Why don't you see unicorn owners on the Internet?

"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12) 11/21/2017 at 20:25 • Filed to: None

3

23

People out there own Cerbera Speed 12s. And !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . And Alfa 8Cs. And EB110s. Why aren’t they on here?

These were built. There are people driving around in them, at least occasionally. Where are they?

We have Sunchaser guy (hi IM! never change!) and the legend who keeps posting his 355. We have/had a guy with an SLS AMG. These are great cars but where’s the truly bonkers stuff? The weird stuff? The concept cars that made it into private hands? The GT by Citroen for example?

The thing is, I’m not really talking about billion dollar garage queens like Miuras and Chirons. They’re rich-guy material. But what about lesser stuff? If you own a Vector, you’ve got to be an enthusiast. They’re a wacky dated car from a defunct manufacturer. It needs TLC, and someone who cares about what it is.

The Speed 12 and Typhon made it to private owners. Where are these people? Give me Sagaris owners at least.

What about owners of regular TVRs? 90s Alpines you can buy for 10k online? Toyota Seras? I want to hear from these people. They have stories to tell.

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . But it describes a bunch of concepts sold off for cheap. The Indigo isn’t functional (but could be!), but what about this? Less than $30k!

Imagine loading your family into a half-finished concept built by Ghia in ‘83!

I hope that one day the internet will get past age and language and location and wealth barriers. And we get posts from TommyKaira owners and much much more.

Oh, TommyKaira ZZ. Is Japan really that far away on the Internet?

Failing that, I hope Doug can uncover as many of these cars as possible. If he got a DTM CLK and a Z1 in America, he can do it.

bob and john > Nauraushaun 11/21/2017 at 20:32

12

you want a real answer?

to afford most of those cars, you need to have money. and generally, people with the kind of money to do that are not people what waste time online.

itschrome > bob and john 11/21/2017 at 20:36

3

We are a waste of time to you?? I thought what we had meant something! I thought you enjoyed spending time with us. I like to think I’m cherishing my time on here not wasting it! :(

cesariojpn > bob and john 11/21/2017 at 20:50

0

....and this is how Revolutions start......

bob and john > itschrome 11/21/2017 at 20:50

6

lol. Put it this way. Buddy who owns a cerebra isnt spending time on oppo, he is spending his few internet hours looking for parts.

also: while oppo is a better car site...you come on here, and spend and hour or so each day doing...what, exactly? I can read about some kid who thinks that anyone who owns a car better then his base mustang is having a midlife crisis, a lawyer who vents about long and shitty work (which I dont blame him, we need some outs) or someone fighting some rust somewhere.

EDIT: I have to take a dig at myself too

or some moron who buys entirely too many of the same bike and doesnt really have THAT many adventures with them. Also some sad attempts at motojournalism by the same guy

realistically, I can spend my time better.

“says me as I watch family guy on the other screen and am actively looking for a new job”

bob and john > cesariojpn 11/21/2017 at 20:51

2

Nauraushaun > bob and john 11/21/2017 at 20:58

0

I touched on that. You can buy any of those Ford concepts for like $30k. A TommyKaira ZZ must be pretty cheap in Japan. Regular TVRs aren’t too expensive as far as I know

Money isn’t the only issue, there’s something else.

bob and john > Nauraushaun 11/21/2017 at 21:00

1

oh, you can BUY them for 30k.

now what are you going to do when something breaks or its time to pay the insurance bill for a one-off car? or find someone willing to work on it?

purchase price is the LEAST of your worries with something like this.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Nauraushaun 11/21/2017 at 21:01

9

We spend time on sites like this to escape from the humdrum of our lives for a bit. If you own a Spyker C8 chances are your life is going swimmingly and you don’t have anything to escape from.

yamahog > bob and john 11/21/2017 at 21:11

1

meh, idk about that. If anything, the rich have even more leisure time than us working jerks. Donald Trump Jr, for example, apparently spends lots of time on a bunch of gun/hunting/fishing forums:

https://theconcourse.deadspin.com/that-idiot-on-your-hunting-message-board-might-be-donal-1786882492

WilliamsSW > yamahog 11/21/2017 at 21:15

2

That’s what idiots who inherited their money and don’t have to work do, yeah.

I think those that actually earned it probably are more the sort who don’t have time for us Oppo plebes.

bob and john > yamahog 11/21/2017 at 21:18

1

What Williams said

also, i think guy with rare cars spend more time searching for parts then they do searching for websites to talk about it.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Nauraushaun 11/21/2017 at 21:25

2

https://www.instagram.com/jasdhillon67/?hl=en

yamahog > bob and john 11/21/2017 at 21:34

3

there are a few fairly loaded posters here iirc, but they just might have a lower tolerance for shitposting and/or prefer more specific forums.

DipodomysDeserti > Nauraushaun 11/21/2017 at 22:08

0

The “something else” is math.

Nauraushaun > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 11/22/2017 at 01:16

1

Good answer! And thanks for name-dropping one of my faves, though I didn’t mention it

Nauraushaun > bob and john 11/22/2017 at 01:17

0

Maybe.

But :(

Body work is body work and hopefully the components are shared with other Fords. Or you can make it work. Someone can!

You’re right

Nauraushaun > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/22/2017 at 01:18

0

Really I’m after blogging and such. Photos of these cars are easy to come by.

Still a very cool insta :)

SpeedSix > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 11/22/2017 at 18:23

0

Damn, an XJR-15...

SpeedSix > Nauraushaun 11/22/2017 at 18:35

0

I think Myron Vernis has plenty of unicorns, and he’s on the Internet too.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > SpeedSix 11/22/2017 at 18:38

0

TWR XJ220 as well

Nauraushaun > SpeedSix 11/22/2017 at 21:36

0

Good to see!

Amoore100 > Nauraushaun 12/03/2017 at 02:23

1

If you own a TVR, I doubt you know what the internet is, and if you have a Morgan, then your primary means of communication is the telegram—that could be a small part of the issue.

RT > Amoore100 12/03/2017 at 08:25

1

You’re right about Morgan owners, but one of the biggest used car buying websites in the UK started life as a TVR forum.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?h=0&f=13