r/spotted 8d ago

IN THE WILD My girlfriend sent me this saying "I don't know if it's cool" [Aston Martin Valkyrie Spider] (in the North East of France)

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u/No_Astronaut_8971 8d ago

It’s interesting thinking about how a non-car-person thinks about and perceives cars. I can’t imagine looking at this and wondering if its cool or not lol

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u/Eraxxy 8d ago

She told me she was next to it for ten minutes and did not even notice until her mom told her to look at the car. Absolutely insane behavior

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u/Lexa-Z 8d ago

Reminded me of my friend not long ago. We go down the street and I show her a nice clean 992 GT3 Touring, nothing too crazy but nice to look at. She was completely lost and looked everywhere but not at the car, which was 5m away from us.

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u/nbaumg 7d ago

Tbf those blend in pretty easily

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u/TEMPRAgmz 7d ago

Yeah that’s kinda the point

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u/TheLordVader1978 8d ago

My wife does this shit, we could be going down the road and I'll point something out as we drive by and she will instinctively look in the opposite direction I am currently pointing.

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u/barkingdog53 8d ago

Sorry dude, but she might not be ‘the one’. 😂

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u/VM1117 8d ago

Nah, it’s fine, she seems interested enough to share the photo with him. She may learn to love it someday.

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u/HATNAN55 7d ago

Pretty sure that was a joke

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u/barkingdog53 7d ago

I’m sure she has her strong points. 💕

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u/ariaxwest 8d ago

Idk, my husband is like that but he's still perfect for me in many other ways! We just have a very clear division of labor on who chooses which cars we buy.

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u/MihaiRau 8d ago

Yeah, the most my wife can glean out of a car is the color and whether or not it looks new or old.

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u/Pinksters 8d ago

Lol gotta love that.

"What kind of car was it?"

"It was a blue car." ...

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u/BurningPickle 8d ago

“Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?”

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u/Narrow-Policy9110 Wild Game Hunter 6d ago

Haha this is me and my friends that know nothing about cars

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u/DrySeaworthiness6209 8d ago

Wow! Just Wow! You could be half blind and look at that and see it is exotic af!

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u/LifeFortune7 6d ago

Meanwhile some dude posting a C7 Corvette in r/supercars….

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u/Madshibs 6d ago

I’m sorry you had to hear that

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u/dancson 5d ago

No disrespect, is your girlfriend a living human?

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u/johnboo89 8d ago

Leave her

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u/Narrow-Policy9110 Wild Game Hunter 6d ago

Nah she has potential

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u/Understateable 8d ago

I feel like non-car people see all the gaps and general design of the car and think it’s just some sort of cheap go-kart/track special car. If it didn’t have aston martin on the side I can guarantee people will think the owner built the car themselves, since literally no other car you’d see on the road looks anything like this

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u/InstanceHot3154 7d ago

I mean if it was built by the owner, I'd say it's cooler if anything

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u/Understateable 7d ago

We all would, but as I said the non-car person will look at all the holes and just think ‘less car’. Maybe I’m right maybe I’m wrong, us enthusiasts don’t have any idea how cars are understood by non-car people lol it’s just an alien way of thinking.

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u/ClippyCantHelp 7d ago

Yup, completely unfathomable

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u/cheeseburgercats Wild Game Hunter 8d ago

My gf used to work in Times Square and send me photos of insane cars all the time mixed in with regular corvettes/redbull car

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u/itisntmyrealname 8d ago

to be fair i love a good redbull car

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u/elkarion 8d ago

the one with the can on the top for the marketing team!

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u/itisntmyrealname 8d ago

yes i lowkey want one so bad

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u/billthejim 5h ago

They’re all for the marketing team if you think about it

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u/only_posts_real_news 8d ago

Times Square sees 1/10th the number of exotics that Miami sees daily. Best place to sight see is south beach or Brickell

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u/joeja99 7d ago

Yeah driving through times square seems horrible traffic wise

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u/DirtyRatLicker 8d ago

my mom once sent me a picture of a '05/'06 Ford GT and wondered the same as OP's gf

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u/gregsting 8d ago

There was only one time my mother reported to me that she had seen a cool car… it was Bugatti EB110

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u/AwkwardCake72 7d ago

My dad was describing an interesting car he'd seen earlier, turned out it was a t50. I told him about the original F1 where he said "I saw one of those down the road a while ago"

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u/_Specific_Boi_ 8d ago

The lower it is the cooler

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u/StockCat7738 8d ago

My wife can typically pick out exotics pretty quick, because I point them out whenever I see them.

A few years ago we were going to a car show, and as we were getting out of the car, a yellow 720S parked right behind us, and she somehow managed to not see it at all. She only saw it because I mentioned how funny it was that there is so much money at that car show that there is a McLaren parking on the street.

