# 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:** 370
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7387 "2025-05-24T22:14:32Z")
This discussion reminds me that back in 1995 I took a 3,000 mile roadtrip vacation driving in a Geo Metro hatchback (with its 3-cyl engine) with two other adults, from San Francisco down to Cabo San Lucas. It belonged to one of the friends. I did almost all of the driving, which I enjoy doing and the other two were perfectly happy with. That little Geo Metro performed like a champ (but not a Plymouth Champ, LOL) and it got great fuel economy too. (Actually my first father-in-law had a Plymouth Champ in the early 1980s and that was a decent little car) ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7388 "2025-05-25T01:02:55Z")
Driving from Nashville to Raleigh today, we saw a 1958 Dodge Desoto. I was driving, so no photo. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7389 "2025-05-25T09:31:06Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > This discussion reminds me that back in 1995 I took a 3,000 mile roadtrip vacation driving in a Geo Metro hatchback (with its 3-cyl engine) with two other adults, from San Francisco down to Cabo San Lucas. My wife drove her Chevy Sprint (also a 3 cyl.) From Colorado to Alaska. It was actually a pretty good little car. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7390 "2025-05-25T18:55:21Z")
I had a VW Scirocco hatch back that was great. I hi-powed the engine. My bother called it the Green Hornet. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7391 "2025-05-25T19:16:25Z")
Inna and I saw a Fisker Karma being driven yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7392 "2025-05-25T20:04:32Z")
I saw this the other day on one of those Australian/New Zealand murder mystery shows; the show was only a couple years old: > **[mercedes-benz hearse - Google Search](https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=7eac9d92c34e6917&rlz=1C9BKJA_enUS1098US1099&hl=en-US&fbs=AIIjpHyTFN8BbSyNXQ3oA-fn7H5NUrrIpQXg7ywPuzBdcoqHY9koTyP2YoWqyTioW_DKM8fFBRNZm4gOjmfmYLVfCGgeCLdGJxSRSlfKJx2_1LLQWw5atBb6SzuXN7iJ5IwTzFgg-P7TaJT8ATMzjiZ4aROE61KPd3ou9mRFNW6wt7TiNUySfkkiBJofaebIedH-IW_yr9ZTRm2wGzw96nlYcfdG-bofPbeMg96-g7_bc-YgVs0tUg4&q=mercedes-benz%2Bhearse&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjw7o6jsb-NAxV35ckDHdOeImoQtKgLegQIERAB&biw=1080&bih=657&dpr=2&tbm=isch)** Looks to me like someone stretched out an AMC Pacer another 15 feet. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7393 "2025-05-25T22:01:19Z")
I know it’s a small picture, but I grabbed it from my dashcam: [![](https://i.imgur.com/faIHluT.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/faIHluT.png) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7394 "2025-05-25T23:42:58Z")
“The Musks of Hazzard”? ---
**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:** [May 26, 2025, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7395 "2025-05-26T00:29:05Z")
> [@Maus\_Magill](#): > > 1958 Dodge Desoto Nitpick: It’s just a 1958 Desoto, not a Dodge Desoto. Desoto was its own separate brand. Interestingly (to me, anyway) in the late 1950s Chrysler had just as many car brands as GM: Plymouth = Chevy competitor Dodge = Pontiac competitor Desoto = Oldsmobile competitor Chrysler = Buick competitor Imperial = Cadillac competitor ---
**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:** [May 26, 2025, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7396 "2025-05-26T01:51:20Z")
Took a morning walk on Delray Beach FL and spotted these beauties: [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/W7CuzCy.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/MB6kLwG) [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/v4tbCFY.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/tK4oEqF) ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7397 "2025-05-26T02:03:50Z")
Didn’t have a camera with me, but there was a nice-looking blue Maserati at the casino this afternoon. ---
**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:** [May 26, 2025, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7398 "2025-05-26T02:09:02Z")
A white Smart car with a roof rack & not one, but two Little Giants on top; even they were longer than the roofline. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7399 "2025-05-26T04:43:06Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > they were longer than the roofline. They’re were probably heavier than the car. (Joking aside, those things are heavy as shit, I hate having to drag mine out). ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7400 "2025-05-26T14:06:05Z")
SLUG BUG!! And two for flinching. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7401 "2025-05-26T14:38:44Z")
IIRC, those convertible VW Beetles are worth extra points in the game. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7402 "2025-05-26T15:18:06Z")
And rightfully so. A Beetle convertible was a sweet ride. đź‘Ť ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7403 "2025-06-01T16:16:36Z")
[![](https://i.imgur.com/SpzwzP3.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/SpzwzP3.jpeg) [![](https://i.imgur.com/RJBk9lB.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/RJBk9lB.jpeg) I’m guessing it’s a lowrider, but the style (wrap, I assume) appears to be a thing. A google image search brings up a lot of other similar looking cars. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7404 "2025-06-01T16:18:04Z")
And I just noticed the brake has a blue cover over it. That’s a good way to get yourself pulled over. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7405 "2025-06-01T19:17:57Z")
I’ve seen (usually jeeps) that have their round front headlamps rimmed with red LED (?) light. Um no. Do not put red lights on front of your vehicle. Idiots. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/7406 "2025-06-02T12:20:45Z")
I don’t know if it’s a factory option or aftermarket, but I’ve seen Jeeps where the rings around the headlights change color. My guess is you can also set them to a specific color, but yeah red seems like not such a great idea. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=369) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=371)