Clean cars!
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Hey thanks.
I was a traumatized by my fathers poor taste in multiple car color selection as a child growing up. I decided that I was never going to be like him.
It might look like the same colors, but I assure you that it's just the cloud cover that makes it look so. My Cadi is a beautiful bronze, the vette pewter (I like to call it "camouflage" as far as attracting police attention), and my truck is a dark gunmetal, they view nicely together in my driveway.
My dad has (get this): a dark maroon jeep, a red jeep, a red crv (Honda), a red and silver F150, and one other car... All of the red cars are a slightly different shade of red (except for the maroon jeep) and they look hideous to see them all stacked out in front of the driveway... 4 red SUV's in his driveway...
All the SUV's might seem like overkill, but my mom delivers mail and she needs backup vehicles, 'cause you know the motto, neither rain, nor snow... or something like that.
-I act like I care about how cars look in my driveway, but I did have my vette on jackstands in my driveway, for about a month one time...
I was a traumatized by my fathers poor taste in multiple car color selection as a child growing up. I decided that I was never going to be like him.
It might look like the same colors, but I assure you that it's just the cloud cover that makes it look so. My Cadi is a beautiful bronze, the vette pewter (I like to call it "camouflage" as far as attracting police attention), and my truck is a dark gunmetal, they view nicely together in my driveway.
My dad has (get this): a dark maroon jeep, a red jeep, a red crv (Honda), a red and silver F150, and one other car... All of the red cars are a slightly different shade of red (except for the maroon jeep) and they look hideous to see them all stacked out in front of the driveway... 4 red SUV's in his driveway...
All the SUV's might seem like overkill, but my mom delivers mail and she needs backup vehicles, 'cause you know the motto, neither rain, nor snow... or something like that.
-I act like I care about how cars look in my driveway, but I did have my vette on jackstands in my driveway, for about a month one time...
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Is it the wheels that you don't like? Or is it the whitewall tires that you don't like. I could understand the tires, as I've known some people to associate whitewalls with pimps or what I've heard referred to as "ghetto cruisers" -but that is from old folks, like my boss and my dad...
...the wheels now, those are polished aluminum alloy seven spoke 17" wheels, factory Cadillac, and if you don't think they look nice, boy you really are square!
Also as a side note, white walls were designed first for limo's, because it was though the tall sidewall of a black tire was to 'ugly' to be fitting to a nice looking car, so the whitewall stripe was born! I love 'em for the Caddy, I've even seen trucks that sport them well.
Oh well to each his own.
-but that is from old folks, like my boss and my dad......the wheels now, those are polished aluminum alloy seven spoke 17" wheels, factory Cadillac, and if you don't think they look nice, boy you really are square!
Also as a side note, white walls were designed first for limo's, because it was though the tall sidewall of a black tire was to 'ugly' to be fitting to a nice looking car, so the whitewall stripe was born! I love 'em for the Caddy, I've even seen trucks that sport them well.
Oh well to each his own.
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Very nice. 
I read your comments about the white wall tires. My ex wifes father sold Lincolns. I remember how pizzed he was when the Town Cars came out with as he called it "black rubber"
I read your comments about the white wall tires. My ex wifes father sold Lincolns. I remember how pizzed he was when the Town Cars came out with as he called it "black rubber"
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If you look real close at the second pic, you can see one of the crusty rust spots that ruined those wheels, as I still haven't put your wheels on yet, but I gotta admit, it doesn't show too bad in the photos, but the fronts are ugly.
If you look real close at the second pic, you can see one of the crusty rust spots that ruined those wheels, as I still haven't put your wheels on yet, but I gotta admit, it doesn't show too bad in the photos, but the fronts are ugly.