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Offline vz64

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Re: vz64- Cutie & the Beast
« Reply #20 on: October 31, 2005, 01:36:24 pm »
Quote from: bullit_blue on October 31, 2005, 01:14:04 pm
Wasn' the echo hatch a Canada only car when it first came to NA? That might be a reason why people were asking if it was "electric".... perhaps because they had never seen one before  ???

True! At the same time, I had Ontario plates, so it means that this electric car drove 2500 km... Pretty advanced technology it would be!
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Re: vz64- Cutie & the Beast
« Reply #21 on: October 31, 2005, 04:02:13 pm »
Quote from: bullit_blue on October 31, 2005, 01:14:04 pm
Wasn' the echo hatch a Canada only car when it first came to NA? That might be a reason why people were asking if it was "electric".... perhaps because they had never seen one before  ???

The Echo hatch never did make it to the US - except a couple imported from Canada.  ;D
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Re: vz64- Cutie & the Beast
« Reply #22 on: November 01, 2005, 05:57:14 pm »
Anything small people think is electric. Even more so a small car with "Toyota" on it - that's the hybrid brainwashing in action.

Actually, what I found really hillarious was when I was in Montreal a few months ago. This couple from the US was eating at Schwartz's and there was a Smart ForTwo outside and they couldn't stop talking about it. They were convinced it was electric, even tho the waitor explained it was diesel. Said the usual "oh, I wouldn't drive that on the highway" while wearing their American Flag shirts, but had a nice long look at it once out of the restaurant. They couldn't believe it was a Benz product, and "Hmmm"'d at the price. Kept on saying "Look... that's where the spot is supposed to begin and that's where it ends... it doesn't even take up half of the spot!!!" Must have been pickup/SUV drivers. My friend and I just laughed to each other, as they were so fitting of the American stereotype we couldn't help ourselves - you would have had to of been there to fully appreciate the situation.
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Re: vz64- Cutie & the Beast
« Reply #23 on: November 01, 2005, 07:34:41 pm »
Quote from: sirAQUAMAN64 on November 01, 2005, 05:57:14 pm
This couple from the US was eating at Schwartz's and there was a Smart ForTwo outside and they couldn't stop talking about it.

Mmm, smoked meat .... (insert Homer-like moaning sound).  :P

Now back to the real discussion.
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Re: vz64- Cutie & the Beast
« Reply #24 on: November 22, 2005, 12:01:49 am »
Got my winter "steelies" dressed in W300:



BTW, the whole set is 1/2 price of a SINGLE BBS wheel!
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Re: vz64- Cutie & the Beast
« Reply #25 on: November 22, 2005, 08:37:39 am »
Quote from: vz64 on October 30, 2005, 11:14:17 am
Quote from: wing on October 30, 2005, 11:00:58 am
Winter slalom!  Nice.

The picture is taken next to the ice race track at the Minden Fairgrounds.  It would be nice to take a few laps there...  This winter I am planning to get my Subi  to winter slaloms with WOSCA (Western Ontario Sports Car Association).

I thought that was Minden!  Cool!  We have a cottage up in that area and my Mom also lives up in that area.
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Re: vz64- Cutie & the Beast
« Reply #26 on: November 22, 2005, 01:37:36 pm »
Quote from: Wetson on November 22, 2005, 08:37:39 am
I thought that was Minden!  Cool!  We have a cottage up in that area and my Mom also lives up in that area.

Nice area; you are lucky to have a cottage up there!  We usually rent a cottage around Haliburton.
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Re: vz64- Cutie & the Beast
« Reply #27 on: November 22, 2005, 09:08:35 pm »
 :thumbup: :thumbup: Very nice Vz64…very nice.
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Re: vz64- Cutie & the Beast
« Reply #28 on: November 22, 2005, 11:38:39 pm »
Somehow the STi looks less offensive in silver...

I love the car, but those blue ones with the bronze wheels just rub me the wrong way.
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Re: vz64- Cutie & the Beast
« Reply #29 on: November 23, 2005, 11:56:18 am »
Thanks snowy!

Demosthenes - it is gray... I agree it is less offensive than the world rally blue with gold rims, but those are brand colours of the WRC car - something like white stripes on some muscle cars (nevermind that STi is just a faint shadow of WRC Impreza that costs more than $500,000).
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Re: vz64- Cutie & the Beast
« Reply #30 on: December 18, 2005, 06:06:40 pm »
Yer Han"KOOKIN"Man.....may the Grip be wif ya....... :thumbup:
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Re: vz64- Cutie & the Beast
« Reply #31 on: December 20, 2005, 10:59:04 pm »
Quote from: safristi on December 18, 2005, 06:06:40 pm
Yer Han"KOOKIN"Man.....may the Grip be wif ya....... :thumbup:

the Grip was with me when PS2 were on... with HanKOOKIN I get Drift.  :)
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