@Stef-Schrader It was good....I stood in front of it and told everyone that it was cold and not eat it.

@annoying_salman I don't mind the Volvo and the mini SUVs are kind of fun.

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A quick search locally shows some interesting but rough condition older vehicles along with 15-20 year old passenger vehicles mostly. Still, some interesting stuff in this random grab bag.

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/search/nat/cta?purveyor=owner&sort=date&search_distance=200&postal=30064&min_price=3000&max_price=4000

@Huzer Wrongler.

@ash78 Taormina and Noto were both beautiful cities filled with far too many tourists. The place we had lunch in Taormina was way overpriced too. I wish we could have seen Etna though. I've been to Sicily twice and both times Etna was completely obscured by clouds.

@HotWheelsAndFriedChicken Datto B210 (aka Sunny) plz

@Shop-Teacher @Miss-Mercedes Yeah, mostly meant it as a joke but it is a very cool old thing! 😄

@facw
They looked the same in real life, but looking at the picture they don't seem to quite match.

People who put their bumper stickers within the swipe of the wiper should be cited.

I've seen Jeep clothing and gear popping up in Marshall's lately, it's eerie. Jeep is almost the new NASA of random logos appearing everywhere.

@facw said in New and Old:

On the other end of the spectrum, when was the last time you saw a Dodge/Plymouth Colt? I had forgotten this generation even existed. This one seemed to have a low-quality repaint (with black roof), but otherwise seemed reasonably clean, especially for a car hanging out in the salt air.
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My best friend drove one in high school! I can still hear the rattling sound the car made every time he put it into first gear 😆

@Sam-Blockhan mmm.......Tarago. you have seen more Lucid than me.

@LimitedTimeOnly As the owner of a Panamera, I'm sad.

@drVanTraveler 924 probably far more reliable! But...that Busso V6...

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@EssExTee I feel like this guy recently had a really bad day. Ride on, homie, ride on...

@WhoIsTheLeader fbi/cia maybe?

@Leon It wouldn't be legal to register in the US so presumably it came back with him. If not, it would have had to be crushed as you couldn't legally sell it. There's always a chance it stayed with dodgy or no paperwork but seems unlikely.

@WhoIsTheLeader There was a V6 MX3 for sale near me before I left Wisconsin, i wanted, but it was such a complete basket case that I knew I'd regret it.

@Ad-absurdum-per-aspera Huh, I didn't know that Uhaul was at the heart of such nastiness. The more you know. Well, I don't think anyone ever accused them of organizational efficiency and effectivity.

@Sam-Blockhan I was driving to the hardware store yesterday and heard a tremendous racket. Off to my right, a house was starting (for the first time in seemingly a very long time) a bright orange Thing in their driveway. I've never seen it before and I drive that way frequently. It was gone by the time I drove back through there.

@tophercrowder That is stunning! I'd drive the hell out of that thing.

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@Roadkilled Somebody has gone through a lot of work to rebadge a USDM Cavalier, hence the red signals. If it did have amber signals, that would be especially interesting.

@ash78 That 3000GT does look like an offroader doesn't it? And I agree that new cars when actually full look like the air shocks broke.

@Nauraushaun

They've a website:

https://worldroamers.com/

Camper made in Ukraine in the good old days.

@Cars said in DOTS: Beater Comparison:

Classic is a long term owner

Now in long term street storage. Judging by some of the abandoned cars on the street, it could go years like this.

@WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAthenGTInowA4 said in More dots from my trip to London:

@jamesharvey I want to drive a 60s Cadillac through London so bad.....

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@Highlander disappointing

@Cé-hé-sin boats on boats!

@flatisflat said in Taylor Martin bait:

@Darkbrador Sure, you could find a Squareback for less, but it won't be in this good of shape.

I can attest to this… I’ll probably have put close to 14k in Fargo (including the purchase itself) by the time he’s road legal…

@pip-bip I've never seen one in this shade of blue before. It wears it well.

It just occurred to me that one thing I really like about European cities (vs the US) is how much more light makes it down to street level.

Awesome shots.

@WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAthenGTInowA4 SMs are gorgeous! A local guy here has one as well, though he's selling it 😞

I always decline the warranty just like I do their/other stores discount cards. I drill open, take apart, and often repaint/rust up 98% of my diecast and don't care to have my info in the hands of spammers, robocallers and the like and consider the extra cost at stores like Kroger/Fred Meyer or TSC worth it to keep my financial, purchase and contact info out of hands I don't want it in.

@aremmes Ugh! That sucks!

@Jb-boin
As it happens, I saw all four cars in less than an hour in Fougères!

@john-norris I have soft spot in my heart for these. My dad had a ‘66 396 SS 4-speed.

