Your Dream Garage.. What Would It Consist Of?

[NOS2006]

Yep, I'm making another one of these damn threads. Peoples' tastes change, ya know?

[Northstar]

How many stalls does the garage have? :PSeriously though:Corvette Z06 - blackUmm, I'll think of some other stuff later. I'm rather tired right now.

[NOS2006]

Here's me lists:

Current (meaning, on my parents' wages):

[*]GMC Acadia (metallic gray)

[*]Pontiac GTO (blue)

[*]Cobalt SS Supercharged Coupe (yellow)

[*]My current Camaro, but much more modified

Not too distant future (5 years or so -- my own wages):

[*]2010 Camaro SS

[*]Used Cobalt SS Turbo or Supercharged as a beater

After I've got a family:

[*]Maybe still that 2010 Camaro SS

[*]New Corvette (not sure the model)

[*]Mid-size GM SUV

Ultimate Dream list:

[*]2010 Camaro SS

[*]Ferrari F430

[*]Aston Martin DB9

[*]2008 Viper Coupe

[Guest YellowJacket894]

Now:

[*]A black 1998 - 2002 Pontiac Firebird with performance and discreet exterior modifications.

Not too distant future (after college and one year designing at Design North Studio...if GM hires me):

[*]Used 2010 Camaro SS or Z28.

[*]Used 2006 Dodge Charger.

[*]The Firebird listed above. (I plan on keeping it until I pretty much croak.)

After a wife and kids:

[*]The Charger, Firebird, and Camaro above.

[*]Used 2009 Chevrolet Silverado crew cab.

[*]Classic Pontiac GTO of any year or a 1966 Olds Toronado. (The only front-drive car I drool about, really, is the Toro.)

[*]Whatever the wife drags in.

A B-Body card could fit in the deck somewhere, too...

If I had unlimited money and a airplane hangar:

[*]1980s Ford Tempo with shift-on-the-fly 4WD (A winter beater. Plus, it has to be the quirkiest and crappiest sedan Ford has ever made.)

[*]1966 Oldsmobile Toronado

[*]1970 Pontiac GTO

[*]1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS

[*]1996 Chevrolet Impala SS

[*]1996 Chevrolet Caprice 9C1*

[*]2010 Chevy Camaro

[*]2009 Chevy Impala

[*]2005 Pontiac Bonneville GXP

[*]1998 Pontiac Firebird Formula

[*]2004 Ford Crown Vic P71 Interceptor*

[*]2002 Ford Mustang P71*

[*]2006 Dodge Charger Cop Car*

[*]2009 Dodge Challenger (Why not? I've got a Mustang and a Camaro in here.)

[*]2005 Chrysler 300C

[*]1969 Dodge Charger

[*]1967 Chevrolet C10*

[*]1967 Pontiac Firebird

[*]1969 Chevrolet Camaro SS RS

[*]1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL1

[*]1990 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1

[*]2006 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

[*]1986 Buick GNX

And that's it.

*Indicates modified car/project car.

Edited August 15, 2006 by YellowJacket894

[z28luvr01]

My dream garage would have a bed, sink, oven, refrigerator, bathtub, and toilet. Maybe a computer, too, in case I need to look something up. I'd want enough space for 10 cars, initially, with plenty of property to expand should my desires change. Of course, a huge work area with a lift, overhead engine crane, paint booth, and huge air compressor, and enough space to store the parts to a work in progress. And I'd like the property surrounded by a fence made out of crushed Toyotas.

As to what to fill it with, well, ask me this question tomorrow and I'll probably give a different answer for #3-10. Here goes:

1. My current Cobalt. I have no intentions of getting rid of it just yet.

2. My Corvette once it's done...it'll occupy the work area until then

3. 04-06 GTO.

4. 1967 Corvette L88. No such thing as too many Corvettes

5. Silverado SS - gotta have something to haul stuff with. I'll take the GMT800 SS, though I'm sure the GMT900 SS will be a heck of a lot better

6. STS-V - this'll be my token status mobile, for when I need to show up the Bimmer guys (sorry Nick)

7. 1963 Olds Cutlass F-85 Convertible - don't ask me why, I just like these cars for some reason.

