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Post by FizzyLogician on Nov 19, 2011 2:07:12 GMT
I've seen a couple at a track here in the NE but there isn't a dealer here either.
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Post by eolise on Dec 2, 2011 15:24:21 GMT
my brother has my memorycard of my camera with him for school and I said to mother: I bet today Im going to see something extraordinary, like a beautiful sky or a nice car.
Well, what do you think? I saw a Ferrari F430 convertible and there's a beautiful sky today. When I saw the Ferrari, I hadnt even brought my phone, so couldnt take any pics at all. I have a few of the sky tho, but the quality sucks..
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Post by Vivienne on Dec 12, 2011 1:33:22 GMT
I saw a Nissan Juke yesterday at H=Mart. I looked at the front, realized it was brand new and thought it was a Murano even though the back looked strange from the front. I had to see it.What a weird SUV. That square back is something else!
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Post by eolise on Dec 15, 2011 12:55:33 GMT
I saw the Ferrari F430 Spider again this afternoon. Yet I was thinking: Hmm, the man who owns it isnt particularly rich and the place where he's living certainly either. So I remembered the plate (naturally I didnt have my camera or phone with me  ) and as soon as I had typed in the first numbers of the plate, the rest came automatically, so this particularly "Ferrari" has already been mentioned on the Interweb before. And I was right: It's a fake Ferrari, probably built out of a Toyota MR2... ;D www.ferrari-chat.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=89&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&sid=e4a2d9e1cbafc0d74b43f28fce388d94&start=5720 |
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Post by Vivienne on Dec 15, 2011 14:28:30 GMT
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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on Dec 15, 2011 21:11:29 GMT
I saw the Ferrari F430 Spider again this afternoon. Yet I was thinking: Hmm, the man who owns it isnt particularly rich and the place where he's living certainly either. So I remembered the plate (naturally I didnt have my camera or phone with me ) and as soon as I had typed in the first numbers of the plate, the rest came automatically, so this particularly "Ferrari" has already been mentioned on the Interweb before. And I was right: It's a fake Ferrari, probably built out of a Toyota MR2... ;D www.ferrari-chat.nu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=89&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&sid=e4a2d9e1cbafc0d74b43f28fce388d94&start=5720The rear wheel bearings will be the first to fall apart! The MR2 conversions run MASSIVE spacers on the rear wheels to fill the arches, and thus put a MASSIVE load on the bearings in a direction they just cant cope with! Et voila - your wheel falls off! |
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Post by dit on Dec 15, 2011 23:03:17 GMT
Can't get nat's link to load, but I saw one of those replicas at the Woodvale Rally this summer. It was for sale and believe me, I was sorely tempted! It was a beautifully put-together piece of kit and quite honestly I would be prepared for the wheels to fall off, just for the sheer look of the thing.
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Post by eolise on Dec 16, 2011 8:13:29 GMT
Dit,    FI5th, I didnt know, but sounds logical! |
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Post by dit on Dec 16, 2011 10:25:38 GMT
Oh, that's lovely! The one I saw was a hard-top in black, but this red one has the same sort of high quality paint job that looks authentic. *makes strange gurgling sound*But, but.....is it towing a trailer ?? How can you do that to a thing of such beauty? |
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Post by eolise on Dec 16, 2011 12:02:27 GMT
So true - the paint is so beautiful Ferrari red!! And yea, that trailer makes it fake Ferrari ish ;D
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Post by FizzyLogician on Dec 16, 2011 13:34:05 GMT
I dunno. I think it still looks more like an MR2 than a Ferrari. Waste of money. And the MR2 is a decent car to begin with...it's a shame to destroy it like that.
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Post by dahlia on Dec 16, 2011 17:44:42 GMT
HAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!
typical for the dutch!!!
I life in germany and we see them here all the time, summer AND winter!
i can´t belive it!
my son told me about that, i thought it was a joke...
GREAT!
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Post by eolise on Dec 16, 2011 18:25:03 GMT
you mean you see such fake luxurious cars of our country driving in yours? Yea, you may be right indeed: we expect the best for as little money as possible....  |
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Post by dahlia on Dec 16, 2011 23:13:09 GMT
you mean you see such fake luxurious cars of our country driving in yours? Yea, you may be right indeed: we expect the best for as little money as possible.... no, not luxurious cars, the most expensive car i´ve seen with a mobile home behind it, was a jag... i´ve no problem with it... am i right? i wear white socks in sandals ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by aeromanda on Dec 17, 2011 18:55:19 GMT
The other day I saw a Jag (didn't notice what specific type) and there was a red bow tied around the Jag emblem's neck. Part of me thought that it was a cute holiday decoration. Part of me thought it was incredibly pompous of the Jag owner to flaunt their car (and wealth) that way.
