Car Spotting

[93 Turbo]

Yeah, always good to have a donor vehicle...

[sierra11b]

Saw a nice ‘72? de tomaso pantera in canary yellow going the opposite direction on Main Street in old placerville, ca (hangtown).

I wasn’t quick enough to get my phone into photo mode so all could do was roll down the driver side window and appreciate the rumble as it drove by.

[JDC222]

was in vancouver last week on vacation, and if i had started taking pictures of all the amazing vehicles driving around and parked on the street, i would have had no time to do anything else.
literally lost count of the number of maclarens, ferraris, lambos, g-wagons, rover sports, etc. tooling around that city (didn't even mention porsche b/c the 911 is the accord/camry of that town and the macan/cayenne is the f150, seriously like every third car on the road was a p-car/suv).
crazy.

How many had “N”s on the back?

[Selym]

was in vancouver last week on vacation, and if i had started taking pictures of all the amazing vehicles driving around and parked on the street, i would have had no time to do anything else.
literally lost count of the number of maclarens, ferraris, lambos, g-wagons, rover sports, etc. tooling around that city (didn't even mention porsche b/c the 911 is the accord/camry of that town and the macan/cayenne is the f150, seriously like every third car on the road was a p-car/suv).
crazy.

How many had “N”s on the back?

Does that indicate a novice licensee?

[Joeprez]

Love this!


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[JDC222]

was in vancouver last week on vacation, and if i had started taking pictures of all the amazing vehicles driving around and parked on the street, i would have had no time to do anything else.
literally lost count of the number of maclarens, ferraris, lambos, g-wagons, rover sports, etc. tooling around that city (didn't even mention porsche b/c the 911 is the accord/camry of that town and the macan/cayenne is the f150, seriously like every third car on the road was a p-car/suv).
crazy.

How many had “N”s on the back?

Does that indicate a novice licensee?

Yes, graduated licensing program. My first car (in 1986) was a 65' Plymouth Valiant...

[logan2z]

was in vancouver last week on vacation, and if i had started taking pictures of all the amazing vehicles driving around and parked on the street, i would have had no time to do anything else.
literally lost count of the number of maclarens, ferraris, lambos, g-wagons, rover sports, etc. tooling around that city (didn't even mention porsche b/c the 911 is the accord/camry of that town and the macan/cayenne is the f150, seriously like every third car on the road was a p-car/suv).
crazy.

How many had “N”s on the back?

Does that indicate a novice licensee?

Yes, graduated licensing program.

Can't think of a better car to learn on

[CGSshorty]

Was this you, Dave?

https://jalopnik.com/man-owns-mclaren-f ... 948422/amp

[JDC222]

Was this you, Dave?

https://jalopnik.com/man-owns-mclaren-f ... 948422/amp

Not that one!

I did impound a Ferrari 458 (I think) on a test drive...I am pretty "reasonable" most of the time but 185km in a 60km zone...bye bye car.

[JP Chestnut]

Having a super fancy car in a big city doesn’t appeal to me at all. My parked at work shit box civic got hit and run by some asshole within 6 months of driving in every day.

I’d need to be so incredibly rich to leave a nice car parked all day without supervision.

[logan2z]

Having a super fancy car in a big city doesn’t appeal to me at all. My parked at work shit box civic got hit and run by some asshole within 6 months of driving in every day.

I’d need to be so incredibly rich to leave a nice car parked all day without supervision.

That's why I stopped driving my 'nice' car to work and started commuting in my wife's old 2001 BMW 3-series. It runs great with 216K on the clock but cosmetically it's seen better days - perfect for shopping mall parking lots and doing battle with stone-slinging trucks on the freeways.

[JP Chestnut]

Having a super fancy car in a big city doesn’t appeal to me at all. My parked at work shit box civic got hit and run by some asshole within 6 months of driving in every day.

I’d need to be so incredibly rich to leave a nice car parked all day without supervision.

That's why I stopped driving my 'nice' car to work and started commuting in my wife's old 2001 BMW 3-series. It runs great with 216K on the clock but cosmetically it's seen better days - perfect for shopping mall parking lots and doing battle with stone-slinging trucks on the freeways.

