Author Topic: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread (Read 3057801 times)

mrthompson · « **Reply #11820 on:** April 06, 2018, 04:12:55 pm »

Quote from: random006 on April 06, 2018, 03:10:00 pm

Saw both of these in the space of 5 minutes yesterday evening on my way to dinner: a Plymouth Acclaim and a lovely Bentley.

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This morning I saw a Sundance/Shadow on my way to work. A week or so ago I saw a woody K-car wagon.

KD · « **Reply #11821 on:** April 09, 2018, 11:29:54 am »

Saw this S63 Cabrio first thing this morning.

sszoomzoom · « **Reply #11822 on:** April 09, 2018, 12:32:51 pm »

Saw a black Stinger GT this AM. This is the second one I see in a two week period. The first one was white.

ChaosphereIX · « **Reply #11823 on:** April 10, 2018, 11:54:35 am »

saw an Alfa Romeo Stelvio in black in Little Italy on Preston this morning. Looked like any other CUV honestly if not for the front fascia...driven by a very pretty blonde however

Also saw a beautiful white Porsche 930 Carerra, and a mid-restoration white Saab 96 Wagon at the indy shop this morning. Cool.

Scaerio · « **Reply #11824 on:** April 10, 2018, 01:47:29 pm »

A Mercedes W-126 in light blue and a Nissan Hardbody P/U in dark turquoise. Both in great condition.

Weels · « **Reply #11825 on:** April 10, 2018, 02:07:22 pm »

Quote from: Scaerio on April 10, 2018, 01:47:29 pm

a Nissan Hardbody P/U

Dang, I didn't think there were any of those left whose remains hadn't been swept up into a dustbin.

Seafoam · « **Reply #11826 on:** April 10, 2018, 03:58:01 pm »

Quote from: Weels on April 10, 2018, 02:07:22 pm

Quote from: Scaerio on April 10, 2018, 01:47:29 pm
a Nissan Hardbody P/U

Dang, I didn't think there were any of those left whose remains hadn't been swept up into a dustbin.

There's a few around. A friend of mine has a 1995 4 banger 2wd and a 1990 V6 4wd. They are US imports though.
He is the one who got me to look at old frontiers. Ended up with !998.

Bubba · « **Reply #11827 on:** April 10, 2018, 04:32:48 pm »

Quote from: Seafoam on April 10, 2018, 03:58:01 pm

Quote from: Weels on April 10, 2018, 02:07:22 pm
Quote from: Scaerio on April 10, 2018, 01:47:29 pm
a Nissan Hardbody P/U

Dang, I didn't think there were any of those left whose remains hadn't been swept up into a dustbin.

There's a few around. A friend of mine has a 1995 4 banger 2wd and a 1990 V6 4wd. They are US imports though.
He is the one who got me to look at old frontiers. Ended up with !998.

A few for sale in Phoenix.
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/search/cta?auto_make_model=nissan+hardbody

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #11828 on:** April 10, 2018, 04:34:11 pm »

There is a Hardbody pickup a couple doors down from me. Sadly its an automatic. I saw two at lunch today. Still reasonably common here.

OliverD · « **Reply #11829 on:** April 11, 2018, 08:33:12 am »

Saw a clean looking white C4 Corvette on the way in, and then drove by the local FCA dealer and spotted a 2019 Ram.

ChaosphereIX · « **Reply #11830 on:** April 11, 2018, 09:23:29 am »

was driving behind a baby blue V6 Challenger most of the way to work today. It had what sounded like straight pipes out the back. Was really loud, but did not sound good at all. Chally really needs to be a V8. Although props to the driver for driving a stick.

OliverD · « **Reply #11831 on:** April 11, 2018, 10:19:33 am »

Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 11, 2018, 09:23:29 am

was driving behind a baby blue V6 Challenger most of the way to work today. It had what sounded like straight pipes out the back. Was really loud, but did not sound good at all. Chally really needs to be a V8. Although props to the driver for driving a stick.

V6 Challenger is automatic only.

Gurgie · « **Reply #11832 on:** April 11, 2018, 10:50:40 am »

Quote from: OliverD on April 11, 2018, 10:19:33 am

Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 11, 2018, 09:23:29 am
was driving behind a baby blue V6 Challenger most of the way to work today. It had what sounded like straight pipes out the back. Was really loud, but did not sound good at all. Chally really needs to be a V8. Although props to the driver for driving a stick.

V6 Challenger is automatic only.

Maybe it was a V8 then, lol!!

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tenpenny · « **Reply #11833 on:** April 11, 2018, 03:19:31 pm »

Saw an ambulance (no lights flashing) start to turn down a one-way street, then it corrected and went to the next street where it could turn. Three blocks later, saw a woman in a Camry turn left into a one way street, heading the wrong way.

I know this city is confusing, but really. Signs are there for a reason.

Railton · « **Reply #11834 on:** April 11, 2018, 04:42:21 pm »

First BMW X2 I've seen on the road.
Railton

Solstice2006 · « **Reply #11835 on:** April 11, 2018, 07:32:46 pm »

Never ever heard of it!

Saw a BMW 328i GT yesterday.

ChaosphereIX · « **Reply #11836 on:** April 11, 2018, 08:20:40 pm »

Quote from: OliverD on April 11, 2018, 10:19:33 am

Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 11, 2018, 09:23:29 am
was driving behind a baby blue V6 Challenger most of the way to work today. It had what sounded like straight pipes out the back. Was really loud, but did not sound good at all. Chally really needs to be a V8. Although props to the driver for driving a stick.

V6 Challenger is automatic only.

well strange, the shifts made it sound like a manual for sure...is the auto "manual" setting from a 2003 Merc or something? It sounded that slow.

And it was way too high pitched to be a V8. V6 for sure.

carcrazed · « **Reply #11837 on:** April 11, 2018, 11:22:53 pm »

I saw my first LC500 on the road today.
Man Lexus came a long way from understated classy to whatever the other end of the spectrum is.

mlin32 · « **Reply #11838 on:** April 12, 2018, 10:20:45 am »

I've noticed that the provincial police (Landespolizei) generally drive vehicles from the German automaker that happen to be in that province.

When I was working near Wolfsburg a few years ago, most of the police drove VWs

In Hesse, they drive the local favourite, mostly Opel Zafiras.
I was in a town in Baden-Württenburg, and they had MB E-Klasse as police cars.

Now, I live in Bavaria and thus, the police are in 3er Tourings or 2er Active or Gran Tourers. Way cooler

Fobroader · « **Reply #11839 on:** April 12, 2018, 10:22:42 am »

X3 pulls up besides me making the most horrific, loud, metal on metal screeching I have ever heard. Woman behind the wheel seems not too fazed about it as the guy in front of me was trying to let her know that its not safe to operate a car in that condition.....she didn't even acknowledge him.