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Silver Tribeca yesterday, as well.
The CX7 I saw at Costco is not yet sold. I found out the dealer stores cars there.
-juice
Also saw a Mazda CX7 with dealer tags. Looks pretty decent until you see the back end and those ugly clear taillights! Look how Lexus messed up the RX with clear taillights, although the RX is just an ugly beast all around anyway.
On the way back, I saw a BMW X3 and I remembered how much I didn't like them. It's weird, I can't stand the X3, but I love the X5.
Our Taiwan-sourced facelifted Ford Escape has a really nice new interior, I noticed when I was on the net last night. Same console and dashboard (and same ugly circa 1995 Ford Probe steering wheel), but nice woodtrim, lights etc. It's weird, though, that over in the US the Tribute doesn't sell very well (correct me if I'm wrong) but over here it sells much better than the Ford Escape. But then, Mazda is enormously popular down under - often Number 4 in manufacturer overall sales, which is quite an achievement.
It looks really tiny. Like Pinto Station wagon tiny.
Anyway, I spotted a gray Jaguar XK and a black VW Phaeton.
Rocky
I prefer the Q7. I'm not taking a $40k+ vehicle off road any time soon, and it has more room inside.
-juice
I am sure we will get one in trade before the end of the year. Will be interesting to see how they drive.
The R-Class we took in trade drove like crap.
First at lunch I saw a black Lambo Gallardo Spyder on a flatbed going down 3rd avenue... Someone is getting a very nice delivery.
Then I saw a 356 speedster Porsche kind of blinged out, coudn't tell if it was a kit or not but it sounded great
Finally the weirdest of all was Wyclef Jean's White G-class Maybach... That is not a mistake, a while back I read in one of those DUBesque magazines that the Haitian singer had installed a maybach like interior in a white G500 down to the logo on the grill and seats. It still looked like a Gelandewagen but with no external trim, a different and a satelite dish. Really odd and kind of ugly for a guy who has the taste to collect Zondas and the almighty F1 McLaren. Wyclef was not driving it and was not in the car.
Of course, the damage is already done.
Dealers are also independently owned and operated. At most GM could try to limit the supply, but that hurts dealer relations.
-juice
If I wanted that look, I'd buy a concours quality 75-76 or even a 77-78 Fleetwood and save 30 grand.
I don't know about that, it seems to me most people realize that this is not how the cars come these days or are supposed to look. People still buy civics after seeing them with tacky aftermarket wings and bolt on kits. GM can't really control the aftermarket and in fact should embrace certain aspects of it. The demand for landau tops will die out naturally very soon and it will be a non issue but I don't think it is detering other potential customers of Caddy's and the like.
The bigger issue IMO is that they have painted themselves into a corner with the love it or hate it styling. There is always going to be a % of the vehicle buying public who just doesn't like the look.
You're right about the styling though...I don't see the edgy for the sake of edgy look really being a hit. Different, yes, at a time when the brand needed a change. But nobody is copying it, and Caddy will end up abandoning it.
M
-juice
Rocky
There also was a blue '06 Legacy in the driveway. Assuming both vehicles belonged to the same household the choice of the Saabaru instead of a WRX was sort of odd. After all the people must like Subarus, why not just go for the less-expensive WRX?
Even now I think you can get 6 years 0%.
-juice
Also saw a Honda Fit and a new Caliber.
-juice
-juice
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As near as I could tell, it was a new F430.. 2-seat mid-engine model... In the major metropolis of Jonesboro, Arkansas.. :surprise:
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Did not expect that at all.
I'm thinking.. Right, a Fiero with a body-kit... I'm not positive on the model, but it was new enough and exotic-looking enough for my son (who is a car-freak..go figure) to yell out that he thinks it is an Enzo..
Driven by a 20-something female.. In Podunk, USA.. Who would have guessed?
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One of my customers waited an extra 6 months for his F430 so he could get one with a real manual tranny. He said he could not stand how unconnected he felt with the F1 style tranny.
I'm also seeing many FJ Cruisers. I saw one yesterday in blue, and it really stands out.
Best of all, I saw a red Jaguar E-Type yesterday. Looks really nice.
Also was stuck on the highway yestaerday between a DB7 vantage and an Xk8 coupe (always liked it, tell me honestly lose the leather and electronics, drop it down an inch or two add a wing on the back, and that's a nice GT racer a la DBR-9)
Well, GM will be selling it. How many people will actually be driving it, we'll see.
http://www.gmcanada.com/english/showroom/chev_cobalt.html
A couple of Yaris sedans, too.
When will Versas start showing up?
-juice
I think I saw one this past Sunday (Wilton, Connecticut). Is that a new Nissan car? I was in a parking lot and stopped to let a car back out of its spot. It was a silver car, with the Nissan logo, and the name of the car on the left rear definitely started with a "V". At first I thought it said "Vespa," but of course that is not possible...then I thought it said "Vesta." Maybe it's time to go to the eye doctor!!
OK, a quick Google check confirms that yes, what I saw was indeed a Versa. Kinda small, sorta interesting looking.