"CB" (jrcb)
07/15/2015 at 12:55 • Filed to: Question
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"CB" (jrcb)
07/15/2015 at 12:55 • Filed to: Question | 2
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Simple question: which car do you see a whole bunch that you probably shouldn’t? Either due to it being an unpopular car or something that doesn’t fit with where you are. For example, I see a stupidly large amount of Malibu Maxxes here in Ottawa, to the tune of at least one or two a day (and the occasional SS model), which seems pretty strange, considering what it is.
SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> CB
07/15/2015 at 12:56 |
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> CB
07/15/2015 at 12:59 |
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It’s tricky nailing down how to answer this question - how much of the “regularly see” would be a number of local cars, for example. If it’s a strikingly uncommon car that three people who commute at the same time as you or go to the same restaurants drive, then it skews the perception, but probably isn’t a statistical anomaly. For example, I see Subaru Bajas, VW Rabbit pickups, Suzuki Samurais, and Chevy LUVs very often, but a significant percentage of the sightings (probably 80%+) is one particular one of each.
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CB
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
07/15/2015 at 12:59 |
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I used to live in a neighbourhood where one person cruised around in one of a similar colour. It looks so stupid with the roof up.
Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:00 |
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The Maxx SS was sooooo awesome...
we need a new, AWD one.
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CB
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
07/15/2015 at 13:01 |
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You’ve got a fair point. How about, even if you travel outside of your normal routes, you still see them? Back to the Maxx, I see them in Byward, on Elgin, out in Gloucester, fucking everywhere.
Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:01 |
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When I lived in Florida, I used to see Kizashis daily.
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CB
> Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
07/15/2015 at 13:04 |
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Weird. That seems more like a Vermont car. Also, who the hell bought a Kizashi*?
*Other than Canadians, who apparently love the thing.
DoYouEvenShift
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:04 |
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A couple times a week.
djmt1
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:04 |
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TVR Tuscans. There are 3 of them where I live (2 convertibles, one coupe) and I assume they are daily drivers as I see them all the time.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:04 |
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Ah, so perhaps revealing of an unrecognized confirmation bias, then, or a model which is easy to ID for some reason or easy to note - possibly uninvestigated. For me, then, such a vehicle would be probably the 80s G-body Olds, the 90s Monte Carlo or the late 90s bubble Taurus, with late 90s/early 2000s Subaru *sedan* to taste.
ly2v8-Brian
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:05 |
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Full-size pickups, the rest of the world is deprived of their greatness. Sad really.
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Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:05 |
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Floridians apparently. There were two just in my subdivision.
ArmadaExpress drives a turbo outback
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:05 |
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Saab 9-7X
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
07/15/2015 at 13:06 |
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These are all over Atlanta on the upper 285 corridor for some reason. I see them much less frequently these days than I did in my time down there.
Jake Huitt - Two Alfas And A Nissan, Not A Single Running Car
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:07 |
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Tesla Model S
E500 AMG
S65 AMG
F360
911 carrera 3
I’m 30 minutes west of Denver.
TheVancen- In Pursuit of a Greater Payday and Car Parts
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:07 |
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Early 90’s Oldsmobile Cutlasses and Mercury Sables/ Ford Taurii. I thought all of the Cutlasses had returned to earth and my SHO was the anomaly.
davedave1111
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:08 |
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I was having a bit of trouble here, because the area I live in, there’s nothing much you wouldn’t expect to see - everything from R32 Skylines to Avantimes goes past fairly regularly. And then I remembered that I pass this quite often:
NoneOfYourBiz
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:09 |
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Can confirm: Ottawa has an oddly large number of Malibu Maxxes.
We also seem to have a lot of PT Cruisers (not that unusual) but in eerily excellent condition. (VERY unusual) O.o
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CB
> davedave1111
07/15/2015 at 13:09 |
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Okay, that is one hell of an anomaly.
Alfalfa Romeo
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
07/15/2015 at 13:09 |
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These are fairly common in my area as well. Between relatively heavy winters, as well as some blazing hot summers, people seem to justify buying them.
Because Racecar
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:10 |
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Someone at my workplace drives one of these
coelacanthist
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:15 |
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I see W8 4Motion Passats more than I should.
phenotyp
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:20 |
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Every single day I check off my Daily T-Bird box. Never the same one, either. I didn’t think they were all that common, but somehow I manage to spot one every day.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> djmt1
07/15/2015 at 13:25 |
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Be wary. Scary may try to home-invade you.
Stapleface-Now Hyphenated!
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:29 |
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Probably the most uncommon car I see fairly regularly is the Mercedes R Class. But then again, maybe I just realize them so often because you don't forget a Mercedes Minivan.
Jack Does Cars
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:34 |
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SAAB 9-4X.
There are six around Raleigh. Which is fairly astonishing, because they built lass than 500 of them.
BReLp7dzHM3ytYsE
> SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
07/15/2015 at 13:37 |
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Came here to say this. There seem to be a fair amount where I live; I've never really understood why people say they're so rare.
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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:41 |
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There are a bunch of them in my area. Because Florida.
BrtStlnd
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:46 |
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There’s a guy in my town with a fairly beat up Delorean that I see every couple weeks.
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davedave1111
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:46 |
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Definitely, but not as much as it would be in most other parts of London. It really is varied round here. There’s some guy with two or three old Caddies, round the corner from that is a newish Corvette, a project sixties/seventies muscle car in someone’s garage, that kind of thing. Just talking about the Americana there, there’s loads of other stuff too.
One of my personal faves is here:
They’re teensy little things - and the guy’s clearly into them because he has several, and they change from time to time (as you can see if you look back through streetview’s history). Don’t miss the ones in his driveway opposite :)
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CB
> davedave1111
07/15/2015 at 13:50 |
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Very cool. And also, thank you for pointing out that Streetview has easy access to past photos. I’ve been looking for an old photo of my house since you can see my dog (who passed away) in the front window.
Sn210
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:57 |
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For some strange reason, there are a ton of Lincoln MarkLT pickups around me. I see at least one a week, and I know I’ve seen roughly 5-6 different ones.
There’s also a Saab 9-7x and an Acura ZDX that I see regularly. Someone who works at the local post office owns an Izusu Axiom
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Sn210
> CB
07/15/2015 at 13:58 |
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I was just on vaca in upstate NY, kizashi’s galore
Roundbadge
> CB
07/15/2015 at 14:49 |
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I see a Malibu Maxx in my driveway every day.
Under_Score
> CB
07/15/2015 at 14:57 |
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Definitely the Isuzu Axiom and the Mazda Millenia where I am.
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> CB
07/15/2015 at 15:39 |
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Oddly enough I see a crapload of ST180 and 200 Celicas, and a lot of them are All-tracs which were never that common to begin with.
MR2_FTW - Group J's resident Stig
> CB
07/15/2015 at 15:58 |
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Protege5’s are EVERYWHERE in Richmond
Nauraushaun
> CB
07/15/2015 at 23:56 |
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My friend has an Evo 6 TME that his wife dailies (he got a bit tired of it). I see it a lot, doesn’t thrill me anymore.
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davedave1111
> CB
07/16/2015 at 07:29 |
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Aww. Now you mention it, though, I’ve just used the history a couple of times to find cars I saw parked by the side of the road. I hadn’t thought of it as time-travel! :)
RT
> CB
06/01/2016 at 13:28 |
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I tend to see one every week.
That’s what happens when you live close to an Alfa workshop. :D