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OT - For Car Lovers: Some Recent Exotic Spottings

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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    GrateEggspectations said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:

    When I was in my mid-20s, a client of my wife’s let me take his 911 Turbo S for a spin the very first time I met him. Great ride.

    Love that colour!
    I am super impressed if that 911 is a stick, although high possibility they don’t make those with an old fashioned synchronized manual, ….still impressed
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    I love lamp..
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 9,313
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    @nolaegghead

    Nice to see you back again, Carey!
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  • billt01
    billt01 Posts: 1,530
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    Have:
     XLBGE / Stumps Baby XL / Couple of Stokers (Gen 1 and Gen 3) / Blackstone 36 / Maxey 3x5 water pan hog cooker
    Had:
    LBGE / Lang 60D / Cookshack SM150 / Stumps Stretch / Stumps Baby

    Fat Willies BBQ
    Ola, Ga

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  • BlueRidgeSmokers
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    WeberWho said:

     A 1996 Impala SS shouldn't be anyone's dream car. I remember seeing them as a kid and thinking it was something special. It's a big family sedan that isn't really anything special other than sharing the same LT1 engine as the Corvette. It's maybe the sleeper aspect of it. (260hp with 300+ lbs of torque. Not too bad for an early to mid 90's four door car. Slow to today's standards. My dad's 11 year old 4 cylinder Chevy has 35 more horsepower than the 1996 Impala SS)

    If money grew on trees I'd have the 1996 Impala SS lowered an 1", windows tinted, updated wheels (tastefully), cammed, and have the transmission converted to manual. Something similar below but not so "murdered out."



    I'm also big fan of the newer Chevrolet SS. A newer version of the mid 90's SS. A 4 door V8 with rwd. (It even came in manual transmission!) It ultimately failed for GM. Another cool car that didn't see much love. 
    There's a lot to say for 300+ lbs-ft torque even if the top-end power isn't screaming. I, too, love those big RWD sedans, at least in concept. My daily driver is a 2010 Mazdaspeed3 which isn't much like the big sedans other than 270hp/270ft-lbs under the hood.

    The early '00s Mercury Marauder was eye-candy but felt just a bit pricey. Also wish it had a bit more V8 under the hood but who doesn't.

    Sadly the big sedans weren't getting love in the 90s, even in the '00s when H2s were the rage. Sigh. I'll have to watch an ep or two of Roadkill Garage now.

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,030
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    I loved that Chevy tried one last time with the SS. Rear wheel drive, 415 HP, 415 lbs of torque, and available in manual transmission. 



    Such a cool car but if I remember correctly it started at 60K plus. Which pretty much killed it before it really had any chance. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • BlueRidgeSmokers
    BlueRidgeSmokers Posts: 105
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    I recall the hot-rod SS, it sounded terrific until you saw it was priced like Corvette.

    There's at least Holden Monaro / Pontiac GTO still romping around my neighborhood, I like the idea of that car and who doesn't want a car made in Australia?

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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,030
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    BlueRidgeSmokers said:
    WeberWho said:

    My daily driver is a 2010 Mazdaspeed3 which isn't much like the big sedans other than 270hp/270ft-lbs under the hood.

    What a fun car! It was a flip of a coin between the 2010 Mazdaspeed3 and the 2010 Chevy HHR SS. My Dad ended up going with a manual HHR SS but he has wondered how the Mazdaspeed3 would have worked out. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • BlueRidgeSmokers
    BlueRidgeSmokers Posts: 105
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    WeberWho said:
    BlueRidgeSmokers said:
    WeberWho said:

    My daily driver is a 2010 Mazdaspeed3 which isn't much like the big sedans other than 270hp/270ft-lbs under the hood.

    What a fun car! It was a flip of a coin between the 2010 Mazdaspeed3 and the 2010 Chevy HHR SS. My Dad ended up going with a manual HHR SS but he has wondered how the Mazdaspeed3 would have worked out. 

    It is a very fun car, you can drive it moderately and it's a hatchback with terrific highway torque (rarely ever need to downshift) and reasonable fuel economy (upper 20s, I've seen 29MPG when trying).

    Push on the gas and it doesn't fool around, the fun is enhanced by the relatively wild amount of torque-steering. Even though it reduces torque when you're turning, it can still be a bit wild.

    Suspension is pleasantly firm though I probably ought to start looking at struts soon. Sadly Mazda indicates there won't be another Mazdaspeed3, but they do make a Mazda 3 Turbo, the magazines all describe it as a Mazdaspeed3 for grown-ups. That just proves it, even at age 60 I'm not grown-up.

