What is your dream car?

Pat Custard

What car, if any (or even any other kind of vehicle) would you pick if you were given a free choice of a free vehicle

The only condition is that you have to be able to afford to run it in the first place and something you wouldn't be afraid to park in public (like Bugatti Veyron).

I'd choose a Mercedez C Class or Audi A 8.

They cost a bomb brand new, but with my salary, I'd be ok to afford tax and insurance and fuel.

What about you?

Supergurrier

It changes every day.

Vauxhall Monaro VXR 500 probably atm if we are talking as a daily.

Toyotafanboi

ae86 trueno without a doubt, has been the dream for quite some time. not the worlds most expensive car, but certainly a dream for now.

Ded_Zebra

Very very hard to say as it changes very often. Sometimes several times a day . I never change my mind about the ultimate car though :cool::cool:

The Ultimate would be a Miura but is more than lightly never going to happen (there is a small chance :pac::pac:)



For toady the realistic dream car is a Jaguar XJR :cool::cool:

BMJD

I'd be happy with an RX-7

blindside88

Shelby Mustang, classic tax and I'd make it my business to keep petrol in it

Moneymaker

A realistic car I might own one day; Audi S3 Sportback saloon

Fantasy car, Lamborghini Diablo.

bilbot79

Tesla Model S. You could afford to run that on the dole

Jesus.

V6 159

quadrifoglio verde

The v6 in the 159/brera/946 was the biggest let down for an alfa fan
sorry but I hate that engine so much.

my dream car changes all the time, however I want to keep it realistic as opposed to a lotto win to buy it.
In that case it'd be one of a E31 850csi, a Lancia Delta integrale Evo, or an Alfa sz.
My biggest problem when it comes to buying something of value is I always take into account the opportunity cost. For the price of an sz, i could get a lower model 850 and integrale. I love all three for very different reasons, so it'd be hard to choose between three.

dgt

Pat Custard wrote: »

The only condition is that you have to be able to afford to run it in the first place and something you wouldn't be afraid to park in public (like Bugatti Veyron).

Soooo much stuff I'd love to have that I can afford to run.... I guess pick of the bunch would have to be a Consul GT/Granada mk1

String

I always said, if I won the lotto the first thing I would buy is a dodge challenger!

toastedpickles

Currently driving my dream car



Not a day goes by when this car puts a stupid grin on my face, i absolutely love it

SupraSonic_26

any lamborghini but def sesto elemento for me drool and affordable dream car be a supra:

endacl

No taking the pi55 now gentlemen of the motors forum. My honest answer is...

arleitiss

If I would have millions: Lamborghini Aventador.
Otherwise: Tesla Model S

Frynge

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

The v6 in the 159/brera/946 was the biggest let down for an alfa fan
sorry but I hate that engine so much.

my dream car changes all the time, however I want to keep it realistic as opposed to a lotto win to buy it.
In that case it'd be one of a E31 850csi, a Lancia Delta integrale Evo, or an Alfa sz.
My biggest problem when it comes to buying something of value is I always take into account the opportunity cost. For the price of an sz, i could get a lower model 850 and integrale. I love all three for very different reasons, so it'd be hard to choose between three.

This has been my dream car since I got a book on future classic cars. My brother had an 850ci and as amazing a car it is I would still want the SZ ahead of it.

Frynge

My brothers car.

ants09

My dream car is BMW E30 M3 Sports Evo 2.

Wilberto

I'm not sure whether the Lotus Exige S counts as a realistic, or a fantasy, dream car. It's probably not beyond the realms of possibility in fairness though.

metaldrummer

1978 3 litre turbo ford capri pure muscle car. No car on the road can sound and look as nice. Soon to be my dream car. Only a few quid away from obtaining my import. Will tweak it up and make it a beast and a car to be turning heads before they even see it because you will hear it before you see it with its roaring v8.

Foxhole Norman

My realistic dream car and one which I am adamant to own is the BMW E39 M5:



My fantasy dream car would probably be an Audi C6 RS6:



Not exactly wild by any stretch of the imagination but they're by far my two favourite cars in the world right now .

Theboinkmaster

Current m5 - practical, understated and fast

kevc2

TVR Tuscan.

OldMrBrennan83

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heroics

Torn between the lotus elise or a C6 RS6

I will have an elise one day. Highly unlikely I'll own an RS6 though

quadrifoglio verde

Frynge wrote: »

This has been my dream car since I got a book on future classic cars. My brother had an 850ci and as amazing a car it is I would still want the SZ ahead of it.

There's an rz lurking in ireland. Same chap has a gta and apparently a few other "interesting" alfas. I'd buy one of them as opposed to a new 30k car any day! Use what you save in depreciation to go towards the running.

Frynge

quadrifoglio verde wrote: »

There's an rz lurking in ireland. Same chap has a gta and apparently a few other "interesting" alfas. I'd buy one of them as opposed to a new 30k car any day! Use what you save in depreciation to go towards the running.

I would imagine the running costs to be quite high for maybe 3000km a year but if there was ever an investment that would only go up, it has to be this car with a bit of TLC. There are some horrifically molested ones online which really is a shame since there was only just over a thousand built.

Always loved the look of the GT4. Still want one!!

jimgoose

dgt wrote: »

...I guess pick of the bunch would have to be a Consul GT/Granada mk1...

