That's Four

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 03/08/2019 at 18:11 • Filed to: None

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As my 2nd gen Odyssey gets older, I’m starting to notice fewer and fewer of them on the road. So now I’ve taken to keeping a daily tally of how many I see. Today, it was four (not including my own, that would be cheating). My record is nine . You can’t swing a dead cat without hitting newer ones.  Does anybody else do this? Not with 2G Odysseys, but with their own car? Or am I the only one with this affliction?

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 18:13

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I keep a tally on D100's and ST’s.

That way, I can just use my fingers to count them.

Fyoeu > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 18:15

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I drive a 95 Camry and I’m honestly quite surprised with how many I see on the roads on a daily basis. Today I saw 5!

Honeybunchesofgoats > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 18:17

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I see almost no XJ8s, which makes me sad. Every once in a while, I’ll think I see one, but it’s invariably and XJ6. 

Nothing > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 18:18

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I do, but I also have a  4Runner in Colorado. Since they haven’t done any updating since 1954, I see about 1200/day, and that’s just in my sons school drive line!

ttyymmnn > Fyoeu 03/08/2019 at 18:20

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Clearly, those didn’t suffer from the same frangible transmission as the 2G Odyssey. I’m on my second, but I got 195 k miles  out of the first one. But only 100k miles out of the first engine. 

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 18:24

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With the 86, i f the count gets as high as 1, that’s cause for celebration. I definitely notice them though.

The Octavia is so generic looking I struggle to even recognize my own, never mind one passing me by. Not that there are many - niche brand here.

With the Mitsi, I occasionally try to keep track of the Pajero to Landcruiser to other SUV ratio round where I live. It’s usually around 1:1:1, though when I’m not actively counting I usually have the impression that all SUVs are L andcruisers, just like all trucks are Hiluxes (also untrue: there’s mote Colorados if I actually count)  

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 18:25

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I do it too with my Honda Fit. I’ve even had some days where I’ve come across 1-2 Honda Fits in the exact same dark purple in Sport trim as mine.

412GTI > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 18:27

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Not specifically this, but I keep tally of what cars don’t use their headlights when it’s dusk/night. It’s usually a tie between Rav4's & CR-V’s lol

dogisbadob > Fyoeu 03/08/2019 at 18:28

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The third-gen Camry is the best car ever made :o)

dogisbadob > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 18:29

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That’s what happens when you get a car. Once you get it, you see a lot of them on the road!

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Honeybunchesofgoats 03/08/2019 at 18:31

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All you have to do is go to the local auto recycler and you should have nooooo problem finding some of them.

Or see many of them at this place:

http://www.jaguarheaven.com/gallery/

You far from Stockton, California?

LOL

ttyymmnn > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 03/08/2019 at 18:32

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My Odyssey is brown/gold, which I’m told is actually “champagne.” I see far more in that color than any other. Though today I saw this silver one, a nice burgundy one, and I’ve also spotted a lovely green one. Having a 2003 champagne Odyssey makes me practically invisible. I should be a drug mule.

Cé hé sin > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 18:32

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It’s an affliction I can’t really have because I see another of my car maybe twice a year...

ttyymmnn > 412GTI 03/08/2019 at 18:33

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Speaking of lights, my knew gear grinding comes from people who put those big LED bars on their brodozers and drive around on the highway with them turned on. 

ttyymmnn > Cé hé sin 03/08/2019 at 18:33

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Get an Odyssey!

Cé hé sin > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 18:36

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I l ive in Odyssey free zone.....our only Hondas are the Jazz (Fit), Civic,, HRV and CRV. There used to be an Accord but sales collapsed.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 18:39

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When my beige Aerio was written off, it was due to a guy “not seeing me” when doing a U-turn.

And when I had to get it towed from the collision reporting center, the tow truck driver said he walked past my car 3 times not seeing it before he found it.

Now THAT is what I call an invisible car.

So if you wish to switch to being a drug mule, I strongly recommend a beige Aerio.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 18:39

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Same. Not a lot of second generation Mazda5s were sold, so I’m always counting the ones I see. I can tell by the color if there’s the possibility of them having a manual transmission, and in six years I’ve only seen one other one equipped like mine. I didn’t get a chance to chat with the owner, but I would like to have done so.

One downside to having a vehicle that didn’t sell in large numbers is that there aren’t a lot in the junkyards, at least not the self-service ones I go to. I’ve seen a handful of 1st generation 5s and no second generation, so I haven’t had a good, cheap source for upgrade parts. I’d like to add a few things like the USB port, leather accents and a few other bits and pieces, but most online junkyards want more than I am willing to pay for these parts.

One thing I have seen plenty of at the yards? Sadly, it’s second generation Odysseys...

412GTI > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 18:39

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As someone who drives a vehicle that isn’t a crossover or truck, I wholeheartedly agree.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 03/08/2019 at 18:40

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I would be that person. I’ve almost bought a few parts Jags. 

ttyymmnn > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 03/08/2019 at 18:45

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All with asploded transmissions, probably. By all rights, I should have dumped mine when the tranny shredded itself at 195k miles. But I have yet to find anything I’d rather drive in that class, I’ve carried my family all over the country in it, and I’d rather amortize $3500 over a few more years than go in a hole for a new/used vehicle that I wouldn’t like as much. 

fintail > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 18:45

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W212 in general: at least a few a day . E250 Bluetec: hens teeth

Fintails of any platform: uh huh

TheRealBicycleBuck > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 18:50

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WRXs are fairly rare in my part of Louisiana. I always regret it when I see one and I’m not in mine.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 19:13

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I once had one, beat living shit out of it. Held up great, except for the transmission.

Longtime Lurker > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 19:32

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With my current fleet, I can walk out my front door and see 6 Rangers, on a good day I might see a dozen just on the drive to work. I can go many months before seeing an E30 3 series and there only going to get more rare as they age. My motorcycle a Kawasaki Super Sherpa, I’ve never seen another in the wild since I bought it, and the the 1 I looked at that sold before I could get to it. there is probably less then a half- dozen in the entire province.

phenotyp > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 20:28

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I do this, but with final-gen T Birds. Can’t really explain why, but I went a few years there where I’d see one (not the same one) damn near every day. Mostly on the south side of town, or east side. It seems like 97% of that gen T Birds were sold in Austin, or ended up here. 

facw > ttyymmnn 03/08/2019 at 20:38

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I note other first-gen S60s, and contemplate to myself that their drivers must be people of taste and refinement, but I don’t actually count the sightings.

Just Jeepin' > ttyymmnn 03/09/2019 at 00:41

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I can’t count that high.

DipodomysDeserti > ttyymmnn 03/09/2019 at 09:49

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I don’t keep a tally, but everyone I pass who drives the same vehicle as me waves at me.

ttyymmnn > DipodomysDeserti 03/09/2019 at 10:16

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Motorcycle?

DipodomysDeserti > ttyymmnn 03/09/2019 at 10:23

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Jeep. I also ride a bike, but have never seen the same one riding around.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > ttyymmnn 03/11/2019 at 07:32

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I do that with early 90s Mopars. Usually just cars and minivans though. 2 minivans I see almost daily have started waving when we pass each other.

Best count to date was 19 in my 20 min drive home.