# What's the most interesting car you saw today? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 21, 2014, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889 "2014-05-21T02:35:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 155
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3085 "2020-01-09T17:07:15Z")
We used to have an interesting license plate but I can’t find it. I saw a VW Beetle last night, license plate = **PUNCHY** 😃 ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3086 "2020-01-09T18:40:03Z")
> [@QuickSilver](#): > > So Ferrari introduced the[Roma](https://www.google.com/search?q=ferrari+roma+image&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjxycW77_bmAhUlc98KHbCGCjAQsAR6BAgKEAE&biw=1366&bih=625) for 2020. Beautiful, sure. But did the world really need another Jaguar F-Type or AM DB11. Yes, of course it does. But it needs to be fuel efficient. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3087 "2020-01-09T20:04:35Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > Yes, of course it does. But it needs to be fuel efficient. A Toyota GT86 _needs_ to be fuel efficient. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3088 "2020-01-10T03:09:45Z")
> [@Lamoral](#): > > The Fox Body - not one of the more beloved generations of Mustang, to be sure, although I’d drive the shit out of an [SSP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_SSP) with a 5-speed and the torquiest engine they could put in one. > > For my money the coolest Ford car from that era was the [Thunderbird Turbo Coupe](https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2019/04/08/thunderbird-turbo-coupe-is-a-treasure) and I don’t know why they didn’t make THAT one the police interceptor. I saw a black-on-black Turbo Coupe, absolutely cherry condition, at a car show a few months ago. Trust me, pictures are one thing, but up close in person it just looks EVIL. Actually, the Fox body Mustang is extremely popular because they made them for 26 years if you count the SN-95 refresh, they’re cheap, and hop-up parts are endless for them. Are they collectible? Not really. But for cheap speed they’re hard to beat. As for the reason the police never used the Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, they were fast but turbocharging was still in its nascent stage and it was far less reliable and far more expensive than the 302 V8. For police and fleet use they have to be ready to roll all the time, not sitting on the side of the road because the turbocharger melted down or the overboost blew a new hole in the block when a connecting rod snapped. An unstressed V8 is ideal, which is why the execrable Crown Victoria lasted forever in that role. Anyway, I saw someone out and about in an Audi R8 today, not the rarest of supercars but rare enough that you don’t see all that many. And the other day I saw, of all things, a Fisker Karma, if you can believe it. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3089 "2020-01-10T04:30:10Z")
Sorry the photography is a bit blurry…I think this car might be called a Claret? I shall leave that to the more knowledgeable folks. But I must say: it was a real beauty, and in amazing condition. The vanity plate read: HRD2FND. > **[Photobucket | Make your memories fun!](https://s149.photobucket.com/user/VIVALOSTWAGES/media/20191229_201223.jpg.html)** > > Make your memories fun! > **[Photobucket | Make your memories fun!](https://s149.photobucket.com/user/VIVALOSTWAGES/media/20191229_201227_Burst18.jpg.html)** > > Make your memories fun! > **[Photobucket | Make your memories fun!](https://s149.photobucket.com/user/VIVALOSTWAGES/media/20191229_201317.jpg.html)** > > Make your memories fun! > **[Photobucket | Make your memories fun!](https://s149.photobucket.com/user/VIVALOSTWAGES/media/20191229_201324.jpg.html)** > > Make your memories fun! > **[Photobucket | Make your memories fun!](https://s149.photobucket.com/user/VIVALOSTWAGES/media/20191229_201308.jpg.html)** > > Make your memories fun! ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3090 "2020-01-10T22:18:43Z")
