*****Cars from Toronto & California*****

[TheIntrepid]

These pictures may not be worth looking at for those of you currently residing in North America, but Europeans may find them interesting. I'll keep adding to this thread when I snap more pictures. :)

Chevrolet Equinox


Last-Gen Escalade ESV (Wow this thing is a brute)


Mercedes-Benz G500


New GMT-900 Escalade


Porsche Cayman S



Porsche Cayenne Turbo with "OTTOBAHN" license (With Bentley Arnage behind it)


Two Gorgeous 360s (I prefer the red one)



Lincoln Town Car and Cadillac Sedan DeVille Limousines


A good shot I got of a Maybach 62 in Las Vegas, NV


How one should never treat a Rolls-Royce


A Volkswagen ?Thing? I believe


My Dodge Durango Limited 4x4 Hemi in California


My retired 2005 Chevrolet Impala LS (3.8L V6)


Twin Volkswagen Beetles


A gorgeous Pontiac Solstice


My teacher's gorgeous 2006 BMW 330i with custom spoiler


This is a 2005 RX-8 owned by a teacher at school. No she's not cute. She's hideous.


My friend's 2001 Hyundai Sonata GLS (yes it sucks, but he loves it)


This is my teacher's 1994 Cavalier. He just traded in his 87 Corsica for it.
The man cannot park...ever. He is NEVER between the lines and always misparks
in the same spot every day. So this is a GOOD park job for him.


That's it...hope you like them.

I'll be adding to this thread as I get more pics.  

[Tom]

Good stuff.

[ifcar]

I happen to love pictures of boring cars in boring settings. Keep them coming!

EDIT: When I looked back at this, it seemed like I was being sarcastic. I wasn't, as many people on this board can probably attest.

[JYODER240]

I doubt anyone cares but...
Thats actually a semi-rare platinum edition Escalade. It only available in ESV trim, but it adds a 3rd row DVD screen, more (fake)wood trim, heated and cooled cup holders, a/c seats, chrome grill, 20" wheels, and 1" lower ride height.

[BMWDave]

Good stuff :)

[TheIntrepid]

Yes the Escalade is a "platinum". It belongs to a family friend of mine who owns a couple of "Hertz" franchises and gets new cars every few weeks.  

[Run Away]

I doubt anyone cares but...
Thats actually a semi-rare platinum edition Escalade. It only available in ESV trim, but it adds a 3rd row DVD screen, more (fake)wood trim, heated and cooled cup holders, a/c seats, chrome grill, 20" wheels, and 1" lower ride height.

I thought it looked lower that normal...

[Colonel Cadillac]

Yup, I'v seen a few around. I always get a little excited when I see the platinum version, and the heated cup holders was a genious idea. I'm not sure why that idea didn't spread, however.  

[Tom]

Definately a sharp looking car.  I would love one with a 350 engine and RWD.  Hell, I think they have that in Australia  

[cawimmer430]

^Someone uses their gas-guzzling G500 to go shopping...^  

Nice pics Mopar!    

[saxonyron]

That poor Rolls!  The bent bumper makes it look like the poor thing is frowning.  The owner should be beaten.  And yes, the red Ferrari would look fine in my driveway.  

[omicron]

A Porsche in white just isn't right.  

[Champ]

so maybe this belongs in a different thread, but what is the purpose of the Mercedes G-wagon... It seems to be some kind of bling car, but I think they are ugly, and drive very rough.  I just do not understand it, but in the valet gig everyone gets excited when we get one in, and I turn the otherway because I think they are a waste of perfectly good metal.

Anyone?

P.S. I like the pics!

[omicron]

so maybe this belongs in a different thread, but what is the purpose of the Mercedes G-wagon... It seems to be some kind of bling car, but I think they are ugly, and drive very rough.  I just do not understand it, but in the valet gig everyone gets excited when we get one in, and I turn the otherway because I think they are a waste of perfectly good metal.

Anyone?

P.S. I like the pics!

Precisely. It's anti-social, drinks fuel, isn't at all space efficient, was styled way back in 1979 or something......That's why it rocks.

It's wonderful. I want one. My God, it's got a supercharged AMG V8. Imagine putting a wheel up in the flowerbed of the Neiman Marcus car park in one of these

[Raza]

so maybe this belongs in a different thread, but what is the purpose of the Mercedes G-wagon... It seems to be some kind of bling car, but I think they are ugly, and drive very rough.  I just do not understand it, but in the valet gig everyone gets excited when we get one in, and I turn the otherway because I think they are a waste of perfectly good metal.

Anyone?

P.S. I like the pics!

I think they're gorgeous.  

It's an incredibly capable offroader that has been in service since the 70s, and it's been gussied up to sell to image conscious consumers.

I want one, but strictly for offroading.

[Tom]

If I'm taking a Mercedes offroading it's gonna be the Unimog.

[Raza]

If I'm taking a Mercedes offroading it's gonna be the Unimog.

I'm taking a Gelandewagen.

[JYODER240]

Going off-road dosn't sound like much fun to me.

[93JC]

Going off-road dosn't sound like much fun to me.

It certainly wouldn't be if you broke a six-figure Mercedes.

