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18061 messages, Last post on Dec 08, 2009 at 5:09 PM
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...but my wife and I spotted a kid driving a Subaru WRX travelling south on Rte 309 near Montgomeryville, PA. He had replaced the letters that spelled "SUBARU" with the word "PiMP!" She thought it was awful. I thought the kid was just a little misguided. Another strange sight was a white 2001 or so Buick LeSabre sedan with red and green racing stripes!
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Replying to: lemko (Nov 03, 2009 5:57 am) That still sounds strange to read. Another strange sight was a white 2001 or so Buick LeSabre sedan with red and green racing stripes! There is a LeSabre sedan in my town that is dark blue or black with wide white racing stripes on it. Who thinks that it's OK to do that? I mean, on a coupe or hatchback, perhaps, but a sedan? And a Buick, to boot? Wow.
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Replying to: michaell (Nov 03, 2009 8:51 am) 
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Replying to: toomanyfumes (Nov 03, 2009 2:20 pm) |
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Saw a '66 Buick Skylark convertible driving into work. Can't remember last time I've seen one. Looked very nice, top down, clean. 
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triple white. Looked new, but considering it had only 850 miles on it (yes, less than a grand) it should! It was in the showroom of the VW dealer I stopped at yesterday. Still an odd looking piece. But, I was reading the auction results in the latest issue of Automobile, and they had the same car (with about 30K miles IIRC) selling for over 15 grand! best of all, in 1979, it still had 4 wheel drum brakes?
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Replying to: stickguy (Nov 04, 2009 7:10 am) |
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Replying to: boomchek (Nov 02, 2009 11:32 am) I saw another Focus towing a horse trailer the other day...maybe it has some super torque diesel option here or something.
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Replying to: fintail (Nov 04, 2009 10:52 am) For instance, Ford Focus Sportbreak Trend 2.0 TDCI 136 HP, 265 Nm at 2.000 rpm. Regards, Jose
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I have now been in Switzerland for a couple days....wonderful place, I think I might like it more than Germany. It's more easygoing, less silly about meaningless rules and procedures, albeit more expensive, but you get what you pay for. My big 730d Panzerwagen is now getting 7.8l/100km thanks to slower Swiss roads...it's a great long distance cruiser, but is like herding cats in ancient narrow city streets with high traffic volumes. I think I would have a motorcycle for normal commuting here. Also, hugely diverse auto selection here. I've seen everything. The Swiss are much more openminded than Germans in terms of car purchases - a lot more Fiats here, for example, and many more French cars too. Also, there must not be strict inspections here...I have seen some somewhat beaters on the road. Now for the oddities... Off the top of my head...Dodge Aspen, Dart Swinger, 64 Riviera, 63 Vette made into a 4x4, 90s LeSabre, 90s Roadmaster, 90s Grand Am, early 00s Grand Prix, W123 taxi in Zurich, tons of W220 and W221 taxis, Aston DB7, and on the Autobahn just south of Stuttgart I saw a 90s Grand Prix, a 90s Neon, and a 90s Cadavalier - exactly the cars I wanted to escape from! And the best weirdos of the past few days: Spotted yesterday in Bern traffic And possibly the oddest taxi in Zurich
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