8. 05-up Corvette - see #3

9. 70-73 Camaro Z/28 RS. Red w/black stripes.

10. 5th gen Camaro convertible - also a Z/28

[trinacriabob]

I'm UNpretentious compared to most of you guys:

- a Chevrolet Monte Carlo LT with a 3.5 V6 VVT as a daily driver

- a Buick LaCrosse CX or Grand Prix base with a 3800 V6 for occasions when I have have to lug around people and need 2 extra doors

- a Pontiac GTO (or what about a new F-bird as a twin to the new Camaro?) as a toy car (driven on rare occasions and babied the rest of the time)

And it all fits within a 3-car garage.

Edited August 15, 2006 by trinacriabob

[NOS2006]

Oh, two dream cars I forgot: 1970.5 Camaro Z/28 and 2010 top-model Corvette

[HarleyEarl]

Edited August 15, 2006 by HarleyEarl

[ocnblu]

I'm lovin' that '73 LeMans in your sig, Harl.

[HarleyEarl]

I'm lovin' that '73 LeMans in your sig, Harl.

180300[/snapback]

You are a man of good taste. It is choice.

[Robert Hall]

Now (on my current budget):

3 car garage:

My current '00 Jeep Grand Cherokee for daily driver/winter use

An E46 BMW M3 coupe (upgrade from my current E36 M3)

My '87 Mustang GT

4 years from now, when I'm 40:

Same as above, but replace the Jeep with an X5, add 2 more garage spaces for a late '90s NSX and my '69 Mustang Mach 1 (currently in storage in Ohio).

My ideal--15 car garage (win the lottery, my current stock options gain value, whatever):

Same 5 cars as above, plus:

oldies:

'70 Mustang Mach 1

'71 Ford LTD convertible

'71 Buick Riviera

'72 Chevy Impala sport coupe

'70 Dodge Challenger R/T

late model:

Porsche 911 C4S

Porsche Boxster S

E39 BMW M5

Caddy STS-v

'09 Camaro Z-28

or something similar to that...

[Jazzhead]

Jazz's dream garage:

The road trip car: Chrysler 300C, midnight blue, bone stock

The daily driver: 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited, hunter green with the V-8 . The very first Grand Cherokee, and just about the only Jeep, period, with an eight-slot grille.

The fuel sipper: Ford Focus ZX3, black, SVT mods

The family hauler: That new Buick CUV would suit me fine; that thing is sharp - in pure white with chrome rims

The classic: Low miles Buick Reatta convertible, in bright blue

I'm three-fifths away from assembling that garage, too!

[trinacriabob]

180298[/snapback]

Too funny. Looks just like the garages in the home magazines at the supermarket.

I love that signature. I would especially like it if it was a 76 Pontiac Grand Le Mans coupe just like the one that Wildmanjoe once dug up for me!

Edited August 15, 2006 by trinacriabob

[ehaase]

1. Chrysler 300C

2. Mustang GT

3. 1996 Buick Roadmaster Estate Wagon

[FAPTurbo]

Well, if I had an airport hangar and theft was an option, I figure I'd just steal Jay Leno's car collection. Lets see him make a punchline or monologue about that. Wait, it's Jay Leno... he can't stop being funny!

Anyway, I'm going to be realitively modest

1. 1987 Corvette...

2. 2007 (or latest model) GMC HD 2500 Duramax

3. Go Kart!

4. Russian T-90 Battle Tank (In case the neighours little punks get noisy)

5. M1A2 Abrams Battle Tank (In case aforementioned T-90 is out of service)

[DetroitNut90]

I don't know if a garage large enough to house my dream fleet exists, but here are only a few entries from a yet incomplete list:

*1970 Pontiac GTO convertible/Judge coupe

*1969 Chevelle SS convertible

*1969 Camaro SS

*1967 Cadillac Eldorado

*1967 Buick Riviera

*late 60s El Camino

*1971 Olds 442 Hurst

*60s/70s Impala SS/convertible

*1971 Buick GSX convertible

*1987 El Camino SS/Conquista V8

*1996 Olds Cutlass Supreme 3.4L Convert.

