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#4555883 - 02/12/21 10:00 PM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: Nixer]  
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#4555893 - 02/12/21 11:45 PM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: Nixer]  
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I'd take a white car over black any day...talk about showing every little smudge etc, black sucks, especially in FL.

And ditto on the red cop magnet, and all those neonesque flash colors too.


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#4555894 - 02/12/21 11:57 PM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: Nixer]  
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Nothing looks as good as a black car just after it has been detailed. Nothing looks as bad as that same car four days later.


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#4555895 - 02/13/21 12:01 AM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: Nixer]  
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The next vehicle I get painted is going to be done in Raptor Coat or some other epoxy based paint, being much more durable than typical automotive paint.

The only real downside is the limited color selection.

#4555896 - 02/13/21 12:16 AM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: oldgrognard]  
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Originally Posted by oldgrognard
Nothing looks as good as a black car just after it has been detailed. Nothing looks as bad as that same car four days later.


I got my black 2014 Toyota RAV4 "professionally" detailed last summer. By the time I got it home (10 minute drive) it was already looking dirty. I will never get another black car. Here in Michigan, when the snow falls an the salt trucks come out, no color car looks good. They all have that same coat of "winter dust and smudge" on them.

#4555901 - 02/13/21 12:55 AM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: oldgrognard]  
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Originally Posted by oldgrognard
Nothing looks as good as a black car just after it has been detailed. Nothing looks as bad as that same car four days later.


Yeah I sure learned this with my current car (well, do I call a V6 Ford Escape XLT a car or an SUV?)...

Only took me a month to give up on keeping it looking perfect at all times, especially during winter. Now I just wash it once a month and hose it down several times a month.

Looks perfect from 50 feet away, and that's good enough for me. Don't need 100% perfection on a daily basis like I'm trying to sell it - and it's not like it's some Corvette or something which I WOULD keep pristine at all times...

#4555904 - 02/13/21 01:23 AM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: Nixer]  
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I keep my two sports cars very presentable. Here is one.

Certain cars should be certain colors. Maserati GranSport CambioCorsa in Italian Racing Red.

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My old Jag. I’ve had it for 17 years. Still love it. Wife likes it better than the Maserati.

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#4555909 - 02/13/21 02:00 AM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: Nixer]  
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Great pics OG.

I really like the Maserati's wheels. Love the Jag, especially if it was in British Racing Green. winkngrin


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#4555930 - 02/13/21 08:49 AM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: Nixer]  
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Colours depend on the make. A Porsche looks great in silver, but even better in Irish Green with a tan interior. An Italian car like an Alfa or a Ferrari will always look good in red, but also in yellow or even dark blue. Jaguars will always look good in blue, the darker the better.


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#4555977 - 02/13/21 06:16 PM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: Nixer]  
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I bet I'm the only dude on this site who's dream car was less than $20k brand new in the showroom (and with all options including tops) (~$16k in 1988 == ~$35k in 2021 dollars). So my dream car today would cost ~$35k! I don't remember if, like the tops, leather was a dealer option so add this as well for a grand or two, also serious aftermarket sound. Would still be no more than $40k...for a dream car!

The poor man's Ferrari, with its own cool flying horse emblem...

1988 Pontiac Fiero GT 5 speed T tops For Sale!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kpt8Y27tbk

Wake up, Pontiac! Today it's all trans this and trans that. What about...trans am?! Ooooo, Bandit package (black w/gold pinstripes and honeycomb wheels) and of course, the legendary beautiful fiery chicken on the hood!



The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in
Gives way and suddenly it’s day again
The sun is in the east
Even though the day is done
Two suns in the sunset, hmph
Could be the human race is run
#4555978 - 02/13/21 06:20 PM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: Nixer]  
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Aaahhhhh..... ummmmmmmm...... not sure how to tell you. Pontiac doesn’t exist anymore.


