Gorgeous cars appreciation thread
#121
Lexus Champion
A rather dated video, but, in the TV series "Bait Car", city police often used specially-wired/equipped Escalades to attract car thieves. The lure of a joy-ride in one could be irresistible.
https://youtu.be/Jlh8dffKDHw
https://youtu.be/Jlh8dffKDHw
Edit: That gen Escalade is a cinch to steal. The ignition isn't particularly strong and the keys aren't either. No Passkey, immobilizer, or anything like it.
Also, go to 3:30...this is my thing about GM transmissions at least the older ones. I really wish my truck had that 6L V8, but it does have that same responsive transmission just not as beefy. As you can see, 2-1 downshifts GMs don't tend to waste, they will eek out first gear to the max unlike other car brands I have experienced . My old GMC is no different. My LX should downshift 2-1 past 30MPH but it doesn't, plenty of first gear left. My GMC is slow but the transmission programming makes it feel peppy.
Last edited by AJT123; 03-26-22 at 05:55 PM.
#122
Lexus Champion
Hate to toot my own horn but I do love the looks of my rig. IMO the '13-'15 were the best looking of the 570s. Decently aggressive but restrained, classy. Great rims.
#123
This E46 M3 would put a smile on my face every time I drove it. With a manual though. Any real drivers car, in my view, has to be a manual. Although being in an area where it pours 9 months out of the year, might be best to keep it for summer.
#126
Lexus Fanatic
My Ex-Flight-Instructor had a brand-new red 1994 Toyota MR2 Turbo (I was with him the night he bought it). Tell me it doesn't look like a Poor Mans's Ferrari.
When I suggested that visual-comparison a number of years ago, a couple of posters here (I won't say whom) essentially told me I was full of it. Thank You......You just helped prove what I said was true.
Last edited by mmarshall; 03-26-22 at 07:22 PM.
#127
My Ex-Flight-Instructor had a brand-new red 1994 Toyota MR2 Turbo (I was with him the night he bought it). Tell me it doesn't look like a Poor Mans's Ferrari.
When I suggested that visual-comparison a number of years ago, a couple of posters here (I won't say whom) essentially told me I was full of it. Thank You......You just helped prove what I said was true.
When I suggested that visual-comparison a number of years ago, a couple of posters here (I won't say whom) essentially told me I was full of it. Thank You......You just helped prove what I said was true.
#130
Lexus Fanatic
Yeah....I did an MM Retro-Write-Up on the Fiero some time ago. A superb idea and conception.....but unbelievably bad quality-control; some of the worst I saw in my lifetime outside of 70s-vintage Chrysler products and the disastrous Yugo GV. I didn't know there were body-kits for an imitation-Ferrari, though....Thanks for the news.
#131
Pole Position
I just put in an order for a 2022 in a similar reddish color. Escalades have always commanded presence.
#132
Lexus Fanatic
#133
Lexus Champion