    That HHR SS was really appealing but it kind-of came and went pretty quickly.
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  • alaskanassasin
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    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • WeberWho
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    alaskanassasin said:

    If you find one with under 100k miles and clean those things are becoming collectable/expensive for what they are. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 7,663
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    Yeah a LT1 station wagon would put smiles on the kids faces doing doughnuts!
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • GrateEggspectations
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    @todd-man

    Beautiful ride and setting!
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  • JohnfromKentucky
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    Foghorn said:
    This seems like the appropriate place for this.  

    I flew fromTexas to the beach in Florida with friends who own this.  Don’t ask me for details about it. I just know that it beats flying commercial.  No waiting at the airport. Direct flight to a small private airport.  Only 4 passengers.  I’d love to say that I’ll never fly commercial again - but I’m going to do it on Sunday…
    Nice plane. You do realize that you can look up the plane by tail number, right? 
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  • WeberWho
    WeberWho Posts: 11,030
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    JohnfromKentucky said:
    Foghorn said:
    This seems like the appropriate place for this.  

    I flew fromTexas to the beach in Florida with friends who own this.  Don’t ask me for details about it. I just know that it beats flying commercial.  No waiting at the airport. Direct flight to a small private airport.  Only 4 passengers.  I’d love to say that I’ll never fly commercial again - but I’m going to do it on Sunday…
    Nice plane. You do realize that you can look up the plane by tail number, right? 
    It's all pretty much public knowledge. For anyone who is interested in planes that are flying near/above them (or anywhere) you should download the app Flightradar24. It tells you the plane, their flight destination, altitude, speed, etc. I just learned about the app the other day. It's a cool app. 
    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 9,846
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    JohnfromKentucky said:
    Foghorn said:
    This seems like the appropriate place for this.  

    I flew fromTexas to the beach in Florida with friends who own this.  Don’t ask me for details about it. I just know that it beats flying commercial.  No waiting at the airport. Direct flight to a small private airport.  Only 4 passengers.  I’d love to say that I’ll never fly commercial again - but I’m going to do it on Sunday…
    Nice plane. You do realize that you can look up the plane by tail number, right? 
    Yes.   But I wasn't sure where to look and whatever information I found wouldn't meant a lot to me anyway...  I just knew that it was a nice ride.  

    XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle

    San Antonio, TX

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  • Botch
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    Ozzie_Isaac said:

    Ah.  Thank you, you've solved a puzzle I've had for a couple years.  Neighbor about 2 blocks south of me has one of these parked on the street, but with the rear bed/frame completely stripped off.  I couldn't figure out what the vehicle's original use was.  This could be designed as an infantry-style supply vehicle, but seeing the Snowbird decal, they're probably also used up in the ski areas, with their high clearance.  Glad I'm not buying the gas.  
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    Tin soldiers and Johnson's coming...


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  • Langner91
    Langner91 Posts: 2,120
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    I would give my left one for that CJ5.
    Clinton, Iowa
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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 5,429
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    Botch said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:

    Ah.  Thank you, you've solved a puzzle I've had for a couple years.  Neighbor about 2 blocks south of me has one of these parked on the street, but with the rear bed/frame completely stripped off.  I couldn't figure out what the vehicle's original use was.  This could be designed as an infantry-style supply vehicle, but seeing the Snowbird decal, they're probably also used up in the ski areas, with their high clearance.  Glad I'm not buying the gas.  
    Unimog?  I want.  Even if it is not.  
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, & 22, and 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 19,122
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    kl8ton said:
    Botch said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:

    Ah.  Thank you, you've solved a puzzle I've had for a couple years.  Neighbor about 2 blocks south of me has one of these parked on the street, but with the rear bed/frame completely stripped off.  I couldn't figure out what the vehicle's original use was.  This could be designed as an infantry-style supply vehicle, but seeing the Snowbird decal, they're probably also used up in the ski areas, with their high clearance.  Glad I'm not buying the gas.  
    Unimog?  I want.  Even if it is not.  
    Unimog is a dream vehicle for me.  I'm not great at the years/models, but it looked like a 404 to me.
    They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin
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  • billt01
    billt01 Posts: 1,530
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    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    kl8ton said:
    Botch said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:

    Ah.  Thank you, you've solved a puzzle I've had for a couple years.  Neighbor about 2 blocks south of me has one of these parked on the street, but with the rear bed/frame completely stripped off.  I couldn't figure out what the vehicle's original use was.  This could be designed as an infantry-style supply vehicle, but seeing the Snowbird decal, they're probably also used up in the ski areas, with their high clearance.  Glad I'm not buying the gas.  
    Unimog?  I want.  Even if it is not.  
    Unimog is a dream vehicle for me.  I'm not great at the years/models, but it looked like a 404 to me.
    I am looking.

