OT - For Car Lovers: Some Recent Exotic Spottings

Eggdicted_Dawgfan

Saw this beast in the wild. 

Botch

dbCooper said:

In the Chevy camp here but, the Honda Civic caught my eye.  Finished last and struggled to 150.  Up to the ¼ mile and braking are impressive, for the money.  And can always modify any of them, like the sweet  ride @Mark_B_Good has shared.

*edit to clarify... Civic finished last but finished, a Civic hitting 150?

It's always made me giggle;  where would you use that kind of performance?  
I did get my '82 Saab 900 Turbo up to 123 in a certain place in New Mexico; when I came to a stop the engine stalled and I couldn't restart it.  I popped the hood (whatcha gunna find, Botch?) and I did see a small rubber hose that blew off its nylon fitting; reconnected it and she started right up.
Also got my Yamaha motorcycle up to 110 in a certain place east of the UT Wasatch; during a long straightaway I glanced down to see the highway flying past my boots about 8" below, and decided that's as fast as I'll ever need to go anymore.  Yikes.    

GlennM

In front of me yesterday

lousubcap

Gotta beat east of Cambridge, Ontario this time of year. 

Ozzie_Isaac

GrateEggspectations

For you, @Botch. Didn’t want to make it too easy for you.  

Botch

 
 

 
 

GrateEggspectations

@Botch

Correct, but GT. 

DoubleEgger

GlennM said:

In front of me yesterday

I always like following the Boar’s Head truck too!

Ozzie_Isaac

Rules are only post cars we see in person, but sometimes rules need to be broken.  Saw this on a forum earlier today.

Ozzie_Isaac

Met some cool kids who have a mobile detailing business.  Their last truck was damaged in an accident, so they bought an old suburban and have converted it for mobile detailing.  They are also in the process of restoring it while they use it!  This kids are serious hustlers always working.  There is a water tank behind the front seats too.

billt01

WeberWho said:

Challenger RT 

if that has an original hemi, that car has a few commas in the value

Ozzie_Isaac

I don't really have friends who appreciate this stuff, and can't really share on Social Media, but this made me smile.

fishlessman

JohnInCarolina said:

lousubcap said:

The latest four door four seater from Ferrari-

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/07/ferrari-purosangue-review-a-dream-to-drive-but-not-an-suv.html

It's a no for me.

even if it came in old man tan......

Eggdicted_Dawgfan

Damn he must have broke out the straight-edge. Those lines are sharp. 

HeavyG

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Met some cool kids who have a mobile detailing business.  Their last truck was damaged in an accident, so they bought an old suburban and have converted it for mobile detailing.  They are also in the process of restoring it while they use it!  This kids are serious hustlers always working.  There is a water tank behind the front seats too.

Did you perchance check out their water tank installation and give it a once over to see if it appears properly/safely secured and advise them if it wasn't?

Also, that is a nice striping detail they left on the interior! That alone would be worth a healthy tip.

WeberWho

billt01 said:

WeberWho said:

Challenger RT 

if that has an original hemi, that car has a few commas in the value

There's a collector down the road and I'd imagine it's one of his. The Blue Cuda he owns in the pic below is worth $5.5 million. 



He's a "dealer". I think it's more for tax purposes than anything. Here's his website. 

http://mopar-ponderosa.com/posters/

SamIAm2

@WeberWho - ah! the Bacaruda, uh Babararacucudada. I'm old enough to remember the advertisement based on one speakers inability to say the name of the car correctly. Funny stuff. Edit - liked the looks of that car. Got to ride in one in 11th grade, back seat headroom was an issue for me.

Ozzie_Isaac

SamIAm2 said:

@WeberWho - ah! the Bacaruda, uh Babararacucudada. I'm old enough to remember the advertisement based on one speakers inability to say the name of the car correctly. Funny stuff.

https://youtu.be/7Jv_5oXqgpo?si=fmkvyEsBiyYdPqB8

GrateEggspectations

You need to rock one of these in your ride, @Ozzie_Isaac.

GrateEggspectations

Also, this is a nice hat. 

WeberWho

GrateEggspectations said:

Also, this is a nice hat. 

My sister just text this a few days ago asking if we should get this hat for my Dad. (He used to have a green Aerostar back in the day.) The hat is pretty awesome!

Mark_B_Good

lousubcap said:

Mark_B_Good said:

dbCooper said:

Car and Driver recently tested 12 vehicles for 0-150-0 performance:

https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a45765297/0-150-0-mph-speed-test-2023/

I can almost keep up with the 911 Turbo S ... hehe ... I have a 10.7s quarter mile. Can stop pretty fast too.

@Mark_B_Good I recall that you have quite a tricked out performance ride.  You have shared photos here and it was quite a machine. 

Very nice!

Yes, a stage 2+ Audi TTRS, with upgrades to suspension and brakes as well.  It has an estimated 600 crank hp, and 600 lb-ft torque. Light care too.

