Retirement Garage

[bqf]

While I am about 6 years (min) away from retirement, I've been thinking of what I will have in my garage when the time comes. By then, we'll be close to/in/god knows to the ICE ban, so I might be limited in what I could buy new.

If you were retiring, and wanted maybe a garage costing no more than £100,000, and you wanted to:

1. Do long journeys once a month
2. Have fun at weekends
3. Tinker with something just to get away from the house for a bit

What would you have? Would you buy a brand new 'core' car, with an ICE engine? Will ICE engines mean retirement is plagued with tax hikes and all sorts of tutting noises from youths?

[CRA1G]

I'm approaching retirement and my collection of cars is ICE...

[VeeReihenmotor6]

I'd have:

1) small hatchback type EV for local trips
2) a larger, probably diesel but perhaps petrol powered vehicle for longer trips, continental driving.
3) something older to tinker and finesse when the mood take me
4) a porsche for regular fun

Cars 1 & 2 would be wife and family friendly so fat tyres to avoid kerbing and easy to use / reasonable to run.

Cars 3 & 4 would be my own cars.

[Discombobulate]

My wife and I have an EV each for daily use (i3 and iPace).
A 997.1 C4s cab for fun (we have had it for 16 years and it is well maintained, including 4.1 Hartech conversion)
And, for tinkering and laughs, a 2CV

Combined value about £90k and perfect for us. No changes planned.

[PK0001]

Retiring next month and this my curent retirement garage.

Tesla Model3 LR as a daily
Jaguar F Type for fun and weekend blasts
Fiat Barchetta for summer trips abroad

Dont think I will change this comination for a while.

[ZX10R NIN]

bqf said:

While I am about 6 years (min) away from retirement, I've been thinking of what I will have in my garage when the time comes. By then, we'll be close to/in/god knows to the ICE ban, so I might be limited in what I could buy new.

If you were retiring, and wanted maybe a garage costing no more than £100,000, and you wanted to:

1. Do long journeys once a month
2. Have fun at weekends
3. Tinker with something just to get away from the house for a bit

What would you have? Would you buy a brand new 'core' car, with an ICE engine? Will ICE engines mean retirement is plagued with tax hikes and all sorts of tutting noises from youths?

1) QX70:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202203304...

2) Emira first Edition:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202403057...

3) Fiat Coupe 20V:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202305197...

4) Triumph Scrambler:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226042203816?itmmeta=01...

Edited by ZX10R NIN on Wednesday 13th March 22:49

[fflump]

Currently I can imagine something like or current 2 cars: the Fiesta (for round town) and the barge for family duties and long journeys (Flying Spur). Id add a 3rd -a manual sports car but god knows what maybe a 360 a V8V or a 997

[Pica-Pica]

Having both retired about 12 years ago we have:
7 year old BMW 335d (medium to long journeys)
11 year old Skoda Fabia (mostly local journeys)
Both very reliable and suit our needs.

I am tempted whether to:
Go down to one car, and make that a hybrid (but nothing excites me out there)
Or
Just replace the Fabia with similar (maybe a pre-2022 car to avoid modern atrocities like Lane Keeping Assist)
EVs are just too heavy and expensive at the moment, but their place may come in a few years time.

[Zippee]

bqf said:

While I am about 6 years (min) away from retirement, I've been thinking of what I will have in my garage when the time comes. By then, we'll be close to/in/god knows to the ICE ban, so I might be limited in what I could buy new.

If you were retiring, and wanted maybe a garage costing no more than £100,000, and you wanted to:

1. Do long journeys once a month
2. Have fun at weekends
3. Tinker with something just to get away from the house for a bit

What would you have? Would you buy a brand new 'core' car, with an ICE engine? Will ICE engines mean retirement is plagued with tax hikes and all sorts of tutting noises from youths?

TBH I have 2 of the 3 at present.
Volvo S60 Inscription Plus for long journies - incredibly comfortable
Merc AMG GTC for weekend fun

Only addition would be a 50s ish Chevy pick up for tinkering and shows

[EBRANDON1]

Fun:
F-Type SVR
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202403057...

Daily/ Practical:
EQC
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202401296...
or
Hybrid XC90
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202402226...

Project/ tinker about:
635CSi
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202204214...

[V10Mike]

Current stable (and I'm a year or two from retirement):

Daily/Practical: BMW 640i GT
Mrs. V10Mike's runabout: BMW M2 Competition
Classic GT: Gordon-Keeble
Fun and tinkering: Triking T3

Only one I might be tempted to change is the 6GT for a Panamera or Cayenne.

[MrBig]

Mk7 E-Golf
L405 Range Rover
Dodge Charger R/T

[bqf]

ZX10R NIN said:

1) QX70:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202203304...

2) Emira first Edition:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202403057...

3) Fiat Coupe 20V:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202305197...

4) Triumph Scrambler:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/226042203816?itmmeta=01...