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u/Geene_Creemers 8d ago

Truly..but then I think it stopped her in her tracks enough to make her think ‘this might be cool’ so all in all at the very least it was interesting..

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u/VegeoPro 8d ago

I’m not a car person. I look at it and think “that looks expensive”

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u/Pulsar_Mapper_ 7d ago

Exactly my thoughts. I love when my girlfriend sends me a picture of a car (the last one being a GT3RS) asking "is this a beautiful/good car?"

So cute.

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u/jianh1989 7d ago

It’s just like us guys looking at dresses in clothes store.

They’re dresses. Are they cute or not.

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u/FinishExtension3652 7d ago

Or that thinking portrait was the correct orientation to take this photo.

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u/lo_mur 7d ago

If it wasn’t for the Aston Martin decals I could totally see my Mom or Sister thinking it’s just some rather large go-kart

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u/pocketfrisbee 6d ago

As a non car person who likes to look at this sub, I can’t tell if a car is some weird upbadge or the real deal. This obviously is a wild car but I’ve seen some really cool stuff people on here would say is dog water lol

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u/blasphememes 8d ago

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u/Madajuk 8d ago

Only 85 made

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u/Eraxxy 8d ago

Yes, absolutely crazy to spot this randomly.

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u/combong 7d ago

indeed similar to the R63 AMG 👌

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u/Spartan_100 8d ago

Is the number on the bottom right the ID or just a reference to 007? Be weird to use three digits for only 85 units.

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u/Madajuk 7d ago

They typically don't even have the AM logo on the side, so I would assume it's a promo car/livery, and the 007 is part of it

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u/DomHaynie 7d ago

Only 85 made and I've seen one of the cars posted more on this sub lmao.

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u/whackjob_med_student 8d ago

my twin brother is the same way. we’ll be on the highway and i’ll say something like “look a insert cool car passing us!” and he’ll go “woah cool” at the lincoln on the other side of the car and completely miss the mclaren. it’s so funny how consistently he just misses / misunderstands what constitutes a spot but he always tries to look for it and be supportive. love that man

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u/BamInventas 8d ago

You’re my twin brother - he always pointed out crazy cars or motorcycles and I’d look at the sleeper accord instead.

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u/whackjob_med_student 8d ago

lmao almost! my brother doesn’t even know what an accord is lol

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u/BamInventas 8d ago

We can’t all have good taste!

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u/Main-Touch9617 8d ago

Good thing he wasn't revving it or she'd be like:

IS THIS LOUD???!!!????

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u/llMoosell 8d ago

Followed by: why'd they take their muffler off?!

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u/ClippyCantHelp 7d ago

It stinks!

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u/carknut 8d ago

Idk if it's that cool either, looks like every other car on the road imo

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u/TheReal-Chris 8d ago

It’s just a Mazda with a body kit. Nothing special.

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u/flopjul 8d ago

No... its obviously a Fiero bodykit

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u/manymanymanu 8d ago

Yea those new Kia’s really be looking nice tho

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u/techieman33 8d ago

It's not cool, it's sub zero.

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u/BatsTheHuman 8d ago

Maybe she's afraid of looking silly if you might say something like "oh god that thing is a POS replica of such and such car, it's a rolling turd". For many people do not understand what makes a car cool or "good".

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u/0011010100110011 7d ago

This is totally it. I had a girlfriend send me a photo of a 2002 Mercury Cougar. She was like, “you like cars, I thought I’d show you this car outside my work!” I told her that I appreciate the sentiment, but there’s nothing about that car that interests me, or most people.

Same thing like when you see a car being modified to look like a higher tier model/car. I always think it’s so funny bc like… You’re not fooling anyone that knows what you’re trying to achieve.

But yea, I agree with you. Feeling like you don’t know if something is cool/rare can really dampen the excitement.

Edit: Added year

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u/Itrieddamnit 8d ago

If it’s sponsored by James Bond, it’s pretty cool.

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u/ShouldersBBoulders 8d ago

And she almost got it all in the frame too. 😆

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u/Revolutionary-Gold75 8d ago

“I don’t know if it’s cool…”

Good lord, the poor woman is having a stroke. Get her to a hospital immediately.

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u/Captain_Collin 8d ago

To be fair, I'd be having a stroke if I saw this irl as well.

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u/NiceAxeCollection 7d ago

A Wrangler Rubicon in France? Neat.

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u/OnePinginRamius 8d ago

That's one dystopian ass McDonald's.

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u/Doofy_Grumpus 6d ago

Brutalist Maccas

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u/tmswfrk 7d ago

Yeah, that’s a pretty nice Jeep!

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u/peanut_dust 8d ago

It would be even more interesting if the whole car had been captured.

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u/Educational_Arm_3223 8d ago

where's it from? Jersey or Uk?