Mark_B_Good

Botch said:

dbCooper said:

In the Chevy camp here but, the Honda Civic caught my eye.  Finished last and struggled to 150.  Up to the ¼ mile and braking are impressive, for the money.  And can always modify any of them, like the sweet  ride @Mark_B_Good has shared.

*edit to clarify... Civic finished last but finished, a Civic hitting 150?

It's always made me giggle;  where would you use that kind of performance?  
I did get my '82 Saab 900 Turbo up to 123 in a certain place in New Mexico; when I came to a stop the engine stalled and I couldn't restart it.  I popped the hood (whatcha gunna find, Botch?) and I did see a small rubber hose that blew off its nylon fitting; reconnected it and she started right up.
Also got my Yamaha motorcycle up to 110 in a certain place east of the UT Wasatch; during a long straightaway I glanced down to see the highway flying past my boots about 8" below, and decided that's as fast as I'll ever need to go anymore.  Yikes.    

The legal way to use that kind of performance:

- at the track. Going to a track day a couple of days a year is an exhilarating experience.
- highway on ramps ... is it illegal to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (100 km) in 2.9 s on a highway on ramp?
- crack hood open, and rev ... watch neighbor's faces ... but before 9 pm at night. LOL.

Mark_B_Good

Here's my ride... At the track. 

Ozzie_Isaac

Mark_B_Good said:

Botch said:

dbCooper said:

In the Chevy camp here but, the Honda Civic caught my eye.  Finished last and struggled to 150.  Up to the ¼ mile and braking are impressive, for the money.  And can always modify any of them, like the sweet  ride @Mark_B_Good has shared.

*edit to clarify... Civic finished last but finished, a Civic hitting 150?

It's always made me giggle;  where would you use that kind of performance?  
I did get my '82 Saab 900 Turbo up to 123 in a certain place in New Mexico; when I came to a stop the engine stalled and I couldn't restart it.  I popped the hood (whatcha gunna find, Botch?) and I did see a small rubber hose that blew off its nylon fitting; reconnected it and she started right up.
Also got my Yamaha motorcycle up to 110 in a certain place east of the UT Wasatch; during a long straightaway I glanced down to see the highway flying past my boots about 8" below, and decided that's as fast as I'll ever need to go anymore.  Yikes.    

The legal way to use that kind of performance:

- at the track. Going to a track day a couple of days a year is an exhilarating experience.
- highway on ramps ... is it illegal to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (100 km) in 2.9 s on a highway on ramp?
- crack hood open, and rev ... watch neighbor's faces ... but before 9 pm at night. LOL.

Merging and quick squirts are fun.  Walked a kid in his SRT Challenger, with my heated massage seats on, while having a conversation with the wife.

I bet and extra 150ft-lbs of torque and less weight is a ton of fun.

Mark_B_Good

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Mark_B_Good said:

Botch said:

dbCooper said:

In the Chevy camp here but, the Honda Civic caught my eye.  Finished last and struggled to 150.  Up to the ¼ mile and braking are impressive, for the money.  And can always modify any of them, like the sweet  ride @Mark_B_Good has shared.

*edit to clarify... Civic finished last but finished, a Civic hitting 150?

It's always made me giggle;  where would you use that kind of performance?  
I did get my '82 Saab 900 Turbo up to 123 in a certain place in New Mexico; when I came to a stop the engine stalled and I couldn't restart it.  I popped the hood (whatcha gunna find, Botch?) and I did see a small rubber hose that blew off its nylon fitting; reconnected it and she started right up.
Also got my Yamaha motorcycle up to 110 in a certain place east of the UT Wasatch; during a long straightaway I glanced down to see the highway flying past my boots about 8" below, and decided that's as fast as I'll ever need to go anymore.  Yikes.    

The legal way to use that kind of performance:

- at the track. Going to a track day a couple of days a year is an exhilarating experience.
- highway on ramps ... is it illegal to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (100 km) in 2.9 s on a highway on ramp?
- crack hood open, and rev ... watch neighbor's faces ... but before 9 pm at night. LOL.

Merging and quick squirts are fun.  Walked a kid in his SRT Challenger, with my heated massage seats on, while having a conversation with the wife.

I bet and extra 150ft-lbs of torque and less weight is a ton of fun.

Yeah, I guess I didn't mention the quattro benefits. That SRT will be still spinning his rear tires by the time I have hit 60 mph, LOL.

Botch

Mark_B_Good said:
The legal way to use that kind of performance:

...
- highway on ramps ... is it illegal to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph (100 km) in 2.9 s on a highway on ramp?
...

Well, I'm guilty of this one just about every time, but I only had the FZ-6 and it took 3.4 s.  
 

GrateEggspectations

I see what you mean, @botch. Similar houses indeed. 

I like the decal on the BMW’s boxes.

GlennM

Publix parking lot yesterday