Car Thread

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I actually like the Veyron.....and oddly enough I fully expect to Sarge in plus-fours at the next Strasburg meet.

[E7]

I concur. I wonder what colors his argyles will be?

[rogruth]

Make sure you post some photos.

[rex desilets]

And, I have to agree (rather violently) with Rex. That lovely Bugatti isn't visually well-served by its successor; a Veyron isn't meant to be good looking and it fills that requirement quite nicely. It's hideous, and reminds me instantly of Edvard Munch's "The Scream". After gazing at the lovely image previous, to be shown a Veyron that soon after had me searching frantically for a shrimp skewer to put my eyes out.

That's what happens when the French are forced to build what the Germans tell them to build; sort of a Vichy Bugatti.

I so wish I had your way with words!

[Big Jim]

You can have that uglyass veyron, give me the Blastolene B-702!

[rogruth]

I agree with the old saw, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder".
That is interesting looking but so is the "Scream" auto.

[webenda]

Another view:

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[webenda]

And, a second opinion on the Veyron:

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[E7]

Styling is of course TOTALLY opinion, but trying to integrate an early 20th century grille (done all for the sake of tradition) into 21st century styling is a difficult trick to pull off.....and that mess on the front of the Veyron fails miserably. BMW is guilty of the same thing. Sometimes they pull it off and sometimes not. Sometimes stuff grows on you, but it ain't happening with the Veyron. That said, I like it better than that rolling phallic symbol.

[webenda]

2025 Bumper Sticker

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Reference: http://www3.epa.gov/otaq/climate/regs-light-duty.htm

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I actually like the Veyron.....and oddly enough I fully expect to Sarge in plus-fours at the next Strasburg meet.

I also enjoy the works of Edvard Munch.

[Big Jim]

I actually like the Veyron.....and oddly enough I fully expect to Sarge in plus-fours at the next Strasburg meet.

I also enjoy the works of Edvard Munch.

And I like Gary Larson, but, that doesn't make the Veyron any more beautiful.

[sarge]

The Veyron's crime, and it is a grievous one, is the Germans having the unmitigated gall to call it a Bugatti.

A Veyron would be just fine with an Audi badge on it.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

[robert.]

That's what they call junk in the trunk. The Kardashian of cars. Famous for a large backside