Spotting thread! Did you see any special cars on the road today?

Over the past couple of weeks;
gen1 Prius
Insight II
Saab 9-3 convertible
911 convertible
Corvette(not recent gen) convertible
Saturn Sky? The badge didn't look right; not the Pontiac.
Vantage
1930s rod
A clean Model T pick up being driven.

 

A few oldies today. Two foxbodies (a Mustang and a Camaro), and what I'm pretty sure was a 60's Maro. Also a really sweet Shelby F150.

 

Saw a black Vinfast VF8 today. It basically has the same shape as the Toyota Crown Signia; until I saw VINFAST across the rear trunk.

 

Over the past few days:
Two new BMW's (an M2 and an M4), a Chrysler 300 SRT-8, a Maserati I couldn't identify, a three wheeler, a new Dodge Charger, a Gen 1 Prius, and two SN95 Mustangs.

 

A '57 Chevy 2 door. Mint.

 

Well, it was the Pontiac. Saw another Solstice. The front badge of the model has a bold V border to the Pontiac point. Enough that I didn't notice the brand point on the other one.

 

A gorgeous Ferrari 330 P4, I assume it's a replica. Saw it on the I-15 N near Fallbrook.

 

I saw this $200K+ Mercedes SL-63 convertible in the store today.....had to give the inside a look since the owner had it opened up....VERY nice chocolate leather!

I couldn't get over how LARGE that Mercedes emblem is on the front.....to quote Chandler from "Friends" ...."Could that thing BE any bigger?"

https://www.fjmercedes.com/inventory/new-2025-mercedes-benz-sl-class-amg%C2%AE-sl-63-all-wheel-drive-convertible-w1kvk8bb3sf023162/

 

I logged into my local Mercedes dealership to see if they have any service specials or just to see if they list how much an oil change was. Nothing. So I Googled it and it says dealers will charge from $180-450 based on the model...just for an oil change.

Zonkers! Looks like I'm never owning a Mercedes! (But we did have one, as a rental car, when I deployed to Italy in the early 2000's....super fast car but the drivers' seat was horribly uncomfortable....I had a better seat in my $13,000 2012 Sion car!!) Our favorite rental car was a VW Jetta turbo...that thing would SCREAM which is what you need on the Italian highways where everybody drives like Mario Andretti!

 

Subaru has slimmed down the Eyesight camera housing.
This is what it looks like on my brothers 2024 Crosstrek.

The middle camera is a wide angle one that sees more of the near sides than the stereo ones.

The gen6 Imerza/gen4 Crosstrek came out in 2023. New Forrester last year, and Outback this year. The Ascent is due for a redesign. Assuming the spotted car is using older style camera housings.

 

A real rarity yesterday, a 1982 Dodge Challenger. Apparently it's a rebadged Mitsubishi Galant Lambda. It had a "Historical Vehicle" license plate in the rear. Very typical 80's "muscle car," it's a 4-banger and you can probably tell it's tiny.

 

A red Mazda RX-7 today. Looked well taken care of.

 

A dark gray Tesla X with a huge sign that says "BIG TIME BUYER'S REMORSE!

I thought I saw a Tesla 3 last week but took a second look and it says "TWERK"

 

We had that too - but the blame really falls on the service center that failed to acknowledge or meet the expectations of the buyers.