Choose your one and only car for the rest of your life!

[emiliorescigno]

Okay guys, it's another one of those "Dream Garage" threads. We always seem to have rules about how many, and unlimited budget, so I want to try another idea: Choose your one and only car for the rest of your life.

Choose wisely, Remember - you're driving this car with your kids, when you're old and creaky, when it's a blizzard out, snowy, and everything in between. That Ferrari Enzo may be cool now, but what about when your kids want a ride to soccer practice?

I'll start with mine:
HSV Clubsport R8 Tourer - Tons of power, room for stuff and kids, and comfortable.

Post your cars!

 

[LeVeL]

http://forums.finalgear.com/general-automotive/your-one-car-ultimate-garage-just-one-22914/
but perhaps its time for an update... Never mind, that one was about looks


I think I'll go with an E30 M3 Sport Evo:

It will always be fun, its practical, the looks are timeless, its not too fast, not too slow, handles brilliantly...

 

[Clegko]

Practical AND useful! Unlike the proper Escalade, of course.

 

[Crazyjeeper]

Hmm, only 1 car, and it would have to do absolutely everything.

Gotta be the SVT Raptor.

https://pic.armedcats.net/c/cr/crazyjeeper/2010/04/05/raptor3.jpg

 

[JipJopJones]

^ I thought of that... but I decided against it because of the no crew cab option.

Jeep Wagoneer/Cherokee SJ. Mild lift for offroad capability. Done up 401 for speed, coupled to a 4spd transmission. Lots of room in the back for kids/pets/stuff.

 

[emiliorescigno]

I officially changed my mind:

THIS car does everything.

 

[CrzRsn]

I kinda want to say the Jerrari, but I don't know (except not the one with the 356GT nose)

I might have to agree with CrazyJeepster and get a black SVR Raptor.
But I'm so tempted to say the 1995 Volvo T5-R wagon. Or maybe a Cadillac CTS-V sport wagon? Or Audi RS6 Avant? Or how about an RS2 Avant? Or maybe the one and only [official] E39 BMW M5 Touring.

I have no idea.

 

[BlaRo]

Why did God invent pickup trucks? So people like me can make friends.

 

[thevictor390]

Hmmmm.....

Probably a small coupe with just slightly larger than useless back seats...

Screw it, probably an S2000.

 

[Austere]

BMW E34.

 

[Supreme_Being]

Range Rover TDV8 Vogue SE. 'nuff said.

 

[EyeMWing]

Corolla. If you're going to mandate that I be miserable, I want to be TOTALLY miserable.

 

[Viper007Bond]

Probably a 5-door STi.

 

[klankymen]

this is a hard one.... wait, NOT!

 

[MadCat360]

Audi R8 4.2.

I will just have to fucking deal.

 

[Der Stig]

Mmmm...

Bentley Continental GT Supersports

or a BMW E28 M5

 

[Blind_Io]

https://pic.armedcats.net/b/bl/blind_io/2010/04/06/fj80.jpg

Grocery-getter, family-hauler, rock-crawler.

 

[CraigB]

https://pic.armedcats.net/c/cr/craigb/2010/04/06/Lightning_SVT_2004_1.jpg

It's a truck so it can haul things and it's reasonably fast, bonus points for blower whine.

 

[Labcoatguy]

Jaguar XJR or Bentley Turbo RL.

 

[Spectre]

Did I ever mention that Jaguar had a very successful military products division?

The FV721 Fox Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Wheeled); 30mm main gun, 4x4 armored scout car powered by a Jaguar 4.2L in a special multifuel/military configuration. It's amphibious, air-transportable and with a 65mph top speed is one of the fastest scout cars ever produced. And it'll go damn near anywhere.

However, crews used to get bored and modify their Foxes. Some were known to be able to do 80 or 90mph, and there's an old urban legend about one crew getting really blitzed and getting clocked at 100mph on the M1 in theirs.

One of the ultimate go anywhere, do anything vehicles. Anything it can't catch it can shoot.