I've been following this forum as a railbird for a couple of years now. Seemed like a good thread to start posting on.
I didn't place these in any particular order. They'd all be in my garage ready to take off anyway, so why bother?
Toyota Supra MKIV
In the twinturbo form, of course. Swansong of Toyota's sports cars.
Nissan 180SX Type-X
I used to drive a 200SX, which is one of the greatest cars ever made. But you can't really pick up one in good nick, and it seems to be shadowed by the original Japanese version, the 180SX. So one of these please, with the chickmagnet-pop-up headlamps and the SR20DET.
Honda Civic Type-R
How could any petrolhead manage without a madhouse naturally aspirated sky-high revving hot-hatch monster?
Mercedes SL55 AMG
You gotta have a roadster. And a roadster has to have a big engine. And a big engine is nothing without some sort of forced induction and folding roof. Besides, the SL seems to have maintained some of that legendary Mercedes engineering. It's also got room for a weekends shopping and a set of golf clubs with the roof down.
BMW M Coupe
Sure, it's got the build quality of an American car, it's got the arse of a tractor, and the bow seems to have been designed in a shark museum. And I love it.
Audi A3 2.0TDI DSG
I gotta stress the spec here. The Audi S3 is boring as hell, so I gotta count that out. Can't go for an A4 or an A5 even, because Audi's forgotten how to make comfortable suspension for its bigger cars. So it's gotta be an A3. with a tightly tuned diesel engine and the DSG to follow. Add some coilovers and voil?, emerges the perfectly tuned shopping cart.
Jaguar XJ8
Now, unlike Audi, Jaguar makes its cars cruising perfect. And I don't mean the more recent Ford-wannabes, but the classic XJ. The style, the pure majesty of the thing. I usually carry with me an extra pair of pants in case I run into one of these during the day.
Nissan Skyline R33 GT-R
Can't sincerely call myself a Japanese car nut without one of these sitting in the garage, now can I? It'd be standard spec though, and I don't want the R34. That looks too much like a bloated up Playstation.
Mazda RX-8
I thought about making this an MX-5, but since the RX-8 delivers the same fun, and I'd already have a roadster, it had to be the RX-8. Not to mention the fact that I get some epic kicks from the wankel revving like a Rolls-Royce RB211. I'd probably get someone to stick a couple of turbos on it though, just to be sure.
Aston Martin DB9
Power. Beauty. Soul. I know, shoot me for the clich?, but this thing has enough power. It's prettier than anything out there, and it bloody well has soul. Think about it. You're not gonna see a Porsche driver swearing at the side of the road with the hood up.