All Your Spots Under One Umbrella

[ocnblu]

When it rains, it pours, and spots turn up everywhere... in this here thread right here. So let's start singin' in the rain!

[Satty]

Pontiac G5 EXCITEMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[§carlet §wordfish]

Gray CTS Coupe

Black '11 Charger

[Robert Hall]

Bright red '11 Camaro SS convertible, top down.. Hawt...

[caddycruiser]

Red CTS V6 coupe, stock but for tinted windows and "POR BOY2" license plate. Oh, how fitting. Love these things on the road...

[Lamar]

Parked beside an X5 30d today. First time seeing one.

[bobo]

White Diamond CTS Coupe. Distinctive, for sure.

[Intrepidation]

Gray Optima.

[vonVeezelsnider]

Saw my first new Elantra on the road- certainly looks different than the other compacts...

[ocnblu]

'81 Z28, black. For Sale in someone's front yard.

[William Maley]

Yellow Subaru Baja and a camo Jeep Grand Cherokee (SRT8?)

[ocnblu]

Silver (with black roof and decklid) first-gen Rambler Marlin in nice shape. Interesting what AMC was able to do with so little money over the years.

[balthazar]

Got ample time to look over a mercedees 560SL. Not sure of the exact vintage (had ABS & a driver-side airbag, plus the ribbed EXCITEMENT!!!! lower body, but boy howdy was it an unmitigated piece of crap. Exposed rubber gaskets, exposed screws, faded plastic, uber-cheap interior.

Someone here recently proclaimed these things as the class leaders in luxury flagships. Not even close. As is so typical- overhyped without substance.

[Robert Hall]

Got ample time to look over a mercedees 560SL. Not sure of the exact vintage (had ABS & a driver-side airbag, plus the ribbed EXCITEMENT!!!! lower body

560SL was 1986-1989, last version of the '71 vintage R107 generation. They were a bit outdated by then. Still see quite a few of them out and about around here...lots of nice old Mercs around Phoenix and Scottsdale. Saw a very clean silver blue w/ dark blue interior one and an earlier 450SL from around 1980 in it's signature bright red w/ tan interior last week...

Edited April 3, 2011 by Cubical-aka-Moltar

[balthazar]

Seems old to have had an airbag. Regardless; it wasn't up to upper-level 1960s body hardware & fitment & interior appointments, never mind 1980-1990s. Not a single thing about it said 'luxury'.

[Robert Hall]

Seems old to have had an airbag.

Most US market M-Bs had airbags standard around '85-86, IIRC.

[balthazar]

Now I remember : about 10 years after General Motors.

[Robert Hall]

Now I remember : about 10 years after General Motors.

GM's attempt doesn't count..they tried it and gave up. M-B or Volvo was the first to have sustained production across their entire model lineup...

[§carlet §wordfish]

Blue Saab 96

[Croc]

Saw a new white Ford Explorer. Two things surprised me: for how large the taillight housing is, the actual brake lights are fairly small and not terribly noticeable IMO...also, Ford isn't using LED ambers.

[bobo]

A silver Cadillac Allante with a really loud exhaust. Probably needs a new muffler.

[Croc]

A silver Cadillac Allante with a really loud exhaust. Probably needs a new muffler.

Ugh jealous

[Robert Hall]

Saw a Ford Ranger Electric in traffic...was riding high in the front, low in the back (bed full of batteries?). '100% Electric' sticker on the tailgate. Interesting..

[Drew Dowdell]

Got ample time to look over a mercedees 560SL. Not sure of the exact vintage (had ABS & a driver-side airbag, plus the ribbed EXCITEMENT!!!! lower body, but boy howdy was it an unmitigated piece of crap. Exposed rubber gaskets, exposed screws, faded plastic, uber-cheap interior.

Someone here recently proclaimed these things as the class leaders in luxury flagships. Not even close. As is so typical- overhyped without substance.

Well it could be as old as 1974 then.... since Mercedes invented both Airbags and ABS and subsequently allowed Oldsmobile and Chrysler to debut each of them respectively.

[caddycruiser]

New silver Chrysler 200 Limited V6 beside me in traffic. Critics or not, SO different, from back to sides and front. Just comes off as a very different, much nicer vehicle, especially in upgraded trim. The rear end especially looks better. Rolling along.

The Avenger, also spotted again, minor changes.

New white Charger V6 again...loaded down with 4 people, drooping rear a bit. Sweet car, with the rear lights lit up for dark, at least more so than during the day.

[Cory Wolfe]

I forgot to mention... a Mercedes SLS drove through Dubois the other day. Talk about out of place. That car costs more than the majority of houses here.

[caddycruiser]

I forgot to mention... a Mercedes SLS drove through Dubois the other day. Talk about out of place. That car costs more than the majority of houses here.

Wow...fitting. Hah. Then again, it's like Punxsutawney only bigger in that way. A few wealthy people in town off to the sides, and a few crazy vehicles to go with them. Amongst all the old Cavaliers, Blazers, etc. Fitting.