*1996 Impala SS

*1997 Olds LSS Supercharged

*90s Aurora

*2002 Suburban 1500 LT 4x4

*any GMT-900

*MercB SL65 AMG

*BMW E46 M3 convt.

* current Audi S8

*Audi RS4 cabriolet

*2003 Infiniti M45

*Enclave/Acadia/Outlook

*2010 Camaro SS convertible

*any other Zeta body

*997-based Porsche 911 Turbo cabriolet/GT3/GT3 RS

*Bentley Azure/Arnage/Continnental GT convertible

*RR Phantom

[Dsuupr]

If I could afford the cars you guys are mentioning, I would just change my car every 3 months or so. Better yet, I would buy a local GM Dealer just so I could change my car weekly.

[Robert Hall]

Speaking of big garages, between the barn and the two 2 car garages, my parents' place in Ohio has enough room for a Winnebago and 15 cars... for years they had that many there, between their cars, my cars, and my brother's cars..

[CSpec]

My perfect three car garage:

Mercedes S600

Bugatti Veyron

Range Rover Supercharged

[Cory Wolfe]

Um... The biggest garage in the world would be too small to fit all the cars of my dreams.

[balthazar]

Would like a working full-size replica of the 'center-steer' Tucker proposal, plus one of the '53 Cadillac LeMans' (original, not the '59 upgrade).

I would settle most comfortably for having my current 3 project vehicles done to my standards.

[Sixty8panther]

Most of the time when I'm bored while sitting at the RMV or whatever and

I make out one of these lists it's 100 cars long. So here's my top 100

vehicles as of this moment in time. It's about 2:30am, August 15th, 2006.

I'll keep it to street-legal cars and leave the concepts out.

1. 1959 Buick Electra 225 Riviera (bubbletop 4dr hardtop)

2. 1931 Cadillac V16 Pinninfarina Boat Tail Roadster

3. 1933 Cadillac Dual Cowl Phaeton V16

4. 1959 Cadillac two door hardtop (maybe the "Murder Car")

5. 1961 Cadillac Series 62 hardtop 4dr "Flat Top"

6. 1967 Cadillac Eldorado Razorback

7. 1968 Cadillac Coupe deVille

8. 1971 Cadillac Fleetwood wiht the paisley print seats

9. 1959 Buick Invicta ragtop in tripple black with 3-on-the-tree

10. 1959 Pontiac Bonneville 2dr hardtop

11. 1955 Pontiac Starchielf wiht the light up hood ornament

12. 1968 Pontiac Firebird caonvertible wiht the OHC I6

13. 1970.5 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 455

14. 1969 Pontiac GTO Judge in black

15. 1970 Pontiac GTO Judge in orbital orange

16. 1936 Pontiac 5-window coupe

17. 1989 Pontiac 3.8L Turbo Trans Am

18. 1999 Pontiac Trans Am 30th Anniversary Edition

19. 2006 Pontiac GTO in yellow

20. 1961 Tatra 603 sedan (split window & 8-cylinder)

21. 2007 Cadillac CTS-V in black

22. 1949 Cadillac Series-62 Fastback

23. 1952 Hudson Hornet 4dr

24. 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham steel roof tripple navy blue

25. 1951 Studebaker Commander Starlight Coupe

26. 1959 Buick Flxible long wheelbase hearse combo.

27. 1961 Cadillac Flower Car

28. 1939 Buick Century Wood Carved Hearse

29. 1967 Cadillac Miller-Meteor Combination Hearse

30. 1971 Buick Riviera in baby blue with white interior & roof

31. 1978 Buick Regal turbo

32. 1987 Buick GNX 2-dr sedan

33. 1987 Buick Regal T-type T-top in silver metallic

34. 2004 Buick Park Ave Ultra (supercharged, white diamond, chrome factory rims)

35. 1983 Cadillac Seville Diesel "BustleBack"

36. 1999 Buick Rivirea in black

37. 1937 Cord 810 4dr sedan

38. 1964 Austin Mini Cooper

39. 1979 VW Rabbit GTi

40. 1962 Manx Peel P50

41. 1971 Datsun 510 SSS 2dr hardtop JDM/RHD

42. 1974 Mazda RX4 hardtop

43. 1979 Mazda RX7

44. 1976 Datsun 710 2dr hardtop in yellow

45. 1984 Datsun Maxima Sedan (my car restored)

