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I realized that after I saw 5 after I posted that. I thought I'd give it a shot since I really don't pay attention to them, it could of been something cool, but no
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I realized that after I saw 5 after I posted that. I thought I'd give it a shot since I really don't pay attention to them, it could of been something cool, but no
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Standard paint (such as the Pearl Orange) is around $3,600 to repair alone, with rarer colors like Verde Ithaca going for around $4,000. But, as said, that's just to repair scratches & nicks in the paint. I'm sure a whole respray from Lamborghini is probably around $9-12K seeing as they charge $14K just to finish the car in matte.
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Wow! That's a lot of money.
I would think Monte Carlo would have something to say about the latter, but you're right that tax (100% import tax on cars over 30,000 quid) plus fuel and parking are all crippling. You can buy a second hand for not too much money but then you have to park it which can cost as much a month as the rent of a council flat, where most of the population live. Also bear in mind that the public transport system here is soooo good that you only really buy a car as a status symbol, to cart the large family around or if you're a car enthusiast which means almost all cars on the road are Bimmers, Mercs, luxury MPV's or car with some form of modification.
In other news, my nice old camera is working now, so I'm going out to take pics.
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Come on people lets give this thread a load more interesting stuff before the end of a decade! Keep it alive and well into the new year!
Clean gunmetal Supra
Toyota Century
The Lambos Rue spotted a while back, in slightly weird perspective
Cali
Evora
Quattroporte S & GT S
Facelift Quattroporte
Clean gunmetal Supra
Toyota Century
The Lambos Rue spotted a while back, in slightly weird perspective
Cali
Evora
Quattroporte S & GT S
Facelift Quattroporte
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I want to move to Hong Kong. The first pic of the Lambo is stunning.
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Land Rover? Ranger Rover, I always get them confused
Ford GT/ Beetle/ Mini/ Sand Drag car
Model T
Pretty cool old Chevy Truck
A Mercedes that looked like a 190 Evo, but I don't know what it is. It said Sportline on the side if that's something
Audi with some stuff done. I thought it looked better when we passed it.
A Nissan badge as a Suzuki A.K.A. Suzuki Equator
Ford GT/ Beetle/ Mini/ Sand Drag car
Model T
Pretty cool old Chevy Truck
A Mercedes that looked like a 190 Evo, but I don't know what it is. It said Sportline on the side if that's something
Audi with some stuff done. I thought it looked better when we passed it.
A Nissan badge as a Suzuki A.K.A. Suzuki Equator
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Ah, yeah, Mexico is like 4th or 5th in that list, but there are fewer millionaries here.
Skyline, your bug/mini/whatchatamacallit sand drag car is actually an Aztec GT, a kit car built to be mounted ona VW chassis, I know because I also found one over here:
The entire cockpit area swings forward for access, it's pretty cool, even if this one was beyond repair.
Yours is pretty neat with those tires, but the one that steals the show is the Model T, awesome patina!!!
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, gotta love GTPlanet. Have a question about a car you saw? Someone will know, Thanks Cano 👍
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OK people, last post of the centur... uh, wait, year.
In the same upholstery shop that held the Vette and Mercedes in the last post, was this:
This little Opel GT is incredibly rare here in Mexico, and I really liked the paint job and gold BBS wheels. It just needs a severe drop and... erm, a new HEMI.
Right alongside was this 72 Sprint, pretty tattered but hey, if it was there it means it's getting restored, so it's ok.
And right alongside too, This Mini was getting some repairs done in it's glass.
This C-Cab trike used to live by my house but has since dissapeared. You heard it before you saw it. Check out the small wheels in the rear bottom to stand severe wheelies.
This Cagiva was also always by my house in a motorcycle shop, but has also dissapeared.
Now check out this thing, it looked pretty darn tough covered in mud too! It was pretty hardcore.
Old Kenworth. Old semis like this one are very, very hard to come by around here, even more so in working condition.
