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

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  1. Tideland Prius

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    Nissan Armada NISMO. Wasn't expecting to see that. It's CDN$107,621++
     
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    Great ....... another car not offered in usa.
    (sigh) we were scheduled to do a cruise around UK Islands "but-she-who-must-be-obeyed" 's health degraded, so no chance of that.
     
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    Sending her well wishes!

    Come to think of it, I didn’t think about the Arteon Estate when I was there. I ended up with a 2025 Polestar 2 so that’s the 300hp RWD version. It was mucho fun.
     
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    You the man! Keep up the great car spottings!
     
  5. Leadfoot J. McCoalroller

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    Today I saw a Porsche Taycan Turbo S Sport Turismo with Swiss license plates parked in front of my hotel. It looked enormous, mostly because every other car here is small-to-sensible.

    The other notable was a 40+ year old first generation Fiat Panda with faded paint, puttering along like a champ. This is the car Yugo famously licensed and built for the USA market in the late 1980s.
     
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    Today's spots were a Mercedes G wagen with Ukrainian plates, a BYD Seal and a Toyota Aygo X in a stunning 2-tone paint job.
     
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    A white 2-Dr G-Class convertible. Obviously a Euro import.
     
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    Today I saw a Cadillac Lyric and a BMW Z4- I thought those had all evaporated already.
     
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    What do you mean? Lyriq is still in production and Z4 still is for another year. (I assume it’ll go when the GR Supra goes).


    I didn’t see this one but my brother sent me a photo. A Holden Ute.
     
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    Saw an old survivor, 80's corolla station wagon. It wasn't restored and looked well used; w/o rust. Looks like the original mustard color; yellowish/orange paint of that era. Found this picture on google.
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    Saw a Sable wagon from around that time. Then a Ford Freestyle.
    Chevy Prizm this morning.
     
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    I had no idea they were still making them. I used to see Z3s and Z4s all over the place and then it seemed like they all vanished.

    I know they're still popping out a few Lyriqs here and there, I managed to see two yesterday (different colors) along with a super clean Bentley sedan.
     
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    Couple blocks away from home, not my usual route, this guy has what appears to be an '80s version Toyota pickup. Looked inside. Roll up windows. Ain't seen that in a while. Considering all the salt we use not much rust, but man - the rotors look like they need to be turned. Still - considering it's age, still pretty shiny 20260305_100602.jpg 20260305_100515.jpg
     
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    Ferrari 12Cilindri.
    MX-30 (EV)
     
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    Correction on my part: Z4 actually ends production this month (March 2026).

    The BMW Z4 Final Edition. An exclusive take on the iconic roadster.


     
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    saw my first Waymo yesterday
     
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    Yesterday: an orange Prius c with a fat black racing stripe.

    Five days ago: a Honda with a neat bumper-cover repair:

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    I'm thinking that's the way imma fix my bumper cover if it ever gets a tear like that. Though maybe I'd make a matching tear on the other side, keep it symmetrical....
     

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    Seen a repair like that.
     
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    Guy in our neighborhood; think it’s a Scion:

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    He’s since replaced it; I was a little disappointed.
     
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    Got nothing on my matching blue duck tape