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      03-18-2016, 11:32 AM   #1
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Cars I haven't seen...

So I live in a suburb of Portland in a relatively affluent area so tend to see a lot of high end cars. Not uncommon at all to see new Corvettes, multitude of Porsches, Audi RS5 and R8's, the occasional Ferrari or Lambo, plus more BMW's than I would prefer. However, I have not seen a new Hellcat, ATS-V (or any ATS for that matter), GT350, Camaro Z28, Lexus RC-F. I just find it interesting. I have no problem with any of these cars and would enjoy seeing them. Some of these are low production or are fairly new to market so I can see that however some others have been out for a while. Just find it interesting.
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If you live in a place that is wealthy enough that Ferrari / Lambo priced cars are common, I don't think any of the "value for the money" cars are that appealing.

I know that I wouldn't prioritize getting a 700hp $65k hellcat if I could buy a 700hp $400k aventador

An F80 M3 is a great commuter/beater car, so I'll be sure to keep mine around in anticipation of being that wealthy
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      03-18-2016, 02:25 PM   #3
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I, too, live in a very affluent area and also haven't seen the cars you mentioned (sans GT350 - I saw one last week). I saw more P1s last week than RC-Fs (1-0).
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      03-18-2016, 02:54 PM   #4
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Don't get me wrong, it is a nice modestly affluent area but there are certainly nicer areas around. A lot of the money comes from people living in the "country" outside of town. Still, its not like every other car is a high end, german car. Plenty of regular camaro's, mustangs and chargers running around. I think this is why I am so surprised. I would think I would see some of the cars I first mentioned.
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I live in an average income area. I haven't seen many of the higher end cars that you've seen. But... I have seen a handful of Hellcats. They're a good looking (and sounding) car. A few GT350/GT500s, ATS, and high end Camaros.
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Don't get me wrong, it is a nice modestly affluent area but there are certainly nicer areas around. A lot of the money comes from people living in the "country" outside of town. Still, its not like every other car is a high end, german car. Plenty of regular camaro's, mustangs and chargers running around. I think this is why I am so surprised. I would think I would see some of the cars I first mentioned.
Where I am it's all about the Germans. I'm sure someone living near Detroit has probably seen all of those, save the Lexus.
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I live about a mile from Ferrari of Tampa Bay, ever since that dealership opened up I see a lot of Italian cars, Mclarens, etc on the main roads here. I have seen two Hellcats on the road; theyre nothing special to look at, other than knowing it's a Hellcat.
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So I live in a suburb of Portland in a relatively affluent area so tend to see a lot of high end cars. Not uncommon at all to see new Corvettes, multitude of Porsches, Audi RS5 and R8's, the occasional Ferrari or Lambo, plus more BMW's than I would prefer. However, I have not seen a new Hellcat, ATS-V (or any ATS for that matter), GT350, Camaro Z28, Lexus RC-F. I just find it interesting. I have no problem with any of these cars and would enjoy seeing them. Some of these are low production or are fairly new to market so I can see that however some others have been out for a while. Just find it interesting.
You live in Portland, you're lying. All you see are Subaru's.

Around here, I've seen all those cars except in ATS-V. There's an LF-A around here with Montana plates, I'm surprised I don't see more supercars and exotics around here with Montana plates.

Also seen Veyrons, McLarens, quite a few Hellcats, AMG GT, Ford GT and the like. But this is a very affluent area so it's not surprising. Hell there's a Bentley/Aston Martin/McLaren dealership across the street from where I work.

If I got a dollar for everytime I saw a Tesla, I probably wouldn't need to work.
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I saw more P1s last week than RC-Fs (1-0).
Yeah I've seen more P1's than cars like the RC-F and an ATS-V. That's because no sane person would actually want an RC-F and for whatever reason, people won't even bother with Cadillac.
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Hell there's a Bentley/Aston Martin/McLaren dealership across the street from where I work.
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I live about a mile from Ferrari of Tampa Bay, ever since that dealership opened up I see a lot of Italian cars, Mclarens, etc on the main roads here. I have seen two Hellcats on the road; theyre nothing special to look at, other than knowing it's a Hellcat.
That's my situation as well. My office is right up the street from McLaren, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Maserati, Rolls Royce, Bentley, and Bugatti. It's gotten to the point that I no longer snap pics unless it's something truly wild (F50, 288 GTO, Enzo, etc). I'll also ALWAYS snap the Alfa 8C Competizione - my favorite car.

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If I got a dollar for everytime I saw a Tesla, I probably wouldn't need to work.
This. lol
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You Arlington guys have to tell me where that P1 is around. I haven't seen one yet. There is an orange RC-F I see every now and then. If you commute around the DMV, you can get a totally different car show depending on which way you drive. I drive from DC out to Reston, and see my share of exotics and luxury cars (can't throw a rock without hitting a Tesla). My wife drives from DC to Baltimore and sees all of the muscle cars.
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So I live in a suburb of Portland in a relatively affluent area so tend to see a lot of high end cars. Not uncommon at all to see new Corvettes, multitude of Porsches, Audi RS5 and R8's, the occasional Ferrari or Lambo, plus more BMW's than I would prefer. However, I have not seen a new Hellcat, ATS-V (or any ATS for that matter), GT350, Camaro Z28, Lexus RC-F. I just find it interesting. I have no problem with any of these cars and would enjoy seeing them. Some of these are low production or are fairly new to market so I can see that however some others have been out for a while. Just find it interesting.
You live in Portland, you're lying. All you see are Subaru's.

Around here, I've seen all those cars except in ATS-V. There's an LF-A around here with Montana plates, I'm surprised I don't see more supercars and exotics around here with Montana plates.

Also seen Veyrons, McLarens, quite a few Hellcats, AMG GT, Ford GT and the like. But this is a very affluent area so it's not surprising. Hell there's a Bentley/Aston Martin/McLaren dealership across the street from where I work.

If I got a dollar for everytime I saw a Tesla, I probably wouldn't need to work.
Ha! no kidding. Can't throw a dead cat without hitting a Subaru. It's not like we get a lot of frickin snow around here either.
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Long Island is pretty similar. Haven't seen a Veyron or LFA, but a lot of other super cars I have like a Carerra GT or F40. Hellcats are pretty common now, same with C7 vettes, GTRs, Telsa's (I feel like everyone and their mom owns one) and even 458's get seen a lot as well. I have yet to see any P1's, 918 or LaF's though.
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Saw my first Hellcat and Z28 this weekend. Only outstanding vehicles are the LF-A and ATS-V.
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