    found them from mid 20's all the way to >135k.

    these things make US military Hum-vee's look quite pedestrian in off road capabilities..
    Have:
     XLBGE / Stumps Baby XL / Couple of Stokers (Gen 1 and Gen 3) / Blackstone 36 / Maxey 3x5 water pan hog cooker
    Had:
    LBGE / Lang 60D / Cookshack SM150 / Stumps Stretch / Stumps Baby

    Fat Willies BBQ
    Ola, Ga

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  • billt01
    billt01 Posts: 1,530
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    kl8ton said:
    Botch said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:

    Ah.  Thank you, you've solved a puzzle I've had for a couple years.  Neighbor about 2 blocks south of me has one of these parked on the street, but with the rear bed/frame completely stripped off.  I couldn't figure out what the vehicle's original use was.  This could be designed as an infantry-style supply vehicle, but seeing the Snowbird decal, they're probably also used up in the ski areas, with their high clearance.  Glad I'm not buying the gas.  
    Unimog?  I want.  Even if it is not.  

    Have:
     XLBGE / Stumps Baby XL / Couple of Stokers (Gen 1 and Gen 3) / Blackstone 36 / Maxey 3x5 water pan hog cooker
    Had:
    LBGE / Lang 60D / Cookshack SM150 / Stumps Stretch / Stumps Baby

    Fat Willies BBQ
    Ola, Ga

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  • alaskanassasin
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    kl8ton said:
    Botch said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:

    Ah.  Thank you, you've solved a puzzle I've had for a couple years.  Neighbor about 2 blocks south of me has one of these parked on the street, but with the rear bed/frame completely stripped off.  I couldn't figure out what the vehicle's original use was.  This could be designed as an infantry-style supply vehicle, but seeing the Snowbird decal, they're probably also used up in the ski areas, with their high clearance.  Glad I'm not buying the gas.  
    Unimog?  I want.  Even if it is not.  
    I don’t think there’s enough room in the back of that thing for all your kids
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • kl8ton
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    alaskanassasin said:
    kl8ton said:
    Botch said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:

    Ah.  Thank you, you've solved a puzzle I've had for a couple years.  Neighbor about 2 blocks south of me has one of these parked on the street, but with the rear bed/frame completely stripped off.  I couldn't figure out what the vehicle's original use was.  This could be designed as an infantry-style supply vehicle, but seeing the Snowbird decal, they're probably also used up in the ski areas, with their high clearance.  Glad I'm not buying the gas.  
    Unimog?  I want.  Even if it is not.  
    I don’t think there’s enough room in the back of that thing for all your kids
    The last one I saw in person had two benches in the back facing each other.  I think they would all fit.
    Large, Medium, MiniMax, & 22, and 36" Blackstone
    Grand Rapids MI
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  • ColbyLang
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    kl8ton said:
    alaskanassasin said:
    kl8ton said:
    Botch said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:

    Ah.  Thank you, you've solved a puzzle I've had for a couple years.  Neighbor about 2 blocks south of me has one of these parked on the street, but with the rear bed/frame completely stripped off.  I couldn't figure out what the vehicle's original use was.  This could be designed as an infantry-style supply vehicle, but seeing the Snowbird decal, they're probably also used up in the ski areas, with their high clearance.  Glad I'm not buying the gas.  
    Unimog?  I want.  Even if it is not.  
    I don’t think there’s enough room in the back of that thing for all your kids
    The last one I saw in person had two benches in the back facing each other.  I think they would all fit.
    Good friend of mine bought 5 surplus Army HumVees. 4 doors with rear benches facing each other. We fit 16 adults in one at the hunting lease. Beer drinking ride. 

    Got em all street legal and flipped em for a profit. Not as much fun as one would think
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  • WeberWho
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    I know some people have endless amount of money but still hard to see a million dollar P1 floating around in the floods. 


    "The pig is an amazing animal. You feed a pig an apple and it makes bacon. Let's see Michael Phelps do that" - Jim Gaffigan

    Minnesota
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  • TEXASBGE2018
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    WeberWho said:
    I know some people have endless amount of money but still hard to see a million dollar P1 floating around in the floods. 


    This hurts.


    Rockwall, Tx    LBGE, Minimax, 22" Blackstone, Pizza Party Bollore. Cast Iron Hoarder.

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  • Gulfcoastguy
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    That reminds me. Buying a used car for the next 3 years or so might not be a good idea.
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