Car Related Goals In Life

[Ben]

Not sure if there is a thread like this on here, or if this should be in Car Chat, but here goes

We all have goals in life, whether that be get married, have kids, buy a house, pay off mortage, go travelling etc etc
But what are your Car/Driving related goals in life? They can be anything car related, but lets keep it realistic.

My main ones are

1. Drive my car (whatever car I own at the time) on the Nurburgring Nordschleife
2. Tour europe with the GF/Fiance/Wife (whatever she is at the time ) and some of the great driving roads
3. Own a V12 car, probably be an 850csi
4. Own a V8 car
5. Own a V6 Turbo car
6. Have/Drive a lightweight british car, such as a caterham seven or the likes
7. Have a dedicated track car at some point in my life
8. Own a porsche 911
9. Break the 300bhp barrier (hopefully soon)
10. Drive on the autobahn at over 175mph


So what are yours?

 

[Lyons]

Own an Escort Cosworth.
Drive a Ferrari.
Have a triple garage.
Learn some mechanicing.

Used to want to own a Ferrari, but not overly bothered now given the prospect of maintenance costs.

 

[kippermoon]

iv'e always wanted a 911.....only thing is i'd really like a 4.0l gt3 rs which i can't see ever happening

 

[Mark315]

1. Visit the Nurburgring
2. Own a quick Evo
3. Have a quick daily, M3 etc
4. Do a few track days

Really should start saving, not going to be cheap

 

[Terry]

1. Own a nice double (heated) garage with lift.
2. Have a great daily while having an equally great project / weekend / show / track car.
3. Buy another Cosworth for keeps.
4. Own a car previously owned by Jenson Button

Those are all my more realistic wishes, I'm sure like everyone I could think of 20+

 

[Dan]

1. Take on a project car or 5
2. drive a touring car around british track (or compete if theres a lottery win)
3. dedicated track car
4. Own a V8
5. Own something that can be garage, driven, admired and act as an investment

 

[big_pete]

With my line of work I have been very fortunate to drive alot of supercars, such a special feeling and one I don't think I will ever become ungrateful over.

I also drove route 66 in April and that was another thing ticked off my list

Remaining items

1. Own a mint condition totally standard e36 m3 evo coupe in estoril blue with silver leather and wood.
2. Learn abit more about hands on mechanics
3. Drive across europe
4. Detail a veyron

My biggest achievement is the fact I have made a business out of my biggest passion, everyday I am surrounded by things I enjoy and people that mean alot.to me, cant ask for more than that. I have worked on so many interesting things over the years and its given me so many experiences I will never forget

 

[Gaz]

1) Do the Nurburgring in some kind of performance car, RWD ideally
2) Own and maintain a decent track car
3) Own and tune an R35 GTR
4) Have a long term project car which I can rebuild from the ground up, every nut and bolt - an immaculate Datsun 240Z with a tuned RB26 swap has always been my dream project but I'll happily practice on a Supra
5) Have enough £££ to have a few collectors items in the garage - E30 M3 Evo II, an original Mk2 Escort, etc.

 

[saxo_man]

Own a car with driveable 500+ BHP as a daily driver in the next three years.

Own a turbo petrol RWD/4WD car

 

[Rocko]

1. Own an R8
2. Drive the Stelvio or Transfagarasan Highway

 

[Gavlar]

1) Reach 200,000miles in the ZR
2) Own a 996 Turbo.
3) Race a V8 Supercar at Bathurst (I also envisage this being my death although i'd dare say my experience would be like this video lol)

I dont ask for much lol

 

[Chris86]

This is turning into "car related dreams" lol

1. Own an f80 M4
2. Not to wreck the e92 lol
3. Drive to the ring
4. Always have a car that i love

 

[saxo_man]

Yeah, opening person said keep it realistic!

 

[Gavlar]

I was going to delete the one I said about racing a V8 Supercar at Bathurst but you can actually get a V8 Supercar Experience in either ride along or actual driving lol

http://www.v8racebathurst.com/

 

[Coog]

Think I'd like to build a sleeper, either a Golf or a K11 Micra. Other than that keep my MK5 mint and continue to drive the doors off the MX5

Edit: Oh and get a 4.0 XJ, facelifted one and keep it immaculate.

I've really very little in the way of automotive ambition. 99/100 times I stumble across my next car quite at random and with very little thought lol

 

[saxo_man]

I've really very little in the way of automotive ambition. 99/100 times I stumble across my next car quite at random and with very little thought lol

That's the best way!

 

[davecoupe]

Have a 2 car garage and a lift.

Continue to have a RWD in my possession, preferably turbo and jap.

Own a Mk2 escort, it doesn't even have to be a rallycar but still, realistically it would have to be a very long term project.

Do the Donegal International Rally (sitting is possible, sitting in a mk2 is highly unlikely and owning a rallycar and driving it isn't even remotely possible).

 

[Nazor]

Wow where do i start?

The "never going to happen unless I win the Lottery" dream is owning a Ferrari F40 (how anyone would pick any other Super Car over a F40 is beyond my comprehension and id like to think of myself as being fairly open minded but on this there is NO debate)
Followed closely by owning an ex-works Peugeot 306 Maxi
I want to build a car as im forever buying someone elses creation - Evo 200 is what im thinking
Get back into competing at motorsport - with my move to the states its probably going to be drifting
Although not directly linked to an actual car but still car related - having Autolifers as a successful car blog on an International scale (StanceWorks or a mini Speedhunters)
Getting the Dimma to exactly what i want it to be.

All listed in order of likelyhood

 

[ace275]

Own a RWD which can light the rear end in 5th/6th
Probably an r33 or supra mk4 TT

Own a garage with a ramp

Dedicated track car

Own a car with a dirty big v8

 

[Aidan316i]

Own a decent sized garage to park 1 or 2 car's in

Own a few M cars, both V8's & V10's

Have an E38 7 Sport of some kind

An old E24 635csi Highline

An Alpina with 8 or 12 cylinders is on the list too

Do Nurburgring again in something fast this time, along with a few more trackdays


And dare I say it......actually get my finger out and do the conversion on the 316i!!!!

 

[Boydie]

1. Drive my S3 around Nuremberg Ring
2. Drive my S3 around Swiss/French alpes
3. Garage for my S3 lol
4. Buy an Audi S5 3.0V6 TSI and tune to 450+bhp
5. Keep my S3 for Clare (maybe)
6. Buy an Arial Atom for fun (if possible)

 

[ChrisL]

1. Drive something around the Ring
2. A trip of the West coast of America in American Muscle
3. Buy a V8 of some sort
4. Keep buying nice cars for aslong as possible
5. Continue to buy nice cars
6. Get into track days​

 

[Graham]

be able to have a nice daily, keep it in reasonable condition and afford to have it on the road every day.

realistic enough ?

 

[Stuarty1984]

I just hope to be able to always have something that looks well and is a bit of fun.

 

[PeteMoore]

1. Own a 356 pre-A before I am 40

everything after that will come in its own good time