Edited by ZX10R NIN on Wednesday 13th March 22:49

now this one i really like - nice

[mikeiow]

VeeReihenmotor6 said:

I'd have:

1) small hatchback type EV for local trips
2) a larger, probably diesel but perhaps petrol powered vehicle for longer trips, continental driving.
3) something older to tinker and finesse when the mood take me
4) a porsche for regular fun

Cars 1 & 2 would be wife and family friendly so fat tyres to avoid kerbing and easy to use / reasonable to run.

Cars 3 & 4 would be my own cars.

We were low budget….stepped away from the keyboard coalface 3 years ago…..but
1) Kona EV - now on 48k miles, does 80% of our motoring….
2) My Volvo XC60….great for tip runs, moving the kids, now parked in Les Arcs after a lovely run down last weekend
3) Well….not really tinkering, but a bit of fun….Figaro. Always makes you smile, but with the teeny miles we do, I ought to just sell it & get an MX5 or similar!!

[Ezra]

We're recently retired. I've got a BMW 840d x-drive (need 4wd in winter where we live), my wife has a BMW Z4 and we're keen to get a cheap(ish) EV for the short runs, maybe a Nissan Leaf. Almost the perfect 3 car garage for us.

If it was purely my call, I'd swap the Z4 for a 6cyl na Cayman/Boxster in a heartbeat, but Mrs E prefers the BMW so......

[Spurtin]

I am semi retired and have ended up with the 3 cars that seem to work for my wife and I. The only real downside is that there is no reason to change cars and that seems really sad to me.
2020 BMW i3s as general commute ‘ shopping and moderate distance covering car - it’s a great car but I appreciate it isn’t for everyone [its fugly to say the least]
BoxsterS 981 2013 car - bought last year, 1 owner car and had only done 5,500 miles. FPSH and in great nick. Bought from a Porsche dealer so what with all the craziness at the time, probably [definitely] paid over the odds, but it is a great car to drive and although we did have a 718 4l on order the constant delays meant we cancelled and looked elsewhere and I feel we did the right thing.
My wife’s car, which was to be used for those longer trips, where the i3S would need charging, we had a brief of wanting a coupe but with usable rear seats on occasion, good looking [to us] and with a certain something….After 2 weeks of looking we ended up with a 2020 Lexus RCF which had done 5,000 miles and was perfect. We did try the 350h and loved almost everything but couldn’t quite work out why we didn’t buy one, but as soon as we tried the RCF we realised what we were missing.
I have been trying to persuade my wife to look at the LC500 but there is less rear seat and boot space, and somehow the RCF seems a ‘younger man’s car’ [probably kidding myself here] as it has a real split personality.
I keep greying to look for a car in each sector to replace the present one but simply can’t …

[NAAHD]

By the time I retire it’ll probably be a very different picture but if I were to retire soon I’d be wanting:

BMW 840d coupe for the daily travels in comfort

SQ5/Macan S for the dog and moving luggage

Get my bike license and get a Panigale v4 in the garage

Then a vx220 for the occasional weekend drive with a passenger (or dog lol)

All would have to be used to fit the budget but the real question is how the hell do I have a garage to take it all!!!

[Olivergt]

I'm about 5 years from retirement and figured if I don't get them now and enjoy them, I might never do it.

I've had an 1988 7 series for a couple of years now, not getting on with the auto box though.

So a couple of months ago I picked up an E46 M3 as a toy to use for as long as I can.

I still have an old banger for daily duties and I'll probably end up selling the 7 so I've got some funds to keep the M3 going.

That's me sorted, at least for the foreseeable future.

[Gerradi]

Retired 2022
Everyday car Mondeo 2.0 tdci estate sat on lovely 16" wheels with full fat comfy pot hole resistant tyres average 49mpg dog loves I love it

Audi TT RS dsg had it awhile bit quick , now a bit quicker as ECU played up so Forged rebuilt engine, refurbed ECU £9285 lighter wallet so have to keep the swine...

[Mr Tidy]

I stopped working a while ago thanks to workplace pensions, but won't get my State pension until next year.

I grew up with manual RWD cars with N/A engines and they are still my preference, which might be why on a much lower budget I have 2 BMWs.

I bought a 330i as a sensible car for elderly parent taxi duties, and although Mum passed away in 2020 it does the long journeys (and shopping trips) so well there is nothing I would rather have without spending thousands more that I'd rather spend on other things.

Had to have the sensible car because I also had a BMW Z4M Coupe that fits the bill fine for weekend fun.

And given they are both teenagers now they often require some tinkering!

If I had £100K budget I'd have a Mustang V8 for the daily and probably a Porsche for the weekend - not sure if Cayman or 911. Then a nice smoky 2 stroke motorbike for tinkering, an RD Yamaha or Kawasaki triple or better still both!

I don't plan to have an EV until all I can have is a mobility scooter.

If early retirement would be an option do it ASAP - it's the best thing I ever did.