Ultimate Garage, part II...

[David Brent]

Did you make this decision before or after the pistol went off?

What I want to know is what kind of Hell are we living in where people are going around putting guns to people's heads forcing them to choose two cars to go into their garage?

 

[Deleted member 1071]

What I want to know is what kind of Hell are we livi...

Yeah ! After all, car nuts' lives matter.

 

[WBarnes]

What I want to know is what kind of Hell are we livi...

 

[MercFan]

Mercedes-benz
W140 S600
R129 SL73
W100
W204 C63 pre FL
W211 E55
W215 CL65

BMW
E38 750i
E31 850 Csi
E34 M5

Citroen DS23

Lamborghini Miura

Porsche 964 by Singer

Pagani Zonda

 

[martinbo]

Random Ultimate Garage, part II musings...

In the ridiculously unattainable stall:
Bugatti Chiron
Rolls Royce Ghost (2021)
GMA T.50

In the GT stall:
Bentley Continental GT
Ferrari 812 Superfast
Lexus LC500

In the supercar stall:
Porsche 911 Turbo S
McLaren 720S
Maserati MC20

In the open-top stall:
Porsche 991.2 Speedster
Porsche 718 Spyder
Lamborghini Huracan EVO Spyder

In the track-day specialist's stall:
Porsche 991.2 GT3 RS
McLaren 765LT
718 GT4 RS

In the SUV stall:
Toyota Landcruiser VX
BMW X5 40d
Land Rover Defender D300

In the daily-use stall:
Porsche Taycan S
BMW 530d LCI
Mercedes Benz CLS 53 AMG

In the classics, keep forever stall:
Lexus LFA
Porsche Carrera GT
Pagani Zonda F

 

[Merc1]

Updated – 10/6/20

In the Mercedes stall:

AMG One
S560 Concours S
AMG GT 63S
G63 AMG
CLA45
190E 2.3-16
AMG GTR Roadster
E63S AMG
G65 AMG Final Edition
C63S AMG Cabriolet
300SEL 6.3 (W109 - 1970)
S65 AMG Final Edition
GLE63S Coupe
GLC63S AMG Coupe
E53 AMG Cabriolet
S63 AMG Coupe
S65 AMG Cabriolet
S63 AMG Cabriolet
SL65 AMG
SL550 Grand Edition
SLS AMG Black Series
CL63 AMG
S65 AMG (W221 - 2013)
C63 AMG Black Series Coupe
SL55 AMG (R230 - 2007)
SL65 AMG Black Series
SL600 (R230 - 2009)
CLS55 AMG (C219)
E63 AMG (W211)
CLK55 AMG Cabriolet (C208)
CL65 AMG (C215)
CLK63 AMG Black Series
S600 Sport (W220)
C36 AMG (W202 - 1997)
E55 AMG (W210 - 1999)
E500 (W124 - 1994)
500E (W124 - 1992)
300CE 6.0 AMG Hammer (1987)
E320 Cabriolet (C124)
300E (W124 - 1993)
560SEC (C126)
300SE (W126)
SL600 Silver Arrow Edition (R129 - 2002)
SL500 Sport (R129 - 1997)
SL600 (R129 - 1998)
600SL (R129 - 1993)
SL500 Silver Arrow Edition (R129 - 2002)
CL600 (C140)
400SE (W140 - 1992)
S500 (W140 - 1999)
600SEL (W140 - 1992)
300SL Gullwing
600 (W100 - 1980)
CLK-GTR AMG Roadster
Maybach 57S
Pagani Zonda S Roadster
Pagani Huayra Roadster


In the Ferrari stall:

Monza SP2
812 GTS
Roma
F8 Spider
488 Pista Spyder
GTC4Lusso
LaFerrari Aperta
F60 America Special Edition
F12 tdf
458 Speciale A
F430 Spider
599 GTO
Enzo
575M Maranello F1 GTC
F355 Spider
360 Modena F1
512TR
456M GTA
F40


In the Porsche stall:

911 Turbo S Cabriolet (992)
Cayenne Turbo Coupe
718 Spyder
911 Speedster
911 GT2 RS
911 GT3
Panamera Turbo S
918 Spyder
911 Tagra 4 GTS
911 Turbo S Exclusive Series
Cayenne GTS (2014, V8)
911 GT3 RS 4.0 (997)
911 Turbo 3.6 (964)
Carrera GT
911 Turbo (993)
911 C4S Cabrio (993)
928 GTS (1995)
Singer 911 DLS


