What vehicles would you choose?
What vehicles would you choose?
Let's imagine you have a three-vehicle garage, and if you could choose three vehicles to put in it, no matter how high the cost, what three vehicles would you choose?
What made me think of this is that when I was living in a very desirable neighbourhood in Toronto, a man who had been a fellow counsellor and bunk mate of mine at a summer camp when we were 18 years old, bought the house next to mine, tore it down and built a small mansion with a triple garage, in which he had not one but TWO Ferraris and a Land Rover. Notwithstanding we had once been buddies, he never once took me for a spin in one of his Ferraris.
Here are my choices. First of all I want what I have posted on this site many times the car of my dreams, a vitage classic, a 1959 Jaguar Mark IX, a car I considered all my life to be suitable for royalty.
Next choice would be the ultimate luxury car, a Mercedes Maybach.
And finally, a practical SUV for everyday use - a Land Rover Defender.
Why didn't I choose a convertible to tool around in? I drove convertibles for 8 years and I no longer feel the need. Besides, they had too many problems.
So hang the expense and choose what you love - car, pickup truck, SUV, whatever...
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What are your choices - car, SUV, truck...whatever.
yikes. $5K US just to pop the hood (bonnet) on any of that euro-junk. I lost interest in tinkering with autos in the 70's. my 3 choices would all bear Lexus badging.
It's tough to top your selections. I'll go with 3 cars I know:
First would be a classic, that I always liked:
The 1975 Cadillac Coupe DeVille
Second would be my all purpose Buick Regal TourX:
Last but not least is that vehicle I once used in business, the Cadillac Escalade:
And btw here I am in it:
I guess I'm just a GM man.
My father was into Caddy Coupe de Villes. When he passed away I inherited one and drove it for a couple of years but then traded it on a Peugeot 604 (considered the French Cadillac).
GM hasn't produced anything noteworthy, other than trucks, for 40 years. rolling junk with laughable resale values, if they're even still running after the finance payments end. most not even made in america now.
There were a lot of boomers that probably would agreed with you. They bought the ugly little foreign cars and now the big SUV's.
Fortunately the Pontiacs that I drove were 1959, 1964 and 1972 - predating 40 years ago - I thought they were pretty good.
It was a very comfortable car made for American roads. I'll always remember it that way.
my last lexus hit 385K on the clock before the radiator let go. I parted it out for more than I could get selling it outright. my lexus before that had 286K on the clock before I sold it and that was the first car I ever owned that would do 150mph. I no longer drive that fast, but don't know of any american made cars that can do that being bone-stock.
I had a Coupe de Ville just like that. The last of the really big Caddies. 500 ci engine would pass anything but a gas station.
pontiac is a footnote in automotive history. they peaked in the late 60's and early 70's.
Almost bought an Escalade but, had to pass...
Never owned a Lexus, but I really liked the Camrys that I owned over the years - maybe they could have been considered a poor man's Lexus - they were very smooth.
they have very comfortable interiors, which is good, since anyone that keeps one past the warranty could end up living in it when the drive train shits the bed.
lexus started as a spinoff of a top of the line toyota sedan.
I once had a ride in an Avalon, which is a sort of upgraded Camry, but I had thought the Lexus was another further upgrade rather than a different model entirely.
lexus was a spinoff of the toyota cressida, a precursor to the avalon, in '89 if my faulty memory serves me correctly. I'd look it up, but I'm too lazy and don't care. the only downsides to owning a lexus is that they all drink premium gas and any rare service required is expensive. my mechanic would always use toyota OEM parts instead of lexus OEM parts when they would crossover and saved me a ton of money. too bad he retired last year.
A pick-up truck, an SUV, and a camper
Ah yes, a camper van. When I was divorcing my wife and before my nephew invited me to come to China where he would get me a job reaching English, I was thnking of getting a small but fully outfitted camper van and travelling all over Canada and the USA in it. I guess I would have been an actual "Nomadland" individual.
I would build one side of the garage to fit the camper I have now or larger when I decide I'm done with that small camper and want a bigger one (like if I ever have grandkids)
When checking out image of garages I saw a couple with a bigger third door and I thought of posting one of them as an invitation to suggest campers.
That's exactly what they are for or for large boats like party barges
A 1938 Delahaye 135M Figoni Roadster
2021 Kia Telluride
Ranger Z521L ICON limited edition. My Kia Telluride would be the luxury tow vehicle.
I need that boat
so you could hang over the side and chum for sunfish in the early afternoon? /s
You know me well
I think Kavika's intent would be to sit up on that high seat and cast for bass.
no shade to sit in. I've owned 4 boats and whenever I get the urge to own another, I go to the nearest body of water and throw all the cash in my wallet into it and leave.
Actually, it would be a high seat in the bow where I can control the trolling motor with my foot.
I never particularly enjoyed trolling, and rarely did it, but the only muskie I ever caught was from trolling.
The trolling motor isn't used to troll, in fact trolling is illegal in all bass tournaments.
The trolling motor is used to move along the shoreline all the time casting and retrieving your lure.
The trolling motor is used to get you into tight spots, between docks, back in small bays, in and around stumps, boulders and fallen trees, the best bass hangouts.
Trolling motors are used a lot on NewsTalkers.
Where I come from, trolling motors were used to troll and catch fish. In fact, although I never did it, the lake on which I had my lakeside 4 season cottage was a deep lake with lake trout and people would troll for them. I just enjoyed catching bass by still fishing with worms and casting lures.
1970 Plymouth Superbird
1970 Plymouth Hemi Cuda
new Dodge Hellcat
... and an electrical engineering degree to keep that mopar junk on the road.