In a used car lot sat this street-rod 1955 Chevy, complete with weird, 70s-like gold Cragars:
You can more or less make out a BMW M3 in here:
Just an E-Class with Brabus wheels, this car is always nice.
This awesome Mini sat inside a building's parking place for years moving scarcely, complete with Minilite-style wheels and stuff. Then it vanished. Hope it goes to someone who tracks it monthly.
A 450 SEL Merc, the twin headlamp model. Rare in Mexico, as maybe this thing itsn't spot-worthy in other places.
This Harley Davidson was pretty neat. The flat grey was pretty sinister, and the lack of a proper windshield was a nice touch also.
A Fiesta ST. I dont even know what it's got, or if it's something more than stripes and wheels, or even if it's available in other places, but the Focus ST's small brother was... a curiosity.
Another nice high Jeep complete with snorkel and other stuff, less hardcore than the yellow one, but It's been a growing trend here in Mexico to build off-road vehicles.
Right after that, this very very rare in here H1 Hummer, they sold a handful at least in Mexico City, then the company went to GM and you know the rest. There are several in other parts of the country, but in here, they are very, very scarce.
This is a mexican oddity, a Ramirez truck. yeah, made in Mexico. They are HORRIBLE and now very scarce, as production ceased in the 70s. Finding one that still works is really, really hard.
Aaah yes, This thing was getting into a garage that was CHOCKFULL of classic cars. The guys in charge told me they belonged to a collector and that he had more in several warehouses scattered all over town, Typical. Oh, and of course, no pictures allowed.
Yeah, rice. Well, the Audi is not quite rice, in fact, it's pretty neat with the BBSs. The Tsuru/Sentra, though...
I really laughed at the flames splitting the thing in half.
lacking post, but that's what Photobukcet said. Not a single abandoned car, too. Damn.
In the same upholstery shop that held the Vette and Mercedes in the last post, was this:
This little Opel GT is incredibly rare here in Mexico, and I really liked the paint job and gold BBS wheels. It just needs a severe drop and... erm, a new HEMI.
Right alongside was this 72 Sprint, pretty tattered but hey, if it was there it means it's getting restored, so it's ok.
And right alongside too, This Mini was getting some repairs done in it's glass.
This C-Cab trike used to live by my house but has since dissapeared. You heard it before you saw it. Check out the small wheels in the rear bottom to stand severe wheelies.
This Cagiva was also always by my house in a motorcycle shop, but has also dissapeared.
Now check out this thing, it looked pretty darn tough covered in mud too! It was pretty hardcore.
Old Kenworth. Old semis like this one are very, very hard to come by around here, even more so in working condition.
In a used car lot sat this street-rod 1955 Chevy, complete with weird, 70s-like gold Cragars:
You can more or less make out a BMW M3 in here:
Just an E-Class with Brabus wheels, this car is always nice.
This awesome Mini sat inside a building's parking place for years moving scarcely, complete with Minilite-style wheels and stuff. Then it vanished. Hope it goes to someone who tracks it monthly.
A 450 SEL Merc, the twin headlamp model. Rare in Mexico, as maybe this thing itsn't spot-worthy in other places.
This Harley Davidson was pretty neat. The flat grey was pretty sinister, and the lack of a proper windshield was a nice touch also.
A Fiesta ST. I dont even know what it's got, or if it's something more than stripes and wheels, or even if it's available in other places, but the Focus ST's small brother was... a curiosity.
Another nice high Jeep complete with snorkel and other stuff, less hardcore than the yellow one, but It's been a growing trend here in Mexico to build off-road vehicles.
Right after that, this very very rare in here H1 Hummer, they sold a handful at least in Mexico City, then the company went to GM and you know the rest. There are several in other parts of the country, but in here, they are very, very scarce.
This is a mexican oddity, a Ramirez truck. yeah, made in Mexico. They are HORRIBLE and now very scarce, as production ceased in the 70s. Finding one that still works is really, really hard.
