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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 06:34 PM
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Wouldn't having a Morgan Aero 8, Mini Cooper S, Jaguar XKR, and Range Rover just be awesome.

Maybe someday.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 06:57 PM
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The Classic:

Mini Cooper S
BMW 2002
BMW CSL (the original, not the new ///M3 CSL)
911 Turbo (993)
MINI COOPER S - Webb Motorsport Edition
Pagani Zonda
Land Rover HSE

That ought to about cover it.

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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 07:03 PM
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Weak.

S600
Ferrari 360 Modena
Ferrari Enzo
Ferrari 575 Maranello
Lingenfelter Corvette w/ 800 hp

Beat that.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 07:40 PM
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Koenigsegg CC 8S
Bugatti 16/4 Veyron
McLaren F1 LM
Pagani Zonda C12-S 7.3 Roadster
MINI Cooper S (PROMINI Turbo)
 
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Old Jan 15, 2004 | 09:28 PM
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Shelby Cobra 427
1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado
BMW M1
Ferrari 308 GTB
And, of course, Mr Teeny!
 
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 05:36 AM
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Ahh... car dreaming.... :smile:

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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 07:34 AM
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I had myperfect garage.

2003 MCS
2002 Corvette Z06 (405hp)
2003 BMW M3

but then the M3 was stolen.

My dream garage:

MCS
Z06
M3
911 GT3
Ford GT
Ferrari 360 or 355
Subaru STI or Mitsu EVO
Radical SR3 (for the track)


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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 08:08 AM
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dang, look at all these cars that I can't even pronounce!


 
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 08:26 AM
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MCS
Aston Martin Vanquish
Land Rover HSE
 
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 08:43 AM
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Some motorcycle (?)
Jeep Rubicon
'70 Camaro

I'd alternate the Cooper with Rubicon every once in a while.

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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 08:49 AM
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Two large garages and a court between them to behold their beauty in natural light.

-996 Porsche GT3 (Mk II)
-996 Porsche GT3 RS (Mk II), track car
-996 Porsche GT3RSR, factory race car
-996 Porsche GT2
-2004 Porsche Carrera GT
-986 Gemballa Biturbo Boxster S
-Porche 550 Spyder
-1973 Porsche Carrera RS
-2004 Audi S4 Avant, foul weather, stealth, grocery getter
-LMP 675 Dyson Racing, just something about it, will eat Radicals for breakfast,
-Pagani Zonda C12 S (great details, solid, lightweight, speed, defines exotic, more?)
-2003 MINI Cooper S

A healthy dozen!

In the US where we have some great driving roads, but cannot fully enjoy them nor the cars; for the reason of laughably low and overzealous cops within public responsibilty. Therefore it makes great sense to own a significant amount of track cars or track time to push both yourself and your car to the limit safely and responsibly.

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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 08:58 AM
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I'll chime in. Why not.

MCS (of course)
1973 MGB, British Racing Green
1972 Chevy Chevelle SS Convertible
1965 (?) Ferrari 250 GT
1959 Cadillac El Dorado Biarritz Convertible
Any year Jaguar XKE
Any year Lotus Seven

 
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 09:05 AM
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oh wait, i forgot to add my trailer to carry my toys to the canyons and
road courses on the weekends.


 
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Old Jan 16, 2004 | 12:37 PM
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I'll break mine into categories
Daily Driver E55
Track Car Elise
Classic XKSS
Truck/SUV F-150 Lariat
Because I can Ferrarri 550 Barchetta
MINI, what MINI???
 
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Old Jan 20, 2004 | 03:47 AM
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hmmm....

1967...427 AC Cobra (again)
1967...Austin Healey 3000 (again)
1967...Triumph TR250 (again)
1967...TVR (always wanted one o these)
1967...Aston Martin (this as well)

2004...Morgan Aero8 (somethin bout this car )
2004...Vanquish (no explination nedded )
2004...Landcruiser (need something to fit stuff in )

2004...Exotic something or other.... just because... I guess you have to have one

2006-7 MCS... or whenever it changes over

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Old Jan 22, 2004 | 10:01 AM
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My current garage:

Mini Cooper
Jeep CJ-7
Kawasaki Ninja 500 motorcycle

oh yeah, I have to include my hubbies toys:

Dodge truck (for all those trips to Home Depot)
Jeep CJ-5
Yamaha FZ-1 motorcycle

The best part about this garage is that he's my personal mechanic.
 
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Old Jan 22, 2004 | 10:59 AM
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>>dang, look at all these cars that I can't even pronounce!
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Yup, me I'm a more humble kinda guy too. So, my perfect garage would be similar to yours. Here's what I'd want in my perfect garage/barn/hanger/etc.

-1967 RS Camaro. Fully built w/all the latest stuff.
-2004 Vette, turbo'd
-2004 MCS w/JCW package, aero package, nav, the works.
-1992 Civic Si HB, Hybrid w/H22A. Something cheap, reliable and fun
-1995 Del Sol VTEC. Something cheap, reliable and fun
-2004 Odyssey. w/NAV & aftermarket DVD and audio setup. Something comfortable that hopefully won't get me any tickets.

-epoxy floor with the multi-colored paint chips embedded in it.
-4 or 2 post lift
-One of those portable Dynos that connect at the wheels so that you can dyno AWD/4WD vehicles
-a fridge with stocked with my favorite drinks.
-a comfortable couch.
-a 42" plasma TV to watch Spike TV. Not a 50" cause they just cost too much.

that's about it...
 
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 04:54 AM
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i'm kind of happy with my current garage:
1970 Harley Davidson
1968 Pontiac GTO conv.
2003 MINI Cooper "S"
1993 minivan (winter beater)
 
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 12:53 PM
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For me, the perfect garage should be built around the production vehicles of a single year. My ideal year would be 1962.

Shelby Cobra 260
Corvette 327 fuelie
Ferrari GTO
Aston Martin DB4-GT
MGA 1600 Mk II
Lincoln Continental four door convertible
Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster
Facel-Vega
Alfa-Romeo 2600

Can't go wrong with 1962.
 
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Old Jan 23, 2004 | 01:06 PM
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MGB-GT V8 (original factory version, not the Costello one).
Ferrari 166 Barchetta
Aston Martin DB4 Zagato
Porsche 911 Turbo (or 959?)
Lamborghini Gallardo (or Ferrari 575 Maranello?)
MCS JCW

and maybe these two additional ones:
for winter conditions a WRX
for saving fuel (long trips...) a BMW 330D



 
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Old Jan 25, 2004 | 09:19 PM
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I've been in a garage that had the following:

Lambo Countach
Lambo Diablo
Ferrari Testarossa
Ferrari 360 Modena Spyder
Ferrari F40
Bentley Convertible

MY dream Garage:

My MCS
Porsche 911 Turbo
2005 Mercedes SLK 55 AMG
Audi RS6
late 80's M6 or M5
Classic Cooper S (Mk III)
60-64 Cadillac Convertible
65 Chevelle (Custom built by Boyd Coddington or Troy Trepanier)

the list could go on and on...

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