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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1620 on: April 15, 2023, 11:02:02 am »
Two rare sightings this morning: a mint 1st-gen Hyundai Santa Fe (boy were these things ever ugly) and a minty and much prettier "great white shark" monochrome Gen-3 Toyota Supra (web pics).



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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1621 on: April 16, 2023, 07:38:19 am »
Parked next to this Bronco yesterday at the trail head.  No idea if these things are any good but I like the looks.   8)

   

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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1622 on: May 01, 2023, 07:05:36 am »
Saw a Lambo Urus yesterday followed shorty after by a new Range Rover Sport.  Lambo was all black and looked rather meh to my eyes.  Getting tired of that murdered look.  The RR Sport looked just right in a nice green colour with the black roof. 

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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1623 on: May 01, 2023, 06:08:18 pm »
Parked next to this Bronco yesterday at the trail head.  No idea if these things are any good but I like the looks.   8)

I like the looks as well.  They perform well, but reliability is suspect, I think.
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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1624 on: May 01, 2023, 08:08:11 pm »
Saw two new Accords, non-hybrid, one red/burgundy and one black. The black colour looked very sharp on this rather traditional exterior.
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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1625 on: May 02, 2023, 11:47:35 am »
2007 Nissan Frontier in excellent condition.


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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1626 on: May 02, 2023, 03:20:39 pm »
Saw my first Nissan Ariya in the wild. It was in that showcase light copper colour. Looks a lot sharper and modern than Muskware.

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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1627 on: May 02, 2023, 03:34:57 pm »
Saw my first Nissan Ariya in the wild. It was in that showcase light copper colour. Looks a lot sharper and modern than Muskware.

Nissan had a massive head-start on EVs, it's a shame that Ghosn shenanigans had got in the way. I agree Ariya is a better looking of the two, or three. 

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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1628 on: May 02, 2023, 03:35:27 pm »
2007 Nissan Frontier in excellent condition.



That does look well looked after!  :thumbup:

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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1629 on: May 07, 2023, 02:04:11 pm »
Coming out of the McCord museum today, a new Prius just passed by, still wearing its temp plate. Silver, not enough time to see if regular or Prime, but they look good in the flesh!

Oh and on the 132 on the way back, a new-looking G-Wagen with big AMG alloys parked on the shoulder with its hood up... Must have been embarassing.

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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1630 on: May 07, 2023, 04:50:53 pm »
Saw a Toyota Unicorn bZ4X, 2nd one since Easter (that same day I crossed also a Nissan Ariya)!
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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1631 on: May 07, 2023, 07:11:41 pm »
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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1632 on: May 07, 2023, 07:50:25 pm »

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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1633 on: May 08, 2023, 05:33:50 pm »
Saw a Toyota Unicorn bZ4X

Actually saw quite a few of those in Vancouver, seemed like their natural habitat

This on the other hand, not sure what the story was. Lucky if it had an inch of ground clearance:


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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1634 on: May 08, 2023, 06:10:41 pm »
Allegedly, there is $20M in gold "missing" from Toronto airport storage last April, maybe they are securely stored into this rooftop cargo storage?   :laugh: :run:
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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1635 on: May 14, 2023, 10:40:01 am »
Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet at the Costco gas pumps. Rare and weird.

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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1636 on: May 28, 2023, 09:17:48 pm »
Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet at the Costco gas pumps. Rare and weird.

Saw one passing me Today, weird combo.

A lot of convertible Mustang by group of 3 &4 on highway, I guess heading for some get together somewhere and finally, a bunch of different Mini shape & colour parked on the same lot (we crossed the owners walking to the closest restaurant) where I recharged my Volt.

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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1637 on: June 02, 2023, 06:50:09 pm »
Allegedly, there is $20M in gold "missing" from Toronto airport storage last April, maybe they are securely stored into this rooftop cargo storage?   :laugh: :run:

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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1638 on: June 02, 2023, 07:13:56 pm »
At the local Walmart.  It’s a VW of some sort, looks bad ass.

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Re: Seen on the Weekend Thread
« Reply #1639 on: June 02, 2023, 08:19:40 pm »
At the local Walmart.  It’s a VW of some sort, looks bad ass.

See them going down the highway on their way to the US border on a regular basis this time of year.  Got talking to one couple in a big MAN rig like that one a few weeks ago at a gas station in St Stephen.  Couple in their early 60s and recently retired.  Truck was fresh off the boat from Halifax and they were on their way to a tour of the US and planning on doing all 49 Continental States in the rig, then fly for a tour of Hawaii in a rental rig.  Took 7 days to ship the rig over from the UK.  Had a good conversation with them.   8)