Ultimate Dream Garage: Nations Edition

[Frisky Dingo]

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!

[oldshurst442]

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

 

 

[ykX]

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) 

[A Horse With No Name]

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, 2017 by A Horse With No Name

[Frisky Dingo]

GREAT lists so far guys! I'm working on one now.

[Frisky Dingo]

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-

[A Horse With No Name]

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....

[oldshurst442]

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!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[A Horse With No Name]

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!

[Drew Dowdell]

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

 

[A Horse With No Name]

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!

[smk4565]

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):

[Robert Hall]

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)

 

[A Horse With No Name]

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!

[oldshurst442]

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!