46. 1972 Datsun Skyline GT-R hardtop

47. 1910 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost (King of Siam's personal whip)

48. 1927 Bugatti Royalle Type 41

49. 1936 Bugatti Atlantic (powder blue)

50. 1932 Pierce Arrow V12 seven passanger

51. 1936 Auburn Speedster (boattail)

52. 1935 Duesenberg J Torpedo Phaeton

53. 1936 Packard Twelve Convertible Sedan

54. 1938 Mercedes Benz 770K Cabriolet

55. 1955 Mercedes Benz SL300 Gullwing

56. 1939 Mercedes Benz Commercial Truck (my grandfather's)

57. 2006 Mercedes Benz CLK500

58. 2008 Bugatti Veyron

59. 1967 Porsche 911

60. 1979 Porsche 928

61. 1997 Porsche 911 Twin-Turbo

62. 1997 BMW M3

63. 2007 BMW M5

64. 1978 Lamborghini Countach

65. 1972 DeTomaso Panthera

66. 1979 BMW M1

67. 1957 Ferrari Testa Rossa

68. 1988 Ferrari GTO

69. 1962 Jaguar Series-II 3.8 sedan

70. 1961 Lincoln Continental convertible sedan

71. 1960 Ford Galaxie 500 ragtop

72. 1969 Mercury Cougar Eliminator

73. 1964 Oldsmobile Super 88 Holiday (my car restored)

74. 1955 Oldsmobile 88 2dr hardtop

75. 1932 Ford 5-window coupe 100% stock

76. 1932 Ford Highboy "replica" with 572 power & a 6-speed manual

77. 1941 Willys Coupe with 440-six pack power

78. 1927 Ford T-bucket with a radial 9-cylinder motor out of a WWII aircraft

79. 1968 Dodge Charger 426 HEMI/4spd.

80. 1959 Dodge Coronet 2dr hardtop

81. 1934 Plymouth sedan with sidemounts

82. 1957 Plymouth Fury (white/gold two door hardtop)

83. 1959 Plymouth Suburban (station wagon)

84. 1967 Plymouth Barracuda fastback

85. 1970 Plymouth Road Runner Superbird 426 HEMI/4spd.

86. 1970 Plymouth Super Bee ragtop 440/4-speed

87. 1958 DeSoto 2dr hardtop

88. 1959 Imperial LeBaron 4dr hardtop

89. 1961 Chrysler Newport 2dr hardtop

90. 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Split Window

91. 1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL1 (the yellow one)

92. 1957 Chevrolet BelAir fuelie 4dr hardtop

93. 1959 Chevrolet elCamino

94. 1965 Chevrolet Impala

95. 1966 Chevrolet Corvair Corsa

96. 1968 Chevrolet Camaro (my old car restored)

97. 1969 Chevrolet Camaro COPO-ZL1

98. 1946 GMC COE flatbed

99. 1963 Studebaker Avanti

100. 1996 McLaren F1

[Sixty8panther]

101. 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham

102. 1948 Tucker Torpedo

103. 2007 Lotus Elise (must be Ecotec powered not Toyota)

104. 1953 VW Beetle

[2005 EquinoxLS]

Jeez, where to start.

1969-70 Bel-Air.

1971-76 Impala or Caprice.

1977-79 Impala.

1980-84 Caprice.

1985-90 Caprice.

1994-96 Caprice.

1980-84 Citation.(3 door hatch with V6.)

1978-80 Monte Carlo.

1978-80 Malibu.

1978 Camaro Z-28.

1968-74 Nova(4-door). I had to be different.

2006 Monte Carlo. 3.9 liter V6 would be fine.

2005-2006 Equinox.( I love mine).

2006 HHR.

1976-79 Dodge Aspen.

1980-84 Buick Park Avenue.

1987 Buick Grand National.

1979 Buick Riviera.

1989-92 Cadillac Brugham.

1981 Bonneville( Maybe I am a little biased).

2004-2006 GTO.

There are more and if and when there is time I will add them.

