So apparently we elected a gearhead

"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
10/20/2015 at 15:20 • Filed to: None

This is Justin Trudeau’s 300SL. Apparently he has several classic European cars that he works on at home, himself. This is good.

DISCUSSION (34)

FKA-RacecaR > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/20/2015 at 15:25

A nice car a gearhead does not make.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/20/2015 at 15:27

Such decadence. Much triggers. Very social injustice.

bob and john > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/20/2015 at 15:28

what FKA said. this is more of a ‘kid has rich daddy so he buys expensive as balls classic’ then a gear head.

i’m curious to see what becomes of our 100km speed limit though

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > bob and john
10/20/2015 at 15:30

You read the second sentence, right?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > FKA-RacecaR
10/20/2015 at 15:31

Fair enough, although if I can get true verification on the second sentence, he just might be a gearhead.

bob and john > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/20/2015 at 15:32

yep. by ‘works on himself’ he means he wipes it off time to time whilst smoking weed.

gearhead he may not be. but harper was driving a 2002 malibu (screams of horror) so pretty much anyone would have been ebtter then that

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > bob and john
10/20/2015 at 15:33

Rich kid with enough money to not have to worry about what his government will spend it on*

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/20/2015 at 15:36

That’s a beautiful car and a nice picture thereof. Not much concerned with the rest of the story line...

ttyymmnn > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/20/2015 at 15:38

So apparently we elected a gearhead hipster

I also read that one of his platform planks is the legalization legalisation of marijuana. I can support that.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > FKA-RacecaR
10/20/2015 at 15:39

Very true, but a classic car is generally a good sign, especially if he works on it himself. Now we just need to define what he means by “works on” but he seems much more likely to be some sort of gearhead as opposed to the kind of person who will perpetually lease a C-class. Making some sweeping generalizations here so obviously there will be exceptions...

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > bob and john
10/20/2015 at 15:42

To be honest, I kind of have more respect for the Malibu. There’s no pretension there.

Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again. > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/20/2015 at 15:44

There’s this too.

duurtlang > bob and john
10/20/2015 at 15:45

He could’ve bought an Escalade, newish Lamborghini or some other tacky car instead. Even if what you’re saying is true it does still mean the guy has some taste.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > duurtlang
10/20/2015 at 15:47

Can we confirm that he bought it? Might be inherited.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > bob and john
10/20/2015 at 15:51

I want to believe.

Steve in Manhattan > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/20/2015 at 15:51

Always thought it was cool that Obama drove a HEMI before he rode in Cadillac 1.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Steve in Manhattan
10/20/2015 at 15:52

Yeah, that was pretty cool.

bob and john > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/20/2015 at 15:53

he is a freaking politician man.

they are like diapers. need to be changed often and for the same reason.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > bob and john
10/20/2015 at 15:54

Drop the kms in favor of mphs :)

duurtlang > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
10/20/2015 at 15:59

Kinja'd!!!

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > bob and john
10/20/2015 at 16:02

You’re just cynical, man. Look at what his father accomplished. If we conservatively assume that he know 1/3 of what his father did, he’s still the best thing to happen to this country in a long time.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/20/2015 at 16:04

This one was an inheritance. But apparently he has a few other tasteful, yet more reasonably priced cars.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > duurtlang
10/20/2015 at 16:04

You will notice I didn’t say change the number in front of the mphs.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
10/20/2015 at 16:05

Better yet, rename the 400 series highways “Mexico” and abolish the speed limits, plus require a special super ultra license to be in the left lane.

bob and john > G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3
10/20/2015 at 16:06

no, I just don’t trust politicians until I actually see them do anything.

bob and john > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
10/20/2015 at 16:07

you realize you and those bass-akwards brit are the almost the only ones using tht moronic system yes?

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > bob and john
10/20/2015 at 16:10

Fair enough. We shall see.

duurtlang > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
10/20/2015 at 16:11

This is a fair point. I could live with that. I would have to do a lot of calculations in my head though. How many inches in a mile? Not a clue. How many toes in feet? Not 10, as that would make it logical and metric.

G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3 > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/20/2015 at 16:18

It was an inheritance from his father. Apparently he also has a couple of more reasonably priced European classics.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > duurtlang
10/20/2015 at 16:19

Logic? It’s overrated.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > bob and john
10/20/2015 at 16:20

Ive heard Aussies referring to it as well. But they are also on metric like the Brits. I guess it just sounds more....romantic.

JDIGGS > duurtlang
10/20/2015 at 16:51

Gotta agree with you here, plenty of people have the things to left to them they let crumble or sell or don’t give a crap about. Anyone who maintains and most importantly drives a 300sl is ok in my book.

500dollarvan > Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again.
10/20/2015 at 16:55

Trudeau should definitely buy a $500 van. Park that shit outside Parliament like a baller. I’m very curious to see if he pursues a van friendly agenda so the van can once again cruise down the 401 in comfort and say what up to our boy Drake and the OVO crew.

JDIGGS > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie
10/20/2015 at 16:56

Meh hard to say, looks like it’s because of his dad, but he seems to keep it maintained and driven at least sometimes, He should just give it to me;

Also part of the Trudeau estate are a summer place on a lake near Morin Heights and the family’s distinctive art deco home on Pine Ave. that is now occupied by Sacha and his family. Justin got to keep the Mercedes-Benz convertible his father famously drove on Parliament Hill in the late 1960s.

“For me there are only two things that actually remind me of my childhood with my father that were permanent — one was that car and the other is the lake up north.”

Trudeau stores the Mercedes at a Montreal car dealership. He takes it out for drives in the summer sometimes, but even if he wins the leadership or the larger prize of reclaiming 24 Sussex Dr., he won’t be doing a victory lap on the Hill.

“That was my dad’s thing. I’m a different person. I don’t wear roses, either.”