@HotWheelsAndFriedChicken I remember the DS, had Saudi plates on it if I recall. He had a suicide-door Lincoln at one point as well. I used to work in that neighborhood and take walks on my lunch break.

@dogisbadob You're telling me that they should have done less to differentiate the coupe from the sedan?

@Ad-absurdum-per-aspera no, daewoo badge died in 09/10 and everything was badged as a Chevrolet even in Korea the only exception was Holden until it died in 2020 plus the other exports badged as Buick etc

@amoore100
20. The 30 had double round headlights.

@Cé-hé-sin That would make for an interesting two car garage.

@Jb-boin I see it now

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@ash78 said in DOTS: Adventure Campy Sprinter Thingy:

I'm not sure I would want to drive that through most of Latin America (or some of the US), to be honest. All places I would be willing to visit. Few places I would be willing to advertise my wealth so far from home.

They really needed a 1988 F-150 with a camper top if they wanted to be low key 🙂

I'm with you on that, but they pulled it off already, so good for them.

@pip-bip there's lots wrong with it, not the least of which is that it objectively makes vehicles worse and less safe. I could go on for ages.

@Roadkilled
< Volvo P1800

Not that many of the P-series were made compared to the later S and E. The one you saw has a badge denoting it as an 1800S, so I believe before fuel injection but still extremely cool. I'm still waiting on spotting any 1800.

@Old-Busted-Hotness it probably is totalled, too, with the kink in the quarter panel.

But, it seems like you could at least source a replacement bumper cover from somewhere, and even if you didn't paint it and had to attach it with self-tapping screws because everything is too bent up for the clips to work, and it would look 100% better for comparatively little investment.

@Britishvillaininatl

Let's do some basic math. The standard battery in the Lightning is 98 kWh. If the tent has LED lighting, that would take very little power. More power would be needed for the fans. However, even if the tent's lighting and fans required 1000 watts, the truck would use up only 10% of its battery powering the tent for nearly 10 hours.

@Ad-absurdum-per-aspera Yep I bet half of them are lowriders by now. Cool design, too.

@derp

Thanks

Cool Maserati!

I see Equators every so often.

@WhoIsTheLeader Track the VW, DD Ford, burn the others

@WhoIsTheLeader said in DOTS: Mark my words:

@Long_Voyager94 I also think it's a gorgeous car with wonderful luxury. I just don't think you would call it understated. It's just stated. The car looks exactly like it should in a good way.

I guess I was thinking more along the lines of modern vehicles, compared to vehicles of today, it's simple and almost elegant.

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These things are like Altimas out here. Oh, wait. . .

No idea on production numbers but I've never seen one in my (admittedly meager) travels. They're not like, say, Jaguar XF Sportbrake levels of rare, but I don't think they made a lot. I've ridden in a 6MT V6 one and I was pretty impressed as it seemed remarkably sporty for what it is. I've always secretly liked the generation it's based on.
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It took until after their cancellation for them to start showing up but the last Civic coupe is more common than I'd expect. Maybe one dealer really stocked up on them as I never see them in the suburbs.

@trivet Somebody grab that dog! Tail up and wagging with a pit means something is getting chomped hard.

Stone Mtn is pretty cool, we've done a few long weekend trips almost entirely there. It's really geared toward kids 3-10 or so. There's not much for older kids to do, but if you just want to hike the mountain, all you have to do is pay the ~$15 day use fee. That's what probably 90% of the visitors do.

The light shows are pretty cool, but I'm more in it for the geology, plus the sheer artistry of the relief sculpture (despite its subject matter, good art is good art).

To me, the proof of any overreaction or manufactured controversy is to just look around at the other people there. It's as diverse as it gets. And I understand the trust is making a lot of improvements to the Confederate hall to avoid any sense of glamorization.

@tophercrowder Huh. Of all the vehicles to stick on top of a 4x4 chassis, a Ford Prefect panel van is just about the least likely. Hate the wheels, but respect the enthusiasm. Wonder what the story is behind it?

I have nothing to add but to say i love your MR2.

@WhoIsTheLeader said in Classic Malibu Classic Down on the Street:

@dogisbadob said in Classic Malibu Classic Down on the Street:

Ecotec

1.8 Ecotec? That engine has been dead reliable in my Cruze but it doesn't exactly set the world on fire. Adequate torque and no top end power at all but 6 gears makes the most of it.

GM sure did like the name 'classic.' so many uses across nameplates and brands.

2.2L Ecotec for the Malibu Classic ☺

@Sam-Blockhan Good spotting! Can't decide which one that I like more – this white version or the green one that you found in the parking lot months ago 🤔