What super/exotic cars make you go "meh" when seen in the wild?

"nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul" (nfamouscj) 08/14/2015 at 18:44 • Filed to: None

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Saw one of these today. Thought to myself “those are some funny looking Corvette tail lights.”

“Oh that’s not a Vette it’s a 355... meh”

Conversely I get really excited when I see R8s. They’re not super common and pretty mundane compared to other exotics they’re competing with. But I always get excited when I see one.

Funktheduck > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 18:46

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Pretty much all modern ferraris.

TheJWT > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 18:46

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They still make this, apparently

blacktruck18 > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 18:47

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NSX, I love them in pictures but, in real life the proportions are weird to me.

TheOnelectronic > TheJWT 08/14/2015 at 18:48

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Because there will always be a need to say “I’m a Chinese university student and father didn’t give me enough money for a Ferrari.”

That’s been 90% of who I’ve seen driving them, at least.

SVTyler > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 18:50

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nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > SVTyler 08/14/2015 at 18:53

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They blend in really well in the wild. Convo went “hey check out the GTR” “where at?” *points* “I don’t see it... Ohh there it is. Neat”

not for canada - australian in disguise > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 18:54

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Saw one last night, didn’t even notice anything special about it.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > TheJWT 08/14/2015 at 18:55

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A Maserati dealership opened up nearby so I’m always seeing Giblets out on test drives with dealer plates but never without. I wonder if they even have any GTs...

Rico > SVTyler 08/14/2015 at 18:55

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I say oh look a GTR then don't care about looking at it any more.

PS9 > TheJWT 08/14/2015 at 18:57

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That actually looks pretty sharp.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 18:57

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GTR, ZR1 Corvette (apart from the sound)

Spaceball-Two > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 18:58

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Pretty much all of them. While I can appreciate a super car or whatever I was just never interested in the unattainable.

Bandit > TheOnelectronic 08/14/2015 at 18:59

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That’s an accurate statement

jkm7680 > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 19:00

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Not really a supercar, but seeing a Continental Flying Spur is a little less exciting than it used to be.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > not for canada - australian in disguise 08/14/2015 at 19:00

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“Those are really wide and low” my reaction every time. Or trying to figure out if it’s a Gallardo, Murc, etc

CaptDale - is secretly British > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 19:08

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This.... They are a dime a dozen. Who cares anymore? Oh man you can buy a cheap Ferrari. How fucking cool. Why don tyou go and buy something with some class like a 308. As an actor once said,

“Memphis: Perhaps, Mmmm. But, you know, this is the one. Yes, yes yes... I saw three of these parked outside the local Starbucks this morning, which tells me only one thing. There’s too many self-Indulgent wieners in this city with too much bloody money! Now, if I was driving a 1967 275 GTB four-cam...

Roger the Car Salesman: You would not be a self-indulgent wiener, sir... You’d be a connoisseur.”

These cars have reached full self indulgent wiener status, yet every bro and guy who wants a Ferrari buys one. Why? Its not like you have a special car anymore. This is the Camary of the super car world. And honestly its quite a bore to look at.

PushToStart > TheJWT 08/14/2015 at 19:14

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Honestly, yeah.

Lol. They’ve done a few special editions and facelifts and stuff, but it doesn’t change the fact that the car is really old. It makes a decent noise and looks alright but I’m never actually interested when I see one, it’s always just an “oh ok.”

DoYouEvenShift > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 19:17

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Any type of 911 pretty much.

DoYouEvenShift > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 19:19

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Haha! My exact thoughts. While I appreciate what they are. I can’t tell them apart.

Alex B > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 19:20

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All of them. None of them are extreme rare where I live

Unless it’s a 918, P1, LaFerrari, Enzo or F1 it’s pretty meh.

