even as far as to say....ve Lincoln.
March 22, 20169 yr Curious, why the 83 and not the 85? Just took a quick look at my Buick file, had an article on the '83. What's the advantage of the '85 over the '83… or why did you pick '85? 4-spd trans? Both '83 and '85 have 4-speed autos.... The final year of the E-bodies got some interior "fluffing" and other smaller mechanical enhancements. Also, pretty much any GM vehicle in the '80s is best in its final year on the platform because it took GM that long to get it right. I don't have the articles handy, but Buick was making tweaks to the Turbo 3.8 nearly every year in production in order to improve reliability. They laugh at us, our enemies laugh at us. We're going to pick them apart so hard...and then we're going to use water-hoarding. And I'd bring back a hell of a lot worse. I would bring back Cadillac. And then I'd go even as far as to say....ve Lincoln. Water-boarding??
March 23, 20169 yr Why does everyone always think that a CUV is what the wife/partner/better half should get? I would bring back waterhoarding. And I'd bring back coupes only too. I think all CUV/SUV should have a 10% tax on them. That money should go to pay for better roads so those of us that buy performance cars have better roads to drive on.
March 23, 20169 yr Curious, why the 83 and not the 85? Just took a quick look at my Buick file, had an article on the '83. What's the advantage of the '85 over the '83… or why did you pick '85? 4-spd trans? Both '83 and '85 have 4-speed autos.... The final year of the E-bodies got some interior "fluffing" and other smaller mechanical enhancements. Also, pretty much any GM vehicle in the '80s is best in its final year on the platform because it took GM that long to get it right. I don't have the articles handy, but Buick was making tweaks to the Turbo 3.8 nearly every year in production in order to improve reliability. They laugh at us, our enemies laugh at us. We're going to pick them apart so hard...and then we're going to use water-hoarding. And I'd bring back a hell of a lot worse. I would bring back Cadillac. And then I'd go even as far as to say....ve Lincoln. Water-boarding?? No, water boarding wastes water. We need to hoard it, come on people, we can't be the stupid people anymore!!! We have a problem, a serious problem. We can't let displacement be the judge of our vehicle taxes...
March 23, 20169 yr Why does everyone always think that a CUV is what the wife/partner/better half should get? I would bring back waterhoarding. And I'd bring back coupes only too. I think all CUV/SUV should have a 10% tax on them. That money should go to pay for better roads so those of us that buy performance cars have better roads to drive on. So have the majority of folks pay for roads for the mere fraction of a minority of folks in this country? Not sure if you are joking or not but if so, it's just not a very good one. If you're not joking, well...
March 23, 20169 yr Easy. My Intrepid F-Type Coupe 3.0 V6 - My love for this car is just as strong as the day the concept was unveiled.
March 23, 20169 yr Why does everyone always think that a CUV is what the wife/partner/better half should get? I would bring back waterhoarding. And I'd bring back coupes only too. I say that because the gf doesn't like cars and would pretty much only drive a CUV/SUV. Easy. My Intrepid F-Type Coupe 3.0 V6 - My love for this car is just as strong as the day the concept was unveiled. I too am in love with the F-Type Coupe. GORGEOUS car.
March 23, 20169 yr Well I THINK I have my list.. Not 100% as I could see switching a few. Like my 911 Targo 4S.. I could see switching to something a little more toy-like like a 911 GT3 or RS or a Turbo S.. Tacoma TRD could switch to an F150 FX4 or Limited.. but My Daily would likely be the Rover Sport so why would I need a second large luxury vehicle? I would't..and the TRD or FX4 would be a ton of fun all off-road-like. The first two were easy for me. Ford GT Ferrari 488 RR Sport - I'd want the Euro diesel version because it is 306hp/516tq vs the US diesel 254hp/443tq or the supercharged gaser at 340hp/332tq. Tacoma TRD 911 Targo - because Targas are cool and I've always thought they looked like a fun car to drive. Add some wind in the hair without ruining the looks of a car by making it a full on convertible..yup. $h! I just thought about the 2017 Raptor! F me.
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