[HarleyEarl]

Tell us more about your intense love of Dodge Aspens.

[CARBIZ]

Four cars: a '68 and '69 Chrysler 300, both convertibles.

'69 and '72 Chrysler Imperial, 4 door hardtops.

all loaded, buckets on the 300s

I love those fuselage-styled cars. I like the muscle cars too, but let's face it - most of them drove like grocery carts, and I am addicted to power windows, locks, etc.

I'd take half the cars on sixty8's list, but I've found when I've driven cars that are older than the mid-60s, they look good but their performance/handling/ride leave much to be desired.

[Camino LS6]

My current fleet

All the cars I wish I still had

and a wide array of others

I would need a large warehouse.

[Ravenfreak13]

2004 Chrysler Concorde

2000 Plymouth Prowler

Any Porsche

And a bunch of restored classics...like what will soon be a mint 66 Electra Coupe

[76ChevyTrucker]

All right, my dream garage. Of course my 1976 Chevrolet C10 2WD (family heirloom, can't ever ever ever get rid of it).

1970 SS454 Chevelle two-door

1996 9C1 Impala SS

1985 K5 Blazer w/ 502-crate swap, T56 transmission, running on 32" boggers

Dodge Magnum w/ the hemi (Wife wants one, must submit to her wishes)

And finally one (1) 2007 Silverado 3500 HD crew cab dually with Duramax and Allison.

[razoredge]

I have recently had a change of emotions on car stables, sending 4 vehicals of my own straight to the junk yard without batting an eye. Two of which were "dream cars of mine" a 86 Riviera and a 76 Delta 88 2dr hardtop. BOth of which were great origional owner cars, One needing little work and the other already having well over 300 hours of hard labor. I nearly sent them all but pulled back on the 75 convertable and our old 86 LeSabre 2dr.

It took awhile but I now understand the huge commitment and vast amount of man hours needed to maintain a stable let alone restify or customize cars that "need a little TLC"

Now I feel if I had the financial resources I would only pursue one car, the car that most stimulates me out of all cars.

Red 246 Dino

[pow]

Hmm... at the moment, it's the CL65 AMG, the pinnacle of absolute luxury, effortless speed, and useful technology, IMO.

* 612 hp/738 lb-ft

* PRE-SAFE: brakes, adjusts/inflates seats, and warns driver when crash is imminent

* DISTRONIC PLUS: completely foot-free cruise control, even during stop-and-go traffic

* hardtop

* Intelligent Light System: five headlight functions to match weather/driving conditions (bi-xenon, of course)

* radar parking: measures length of potential parallel parking space and provides steering angle guidance (w/camera, of course)

* infared headlamps

* keyless ignition, of course

* heated/ventilated active seats, of course

* and clever details like a dehumidifier (no window fogging/defrosting), seatbelt-use sensors that dictate A/C priority and passenger headrest position, memory card slot, infinite vehicle settings adjustments through COMAND (like how long the rear license plate light stays on after exiting the car)

I also have a thing for the TrailBlazer SS right now...

[PurdueGuy]

Am I the only one who saw the title of the thread and started thinking about actual features of the garage (garage size, tools, etc) versus just a huge list of cars?

[ShadowDog]

All the woodworking and craftsmanship power and hand tools a person needs...

...cars just, well, take up useful space in a shop.

[2005 EquinoxLS]

Tell us more about your intense love of Dodge Aspens.

180537[/snapback]

My sister had a 1979 2-door S/E/. It did have the slant six. I thought it was a fairly classy car with the half vinyl rood and the opera windows.

[76ChevyTrucker]

Part of me did think about the tools and equipment that my dream garage would have, but at the same time, this is a car enthusiast site, not a tools and equipment enthusiast site.

[76ChevyTrucker]

How about strut spring compressor :rotflmao:

[Sixty8panther]

Why not sell those "soon to be classic" GMs instead of just junking them?

Don;t you think a 1986 Riviera & esp. a 1976 Delta 88 semi-laguna semi

hardtop deserve one lest chance at life before you throw them in the

crusher like some 1993 Camry with a rotted out strut tower? Maybe you

don't have the $$$, time, space or enrgy to bring them back to

roadworthy buit that does not mean NOBODY else out there will... make

an effort and sell themfor $300 each instead of taking $75 in junkyard

credit a piece.

