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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    A new Caliber in the garage downstairs. I've decided I don't like the dark plastic stripe running from the A pillar back. Plus the windows seem small.

    Saw 2 Civic coupes also.

    Saw a Lucerne with (gasp) a vinyl top. Yuck.

    Saw a CX7 in the Costco parking lot. It was a very sharp dark blue color, really stood out. Nice.

    3 series wagon, too.

    -juice
  • rockyleerockylee Member Posts: 14,017
    What a Lucerne with a Vinyl top ! :surprise:

    Never heard of that being installed on em' :surprise:

    Rocky
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Dealer package I'm sure. I guess some geezers just insist on them, and for dealers it's a profit maker. One local dealer calls them "simulated convertibles". LOL

    -juice
  • rockyleerockylee Member Posts: 14,017
    LOL, good luck reselling that :D

    Rocky
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,675
    A certain dealer here adds them to tradeins to make them more saleable. Also adds portholes and gold name emblems.

    2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,

  • rockyleerockylee Member Posts: 14,017
    Really.....YUCK !

    Rocky
  • chuck1959chuck1959 Member Posts: 654
    Man I hate those "simulated convertibles" the most. Second is the gold trim option!

    Chrome was made to be on CARS and gold is made to be for jewelry!
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I don't even like chrome. ;)

    This was really cool - I saw a brand new Porsche Cayman S parked in ... a handicap spot! :shades:

    -juice
  • chuck1959chuck1959 Member Posts: 654
    This was really cool - I saw a brand new Porsche Cayman S parked in ... a handicap spot!

    Being a handicapped person myself I just have to ask.
    What's your point with that comment. You think ALL handicapped people are poor?
  • PF_FlyerPF_Flyer Member Posts: 9,372
    Please don't make things personal.
  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,412
    Maybe he's thinging "Isn't it great that this person has soem type of physical ailment but is still enjoying life and treated themselves to this amazing car"

    Good for them I say
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Absolutely, and it brought a smile to my face.

    It's not about income at all. I'm sure it's more complex to fit hand controls on a compact sports car versus, say, a more common mid-size sedan, or even a Chrysler van, where standard kits exist.

    I'm glad to see a company make a fitment for a low-volume Porsche, and a brand new one at that. That's why I was impressed. :shades:

    -juice
  • teds1teds1 Member Posts: 180
    I have been on the road for a bit but I have some new sightings to report.
    two Bentley CGTs, two bentley flying spurs
    An M6, Bentley azure, DB9, and a quattroporte on one intersection in about 30 seconds of traffic on 3rd avenue
    a yellow prowler (in florida), a red Z06 (Louisiana)
    Many new S classes, calibers (I have taken to saying ewwwww when I see one), skys, solstices, and a CX-7

    Also whoever wrote in about the MB Lemon a page or two back, that wasn't an SLR, it was a CLK-GTR which was a homologated le mans car, the same type which caught air and flipped over in the famous internet clip. A much more rare and exclusive car than the SLR actually. I have NEVER seen one of those and don't expect to since they aren't street legal here.
  • chuck1959chuck1959 Member Posts: 654
    I know it's not about income. I was once in a wheelchair (it's a miracle I no longer am) I had a fully loaded T & C you'd be surprised how many times someone would say " having a disablity must really pay well!
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    Yellow Murcielago roadster followed by a red new style Viper.

    Earlier I saw a Continental GT

    Funny about that T&C comment...that seemed to be the royalty of minivans for awhile. My dad bought a completely loaded one in 97, it was expensive. Now, they've decontented them and the name has lost value.
  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,412
    Not everyone that is entitled to a handicapped placard are necessarily in a wheelchair. My father has a fused ankle and has the placard. He can walk without aid and his car in not modified, but he can't walk very far before it becomes painful
  • prosaprosa Member Posts: 280
    I still haven't seen an FJ Cruiser, CX-7 or Sky on the road, though I've seen a CX-7 parked in front of a dealership.
  • derrado1derrado1 Member Posts: 194
    A silver Jeep Commander, the first I've seen on the road... but it kept getting away! Looks nice, though, even if I only saw the rear.

    Also, an '06 Camry at the traffic lights behind an '05 Lexus ES. Certainly an interesting pair... the ES seems to be ever-so-slightly bigger in every dimension. As much as I don't like cars of its ilk (plush, boring V6 FWD luxo-mobiles), and as much as I despise the last-generation Camry (don't even get me started on it...), the last-gen ES certainly looks interesting, and I admire it for that. Reminds me of a big, content cat, and I love cats. Maybe it's not as sleek or as agile as a Jaguar or a jaguar, but certainly has its allure to me nonetheless.

