Mark  Aug 27, 2023
I saw this car question, if you had a million dollars to buy three cars what would you get. I couldn’t even think of three cars I wanted that could add up to million without a Gordon Murray car.
My question is if you had unlimited money but we’re limited to a 3 car garage at what price point do you tap out and stop wanting to spend. For me, I would be embarrassed to be in a modern rolls, it’s just not my style. I rather spend $150k on a truck with good patina to cosplay as working class.
Show threadDen of EarthAug 28, 2023

@Mark @ZeKik @Basmitharts #WeirdCarMastodon

I missed this question but I love it.

My perfect 3-car garage includes:
* something fun (sporty or bike)
* something elegant (for soirées)
* something practical (for carrying or bad weather)

My choice would be

* Jag D-Type for café runs or the odd Mille Miglia
* Citroën DS Pallas for opera nights; and
* Dakar support truck for Canadian winters

The rest of the money to buy parts and pay the mechanics

Show threadAxel 🚴😷🐧🐪⌨ | #WeAreNatenomAug 28, 2023

@DenOfEarth @Mark: Missed it, too, as it had no hashtag, especially not #WeirdCarMastodon. I'm adding the condition to not have to think about climate consequences as otherwise it's no fun…

Fun + kinda speedy: #2CV based #Pembleton Supersports https://www.pembleton.co.uk/ — alternatively the 2016 Morgan #3Wheeler #EV3: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_3-Wheeler#Electric_variant

Fun + practical: 2nd gen #Subaru #BRAT: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru_BRAT

Practical + elegant: #Citroën #CX #Loadrunner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_CX#Custom_models

Cc @ZeKik @Basmitharts

Show threadLionelBAug 28, 2023

@xtaran @DenOfEarth @Mark @ZeKik @Basmitharts

I make the climate change assumption on all of this. If we added all the classic cars together and ran them on coal tar their impact would be minimal.

There are far bigger fish to fry.

Show threadAxel 🚴😷🐧🐪⌨ | #WeAreNatenom

@lionelb: Actually I wouldn't mind an EV conversion of the CX. Straight 4 engines are boring. (The CX was initially meant to get a rotary engine.That would have been a cool design. Like the DS initially was planned to get a flat 6 engine, but got an old straight 4 …)

But any vehicle with a flat engine (aircooled Citroëns, aircooled VWs, most Subarus, most vintage Porsches, BMW R, …) is just half the car without the typical boxer sound.

Cc @DenOfEarth @[email protected]@[email protected] @Basmitharts

Aug 28, 2023 at 9:08pmWeb