Your 3 Car Garage
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Daily: e34 m5
Truck: Hummer H1 Wagon w/boosted LS swap
Fun: McLaren F1
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BMW window switches at 2:04

whats funny is, those exact BMW window switches would be in all 3 cars i posted, if that's the Hummer I had.
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whats funny is, those exact BMW window switches would be in all 3 cars i posted, if that's the Hummer I had.
E36 lives on through the F1
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E36 lives on through the F1
gordon murray got lucky with that one. the window switches are pretty much the only part of an e36 interior that doesnt fall apart.
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This is hard for me because I like variety, so my opinion will likely be different tomorrow.
Realistic:
- Daily: 2008 Lexus ISF
- Truck: 1980 Chevy Square body crew cab dually that is Cummins swapped
- Fun: E30 with a 1JZ
Dream:
- Daily: Lexus LFA
- Truck: GMC topkick 5500 lifted with living quarters
- Fun: Ferrari F40 Resto mod similar to a Signer Porsche
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Realistic:
- Daily: 2019 Jeep Trackhawk
- Truck: 2018 GMC Seirra Denali 1500
- Fun: 2008 BMW 135i

- Weekend car: 2018+ Ford Mustang GT500 or GT350
Dream:
- Daily: 2019 Porsche 991 GT3RS
- Truck: 2019 Ford Raptor Shelby Edition
- Fun: 2019 Lambroghini Huracan
I want to note that when I say "realistic"... that means it could happen in my lifetime. Not anytime soon, but if the stars align... could happen years from now.
The "dream" category will never happen.
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Fun: Ferrari F40 Resto mod similar to a Signer Porsche
Their cars are beautiful! I'd love to see this. I don't think I'd change a thing on the outside of an f40, but it would be awesome to see one with proper hand-stiched leather interior.
And obviously, better turbo sounds. An f40 with big snails and a little compressor surge?

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Their cars are beautiful! I'd love to see this. I don't think I'd change a thing on the outside of an f40, but it would be awesome to see one with proper hand-stiched leather interior.
And obviously, better turbo sounds. An f40 with big snails and a little compressor surge?

I agree 100%, Although I had a hard time determining that or a Countach with similar build quality and a newer Turbo V12.
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I agree 100%, Although I had a hard time determining that or a Countach with similar build quality and a newer Turbo V12.
"You do not make modifications on a Countach. That car is perfect" -Dennis
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I want to note that when I say "realistic"... that means it could happen in my lifetime. Not anytime soon, but if the stars align... could happen years from now.
The "dream" category will never happen.
'never' is a long time. You are young and very ambitious. As you get further in life you will see how things change and things you never thought were possible, all of a sudden become within reach or worthy of goal setting.
I won't bore you with the story of my first 39 years of life (see I'm old), but my outlook today is wildly different than it was 20, 15, or even 10 years ago.
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Flame me, but I think the Countach is overrated.
Maybe it's because that wasn't my generation "poster Lamborghini"
That is 100% accurate. As the old codger here I remember seeing a Countach at the Milwaukee auto show in 1987 or so (I was 7) and was blown away by the car, it was like a spaceship. When something like that impacts you, it becomes the epitome of perfection. Now a '68 vette restomod with a modern supercharged LS, I'll take it all day long, but the generation before me would burn me at the stake.
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Realistic:
Daily: e34 touring with either u.s. or euro s50, depending on how much I would actually want to spend.
Truck: FJ60 Land cruiser with a diesel swap, so either duramax v8 or Cummins 6bt
Fun: Lotus 7
Dream:
Daily: Porsche 991 GT3 touring, with the 6-speed
Truck: ICON Bronco, or for a truck with towing capacity, a f-350 platinum non-dually. I’ve also always thought that a military M934a2 converted to a camper with a more modern power train and gearing to keep up with traffic would be awesome for a camping/over landing vehicle. Fully expanded, there’s some serious room in that thing.
Fun: Ferrari 458 Speciale
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Realistic:
Daily: e34 touring with either u.s. or euro s50, depending on how much I would actually want to spend.
Truck: FJ60 Land cruiser with a diesel swap, so either duramax v8 or Cummins 6bt
Fun: Lotus 7
Dream:
Daily: Porsche 991 GT3 touring, with the 6-speed
Truck: ICON Bronco, or for a truck with towing capacity, a f-350 platinum non-dually. I’ve also always thought that a military M934a2 converted to a camper with a more modern power train and gearing to keep up with traffic would be awesome for a camping/over landing vehicle. Fully expanded, there’s some serious room in that thing.
Fun: Ferrari 458 Speciale
Better hurry, they are rusting fast or else super expensive. I paid 800$ for mine about 10 years ago but driving it in the rain you get wet if that gives you an idea of condition. Stick with the stock powertrain and enjoy the scenery. A 6BT is way overkill and you lose the simplicity. Part of the beauty of LandCruisers is that it was intended to be fixed with a hammer and pliers in the African desert.
I don't recommend this but I towed about 6000lbs with mine from Platteville Wisconsin to Albert Lea Minnesota, about 300 miles pretty much never letting up on the gas pedal for 5 or 6 hours, it never gets hot and just keeps chugging along. Normal unloaded fuel mileage is about 12mpg and that trip I got 11.5mpg. How does that even work? I literally had the gas pedal floored, secondary wide open the entire time. Climbing away from the Mississippi river I was in 2nd gear. I've heard it said that it's better to think of it as a fast tractor than a slow truck. But crawling through the woods, that's where it shines.
Also to test it's durability and my patience my wife drove about 20 miles in low range before our daughter said "mom don't you need to shift the small stick?" She somehow was going 35 in low range which must have been just about at the 4k rpm redline. Only problem it caused was bubbling over the power steering reservoir.


My realistic 3
Daily: black e36
Truck: FJ60
Fun/daily: Z3 M coupe
Dream 3
Daily: E36 sedan that is in my semi trialer storage shed
Truck: FJ60
Fun: E30 M3
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Flame me, but I think the Countach is overrated.
Maybe it's because that wasn't my generation "poster Lamborghini"
Totally, and @REKIII already beat me to the reply. Thus, when I listed it as a dream, I would want a scratch rebuild using more modern materials and construction methods. A countach is a good example of never meet your hero, in person they are pretty down right terrible, but the overall the aesthetics are always impactful.
Fun: Alfa Romeo 8c Monza by Pur Sang
You kind sir need a monocle and a handlebar 'stashe for such a machine. Lovely pick.
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