Yahoo Autos These Are Your $100,000 Dream Garages
Wouldn’t it be nice to have money? It doesn’t need to be trillions, billions, or even millions — a cool six figures is more than sufficient. Earlier this week, we asked you for your $100,000 dream garages, and you had plenty of answers. Here are some of the best.
A Trip Down Memory Lane
72 Green Chevy Nova
78 Gold Z28 Camaro
76 blue CJ-5 Jeep
86 blue 300ZX 2+2
85 brown pugeot 504 turbo wagon
86 Blue Toyota LandCruiser
85 Blue Dodge Ram Charger
83 White GTI
91 Red VW Fox GL
81 Brown Toyota Corolla SR-5
93 Green Toyota Camry 4cyl
Every car I either drove, rode in, or both growing up.
Pretty sure 100K could get all of those and get them restored. If I could find them.
Walking in your own footsteps can be fun every once in a while. Owning every car you had, drove, or rode in as a kid is a herculean effort — but with six figures to spend, you can likely pull it off.
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All Performance, All The Time
Just sat in a Nissan Z on Saturday. Its high on the list for next year. 60K ish
A high end Liter Eater such as the Ducati V4S, 200+ hp for 25K for Starbucks runs
Is it safe to take a literbike to Starbucks? I thought you needed approximately 40 grand in adventure gear to make that trek. Without aluminum panniers, where are you gonna put your cake pops?
‘Murca
Thinking about this question is making me realize how irrationally American I am. Car #1 is unquestionably the nicest blue C5 Corvette I can find (doesn’t even need to be Z06, just manual coupe). That is setting me back at most $35,000, probably less.
The remaining 65 grand would probably go to however much Tahoe I can get for that money. A new CT6 or Continental would have been the the 1st/2nd choice, but alas, I’m not spending all that money on something used. Maybe I could talk myself into a Volvo S90, but probably not.
That’s freedom, baby. The C5 is a good Corvette, and a good choice. The Tahoe... do you really need all that space? Try the Volvo instead.
An Off-Roader’s Dream
****Cracks knuckles****
If I hit the lottery today, these would all be in my yard by the end of the week.
2006 Jeep TJ Rubicon ($15,000)
1989 Dodge Caravan Turbo, manual ($10,000)
1991 Chevy K5 Blazer ($7500)
1994 Ford Bronco ($7500)
1995 Toyota Tacoma ($7500)
2020 Dodge Grand Caravan R/T (20,000)
1978 Dodge Lil Red Express (20,000)
1985 Honda ATC 250R (7500)
2023 Honda Recon 250 (5000)
Normally, when considering a full garage like this, I’d pick out different vehicles for each specialty — commuting, off-roading, track days, et cetera. You know what, though? If you know what you like, why not lean into it?
Daily, ‘Froader, Fun
My current garage is pretty close to this, but really not perfect. My daily driver could be sportier or my off-roader could be a sports car. Here’s my current garage:
2020 2-door Jeep Wrangler Sport S 6 speed manual which I use for hiking and off roading.
2023 Acura RDX A spec which is my daily
2022 Yamaha R7 for fun and sometime commuter
See, this is what I mean — one of each. I really need to get around to trying the R7, it’s such an interesting bike.
Keep It Euro
I think I can pick 3 to cover my needs.
For everyday driving, I’m super happy with my Fiesta. So, let’s just get another one. I’d just get a nice newer Fiesta ST for $18-$20K
For when I need to haul lots of stuff or run to Home Depot and back, I should probably have something useful. Not really a fan of trucks, nor to need to haul gravel or dirt often. So, let’s get a wagon.
Buick Regal TourX should work nicely. ($26-$30k)
I mean, it has more cargo space than most SUVs! (73.5 ft³)
And, last the fun car.
For the nice weekends or free track days, I want something fast and fun. But, also something that won’t cost a fortune to keep running and maintained. How about something powered by a Toyota Engine?
So, perfect choice for me: Lotus Exige
(Looks like it wouldn’t be too hard to find one lightly used for about $50-55K.)
Knyte used a photo of a Euro-spec Fiesta ST, so I’m assuming they’re based somewhere that got the car after it died out here in the States. I’m jealous.
Can’t Afford Nissan? Go Ferrari, I Guess
I gonna have a generic unsuprising answer, an used Ferrari F360 and used the rest for cheap reliable daily beater
The reason is because Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 cost more than 100k USD that it’s much more cheaper to buy used Ferrari V8 from same year and era
Sadly that Ferrari isn’t as good looking as Nissan, but hey it’s Ferrari
No, you read that right. The Nissan costs more than the Ferrari — sometimes triple the Ferrari. It’s the one I’d take, too, if I had the money.
P-Car Purity
