Author Topic: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread (Read 3057946 times)

tortoise · « **Reply #11740 on:** March 02, 2018, 01:04:14 pm »

Quote from: OliverD on March 02, 2018, 12:57:48 pm

The short bed may not work with some fifth wheel trailers but I don't see how else it would be worse for towing.

And if you're towing with a 5th wheel you're not going to be using the bed, so why get a long bed?

ChaosphereIX · « **Reply #11741 on:** March 02, 2018, 07:15:00 pm »

Quote from: tortoise on March 02, 2018, 01:04:14 pm

Quote from: OliverD on March 02, 2018, 12:57:48 pm
The short bed may not work with some fifth wheel trailers but I don't see how else it would be worse for towing.

And if you're towing with a 5th wheel you're not going to be using the bed, so why get a long bed?

because it may not work with 5th wheel trailers that you are putting the 5th wheel in to tow...and you better want that truck until it dies

Scaerio · « **Reply #11742 on:** March 03, 2018, 11:44:14 pm »

Quote from: Arthur Dent on March 02, 2018, 12:58:10 pm

Saab 900 Turbo

Looks like it’s sporting an old Norwegian lisence plate.

HeliDriver · « **Reply #11743 on:** March 05, 2018, 07:57:45 pm »

Saw one of those Smart-car-sized Scion things today. Did they even sell those in Canada? I knew they existed (mostly because of that Aston Martin Cygnet thing

) but had never seen one before.

rrocket · « **Reply #11744 on:** March 05, 2018, 08:04:02 pm »

Quote from: HeliDriver on March 05, 2018, 07:57:45 pm

Saw one of those Smart-car-sized Scion things today. Did they even sell those in Canada? I knew they existed (mostly because of that Aston Martin Cygnet thing ) but had never seen one before.

Yep..sold in Canada. Scion/Toyota iQ.

11 airbags including back window!!

HeliDriver · « **Reply #11745 on:** March 05, 2018, 08:09:01 pm »

^^ Interesting. Was it a sales flop? Even here in redneck Alberta, Smart cars are everywhere, but I’d never seen one of the Scions.

rrocket · « **Reply #11746 on:** March 05, 2018, 08:13:08 pm »

Quote from: HeliDriver on March 05, 2018, 08:09:01 pm

^^ Interesting. Was it a sales flop? Even here in redneck Alberta, Smart cars are everywhere, but I’d never seen one of the Scions.

Probably a sales flop. I remember it being around $16k or so....and for that money I'd rather a Yaris or a Corolla.

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #11747 on:** March 05, 2018, 08:30:30 pm »

I remember seeing one or two in Calgary. Not for a while though.

KD · « **Reply #11748 on:** March 06, 2018, 06:25:05 am »

Scion in general was a slaes flop.

Blueprint · « **Reply #11749 on:** March 06, 2018, 10:45:09 am »

Scion IQ's are plentiful around Montreal.

Saw something we don't see often anymore: an Oldsmobile Achieva SC coupe!

jamie1 · « **Reply #11750 on:** March 06, 2018, 10:19:35 pm »

Saw a Lambo as I coming home from work today. It was clearly not just taken out for a drive today as it was filthy. We had a good snow fall on the weekend.

ChaosphereIX · « **Reply #11751 on:** March 06, 2018, 10:22:35 pm »

Quote from: jamie1 on March 06, 2018, 10:19:35 pm

Saw a Lambo as I coming home from work today. It was clearly not just taken out for a drive today as it was filthy. We had a good snow fall on the weekend.

wonder what his/her summer cars are if the Lambo is the winter beater? Nice.

bridgecity · « **Reply #11752 on:** March 06, 2018, 11:02:32 pm »

Dude riding a Harley, with heavily knobbed tires and studs. It was about -10 and we had a good amount of snow the last few days, streets were still pretty messy. It was awesome. I gave him a thumbs up.

Sir Osis of Liver · « **Reply #11753 on:** March 06, 2018, 11:13:52 pm »

^ Nice!

UnknownJinX · « **Reply #11754 on:** March 07, 2018, 02:58:04 pm »

mlin32 · « **Reply #11755 on:** March 08, 2018, 12:10:41 pm »

Was riding the bicycle on the outskirts of town, did a double glance on a BMW 535xi......with licence plates from the US state of Maryland.

Solstice2006 · « **Reply #11756 on:** March 08, 2018, 12:39:20 pm »

Went to get a used commercial mower yesterday. About 1 hour from my house. Saw some vehicles I don't often see. Audi A8L, Hyundai Ioniq, and a Lexus LS600HL. This was going from Burlington to Vaughn, not taking the 407.

Gurgie · « **Reply #11757 on:** March 08, 2018, 01:19:01 pm »

Saw a 90's Buick Roadmaster wagon at Home Depot today... looked pretty mint!

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ChaosphereIX · « **Reply #11758 on:** March 08, 2018, 05:28:34 pm »

a Porsche 911 awd doing donuts in the golf course parking lot behind my house - perfect powder down for that

what a hoon...but looked fun and I appreciate someone enjoying his premium car instead of babying it, never seeing redline, etc.

Slow_lane · « **Reply #11759 on:** March 09, 2018, 11:53:22 am »

Saw red Toyota MR2 spider at stop light yesterday down here in Florida. I did not even know what it was. I read a lot about cars but this one was new to me. From what I understand it was never brought to Canada and the production stopped in 2005.

I found the design and body looked very modern even today. If you had told me it was a new car I would have believed it. But I did not see it from the front. The headlight design would have given the age away.

It may have been powered by same engine as Corolla. 138 Hp and most likely does not sound good when pushed. Oh well I still like it based on my 2 minutes with it at the stop light.

Nice!!!