DECEMBER CAR SPOTTING THREAD

[Robert Hall]

I realized we were still posting in the November thread (though really months have little meaning).

 

Saw a very clean bronze '69 Olds 88 convertible today, top down.   And did a double take when I saw a gray Pontiac Torrent in a parking lot..forgot that vehicle even existed.  Looked like a 1st gen Equinox.

[ocnblu]

Thanks for putting this up, Moltie.  Last month's thread didn't get a lot of participation, so I was hesitant to put one up this month.  Maybe December will be better.

[Robert Hall]

Saw a very clean '80s vintage Porsche 911 Carerra Turbo-look cabrio, in yellow w/ the black centered Fuchs wheels.  Top down on a sunny Saturday morning.

[balthazar]

Took a ride with a buddy of mine on a continual prowl for a decent 1st gen Toronado.

Small town car lot was advertising a '66… but the amateur restoration still revealed too many concerns to seriously consider. He passed. Jump pack didn't have enough spark to start it, either. A shame of course, 'cause the '66 is rolling ARTWORK.

Lot also had a '70 Cadillac SdV, black.

[ccap41]

I think I saw a 16 Malibu the other day on the highway. I'm not for sure if they are on dealer lots yet that's why I'm not 100% sure it was a '16 but I'm pretty confident. It was a dark burgundy-like color.  I think on Chevy's website it is "Butte Red Metallic". 

[balthazar]

'71-72 El Camino, bright yellow w/ black top, stock & gleaming.

'63 Merc Breezeway sedan, med blue, rolling fast down highway.

[Drew Dowdell]

I spotted a pair of M-Body Chrysler New Yorker 5th Aves today.  I actually pulled into the lot to take a look.  One is an '82 with leather interior one is an '86 with cloth interior. Both from the same estate.  Paint is a little rough on both as it was clearly an elderly driver parking by braille, but otherwise they look extremely clean.  The '82's interior looks just about perfect, the '86 has a few small holes in the cloth seats.   A friend of mine like these a lot so I sent the info to him

[G. David Felt]

Came across a bunch of butt ugly i3 last night at the mall. One is bad enough but when you have multiple together it is a freakin Horror. Who ever thought that styling was cool needs to have a mental health screening.

[ccap41]

Wow, I was reading that and I just had no clue what you were talking about. I thought you said 13 not i3. With the capitalized "I" it looked like a "1". 

 

I'm yet to see one in person but they don't look too great in pictures. 

[Robert Hall]

I've seen a few i3s around..strange little car. The i8, though, is pretty slick.

[G. David Felt]

Wow, I was reading that and I just had no clue what you were talking about. I thought you said 13 not i3. With the capitalized "I" it looked like a "1". 

 

I'm yet to see one in person but they don't look too great in pictures. 

My bad, I have corrected it. i3's are BUTT UGLY!

 

 

Solid Color one has 16K miles on it and reduced to $32K, is fully loaded but still over priced for what you get.

[balthazar]

^ They are indeed gruesome.

 

'69 or '70 Mustang Mach 1 fastback, clean, red, must've been 18" wheels, for sale at Ford-oriented body shop.

[balthazar]

A quad of '58-59 Chevy / GMC project trucks, rough, some just cabs, but have only been where they are less than a year. Here's one of 'em :

http://cnj.craigslist.org/pts/5310952102.html

[ccap41]

 

Wow, I was reading that and I just had no clue what you were talking about. I thought you said 13 not i3. With the capitalized "I" it looked like a "1". 

 

I'm yet to see one in person but they don't look too great in pictures. 

My bad, I have corrected it. i3's are BUTT UGLY!

 

bmwi3-inline2.jpg

i3BMWBellevue.jpg

i3BMWBellevueSolidColor.jpg

 

Solid Color one has 16K miles on it and reduced to $32K, is fully loaded but still over priced for what you get.

 

They seem kind of neat/quirky in pictures but I have to believe they are a mess in person. 

 

$h!, 32k for one of those used? How large/small are they? What would they be compared to? Fiesta? Focus? Spark? 

[Drew Dowdell]

It must have been old car day today.  I picked up my car from the mechanic after inspection and getting some small things done, so I'm riding around in my '81. On the way home I passed a Cordoba, a '78 Coupe Deville, and a '71 Ford LTD. 

[Robert Hall]

Leaving work this afternoon, saw an eclectic mix, not unusual for Scottsdale.  A slammed white Audi S5 coupe followed by a sharp dark blue w/ white interior '66 Buick Electra ragtop, top down (even though it's overcast and 56), followed by a slammed bright blue Audi S4 sedan.   Then in the opposite direction a mile or so later, an orange McLaren P1 side by side with a red Mercedes AMG GT coupe.    Then closer to home in Phoenix, I saw a dark bronze Aston Martin Rapide..

Edited December 23, 2015 by Cubical-aka-Moltar

[G. David Felt]

 

 

Wow, I was reading that and I just had no clue what you were talking about. I thought you said 13 not i3. With the capitalized "I" it looked like a "1". 

 

I'm yet to see one in person but they don't look too great in pictures. 

My bad, I have corrected it. i3's are BUTT UGLY!

 

bmwi3-inline2.jpg

i3BMWBellevue.jpg

i3BMWBellevueSolidColor.jpg

 

Solid Color one has 16K miles on it and reduced to $32K, is fully loaded but still over priced for what you get.

 

They seem kind of neat/quirky in pictures but I have to believe they are a mess in person. 

 

$h!, 32k for one of those used? How large/small are they? What would they be compared to? Fiesta? Focus? Spark? 

 

For me they are in the Spark size and yes in real life they are a mess. Neighbor bought one and already decided it was just too much of a mess and limited driving for their use. He had to pay big time to get out of the lease.

[ccap41]

Yesterday while walking around downtown after work I saw a CLS 550 diesel and an E46 M3 in gorgeous condition. It looked a little lowered and almost like fenders flared slightly but I think it was just that generation. Great looking car! 

[ccap41]

 

 

 

Wow, I was reading that and I just had no clue what you were talking about. I thought you said 13 not i3. With the capitalized "I" it looked like a "1". 

 

I'm yet to see one in person but they don't look too great in pictures. 

My bad, I have corrected it. i3's are BUTT UGLY!

 

bmwi3-inline2.jpg

i3BMWBellevue.jpg

i3BMWBellevueSolidColor.jpg

 

Solid Color one has 16K miles on it and reduced to $32K, is fully loaded but still over priced for what you get.

 

They seem kind of neat/quirky in pictures but I have to believe they are a mess in person. 

 

$h!, 32k for one of those used? How large/small are they? What would they be compared to? Fiesta? Focus? Spark? 

 

For me they are in the Spark size and yes in real life they are a mess. Neighbor bought one and already decided it was just too much of a mess and limited driving for their use. He had to pay big time to get out of the lease.

 

Spark size!?! No thank you, easily. Dang, I wouldn't want to get stuck in a lease with something like that but I guess even had they financed it you'd be out big bucks to trade it in or sell it out right in less than a year or two.

[ocnblu]

Clapped-out first-gen 1970's Fiesta, bright yellow with a few rust "waterfalls" in various spots, wearing Escort GT alloys.  Now THAT is automotive dedication... or mental instability.  In the K-Mart parking lot.

[balthazar]

'76 Cadillac Coupe deVille, tan 1/2-top over brown body, quite minty, parked on street.