Teh Spotted Thread

[Jobbo]

Well, I never knew these existed and now we have one for a week

[Mito Man]

I had a double take at that plate, thought it said “vagina is for lovers”

[Swervin_Mervin]

Supercharged Stratos on the way in this morning - Alfa Busso powered



Apparently it's this one:
https://retropower.co.uk/2018/02/05/lan ... f-volumex/

Also here:

I haven't kept up with them recently but does that mean they finally finished it?

[Jobbo]

Spotted today in Falmouth MA: a Lucid Air. And a GR86, which looked pretty good - way better than £30k’s worth:

[ZedLeg]

Supercharged Stratos on the way in this morning - Alfa Busso powered



Apparently it's this one:
https://retropower.co.uk/2018/02/05/lan ... f-volumex/

Also here:

I haven't kept up with them recently but does that mean they finally finished it?

Yeah, the last time I watched a video they were sending it off to a rolling road for tuning. It must be close.

[nuttinnew]

I was like ... whats that. Shame I didn't risk a fine taking a video as it sounded pretty good too.

Don't do that, though it's the main reason I think I should have a dashcam.
Good vid (his always are ) .

[nuttinnew]

A Russian registered i3. I wonder how long that journey took

Did it have a range extender?

Spotted again, different location, plugged in. Hopped out for a pic, and the chap wandered over (seemingly from nowhere ). I explained I was taking a pic because it was Russian registered, that it must have been quite some journey, and asked if it was a rx; "Yes, but still..." sounding like he was remembering parts of the trip he would rather have kept forgotten. He came over from Moscow two years ago but didn't say how much of the two years it took
It has made wonder if - because bigger battery in a rhd is a no-go - you can fit a larger fuel tank.

[GG.]

Well, I never knew these existed and now we have one for a week

I feel you may be yearning for your prelapsarian innocence very soon…

[Jobbo]

It’s quite effective, actually - everything inside man-made so not luxurious but comfy enough, functional but unobtrusive lane-keep assist, immediate wireless CarPlay; basically the ideal hire car.

Not as much fun as the brand Wrangler we had today mind you.

[mik]

New icon?

Won’t be sold in the UK apparently.

[240PP]

A Dax but sounded like you’d imagine.

[Jobbo]

New shape Grand Cherokee. Not sure what the projecting metal bars in the front bumper are for, but they look massively dangerous. Interesting looking but has made me much more keen on getting a previous shape Grand Cherokee to replace the Jimny.

[jamcg]

They don’t look standard to me, they look like attachment points for a set of bull bars

[Rich B]

Maybe they're to attach an a frame towing set up to, so the hire company can collect it easier with a single driver?

[Sundayjumper]

That's a good suggestion.

I was going along the idea of a snow plough. Sounds weird to us in the UK but "relatively" common in the US. Although I was then stumped by why on a hire car.

[jamcg]

@jobbo what’s strapped to the back of that Cherokee?

[John]

Maybe they're to attach an a frame towing set up to, so the hire company can collect it easier with a single driver?

It could be to tow it behind an RV

[Jobbo]

@jobbo what’s strapped to the back of that Cherokee?

A bike carrier rack. I wondered if they might be mounting points for a front one.

[nuttinnew]

A bike carrier rack.

They carry bikes high over there

[Jobbo]

Ah, I hadn’t realised the lifeboat was visible. Standard fitment on all new shape Grand Cherokees