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WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH

Would you trade your current car in for this one? It looks like a freaking hearse.











Posted - February 14, 2020
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  • 46117
    I couldn't fit it in the same window. But see what I mean?



      February 14, 2020 10:55 PM MST
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  • 1152
    In the minor cult classic movie Harold and Maude (1971), the death-obsessed protagonist (Harold) is given a Jaguar E-type by his (very wealthy) mother.

    He converts it to a hearse.

    The picture below is a reproduction of the actual movie car, but it's pretty close to the original.




    This post was edited by SaltyPebble at February 18, 2020 12:29 PM MST
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  • 46117
    I loved that movie.  I can't believe you remembered this scene!!!!

    I work on a woman every Sunday nite who is Ruth Gordon's double, I swear.  She is this really cute 80 year old yoga teacher.  My job has a lot of fun clients like that.  That is one of the good things.


    Now THIS hearse, I can actually want.   This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at February 18, 2020 12:29 PM MST
      February 16, 2020 8:45 AM MST
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  • 1152
    My ex-wife was a fan of the film and we watched it on video together once.

    I thought it was pretty good, certainly better than most mainstream productions.
      February 16, 2020 8:51 AM MST
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  • 46117
    It was perfect for the times.  LOL 

    But you remembered that car.  
      February 16, 2020 9:49 AM MST
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  • 1152
    There is a small story there.

    I had the opportunity to drive a few examples of the BMW M-Coupe, which was a spare-time engineering exercise created by BMW engineers off of the Z3 platform, which BMW ultimately decided to produce and sell. It's an excellent driver's car: powerful, nimble, full of feedback, and yet reasonably livable in normal driving.

    I forget whether I showed my ex-wife a picture or if I pointed one out in traffic. Either way, my ex said, "Oh my God! That looks like the Jaguar hearse from Harold and Maude." I'm sure that incident reinforced my recollection of the movie car.

      February 16, 2020 12:49 PM MST
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  • 10026
    OMG!  It totally does!  I wouldn't have noticed until you brought it to my attention.  The similarities are amazing.

    I might consider it.  I'm pretty tired of putting money into the Audi. 
    Between the two, I'd go for Hearse.  It's probably a bunch less money, gets better gas mileage, and they handle well in snow.

    You never know where someone might die versus where they are going to be buried.
     
    Unlike people, Hearses are built to last.


      February 15, 2020 4:51 AM MST
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  • 35798
    I went to school with a guy who drove a hearse. He even put a casket in the back. And decorated it for Halloween. 
      February 15, 2020 8:08 AM MST
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  • 10026
    Talk about getting attention.  As eerie as it might have been, I bet I would have dated the guy just for the meer bragging rights of having done so!
    Smart guy.  
    :) :)!!
      February 18, 2020 12:36 PM MST
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  • 46117
    I wonder how they are on gas.
      February 15, 2020 11:55 AM MST
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  • 35798
    I do not know. Gas was cheap back then... This post was edited by my2cents at February 15, 2020 12:37 PM MST
      February 15, 2020 12:30 PM MST
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  • 46117
    Mer, I have a 2006 KIa Rio that I have beat the heck out of.  I cannot say one bad word about that car.   It survived me with very few repairs.  But I need a new one desperately.  A hearse causes too much attention or I'd go for it in a heartbeat.  I want to be invisible when I drive.  
      February 16, 2020 8:48 AM MST
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  • 5391

    Some years ago, the Dodge Magnum made a bit of a splash and looked a lot like this Caddy. A practical muscle car, it was kinda cool.

    But not my kinda cool.  

    Maybe Cadillac is looking to juice up it’s hearse market. 

      February 15, 2020 6:05 AM MST
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  • 1152
    Does it have a Skyactiv-X engine?

    Does it get 40mpg+?


    If not, I  think I'll stick to my current (Skyactiv-G) car.



    https://www.mazda.com/en/innovation/mazda-stories/engineers/skyactiv-x/


    This post was edited by SaltyPebble at February 15, 2020 11:55 AM MST
      February 15, 2020 7:58 AM MST
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  • 35798
    Yes but I would want red so as to lose the hearse look. 
      February 15, 2020 8:12 AM MST
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  • 46117
    ....first thing I thought of.  

    I would choose Neon Billie Eilish Green

    This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at February 16, 2020 8:50 AM MST
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  • 13395
    All I have is my seniors bus pass but I don't think I would want to trade it in for any kind of car.
      February 15, 2020 8:20 AM MST
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  • 46117
    YOU GOTTA BE THE only PERSON IN THE WORLD WHO COVETS A BUS PASS.
      February 16, 2020 8:51 AM MST
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  • 13395
    ha ha.. there are advantages having a bus -seabus - skytrain pass rather than a vehicle in my circumstances. 
      February 16, 2020 9:44 AM MST
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  • 46117
    I am sure there are many.    It must be terrific if you can just walk out and get taken somewhere.

    My experiences with busses were not fun.  I spend hours on them transferring to another one, then waiting in the cold and rain.  

    Forget that noise.  If they were convenient then no one would drive.  Driving sucks almost as much.
      February 16, 2020 9:48 AM MST
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  • 13395
    When I was working I always had a car because I needed one. Bus service is quite good where I live and lots of pretty young ladies use bus service.
      February 16, 2020 9:56 AM MST
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  • 4623
    Brilliant! :)

    If we all took buses we could reduce carbon emissions by 20% (cars = 30%).

    We would need a far more extensive bus network - but demand could push that up very quickly.
      February 16, 2020 12:24 PM MST
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  • At my age, I try to stay away from anything that looks like a hearse and anyone who looks like an undertaker.  
      February 15, 2020 9:35 AM MST
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  • 46117
    Hanging around hearses don't kill ya.  

    Riding in hearses don't kill ya.

    Getting run over by one does.    
      February 16, 2020 8:52 AM MST
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