Topic: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread

[Seafoam]

^^ C'mon there is one car in the photo.

That's barely a car. 

I'd rather that than any SUV.

[quadzilla]

^^ C'mon there is one car in the photo.

That's barely a car. 

I'd rather that than any SUV.

ANY?  Really? 

[revalations]

I’m guessing if a similar photo had been taken with common, everyday vehicles from any particular era, most would probably think everything looked alike in the past as well.

[PJungnitsch]

Agree. Was just looking at some photos of my town from the early 70's. Every car is a full size 3 box 'Simpsons' car, and every pickup is a full size single cab 2WD

Did have more colours back then

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Agree. Was just looking at some photos of my town from the early 70's. Every car is a full size 3 box 'Simpsons' car, and every pickup is a full size single cab 2WD

Did have more colours back then

Green, brown, orange, yellow, tan/beige, etc seemed to be very popular 70’s colours. Unique for sure.

If I were rich, I’d buy a new Grand Wagoneer and do a full wood grain treatment on it. I’d absolutely love that!


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[OliverD]

I don't mind a colour for as long as it compliments a car's design. E.g, an executive, full size sedan is typically better off in white or black (IMHO) while an average CUV can benefit from a certain RGB mix, and that is the one MFGs often pick for their commercials and press events for the car in question.
This time around I chose "coastal grey" which is mainly blue to my eyes, because I've never had a blue car and also because it goes well with the enormous black Toyota grille. 

For a large sedan I think dark blues, greens, and even browns can look really classy.

[Triple Bob]

Agree. Was just looking at some photos of my town from the early 70's. Every car is a full size 3 box 'Simpsons' car, and every pickup is a full size single cab 2WD

Did have more colours back then

Green, brown, orange, yellow, tan/beige, etc seemed to be very popular 70’s colours. Unique for sure.

If I were rich, I’d buy a new Grand Wagoneer and do a full wood grain treatment on it. I’d absolutely love that!


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Disco Stu wants his car back!

[Bubba]

Minty second-generation Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0

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Minty second-generation Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0

There is a older fellow around here that has a really mint first gen. Always thought the second gen were a step backwards, the first just had such a unique look. Still, an attractive car and don’t really look 20+ years old.


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[Firm]

I agree, 1st gen is a much nicer car to look at, and had a better interior IMO. The 2nd gen looks too much like bloated Alero. That said, it does look pretty mint...and kudos for running what appear to be wide, well-worn, all-seasons in Winnipeg winter 

[Triple Bob]

Minty second-generation Oldsmobile Aurora 4.0

Thread title says 'interesting'... 

[OliverD]

Saw a 9-4X the other day while walking to work. I had seen the same one years ago. Considering they only built ~800 of these it's an unexpected sight.

After I saw this I posted about it on #WeirdCarTwitter and like a week or two later someone replied:

This is #592 of 613 MY 2011 9-4x produced - a one-owner example that's spent its entire life in New Brunswick! Great spot, Oliver. According to research I and other enthusiasts have done, this is one of five in Canada.

[Blueprint]

Spotted my first Ioniq 5 in the wild yesterday. Black car with winter grime and steelies. Had the same shape as my 1982 Mazda GLC 5-door  , looks a lot more ordinary in full "canuck camo" than in flashy pictures. Doesn't look like a CUV at all.

[OliverD]

Spotted my first Ioniq 5 in the wild yesterday. Black car with winter grime and steelies. Had the same shape as my 1982 Mazda GLC 5-door  , looks a lot more ordinary in full "canuck camo" than in flashy pictures. Doesn't look like a CUV at all.

When I was three years old my dad came home with a brand new, bright red 1983 GLC sedan. Years later he told me he had also considered a black "sport" model (not sure if that was the actual trim name or not). That was a great little car, no pun intended. We had it for eight years and the only major issue was something with the carb that took a while to diagnose.

[Blueprint]

Spotted my first Ioniq 5 in the wild yesterday. Black car with winter grime and steelies. Had the same shape as my 1982 Mazda GLC 5-door  , looks a lot more ordinary in full "canuck camo" than in flashy pictures. Doesn't look like a CUV at all.

When I was three years old my dad came home with a brand new, bright red 1983 GLC sedan. Years later he told me he had also considered a black "sport" model (not sure if that was the actual trim name or not). That was a great little car, no pun intended. We had it for eight years and the only major issue was something with the carb that took a while to diagnose.

The GLC Sport was indeed the top trim, with blacked-out trim, sharp alloy wheels and more content. My car was a winter beater, a base 5-door automatic in silver over smurf-with-the-flu blue interior.. Paid all of $225 for an 8 y.o. car. Had Bondo, pop rivets. But I did a pretty good job on cosmetics and masked the car properly to trim it as a 5-door Sport that never existed. Had carb issues too. I picked off a right door mirror and indoor day/night mirror from a ritzier GLC sedan in a boneyard.

[TheHire]

Saw a 9-4X the other day while walking to work. I had seen the same one years ago. Considering they only built ~800 of these it's an unexpected sight.

After I saw this I posted about it on #WeirdCarTwitter and like a week or two later someone replied:

This is #592 of 613 MY 2011 9-4x produced - a one-owner example that's spent its entire life in New Brunswick! Great spot, Oliver. According to research I and other enthusiasts have done, this is one of five in Canada.

Neat! There's a silver one putting around Mississauga - I see it from time to time.

[valuator]

I saw a silver first generation Touareg W12 with Nova Scotia plates last week parked in downtown Moncton.  Can't be a whole lot of those around? I don't think it was ever sold in the US.

[OliverD]

I saw a silver first generation Touareg W12 with Nova Scotia plates last week parked in downtown Moncton.  Can't be a whole lot of those around? I don't think it was ever sold in the US.

W12? They weren't even sold here. We got the V6 and V8 gas models, and the V10 TDI.

[Blueprint]

I saw a silver first generation Touareg W12 with Nova Scotia plates last week parked in downtown Moncton.  Can't be a whole lot of those around? I don't think it was ever sold in the US.

Quite the design...

[valuator]

I saw a silver first generation Touareg W12 with Nova Scotia plates last week parked in downtown Moncton.  Can't be a whole lot of those around? I don't think it was ever sold in the US.

W12? They weren't even sold here. We got the V6 and V8 gas models, and the V10 TDI.

Yeah, I did a double-take when I saw it.  Would have taken a photo, but it was freezing that day....I was all bundled up and my phone wasn't easily accessible.  But it was definitely a W12, I looked right at the badge.