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Offline ChaosphereIX

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13640 on: April 06, 2021, 08:58:51 am »
Quote from: ktm525 on April 05, 2021, 10:09:48 pm
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 05, 2021, 09:57:25 pm
Old G, now a new G63. Owner also has a RR, needs timing chains, full air suspension lines and compressor, HID ballasts, infotainment computer...and more. Think he can afford it though...
Yikes on the RR. Shows there is little relationship between rich and smart. Takes his RR to the dealership for timing chain work lol. That's going to be like a $18k bill!  :rofl2:
Yeah, it is expensive work when things go majorly wrong on those things. This one is rough AF.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13641 on: April 06, 2021, 09:20:32 am »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 06, 2021, 08:58:51 am
Quote from: ktm525 on April 05, 2021, 10:09:48 pm
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 05, 2021, 09:57:25 pm
Old G, now a new G63. Owner also has a RR, needs timing chains, full air suspension lines and compressor, HID ballasts, infotainment computer...and more. Think he can afford it though...
Yikes on the RR. Shows there is little relationship between rich and smart. Takes his RR to the dealership for timing chain work lol. That's going to be like a $18k bill!  :rofl2:
Yeah, it is expensive work when things go majorly wrong on those things. This one is rough AF.

I know right, rich people are so stupid...  ::)
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13642 on: April 06, 2021, 09:38:41 am »
Quote from: Hannibalsmith on April 06, 2021, 09:20:32 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 06, 2021, 08:58:51 am
Quote from: ktm525 on April 05, 2021, 10:09:48 pm
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 05, 2021, 09:57:25 pm
Old G, now a new G63. Owner also has a RR, needs timing chains, full air suspension lines and compressor, HID ballasts, infotainment computer...and more. Think he can afford it though...
Yikes on the RR. Shows there is little relationship between rich and smart. Takes his RR to the dealership for timing chain work lol. That's going to be like a $18k bill!  :rofl2:
Yeah, it is expensive work when things go majorly wrong on those things. This one is rough AF.

I know right, rich people are so stupid...  ::)
Never said that  ;D There are some very, very smart rich customers at our shop. There also are some very, very stupid ones (mechanically speaking) too.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13643 on: April 06, 2021, 09:40:47 am »
Quote from: Vmango on April 05, 2021, 10:06:03 pm
Quote from: rrocket on April 05, 2021, 10:04:08 pm
There was an R550 AMG in front of me today

AMG minivan!!

I saw an R63 the other day!
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13644 on: April 06, 2021, 09:46:51 am »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 06, 2021, 09:38:41 am
Quote from: Hannibalsmith on April 06, 2021, 09:20:32 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 06, 2021, 08:58:51 am
Quote from: ktm525 on April 05, 2021, 10:09:48 pm
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 05, 2021, 09:57:25 pm
Old G, now a new G63. Owner also has a RR, needs timing chains, full air suspension lines and compressor, HID ballasts, infotainment computer...and more. Think he can afford it though...
Yikes on the RR. Shows there is little relationship between rich and smart. Takes his RR to the dealership for timing chain work lol. That's going to be like a $18k bill!  :rofl2:
Yeah, it is expensive work when things go majorly wrong on those things. This one is rough AF.

I know right, rich people are so stupid...  ::)
Never said that  ;D There are some very, very smart rich customers at our shop. There also are some very, very stupid ones (mechanically speaking) too.

Sorry, I wasn't referring to anything you said.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13645 on: April 08, 2021, 09:39:56 am »
was driving behind a new Bronco Sport for quite a while yesterday. Looks like an Escape. Meh.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13646 on: April 08, 2021, 09:41:55 am »
^ Agreed, having seen a few in person now, they are a solid "meh" to me as well.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13647 on: April 08, 2021, 09:42:11 am »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 08, 2021, 09:39:56 am
was driving behind a new Bronco Sport for quite a while yesterday. Looks like an Escape. Meh.
Yeah I saw one for the first time a couple of days ago.  Nothing special, not bad looking and definitely better than current Escape, but I'd still likely get something else in this category.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13648 on: April 08, 2021, 04:35:55 pm »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on April 08, 2021, 09:39:56 am
was driving behind a new Bronco Sport for quite a while yesterday. Looks like an Escape. Meh.

