I spotted a NEW (insert make/model) today!

fintail

Saw a new LR Discovery, the one that kind of looks like a Ford Explorer.

13hondacivic

I saw the new redesigned 2016 Honda pilot. What a nice car! It was loaded so it was probably around 40 grand. But it was beautiful and very sharp. Looks almost like the Chevy traverse with the rounded back.

stickguy

I bet the strippo model will be over 30K. Cars are really expensive these days.

13hondacivic

Agreed! Sheesh haha

Michaell

13hondacivic said:

I saw the new redesigned 2016 Honda pilot. What a nice car! It was loaded so it was probably around 40 grand. But it was beautiful and very sharp. Looks almost like the Chevy traverse with the rounded back.

A loaded Pilot Touring Elite is more like $47K

13hondacivic

Oh okay well its still out of my budget! Haha. I'd much rather spend 50k on a pickup anyway but a very nice car it is.

texases

Saw a new X4 - actually like the proportions better than the X6. Not good, but better...

explorerx4

A still pretty rare Mazda6 and a new Countryman.

odie6l

13hondacivic said:

I saw the new redesigned 2016 Honda pilot. What a nice car! It was loaded so it was probably around 40 grand. But it was beautiful and very sharp. Looks almost like the Chevy traverse with the rounded back.

Honda did no favors with their pricing.$36k for a base LX, $47-$50k for an Elite. The EX is going to be upwards of $40k with no leather or any of the safety improvements. To get the safety stuff you have to go up 2 more trims to the Touring or Elite at upwards of $45k.

My wife has a bad case of Silver-H-itis when it comes to looking at new vehicles but for the money, I'm thinking it's not worth the cost.

Odie

anythngbutgm

odie6l said:

13hondacivic said:

I saw the new redesigned 2016 Honda pilot. What a nice car! It was loaded so it was probably around 40 grand. But it was beautiful and very sharp. Looks almost like the Chevy traverse with the rounded back.

Honda did no favors with their pricing.$36k for a base LX, $47-$50k for an Elite. The EX is going to be upwards of $40k with no leather or any of the safety improvements. To get the safety stuff you have to go up 2 more trims to the Touring or Elite at upwards of $45k.

My wife has a bad case of Silver-H-itis when it comes to looking at new vehicles but for the money, I'm thinking it's not worth the cost.

Odie

New Honda models have typically come out swinging when it comes to prices but they tend to be more reasonable once the hype wears off. I remember the current model CR-V was 26k for the base model which was a significant increase (almost 4 grand) from the previous model and now you can get into one for about 23-24. Bet the Pilot could be had for low thirties in the fall/winter time period once the inventory comes up to speed.

fintail

Saw a new base model Lexus NX in what I call "middle aged woman dark red", even more unpretty without the F-Sport gingerbread, and looks like it has a huge front overhang at some angles. Also saw an ATS coupe and a S63 coupe.

andre1969

fintail said:

Saw a new base model Lexus NX in what I call "middle aged woman dark red", even more unpretty without the F-Sport gingerbread, and looks like it has a huge front overhang at some angles.

There was an old saying, that the 1961 Plymouth sparked a whole generation of Japanese movie monsters. Apparently its influence still has a stranglehold on Japanese culture...this time with the car stylists.

explorerx4

A red Colorado pickup.

berri

There was an old saying, that the 1961 Plymouth sparked a whole generation of Japanese movie monsters. Apparently its influence still has a stranglehold on Japanese culture...this time with the car stylists.

...and we haven't even got to that interior yet

fintail

I'm waiting for the Mothra-influenced designs. Knowing Toyota, they are just around the corner.

andre1969 said:

There was an old saying, that the 1961 Plymouth sparked a whole generation of Japanese movie monsters. Apparently its influence still has a stranglehold on Japanese culture...this time with the car stylists.

tlong

I saw a yellow Scion FR-S up ahead on the freeway today and didn't recognize it, so sped up to see what it was. While not my type of car, I thought it at least looked pretty nice in the yellow color. I have not idea what the car is like inside, hp, etc. though.

explorerx4

In the parking lot at work, a new CR-V and CX-5. On the way home, a GS 350.

stickguy

sat in a new pilot at the Honda dealer. IMO, a vast improvement over the last version. I expect they are going to sell a ton of them. My wife like the extra room compared to the RDX.

also saw a few more HR-Vs. I really like these. If they drive nice, IMO the will be selling a boatload of them also.

fintail

Saw an RC-F on the road - these don't yet seem to be selling like a 4er.

PF_Flyer

Traveling on I-80 coming back from NJ yesterday, saw a red Hyundai Veloster and on each side, just below the door handle, running almost from front to back fender and about 8" high... a graphic/decal of a piano keyboard. Also a smaller version of it on the front edge of the hood... AND... the driver had put their name in all CAPS stick-on plastic chrome letters on the rear of the car, just below the Hyundai logo.

At least it didn't spell out MY CAR

stever

Hey now, I have some of those chrome plastic letters just waiting for our next car. Toyota gave them away a while back.