    I also saw a blue/blue Mini Cooper Cabrio, and a normal black Mini Cooper. Both are nice little cars, and not too cutesy or kitsch. A VW New Beetle you couldn't pay me too drive, but I wouldn't mind being given the keys to a Mini Cooper.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    I've only seen one. Well, two, but one was parked in a dealer lot, then 15 seconds later we saw one at a Costco. Sharp looking blue color.

    -juice
  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,412
    I haven't see a CX7 yet either. I've seen one Mazda5 and I've seen plenty of Saturn Skys.
  • odie6lodie6l Member Posts: 1,173
    one of my neighbors got a Sky just before all these massive storms and flooding happened. I have had to give him rides 3 times this week because he would be able to get out of our development due to the height of the water at the end of the development. Otherwise the vehicle is pretty sharp looking.

    Odie
    Odie's Carspace
  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,412
    I saw a nice black one yesterday on the triborough bridge. He was going like a bat out of hell and that car sounded sweeeeeeeeeeeeet. It's definately got a nice exhaust note.
  • prosaprosa Member Posts: 280
    Parked in front of a local Suzuki dealer, for all the world to see, a white '06 Grand Vitara convertible conversion! Don't get me wrong, the new Grand Vitara is a decent-looking vehicle, but this monstrosity was just ... just ... ah, mere words cannot convey its absolute loathesomeness :(
  • navigator89navigator89 Member Posts: 1,080
    and boy, the car scene sure is different from the Middle East! I'm seeing all these cars that aren't sold in the ME, and its great! So far I've seen....
    Malibus, Cobalts, Equinoxes, Siennas, Quests, Highlanders, Matrixes, Vibes, Allures, G6s, Grand Prixs, and a few others.
    As for 2006/2007 models,
    - silver Ridgeline
    - purple HHR
    - 3 Civics, 2 grey, 1 blue
    - black Lucerne at dealer
    - 2 Torrents, in grey and white
    - 2 Calibers in red and blue
    - 2 07 Camrys in silver
    - blue 07 ES350
    - black Impala SS
    - grey M35x

    Now I'm just waiting to spot things like a Fusion, Solstice, CX-7, Commander, FJ Cruiser.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    I saw a Phaeton yesteday. Not new, but still unusual. I see more Ferraris or Lamborginis or Bentleys than I do Phaetons.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    It's funny, if I visited Kuwait or elsewhere in that area, I'd probably be as excited at all the cars you would consider normal and boring. You might be the first person to care about seeing a current Grand Prix!
  • british_roverbritish_rover Member Posts: 8,502
    Huh I saw a Pheaeton today to at Big lots of all places. I actually liked the Pheaton thought it was better looking then the A8.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    I don't mind them either...very understated, and a great interior. However, the marketing/positioning aspect of the car doomed it so resale will be disastrous...might be a good used buy soon. A friend of mine wants one...he keeps track of used ones on offer...he's seen them down to around 40K now. They'll be less than half that in a couple years I bet.
  • british_roverbritish_rover Member Posts: 8,502
    If I got one it would have to have the TDI v10 did they import that model?
  • derrado1derrado1 Member Posts: 194
    Ah bah bah... you're looking at a huge Pontiac Grand Prix fan here. ;) Yes, I know they're crap, I like them anyway. :P
  • british_roverbritish_rover Member Posts: 8,502
    I always liked the Grand Prix and the Bonneville. Even better with the SC motor.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    Nope, we never got a diesel

    I hear that V10 diesel is a sweet unit
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    I like those cars too...through about 1970 or so. Pretty hard times after that.

    An old coworker of mine had an immaculate 91 Bonneville, whatever the top of the line model was. It had a very cheesy leather interior, strange bolstering.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    I saw something odd this evening...I'm sitting at a light, and I notice something odd coming up behind me. It looked like a Rolls Phantom, but as it got closer it looked too small, somehow. As it got close I could see why...it was a Chrysler 300 with a Rolls style front end. The headlights and grille were both fake Rolls. It turned before I could get a pic.
  • anythngbutgmanythngbutgm Member Posts: 4,277
    2 Q7's in Boston Today. If someone told me that those suckers weighed 10 tons, I'd believe it. They looked awfully heavy as they lumbered along Mass ave. :sick:

    Also, while not new, I saw two TR-6's, a couple of MGB's, a Delorean, and a Beautiful white 57' Chevy roaring down Storrow Dr.
  • british_roverbritish_rover Member Posts: 8,502
    Yeah the 1970s version of those were not so good. They got better throught he late 80s early 90's up untill today.