I happen to like MOPAR
I can recognize a hemi sound from a mile away, but if you expect all the buttons and knobs on the dash to work on a mopar, it's probably still sitting in the showroom.
ok then
BTW, Mr Giggles' pick-up has a hemi in it.
nice monthly fuel bill...
No Charger Daytona instead of the superbird?
They are about the same, but many years ago I had a chance to buy a Superbird. I think the Daytona is rarer
A flyer
A swimmer
Rocket propelled
And a bonus SUV for off road
Remember that there are only 3 garages, so you could park the swimmer in your outdoor swimming pool.
Crap, you're right. But the SUV could park in my man bat cave.
65 Mustang convertible
mini cooper
cadillac suv
One of my best friends in Toronto loved and always drove Mustangs, which he would call his "mouse".
1979 vw westfalia camper, 1963 Porsche 356B Carrera 2000 GS Coupe, Porsche 550 Spyder.
Very pretty.
I really like that van.
something to live in while paying for service on those other 2 german wheelbarrows.
I actually had a 1975 Wesphila Camper and I loved it. The only drawback was it was vastly underpowered.
highway obstacles on any incline.
I drove one to the UP of Michigan and felt like I needed to get out and push...
I had a 68 window and a 69 popup which have the 1600cc single port Bug motors and stock they are 45hp but I put in a duel port 1600 50hp and added an extractor header and larger carb which gave it about 70hp. It would do 100 mph which is as fast as any sane person would want to go in a Bus but it still suffered on hills. I love buses because being cabovers they are so much fun to drive that I never minded the lack of power or speed.
I worked in a VW Porsche shop for ten years I wouldn't allow anyone to work on those cars let alone pay them.
I expect to see those painted with hippie art.
WOOOOOO!!!
Keep it going - it's about 10 pm and I'm off to bed.
Sportsmobile 4x4 Classic
Subaru Outback
Honda Silver Wing, since my ankle and knees make it hard to swing my leg over a motorcycle.
I always liked those Sportsmobile conversions 4x4 and a popup.
I was at the Sportsmobile facility in the mid to late 1980s. WOW, what an operation they have today.
I hear ya there, my hips make it difficult sometimes.
The car I fell in love with, and have always wanted, was a BMW Z3 roadster convertible. I saw one in Philly one day and fell in love! It was blue with blue leather interior.
A lot like this one.
That is pretty
Now imagine it with a blue leather interior!
BMW = Bring My Wallet
That was the car my daughter wanted.
She has very good taste!
And she's smart as well - B.A. and TWO Master's Degrees, one at the Annenberg School at USC, and I didn't have to make a donation to USC for her to be admitted. LOL
1 - small but comfortable SUV (Envision, Corsair, ...)
2 - medium EV (ID4, XC40, ...)
3 - Camper (Winnebago Solis, Airstream Atlas, ...)
My favorite camper is this:
It's little but it has everything!
Cute, I expect to see the ''little people'' popping out of it.
but does it have a toilet?
Photo of my boat and 5th Wheel. Photo taken in Lodi, CA on our way to Clear Lake, CA.
It's in the shower stall ... I guess you can use the shower head as a bidet.
Excellent! I could pull this trailer with an SUV
One of my brothers lived in one for 4 months while we were building the cottage (see photo with Jack).
I like smaller "Teardrop Campers" they are nice because any car can tow them as they are around 1000lbs loaded.
Since the photo was taken in Lodi, CA. I have to seed one of my favorite songs of all time.
CCR, Oh Lord Stuck in Lodi Again.
I like your choices.
The 3 garage doors would be replaced with windows, the concrete floor planked with birch, the walls lined with bookshelves and a direct line to Uber.
We did something like that to our attached double garage. Only maintained part of one of them for storage while converting the rest to a family room.
Bugatti Veyron Sport
Yamaha R1
Dodge Ram 2500
64.5 Mustang, 66 Jaguar XKE, and a Haaglund BV-206.
When I lived in Alaska they used to sell those all the time at the Military auctions for between 3500-7000. I've seen them going 50mph on the Richardson hwy, Crazy!
I drove one regularly when I was with "Operation Deep Freeze" at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. We had one outfitted as a ambulance. Took some getting used to to drive but I had a blast with it driving it on the ice and snow!
Not much clearance on that...
The brother of my Mustang-loving friend had an XKE that he said was nothing but trouble and problems - I don't think they liked the Canadian winter.
I had a neighbor once that had one. that guy was under the hood of it every weekend. I told the guy he needed to buy another one, and a tow truck.
Exactly. Although the 1959 Jaguar Mark IX is my dream car, i was a little concerned about that.
Hm. I love so many vehicles.
I think I would start with a new Indian Bobber Sixty:
A K5 Blazer
An Edsel Station Wagon
Definitely could fit a few long boards in back of the Edsel station wagon.
You don't even want to know how much those things go for!!!
This is a real NDN, 1949 NDN Chief and it was restored to a perfect condition I sold it in the early 2000s A real ride and this is the song that accompanies it.
Beautiful!
I'm just not tall enough to ride that bike... I'm only 4'11" with a 26" inseam.
Kavika, what's the song?
Ride Indian Ride by Arvel Bird. It's a tribute to the Indian Motorcycles.
I like vintage.
1942 Willys Military Jeep
1955 Ford Thunderbird
1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429
I’d get three new bugatti chiron super sport 300+. Sticker price is 3.9 million. I’d sell them at a discount for 3.8 million, buy a house with a 10 car garage and fill it with old and new muscle cars and a few trucks, dirt bikes, razors, etc.