Aaah yes, This thing was getting into a garage that was CHOCKFULL of classic cars. The guys in charge told me they belonged to a collector and that he had more in several warehouses scattered all over town, Typical. Oh, and of course, no pictures allowed.
Yeah, rice. Well, the Audi is not quite rice, in fact, it's pretty neat with the BBSs. The Tsuru/Sentra, though...
I really laughed at the flames splitting the thing in half.
lacking post, but that's what Photobukcet said. Not a single abandoned car, too. Damn.
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This thread is amazing!
How does everyone here keep getting these pictures of all these cars? Does it seem like everyone just carry their digital cameras around all the time just to take pictures for this thread?
Maybe I should start carrying mines around because I have seen some cool cars, but don't have the camera on.
How does everyone here keep getting these pictures of all these cars? Does it seem like everyone just carry their digital cameras around all the time just to take pictures for this thread?
Maybe I should start carrying mines around because I have seen some cool cars, but don't have the camera on.
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This thread is amazing!
How does everyone here keep getting these pictures of all these cars? Does it seem like everyone just carry their digital cameras around all the time just to take pictures for this thread?
Maybe I should start carrying mines around because I have seen some cool cars, but don't have the camera on.
That is PRECISELY what happens. Most of us regular contributors in this thread carry our digicams JUST to spot cars. I do. Heck, this time of the year (winter) is "camera time" because I can walk around with the Canon S2 under my jacket without worrying that some dude will see it and rob me. It's awesome.
I have been doing the street spotter game here in Mexico for ... eek, almost seven years I think, and have seen some pretty cool and horrid cars by myself, and I have all the fun in the world.
You should also carry your camera around and blow some pics of whatever you find. Really, whatever that is not common. You can see that everything goes in here, from abandoned cars to Murcielagos with flip-flop paint. Just go out and shoot, I guarantee fun times. You'll soon be going out just to look for cars, as several members over here do. I do
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Yep, it becomes second natural after awhile. It's wild the cars you start to see that you would never pay attention to before.
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The number one carspotter's rule is to never leave the house without the camera. Never. Got 2 spots to post; I haven't been contributing at all lately, so I need to redeem myself somehow! 
Old Bentley:
Anybody know what this is? Yeah, I should've got a better shot, but you know how that goes.
First pics of 010, even if I spotted them yesterday!
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Old Bentley:
Anybody know what this is? Yeah, I should've got a better shot, but you know how that goes.
First pics of 010, even if I spotted them yesterday!
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Old Bentley:
Anybody know what this is? Yeah, I should've got a better shot, but you know how that goes.
Looks like a Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud I, But the grill looks to be a Bentley one (more rounded) so it's probably a Bentley S1.
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Are you kidding me? That grill is definitely Rolls
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You are the one that's lost, the Rolls grille is pointy and sqare and HAS the Spirit of Ecstasy on top. The grille on this thing is round in the top.
And Vash, I do not know because the damn thing is european -_- if it was a Chevy I'd tell you even the year, haha!
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Thats actually just a Suzuki Equator.
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Interesting, I've never heard of that truck before. Nor did I realize it was a rebadged Nissan, but thanks for the identification.
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Nice spot! I have actually seen a couple of Balbonis on the road now (white and orange) but they both eluded my camera.
Happy new year guys, before I get dragged off to bed or the next bar I thought I'd share this, for those who've been waiting to see a BNR34 GT-R on the road, feast your eyes:
What better way to begin the new year on this thread:
Nice one! Shame you didn't leave the whole of the New Year message in the pic though or that would have been a nice greeting card to us GTP'ers.
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Too true, I wish I could tell you I saw the new year message when I was there. But truth be told, I was half overwhelmed by the car, and half wasted trying to hold the camera steady
I just hope Exigeracer will give us some quality photos soon, I miss his spots almost as much as his photography
I just hope Exigeracer will give us some quality photos soon, I miss his spots almost as much as his photography
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