[Robert Hall]

The local Chevy store has a dark red w/ tan top '11 Camaro convertible out front..sweet.

[§carlet §wordfish]

Lavender '60 Ford Sunliner

something else 60s in primer black

[caddycruiser]

Shining black '08 Saturn Astra coupe with the 18" 5-spoke factory wheels, across from Boathouse Row & Art Museum in Philly. Still such a great looking little car...and such a rare bird.

[§carlet §wordfish]

Navy blue Panamera

like-new black Eagle Premier

[ZL-1]

Black Corvette (Spanish plates). An extremely rare sight over here.

[Satty]

I saw a black Volt the other day. Pretty nice looking. And about 11 seconds after getting off the plane I saw a Maserati TC that looked beat to hell.

[§carlet §wordfish]

Early '80s LeSabre, blue with yellow roof, covered in giant SpongeBob SquarePants graphics.

Absurdity in motion.

[Robert Hall]

Saw a T-bucket hot rod, yellow w/ orange flames...swear the driver was holding his toupee on (breezy afternoon).

Saw a very sharp dark red '11 Camaro convertible out driving around w/ the top down...

[ZL-1]

Early '80s LeSabre, blue with yellow roof, covered in giant SpongeBob SquarePants graphics.

[caddycruiser]

Bright magenta newer Town Car limo...fully painted, properly, and vinyl top included.

'10/11 Chrysler 300 limo locally with the back doors suicide converted.

White Diamond new CTS coupe on Broad St in Philly today...with Vogue white/yellow strip tires on the factory polished 18" wheels. Interesting look.

[Lamar]

On my drive from VA to GA today:

Lotus Elise

Porsche Panamera

New Chrysler 300

VW Phaeton

Previous Chrysler 300 with the Rolls-Royce treatment

Maserati GranTurismo

First-gen Corvette

Intimidator SS

[ocnblu]

'76 Cutlass Supreme coupe in beautiful condition, in factory metallic orange with tan landau top, tan metallic to match the top color down the middle of the hood and decklid (not really a stripe, it ran the width of the lower center section of the hood). Donked, riding on giant chrome rims, raised ride height, rap music blurring all 3 mirror glasses on the car. The donking had better be reversible...

[William Maley]

Black Mercury Capri XR2 with the top down

[loki]

denali terrain. just a few days ago

[caddycruiser]

At the gas station filling up a new TL, a freshly arrived new dark blue with cream leather '11 Chrysler 200 Limited convertible. Looked like the dealer owner driving it, his new demo or something.

Again, front, rear, wheels, exhaust, and the visible interior, so different and appealing finally. The proportions of the convertible especially look better than the already hugely improved sedan. The 3.6L sounded nice too as he pulled off and stomped it.

[GMTruckGuy74]

denali terrain. just a few days ago

Did it look like the one posted in the GMC section, with exposed rocker panel mounting holes, or did this one actually have the extension panels installed?

Here... this is the one I'm talking about:

[AAS]

Was back in SoCal last weekend, and here are some notable sightings...

Chevrolet Volt, dark grey, on PCH

Hyundai Veloster (I'm pretty sure), silver, no camo, 5 FWY well south of OC

Back home I recently saw...

Cadillac CTS-V Coupe, pearl white

Buick Reatta, white

[Robert Hall]

Saw a red Pontiac G2---subcompact Excitement!!!

Saw a white Honda CR-Z, first one I've seen on the roads.

Saw two Chevy Tahoe police trucks parked in downtown Scottsdale w/ 'Policia Federal' graphics...Mexico National Police...WTF?

[loki]

denali terrain. just a few days ago

Did it look like the one posted in the GMC section, with exposed rocker panel mounting holes, or did this one actually have the extension panels installed?

Here... this is the one I'm talking about:

actually... i might be wrong, ... thinking back it was an acadia. still pretty new, and $$$$, right?

[loki]

Saw a red Pontiac G2---subcompact Excitement!!!

Saw a white Honda CR-Z, first one I've seen on the roads.

Saw two Chevy Tahoe police trucks parked in downtown Scottsdale w/ 'Policia Federal' graphics...Mexico National Police...WTF?

incidente internacional!!!

[caddycruiser]

Magenta pink painted '05-07'ish G6 GT sedan. Factory chrome cap wheels, but then also black body side moldings & door handles. Color aside, otherwise normal.

Just down the street. Only in Philly.

[Robert Hall]

This evening parked on one block in downtown Scottsdale I saw:

A pale yellow early '40s Packard woody wagon, w/ twin side mount covered spares, a cream leather top, wooden roof rack, wide whites. Beautiful.

A bright red Mercedes SLS. First I've seen in person. Beautiful.

A very clean '77 Olds 88 4dr, dark brown w/ tan top.

[ocnblu]

Medium blue '78 Caprice sedan in very nice condition, with antique tags. And to think, I remember when these were new and different.