MARCH 2012 CAR SPOTTERS THREAD

[§carlet §wordfish]

Maroon Triumph Spitfire

Blue Chrysler Conquest TSi

Green '61 or '62 Buick Special sedan

Edited March 25, 2012 by §carlet §wordfish

[caddycruiser]

I'm also putting Liberty Buick of Glendale AZ on notice this week. I'm in Arizona 4-5 weeks out of the year and I see enough of these fogey edition cars with the vogue tires and cloth/riveted faux cabrio tops. Now they're polluting my country with them too? Unacceptable.

That's bad. Really, really, really bad. Like the Lincoln MKS running around my parent's in Delaware that's dark maroon with a tan "riveted" top, and oh yeah, a trunk metal "luggage rack" like the old days.

I sold a new 2012 Acura RL to a customer last month who was coming out of a 2001 Lincoln Continental with a cloth top. She put all of 39k miles in 11 years on the Continental. Wanted a cloth top and chrome wheel well moldings. Luckily after discussion and honestly them not making such items for the car, we decided on simply 2 chrome Acura A's on the C-pillars. Cloth tops...should expire away entirely.

[caddycruiser]

New crystal red 2013 Malibu Eco with PA Disabled tags parked outside Costco. Then as I turned the corner a 2011 current/last gen Malibu LT 4-cyl in the same color, parked nose to nose with it. The 2013 looked great in person.

Edited March 26, 2012 by caddycruiser

[Drew Dowdell]

Spotted this on my way into the office this morning.

[GMTruckGuy74]

Pretty cool Jeep/AEV Brute spotting!! I like that better than the Jeep JK8 conversion offered through the Jeep dealers from MOPAR, though the bed area is smaller on the Brute.

http://www.quadratec.com/showcases/aev/brute/

Edited March 26, 2012 by GMTruckGuy74

[!!!TED!!!]

Some goodies spotted in March:

[GMTruckGuy74]

Welcome back, TED!! You've been gone a long time. It's nice to see you again

[!!!TED!!!]

Hi! It's been a while eh?

[caddycruiser]

Cool Jeep!

And welcome back, Ted.

[cletus8269]

a grandma driven fist gen monte carlo avacado green with fender skirts. looks like a daily driver too.

[Robert Hall]

Saw a white '13 Lincoln MKS on the freeway this morning...first I'd seen of the '13s w/ their subtle MCE..

[G. David Felt]

Noticed another 2012 Jeep Patriot white today on the way into work.

Funny how once your son buys one you tend to notice the auto more in your surroundings.

Edited March 27, 2012 by dfelt

[caddycruiser]

Driving past a Ford dealer this afternoon near West Chester, PA, a new white 2013 Taurus. Same Taurus but the wheels and front grille caught my eye, with it pulled up on a podium.

[caddycruiser]

A new white BMW 5 GT in traffic yesterday. Bleh.

Been a while. I'm glad.

[!!!TED!!!]

That BMW 5 GT...looks...retarded, in the literal sense!

[vonVeezelsnider]

I've only seen one the whole time they have been out.

[Robert Hall]

I've seen a couple 5 GTs...they do look awkward from some angles...hopefully the upcoming 3 GT is better styled..

[GMTruckGuy74]

On the drive in to work yesterday, coming off of Route 295 North onto Route 1 North, a gold colored '87 Oldsmobile Cutlass Salon with Delaware tags in pristine-looking condition. Last night attended a county fire police meeting and saw my Lieutenant's new (leftover) 2011 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 2WD Crew Cab in White Diamond Tricoat (he replaced his '09 Colorado 2WD Crew Cab). A lot of the members at my firehouse drive Fords, as is our Traffic Unit truck ('06 F-350 4WD Crew Cab), so I was worried they were going to convert him over. He's been a Chevy man for years and was only too happy to stay with the General this time.

[Lamar]

In my complex, someone has a silver WRX sedan. Last generation, I believe.

I normally wouldn't mention it, but with the sea of Camcords and Corollivics that populate this place, a fast Subie stands out.

[cletus8269]

a gloriously restored 71 e-type in green with saddle interior.

[caddycruiser]

So strange. Perpendicular to me at a red light, what I thought was a gray last gen Lexus GS...with a very strange front bumper that looked damage. 3 looks later and again confusion, I finally realized it was a new 2013 with the fang/angled new front end. High ride height. Old look. Strange. But definitely a 2013.

In other words, a Lexus.