Ewwwww... at the Toyota dealership, saw a base model new Matrix in gray and a new green Corolla today in my travels. Not an auspicious start, but hey, it can only go up from here I guess.

Has anyone seen anything out of the ordinary yet this month?

Edited February 3, 200818 yr by ocnblu

Well, nothing really out of the ordinary, but I did see a '08 Malibu today

Saw my second '08 Malibu on the road today, and it had an Enterprise sticker on it. I saw my first ever Saab 9-7X on the road.

Saw an 08 Malibu 2LT 4 cylinder today. Was metallic red, and covered in salt.

I saw a yellow first-gen early '80s 4dr Tercel today...

Magnetic Grey ZR1! :AH-HA_wink:

Great title for the month, Mr. blu.

I saw a yellow first-gen early '80s 4dr Tercel today...

I get the impression they were ALL Yellow.

Brand new Impreza STi, all black, very cool, with the wide-spoke wheels as opposed to the multi-spokers, which are ugly, imo. $36,000 MSRP!!! And the guy said it was "the base model".

Brand new Impreza STi, all black, very cool, with the wide-spoke wheels as opposed to the multi-spokers, which are ugly, imo. $36,000 MSRP!!! And the guy said it was "the base model".

The article in the new Road & Track has one with a price-as-tested at over $39k!! Reading the article, I was surprised how heavy the Sti and Evo have become..they aren't little lightweight AWD toys anymore---the Sti is over 3500lbs, the Evo over 3700...

An old man driving a pristine early 1980's Pontiac Parisienne that was a beautiful jade green color, factory fender skirts; it was gorgeous. I should have chased him down and demanded that he sell it to me!

Surprisingly, I saw an `08 Malibu LT (beige) at work the other day--looks beautiful. I saw also an Enclave (someone apparently bought one--I've seen it in the parking lot for 2 weeks now), and then last night on my way to my date, I saw a red `08 Malibu LT V6--again, absolutely beautiful. Really a stunner.

I've seen 3 new Focuses, a dark blue, light blue, and a gold one.

2 new Liberties, one deep red and one dark green

Dozens of 08 Bu's...

And A 5 door Astra XE in blue...Stupid wheel covers...

Saturn saleschick agrees... she set me up with that one, as we were on the test drive, she said "the base model wheel covers look..." she glanced over at me and I put the ball in the basket, "Pep Boys?" I finished. She said "That's good, yes."

Black 2008 Mustang Bulitt. Boring. Looks like a 6-banger.

Saturn saleschick agrees... she set me up with that one, as we were on the test drive, she said "the base model wheel covers look..." she glanced over at me and I put the ball in the basket, "Pep Boys?" I finished. She said "That's good, yes."

Are those wheel covers the ones that appear on the Saturn website? They look

GM should have offered the 5-spoke steel wheels some Astras have over here. This is an Astra Enjoy wheels (16 inch 5-spoke steel wheel with covers):

Edited February 3, 200818 yr by ZL-1

Shoot, Chevy and Pontiac use the "fascia spoke" steel wheel with integral cover as a slightly upscale alternative to a standard full wheel cover, why couldn't Saturn see fit to equip Astra XEs with them? Your photo looks much better than the XE wheel covers we get here.

I saw a worn gray '69 Buick LeSabre 2dr this morning...haven't seen that one around here before..

A pristine 60's Chevy pickup. A very well maintained machine driven by a ol' southern gentleman.

Astra is a stop gap vehicle. They just need it here for 24 months and then they can give us better options with Delta II. I think like Europe they should offer here in two or more bread and butter engine levels.

I saw a red Suzuki Swift (not SX4)... perhaps they're considering selling them here?

I was driving home from church and saw a REAL vintage car... unfortunately, I couldn't tell what it was.

Oh yeah...and on Friday, a gold Oldsmobile Aurora V8.

What a great way to start the month: new Corolla in XRS trim. In person looks like they took the old one, throw it in a furnace and let the thing melt.

Today I saw 2 Caravans and a T&C

Saw a black VW Phaeton yesterday.

