Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Jul 25, 2006, at 4:20 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > > >>You live in California. MR2's are a lot less common elsewhere. Here in >>Toronto (Which is exotic car central in Canada) I see more >>Lamborghini's >>than I do MR2's. I can't recall the last time I actually saw an >>MR2, and >>I'm a car buff who is always on the lookout for little gems like >>the MR2. > > > Just because they don't sell in your neighborhood doesn't mean that > they're exotic, however. I drove mine for 18 years. It was hardly > exotic, although it was a darn fine handler and went well enough to > suit me. > > I see more BMWs and Mercedes than MR2s. Not Lamborghinis, however, > although there's a dealer not 4 miles away. No one drives Lambos or > Ferzzaz around in daily use anymore. Heck, recently I've seen more > Lotus Elise around than Lambos. > > (The other day I happened across one of my favorite true exotica: a > 1966 Lancia Fulvia Zagato Sport, parked in downtown Palo Alto. > Beautiful little thing... I don't think I'd seen one on the road for > 18 years until then. FWD ... I remember doing a transmission on one > in 1975 or so. Nicely designed, easy to work on.) > > G >
Godfrey, Toronto isn't exactly the boonies, sports cars sell quite well here. I see 360's and 360 Modena's every day, Boxters are a dime a dozen, even see GT2's and GT3's every so often. Lambo's and the more exotic Ferarris are a once a week thing. Aston Martins are seen on occasion (Had a V12 Vanquish parked outside work a while back, only 2 of them in Canada). Saw a Whale Tale 911 cabriolet on sunday night and there's 2 Z8's and a 1st gen Celica Supra in my neighbourhood last I counted. Note the MR2 was killed for extremely poor sales in North America. If you're seeing them everywhere, you're in one of the few places they sold well. Elsewhere they _are_ exotics, because they're rarely seen (And thus rarely worked on, even if the parts are readily available). Also the later ones are a fair bit more exotic in design than the earlier model you had. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