In the Bentley Stall:

Continental GT Convertible
Bentayga Speed
Mulsanne W.O. Edition Mulliner
Mulsanne Speed
Mulsanne 6.75 Edition
Flying Spur
Arnage Final Edition
Brooklands
Azure T (2009)
Turbo RT Mulliner (1998)
Continental T Mulliner (2001)
Continental R Mulliner (2002)


In the Aston-Martin stall:

V12 Speedster
DBX
DBS Superleggera Volante
Vantage
Vantage Roadster
Vantage LeMans V600 (2000)
Vanquish Zagato Volante
Vanquish S Volante
DBS Carbon Black
ONE-77
V12 Vantage S Roadster
Vanquish S (2005)


In the McLaren stall:

765LT
720S Spider
600LT Spider
GT
675LT Spider


In the BMW stall:

M8 Competition Convertible
X3M Competition
Alpina XB7
M3 Competition
M5 Competition
Alpina B7
M3 CS
M6 Gran Coupe
M4 Convertible
M3 Convertible (E92)
M5 (E60)
M5 (E39)
M5 (E34)
M3 Cabrio (E46)
M6 (E24, 1989)
M3 Sedan (E36)
750iL (E32)
Z8
850CSi


In the Audi stall:

RS5 Sportback
RS6 Avant
RS7 Sportback
SQ5
S8 Plus
R8 Spyder V10 Plus
RS5 Cabrio
S8 (D3)
RS4 Cabriolet
RS6 (2003)
S4 (original S version of the A6 from the 90's)
Coupe Quattro (U.S. 90's version)


In the Lamborghini stall:

Urus
Sian Roadster
Aventador SVJ Roadster
Huracan Evo Spyder
Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloce
LM002
Countach 25th Anniversary Edition (1989)
Diablo 6.0 VT
Miura
Jalpha (1985)


In the Lexus Stall:

LS500 F-Sport
LC500 Convertible
LS460 F-Sport
LS400 (1993)
LFA
GS F
LX570


In the general stall:

Koenigsegg Jesko
Acura NSX
Acura NSX-T (1997)
Iso Grifo 7.4 litre
Alfa Romeo 4C Spider
Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio Verde
Land Rover Range Rover SVAutobiography Dynamic
Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR
Land Rover Range Rover Velar SVAutobiography
Rolls-Royce Phantom
Rolls-Royce Dawn
Mini John Cooper Works GP
Cadillac Fleetwood 60 Special (1967)
Cadillac CTS-V
Cadillac CT6-V
Ford GT
Ford Mustang Shelby GT500
Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
Dodge Charger Hellcat Redeye
Corvette Stingray (C8)
Chevy Corvette ZR1 Convertible
Jaguar XJR575
Jaguar F-Type SVR Convertible
Maserati Levante Trofeo
Maserati Granturismo Convertible
Maserati Ghibli Tofeo
Shelby G.T.500CR (Eleanor)
Bugatti Chiron Sport “110 Ans” Edition
Bugatti Divo
Saleen S7 Twin Turbo
Lotus Esprit V8
Nissan 300ZX Turbo (1993)
Morgan Aero Supersports
Toyota Supra Turbo (1998)
Dodge Viper Snakeskin Edition GTC


New entries in bold.



M

 

[Swiss_ZH]

Lets try 10:

1. Aston Martin DB9
2. BMW 635 CSI (E24)
3. Mercedes CLS 500 (C219)
4. Renault Alpine A110 S
5. BMW i4 (Future daily )
6. BMW 650i Gran Coupe
7. Polestar 1
8. Land Rover Defender 110 (L663)
9. BMW Z8
10. Aston Martin DBS GT Zagato

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

3-car garage
1) 991.2 GT3.... I just can't quit this car.
2) New Bronco 4-door, either Badlands or Wildtrak. This thing has me absolutely chuffed.
3) Daily driver: either Honda e...the first electric car that has me piqued. Or a G21 330Xi Touring. Neither car is offered in the U.S. Sad!

Bonus classic: Late 1960's Alfa GTA

 

[martinbo]

3-car garage
1) 991.2 GT3.... I just can't quit this car.
2) New Bronco 4-door, either Badlands or Wildtrak. This thing has me absolutely chuffed.
3) Daily driver: either Honda e...the first electric car that has me piqued. Or a G21 330Xi Touring. Neither car is offered in the U.S. Sad!