Saw a beast of a GMC TopKick 6500 today. Ya know? The ones you can buy with the bed from a 3500 dually Silverado grafted on? That thing is quite a monster.

Can we please have one of these types of threads that is Toyota free?

Can we please have one of these types of threads that is Toyota free?

I saw 2 ES300s and an ES330 in my commute home tonight..and an RX and at least a dozen Camrys and 1/2 dozen Corollas!!!

I saw 2 ES300s and an ES330 in my commute home tonight..and an RX and at least a dozen Camrys and 1/2 dozen Corollas!!!

I saw someone put a 2WD Turd in the ditch

Another one of those old-skool Dakota convertibles. God those things look goofy.

Oh yeah... and about 5 Tauruses since Friday.

Can we please have one of these types of threads that is Toyota free?

Corollas and Avensis: Traffic Brigade cars, on TV news

Saw Edmunds today. They were testing and filming an Acadia, Odyssey, and Sequoia on the Angeles Crest Hwy. I'm guessing it'll be one of those "Which is best? A minivan, crossover, or SUV?" comparisons.

Can we please have one of these types of threads that is Toyota free?

Corollas and Avensis: Traffic Brigade cars, on TV news

Yesterday: Lexus IS300 Sportcross. I didn't know Lexus had ever had any kind of wagon, so I thought someone had taken a Hyundai or something and rebadged it.

Black DTS, with diplomatic plates. The model before the current thin-taillighted one. Everybody was staring, and I think I was the only one that knew what it was

New Caliber SRT4 and used 300C SRT8 on the same lot.

Spotless white Ford 500 with dark windows and hugh jass chromium rims.

Test drove a random bunch of vehicles yesterday while car shopping with a friend. During this, I have realized that Suzuki Aerio's have the worst manual gearbox ever made, Hyundai Accent's are world's better, Dealers lie, Dodge Intrepids bore my friend, you shouldn't let someone learn to drive manual while test driving cars, and Chrysler LHS's have awesomely backlit gauges.

Test drove a random bunch of vehicles yesterday while car shopping with a friend. During this, I have realized that Suzuki Aerio's have the worst manual gearbox ever made, Hyundai Accent's are world's better, Dealers lie, Dodge Intrepids bore my friend, you shouldn't let someone learn to drive manual while test driving cars, and Chrysler LHS's have awesomely backlit gauges.

Hah! That's what I wish I had done myself today...great realizations on your part :AH-HA_wink:

What have I seen...well, it wasn't immediate...but a Smart in ever color, trim, model, etc. at the dealer here. Didn't see them all until this past weekend, and it still is a bizarre experience to see such a thing, in Pennsylvania or anywhere US.

Also, never until this past week, but a Black Granite Malibu LS, then a Silverstone LS, followed by a Sandstone (yuck) 2LT V6...there were none, and now I think the effect of the sales explosion is starting to be seen.

Red YJ Wrangler Renegade

There's a very nice white Seville slantback with continental package that sometimes comes to the local tavern.

I saw an Equinox Sport today.. just surprised me.

I just saw a black Cadillac XLR on I-95 while on my way home from the gym. I would sell my soul for an XLR.

I want.

A brave soul ventured out on the roads in his 1964 Pontiac Tempest LeMans convertible today; that may as well be the spot of the season around here!

Earlier this week I saw three generations ('97-03, '04-'08, 197x) right next to each other cruising down the road.. I thought it was pretty cool.

Earlier this week I saw three generations ('97-03, '04-'08, 197x) right next to each other cruising down the road.. I thought it was pretty cool.

Ummm... 3 generations of what?

Grand Prix?

haha Oh yeah, they were GPs...

haha Oh yeah, they were GPs...

There's a really clean silver w/ red vinyl top '76 GP around here I see occasionally... I like those mid '70s ones. I haven't seen a '78-80 in years, I've always liked that style..

Edited February 12, 200818 yr by moltar

Saw an orange G8 GT on my way into work this morning..

[borat] Veddy niiiiice! [/borat]

Translucent blue VW Tiguan, about 4" long, made from recycled headlight lens plastic, parked atop my PSC.