The General Car Thread - The Facelift.

[Petrolheadia]

I don't have much of a memory for license plates, but most of the vanity plate stuff is luxury cars - Jaguars, BMWs, Audis, etc.

I wouldn't call either of the three marques luxury, more so upper middle class midlife crisis, which fits in with the whole pretentious thing.

I mean some models might fit the technical definition of 'luxury/exec' or own-brand marketing 'luxury', but I don't think cars which are in the top 10 highest selling new models/marques can be called luxurious. Then again something like Porsche would expectably be top 10 somewhere like Monaco or UAE, but for the sake of my point I'll say it's valid.

I've seen a lot of Porsches while on holiday and genuinely don't think I've seen a custom plate. They're pretty rare in general but the ones I distinctly remember were on Jeeps, Audis, Mercs, Infinitis and one BMW on either fake or real Dubai plates.

They are overwhelmingly late-model high-end ones, so yes, they are luxury cars.

[An Alan Smithee Nation]

Russia's answer to the Prius appears to be a Triumph Dolomite from the 1970s knock-off

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45292028

[Indo-Malaysia]

Russia's answer to the Prius appears to be a Triumph Dolomite from the 1970s knock-off

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45292028

Travant Mk2 much?

[Petrolheadia]

Russia's answer to the Prius appears to be a Triumph Dolomite from the 1970s knock-off

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-45292028

It looks suspiciously similar to old Izh wagons.

Suspiciously = I think they may have stuck a fancy front end on an old wagon.

[The Two Jerseys]

Who's the genius at Kia who thought that putting the turn signals in the Sportage's rear bumper was a good idea?

[Auzkhia]

Who's the genius at Kia who thought that putting the turn signals in the Sportage's rear bumper was a good idea?

US regulations require that turn signals stay on a non-moving part, can't be on a tailgate.

[Vassenor]

Who's the genius at Kia who thought that putting the turn signals in the Sportage's rear bumper was a good idea?

US regulations require that turn signals stay on a non-moving part, can't be on a tailgate.

And most manufacturers handle that by putting the light clusters on the C pillar or rear wings.

[Auzkhia]

US regulations require that turn signals stay on a non-moving part, can't be on a tailgate.

And most manufacturers handle that by putting the light clusters on the C pillar or rear wings.

On sedans/saloon cars, the taillight housing is always separate, it's flush with the lid. Hatchbacks often have some lights on them now.

[Vassenor]

OK so studying for my written test is going reasonably well.

[Cannot think of a name]

$48.4M for a Ferrari GTO...

[Costa Fierro]

It looks suspiciously similar to old Izh wagons.

That's because it is. However it's made by Kalashnikov. So it will be just as lethal.

[Elwher]

$48.4M for a Ferrari GTO...

And it will probably never be driven...that's the shameful part.

[Elwher]

To reopen a long running controversy:

[Vassenor]

To reopen a long running controversy:

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Oh right I forgot y'all insist on pronouncing Coupé wrong. There is an accent on the e, ya know.

[Petrolheadia]

To reopen a long running controversy:

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Two-door sedans do exist. And so can 4-door coupes.

[Auzkhia]

To reopen a long running controversy:

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Two-door sedans do exist. And so can 4-door coupes.

Yes and yes.

[Elwher]

To reopen a long running controversy:

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Two-door sedans do exist. And so can 4-door coupes.

How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg. Abraham Lincoln

[Petrolheadia]

Two-door sedans do exist. And so can 4-door coupes.

How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn't make it a leg. Abraham Lincoln

It does, because there is no unchangeable concept of a leg.

Meanings can change. If I called you a dick, I likely wouldn't be implying your name is Richard.

[Auzkhia]

There are no true four door coupés being made right now, what Mercedes Benz calls the CLS is just a marketing term, and technically they're just fastback style sedans, since coupes are generally shorter.

However, is a regular or extend cab pickup truck a coupe?

[The Two Jerseys]

There are no true four door coupés being made right now, what Mercedes Benz calls the CLS is just a marketing term, and technically they're just fastback style sedans, since coupes are generally shorter.

However, is a regular or extend cab pickup truck a coupe?

Regular. Extended cab is a 2-door sedan.

[Petrolheadia]

There are no true four door coupés being made right now, what Mercedes Benz calls the CLS is just a marketing term, and technically they're just fastback style sedans, since coupes are generally shorter.

However, is a regular or extend cab pickup truck a coupe?

It's a pickup.

There is, though, a 4-door coupe utility, the Holden Crewman.

[Petrolheadia]

That's a nice price.

[Elwher]

That's a nice price.

It certainly is, If I lived nearby I would grab it.

[The Two Jerseys]

That's a nice price.

It certainly is, If I lived nearby I would grab it.

I'd totally take a chance on that as a restoration project, it's not like I'd be out much if it's a hopeless case.

[Vassenor]

That's a nice price.

£200 for a rustbucket in non-running condition?