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On the lawn of a house in a small town I pass through during my commute, a yellow first generation (66 or 67) Dodge Charger. Been a while since I saw one of those. Looked really good from 20 feet away.
This morning I saw what I think was a current production Maserati Gran Turismo in of all places West Richland. The driver made a lane switch ahead of me, no signal, then turned left, again no signal. I can say it was for certain purple colored, and had a "Maserati" badge on the trunk lid.
A quick word about my car. That 1979 Fiat X1/9 was solid and dependable. And a lot of fun! Not a lot of power but she handled great, like she was on rails People made fun of Fiats, especially in the 70s and 80s and how they always broke down, but my car was dependable. I maintained it well, and she served me well from when I bought it new in 1980 (Menzies Fiat in San Francisco, now long gone if anyone remembers that) until the winter of 1984-1985 when I sold it after putting 90,000 great miles on her in just 4 years.
You had far better luck with yours than my sister did with hers - and maintenance wasn't her issue. Everything was done at the dealership. It once spent three weeks in the service department waiting for some obscure electrical part to arrive from Italy to replace the one that fried pretty much the whole electrical system - and this was in her first year of ownership.
You had far better luck with yours than my sister did with hers - and maintenance wasn't her issue. Everything was done at the dealership. It once spent three weeks in the service department waiting for some obscure electrical part to arrive from Italy to replace the one that fried pretty much the whole electrical system - and this was in her first year of ownership.
Fiats likely earned their reputation. It’s unfortunate that your sister suffered with hers.
Two more 911 new targas in the last couple of days, in Southern California. That makes 11 in the wild since Aug 2014.
- 4/28/2019: gray one in Pasadena CA today, starting my drive home to Northern California
- 4/26/2019: blue one in Escondido CA
- 4/16/2019: black new 991 Targa in San Carlos CA on Holly St., still had the Carlsen Porsche "plate"
- 3/20/2019: gray 991 Targa, driving north on US-101 in the AM commute, remained on 101 from Menlo Park until I exited in San Carlos CA
- 11/10/2018: Porsche 991 Targa; I did not record color or location
- 6/18/2018: blue targa, in San Carlos CA, parked next to a 1920 REO Speed Wagon
- 6/06/2017: black targa, with black CA license plates, in San Francisco
- 3/15/2017: light blue targa in Palo Alto CA
- 10/01/2016: light tan targa in San Jose CA
- 9/18/2016: black targa, on CA-85 northbound in San Jose CA, my 2nd in the wild
- 9/05/2016: red targa driving southbound on US-97 near Klamath Falls OR, my 1st in 'the wild'; it was a bright, sunny day, the targa top was off, and the couple inside were enjoying the drive; I was driving back home from Crater Lake with my wife
Not in 'the wild' --
- 5/12/2016: black targa in Redwood City CA, 2nd ever, at a specialty car sales place so not in the wild
- 8/16/2014: at a Porsche display model at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance -- first-ever seen
Fiats likely earned their reputation. It’s unfortunate that your sister suffered with hers.
Two more 911 new targas in the last couple of days, in Southern California. That makes 11 in the wild since Aug 2014.
- 4/28/2019: gray one in Pasadena CA today, starting my drive home to Northern California
- 4/26/2019: blue one in Escondido CA
- 4/16/2019: black new 991 Targa in San Carlos CA on Holly St., still had the Carlsen Porsche "plate"
- 3/20/2019: gray 991 Targa, driving north on US-101 in the AM commute, remained on 101 from Menlo Park until I exited in San Carlos CA
- 11/10/2018: Porsche 991 Targa; I did not record color or location
- 6/18/2018: blue targa, in San Carlos CA, parked next to a 1920 REO Speed Wagon
- 6/06/2017: black targa, with black CA license plates, in San Francisco
- 3/15/2017: light blue targa in Palo Alto CA
- 10/01/2016: light tan targa in San Jose CA
- 9/18/2016: black targa, on CA-85 northbound in San Jose CA, my 2nd in the wild
- 9/05/2016: red targa driving southbound on US-97 near Klamath Falls OR, my 1st in 'the wild'; it was a bright, sunny day, the targa top was off, and the couple inside were enjoying the drive; I was driving back home from Crater Lake with my wife
Not in 'the wild' --
- 5/12/2016: black targa in Redwood City CA, 2nd ever, at a specialty car sales place so not in the wild
- 8/16/2014: at a Porsche display model at the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance -- first-ever seen
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