PushToStart > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 19:20

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This is an interesting question, because with me a lot of it is context. If I’m at a car show, I don’t really spend time looking at a standard 458, it’s a pretty “standard” car at most car shows I end up at, and there’s usually quite a few of them. But if I’m at a restaurant or anywhere else where I’m not expecting it, it becomes a lot cooler of a sighting I think. Interesting that you feel that way about a 355, it's kind of the opposite for me. As far as Ferraris go, the older it is, generally the more excited I am about it. I hardly ever see stuff like 308s, 328’s, 348’s, 355’s and etc. and so I’m a bit more excited when I see one. An added bonus is that the owners of those are generally more of the “enthusiast” type than someone who has a 458 (generally speaking of course, there’s exceptions on both ends).

Berang > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 19:28

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I feel that way about most supercars. But I also agree about the R8 - it just looks interesting.

NoneOfYourBiz > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 19:35

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Just about every Ferrari I’ve ever seen. Meh.

Stef Schrader > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 19:41

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You know you’re in Austin when........the Model S is basically a regular car. I like them, but they’re everywhere. Super common.

As for meh: new Bugatti Veyron special editions. Cool engineering exercise! It broke a record once! Aaaaand very few owners will ever use that car for that kind of speed. At this point, they’re kind of beating a dead horse until the next ludicrous supercar comes out, and the outgoing car isn’t even pretty to look at, IMHO.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > Berang 08/14/2015 at 19:50

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I think the allure with the r8 is that it can be recognized as an exotic but is actually obtainable. Will I ever be able to afford a $2 million Bugatti or quart mil Aston? Nope. but with some proper planning am R8 can be had.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 21:36

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C7 Z06. Say what you want if it's actually a supercar or not, I'm kinda tired of them.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 08/14/2015 at 22:18

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Having seen several in person, I stand by what several have said, the Aero package looks like landscape lining from Lowes.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 22:19

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I get more exited by shitty old cars that you never see any more, for instance the two-tone brown slantback Seville near me. Though I enjoy hearing an R8, at least the V10. V8’s don’t really do much for me, with a few exceptions.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 08/14/2015 at 22:21

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I would agree. I just see the shape so often. People everywhere have Corvettes.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/14/2015 at 22:37

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Most new Ferrari’s and McLarens, lots in SF. Not really many new or Lambos here so I enjoy seeing one. This is a Porsche heavy area, many variations of 911s, GT2/3s are nice but I don’t really look hard anymore. There is a Zonda and a How-are-ya as well as a purple Diablo, I look at those! FFs are pretty rare, the GT Ferraris are way more rare than a 458, so I enjoy a V12 GT car.

j250ex > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/15/2015 at 01:38

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why no love for the 355. I’ll give you the color isn’t the best. Few cars look good in yellow but damn it’s a pretty. And it has pop up head lights

911e46z06 > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/15/2015 at 04:26

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Oh, hey, it’s another Con *yaaaaaaaaawn* sorry, Conti *yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn* sorry, Conti *yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn* oh, man, sorry, Con *yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn* ugh, Continental GT.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > j250ex 08/15/2015 at 07:44

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I think it’s in the awkward teen phase for me. It’s not new enough to be modern but it’s not old enough to be appreciated just for its age. But I’ll give you with the headlights up it has a great derpy “huehuehue face”

boxrocket > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/15/2015 at 18:35

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Maseratis, Porsches. Corvettes (I don’t consider them special, super, or exotic, bit some do). Bentleys, save for the rare Mulsanne or Speed variant. Veyrons (though I did bother taking a few dozen pictures of them at Bentley Gold Coast). Ferraris. Modern (post-VAG acquisition) Lamborghinis (and I haven’t bothered to train myself on the visual differences between Aventadors and Huracans). S-Classes and other German Luxor-barges.

However, I’m struck giddy at the sight of a Ford GT, any Mustang greater than a GT, Saleen S7s, Vipers (less so, they’re somewhat common, but I like the original GTS models a LOT), a modified classic Volvo (or an R model), Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaags greater than an X-Type or regular S-Type, and Aston Martins.

I'll damn near stop traffic to get a closer glimpse at any McLaren.