The "I just saw a...." thread

[f6fhellcat13]

Originally Posted by Ferrer

A shame that the 1.5 litre engine is 15bhp down on the Ford's 1.6 litre unit.

I agree, but I'm sure very minor engine tuning can alleviate that. Or...

Throw a Renesis and the six speed from the RX-8 in and you're in (torquesteery) business.

It is also a few bucks cheaper than the Fiesta with a few more options included if I'm not mistaken.
I wish that my dad had waited a year to buy a car and gotten one, because after his line of small cars he says the Civic feels kinda large.

[Kitdy]

I saw the interior of a 2005 Pontiac Sunfire coupe. It was cheap on a level I can't recall seeing in some time. It is an absolute piece of shit - our Golf is a world ahead. As I said to my friends earlier about it, with cars like that, I can see how GM went bankrupt. And how Pontiac died, frankly.

[csl177]

Originally Posted by Rizaven

The '1929 Merc' is probably a gazelle kit car using Ford Pinto or Ford Mustang II components. Speaking of kit cars I recently saw a Laser 917. Porsche 917 body over a VW beetle chassis. They were fairly common in the '70s, The car I saw may be an antique. I think the company that made the kit may have closed.

You're right... Gazelle made a version using Mustang II components. Outwardly they look about the same as the VW version.
BTW, the Lazer somehow has a fan page... like the say, there's an ass for every seat. Home of Elite Enterprises, Inc Vehicles

Originally Posted by Commodore GS/E

Believe me, that car wasn't VW powered. I know the sound of an old straight 6 when i hear one, and that was DEFINITELY a 6. I have a sound file lying around somewhere, but my internet is a bit shitty at the moment. I'll upload it over the next week.

As Rizraven noted, these were also built using Mustang II or Pinto bits, so maybe a V6? If you saw the I6 I'd be curious about that.

I'm familiar with a couple of very authentic Merc roadsters built on ladder frames using W108/111 300S running gear, complete with
cycle-fendered 22" wire wheels and alloy bodies. Neither is representive of any SS or SSK but both look as if they were built in period.
Unfortunately, the Gazelle has none of the proportions right.

[Timothy (in VA)]

A red Nissan GT-R on the way to work a few days ago and a red Dodge Viper SRT-10 roadster on the way home a couple days after that.

[SiL]

Mansory Panamera in Kensington Gardens, London. Practically every guy who walked past got out their camera and took a couple of shots.

[f6fhellcat13]

How can you still see?

[Commodore GS/E]

Originally Posted by f6fhellcat13

How can you still see?

How do you know that he does ?

[SiL]

Was that for me?

[Timothy (in VA)]

Yesterday, I saw a yellow 1973 Ford Ranchero Squire in the parking lot at the auto parts store. Scoff if you must, but I love faux wood.

Today on the Beltway I saw an Isuzu Vehicross and on a trailer a Mitsubishi Diamante wagon that looked like it had been pulled out of a lake.

I also introduced the hood of my mom's 1998 Honda Civic to the rear bumper of a second-generation Lexus RX . It was low speed stop-and-go traffic; I chose to go when I should have stopped. Fortunately, the only damage to the Civic appears to be cosmetic; the RX wasn't damaged at all.

[pimento]

I once saw an old datsun Bluebird wagon smack into the back of a Tarago.. the Tarago was unscathed, the Bluebird was crumpled and losing all its coolant real quick. I had just crossed the road between them...

[Lagonda]

Originally Posted by SiL

Was that for me?

You must have been blinded by the uglyness !

Panamera uglyness + Mansory uglyness = instant blindness

[ruim20]

I just saw a black Panamera on the way to work, i'm still recovering.

[Sauc3]

Originally Posted by ruim20

I just saw a black Panamera on the way to work, i'm still recovering.

The only way I've been near a Panorama and survived was to be inside it. That's the only place that you can't see the hideousness of the exterior.

I made sure to blindfold myself and was guided into it. I wouldn't have lived to tell this tale otherwise...

[pimento]

I saw a white Swift Sports on the way to work.. the plates were OMFG.

[SiL]

Actually, the Panamera is slowly beginning to grow on me - something I never thought would happen.