What do you feel like saying, right now?

[cheerfulgreek]

Dee, you don’t like cats?

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Dee, you don’t like cats?

Kittens are cute. I'm a dog person though. There are some cats I've liked but it's because they acted like dogs.

Bob used to live next door and he was great. He would greet me at my car and run over for me to rub his belly. When he got mad at his family for getting a new cat, he tried to move in with me. He gave me presents every day (dead mice and birds). He liked to cuddle. He was the best cat. But most are too independent and vindictive. Lol

[Phrozen Sands]

I don’t understand how PB and TKE Dude are car dudes but their cars ain’t runnin LOL!

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

It’s easy to tell. A real California LWB looks nothing like it. That’s not even Ferrari time period sound. Awful.

I see where you’re coming from but I don’t think of Ferrari like you do when I see or hear the name. For me, the last truly great Ferrari was the F40. Everything about it with its rawness, the mechanical purity and the lack of electronic interference felt like the final chapter in the era Enzo built. After he passed, it feels like the soul of the brand shifted. After Enzo, I’ve liked a few here and there, like the first gen Maranello, the 458, the F12, and the 599. Those Ferraris had flashes of that old DNA.

But overall, Ferrari’s post-Enzo direction feels more curated than passionate. As a stylist, I just feel that from their inception through the late 80s, the cars moved me emotionally. They weren’t just performance machines. To me, they were pretty much emotional statements. I don’t quite get that same feeling from most of the newer models now.

Post a side by side image. Let me see if I can tell the difference.

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Ohhh… kay? Mea culpa? I forgot, your garage has standards, “emotional” layers, and like a microfiber cloth for every occasion. How endearing. Is this better?
https://youtu.be/RiCzLieUb5w?si=pR8EYcAyItl_lllo

Those seats! That’s insane. It comes like that?

The thing with that car is the seats are the only things exotic on it. Everything else looks plain and ordinary. All Japanese cars look like that to me. But those seats? Damn! Nice.

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Ohhh… kay? Mea culpa? I forgot, your garage has standards, “emotional” layers, and like a microfiber cloth for every occasion. How endearing. Is this better?
https://youtu.be/RiCzLieUb5w?si=pR8EYcAyItl_lllo

I see you. That video was actually solid.

You’re getting the car thing down. I won’t say you’ve crossed over, but you’re definitely circling the lot. And you said microfiber, too? I’m impressed. 😂

Originally Posted by AGDee

The Model T does not run.

He’ll get it running, I’m sure. Nice ride, though. I’ve always liked comparing the VW Beetle with the Model T. They’ve got so much in common. Love them both.

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

I don’t understand how PB and TKE Dude are car dudes but their cars ain’t runnin LOL!

😂 Because real car guys are always chasing perfection. If it’s running, we’ll find a reason to tear it apart again. My MG was running fine, but I want it to be safer so I’m adding those parts this summer.

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Post a side by side image. Let me see if I can tell the difference.

Fake California (kit car). They were also sued by Ferrari when that movie came out. They used the logos without permission.



Real California

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Those seats! That’s insane. It comes like that?

The thing with that car is the seats are the only things exotic on it. Everything else looks plain and ordinary. All Japanese cars look like that to me. But those seats? Damn! Nice.

Those seats are stock. It comes like that.

These are what came stock with mine. Same.



Yeah, I agree with you. Japanese exotics have always struck me as visually restrained, almost unfinished at first glance. But over time, I’ve come to see that as intentional. Their design language isn’t about flamboyance or excess, it’s about precision, efficiency, and purpose. There’s a kind of disciplined minimalism to them, less emotional spectacle, and more like mechanical poetry. While some exotics are sculpted to turn heads at a standstill, JDM legends are shaped to come alive in motion. That’s honestly where their beauty really speaks.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

I don’t understand how PB and TKE Dude are car dudes but their cars ain’t runnin LOL!

It was his dad's and he inherited it. But it's why he requires a 3 car garage. His garage is standard width but it's twice as deep as most are so you can have all the motorcycles and Model T's and stuff in the back.

And here I'm wanting to look at condos with an attached garage because I haven't had a garage since 2001.

[Phrozen Sands]

@ PB, I see the differences in those Ferraris now. I actually like the fake one better LOL!