    I still kind of like them actually one of the few GM products I would possibly buy new.

    The 1991 model you saw was probably a SSE model bonne. For the day they were pretty advanced with digital dash, auto dimming rear view mirror and a bunch of other electronic stuff that is going to be broken now.

    I agree the interior on those were a bit too pimped out.

    The later SSEis were supercharged and had HUD units.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    That 91 was that kind of candy apple red-ish color that so many of those Bonne's recived back in the day. His was really mint...he had a hard time finding a buyer when he bought a Scion tC though. The interior had football-like leather and weird looking seats.

    I remember the 92+ ones seemed pretty modern when new. But, just nothing to push my buttons.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    I spotted a black Chrysler 300-C four-door convertible with the top down!!! It had a huge roll bar where the B-pillars would've been. I'm sure this was some kind of custom, but it's been a l-o-n-g time since I saw a new four-door convertible.
  • british_roverbritish_rover Member Posts: 8,502
    Some company in Canada I think has been talks with DCX on making a four door convertiable out of the 300C. I think Motor Trend reported on it a few months ago.
  • stickguystickguy Member Posts: 53,347
    I saw one in NJ a few weeks back. Looks better with the top down (I saw it parked, than later on it drove by with the top down).

    2020 Acura RDX tech SH-AWD, 2023 Maverick hybrid Lariat luxury package.

  • british_roverbritish_rover Member Posts: 8,502
    I think the idea that this company was proposing involved an electronic hardtop convertiable.

    Looked good in pictures but who knows.
  • teds1teds1 Member Posts: 180
    I got a really good long look at a triple black M6 on the LIE yesterday. Yeah I know it's not the purest form (but it's still good looking), and supposedly the transmission sucks, and it's too much money, and an M3 is pretty much the same inside and just as fast... but it's pretty sexy all the same.

    Also an NSX, Porsche 911 4s (always my favorite variant).

    Also a tricked out Steeda Mustang, not sure what that means but I am going to look it up
  • quantifirequantifire Member Posts: 21
    Spotted one today on I-5 in Sacramento, looks like it had Canadian plates. Nice looking, looked a lot like a beefier CR-V. It had similar back windows to the CR-V.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    OK, so we're driving around on July 4th looking for a dock on the water to watch some fireworks, and I drive by a bay-front house with not one but TWO Lamborghini Gallardos, one a roadster. Out front there was a Cayenne S, too.

    I'm surprised the Cayenne was not a turbo.

    No boat, but my guess is this guy was out on the water to see the fireworks.

    Now that's quite a fleet!

    -juice
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    Drug runner?

    I saw a silver Phaeton today, along with 3 Mazda 5s (I think that's what they are), a Yaris hatch, and a Fit
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    ...blue Ford Five Hundred and a white Pontiac G6.
  • gsemikegsemike Member Posts: 2,412
    Today I saw a Saturn Relay and a Trailblazer SS. I think that's the first that I've seen of each.

    Lemko, how did you spot the 500 and G6? Those cars are so bland, I wouldn't notice them if they were sitting between my car and a white wall.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 58,415
    I saw a new Lexus ES Supercamry today...in a less than pleasant bright gold color. It was wearing a blacked-out panorama roof....hmmm where did I see that a few years ago...
  • teds1teds1 Member Posts: 180
    I went to a local Car Show out in Long Island which is totally cheating but since some of the best cars to be seen were actually parked outside the show, it's probably ok. Also almost none of these were new but certainly rare so you guys should appreciate it.
    Bentley Conti GT, 2 58 Vettes, Cobra (continuation series not a kit), immaculate 914 Porsche, 69 El Camino (all parked outside).
    Best stuff in the show was a GT500 Shelby, 58 Impala, 34 Packard, a bunch of well done Rat Rods, and a Yenko Camaro (whoa!)
    On the LIE coming back I got a long look at a DB9 convertible and a Smoking light orange Elise on the Triboro bridge
  • british_roverbritish_rover Member Posts: 8,502
    a white Bentely Conntinental GT with a dark tan kind of camel colored interior.

    and my camrea is at home.
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