# 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:** 43
**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:** [November 30, 2015, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/842 "2015-11-30T09:05:42Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > My first car was a 1984 Chevette. It _literally_ went “putt-putt-putt”. One Saturday, I drove completely around I-285, the bypass highway that surrounds Atlanta, to see if I could get the Chevette up to 60 mph. It took about three or four minutes of my foot to the floor, but it got there. > > Then the engine caught fire. I once had a Diesel 1983 VW Vanagon - a 1.6L Diesel engine that was a true dog. 0-60 in about 3 minutes. On a good day. ---
**Author:** ![botsgotme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/843 "2015-11-30T14:58:56Z")
Chatted with the owner a bit-he takes the car to Florida every winter. A question: back in the 1970s, a small Massachusetts company converted Renault R-5 cars to electric -they called the cars the “Electric leopard”; anyone ever seen one? ---
**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:** [November 30, 2015, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/844 "2015-11-30T19:06:56Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > At last! a Corvette for those who hit their mid-life crises without being rich enough to afford a Corvette. > > I bet the thing is a real chick magnet - esp. in the dead of winter. :rolleyes: The best way to keep warm in a survival situation and with no external heat source is for both to strip off their clothes and cuddle under a blanket. To share body heat. Just saying. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2015, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/845 "2015-11-30T19:54:01Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > Saw a Porsche 924S in my neighborhood today. Not much of an exotic, but you don’t see too many of those old front-engined Porsches around anymore. I can hardly remember the last time i saw a 944 or a 928 either. I saw a 944 the other day that depressed the Hell outta me. I remember when that car was new & this one had antique plates on it. ☹ > [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > My first car was a 1984 Chevette. It _literally_ went “putt-putt-putt”. One Saturday, I drove completely around I-285, the bypass highway that surrounds Atlanta, to see if I could get the Chevette up to 60 mph. It took about three or four minutes of my foot to the floor, but it got there. > > Then the engine caught fire. Well, it matched your username. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/846 "2015-12-01T00:59:24Z")
> [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](#): > > My first car was a 1984 Chevette. It _literally_ went “putt-putt-putt”. One Saturday, I drove completely around I-285, the bypass highway that surrounds Atlanta, to see if I could get the Chevette up to 60 mph. It took about three or four minutes of my foot to the floor, but it got there. > > Then the engine caught fire. When I was in high school, my mom had a Chevette. _She_ called it the “Little Blue Putt-Putt”. I learned to drive in it. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/847 "2015-12-01T02:20:18Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I once had a Diesel 1983 VW Vanagon - a 1.6L Diesel engine that was a true dog. 0-60 in about 3 minutes. On a good day. Would you lean forward while accelerating, like I did in the 'Vette, to give it some extra oomph? Muttering “c’mon, c’mon, c’mon” under the breath also seemed to help. [QUOTE=Spiderman] Well, it matched your username. 😛 [/QUOTE] 😃 ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/848 "2015-12-01T15:57:33Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > At last! a Corvette for those who hit their mid-life crises without being rich enough to afford a Corvette. > > I bet the thing is a real chick magnet - esp. in the dead of winter. :rolleyes: Cheaper than an Ariel Atom, too. I actually would love to see how well it would do in the winter. Gear up like you would a ski-doo, add a heated helmet and you’re off to the races! ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2015, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/849 "2015-12-02T14:45:52Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > At last! a Corvette for those who hit their mid-life crises without being rich enough to afford a Corvette. We already have those, they’re called Harleys. 😉 ---
**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:** [December 3, 2015, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/850 "2015-12-03T03:32:08Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > I once had a Diesel 1983 VW Vanagon - a 1.6L Diesel engine that was a true dog. 0-60 in about 3 minutes. On a good day. Ah yes, we’d take my old boyfriend’s Vanagon out onto the highway into town and it woud finally hit 55 mph when we reached the sign telling us to slow down to 45 mph. Even the town cop said we’d never get a speeding ticket. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/851 "2015-12-03T04:36:56Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > We already have those, they’re called Harleys. 😉 yes but it’s much cheaper than a Harley trike and way more fun to drive. You can’t drive it with the traction control turned off because it just smokes the back tire. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/852 "2015-12-04T00:03:14Z")
I drove a 2015 Stingray Vette today. Very impressive acceleration, handling and they FINALLY got the interior right! Good job, GM! IT only took you what, thirty years to make a decent Vette since the 1960’s? ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/853 "2015-12-04T00:08:17Z")
[This one.](https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/12299369_10205508212120371_4950044792187202881_n.jpg?oh=19202c0a9b14dbe947981302ada2a60d&oe=5721F460) Laughed out loud, I did. ---
**Author:** ![botsgotme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@botsgotme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/botsgotme)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2015, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/854 "2015-12-06T15:30:43Z")
Congrats to KIA for reviving this! I alwsys loved two-color cars-this one had a brown body and a white roof-hope other mfgs catch this trend! ---
**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:** [December 6, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/855 "2015-12-06T17:51:25Z")
An Audi 200 Avant, 3rd body style so probably late 80’s. It was in remarkably good shape, very angular compared to the current crop of cars. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/856 "2015-12-06T23:45:44Z")
A Hummer. Haven’t seen any tooling around the neighborhood in years but I get the low gas prices are bringing them out of storage. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/857 "2015-12-07T13:11:41Z")
An early 60’s model with nearly horizontal tailfins. After doing a Google Image search it may have been a Chevy Impala. What other cars from that era had broad, nearly horizontal tailfins? ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2015, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/858 "2015-12-07T15:05:11Z")
The Impala is the only on I can think of off the top of my head. ---
**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:** [December 7, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/859 "2015-12-07T23:42:31Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > An early 60’s model with nearly horizontal tailfins. After doing a Google Image search it may have been a Chevy Impala. What other cars from that era had broad, nearly horizontal tailfins? Chevy Biscayne also had horizontal tail fins but the look was quite different. ---
**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:** [December 8, 2015, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/860 "2015-12-08T11:23:04Z")
A 1st-gen Mazda RX-7. Also a Chevy Bel Air convertible. Very nice. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889/861 "2015-12-09T02:54:42Z")
A Ferrari F430 and a Bentley Continental GT. This was the first time I’ve ever witnessed a Bentley in the wild (i.e. not on Top Gear). I also saw a very interesting Ford Escape that tried to drive past a school bus with its red lights flashing while there were two cops standing right there in the middle of the road, but that was more interesting for the abject stupidity of the driver than the car itself. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=42) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-interesting-car-you-saw-today/688889.md?page=44)