[76ChevyTrucker]

I've got one made out of a set of HUGE wooden C-clamps

[capriceman]

Hmm a bridge port on the left Metal lathe on the right. Tig and Mig welders to the side. 4 post lift. My current tool collection plus a couple of theose fancy 1 task tools. endless supply of duct tape. 100ft of every gauge wire. My Tema Soldering iron.

ohh. Cars....

66 Toro

XLR-V

CTS-V

Mint condition Geo Metro Turbo'ed

Sky redline

GP GXP with the 5.3

and my old 80's scottesdale step side with the 305 and stick and spring action clucth. hydralic clutches are for pussy's!

[76ChevyTrucker]

Yeah, you say that about a half-ton pickup.... Imagine pushing the HUGE spring clutch in on something old, like say the bastard that's in the '66 International that's currently occupying our shop.

[76ChevyTrucker]

The 366 was a fine HD truck engine.

[capriceman]

when i got the truck it was easy compared to some of the farm equipement i drove and some very old un reconizable trucks. just a seat dash engine frame and bed no fenders or anthing. but now that im spoiled i dont think i would enjoy going back to them. the first hydra. clutch was in my 85 blazer and the first time i hit the clutch i thought i was going to push it through the floor board.

[76ChevyTrucker]

Yeah, its always fun when you're used to a mechanical clutch and you get that very first hydraulic one...you'll think you've hurt the thing from pushing so hard.

[Sixty8panther]

I drove an old beat up 1980s Ford F350 once that had the clutch

from hell... I'd imagine it was hydraulic but damn it was like the

thing reqired more effort to push the clutch in then it did to

propell it down the road.

[capriceman]

its not that hard give alot of gas drop the clutch burn some rubber. so its not a efficent start but hey your not stoped any more. Yes I do go through alot of clucthes. but ill be silky smooth when needed.

[capriceman]

I want 04 olds aurora with the v8 too

[Drew Dowdell]

1 of each year Toronado produced

67 Eldorado

85 Seville

85 Continental

83 Imperial

83 98 Coupe

one of the big early 80's Olds diesels.... just for fun

Stock '96 Fleetwood

'96 Fleetwood, stock except for the predator CTS-V engine from the other thread, plus suspension upgrades

'07 Escalade EXT

72 Eldorado Convertible

XLR

CTS-V

Rolls Royce Phantom

VW Phaeton and Sky Redline.... for Chas

[ToniCipriani]

OK, I'm not very ambitious....

I'll keep my G6, and just add either one:

1. Solstice modified by Mallett with an LS2

2. 5th gen Camaro Convertible, and if available, some sort of perf package from SLP.

68: Did I read that wrong? You want a Cord 810? It's FWD! But yeah, those coffin-nose cars are awesome. I fell in love with them when playing Mafia.

[bobo]

Family car - 2007 Lexus LS460

Roadster - 2007 Mazda MX-5 Power Retractable Hardtop

Pickup - 2007 Avalanche or 2006 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab LE

City car - Myers Motors NmG

I'll add the 2008 CTS and the Tesla Roadster once those are available.

A few collector vehicles:

2003 Oldsmobile Aurora Final 500

1999 GM EV1

1990 Citroen 2CV

1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Brougham Coupe

and of course the 1979 Cadillac Seville Opera Coupe

[Sixty8panther]

68: Did I read that wrong? You want a Cord 810? It's FWD! But yeah, those coffin-nose cars are awesome. I fell in love with them when playing Mafia.

181586[/snapback]

There's a handfull of cars that do not automatically suck even though they're

FWD. The list is short and the only one with a transverse mounted motor is

the original Austin MINI. Other cars, with longitudinally mounted motors

include the Cord L29 & 810, 67 Razorback Eldorado, 66 Toronado & Bustleback

80-84 Seville.

I guess there's a few semi-cool FWD cars by my deffinition. like just off the top

of my head: 79 VW Rabbit, 91 CRX a few Citroens...

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What Mafia are you referring to? What is it a Playstation game or something?