Did You See Anything Good Today? [Read First Post]
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Blue used to be my favorite color. I think that's the first Gallardo i've seen in blue.
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The Rolls is a Silver Shadow - among the more common older Rolls models.
First day back in Atlanta spots:
Also...
Blue was today's color!
Nice pics, Doug. Yeah a blue Gallardo would look nice with some black wheels I reckon. Snap on the F355 Spider too. Mine had the Challenge light surround though.
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I've actually seen two dark blue F355 Spiders - I hate that color. I hate the 355 Spider in general. God intended a GTS or a Berlinetta.
But I still love seeing 'em.
Really? I love the Spider. Maybe I'm biased as my godfather had a yellow one and I fell in love with it at 130 mph with that screaming V8 in my ear. Personally, I don't like the GTS (much) with it's awkward roof - never have liked targa tops. The F355 was made to be a coupe if you ask me. I agree with you on the colour - dull as ditchwater.
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My God! Even that Morris 1100 is in mint condition! Hong Kong seems to be the car meca.
I'm a convertible guy, but not on the 355 - or really any mid-engined Ferrari. I hate how they do the top - it looks awkward. Plus the price premium cannot be justified due to loss in chassis stiffness! If I had to go for a droptop Ferrari, it'd be one of the dozens of front-engined V12 models they've done so well, or maybe a Dino GTS, or if we were including targas an F50. Ah yes.
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Yes, I'd agree that it does suit the F50. Which reminds me... I don't think I ever posted these pics of an F50 I saw parked in front of the Conrad Hotel. I think it may be a Cantopop star, Aaron Kwok's - I can't be certain. Ironically this had the hardtop on. Wish I had a better camera, instead of a rubbish phone at the time!
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is that the first US black spotted on the road in this thread?
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...Still my favorite current Mercedes-Benz product...
And this is your second spot, no?
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w00t! I love the 4th-Gen Z/28s, and in all honesty, I'm really surprised to see one in Belgium of all places...
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Honda Civic Si Sedan... Don't see them often at all. This is maybe my second one.
Okay, they're horrible photos, but its an M5. The guy was dissatisfied with my acceleration onto the East Beltline and proceeded to blow by me. Once I realized what it was, I made chase, and here it is!
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Could be. We got them in New Zealand as a dealer package/option, much like the Tommi Makkinen edition Evo 6.5s that could come with the full Rally team livery on them too. Don't know if that option was available in Belgium though
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Sort of. Doug already spotted another one before.
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Doug, I can't believe you posted an Integra.
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It's not just any Integra. It's one of about 1300 North American Market Phoenix Yellow Integra Type-R's made in 2000 or 2001, and an unmolested/unstolen one at that, which means it's one of the 6 or 7 still in existence in the way it was intended to be from the factory, in North America, which pretty much means it's actually rarer than the CLK63 AMG Black Series pictured beneath it.
Which also means I hate Doug for reminding me just how much I miss mine.
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It's been dropped a bit. But that's okay. The thing was made for performance, after all, and I bet this ITR has seen more autocrosses than that AMG will in the next 8 years. If it runs that long. The ITR's got plenty of ass-kicking to do in the rest of its long life. Hopefully it lasts in good condition--they're already worth nearly as much as they cost new, and their value is going up! Can't say that for many 8 year old Mercs, or even Ferraris. 
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Wow! That's certainly not the case in New Zealand. Type Rs are getting to be dirt cheap now.
Here is what I found with one quick search on TradeMe:
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Honda/auction-136440035.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Honda/auction-136537199.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Honda/auction-136399437.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Honda/auction-135782107.htm
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Cars/Honda/auction-135255000.htm
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That's only because the JDM models that are common in NZ/Australia aren't legal for importation in North America. In Canada we've got law that allows 15 year old cars to be imported legally, after inspection, which means in 3 years we'll probably start to see a bunch of them, and only then will the value start to decrease.
That's pretty much what happened to the 88-91 CRX's over here. It's pretty much impossible to find an unmolested and clean, non-rusted out one that was built for the North American market nowadays, especially on the "rust belt" East Coast. And when you did find one that was unmolested and clean, it'd go for almost as much money as it originally did 20 years ago. Not anymore, as you can get the 160hp JDM versions (that's 56 hp more than the Si we had back in the day, and a ton more equipment) for about 2-3000$ less than what people wanted for their Si's before the SiR became legal for importation.
That's pretty much what happened to the 88-91 CRX's over here. It's pretty much impossible to find an unmolested and clean, non-rusted out one that was built for the North American market nowadays, especially on the "rust belt" East Coast. And when you did find one that was unmolested and clean, it'd go for almost as much money as it originally did 20 years ago. Not anymore, as you can get the 160hp JDM versions (that's 56 hp more than the Si we had back in the day, and a ton more equipment) for about 2-3000$ less than what people wanted for their Si's before the SiR became legal for importation.
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Just doesn't seem Doug's style.It's not just any Integra. It's one of about 1300 North American Market Phoenix Yellow Integra Type-R's made in 2000 or 2001, and an unmolested/unstolen one at that, which means it's one of the 6 or 7 still in existence in the way it was intended to be from the factory, in North America, which pretty much means it's actually rarer than the CLK63 AMG Black Series pictured beneath it.
Which also means I hate Doug for reminding me just how much I miss mine.
In a couple of months I don't think anyone will be importing those Integras here either. There's already a heap in the country though, but the price of them will rise, if not stay the same.
