OT - For Car Lovers: Some Recent Exotic Spottings

Ozzie_Isaac

lousubcap said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Just south of my town, we have an Interstate (I-19) that is the only interstate in the USA fully marked in Kilometers.

I call Bull$hit as there is a section of one here that does the kilos but was snipped after a few km/miles.  Seems the politicians and drug dealers had some issues. 

100% true, Scouts honour

https://azdot.gov/blog-article/kilometers-arizona-you-bet

From the article:

"Interstate 265 contains a small stretch of kilometer markings through Louisville, Kentucky, for many of the same reasons "

bbracey21

GrateEggspectations

bbracey21 said:

“STD”? 

bbracey21

GrateEggspectations said:

bbracey21 said:

“STD”? 

Lamborghini Huracán “STO”

Langner91

GrateEggspectations said:

bbracey21 said:

“STD”? 

I don't care, I still date her if she let me drive it.

GrateEggspectations

Just being a smarta$$. 🙃

bbracey21

Haha. Didn’t catch that, it was early. 

GrateEggspectations

Viewings so far during a date night. 

JohnInCarolina

@GrateEggspectations - Jaysus, where the heck’s the date?

GrateEggspectations

JohnInCarolina said:

@GrateEggspectations - Jaysus, where the heck’s the date?

She’s just ahead of me. She just kept going as I was taking pics. 

JohnInCarolina

GrateEggspectations said:

JohnInCarolina said:

@GrateEggspectations - Jaysus, where the heck’s the date?

She’s just ahead of me. She just kept going as I was taking pics. 

No I meant the location, you fool!

lousubcap

Yes once again I am reminded that @GrateEggspectations can walk around the block of his neighbourhood (nod) or his high roller surroundings and grab these sightings on a routine basis.  His BIL's stable would cause thread overload 

Better to be lucky than good. 

GrateEggspectations

@JohnInCarolina

I am often obtuse, but this is one of those rare moments where it was deliberate. 🙃

It’s an area called Landsdowne, just South of downtown Ottawa. We often walk over for date nights. Lots of attractions, and there’s a local market on the weekends so I might take my squeeze and M-I-L back this morning. Some good restaurants around too. 

Had a really good bite at a place called The Rowan. I had a casarecce with truffle and pork belly while my gal opted for the burger. Believe it or not, we had already made our way through half the fries at the time of the photo. I was the annoying guy taking photos of my plate (don’t you just hate those people?). 

(Now I better cease this OT talk, lest I be banned from this thread.)

JohnInCarolina

GrateEggspectations said:

@JohnInCarolina

I am often obtuse, but this is one of those rare moments where it was deliberate. 🙃

Oh, I figured as much.  Thanks for relaying the location.  I was genuinely curious what could draw all those high end vehicles.

Ozzie_Isaac

JohnInCarolina said:

GrateEggspectations said:

@JohnInCarolina

I am often obtuse, but this is one of those rare moments where it was deliberate. 🙃

Oh, I figured as much.  Thanks for relaying the location.  I was genuinely curious what could draw all those high end vehicles.

Imagine the cars you could afford with socialized medicine?  I just assumed that was the Canadian version of Walmart.

Mark_B_Good

Langner91 said:

I know the real formula is "9/5", but I went to Iowa, so I just round that to 2.  It is close enough for most things.

With that said, I just double it and add 32 when converting between metric and US measurements.  Its not perfect, but it gets me in the ballpark.  I don't understand why people resist the metric system.

1 pound = (1*2)+32~34kg
1 gallon = (1*2)+32~34litres

Nothin' to it!  Saves a lot of time!

Wait, what?

Factor for temperature is 9/5 + 32
For lbs to kg you DIVID by 2.2
For gallons to liters you multiple by 3.75
For miles to km you multiply by 1.6

Ozzie_Isaac

Mark_B_Good said:

Langner91 said:

I know the real formula is "9/5", but I went to Iowa, so I just round that to 2.  It is close enough for most things.