I totally agree. I’d really like a Subaru WRX STi. It would be perfect for my 3 mile commute - fun to drive, sporty, awd for the winter. Every time I almost buy one, I think back to how pissed I was to find my civic hit and then decide against it. Finding a nice new car hit would probably give me an aneurysm.

Expensive watches are so much easier to live with than a fancy car.

[93 Turbo]

Was this you, Dave?

https://jalopnik.com/man-owns-mclaren-f ... 948422/amp

Not that one!

I did impound a Ferrari 458 (I think) on a test drive...I am pretty "reasonable" most of the time but 185km in a 60km zone...bye bye car.

Great Policing Dave, tragically in South Australia the driver of a Lamborghini Gallardo recently lost control of his vehicle and killed a 15 year old girl on the foot path in a 60km zone. He'll end up being someones bitch in the big house.

[JDC222]

Was this you, Dave?

https://jalopnik.com/man-owns-mclaren-f ... 948422/amp

Not that one!

I did impound a Ferrari 458 (I think) on a test drive...I am pretty "reasonable" most of the time but 185km in a 60km zone...bye bye car.

Great Policing Dave, tragically in South Australia the driver of a Lamborghini Gallardo recently lost control of his vehicle and killed a 15 year old girl on the foot path in a 60km zone. He'll end up being someones bitch in the big house.

Good! That's where he belongs. The only thing better, would be to give him to the girl's Father

[Selym]

I totally agree. I’d really like a Subaru WRX STi. It would be perfect for my 3 mile commute - fun to drive, sporty, awd for the winter. Every time I almost buy one, I think back to how pissed I was to find my civic hit and then decide against it. Finding a nice new car hit would probably give me an aneurysm.

You should get one while you still can. Compared to most other cars on the market, the WRX STi is still pretty analog.

[JP Chestnut]

I totally agree. I’d really like a Subaru WRX STi. It would be perfect for my 3 mile commute - fun to drive, sporty, awd for the winter. Every time I almost buy one, I think back to how pissed I was to find my civic hit and then decide against it. Finding a nice new car hit would probably give me an aneurysm.

You should get one while you still can. Compared to most other cars on the market, the WRX STi is still pretty analog.

They’re selling the current version until at least 2020, so I still might. Lots of house related expenses though.

[Captdave]

In my hood

RHD?

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yep

I'm not wild about the looks, but by all reports, they're a blast to drive.

Today they look crude and outdated, but 30 years ago I thought they were beautiful.

Same can be said for most of the women I thought were beautiful 30 years ago


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[Captdave]

That looks like something I should do to mine.


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[jtbenson]

the N thing is interesting, I could see that being a useful thing in the states, but it's a bit scarlet letterish.
as to JPs point about cars in cities, I did witness a very close call one day at lunch in Vancouver...I didn't want to disturb the great lunch i was having with my wife to shoot video of it, but I noticed a very young man drop a 458 with a valet of the restaurant we were in. guy comes inside the restaurant, meets up with some others waiting for a table. meanwhile the valet accidentally puts the car in launch mode with the revs banging off the limiter with the front bumper about one foot behind a delivery truck. guy hears it, goes running outside waving arms and screaming. valet switches off ferrari, gets out and after a brief discussion, they agree to leave it parked where it was.

[Joeprez]

Bad pictures of a nice GT3 RS (do all of them come with a roll cage?):










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[JBZ]

Saw a Bentley the other day, but couldn’t get a pic. Had a Palm Beach dealership license frame. Not surprised - I’ve been to PB and never felt more poor in my life.

[jtbenson]

Bad pictures of a nice GT3 RS (do all of them come with a roll cage?):









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track pack is a no cost option for ROW cars, but not technically available as OEM in the States due to DOT restrictions.
so, any half cages in cars in the US were sourced and installed after delivery.

[TLgdeL]

Saw him again. I guess new daily

[CesarG]

[Ryeguy]

Saw a Bentley the other day, but couldn’t get a pic. Had a Palm Beach dealership license frame. Not surprised - I’ve been to PB and never felt more poor in my life.

When I moved to my area I remember being shocked when I saw a Continental GT in a Walmart parking lot.

My perspective of “rich” was again readjusted when I saw a Silver Cloud rolling through town being driven by a chauffeur.

There is some seriously big time old money around here in the summer, but they are all just jealous of my old, surf board-loaded, Tacoma.