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Post by FizzyLogician on Dec 17, 2011 19:31:11 GMT
The other day I saw a Jag (didn't notice what specific type) and there was a red bow tied around the Jag emblem's neck. Part of me thought that it was a cute holiday decoration. Part of me thought it was incredibly pompous of the Jag owner to flaunt their car (and wealth) that way. Maybe it was someone's Christmas present? |
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Post by antonia on Dec 17, 2011 21:32:05 GMT
Well if youv'e got it flaunt it.
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Post by Vivienne on Dec 18, 2011 20:41:42 GMT
I was on my way up to see my brother and spotted this French's mustard car which I thought was a Mustang. It has saleen in the bumper and a spoiler right on top of the trunk, it was like a porsche. I couldn't see a maker or any identifying marks. I told my brother and he said it was a Mustang with a high performance kit. Now I know something new.
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Post by dit on Dec 29, 2011 22:33:05 GMT
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Post by pie on Dec 29, 2011 23:34:29 GMT
Nice! That Mini Cooper is lovely. If I had the money *note to self: buy lotto ticket today* I'd love a Mini. They're so much fun. Richard's one in the India special has inspired me. ;D And, after having watched 20th Century, I've also fallen in love with the Mark I Cortina.  |
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Post by dit on Dec 30, 2011 0:22:31 GMT
I'd seen that new Mini in the main dealer's when I took mine in for a bit of work a couple of weeks ago, but it was the standard model in a rather dull colour and I wasn't impressed, it looked as if it was wearing a baseball cap backwards. This one was the real deal, though, very tasty.
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Post by missburlo on Dec 30, 2011 17:11:28 GMT
Driving home from Yorkshire last week, I saw a car that was pimped us as The Ghostbusters car... it was great!!! Attachments:
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Post by eolise on Dec 30, 2011 17:24:00 GMT
what a pretty oldtimer!!
Dit, grrrrrrrrrr, Id love to see an Aston in my country..
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Post by eolise on Jan 4, 2012 10:06:23 GMT
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Post by dit on Jan 20, 2012 23:25:30 GMT
Not a first hand sighting, but a friend of mine knows someone who works at a big hotel in Liverpool. When my friend was there his friend took him down into the car park to 'show him something interesting'. It was a chromed Buggati Veyron. When I was told this tale I groaned as I saw a chromed SLR a year or so back, and it was the trashiest thing I've seen in a long time. I googled the Veyron and it looks like this in the publicity photos  which is pretty tasteful, but apparently in real life it looks more like this sort of thing  and this, apparently, is how they do it.  |
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Post by rx7 on Jan 21, 2012 0:08:21 GMT
Ecto-1 Ghostbustermobile, awesome! A 1970s era Cadillac Miller-Meteor if I remember right.
Saw my first Fiat 500 a few days ago. Personal opinion-ugly! I'm just not a microcar/hatchback person. I love full size sedans and trucks.
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Post by eolise on Jan 26, 2012 18:49:59 GMT
Agreed, RX7, and sadly enough there's loads of 500's here.... As are Panda's - yuck.
Saw a Masserati today!!! Never had seen one before. It gave powerrrrrrrr close to me, A.W.E.S.O.M.E.
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Post by FizzyLogician on Jan 26, 2012 19:43:39 GMT
There aren't many Fiat 500's here, but when I was at the car show a couple of weeks ago, they attracted a huge crowd, more so than any other car. There was a big line of people waiting just to sit in one. The other small cars/hatchbacks also garnered a lot of interest, although not mine.
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Post by Vivienne on Jan 26, 2012 20:22:19 GMT
They are advertising them for 15,000 on TV here at the local dealerships.
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Post by pie on Jan 26, 2012 21:52:39 GMT
I was in the city the other day and was stuck in traffic next to what I believe was a Ferrari 458 Italia in baby blue. (I didn't look too closely as I didn't want to be spotted by the mid-life-crisis sitting at the wheel.) No opportunity to witness its POWERRRR though, unfortunately. A few weeks ago I did see a Roller drive by near my work - it was this hideous canary yellow colour which looked completely ridiculous. If I ever move to England, I'm definitely test-driving a Fiat 500. ;D We don't have them here at all. |
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) and as soon as I had typed in the first numbers of the plate, the rest came automatically, so this particularly "Ferrari" has already been mentioned on the Interweb before. And I was right: It's a fake Ferrari, probably built out of a Toyota MR2... 
?? How can you do that to a thing of such beauty?