PF_Flyer

Best I ever saw was back in the late 70's. Remember Le Car with the "Le Car" decal on the side? A guy had a beat up "harvest gold" Duster with "Car" on the rear quarter panel. Smooooooth

bhill2

PF_Flyer said:

Best I ever saw was back in the late 70's. Remember Le Car with the "Le Car" decal on the side? A guy had a beat up "harvest gold" Duster with "Car" on the rear quarter panel. Smooooooth

When I was in college, in the student parking lot, there was an old (maybe mid-50s) panel trunk. The main body (below the beltline) it was painted a kind of a light green. The panel part was painted charcoal. Centered in the panel area was a rectangle the same color of light green as the main body. Within each of the rectangles, in Gothic script, it said "Truck". I almost stole it.

fintail

Saw what I think was a new S65 coupe today - could have been an S63 but I think it said S65. That's a pricey thing, base MSRP has to be over 200K now.

Also got behind a newish S5 cabrio with an "S-line" license plate frame. Isn't S to S-line a downgrade?

laurasdada

I've now seen a couple of S-Class Coupes in the wild here. Quite lovely...and imposing.

ab348

White M-B E63 AMG sedan in traffic. Drool.

kyfdx

Challenger Hellcat ... in red. At our local "Cars n Coffee", this AM

fintail

Saw a new Pilot today, and an i8 parked at a very nice house.

explorerx4

A red ELR on the way home from work. They are wider than I expected. Looked pretty good, except for the large fake grille on the front.

fintail

Saw another RC-F today, used turn signals twice, so definitely not a BMW conquest

tifighter

Blacked out Ferrari FF. In Tacoma. That can't happen all of the time...

fintail

Maybe a new driver from west Bellevue who got lost.

anythngbutgm

New XC90 in Triple Black, looks really sharp in the wild.

Michaell

anythngbutgm said:

New XC90 in Triple Black, looks really sharp in the wild.

Haven't seen one yet ...

stickguy

I saw at dealer, but one on the road. Very sharp.

fintail

Saw a new style Lamborghini today, don't know the models anymore, turn signals were like arrows. In this area, just don't ask where the money comes from.

tifighter

The new XC90 looks great. I saw a white one with manufacturer plates, which is uncommon in Seattle. It was driven by two older women who were picking up patio furniture, so who knows what that story is.

tlong

I just got a red '15 Mustang from Avis on a business trip. Interesting experience as it is totally NOT the type of car I would normally drive.

The downsides are totally impractical, tiny trunk with high liftover, in-the-bathtub driving position and visibility, tiny side view mirrors, tiny slit windshield, incomprehensible climate controls, huge hood, huge side doors mean you need big parking clearance; slightly raspy engine (not sure what engine I have; I assume it's a 6?).

The upsides are: looks kind of cool; an amazing mix of old tech and new tech; ventilated seats are a new one for me; the windows nudge up/down automatically when the door is opened/closed to seal better at the top, and the one thing I found out coming out of a restaurant at night was the projected image of a mustang on the pavement - I thought it was painted on the ground! I finally figured out it is projected from the bottom of the side view mirror. I checked the other side of the car and both sides have it. The mustang image appears next to the doors of the car when you unlock it with the fob.

imidazol97

tlong said:

projected image of a mustang on the pavement - I thought it was painted on the ground! I finally figured out it is projected from the bottom of the side view mirror. I checked the other side of the car and both sides have it. The mustang image appears next to the doors of the car when you unlock it with the fob.

That is clever.

stever

The editors haven't written about that feature for months now.

2015 Ford Mustang: Horse Lasers

texases

Next, the horse will gallop!

stever

Oh, and a bike fits in there. That's a surprise.

stever

Silver Golf TSI with temp tags parked next to me this am.

Mr_Shiftright

Some assembly required

The "window drop" is actually very old tech. Nothin' new there.

stever said:

Oh, and a bike fits in there. That's a surprise.

kyfdx

yup.... got that in my 2006 model...

I can also fit 8 full-size tire/wheels in my car.. ;-)

Mr_Shiftright said:

Some assembly required

The "window drop" is actually very old tech. Nothin' new there.

stever said:

Oh, and a bike fits in there. That's a surprise.

fintail

The Mustang is one of those cars where in the new model anyway, I think the coupe looks better than the convertible. It's almost semi-exotic in a way.

Rental will almost definitely be a V6, the 4 is an expensive upgrade.

odie6l

I've seen a few '16 Pilots on the lots, but I have yet to see one in the wild. I think the price is scaring a few people.

Odie

tlong

odie6l said:

I've seen a few '16 Pilots on the lots, but I have yet to see one in the wild. I think the price is scaring a few people.

Odie

It would scare me. But then I'm not an SUV type of person.

fintail

The window drop...pioneered by what? Oldest car I can think of with it is a 61+ Continental convertible, although I can imagine it existing earlier.

stickguy

odie6l said:

I've seen a few '16 Pilots on the lots, but I have yet to see one in the wild. I think the price is scaring a few people.

Odie

Well, sticker shock on anything is easy these days! Not sure it is even any more expensive than the old one, but I didn't check.

the one we sat in at the dealer was an EX I think, so relatively low line (but not stripped). Still had a sticker of IIRC 35k+, which was a lot more than I was expecting.