$7500 dream car garage

i can be 1 vehicle, it could be 12 vehicles. If space, storage, significant other, insurance cost were not an issue what would you have?

(note this is purely an exercise for fun to see what the mix would be, I'm figuring some may go with 1 swiss army knife compromise and other with a cheap rwd, cheap off roader/tow rig and also have a cheap cruiser or rally-x rig.

MK1 MR2

NA Miata

Then something like a Volvo or Saab wagon for daily use

Jaguar xjr-6 $4500 Subaru legacy (mid-late 90s) $1500 whatever old and unusual Italian or British car I could find for cheap that would be fun to drive (Biturbo, Milano, Austin America, fiat 128, etc)

Two HD sportsters

Non-crusty 91 Honda CRX Si - $4,500

Early 90's Miata with Ford 302 - $3,000 (swap not done particularly well)

You just described my driveway. LOL

2000 expedition 1994 Mustang 1987 924s

In reply to dean1484:

XJ8 or XJ6R ~$4k to $4.5k and EG Civic $3k.

'95 M3 and '02 WRX wagon? My M3 was $5500, and the WRX I bought new, but GRM got one cheap, so I'm counting it!

Today it would be the best Second gen Camaro/Firebird I could get for $5k and the rest on a truck to tow it with. Tomorrow might be different.
Or wait, C3 corvette.
No, a Jeep and a dual sport bike and goodbye to all this pavement once and for all.
This is hard.

I'd buy this: http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/4272546970.html for a bit less than asking price and put the rest in replacing the engine with one of the higher-power models. A convertible is about the only thing IMO missing from our stable of cars.

If I had $7500 to play with though, it would likely be a continually rotating selection of cars. I'd get something fun for as cheap as possible, fix it up and drive it for a bit, and then sell it for hopefully about what I had in it and find something else fun to work on & drive.

For me it would be the following Audi 4000 Quattro possibly a 5000 Turbo Quattro(Can find them in the 1500 to 2500 range) My 924 ( purchased mine for 1200) hmm still have money left. lets see as a reliable beeter Toyota Corrola.

That is all.

Mike Kirby

Datsun 240z and Honda 600RR. Currently all in my garage.

Currently a 4 dr e30 daily, 2 door e30 track rat, 1st gen Durango tow rig, and perpetual project Camaro. .... Oh, and a buell blast. All worth about that much to someone else.

Range Rover classic. Because..winning. And I want to spend all my free time fixing it.

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?zip=31605&endYear=1995&modelCode1=RANGE&showcaseOwnerId=0&startYear=1981&makeCode1=ROV&searchRadius=500&showcaseListingId=0&mmt=[ROV[RANGE[]][]]&listingId=357952354&Log=0

I would have my E36 fixed and an early 2000s Jetta TDI.

My garage right now currently has a 1970 Triumph GT6 ($1), 1985 BMW 318i ($1000), and 1977 BMW 320i in it ($200). Looks like I'll need about 10 bays at this point to get to the $7500.

I'd add in an early Lancia Delta (can be found in Italy for a few grand + a couple grand to ship it here).

A budget prepped STX E36 and a beater Subaru wagon would be in my garage. With any money left, I would turn the beater Subaru to be a budget prepped rallycross car. I'd have two good daily drivers with the BMW more for the summer and the Subaru more for the winter.

1: 1988-1991 Civic Si not trashed too badly and not fully caged like the one I already have. I miss being able to DD this car. Figure $3500

2: Something that could tow the Fully caged Civic to the track reliably truck/van what ever I could get the best deal on for the best vehicle. the other $4000

I could probably spend it ten other ways but tonight it's these two.

Are S2000s $7500 yet?

C4 Corvette. Specifically one with the L98/6spd combo, new style dash. With the left over money a set of headers, an intake manifold and some sticky tires

Seriously, that would get a couple of my projects up and running with paint.

GTV6, Mercury Capri and a Stag would work, oh yeah I have those

Alan Cesar is selling his Eagle wagon. That could get me started.

It would be a revolving door... in the new; out with the old.

pocket knife: e36 m3 plus some wheels and tires. and shocks.

more dedicated cars: mgb-gt with webasto sunroof (touring), NA miata, old civic si or e30/e36 (pick one, autox/track), and I am thinking really hard about a late 80's big bimmer wagon with electric drive conversion for a dd.