05-23-2007, 11:26 PM | #1 |
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Random car sighting of the day
Saw an r8 out in the wild today... (particularly picturesque block in downtown Manhattan, cobblestones... one of the friends I met tonight saw Richard Gere on the same block tonight. Nicole Kidman lives around the corner).
It is hawt! The led's look great at night (especially with a great urban backdrop). It is very low & wide - very supercar looking. My gf asked me if its bottom would be scraping every inch of the way. |
05-24-2007, 12:03 AM | #2 |
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I haven't seen an R8 in person yet, but it does nothing for me... So I'll chime in on my random car sighting from last week...
On the way home I saw three separate Bentley Continentals -- a Flying Spur (sedan), a GTC (convertible) and a GT (coupe)...
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05-24-2007, 01:12 AM | #3 |
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05-24-2007, 10:45 AM | #4 |
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ZBB: It did nothing for me at the auto show - but seeing it prowling the night was cool. I think it will be more of a hit then people imagine.
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05-24-2007, 11:23 AM | #5 |
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05-24-2007, 03:33 PM | #6 |
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I haven't seen one in person yet either, but my random car sighting(s) came on Sunday. Driving back from Home Depot, I saw 3 ferraris in short order (I don't live in a high ferrari per capita neighborhood). As luck would have it, there was a ferrari gathering/show at the country club up the street open to the public. I stopped and got to see and hear my first Enzo. It is a pretty impressive machine in person, but the sound is what is truly soul stirring. What an amazingly intimidating collection of mechanical sounds: burbles, thumps, growls, grumbles. Other highlights were an old 250GT, a 275Gt, an F50, every mid engined V8 model, the new 612. It was an awesome way to spend an hour between working on my lawn mower and washing my car.
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05-25-2007, 10:32 AM | #7 |
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Saw an Aston Martin today . . . on the streets of Edinburgh.
Did I mention I'm on vacation now? (will post in another thread)
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Bentley GTs are becoming relatively common here... I see coupes at least 2-3 times a week now. Sedans about 2 times a month. But only that one convertible so far...
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