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Let's have a think... like Famine I think I'm gonna have to offer two sets, the realistic and the less realistic...
Realistic five car (and one bike) garage:
The Daily Driver - Smart Roadster
These are one of my favourite cars, full stop. So I'd have to have one in my dream garage, and the lack of practicality wouldn't be an issue as there are more practical choices in my garage. And it's basically an automatic too, so even quite pleasant in traffic.
The Escapist - Volkswagen Type 2 fitted with a modern VAG turbodiesel
I'd love one of these to just get away in on weekends. It'd be fitted with a modern VW turbodiesel to give it a little more pace and a little more economy, all the while reducing the possibility of it catching fire.
The Family - Alpina D3
A car with more class and better image than any standard BMW, 50mpg possible, good pace (8 seconds or less to 60mph), comfortable, good looking... a very, very good all-rounder.
The Toy - Lotus Elise 49
It's the first generation Elise, so it's the prettiest and also the lightest. I love the way it looks with the 49 paint job and the interior is great too.
The Toy #2 - Ford Racing Puma
I've always liked these, and if I have my way, I will own one some day. Supposed to be one of the best handling front-wheel drive cars ever. And it looks fantastic.
Bike - Cafe Racer'd Honda CG125
Making something special out of a mundane motorcycle. There have been some really nice goes at this concept. (I know the bike above is a CB125, but they look similar anyway...)
The less realistic five car garage:
The Daily Driver - Porsche Cayman S
I can't think of a car I'd rather drive day-to-day than the Cayman. My favourite modern Porsche.
The Family - Porsche Cayenne... D!
Who cares about how it looks? Familiarity has bred acceptance with me, so I don't mind how it looks. Yet regardless of subjectivity, it's still quick, sounds great, has loads of space, and it's a cut above the Mercedes and BMW alternatives. And yes, I've gone for the diesel. If I wanted a sports car I'd buy one, if I'm going to get a big lump of a 4x4 then adequate performance is more than enough and it'll spend less time at the pumps which is great for longer journeys. It'd sit nicely in my dream garage beside a 2.7 RS.
The Jaw-Dropper
I've always thought that if I had the money to buy a supercar, I'd actually not spend it on a supercar and buy lots of smaller, more humble cars instead along with a space to put them. But in reality I'd have to put some of that money towards a Spyker because I think they're beautiful and still have more performance than I'd ever need.
The Track Car/Toy - Mazda MX-5 Trial Sports (TS)
Mazda only built one of these for the Tokyo motorshow back in 2003, although they did build limited runs of of more standard MX-5 Coupes. If I couldn't have the original I'd have to have one of the coupes turned into one of these - six-point roll cage, low backed bucket seats, uprated suspension, 160bhp. I had to have an MX-5 in there and this is the best of the best.
The Classic - Porsche Carrera RS 2.7
This has displaced the Ferrari Dino as the classic I'd most love to own. Like the Dino it looks absolutely amazing albeit in a different, more agressive way. It also sounds fantastic and it's probably an even purer driving machine.
Realistic five car (and one bike) garage:
The Daily Driver - Smart Roadster
These are one of my favourite cars, full stop. So I'd have to have one in my dream garage, and the lack of practicality wouldn't be an issue as there are more practical choices in my garage. And it's basically an automatic too, so even quite pleasant in traffic.
The Escapist - Volkswagen Type 2 fitted with a modern VAG turbodiesel
I'd love one of these to just get away in on weekends. It'd be fitted with a modern VW turbodiesel to give it a little more pace and a little more economy, all the while reducing the possibility of it catching fire.
The Family - Alpina D3
A car with more class and better image than any standard BMW, 50mpg possible, good pace (8 seconds or less to 60mph), comfortable, good looking... a very, very good all-rounder.
The Toy - Lotus Elise 49
It's the first generation Elise, so it's the prettiest and also the lightest. I love the way it looks with the 49 paint job and the interior is great too.
The Toy #2 - Ford Racing Puma
I've always liked these, and if I have my way, I will own one some day. Supposed to be one of the best handling front-wheel drive cars ever. And it looks fantastic.
Bike - Cafe Racer'd Honda CG125
Making something special out of a mundane motorcycle. There have been some really nice goes at this concept. (I know the bike above is a CB125, but they look similar anyway...)
The less realistic five car garage:
The Daily Driver - Porsche Cayman S
I can't think of a car I'd rather drive day-to-day than the Cayman. My favourite modern Porsche.
The Family - Porsche Cayenne... D!
Who cares about how it looks? Familiarity has bred acceptance with me, so I don't mind how it looks. Yet regardless of subjectivity, it's still quick, sounds great, has loads of space, and it's a cut above the Mercedes and BMW alternatives. And yes, I've gone for the diesel. If I wanted a sports car I'd buy one, if I'm going to get a big lump of a 4x4 then adequate performance is more than enough and it'll spend less time at the pumps which is great for longer journeys. It'd sit nicely in my dream garage beside a 2.7 RS.
The Jaw-Dropper
I've always thought that if I had the money to buy a supercar, I'd actually not spend it on a supercar and buy lots of smaller, more humble cars instead along with a space to put them. But in reality I'd have to put some of that money towards a Spyker because I think they're beautiful and still have more performance than I'd ever need.
The Track Car/Toy - Mazda MX-5 Trial Sports (TS)
Mazda only built one of these for the Tokyo motorshow back in 2003, although they did build limited runs of of more standard MX-5 Coupes. If I couldn't have the original I'd have to have one of the coupes turned into one of these - six-point roll cage, low backed bucket seats, uprated suspension, 160bhp. I had to have an MX-5 in there and this is the best of the best.
The Classic - Porsche Carrera RS 2.7
This has displaced the Ferrari Dino as the classic I'd most love to own. Like the Dino it looks absolutely amazing albeit in a different, more agressive way. It also sounds fantastic and it's probably an even purer driving machine.
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Why not something light and powerful from the mothership?
and no need to tune the engine to get nice amount of power.
I'll say these things: weight distribution and center of gravity. and lets add suspension geometry and drivetrain. PM me when you figure out what I mean with these.
