Your 3 Car Garage
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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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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 thought process behind the swap would be added speed so that it wouldn't suck for interstate driving. I like the 2F's, they're certainly reliable and good for off road work, but they're lacking in the speed department, especially when you start loading up the truck, getting into larger tires, etc. Maybe I wouldn't need it, and I'd likely drive it stock for awhile if I ended up with one, but for what I'd want from it (a tough, capable truck to take on longer camping/canoeing trips, with some tow capability mixed in if possible) a swap seems to make some sense. I've never driven one faster than 15 or so though, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.
I also forgot to add that an Alpina B10 Biturbo needs to make it on my list somewhere, definite bucket list car. Maybe someday it could be an attainable summer daily/fun car, they're not super crazy expensive.
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I also forgot to add that an Alpina B10 Biturbo needs to make it on my list somewhere, definite bucket list car. Maybe someday it could be an attainable summer daily/fun car, they're not super crazy expensive.
Make that your college graduation present before they do get expensive!
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Make that your college graduation present before they do get expensive!
My parents like me, but not that much lol. I’d have to do some serious brownnosing to pull that off.
Im hoping they stay reasonable-ish for the foreseeable future, they’re cool but I feel like they’re also a bit niche unless you’re a bmw guy
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I also forgot to add that an Alpina B10 Biturbo needs to make it on my list somewhere
the Biturbo is unique, for sure. the front seats, in cloth, are my favorite seats of all time. but, I'd find it hard to not have a screaming s38 if I'd have an e34. the sounds!
Dan
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My thought process behind the swap would be added speed so that it wouldn't suck for interstate driving. I like the 2F's, they're certainly reliable and good for off road work, but they're lacking in the speed department, especially when you start loading up the truck, getting into larger tires, etc. Maybe I wouldn't need it, and I'd likely drive it stock for awhile if I ended up with one, but for what I'd want from it (a tough, capable truck to take on longer camping/canoeing trips, with some tow capability mixed in if possible) a swap seems to make some sense. I've never driven one faster than 15 or so though, so take my opinion with a grain of salt.
I also forgot to add that an Alpina B10 Biturbo needs to make it on my list somewhere, definite bucket list car. Maybe someday it could be an attainable summer daily/fun car, they're not super crazy expensive.
Mine can hold 65-70mph up hills. I have 235/85R16 mud tires so about 32 inch but narrow. It was terrible when i got it because of vacuum leaks and other minor problems. I get passed on the interstate a lot so I take the back roads. However it isn't so bad that you can't go on the highway if necessary. The problem I see is that even if I could go faster it is an old truck and I have gotten it up to 75 or so a few times and the whole thing just feels loose and like you should slow down which won't change with more power, partly I'm sure because mine is lifted about 4". But you need more lift than that to fit a 6bt. Pretty sure you need to spring over swap which is a whole ordeal in itself.
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Since this thread is wish list anyway I'd want the three car or larger garage...and then I'll figure out what to put in it.
we're dreaming about million dollar cars and your worried about your real-life garage space?
Dan
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Daily: e38 740iL with an s65 swap
Truck: F150 Limited Super Crew with Max tow package and H.O. 3.5 Ecoboost
Fun: RUF CTR2
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Wow! That's what you call a monster Hummer. Nice!
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Realistic
Daily: i3s
Truck: 454 El Camino on spray
Fun: I enjoy my compact
Dream
Daily: supercharged E38 Alpina
Truck: Land Rover D110 Diesel
Fun: Porsche 962 with a license plate slapped on it from a 1993 Suzuki Sidekick
E91 328xi - F15 X5 40e - Hopes and dreams of eventually having a cool car
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