New utility type vehicle: Range Rover or a Hummer
New Car: Mercedes Benz S-class (500 SEC specifically)
New sports car: Porsche Carrera RS America
Preowned picks: preowned versions of above
If I really could have only one: the Benz

classic sports cars: '59 Ferrari 250GT SWB California, '55 Porsche RS550 
Spyder, '55 Mercedes 300SLR, Shelby 427 Cobra, Shelby GT350, '63 Vette 
coupe, 

Comments: let's face it, the automotive landscape is much to complex to 
pick "just one vehicle". Ask yourself this: if you can afford more than 
one vehicle for yourself, would you own only one? You would probably have 
different vehicles for different purposes...

On Sun, 2 Oct 1994, Will Self wrote:

> 
> Okay, everyone, I think we should have our own "Five Year Dream Car Pick."
> Same rules, which for your convenience I reproduce here:
> 
> ..each was asked to pick the car, any car,
> he wished. BUT! there's some gotchas!  (I think joel meant "catches", but
> I think maybe "gotchas" and "catches" are pronounced identically in
> Alabamese.)
> 
> 1. they had to live with the car they chose for five years.
> 2. it was to be their only automobile in those five years.
> 3. they had to drive it daily to work, to the 7-11, across the country, and
>       through michigan winters.
> 4. after five years, they would give the car back, without depreciation
>       affecting him in any way.
> 5. they would, however, have to foot the bill for maintenance, fuel, tires;
>       all non-warranty upkeep would be dollars dragged from their personal
>       savings.
> 
> So quit bothering with that work you're supposed to be doing and send in
> your choice.  Now we'll find out if this really ought to be called the
> Vanagon list!
> 
> Will Self
> Billings, Montana
> '84 Vanagon
>