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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13920 on: November 09, 2021, 02:10:39 pm »
Those are worth big money these days..

I was gonna say, aren't those Z8's worth a TON nowadays?  Like, supercar valuation...!!!
Totally overpriced considering you can get a used Jag F-Type with V8 for ~$50-60K.
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Some cool dudes drive these things - even in silver  ;)

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13921 on: November 09, 2021, 02:36:45 pm »
Those are worth big money these days..

I was gonna say, aren't those Z8's worth a TON nowadays?  Like, supercar valuation...!!!
Totally overpriced considering you can get a used Jag F-Type with V8 for ~$50-60K.
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Some cool dudes drive these things - even in silver  ;)


He's an actor ....not a real secret agent BTW. ;)
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13922 on: November 09, 2021, 02:38:31 pm »
^ Well, he is a cool actor! He just forgot in that shot that the car is LHD  :rofl:

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13923 on: November 09, 2021, 02:54:04 pm »
Two door Toyota Camry V6. I should have walked over to see if it was with the rare 5 speed making it even more rare.

For some reason I thought they had dropped the V6 + stick combo for that gen by the time the coupe debuted. IIRC the coupe was a '94 and that gen received a slight facelift for '95.

I do know they reintroduced the V6 + stick for the '97 gen. Car and Driver tested a base V6 manual sedan.

You may be right. If I see it again, I will make the effort to verify.

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13924 on: November 15, 2021, 10:50:30 am »
All of 3.5 °C on the commute this morning, and on the highway I come up behind a swb single rear axle Puch Pinzgauer pickup, drab olive, all canvas sides rolled up. Don't think the driver had a back of cab window in there.

On the way back from dropping the presser, I come up on the very same Pinz, this time with a bunch of white plastic barrels tied up in the bed - funny timing in an area the size of the GMA!

Looked like this one, but with the canvas rolled up and tied to the frames:


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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13925 on: November 15, 2021, 11:06:06 am »
All of 3.5 °C on the commute this morning, and on the highway I come up behind a swb single rear axle Puch Pinzgauer pickup, drab olive, all canvas sides rolled up. Don't think the driver had a back of cab window in there.

On the way back from dropping the presser, I come up on the very same Pinz, this time with a bunch of white plastic barrels tied up in the bed - funny timing in an area the size of the GMA!

Looked like this one, but with the canvas rolled up and tied to the frames:


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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13926 on: November 15, 2021, 11:12:59 am »


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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13927 on: November 15, 2021, 03:29:16 pm »
Last week when I picked up a bimmer, I treated you guys to a Z8 pic.

This morning I (sadly) returned my presser. Had to take a pic of these two...


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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13928 on: November 15, 2021, 03:43:56 pm »
The Z8 is my all time favourite car.  I think the styling has only gotten better with age.

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13929 on: November 15, 2021, 03:50:58 pm »
The Z8 is my all time favourite car.  I think the styling has only gotten better with age.

Interior is something in these! Got a pic of the black one's.

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13930 on: November 16, 2021, 07:34:50 am »
Last week when I picked up a bimmer, I treated you guys to a Z8 pic.

This morning I (sadly) returned my presser. Had to take a pic of these two...

The silver one looks like an Alpina, which was kind of a weird model (worse engine, automatic only).

These cars have basically taken 20 years to grow on me. Wasn't much of a fan when they debuted but I've very slowly come around on them.

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13931 on: November 16, 2021, 08:12:57 am »
Last week when I picked up a bimmer, I treated you guys to a Z8 pic.

This morning I (sadly) returned my presser. Had to take a pic of these two...

The silver one looks like an Alpina, which was kind of a weird model (worse engine, automatic only).

These cars have basically taken 20 years to grow on me. Wasn't much of a fan when they debuted but I've very slowly come around on them.

The silver car had a red leather over black interior, and definitely had a stick. Nicer alloys, too. Vanity plate on it just reads "Z8".

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13932 on: November 16, 2021, 10:58:17 am »
Last week when I picked up a bimmer, I treated you guys to a Z8 pic.

This morning I (sadly) returned my presser. Had to take a pic of these two...

The silver one looks like an Alpina, which was kind of a weird model (worse engine, automatic only).

These cars have basically taken 20 years to grow on me. Wasn't much of a fan when they debuted but I've very slowly come around on them.

The silver car had a red leather over black interior, and definitely had a stick. Nicer alloys, too. Vanity plate on it just reads "Z8".

Oliver was right about the Alpina wheels.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13933 on: November 16, 2021, 11:51:17 am »
Last week when I picked up a bimmer, I treated you guys to a Z8 pic.

This morning I (sadly) returned my presser. Had to take a pic of these two...

Last month on our way back from NB we got passed by a Z8 while coming through Montreal, wonder if it was this one?
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13934 on: November 16, 2021, 07:36:19 pm »
Ford Aerostar.



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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13935 on: November 16, 2021, 08:10:16 pm »
Oooo, I like Aerostar’s. I’d like to find a 5 speed model.


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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13936 on: November 25, 2021, 09:55:28 pm »
On 410 this evening: a white Accord overtaking everybody in the RIGHT lane @ about 160kph. No big deal for GTA but he also had cold blue ground effects and running lights turn signals. Yes, he actually signalled  :rofl2:
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13937 on: November 25, 2021, 10:29:55 pm »
Saw a Corolla wagon the other day. Looked to be in good shape too. Been ages since I've seen one of those.

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13938 on: November 29, 2021, 08:23:10 pm »
Supra shod with winters & my SLK in the background at the rink earlier today...



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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #13939 on: November 29, 2021, 10:39:44 pm »
On 410 this evening: a white Accord overtaking everybody in the RIGHT lane @ about 160kph. No big deal for GTA but he also had cold blue ground effects and running lights turn signals. Yes, he actually signalled  :rofl2:

I assume he had a “no farmers no food” sticker, as do most of the Accords and V6 Mopars driving like absolute nut bags in the GTA…
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