Last night, I saw a pristine-looking [Subaru BRAT](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiamsOzh_rmAhXrct8KHdu_Cs4QjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fpictures%2Fworlds-15-ugliest-cars%2F13%2F&psig=AOvVaw3_IviGlpvcRUeirIxtYw9O&ust=1578780915606700). Not the weirdest-looking mass production car I’ve ever seen - it’ll take some doing to knock the [Reliant Robin](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Frender.fineartamerica.com%2Fimages%2Frendered%2Fdefault%2Fwood-print%2F10.000%2F6.125%2Fbreak%2Fimages%2Fartworkimages%2Fmedium%2F1%2F1979-reliant-robin-steve-gass.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Ffineartamerica.com%2Ffeatured%2F1979-reliant-robin-steve-gass.html%3Fproduct%3Dwood-print&docid=apbUY1exwp0q2M&tbnid=amX6MBV6zNVI-M%3A&vet=10ahUKEwjP5vn7h_rmAhVRmlkKHTijCCIQMwh8KAMwAw..i&w=643&h=458&safe=active&bih=947&biw=1920&q=reliant%20robin&ved=0ahUKEwjP5vn7h_rmAhVRmlkKHTijCCIQMwh8KAMwAw&iact=mrc&uact=8) off _that_ throne - but a damned odd-looking vehicle, nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3091 "2020-01-10T23:04:58Z")
Acura NSX I see about 1 per year ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3092 "2020-01-10T23:54:36Z")
A 1960s Volvo Amazon two door coupe. The paint looked faded from age, but it looked solid and no obvious rust. California cars and all that. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3093 "2020-01-11T00:01:11Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Last night, I saw a pristine-looking [Subaru BRAT](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiamsOzh_rmAhXrct8KHdu_Cs4QjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fpictures%2Fworlds-15-ugliest-cars%2F13%2F&psig=AOvVaw3_IviGlpvcRUeirIxtYw9O&ust=1578780915606700). Not the weirdest-looking mass production car I’ve ever seen It was an awesome vehicle, & not nearly that weird looking, either. It was a pickup truck that one could _legally_ sit in the back. Speaking of Subaru, they just announced the **F** orester **U** ltimate **C** ustomized **K** it **S** pecial. :eek: 😃 [Seriously](https://jalopnik.com/the-subaru-fucks-is-a-sweet-little-sport-wagon-1840906483). ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3094 "2020-01-11T01:19:01Z")
I used to see a Lambo a lot because the guy parked it on a busy street in front of the nightclub he owned but he can’t do that now. I was surprised he parked it there since there are a lot of bars in the area and probably more than a few drunk drivers. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3095 "2020-01-11T03:29:04Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > Last night, I saw a pristine-looking [Subaru BRAT](https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwiamsOzh_rmAhXrct8KHdu_Cs4QjRx6BAgBEAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fpictures%2Fworlds-15-ugliest-cars%2F13%2F&psig=AOvVaw3_IviGlpvcRUeirIxtYw9O&ust=1578780915606700). Not the weirdest-looking mass production car I’ve ever seen - it’ll take some doing to knock the [Reliant Robin](https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Frender.fineartamerica.com%2Fimages%2Frendered%2Fdefault%2Fwood-print%2F10.000%2F6.125%2Fbreak%2Fimages%2Fartworkimages%2Fmedium%2F1%2F1979-reliant-robin-steve-gass.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Ffineartamerica.com%2Ffeatured%2F1979-reliant-robin-steve-gass.html%3Fproduct%3Dwood-print&docid=apbUY1exwp0q2M&tbnid=amX6MBV6zNVI-M%3A&vet=10ahUKEwjP5vn7h_rmAhVRmlkKHTijCCIQMwh8KAMwAw..i&w=643&h=458&safe=active&bih=947&biw=1920&q=reliant%20robin&ved=0ahUKEwjP5vn7h_rmAhVRmlkKHTijCCIQMwh8KAMwAw&iact=mrc&uact=8) off _that_ throne - but a damned odd-looking vehicle, nonetheless. You know why the BRAT had seats welded into the bed? It’s so it could be exempted from the Chicken Tax. And boy, if you ever wanted to read about the weird machinations of government and trade conflicts, that’s a fascinating subject, especially since the tax still exists and companies still come up with interesting workarounds. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2020, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3096 "2020-01-11T23:02:50Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Speaking of Subaru, they just announced the **F** orester **U** ltimate **C** ustomized **K** it **S** pecial. :eek: 😃 > > [Seriously](https://jalopnik.com/the-subaru-fucks-is-a-sweet-little-sport-wagon-1840906483). Dang, I was coming here to post that. “What vehicle do you drive?” “A Subaru F.U.C.K.” It just sounds so 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3097 "2020-01-13T13:46:21Z")
A 1st generation (1984-89) Toyota MR2, headlights flipped up, t-tops removed. ---
