Swan or Ugly Duckling?
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An interesting observation Jimmy. There are some quite well heeled people down here but no bankers I fear - the area is probably too downmarket for them. Anyhow, there's one guy in particular who buys a new car for his wife's birthday every year and this year it was an Aston Martin DB9 Coupe, but she didn't like it so he gave her his Maserati (he also has an Enzo and one of those MC12 things). If she wasn't happy with the DB9 what on earth would she have made of the Cygnet?
It also seems a bit fraught down here for posh car owners,as not only are potholes similar in size to the Barringer Crater in Arizona but decently eductated young children don't seem to get the posh car syndrome either these days. A friend of mine went to pick up his 9 year old daughter from school in a Ferrari 499 and she flatly refused to get in it, opining that "she had never been so embarassed in her life"
These is why women prefer Range Rovers or XC90's as presents (never never a Disco III though :stunned
, they just hit the spot.
It also seems a bit fraught down here for posh car owners,as not only are potholes similar in size to the Barringer Crater in Arizona but decently eductated young children don't seem to get the posh car syndrome either these days. A friend of mine went to pick up his 9 year old daughter from school in a Ferrari 499 and she flatly refused to get in it, opining that "she had never been so embarassed in her life"
These is why women prefer Range Rovers or XC90's as presents (never never a Disco III though :stunned
, they just hit the spot.That's like saying you have an AC roadster that can whoop ass and then show up with a 427 SC Cobra!
R5s were bad ass, I worked on one and never stopped drooling, of course I was young and anything with wide tires and flares would have done that. If memory serves they had a rather crude looking engine compartment, do they have a pushrod 4 cylinder?
Pete McCluskey.
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Hahaha, agreed but young kids are funny like that! They don't want to stand out from the crowd. It's only when the hormones kick in that they get purple hair and rings in their noses.
Mums old people carrier will do nicely until then.
Jack Houpe
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Mesa, you are correct, the R5 Turbo 2 is push rod 4 banger with 26 psi boost rather than the 14 it use to have. I converted it to EFI and used water to air intercooling and put the throttle body behind the turbo rather than in front like it was made. It reminds me of a Chiwawa pitbull mix. Ha!
Pete my kids were embarrassed to go to school in my cars too, one of my friends had a 1953 four door Chev that was totally original, it was in great shape and only had 60k miles on it and he needed some cash so I bought it. I drove them to school in it and the all laid in the floor when I came to a stop sign so there friends would not see them, then they all balled from the car a couple blocks from the school, after that they never said anything again about going to school in one of dads cars.
Pete my kids were embarrassed to go to school in my cars too, one of my friends had a 1953 four door Chev that was totally original, it was in great shape and only had 60k miles on it and he needed some cash so I bought it. I drove them to school in it and the all laid in the floor when I came to a stop sign so there friends would not see them, then they all balled from the car a couple blocks from the school, after that they never said anything again about going to school in one of dads cars.
Jack Houpe
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Sorry guys.
Jack Houpe
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Keith I like that interior, thats really plush, my wife has a Lexus with nice interior, she doesn't like me to sit in it. No the Le-Frog has a plastic dash that pops out every time you hammer down.
Jack Houpe
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Thanks Randy, thats on the back of my house, its a theater, I display my cars around the seating area. Thats my only room in the house I can call mine, all the rest of the house is fou-fou.
Neal
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Funny how large the R5 looks compared to your 40 and Lambo. Why would a brand that made it's name in the performance car area even consider making a microshitbox? Really deters from the heritage/brand. Although, the removable leather antishay case would well suit Mr. Morton's flight plan documents...
Talking about Christmas Presents for the wife... er, weren't we? Well Jimmy's idea was pretty good - a Turkey, but it set me thinking about the guy that bought a car for his wife. Now, knowing they like big 4x4's (it's just penis envy after all) I found this little gem that should do nicely...
(Look, it's my thread so I can talk about anything I want :veryangry
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Anyway,
ThePerfectGift.flv video by hard11 - Photobucket
PS No animals, cameramen, illegal immigrants or decent cars were harmed in this presentation.
(Look, it's my thread so I can talk about anything I want :veryangry
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Anyway,
ThePerfectGift.flv video by hard11 - Photobucket
PS No animals, cameramen, illegal immigrants or decent cars were harmed in this presentation.
Jack Houpe
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That was so funny. But my wife didn't think so. No sense of humor!
Wyoming, I would be happy to give you a ride to school.
But my wife didn't think so. No sense of humor! Wyoming, I would be happy to give you a ride to school.
Now, that's a man with great taste--combining two of my favorite passions in one room! You wouldn't happen to have a whitewater kayak course in the back yard, would you, and a fully equipped music recording studio backstage? PLEASE say it's so!!
I'm up in the DeQueen area (Wickes, actually) for kayaking on the Cossatot River now and then.....you've just become one of my :thumbsup: heroes, Jack!!
[edit--OOPS, in all the excitement I forgot about the reason for the post.....I vote for "ugly duckling".]
Doug
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Dave Wood
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I'd have to be split. It is a lot better looking than the Smart car, but as mentioned...not my taste. If it was a Fiat, it would probably cost about what it's worth.
Loved the R5, but I'd like to get a SHOgun. I haven't seen a heads up competition, but I'd have to bet that the SHOgun would spank the R5 pretty soundly. Of course it was probably close to a decade later and wasn't from the factory( the R5 was...wasn't it?), but I fell in love with them when they were being made.
Loved the R5, but I'd like to get a SHOgun. I haven't seen a heads up competition, but I'd have to bet that the SHOgun would spank the R5 pretty soundly. Of course it was probably close to a decade later and wasn't from the factory( the R5 was...wasn't it?), but I fell in love with them when they were being made.
