Which of these would you most rather drive?

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44) 09/12/2018 at 14:51 • Filed to: None

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This photo was taken by !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! and it shows the cars of Nissan’s design staff in the UK. I see a lot of great cars peeking out from this shot but which would you most like to have? The Mustang is a close second but I’d have to have that BMW E9.

AestheticsInMotion > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 14:55

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I see zero wrong choices, but I’ll go with the fastback.

(wait no, I definitely wouldn’t want the DeLorean, and the modern stang does little for me... anything else tho...) 

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 14:58

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Nissan has design staff?

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 14:59

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i spy with my little eye.....

ill take the elan

DipodomysDeserti > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:01

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What kind of van is that behind the fence?

GoodIdeaAtTheTime > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:02

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I will take the Lotus Elan, please.

MM54 > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:04

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Probably the Alfa, with the BMW in close second.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:04

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Unfair question. I call a foul.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 09/12/2018 at 15:09

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Pretty great little cars

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 09/12/2018 at 15:09

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Yeah maybe they should listen to them?

Chinny Raccoon > DipodomysDeserti 09/12/2018 at 15:12

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Black one is a VW T5 transporter, the Silver one is a Vauxhall Vivaro.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:12

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im a sucker for them

(and they’re easy enough to work on... wich is good... coz you’ll probably need to:p)

Milky > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:15

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They’re all coupes?!  I know a lot of Designers and no one’s office parking lot is that cool.  Nissan Designers, such good taste. Nissan management, such bad choices.  

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:24

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I’ve always meant to ask, your avatar(?) is Cove bikes from North Van right?

jasmits > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:25

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Maybe if they did some of the design staff would drive some of their own designs from this millennium .

nerd_racing > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:26

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I’d have to go with the Elan or the Mazda MX-6... er... Silvia. 

Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:26

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I’ll take the R32 if it’s a GTS-t.

Kim Jong - Healthy > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:35

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r32 no doubt, I  technically would be able to drive all other cars pictured.

forbidden fruit here in US.

Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:37

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There’s not a bad car in that shot, and yet they still design crap...

Die-Trying > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:38

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little red alfa.......

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 09/12/2018 at 15:39

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Yes it is! Been on this site for nearly 10 years and you are the first to notice. Their skull guy is named “Digger” and I’m pretty into DH mountain biking.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Bman76 (hates WS6 hoods, is on his phone and has 4 burners now) 09/12/2018 at 15:40

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Right? Makes me feel bad for the designers because clearly they know good design but are likely hamstrung from above. 

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:44

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E9 as well. 

CaptDale - is secretly British > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:46

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Lotus 1st Porsche 2nd

Dasupersprint - base trim is enough > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:52

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I’m taking the Porsche 993, ok thanks bye

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:52

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I used to live in North Van, now Langley . I was also heavily into biking. I went there all the time.

WilliamsSW > Die-Trying 09/12/2018 at 15:55

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^^^^^^

Future next gen S2000 owner > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 15:59

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I’ll take the 993 followed by the Delorean followed by the Skyline.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 16:01

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R32.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 16:03

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Most like to have and most like to drive are two different things.

For driving, either that car that I think is an Audi, the new Mustang or the yellow car next to the blue BMW would be my top picks.

But to merely have it, then the nod goes to the old Mustang in the foreground, the Delorean and probably that red car which looks like a BMW 2002.

The fact is, newer cars are better for driving most of the time... with a few exceptions. 

arl > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 16:11

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Poor bastards. Probably crank out all sorts of interesting designs that get rejected.

Designer: Hey, look at this beautiful new design! It’s sure to sell a million cars.

Bean counter: But it’s not jellybean shaped with useless odd angles tacked onto it . And the wheels are not silver and black. Back to the drawing board for you.

Designer: Whatever you want. [Buys new exhaust for own cool car and laments the demise of the auto industry].

MarquetteLa > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 16:15

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What’s the white car parked next to the Skyline?

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 16:37

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Never forget.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Spamfeller Loves Nazi Clicks 09/12/2018 at 18:05

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It’s a GT-R.

interstate366, now In The Industry > MarquetteLa 09/12/2018 at 18:08

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Might be an S15 Silvia.

interstate366, now In The Industry > Kim Jong - Healthy 09/12/2018 at 18:10

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We’ve had legally importable R32s in the US for 4 years now. The car to the left of the R32,  however, looks like an S15, which is indeed forbidden fruit for about 5 more years.

JeepJeremy > DipodomysDeserti 09/12/2018 at 19:03

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thank you for asking.  I was interested in the vans, too!

Kim Jong - Healthy > interstate366, now In The Industry 09/12/2018 at 19:21

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very true, but the risk factor in buying either of these is astronomical.

paying over 20k for the r32 (idk what an s15 runs for, I try not to tease myself with cars I can’t own, looking at you gc8 sti)  you have to buy unseen, chances are you don’t have a buddy that can check on the car, there’s probably a language barrier, and you have to hope that after months and months of waiting, it will show up. 

interstate366, now In The Industry > Kim Jong - Healthy 09/12/2018 at 19:24

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You don’t necessarily have to buy one sight unseen. There are importers that bring them over to the US and sell them here, though they do mark the prices up a bit. Also there are a few  English-speaking businesses on the Japan side that are reputable. Pacific Coast Auto, Brave Auto, Amagaski Motor, to name three.

DipodomysDeserti > Chinny Raccoon 09/12/2018 at 19:28

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I’ll take the T5

Spridget > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 21:28

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I’ll take the Mustang; my favorite body style in my favorite year with my favorite color? Sounds like the ultimate Mustang to me.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/12/2018 at 21:53

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the sul try redhead

pip bip - choose Corrour > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/13/2018 at 06:49

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DeLorean!

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 09/13/2018 at 09:33

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liek this if you crie every tim

duurtlang > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 09/13/2018 at 14:56

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1. Alfa, 2. BMW, 3. Lotus, 4. Mustang (the old one), 4. Porsche. The rest is, compared to the first four, relatively meh.