**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3098 "2020-01-13T14:45:27Z")
I drive a [2009 Volvo C30, just like this one](https://www.groovecar.com/stock/images/color/2009/volvo/c30/t5-2dr-hatchback/2009-volvo-c30-t5-2dr-hatchback-gecko-green-metallic-composite-large.jpg). It’s not the rarest car in the world, but they are just unusual enough that I notice them when I see them. Was picking my wife up at Miami Airport Thursday night in the middle set of lanes; when I looked left there was a grey C30 in the outer set of lanes. Couldn’t get the driver’s attention to give a wave and a thumb’s up. While looking at that one, a white C30 came driving through on its way to a farther door. Didn’t know there was a convention in town. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3099 "2020-01-13T16:08:17Z")
I saw two Maserati Q4 Ghiblis parked next to each other on a side street near my pottery studio, not a high rent district in any sense. ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3100 "2020-01-13T17:43:51Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > Dang, I was coming here to post that. “What vehicle do you drive?” “A Subaru F.U.C.K.” It just sounds so 🆒 You have to be careful when you test drive one of those. Some people end up getting a Subaru S.T.I. (I know we discussed a few months back that most people here are more familiar with the term S.T.D., but whenever the subject comes up on NPR the medical professionals being interviewed always seem to use the term “S.T.I.”, so I wonder if that might be the preferred term in the medical community.) ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3101 "2020-01-13T18:21:09Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > You have to be careful when you test drive one of those. Some people end up getting a Subaru S.T.I. > > (I know we discussed a few months back that most people here are more familiar with the term S.T.D., but whenever the subject comes up on NPR the medical professionals being interviewed always seem to use the term “S.T.I.”, so I wonder if that might be the preferred term in the medical community.) I just texted my wife, who is a physician. She’s not really involved in STI/STD treatment, but she confirms that STI is the preferred term in the medical community. She wasn’t 100% sure why, but her view is that “infection” just means a pathogen is present and “disease” means the pathogen is causing problems. (I love the STI joke, BTW) ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3102 "2020-01-13T18:48:45Z")
> [@carlb](#): > > I drive a [2009 Volvo C30, just like this one](https://www.groovecar.com/stock/images/color/2009/volvo/c30/t5-2dr-hatchback/2009-volvo-c30-t5-2dr-hatchback-gecko-green-metallic-composite-large.jpg). It’s not the rarest car in the world, but they are just unusual enough that I notice them when I see them. > > Was picking my wife up at Miami Airport Thursday night in the middle set of lanes; when I looked left there was a grey C30 in the outer set of lanes. Couldn’t get the driver’s attention to give a wave and a thumb’s up. While looking at that one, a white C30 came driving through on its way to a farther door. Didn’t know there was a convention in town. 🙂 That was one of the cars I was looking at when I got my Juke, but they were more expensive and manuals were even harder to come by. I love weird cars. The 1800ES that car is an homage to is also weird looking, which of course means I want one. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3103 "2020-01-13T19:03:18Z")
> [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](#): > > You know why the BRAT had seats welded into the bed? It’s so it could be exempted from the Chicken Tax. And boy, if you ever wanted to read about the weird machinations of government and trade conflicts, that’s a fascinating subject, especially since the tax still exists and companies still come up with interesting workarounds. I remember Doug DeMuro talking about that in his video review of the BRAT. I also remember him pointing out that the rear seats didn’t have seat belts, merely handles on either side you were expected to grip. So while it might have been legal to ride in the bed, your insurance company was gonna give you a big “oh HELL no”. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/3104 "2020-01-13T21:48:13Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > You have to be careful when you test drive one of those. Some people end up getting a Subaru S.T.I. Bwaa-ha-ha. My friend just picked up a brand new S.T.I. this weekend after her previous car was totalled by a drunk. Can’t wait to tell her.😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=154) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=156)