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thegleek wrote:Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this rolling down the highway coming back from work last week or so:
That's right, the ultra-rare, uber-expensive Rolls Royce Phantom SUV. This wasn't a DEALER car either, no "D" or "M" plate on it.
It had a consumer vanity plate: IM GOOD
Oh and of course I took a photo (while driving), here it is (you can read the plate too!):
monts wrote:I'm in the last few days of driving my ute. I've put a current pic here as I've changed the wheels and it's also had an custom exhaust added to it. I'll post pics of the new car when I get it.
End User wrote:Very cool! I love Holdens. Is that the road that cuts up through Australia?
Captain Ned wrote:End User wrote:Very cool! I love Holdens. Is that the road that cuts up through Australia?
I'd be real careful about calling a car with a blue oval badge on the tailgate a Holden.
End User wrote:The top photo is a Suburban (or something along those lines) with an absolutely terrible fake front grill. The second photo is of a Range Rover.
bthylafh wrote:2005 Civic Hybrid CVT. It's the best damn car I've ever owned: dead reliable, never had a thing break. Coming up to 135kmiles now, all by me.
Only real downside is that it's a quintessential commuter car. Reliable, gets you there comfortably, but no fun whatsoever.
End User wrote:monts wrote:I'm in the last few days of driving my ute. I've put a current pic here as I've changed the wheels and it's also had an custom exhaust added to it. I'll post pics of the new car when I get it.
Very cool! I love Holdens. Is that the road that cuts up through Australia?
Great_Big_Abyss wrote:To EndUser: who called the Ford Falcon a 'Holden', here is a bit of education:
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To Monts: Since you seem to love Fords, you should come to North America sometime and try out the Mustang. The new ones are just EPIC. Most powerful production mustang ever is currently the Shelby GT500. 550hp (410kW). My personal favorite is the Boss 302 which is a little less powerful at 444hp (331kW), but is by far the best handling production Mustang ever.
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Captain Ned wrote:Are the "hoon laws" and speed cameras as bad in WA as they appear to be in Victoria? Not sure I could own a car like that with such repressive traffic enforcement.
Great_Big_Abyss wrote:To EndUser: who called the Ford Falcon a 'Holden', here is a bit of education:
End User wrote:Great_Big_Abyss wrote:To EndUser: who called the Ford Falcon a 'Holden', here is a bit of education:
Oh for f@ck sakes! I was reading the dam post via a bog slow SSH connection and paid the price for not paying any attention to the damn photo that took ages to appear. I know what the the difference is!
Captain Ned wrote:End User wrote:Great_Big_Abyss wrote:To EndUser: who called the Ford Falcon a 'Holden', here is a bit of education:
Oh for f@ck sakes! I was reading the dam post via a bog slow SSH connection and paid the price for not paying any attention to the damn photo that took ages to appear. I know what the the difference is!
Well, it was a 50-50 shot.
Captain Ned wrote:End User wrote:Great_Big_Abyss wrote:To EndUser: who called the Ford Falcon a 'Holden', here is a bit of education:
Oh for f@ck sakes! I was reading the dam post via a bog slow SSH connection and paid the price for not paying any attention to the damn photo that took ages to appear. I know what the the difference is!
Well, it was a 50-50 shot.
CampinCarl wrote:No pictures of it to post yet, but this past weekend I traded in my old '97 Ford Taurus (which actually belonged to my Dad, legally) for a beautiful 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 GT. Came with a bit under 23k miles on it. So far, I love the crap out of it. I'm thinking tonight I'll take a little bit of a night drive and have some fun with the windows down.