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This was inspired by a comment made in another thread. For me, it would be any American Motors Vehicle except perhaps for the '71 Javelin AMX. |
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AMC Pacer.
Chevrolet Vega>Monza
Yugo.
Pontiac Aztek.
Mustang II.
Hyundai Excel.
Chevrolet Chevette.
Chrysler K car series
Plymouth Volare
Fiat 850
Renault Le Car
Cadillac Seville 1980-1982 diesel |
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No_Strings
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A pick-up
Almost any American brand - exceptions: Viper, Saleen S7, Challenger, many pre-1975 models
Anything with the Mary Kay paint color
Toyota Yaris, Prius
Hyundai
The Oscar Mayer wienermobile |
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Waterbug
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Wow !!! I actually recognized the road. That dark tunnel was under Cobo Hall in downtown Detroit. The driver was probably some Chrysler exec, who didn't even own the car.
On a different note, I was mowing my lawn one day about 15 years ago, and 26 Dodge Vipers passed in front of my house, followed by a Michigan State Trooper. The Viper Club of America was en-route from the Chrysler test track in Chelsea, Michigan, to do a parade lap at MIS (Michigan International Speedway). Guess they took the back roads to avoid causing a traffic jam. The bear was probably there to control any idiots, like the driver in the video. Can you picture 26 Viper drivers all trying to out do the others? |
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| said by Waterbug  : Wow !!! I actually recognized the road. That dark tunnel was under Cobo Hall in downtown Detroit. Are you talking about the video that J Sun posted? If you, you'd be wrong. That video is from a different country. Look at the plates and the markings on the overpasses. Hell look at the semi's that they passed and see that they don't come from the US. |
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Waterbug
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| said by imrf :said by Waterbug : Wow !!! I actually recognized the road. That dark tunnel was under Cobo Hall in downtown Detroit. Are you talking about the video that J Sun posted? If you, you'd be wrong. That video is from a different country. Look at the plates and the markings on the overpasses. Hell look at the semi's that they passed and see that they don't come from the US. I don't know what kind of computer you have, but there isn't enough definition in that video to read a single sign or license plate. If you can read them, post what you read. To be honest, you can't even tell if the red car is a Viper. |
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said by Waterbug : This was inspired by a comment made in another thread. For me, it would be any American Motors Vehicle except perhaps for the '71 Javelin AMX. What's wrong with the 1957 Rambler Rebel?
»blog.cardomain.com/2009/02/13/ca···r-rebel/
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The new 1957 Rebel debuted as a high-performance vehicle that combined AMC’s lightweight 108-inch wheelbase Rambler four-door hardtop body with AMC’s new 327 cu in V-8, making it the first-time that a large block V8 was installed in a mid-size car in the post-World War II marketplace. General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler offered no intermediate sized cars whatsoever. The Rebel’s $2,786 MSRP base price was economical for the amount of power provided. It was the fastest stock American sedan, according to Motor Trend Magazine. Among the items included in the Rebel’s price of were reclining seats, power steering, power brakes, a “continental” tire carrier, windshield washers, a radio, back-up lights, full wheel discs, a padded instrument panel and sun visors. A silver-and-black interior trim designed exclusively for the Rebel harmonized with the monotone body paint.
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Pause the video 3 seconds in. Look at the overpass, see the bright yellow and black paint. Thats not done here in states, also note the 2 round signs in that area that say 44?
Even if it was filmed in the states, it 100% for a fact is not anywhere in Michigan, let alone under Cobo. I've driven that a bazillion times in the last 10 years. |
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| said by imrf :Pause the video 3 seconds in. Look at the overpass, see the bright yellow and black paint. Thats not done here in states, also note the 2 round signs in that area that say 44? Even if it was filmed in the states, it 100% for a fact is not anywhere in Michigan, let alone under Cobo. I've driven that a bazillion times in the last 10 years. Its in Santiago Chile....
»jalopnik.com/5388783/viper-drive···-braking
The car, roadsigns, even the arrows on the road make it a dead giveaway its not in the US. |
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I give up on this thread... |
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(topic move) Cars I'd be embarrassed to have parked in my drivew
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The post that was here (and all 19 followups to it), has been moved to a new topic .. »Viper ABS split
Not all of the posts transferred cleanly. Blame PrntRhd . |
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PrntRhd
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Re: Cars I'd be embarrassed to have parked in my driveway
I just suggested we get back on track with the original subject. |
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Oh, god... where do I begin? Lessee...
First and foremost, I would not only be embarrassed to have a '70s corolla in my driveway, but if it in any way resembled the 78 like in this picture
1978 Corolla, which looks eerily close to the model I had to drive
I would run, very very far away. Or call up a priest to exorcise it. 
Anything in pink... I don't care if it belongs to a woman, I don't care if it's for breast cancer support, it is not spending time in my driveway. I will either move it (with a bag over my head), or ask its driver to please move it to a more discrete location. That is just where I have to draw the line.
On that same note, if a car has one or more of the following:
- 'altezza' lights
- A 'Type-R' or 'VTEC' sticker when the vehicle is neither following the actual Type R specification nor has an engine with VTEC in it
- enormous mufflers when the engine produces less than 400bHP
- a 'fake' dual exhaust pipe
- a non-functioning hood scoop
- 'spinner' rims
- low profile tires on larger than stock wheels
- a Turbo decal when the engine does not actually have a turbo on it
chances are, I will be quite embarrassed even looking at the thing.
Any and all SUV's. Sorry, but I just hate all SUV's equally. At least a van has relative dignity in that vans are usually used for work purposes. SUVs wouldn't even know what work is anymore.
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The infamous Gremlin. She can stay. | 
Any Olds 442. They're all junk. |
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Waterbug
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1 edit | If one of those came with every Gremlin, they'd have sold a lot more cars.
You're looking to evoke the wrath of Doctor Olds.  |
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| said by Waterbug : You're looking to evoke the wrath of Doctor Olds. LOL. You mean like here. »Automotive prejudices
My neighbour got one of those 442 Hurst Olds. It dropped the property values in the whole neighbourhood. 
I haven't stopped ridiculing him and that was over 15 years ago. |
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