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Car Shed List - what are your picks?

Post by pHilli0 » Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:46 pm

I often dream about what cars I would buy if I could create my perfect "reasonably affordable" car shed, without spending epic sums on single cars i.e. no Singer 911s for £600,000+. Scenario is if I ever ended up with a half a million pounds and wanted a nice array of cars.

I would love one of all of the M cars across the generations of course, but outside of BMW there are some lovely rare cars that would make it in.

Interested in what your picks would be?

My picks

Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 - lightweight hoons
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Tommi Makinen Edition - fantastic all weather fun
Vauxhall VX220 Turbo (Stage 4) - nuts lightweight basic sport car
Nissan GTR Nismo or Black Edition Litchfield Stage 5 - fastest thing on the road?
BMW 850 CSi - pure class
Aston Vantage V12 - that engine omg, daily driver possibly
BMW Z8 - what a dream package, trips down to Monaco?
Wiesmann MF5 GT V10 RHD - the looks, the drive train, showing off to friends and hot girls?
RUF CTR "Yellowbird" - track weapon, back to basics with pedigree

Probably outside of affordability:
Porsche 997 GT2 ideally or GT3 RS - one of my dream cars
1970s Porsche 911 RS - did I mention I love Porches?
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Post by buzyg » Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:58 pm

The cars I have owned. Many people would term as sheds. Do they count. :lol:

Now off to think about a sensible answer. :wink:
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Post by markplant » Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:01 pm

Lotus esprit sport 350
With you on the 205
An the Lichfield gtr
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Post by Marlon » Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:03 pm

'Car shed List' - confusing title there, I was expecting a list of clapped out wheezing rust buckets.
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Post by idej_z4 » Tue Jun 13, 2017 10:09 pm

For sentimental reasons I add an MR2 with the pop-up headlights, maybe an an XR2 with the pepper pot alloys.

Agree with the Lotus Esprit and Z8. I'd also have a mid 90's Skyline.

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Post by john-e89 » Tue Jun 13, 2017 11:25 pm

Good thread.

WRC Escort Cosworth with anti lag kit for flame spitting and bangs.
Graham Goode's or Mike Newmans black Listerine RS500 touring car.
Z4M roadster.
Fezza 355 GTS manual shift.
981 Boxster S.
Jag F type V8 roadster.
Red MR2 T bar.
M roady...OEM CSL’s, strut brace, Remus back boxes, ZHP
MR2 MK 2
E89 35i project car...mapped 365bhp, M4 stoppers & wheels, KWV3’s, H&R front ARB, M3 front arms, strut brace Eisenmann cat back race exhaust, VRSF downpipes inbound
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Post by IRD » Wed Jun 14, 2017 5:20 pm

Had a red 1.9 GTI. It was a fantastic car and I drove it so hard the engine mounts began to fail. Looking back I don't know how I didn't have an accident. I was young and (as so often is the case) stupid. Now my wife reckons I'm old and stupid. I also had lots of MGs. They didn't really go fast. It just felt as if you were flying. There was so much wind noise.
My list would include: MG TF (1950s model)
Ford RS 2000 Mk 1
Peugeot 1.9 GTI
Cooper S 1275

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Post by Ethicsgradient » Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:17 pm

Lotus Carlton
Datsun 240z
Capri RS 3100

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Post by Paulr » Wed Jun 14, 2017 10:22 pm

Jensen Interceptor FF 4x4 convertible (they put that drivetrain on a RS Capri 3.1 at some point)
Z8
1930's Jag SS
Almost any Aston
A mint MG Maestro Turbo (I know, but have you ever driven one!)
And something you can actually drive and park in Tesco's without some git keying it, like the new Skoda Kodiaq or the Peugeot 3008.
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Post by jabber » Fri Jun 16, 2017 3:51 pm

Sadly I once owned a mg montego called it a timeshare care it spent more time at the dealers than With me now that was a true "shed" car
Ones I would like
Ford capri 2.8
Ford sierra cosworth
Bmw 850
Jenson intercepter
Z less again
14 E89 Z4 2.0 msport grey gone now
10 E89 Z4 3.0 Black auto now. Very sadly gone
Gone 04 E85 z4 3.0 Maldives blue smg

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Post by Z4SpPD » Fri Jun 16, 2017 4:10 pm

Alfa Romeo 8C
Fiat 500 Abarth 595 (for the city)
Z4M
Alfa Romeo Spider 1977 as a classic
and Maserati Levante (as an SUV)

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Post by Angelus666 » Fri Jun 16, 2017 8:43 pm

I'm looking for 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 cylinder engines...the below is a nice list for me

Aston Vanquish S (manual conversion)
Audi RS6 Avant (all blacked out)
E39 M5
E46 CSL
991.2 GT3
2004 Mini Cooper S
Renault Clio V6 (liquid yellow)
Lamborghini Murcielago (manual)
TVR Sagaris
Z4MC

Quite interesting that almost no one has any interest in a Mercedes of any kind... :?

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Post by Ethicsgradient » Fri Jun 23, 2017 7:09 pm

Only merc i would be interested in would be a G wagon with the AMG job done on it ..then debadge it and farmerise it into a sleeper .

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