Bonus classic: Late 1960's Alfa GTA

Like the way you think. My "realistic" 3 car garage for cars available here...
1) 982 GT4 PDK - it's no 991.2 GT3 but it's very good in its own right
2) New Land Rover Defender - get out and go places
3) BMW 330d - daily driver*

* I'd prefer a refreshed Model 3 as a daily but they're not available - or viable - down here. Also would love a Taycan S but they're insanely priced.

 

[Merc1]

1. Flying Spur
2. S63 Cabriolet
3. 812 GTS

M

 

[Deleted member 1071]

3-car garage
1) 991.2 GT3.... I just can't quit this car.
2) New Bronco 4-door, either Badlands or Wildtrak. This thing has me absolutely chuffed.
3) Daily driver: either Honda e...the first electric car that has me piqued. Or a G21 330Xi Touring. Neither car is offered in the U.S. Sad!

Bonus classic: Late 1960's Alfa GTA

"Realistic" 3-car garage ? Cool.

Mine would be:

1.) VW ID 4 1st Max
2.) 987 Porsche Cayman S
3.) Peugeot e-208

 

[CrunchSlaughtered]

1) TESLA Model Y (made in Germany)
2) Alfa Spider (from the 1960s)
3) BMW E30 M3 EVO

 

[Matski]

I think my 3-car garage would be as it was on the last page, except I think I'd change the B3 for a B5 now the LCI is out.

Alpina B5 Touring
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003S
BMW M2 CS*

* The M2 is the one in jeopardy. The B5 would be for road trips, the SCG003S would be fun, track days and for showing off, but what I'd like is something a bit sporty that makes more sense around town. The M2 might be about the right size, if a little big, but something more relaxed and comfortable might be preferential. I genuinely can't think of anything desirable that fits the bill. I could be persuaded into something like an i3s to fulfil the obligatory EV position, and perhaps to do a bit of AutoX in, but I also find myself leaning towards just some old beater with soft ride that won't suffer for a few bumps and scrapes in a multi-story car park, and doesn't smash my teeth out going over the terrible local roads. Are there any genuinely premium, genuinely comfortable, genuinely small cars about these days?

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

Like the way you think. My "realistic" 3 car garage for cars available here...
1) 982 GT4 PDK - it's no 991.2 GT3 but it's very good in its own right
2) New Land Rover Defender - get out and go places
3) BMW 330d - daily driver*

* I'd prefer a refreshed Model 3 as a daily but they're not available - or viable - down here. Also would love a Taycan S but they're insanely priced.

The GT4 would very much up there in swooping in the GT3's spot. But that flat-six in the GT3 just has that higher pitch at full anger that grabs me by the short and curlies whenever I hear it....on youtube vids. Plus, I have that irrational bucket-list desire to at least possess an icon like the 911. Something about a flat-six hanging off the end providing such unique proposition. These days I don't really have an allegiance to a brand, but that love/admiration for the 911 is still there. I imagine if by some luck I come into possession to a GT3 PDK, it'd be a car I'd hold on to a very long time.

These new and updated boxy SUV's definitely have my attention. The G-wagen is lovely but too damn expensive. And the new Landie has definitely won me over as well, it's very well thought out with go-anywhere capabilities. But I'd be so paranoid mucking them up as they are pricy. The new Bronco, while not cheap either, just looks so spot-on and capable with the right amount and right kind of amenities. While not exactly ideal for coastal drives on a sunny day, those removable doors and roof panels could provide for open-tip driving. Plus, if ever I want to engage in any Zoolander cosplay, that just makes it all the more easier.

The Model 3...the first electric car that has me thinking that I could live with an electric car. I imagine the electric car would be the daily-driver and the gas-guzzlers in the fleet as more of weekend toys, that I could have my cake and eat it too.

"Realistic" 3-car garage ? Cool.

Mine would be:

1.) VW ID 4 1st Max
2.) 987 Porsche Cayman S
3.) Peugeot e-208

The ID3 and ID4 have me intrigued. I like the fact that they are more accessible and not about ludicrous speed. For a daily, I don't need to white-knuckle it all the time, just something reliable and decent amount of range...ideally, with current battery tech, over 250 miles of range would suffice. Now, I know the Honda e doesn't have that, but looking at it, it's something I want. Akin to the Pug e-208, there's just something endearing and, yes, cute. Paint it yellow, and it's like your very own Pokemon. Ideally, if the Honda e was more Civic hatch-sized with 250 to 300 miles of range, I'd think it'd be perfect.

