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The Lotus M250 just looks like a newer Lotus Elise roadster
The Lotus 340R looks like that concept car Ford build to look like a street-legal IndyCar
And I believe the XK180 has become the new Jaguar F-Type
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359: You look an awful lot like Pierce Brosnan.
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Nimrod, the Hummer would be better in some areas than an LRD. However it's too wide for general forest trails. The ground clearence is superior, but you have to remember you're talking about a military vehicle here. I'm talking stock standard production vehicle for the general public.
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Well, I understand that GM has addressed this situation by buying the Hummer from AM General, and is already planning the Hummer H2 (the original Hummer is now the H1):
[Click on the picture to read all about it.]
Personally, I think the following vehicle is just as practical as the H1 or the H2, and would probably attract as much (if not more) attention:
[Click on the picture to see where I found the pic.]
As an added bonus, I'd guess that the Kenworth Pilgrimage would get such abysmally poor gas mileage that your neighbors would have no trouble mistaking you for some poor dolt who actually has to worry about such trivial things as money.
P.S.: Whoever posted the truly enormous URL above, please change it to a keyword and link. I can't go above 600 x 800 resolution without dropping to 256 color resolution and URLs don't wrap. :P
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Thanks Daryus, that was exactly what I was talking aboot! I wouldn't want to parallel-park a hummer or stand at a red light while the diesel is practically pouring down on the ground.
However, I'm going to Kenya next year and THAT...*points up to the H2*...is what I'd like to be packing when I'm passing through Tsavo. (Catch my drift?)
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You liked the 1998 Corvette C5 Indy Pace Car?! That sucker was ugly! Come on, it had yellow seats!
Now the 1996 Dodge Viper GTS pacecar, blue with white stripes, THAT was a pacecar. Didn't even need modification to pace the field at 150mph!
(BTW, the pacecar for the 2000 Indianapolis 500 is an icky Oldsmobile Aurora! Blech!)
And good thing you chose the 98 Mustang and not the 99, since the 99s are OOGLIE! And my rich neighbor just bought a 1999 Mustang GT Convertible, orange with a black stripe
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Nimrod - I guess its just a matter of personal taste The way I see it, practical design is what its all about. They've done some very severe offroad tests out here (and as you can image, Australians are slightly less than sane when it comes to setting new stunts in their vehicles). Anyway the LRD beat everything hands down. One thing I'll point out is that whilst the Hummers differential clearence is superior, the LRD has superior axle articulation and ramp over angles. But then, put an inexperienced driver in either and they'll both be useless.
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Well, I like the Viper pacecar also. But it wasn't a droptop. And the Corvette pacecar isn't that bad to look at. Just avoid looking at it directly, as if it were a star.
The new Mustangs are freaking ugly. I love the more powerful engine, but the damn shell looks so box-like and too retro for my taste. The '94-'98 body styles definately looked better than the new ones.
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