[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by JST

Clyde makes great points, plus wrenching on things allows some degree of creativity. I'm not exactly a competent mechanic, but I have enjoyed the small personalizations I've done to my various cars. I'd like to do more of that.

If I'm going to work on something, it's an older BMW. Maybe a Porsche, but they've gotten so expensive that seems out of reach. Older BMWs are where my heart is, I guess.

What I'd really like is an S50B32-swapped E36 M3/4.

But the garage space is a real barrier, and not one I can see an easy way to overcome. I guess I could rent a space/buy something farther out, but then you have to drive to get to your project and that means you'd never have time to work on it. Frustrating.

On the 911 front, I continue to think that the 997S is about the perfect car, apart from the GTs, which I can't afford. That might be a reasonable daily driver, though they're expensive for a car that is going to be ~10 years old.

A 991 911T might be an interesting compromise, but would almost certainly require getting rid of the current fleet and going with something bigger as the second car.

Has to be a ‘95 if you want to tag it.