[Raza]

Going off-road dosn't sound like much fun to me.

Not in a Z.  It's a different kind of fun.

[JYODER240]

I'm an adrenaline-junkie, driving over some rocks doesn't seem very exciting.

[Raza]

I'm an adrenaline-junkie, driving over some rocks doesn't seem very exciting.

I don't get the really slow offroading--I figure since satellites and shit, there are no more uncharted territories, but that doesn't mean mankind's thirst for conquest and exploration has been quenched.  To me, it seems that offroading is another way of conquering the natural world.  

It's not my cup of tea--I prefer to conquer the laws of physics, but I can see why people do it.

[850CSi]

I'm an adrenaline-junkie, driving over some rocks doesn't seem very exciting.

Like Raza, I personally don't understand the whole slow off-road thing.

But driving a capable vehicle at [relatively] high speeds on mud roads is a LOT of fun. I used to do it a lot overseas before we sold our Land Rover.

Now we have a Passat, so no more of that.

[cawimmer430]

so maybe this belongs in a different thread, but what is the purpose of the Mercedes G-wagon... It seems to be some kind of bling car, but I think they are ugly, and drive very rough.  I just do not understand it, but in the valet gig everyone gets excited when we get one in, and I turn the otherway because I think they are a waste of perfectly good metal.

Anyone?

P.S. I like the pics!

It's not pretty, but it's the whole CULT thing behind the G-Wagen. It's been around since 1979 and has a reputation for toughness. It's solid, very offroad capable and available in Europe with smaller diesel engines. America only gets the fuel-sipping G500 an G55 AMG.

I want one myself.    

[Raza]

I'm an adrenaline-junkie, driving over some rocks doesn't seem very exciting.

Like Raza, I personally don't understand the whole slow off-road thing.

But driving a capable vehicle at [relatively] high speeds on mud roads is a LOT of fun. I used to do it a lot overseas before we sold our Land Rover.

Now we have a Passat, so no more of that.

You've got a Passat?

The new one?

[850CSi]

I'm an adrenaline-junkie, driving over some rocks doesn't seem very exciting.

Like Raza, I personally don't understand the whole slow off-road thing.

But driving a capable vehicle at [relatively] high speeds on mud roads is a LOT of fun. I used to do it a lot overseas before we sold our Land Rover.

Now we have a Passat, so no more of that.

You've got a Passat?

The new one?

No. It's a B5 like yours. 1.6 5MT.

[Raza]

I'm an adrenaline-junkie, driving over some rocks doesn't seem very exciting.

Like Raza, I personally don't understand the whole slow off-road thing.

But driving a capable vehicle at [relatively] high speeds on mud roads is a LOT of fun. I used to do it a lot overseas before we sold our Land Rover.

Now we have a Passat, so no more of that.

You've got a Passat?

The new one?

No. It's a B5 like yours. 1.6 5MT.

1.6?

It's a great car, isn't it?  What year is it?

I say it's the last Passat that's a drivers' car.  The new one is a luxury car--but the new Jetta 2.0T and GLI are where the Passat left off.  Even weigh about the same and have practically identical interior dimensions.  

I wish mine had the stick.  Then I'd bloody keep it, get to work modifying it, and call off my hunt for a car that's everything, and find something cheap, used, and possibly named "Mazdaspeed MX-5" to kick around in when it gets sunny.

[850CSi]

I'm an adrenaline-junkie, driving over some rocks doesn't seem very exciting.

Like Raza, I personally don't understand the whole slow off-road thing.

But driving a capable vehicle at [relatively] high speeds on mud roads is a LOT of fun. I used to do it a lot overseas before we sold our Land Rover.

Now we have a Passat, so no more of that.

You've got a Passat?

The new one?

No. It's a B5 like yours. 1.6 5MT.

1.6?

It's a great car, isn't it?  What year is it?

I say it's the last Passat that's a drivers' car.  The new one is a luxury car--but the new Jetta 2.0T and GLI are where the Passat left off.  Even weigh about the same and have practically identical interior dimensions.  

I wish mine had the stick.  Then I'd bloody keep it, get to work modifying it, and call off my hunt for a car that's everything, and find something cheap, used, and possibly named "Mazdaspeed MX-5" to kick around in when it gets sunny.

I'm leaving today and I'll be able to get online every now and then so I guess I'll tell you about it. I'm not sure, I think it's either an '03 or '04. One of my uncles takes care of our car stuff over there and so he was the one who got rid of the Disco and got the Passat during the winter so I haven't seen it. He has a Peugeot 406 that I've talked about driving before (It handles very well but it has one of the worst clutches I have ever driven).

I can't remember the last time I drove a VW. I think it was actually a Yellow 1.8 5MT New Bug. I don't even remember the last time I drove FWD. It was probably my cousin's Mazda 6i (which I liked).


Since it's a 1.6 it's probably underpowered but light. I say the 1.8t is the perfect engine for the B5. I actually know someone who has a stick 1.8t here.

I'm actually looking forward to driving it, especially since I get my driver's license over there this year and so I'll be doing most of the driving. And since law enforcement is disabled with a $0.50 bribe, I'm going to be driving like a madman where there aren't pedestrians. And I want to see how it compares to my ex-A4.