With that said, I just double it and add 32 when converting between metric and US measurements.  Its not perfect, but it gets me in the ballpark.  I don't understand why people resist the metric system.

1 pound = (1*2)+32~34kg
1 gallon = (1*2)+32~34litres

Nothin' to it!  Saves a lot of time!

Wait, what?

Factor for temperature is 9/5 + 32
For lbs to kg you DIVID by 2.2
For gallons to liters you multiple by 3.75
For miles to km you multiply by 1.6

I believe he was making a joke.

Mark_B_Good

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Mark_B_Good said:

Langner91 said:

I know the real formula is "9/5", but I went to Iowa, so I just round that to 2.  It is close enough for most things.

With that said, I just double it and add 32 when converting between metric and US measurements.  Its not perfect, but it gets me in the ballpark.  I don't understand why people resist the metric system.

1 pound = (1*2)+32~34kg
1 gallon = (1*2)+32~34litres

Nothin' to it!  Saves a lot of time!

Wait, what?

Factor for temperature is 9/5 + 32
For lbs to kg you DIVID by 2.2
For gallons to liters you multiple by 3.75
For miles to km you multiply by 1.6

I believe he was making a joke.

Oh, well, he had me fooled!

WeberWho

Neighbors ride. 

HeavyG

I've only seen it once (not my pic below) and that was 30+ years ago but I read that the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile is being renamed the "Frankmobile" as part of a new branding move. Unsure if the name change is permanent.

Would be too bad if it is, as Weinermobile is much funnier to say.

kl8ton

HeavyG said:

I've only seen it once (not my pic below) and that was 30+ years ago but I read that the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile is being renamed the "Frankmobile" as part of a new branding move. Unsure if the name change is permanent.

Would be too bad if it is, as Weinermobile is much funnier to say.

From the factory that chassis never came with a weiner. I'm offended!

GrateEggspectations

kl8ton said:

HeavyG said:

I've only seen it once (not my pic below) and that was 30+ years ago but I read that the Oscar Meyer Weinermobile is being renamed the "Frankmobile" as part of a new branding move. Unsure if the name change is permanent.

Would be too bad if it is, as Weinermobile is much funnier to say.

From the factory that chassis never came with a weiner. I'm offended!

When I heard the word “weiner”, I fully expected some to be offended. 

dbCooper

WeberWho said:

Neighbors ride. 

@WeberWho - Really liking that they made it into a two-door.  Nice!

Langner91

Is it real?  The 1965 Chevy brochure shows it listed, but it has to be rare!

Botch

WeberWho said:

Neighbors ride. 

Both Mercedes and Audi offer "station wagons" that almost blow everything else in their lines out of the water, performance-wise.  My Canadian boys from TheStraightPipes really raved about both of them, in fact Jakob bought a used Mercedes from Japan for his own use.  Hipster SUV?  I don't know.  
 
EDIT:  The Audi version is the RS-6 Avant, and there are about 25 used ones available here in the US right now; all priced higher than what I paid for my house.
https://www.carfax.com/Used-Audi-RS6_w42
 

Dobie

Glad I’ve seen the wienermobile a couple times before Oscar Mayer jumped the shark.

alaskanassasin

so its no longer Oscar Mayer Wiener?

WeberWho

dbCooper said:

WeberWho said:

Neighbors ride. 

@WeberWho - Really liking that they made it into a two-door.  Nice!

Langner91 said:

Is it real?  The 1965 Chevy brochure shows it listed, but it has to be rare!

@dbCooper
@Langner91

Yeah, it's a pretty rare two door 1965 Chevelle wagon. I had no idea they came in a two door wagon. 

ColbyLang

The nomad also came in 2 door as a station wagon

Langner91

I love looking at those old brochures.  It amazes me how many models they made.  Today, Chevy makes one "car".