One thing about your posts on cars though, it’s easy to read your profession. You post like a true car designer. I’ll put my whole 401K on it that within the D9, you’re probably the only car designer who has a large model car collection and builds scenes/dioramas to put them in. I had never even heard of such a thing until I came to GC. I knew what a car designer was, but not all of this all wrapped up in one passion. You’re quite different bro. That’s a good thing though.

Originally Posted by AGDee

It was his dad's and he inherited it. But it's why he requires a 3 car garage. His garage is standard width but it's twice as deep as most are so you can have all the motorcycles and Model T's and stuff in the back.

And here I'm wanting to look at condos with an attached garage because I haven't had a garage since 2001.

I feel him with his bike. I love my motorcycle. How many motorcycles does he have.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Kittens are cute. I'm a dog person though. There are some cats I've liked but it's because they acted like dogs.

Bob used to live next door and he was great. He would greet me at my car and run over for me to rub his belly. When he got mad at his family for getting a new cat, he tried to move in with me. He gave me presents every day (dead mice and birds). He liked to cuddle. He was the best cat. But most are too independent and vindictive. Lol

Right now I am laughing so hard at a cat being named Bob. HILARIOUS! Ya know, I don’t know why, but whenever I have a patient that’s a cat and it’s a male with a normal guy name, it just makes me laugh really hard. I have one that’s named Larry. He’s not very friendly but l love his name, lol.

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

I see you. That video was actually solid.

You’re getting the car thing down. I won’t say you’ve crossed over, but you’re definitely circling the lot. And you said microfiber, too? I’m impressed. 😂

lol
I can’t. I just…..(sigh)… I literally cannot with you right now. “Circling the lot”? I worked SO hard to find that video you would’ve thought I was uncovering classified documents. At one point, I’m pretty sure my phone asked if I was okay. Pouting.

[cheerfulgreek]

WIFLSRN: So, it’s after 8 and the street that the coffee shop is on is going to be closed at 8am for an event. My friends are not here yet, but I’ve gotten multiple texts of frustration from them while they try to find an alternate route. HILARIOUS! I got here like 30 minutes early so I could post on GC while they’re on their way. I made it, lol.

[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

@ PB, I see the differences in those Ferraris now. I actually like the fake one better LOL!

One thing about your posts on cars though, it’s easy to read your profession. You post like a true car designer. I’ll put my whole 401K on it that within the D9, you’re probably the only car designer who has a large model car collection and builds scenes/dioramas to put them in. I had never even heard of such a thing until I came to GC. I knew what a car designer was, but not all of this all wrapped up in one passion. You’re quite different bro. That’s a good thing though.

Thanks, man. But you might lose that 401K because I’m sure there are some.

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

lol
I can’t. I just…..(sigh)… I literally cannot with you right now. “Circling the lot”? I worked SO hard to find that video you would’ve thought I was uncovering classified documents. At one point, I’m pretty sure my phone asked if I was okay. Pouting.

😂😂😂

[Sciencewoman]

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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

This kitty looks like Pippin in cat form. He doesn't have a miniature leather chair, though, lol.

[cheerfulgreek]

Speaking of Pippin, this is a picture of my Daisy in her Halloween costume I bought for her last October, lol. I miss her SO MUCH.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

I feel him with his bike. I love my motorcycle. How many motorcycles does he have.

I think I counted 3 Saturday.

I also found out the Model T can run, but only if kept on a charger. His dad kept it on a charger all the time. He doesn't.

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Right now I am laughing so hard at a cat being named Bob. HILARIOUS! Ya know, I don’t know why, but whenever I have a patient that’s a cat and it’s a male with a normal guy name, it just makes me laugh really hard. I have one that’s named Larry. He’s not very friendly but l love his name, lol.

Well yeah, and Bob Cat ... always made me laugh.

Edited to add: My daughter has a flame point named Jupiter and he's mostly ok, excecpt when he's mean. LOL. She'll be like "he's really cuddly, until he bites me"

[Phrozen Sands]

Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

Thanks, man. But you might lose that 401K because I’m sure there are some.

You know any? I rest my case LOL.

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Speaking of Pippin, this is a picture of my Daisy in her Halloween costume I bought for her last October, lol. I miss her SO MUCH.

LMAO! Is that a wig you put on her?

Originally Posted by AGDee

I think I counted 3 Saturday.

I also found out the Model T can run, but only if kept on a charger. His dad kept it on a charger all the time. He doesn't.

Damn! That’s wussup. What kind of bikes does he have?