1) TESLA Model Y (made in Germany)
2) Alfa Spider (from the 1960s)
3) BMW E30 M3 EVO

Can't go wrong with those classics.

While the Model 3 is the first electric car that I think I could live with, the Model Y's added space makes it the better of the two.

I think my 3-car garage would be as it was on the last page, except I think I'd change the B3 for a B5 now the LCI is out.

Alpina B5 Touring
Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003S
BMW M2 CS*

* The M2 is the one in jeopardy. The B5 would be for road trips, the SCG003S would be fun, track days and for showing off, but what I'd like is something a bit sporty that makes more sense around town. The M2 might be about the right size, if a little big, but something more relaxed and comfortable might be preferential. I genuinely can't think of anything desirable that fits the bill. I could be persuaded into something like an i3s to fulfil the obligatory EV position, and perhaps to do a bit of AutoX in, but I also find myself leaning towards just some old beater with soft ride that won't suffer for a few bumps and scrapes in a multi-story car park, and doesn't smash my teeth out going over the terrible local roads. Are there any genuinely premium, genuinely comfortable, genuinely small cars about these days?

I love how the SCG003 looks. Like a space-ship for the road. A cliche, I know, but that instance where it lives up to that. Very impressed with what Glickenhaus and his team have been doing. (Though I haven't kept track of their development since the 007's announcement.)

M2 CS...it's such an under-rated car. So much so I do forget about it. But when reminded, it's such a good car.

 

[Matski]

I love how the SCG003 looks. Like a space-ship for the road. A cliche, I know, but that instance where it lives up to that. Very impressed with what Glickenhaus and his team have been doing. (Though I haven't kept track of their development since the 007's announcement.)

I prefer the looks of the 003 to the 004 or 007, though the 004 is growing on me. I'd be tempted to have an SCG Boot also if this were a 10 car garage! In fact I should probably update my original list.

M2 CS...it's such an under-rated car. So much so I do forget about it. But when reminded, it's such a good car.

It'd probably be more highly rated if it wasn't quite so expensive. For what it's worth, I also tend to prefer the launch spec face mostly because the original grilles being so much smoother.

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

On pure aesthetics, the 003 just looks menacing in either Corsa or Stradale form. I love how the Stradale wing arcs across the car's width. The car's rear reminds me of the coffin-like rear of the Audi Rosenmeyer concept from the late 90's or early 00's. Still love how it looks with those yellow headlights storming r around Nordeschleife in the miserable gray wet weathe during the 24 Hour N-ring a few years ago.

The 004, while it's grown on me some, it's too aardvark for me with its extended front overhang. The 007 does a good job remedying that.

It'd probably be more highly rated if it wasn't quite so expensive. For what it's worth, I also tend to prefer the launch spec face mostly because the original grilles being so much smoother.

The price does get in the way. At that price, other choices become just as or more appealing.

For me, I think it also comes down to my reptilian memory. I think "M3" and "M5" has been tattooed in my hippocampus. Whereas the 1M and M2 are more recent developments. But those latter M cars have been closer to the "///M ethos" than any other BMWs in the last 10-12 years. Yet it's not at the forefront of my mind as it ought to be. My intermittent disregard also applies to the M SAC's, but there a more reasons for my disregard than them being recent introduction to the BMW line-up.

 

[Ozy]

1 - S class (w223)
2 - AM DBX
3 - New Defender (from Urban)

 

[Matski]

Still love how it looks with those yellow headlights storming around Nordschleife in the miserable gray wet weather during the 24 Hour N-ring a few years ago.

Indeed... I have fond memories also...


Nürburgring 24hr, 2015 on Flickr

Fortunately the weather wasn't so bad for me!

 

[hoffmeister_fan]

Fortunately the weather wasn't so bad for me!

Perhaps I imagined it then. Was it this race where the 003 crashed when it raining and foggy? I wouldn't put itpast myself if I got it confused. And, jeez, that was 5 years ago? Felt so much more recent than that.

 

[Matski]

Perhaps I imagined it then. Was it this race where the 003 crashed when it raining and foggy? I wouldn't put itpast myself if I got it confused. And, jeez, that was 5 years ago? Felt so much more recent than that.

I think that was 2016, but I'm not sure, I think they've had a DNF or DNS most years. I wasn't following SCG that closely at the time, infact in 2015 I thought the 003 was the P4/5... what a noob.

And yeah, 2015... I have to say, in my case it feels more like a lifetime ago!