May 6, 20178 yr This Dream Garage thread is going to be similar to one I did recently where you have to pick from certain choices to fill certain criteria, or roles. But this time it will be based on nationality rather than price. You will have mostly the same roles in this one- * One off-road vehicle- Must be a truck or SUV. * One daily driver- Absolutely NO dedicated sports cars or sports coupes- so no Mustang, Camaro, Chally, etc. * One weekend/fun car- Anything sporty goes for this one, but must be street legal. * One track car- Anything intended mostly, or exclusively for track use here- Atoms, BAC Monos, etc. Does not have to be street legal. * One family vehicle- Must have at least 4 doors- can be hatch, sedan, or CUV/non off-road geared SUV; NO trucks *One cruiser/lux/GT vehicle- Must be a car that is not outright sports or supercar- Ferrari California is okay, 599 GTO is NOT; Dodge Challenger is okay, Viper is NOT. Now, one choice must hail from each- * UK * Germany * Italy * Japan * U.S. * Your pick from any OTHER region- Mexico, France, etc Have fun!
May 7, 20178 yr GREECE I dont know how to qualify this one....ok it will be off-road So Greece- off road and SUV? 7 liters of Corvette greatness....yes yes....its the LS7 under that hood! I KNEW IT ALL ALONG!!! THE GREEK GODS LOVE AMERICAN MUSCLE!!! ITALY-Track Car. Im not a track car kinda guy...but since we are doing this...I am choosing a Ferrari! F355 GTS F1 (I could choose the F355 Challenge that was specially meant for track use, but I dont like rear wing spoilers on my Ferraris!) A nightmare in terms of maintenance, but a dream everywhere else... And if all else fails....LS SWAP!!! Maybe that 512BB in that video should be my choice....HMMMMM Cant go wrong with either choice! UK- GT car Aston Martin DB11 JAPAN - Week-end fun car since its a week-end car and a Skyline is RHD Nissan Skyline GTR R33 (tuned for optimal pleasure of course) AMERICA-Phoque yeah! Daily Driver Tesla Model S P100D GERMANY-family car BMW M6 Grand Coupe
May 8, 20178 yr Off Road: UAZ469 (Russia) Daily: Lexus LS (Japan) Weekend: Ferrari 488 GTB (Italy) Track: 911 GT3 RS (Germany) Family: Range Rover (UK) Cruiser: CTS-V (US)
May 8, 20178 yr Sorry guys, nothing exotic here...I am going to answer this in terms of what I actually want given current budget (with one exception-) Off road-Japan New Tacoma crew Cab 4WD Daily;England/UK R53 Cooper S, love my current daily, would drive it until I died if I could. Weekend fun car-Italy Fiat 124 Spyder Hurst Olds got that one really right in the other dream car garage thread... Track Car-France (continuing with small car theme) Renault Turbo Rally car, would tear up the local Auto X and be a hoot! Family car-Germany 2017 golf type R Cruiser-American 1970 Boss 302 Mustang Edited May 8, 20178 yr by A Horse With No Name
May 8, 20178 yr Author Japanese Family Ride- Lexus GS-F Spanish DD- SEAT Leon Cupra 300 ST American Off-Roader- Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Hard Rock British Luxury- Bentley Continental GTC Speed Italian Weekender- Lamborghini Aventador S German Track Car- Porsche 991.2 GT3-
May 8, 20178 yr 1 hour ago, Frisky Dingo said: GREAT lists so far guys! I'm working on one now. Great challenge...I LOVE that we have to ahve one car outside of a traditional market so we have to think for this one. Gotta say Frisky your list is the best so far...LOVE the Lexus! The Porsche might find its way to Ohio in my garage at some point...hmmm....
May 9, 20178 yr Ill do another one....right out of @A Horse With No Name page book in that this list will be with cars that I could afford. Japan- SUV off road Suzuki Sidekick Seeing that parts of Montreal and its surroundings are flooded, (yes in my area too, but thankfully not my restaurant nor my home), I could use this little guy! Remark that there is a snorkel...and that is how Id fix him up as well. Germany- Family Car used 2014-2015 Audi A6 3.0T Sweden-Daily Driver Used 2006 Saab 9-2X I figured I could daily drive it as its a Subaru underneath so the mechanicals are pretty durable and I could easily bring it to Subaru to maintain it! Its fast and fun and good enough for me to enjoy day in day out! UK- Track Car I heard that these handle like go-carts! 2005 Mini Cooper S Italy-week end fun car Fiat Sport Spyder-It doesnt cost much to run these and they are fairly easy to maintain and repair USA- Cruiser Im finally in the mood for a '55 Chevy!
May 9, 20178 yr See, we are brothers from another mother...i sued to ahve a 55 Chevy, Fiat and Mini are two cars I love, and the Audi is a fantastic choice. Thanks for this list, loved it!
May 9, 20178 yr UK - Off-Roader - Land Rover Range Rover Germany - Lux - S600 Maybach Italy - Weekend/Fun - Fiat 124 Abarth Japan - Do I have to? US - Family - Escalade ESV Sweden - Daily - Volvo XC90
May 9, 20178 yr 1 hour ago, Drew Dowdell said: UK - Off-Roader - Land Rover Range Rover Germany - Lux - S600 Maybach Italy - Weekend/Fun - Fiat 124 Abarth Japan - Do I have to? US - Family - Escalade ESV Sweden - Daily - Volvo XC90 Love the range rover choice!
July 13, 20178 yr I am skipping the track car and wild card country. Off Roader (Italy): Daily Driver (USA): Family Car (Japan): Weekend Fun car (UK): GT Vehicle (Germany):
July 13, 20178 yr Off road: Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk (US) Daily: Citroen DS3 (France) Street fun: Mazda Miata (Japan) Track fun: Ariel Atom (UK) family: Maserati Levante (Italy) cruiser: Mercedes-Benz CLS (Germany)
July 13, 20178 yr On 5/8/2017 at 8:35 PM, oldshurst442 said: Ill do another one....right out of @A Horse With No Name page book in that this list will be with cars that I could afford. Japan- SUV off road Suzuki Sidekick Seeing that parts of Montreal and its surroundings are flooded, (yes in my area too, but thankfully not my restaurant nor my home), I could use this little guy! Remark that there is a snorkel...and that is how Id fix him up as well. Germany- Family Car used 2014-2015 Audi A6 3.0T Sweden-Daily Driver Used 2006 Saab 9-2X I figured I could daily drive it as its a Subaru underneath so the mechanicals are pretty durable and I could easily bring it to Subaru to maintain it! Its fast and fun and good enough for me to enjoy day in day out! UK- Track Car I heard that these handle like go-carts! 2005 Mini Cooper S Italy-week end fun car Fiat Sport Spyder-It doesnt cost much to run these and they are fairly easy to maintain and repair USA- Cruiser Im finally in the mood for a '55 Chevy! By the way, Steve Fisher, the guy who painted that 55 Chevy, also painted my 55 Chevy. I miss that car!
July 13, 20178 yr 1 minute ago, A Horse With No Name said: By the way, Steve Fisher, the guy who painted that 55 Chevy, also painted my 55 Chevy. I miss that car! That is sooooo cool!
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