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Old 08-20-2012, 09:58 PM   #11 (permalink)
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That thing is sexy!
Still like the F1 better.

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Old 08-20-2012, 11:19 PM   #12 (permalink)
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NachtRitter -- I like it, if only because it reminds me of the front fender-line on the Toyota Fun VII
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Old 08-21-2012, 12:28 AM   #13 (permalink)
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With a twin turbo 3.8 Liter V6 making 592HP, something tells me this will get less than 50 MPG highway. With all that crap hanging off the body, I really doubt its Cd number is all that great either.

This is just a rich mans wet dream car.
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NachtRitter -- I like it, if only because it reminds me of the front fender-line on the Toyota Fun VII
No problem... I just prefer cars that remind me more of a woman's body - smooth, curves, well proportioned - than cars that remind me of a men's disposable razor
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Old 08-21-2012, 02:45 AM   #15 (permalink)
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I find it interesting on how they implemented access to the rear wheel by lifting the skirt.

Lol...men have doing that to women for ages...oops
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Old 08-21-2012, 07:37 PM   #16 (permalink)
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No problem... I just prefer cars that remind me more of a woman's body - smooth, curves, well proportioned - than cars that remind me of a men's disposable razor
There's an Internet meme that goes: I like my (cars) like I like my women, (hot and full of coffee)(covered with bees)(etc)

/no offense to the ladies
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Old 08-21-2012, 08:11 PM   #17 (permalink)
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This is just a rich mans wet dream car.
Am I the only one who thinks today's wealthy lack imagination?

What would you rather be, the guy who bought a (hideous) fancypants car? Or the guy who bought the license for Lopinavir from Abbot Pharma and then gave it away to the world for free?

My career has given me the good fortune of driving a fair number of exclusive cars (out in the open, I'm not a valet ) and other than showing off, there's really nothing special about them. The objectively best cars I've ever driven have been pretty affordable - Acura TL, Subaru Forester, etc... there's just nothing else to want in a car (speaking of luxury, daily living, utility, fun to drive, dependability, etc) - so what does one get when one spends a half million dollars on a car? They get to prance around and show off? How insipid.

I'm not suggesting the very wealthy not spend money on whatever they choose, I'm suggesting that if they can't think of anything better to spend it on than some weekend showoff car - they're unimaginative and boring and a little pitiful.
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Old 08-21-2012, 09:14 PM   #18 (permalink)
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Excepting the luxury, daily driving and dependability you get more bang for the buck from a rat rod. According to



men like the Lambo, and women like the rat rod.

It's like mega-yachts--somebody gets to build them. It sounds like that's where the fun is.

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