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#4555979 - 02/13/21 06:24 PM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: semmern]  
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Originally Posted by semmern
Colours depend on the make. A Porsche looks great in silver, but even better in Irish Green with a tan interior. An Italian car like an Alfa or a Ferrari will always look good in red, but also in yellow or even dark blue. Jaguars will always look good in blue, the darker the better.



We have the same tastes. Yes indeed.


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#4555980 - 02/13/21 06:25 PM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: oldgrognard]  
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Originally Posted by oldgrognard
Aaahhhhh..... ummmmmmmm...... not sure how to tell you. Pontiac doesn’t exist anymore.


Just sleeping. GM could bring it back and a modern Fiero (although the government-mandated pedestrian-friendly blunt front end today might be a styling issue...not sure how the 'Vette pulls if off).



The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in
Gives way and suddenly it’s day again
The sun is in the east
Even though the day is done
Two suns in the sunset, hmph
Could be the human race is run
#4555982 - 02/13/21 06:48 PM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: MarkG]  
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Originally Posted by MarkG


Wake up, Pontiac! Today it's all trans this and trans that. What about...trans am?! Ooooo, Bandit package (black w/gold pinstripes and honeycomb wheels) and of course, the legendary beautiful fiery chicken on the hood!


[Linked Image]

The Trans Am conversions look pretty neat, but speaking as a vintage Pontiac owner {'70 GTO and '86 Fiero GT}, I think it would be for the best if the brand was never brought back, considering how mediocre it was in its last few decades.



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#4555985 - 02/13/21 07:08 PM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: Nixer]  
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Originally Posted by Crane Hunter
Originally Posted by MarkG
Wake up, Pontiac! Today it's all trans this and trans that. What about...trans am?! Ooooo, Bandit package (black w/gold pinstripes and honeycomb wheels) and of course, the legendary beautiful fiery chicken on the hood!


[Linked Image]

The Trans Am conversions look pretty neat, but speaking as a vintage Pontiac owner {'70 GTO and '86 Fiero GT}, I think it would be for the best if the brand was never brought back, considering how mediocre it was in its last few decades.


Wow! biggrin Coolest Camaro ever!

"Pontiac" was mainly just GM brand labeling for their sportier side though, right? Pontiacs were only as good or as bad as their GM sister cars (the Fiero being an exception, unique to Pontiac and what many believe was perfected by improvements made for the 1988 model). If GM cars are good today (haven't been keeping up) then Pontiac would be just as good, just another GM brand.

Saturns were also usually unique but not always (Sky being a sister to the Solstice).

Hell yeah!... biggrin

1988 Pontiac “Ride Pontiac Ride” Ad


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h__l_HLlN5g



The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in
Gives way and suddenly it’s day again
The sun is in the east
Even though the day is done
Two suns in the sunset, hmph
Could be the human race is run
#4555987 - 02/13/21 07:21 PM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: Nixer]  
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Yeah, Pontiac after 1981, when they got rid of the Pontiac specific engines, their cars were basically became just a re-skinned Chevy for the most part.

I wish they would have reinvented Pontiac as the high tech brand, with a greater focus on turbo power and handling, but at that point it GM management no longer allowed it to outshine Chevy in performance, especially when it came to the Corvette.

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^ Cool commercial, but the 1988 one has more Rock, big hair chicks and Fieros! biggrin

Especially compared to many other GM offerings in the 1980's, the Fiero sure was a looker...

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Also: https://SimHQ.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/download/Number/3542/filename/100_8204.jpg



The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in
Gives way and suddenly it’s day again
The sun is in the east
Even though the day is done
Two suns in the sunset, hmph
Could be the human race is run
#4556002 - 02/13/21 09:19 PM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: Nixer]  
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By comparison and more on topic, lol...

Toyota Prius Family Commercial - Hum


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdbnGQOPwUo



The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in
Gives way and suddenly it’s day again
The sun is in the east
Even though the day is done
Two suns in the sunset, hmph
Could be the human race is run
#4556005 - 02/13/21 09:27 PM Re: New Prius Sport Model [Re: Nixer]  
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