Saw some on a truck, absolutely the same thoughts. Like an Escape with a shoddily built by the marketing department, "outdoorsy, super active package"....kind of what James May built for Top Gear

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13649 on: April 16, 2021, 08:52:14 am »
I was on a charter flight to a northern reserve for work yesterday which left from the same airport that the Winnipeg Jets charter from. They had the teams cars lined up outside ready for their arrival last night. What was interesting to me was the lack of "high end" cars. I spotted one Jaguar SUV and one Range Rover. Otherwise it was a sea of pickup trucks and "regular" SUV's.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13650 on: April 16, 2021, 09:06:54 am »
I'm a pretty big Raptors fan and a guy who was a bit of a fan favorite (even if his stint with the raptors was brief) was Matt Bonner.  That guy made decent money, but had a business education, so his main priority was setting himself up for the future.  While he was with the Raptors he didn't own a car, he took the subway to work and mostly ate at Mr. Sub.  When asked what one of his big purchases were since entering the NBA he references a digital watch he bought that was able to control his TV.

When he left the Raptors he went to San Antonio, there he was forced into getting a car because their transit system wasn't as good.  He test drove a bunch of vehicles and chose the car with the greatest leg room, it was a Pontiac Grand Prix.  Got to love a guy who thinks so conservatively.

Not every professional athlete wants a flashy car.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13651 on: May 03, 2021, 11:35:06 am »
Drove a pressie back to fleet this morning, saw a unicorn from the past - Infiniti G20 - and a pretty rare 1st-gen Outlander.



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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13652 on: May 04, 2021, 09:32:55 am »
Those first gen Outlanders were everywhere when they first came out but I can't really recall seeing them lately.

I was always a fan of the G20. There wasn't really anything wrong with it that a bit more power wouldn't have fixed.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13653 on: May 04, 2021, 10:24:08 am »
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Those first gen Outlanders were everywhere when they first came out but I can't really recall seeing them lately.

I was always a fan of the G20. There wasn't really anything wrong with it that a bit more power wouldn't have fixed.

Also a fan of the G20 at the time. Infiniti missed an opportunity to keep an entry-level option to its range while the segment was hot (A3, CLA, even ILX).
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13654 on: May 04, 2021, 12:33:50 pm »
Saw a soft top evoque (shudder), and the new Genesis SUV (it's ok I guess).
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13655 on: May 06, 2021, 09:32:57 am »
Sorry for the crappy picture Bubs...saw this in Morden on the way to the vaccine clinic, knew I had to get a shot for you.  Hard to get a clear one at 30 kmh while trying not to run over kids crossing the streets with their skateboards...but I did it.  ;D

It just needs to be levelled out...
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13656 on: May 06, 2021, 09:34:56 am »
^ colour, stance, slotted mags - perfect!
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13657 on: May 06, 2021, 09:54:40 am »
Quote from: BWII on May 06, 2021, 09:32:57 am
Sorry for the crappy picture Bubs...saw this in Morden on the way to the vaccine clinic, knew I had to get a shot for you.  Hard to get a clear one at 30 kmh while trying not to run over kids crossing the streets with their skateboards...but I did it.  ;D

It just needs to be levelled out...

Monaco?  Polara?  Fury?
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13658 on: May 06, 2021, 02:36:47 pm »
Ya know, I looked when we went past the first time...but I don't remember.  :-\
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13659 on: May 12, 2021, 05:30:49 pm »
Albertasaurus parked at work.
Not far from it a purple Charger R/T and a Challenger Hellcat
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