"DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!" (daft-ryosuke) 08/22/2018 at 21:07 • Filed to: None

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Apparently, this is what Buick thought “VIP” meant in 2000.

A bike rack, 18" wheels, some red paint on the interior, a file-o-fax, and...coffee mugs?

I always had a feeling these Park Avenues came from the factory with cracked leather.

They did try it again in 2006 and got the style more correct, albeit with help from RIDES, you know that tuner TV show from back then hosted by the young guy from Overhaulin’ ?

Let the record state that I would gladly own either one of these concepts.

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/22/2018 at 21:17

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I would do awful things for that Park Avenue. Nice rims, slight suspension drop and wonderful color. I’m old, I’d appreciate very much.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/22/2018 at 21:19

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Palm Pilot, coffee, and a screen to keep the bike unmolested by bugs? I mean... it’s not entirely without merit.

daender > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/22/2018 at 21:20

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That aero cover for the bicycle is so sweet and outrageous, I’m surprised it hasn’t become a thing in the stance scene.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/22/2018 at 21:22

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O H MY GOD I NEED IT ALL.

That Park Avenue Ultra looks lowered slightly. That Lucerne has a V8, as well. Fuckin COOL.

WilliamsSW > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/22/2018 at 21:23

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Meanwhile here’s Plymouth’s definition of VIP.

Urambo Tauro > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/22/2018 at 21:24

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Shark Avenue

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/22/2018 at 21:40

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Uh.

1. That’s red candy tintcoat. That paint is fucking expensive. It’s more expensive than White Diamond Pearl.
2. That’s based on a Park Avenue Ultra with a not-detuned 3800 Supercharged.
3. That’s a Palm Pilot VII . They were THE “I am TRULY elite” tech item in 2000. If you were one of the lucky ones with a cell phone, you had a Nokia 3310 or 3210.
3a. The VII was the most expensive Palm period . $599 at introduction plus a minimum of $15 per month for the mandatory Palm.net service. Which could jump to more than $500 per month if you needed more than a few web pages.
4. That’s a pre-Monsoon stereo. It’s equivalent to the later Monsoons. At the time, they were considered the best factory stereo available. Even better than the Chrysler Infinity III system (which was one of the first with external CD changer support .)

The sticker on an ‘00 Park Avenue Ultra started at $37,160 before delivery, with that paint being a $1499 option. On the normal one. These were NOT cheap cars. The bike rack is a standard accessory, but the shroud is not. Adjusted for inflation, one of these would have easily priced out over $60 ,000.

So yeah. Pretty damn VIP.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/22/2018 at 21:44

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Looks like a Dominos car. 

Deal Killer - Powered by Focus > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/22/2018 at 22:01

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That Park Avenue would be a sweet ride.

Vicente Esteve > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 08/22/2018 at 22:10

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I just learned a lot of information about an early 2000s hunchback Buick sedan I didn’t really need.

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > Vicente Esteve 08/22/2018 at 22:20

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Honestly, having worked on them when new, they’re really great cars as long as you aren’t expecting a sports car. No qualifiers beyond that. The seats look meh, but are amazingly comfortable. The build quality is excellent. The reliability is off the charts. The 3800 supercharged provides ample power, and the automatic transmission is perfect for daily driving and just cruising.

Fuel mileage is ass of course, but nobody’s perfect.

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 08/22/2018 at 23:15

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But what’s the importance of the coffee mug?

BaconSandwich is tasty. > daender 08/22/2018 at 23:39

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Shh!

I keep thinking it’d be cool to open a side business of making aluminum roof boxes. Think Yakima/Thule, but made to look like part of a pre-WWII airplane, complete with rivets.

Of course I need to learn to work with aluminum first...

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/22/2018 at 23:58

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Yuppies like coffee mugs?

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 08/23/2018 at 01:23

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I think I might still have my old Palm VII from back in the day. Does that make me a retro VIP?

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 08/23/2018 at 02:32

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Maybe they were real expensive ones

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/23/2018 at 07:13

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Not usually a fan of painted interior parts, but that interior pulls it off.

10/10 would daily that car and love every second of it!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! 08/23/2018 at 08:18

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They sure didn’t know cyclists, not really their kind of car from what I see of these people who block lanes on my mountain and coastal roads.

Tohru > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 08/26/2018 at 10:31

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The bike is also like another $2500.