Notable car sighting thread - Page 8

equ · 08-28-2010, 01:47 PM

Numerous Ferraris, r8's, maseratis, panameras, 2011 5ers etc. in Istanbul today. This city is way more into cars (and conspicuous consumption) than NYC. Also consider that they cost double that in the US (and have multi-thousand $ tax/year if displacement > 2L).

Terri Kennedy · 08-28-2010, 05:46 PM

Yesterday was NJ "Drive Stupid" day.

In celebration of that, I saw a F430 weaving across 4 lanes of 208 southbound (which only has two lanes, but he was treating the shoulder and median as lanes). I got past him during one of his shoulder excursions and when I was coming out of a fast food joint on Route 4, he went by. Used car dealer plates. Probably one of the people who runs a "dealership" for cheap insurance and to avoid the MVC (which is what NJ calls the place everyone else knows of as the DMV).

equ · 08-28-2010, 07:02 PM

You know, a couple of months ago I saw a red ferrari 'vert doing that with dealer plates. On the tpke.

JST · 08-31-2010, 07:11 PM

Personally, I would have waited for the Carrera Z28. On the other hand, picking up the hard to find M6 645Ci was a nice call.

I don't even have to tell you that both of these cars were automatics.

lupinsea · 08-31-2010, 07:18 PM

Saw an AMC Eagle 4-door yesterday.

Ok, so it's not a fancy sport car, but c'mon, you don't see many of them these days so it's a rare car sighting.

*Plaz* · 09-05-2010, 09:49 PM

3LOU5 · 09-06-2010, 01:16 AM

Saw one of these at the physician's parking garage where I work last week:

It stood out among the Porsches, BMWs and Mercs....

lupinsea · 09-10-2010, 04:12 PM

Saw a Super7 type car this morning. I was about a block away getting on to the freeway on ramp when I caught it at the last minute going straight ahead on the city street. Not sure if it was a Lotus or Caterham or what. But one of those types of cars: boxy, light, fast.

John V · 09-14-2010, 02:09 PM

Last week, I went to a car meet and saw a dozen Lotus Elises (some supercharged), a couple Exiges, two GT-Rs, two Viper SRT-10s, a bugeye sprite with a turbocharged 13B, several FD RX-7s and more Corvettes (Z51s, as well as C5 and C6 Z06s) than I could count.

FC · 09-14-2010, 03:06 PM

I saw a silver Chrysler 300 WAGON while in the UK.

08-31-2010, 07:11 PM	#74
JST 195 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 24,630	Personally, I would have waited for the Carrera Z28. On the other hand, picking up the hard to find M6 645Ci was a nice call. I don't even have to tell you that both of these cars were automatics. Attached Thumbnails

08-31-2010, 07:18 PM	#75
lupinsea Jeeped Join Date: Sep 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: Modified Jeep Tj and '07 Miata Location: Seattle Posts: 10,214	Saw an AMC Eagle 4-door yesterday. Ok, so it's not a fancy sport car, but c'mon, you don't see many of them these days so it's a rare car sighting. __________________ . My website "Jeep is the only true American sports car" - Enzo Ferrari Or something to that effect.

09-05-2010, 09:49 PM	#76
Plaz ••••••• Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: '11 1M Location: Churzee Posts: 17,741	Attached Thumbnails __________________ 2011 1M

09-06-2010, 01:16 AM	#77
3LOU5 Slacker Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 3,724	Saw one of these at the physician's parking garage where I work last week: It stood out among the Porsches, BMWs and Mercs.... __________________ 2016 Toyota Sienna SE - hers 2002 BMW 325i - his 1994 Chevrolet Silverado K1500 Sportside Z71 - whoevers vehicle is in the shop 2009 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL883 Low (Vivid Black) - his 2018 Can-Am Spyder RT Limited - hers 2007 Harley-Davidson Sportster XL883 Low (Pearl White) - hers (SOLD 02/29/20) 2011 Tao Tao 50 - whoevers bike is in the shop 2007 Reinell 186 FNS - the dog's 1995 Fleetwood Flair 27R - EVERYBODY'S !

09-10-2010, 04:12 PM	#78
lupinsea Jeeped Join Date: Sep 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: Modified Jeep Tj and '07 Miata Location: Seattle Posts: 10,214	Saw a Super7 type car this morning. I was about a block away getting on to the freeway on ramp when I caught it at the last minute going straight ahead on the city street. Not sure if it was a Lotus or Caterham or what. But one of those types of cars: boxy, light, fast. __________________ . My website "Jeep is the only true American sports car" - Enzo Ferrari Or something to that effect.

08-28-2010, 01:47 PM	#71
equ Alphanumeric Join Date: Aug 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: 981S, 340i Posts: 9,586	Numerous Ferraris, r8's, maseratis, panameras, 2011 5ers etc. in Istanbul today. This city is way more into cars (and conspicuous consumption) than NYC. Also consider that they cost double that in the US (and have multi-thousand $ tax/year if displacement > 2L).

08-28-2010, 05:46 PM	#72
Terri Kennedy There and back again Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: 2003 BMW 325xiT; looking for a new fun car Location: New York Posts: 2,939	Yesterday was NJ "Drive Stupid" day. In celebration of that, I saw a F430 weaving across 4 lanes of 208 southbound (which only has two lanes, but he was treating the shoulder and median as lanes). I got past him during one of his shoulder excursions and when I was coming out of a fast food joint on Route 4, he went by. Used car dealer plates. Probably one of the people who runs a "dealership" for cheap insurance and to avoid the MVC (which is what NJ calls the place everyone else knows of as the DMV).

08-28-2010, 07:02 PM	#73
equ Alphanumeric Join Date: Aug 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: 981S, 340i Posts: 9,586	You know, a couple of months ago I saw a red ferrari 'vert doing that with dealer plates. On the tpke.

09-14-2010, 02:09 PM	#79
John V No more BMWs Join Date: Apr 2005 Carmudgeonly Ride: Ram, MS3, CX-5, RX-8 Location: Glenwood, MD Posts: 14,753	Last week, I went to a car meet and saw a dozen Lotus Elises (some supercharged), a couple Exiges, two GT-Rs, two Viper SRT-10s, a bugeye sprite with a turbocharged 13B, several FD RX-7s and more Corvettes (Z51s, as well as C5 and C6 Z06s) than I could count.

09-14-2010, 03:06 PM	#80
FC Solving problems Join Date: Oct 2003 Carmudgeonly Ride: M5 / 718 GTS / Cooper S / GTI / LR4 Location: Metro Boston Posts: 25,275	I saw a silver Chrysler 300 WAGON while in the UK.

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