Bassid! That was going to be my one. So now, I shall have to present you with a Zodiac Mk. IV with 3l Essex V6:

Slicemeister

Owned my dream car from when I was a nipper when I drove a 92 Audi 80 back in the mid 90's. Now a realistic dream car would be an s8 or a Lexus 460h

Greentree_uk

TVR Cerbera - Have always loved the look and had never seen one in the flesh until I saw one at Topgear show and walked away with a third leg.






Aww, how do I display pics....

H3llR4iser

Realistically, an Alfa 4C - lightweight 1.8 turbo, definitely not a money black hole when it comes to fuel and tax; Insurance I don't know...Irish companies start screaming as soon as they spot the word "turbo" anywhere.

Going classic, an Alfa 75 Turbo Evoluzione (shame about the paintjob though) or a Giulia Sprint GTA.

SupraSonic_26

tvr sagaris aswell plus a tuscan or red supra:

Mr.David

Cleveland Hot Pocket

Torn between a dodge viper SRT10 , a 400/403 '70s Transam, or a late 70's or early 80's diesel IDI 7.3 Ford F350 (or Dodge D series).

mik_da_man

My dream car for quite a while was an Audi RS4.



Lucky enough to have one now

The Dodge Viper above would be in my list too along with a GTR...... In time

Alanstrainor

If it was a normal, anything goes dream car thread I would be saying a Ferrari F40, but since I have to be realistic I'm actually struggling to come up with one!

First thought was a BMW e46 M3 CSL...as amazing a car as it is I think I'd need to step away from the e46 platform. Maybe an M6 V10...it's a fugly enough car i know, but dat V10, and although I really like the e60 M5 I'd just want something a bit different. I'd probably have to get a crazy exhaust so I sounded like a V10 F1 car though!

JumpShivers

An Aston Martin DB9 (the first picture) or a Bentley Continental GT W12.....

Bebo stunnah

I'd love a 3 rotor FC Rx-7. One that wasn't used for drifting. Currently have an Rx-8 but it's not getting the mileage I'd likedue to work. I refuse to use it due to all the stop start short distance runs I do Would love to throw another rotor into her!



1967 Chevy Impala. Supernatural....Completely unrealistic for Irish roads

tossy

My dream car is one with free tax, free insurance, runs on fresh air and never ever needs any work done to it

After that i would struggle to pick a car as my 'dream' car, too many.

Sam Kade

I don't dream about cars but if I were getting one for free this would be my choice.



Worth $4.5m I'd flog it for a bargain at $4m

Red Kev

Ultimate dream car is a Porsche 959 or a F40, potentially achievable but it would need a tow hitch for the caravan as I'd be homeless .

Being realistic the following cars are on the bucket list, nothing happening until 2016-7 due to various commitments but after that I'll tick each one of them off. I've owned a 911 and an Esprit along with a couple of other fast cars in the past so I'm well aware of running costs etc. that are associated with cars in that category, but these are all easily achievable considering my wages, expenses etc.

Ferrari 308/328 GTS (possible keeper)
Mercedes W126 Coupe
Mercedes R129 500SL
Lancia Delta Integrale
Porsche 944 or 968 CS
Porsche 928 S4 or later
TVR 350i or 420i
Catherham (self build)
Bentley Turbo R
Lotus Esprit V8
Audi RS2
Lotus Omega
BMW M3 E30 and E46
BMW E28 M5 or M535i
BMW E34 M5 Touring (possibly keep this)
Ultima GTR (possibly self build and long term keeper)
Alpine GTA
Nissan GTR

Most of the above can be got for less than €30,000 in good condition, they are pretty much all classics or thereabouts, so I don't expect depreciation to be too heavy on them, some will even rise in price while I own them. I've usually had two cars on the go all the time and probably wouldn't hold onto a car for much more than 6 months which may make them awkward to sell.

Anyway that's the plan....... like they say, you only live once.

jimgoose

Oh yes, I almost forgot. A fella out the Rochestown direction has one of these, a 1959 Cadillac Sedan DeVille. So much me want!

MadYaker

Probably that new Porsche 918 Spyder, the hybrid one. Thats if I ever win the lotto. A dream car that I might actually be able to afford eventually would an e60 M5.

conzy

lotto: Corvette ZR1

Euromillions: Zonda / Aventador

Soon ™: E39 / E60 M5

MadYaker

I thought corvettes are fairly cheap?

I wouldn't say no to a Bentley Brooklands either:

conzy

MadYaker wrote: »

I thought corvettes are fairly cheap?

You'd still be looking at north of €100,000 to land one in Ireland. And tbh i would see it more as a novelty or a toy. Hence lotto car, I would never spend my own hard earned money on one

DaveyWaveyLad

Was in Spain last week and I saw a black Tesla Model S and had to have a closer look. A stunning car from the outside and like something out of Star Trek on the inside. My new dream car.

DoctorEdgeWild

Honda CRX has been my dream car since I was a kid. Happy to say I have had one for the last few years and I love it. Hoping next year to get a glass roof Vtec one.

Kaiser D

1960 Rover P4 in two-tone grey and black and with blue leather. Nothing would make me more happy waking up to this every morning. Theres just something about a grand big British saloon with suicide doors and a bench seat that I love. And this is my sensible classic daily driver option :pac:


Failing that though, I'd have an A8 in this exact colour with tan leather. Quattro 3.7. They're fricking lovely.


If money wasn't an issue I'd have a fleet of modern Rollers and Bentleys among a sea of classic British cars.