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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8940 on: April 26, 2015, 12:41:48 pm »
I saw a guy parked next to Oakville Dodge with a new-ish 5.7L Hemi Ram pickup with a big sign on the side of it:

"I should have bought a Ford or GM"

I should have snapped a pic...nice to see someone trying to stick it to the man!
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8941 on: April 27, 2015, 02:50:03 pm »
Quote from: jman72 on April 25, 2015, 03:21:59 pm
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Sweet! I often see an MGB just like that one on Avenue road street parked just south of Wilson. Could likely be the same car.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8942 on: April 29, 2015, 02:59:02 pm »
'Cow' coloured McLaren P1 on the 401 yesterday..  :o
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8943 on: April 29, 2015, 04:11:48 pm »
Blacked out Mitsubishi Evolution. Ontario plates but no plate in the front. Don't know much about the Mitsu Evo but looked fairly new. Noticed what appeared to be a large inter-cooler radiator on the front of the vehicle situated quite just above the front air air dam. The Evo's seem more rare than 911's in this area.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8944 on: April 29, 2015, 10:14:56 pm »
^ 911's are about as rare as Corolla's near my office (midtown Toronto).

6:30 this morning I am on a main road on my way to work, not too far from home, and an 86 Trans Am pulls up beside me! It was REALLY rough, rear quarters completed rotted out, it was burgundy with the gold skirt package and gold rims. I wasn't driving mine, but I gave the guy a wave anyway, and got a wave back but I am sure he was thinking "wtf is this guy in the Volvo's problem?"
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8945 on: April 30, 2015, 05:44:29 pm »
Road rage between a concrete truck and a school bus full of kids. New subdivision, and the concrete truck was supplying concrete for multiple front steps. Left one house with the chute still extended, driving slow. I was behind him, matching speed. School bus behind me, running late as it had a full load and it was almost 9am. School bus passes me on a residential street and attempts to pass the concrete truck. Concrete truck. Swerves left and blocks the school bus. NASCAR at 25kph. The chute was inches from the school bus door.  Could not believe what I was seeing.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8946 on: May 01, 2015, 11:35:03 am »
Yesterday on my drive home sitting at a red light, I saw a matte black Aventador accelerate very quickly from a stop.  It was a delight to watch and hear.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8947 on: May 01, 2015, 11:40:16 am »
A mint condition early 2000's Accord coupe.  I think this is the best looking Accord coupe of them all.

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8948 on: May 01, 2015, 12:27:46 pm »
Had one of these early 80's Maserati Quattroporte III in my rear view mirror yesterday as I rolled into work through a wealthy midtown Toronto neighbourhood. It was a creamy beige, terribly ugly, but majestic and intriguing none the less. It looked like it was in great shape too.

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8949 on: May 01, 2015, 12:29:07 pm »
With red plates - cropped out!  Got to be one of a kind here.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8950 on: May 01, 2015, 01:08:39 pm »
Quote from: allmango on May 01, 2015, 12:29:07 pm
With red plates - cropped out!  Got to be one of a kind here.

Red plates? As in French rental car red plates? Somebody really took their word for unlimited mileage.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8951 on: May 01, 2015, 01:11:45 pm »
Probably government of Canada red plates.  Diplomat employee
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8952 on: May 01, 2015, 01:32:06 pm »
Quote from: wing on May 01, 2015, 01:11:45 pm
Probably government of Canada red plates.  Diplomat employee

Yeah, one of my old neighbours had a Shelby GT500 with diplomatic plates :)
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8953 on: May 01, 2015, 01:41:27 pm »
Quote from: wing on May 01, 2015, 01:11:45 pm
Probably government of Canada red plates.  Diplomat employee
Especially as there is no such animal as a NA legal Renault Megane.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8954 on: May 01, 2015, 02:24:42 pm »
When I used to live in the Washington DC area, I'd see Diplomat tags floating around. Around the block was a RHD Seat of sorts, and then a couple km away way an Opel. I also saw a Renault Espace once too.

For my overseas work assignment I thought about bringing my Mazda3 with me to Germany. Aside from being the only 2,5 litre engine Mazda3, I'd also have no worries about their front-facing Blitzer (photo speed enforcement)as I have no front licence plate  ;D
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Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8955 on: May 01, 2015, 02:33:22 pm »
^^^ I saw a Fiat Marea SW in old town Alexandria...it had diplomat tags and some Italian stickers.


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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8956 on: May 01, 2015, 09:42:37 pm »
Quote from: Firm on May 01, 2015, 12:27:46 pm
Had one of these early 80's Maserati Quattroporte III in my rear view mirror yesterday as I rolled into work through a wealthy midtown Toronto neighbourhood. It was a creamy beige, terribly ugly, but majestic and intriguing none the less. It looked like it was in great shape too.



I always wondered how much those ugly wheels detracted from the styling of that beast. 

Like the AM Lagonda of the same era, they're horribly dated now, yet somehow intriguing. 
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8957 on: May 01, 2015, 10:24:20 pm »
I knew the GLA wasn't no SUV/CUV or whatever the MB is calling it...


it's shorter/lower than my VW...

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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8958 on: May 01, 2015, 10:39:38 pm »
Quote from: aquadorhj on May 01, 2015, 10:24:20 pm
I knew the GLA wasn't no SUV/CUV or whatever the MB is calling it...


it's shorter/lower than my VW...



...wow.
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Re: Interesting things seen on the way to work thread
« Reply #8959 on: May 01, 2015, 10:42:03 pm »
Quote from: aquadorhj on May 01, 2015, 10:24:20 pm
I knew the GLA wasn't no SUV/CUV or whatever the MB is calling it...


it's shorter/lower than my VW...

Welp, explains why the GLA 45 is such a blast at least.

Still its a runty looking thing, yea.
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