Sightings SPOTTED TODAY - Part 7

Giannis · Oct 9, 2020

Isn't that the old Rathaus?

cawimmer430 · Oct 14, 2020

Mercedes-Benz GLB35 AMG 4Matic - love the looks of this thing.

McLaren-Mercedes SLR Roadster and Mercedes-AMG SLS Roadster...

Toyota Land Cruiser J40 DIESEL ("HOW DARE YOU!" - Greta)

New Mercedes-Benz GLE63 AMG 4Matic. Looks awesome.

1966 Ford Thunderbird

cawimmer430 · Oct 14, 2020

Jimmy said:
Stadttor in Mühldorf am Inn ?

Correct! I see you're a man who has traveled around!

cawimmer430 · Oct 17, 2020

Mercedes-Benz 200D (W123) with 55/60-horsepower.

Volkswagen ID.3 1st from Austria getting charged with overpriced German electricity...

Deleted member 1071 · Oct 17, 2020

cawimmer430 said:
Correct! I see you're a man who has traveled around!

Although it's now been over 40 years since I've last resided in Bavaria, Bayern bleibt immer irgendwie "Dahoam".

cawimmer430 · Oct 18, 2020

All at BMW Welt today...

BMW 4er Convertible and Coupe

BMW M3 Sedan

BMW Vision M NEXT

hoffmeister_fan · Oct 18, 2020

cawimmer430 said:
All at BMW Welt today...

BMW 4er Convertible and Coupe

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BMW M3 Sedan

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BMW Vision M NEXT

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Inevitable grille discussion:

The 4er's grille with the border and vertically oriented graphic is just too much. On the other hand, the M3/4 does a better job not having a bordering trim and using horizontal slats, non-traditional they may be, to emphasize width and to give it a more squat, hunkered down look.

The 4er could have been very aesthically pleasing if not for that front end.

Deleted member 1071 · Oct 19, 2020

hoffmeister_fan said:
Inevitable grille discussion:

The 4er's grille with the border and vertically oriented graphic is just too much. On the other hand, the M3/4 does a better job not having a bordering trim and using horizontal slats, non-traditional they may be, to emphasize width and to give it a more squat, hunkered down look.

The 4er could have been very aesthically pleasing if not for that front end.

I've actually quickly "digested" the grill and now find it quite acceptable. My "problem" with the 4er is the "slabish" character of its' flank (lack of) sculpturing. The car can look "doughy". Like a chubby kid.

cawimmer430 · Oct 19, 2020

Mercedes-Benz GLE63 AMG and vintage Land Rover Pickup

Matski · Oct 19, 2020

cawimmer430 said:

My eye is immediately drawn to the Shark in the background...

cawimmer430 · Oct 20, 2020

Vintage rivals: Land Rover Defender and Mercedes-Benz G-Class

Bentley Continental R Coupe

Pristine late-model Mercedes-Benz 200T T-Modell S123

Ford Taunus 20M with Taunomatic

Ferrari 550/575 Maranello A/T

US-spec 560SEL with Euro headlights - and a few seconds later a US-spec 380SL R107 passes by...

cawimmer430 · Oct 20, 2020

Matski said:
My eye is immediately drawn to the Shark in the background...

I noticed that BMW 6er, but it had such nasty, horribly ugly plastic non-BMW plastic hubcaps on it which ruined the look of the entire car.

hoffmeister_fan · Oct 20, 2020

cawimmer430 said:
Vintage rivals: Land Rover Defender and Mercedes-Benz G-Class

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Bentley Continental R Coupe

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Pristine late-model Mercedes-Benz 200T T-Modell S123

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Ford Taunus 20M with Taunomatic

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Ferrari 550/575 Maranello A/T

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US-spec 560SEL with Euro headlights - and a few seconds later a US-spec 380SL R107 passes by...

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Lovin' that China Blue G and that blue Merc wagon. That Conti has such presence, I think the Mulliner edition had a beautiful aviation-inspired machine-finished aluminum interior trim. That 575M looks cleeeeeeaaaan.

Deleted member 1071 · Oct 21, 2020

My younger brother, whose hobby is "fixing-up" old cars (I'll go short of describing it as "restoration"-but the cars run and pass required inspections), had a P5 Ford Taunus 20m 4 door sedan about 10-11 years ago. He found it in Alsace just over the border to France. It was owned by an elderly gentleman who hadn't driven it for about 15 years. My brother repainted the car in the original factory color, dark grey roof over a light grey body. The car was mechanically sound and required little work otherwise. He kept the car for about two years before selling it. Quite the "time machine" and a lot of fun.