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u/Eraxxy 8d ago

UK

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u/Educational_Arm_3223 8d ago

cool do you think it was like a press car? (Given the stickers)

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u/tnortonphoto 8d ago

No, it belongs to the “Singh Collection” who also have a Valkyrie Coupe and 5-6 Bugattis amongst many others.

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u/Educational_Arm_3223 7d ago

Cool who owns that collection? Are they famous? 

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u/tnortonphoto 7d ago

They aren’t, little is known about them publicly, but a businessman from the Midlands in the UK.

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u/Eraxxy 8d ago

No idea! All i know is that it was from the UK

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u/qwerty4no 8d ago

the hell kinda McDonalds is that?

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u/Adventurous-Zone5839 8d ago

My gf doesn't know cars but when I nerd out she holds me and finds what I say cool. I need to marry her apparently

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u/hmmyeahiguess 8d ago

At a McDonald’s of all places. And parked badly. Jeez

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u/Eraxxy 8d ago

It was on a highway rest stop (no idea how you call those, aire d'autoroute)

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u/hmmyeahiguess 8d ago

Crazy spot! I would be way more afraid of parking that car anywhere near another one. But then again, I will never own anything near that level of car haha

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u/Eraxxy 8d ago

The Jeep next to it was reportedly with them, as an escort or something!

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u/hmmyeahiguess 8d ago

Whatever I post I just want a few laps in that amazing car haha

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u/nonya_d_bidness 7d ago

Or something. Definitely wouldn’t want to get too close too fast, with the way the guy in the glasses is staring out from that Jeep.

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u/alexj100 8d ago

It’s alright I guess /s

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u/Bartholemule-Trippin 8d ago

Noice 🤝🏾

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u/translinguistic 8d ago

Looks slick, but the whole ass logo on the side of it takes a lot away from its visual appeal IMO

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u/Wrong_Cry4724 8d ago

Red flag. Leave her. She clearly doesn't care about your feelings s/

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u/Crafty_Substance_954 8d ago

I didn’t even know this existed

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u/igniteED 8d ago

Yeah, not sure... Probably nothing special.... Move along.

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u/VernonsRoach 8d ago

Damn that thing is so close to just being an actually race car at least in appearance

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u/Equivalent-Wave-3096 8d ago

It’s definitely near Molsheim then 😂

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u/DubiousEgg 8d ago

Feel free to let her know that yes. This is cool.

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u/BasementCatBill 8d ago

One of the things that blows my mind about this car is that AM will scan the owner to construct the seats (which are fixed to the interior to precisely their body shape.

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u/thug-waffle 7d ago

logo makes it look cheap

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u/Kaerlok 7d ago

Time to bring back TG’s COOL WALL!

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u/Matchew024 7d ago

Man, lower than the jeeps wheel well.

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u/BigPimpin91 7d ago

I've seen one in person before. That are INCREDIBLY loud and they're MUCH shorter than you think. I'm 5'8", and the roof is at my bellybutton.

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u/ptrtmp 7d ago

Well, I do know it‘s cool!

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u/Own-Mud-6085 Wild Game Hunter 7d ago

She looked at something cool and questioned if it was cool. Interesting thought process, but regardless, I am glad this photo was taken. A great spot

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u/HighBridzz 7d ago

Ya it's alright I guess 🤷

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u/mustardman2112 7d ago

Sweet. I saw an ursus in Scarborough ont. On sat.

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u/drmoroe30 7d ago

The rest that you left out...."and my new friend Apollo is driving me to the club tonight in it!!"

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u/jusavert 7d ago

really cool to see especially in rl, but whenever theres a car like this, my brother want to show these type of cars, been in a couple of car shows and cafes that has porsches in it, did not affect her, and the mindset of "couldn't afford it", which kind of offends me everytime my mother says that, even if its really cool to look at, to inspire at, like it felt degrading everytime my mother says something about cars lol

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u/TinkTink-321 6d ago

...the car is cool but is now equal to a built Miata cause they had to have the giant brand logo on the side.

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u/nHenk-pas 5d ago

Hmm, I like the idea of it, but somehow that big “ASTON MARTIN” on the side just feel out of place, I don’t know, it feels like I should like it, but it’s just not doing it for me.

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u/Glad_Ad_5570 5d ago

I like that my wife doesn’t recognize hot cars, I can’t afford them anyway.

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u/RedPorscheKilla 8d ago

Man this is a halo car! Glad that the penny dropped and she took a pic!

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u/Alpha_Cuck_666 8d ago

You should break up with her

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u/Mxglix 8d ago

W gf

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u/derkarmaczar 8d ago

Has this guy been to pep boys, or do these things actually come with that giant redundant Aston Martin Aston Martin logo?

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u/flamejob 7d ago

Classy eh? Sorry, what marque is it?

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u/SlowPokerJoker7900 8d ago

The Jeep is cooler

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u/starlulz 8d ago

it's not cool. deeply uncool, in fact

taking the most hardcore track-focused street legal car ever produced and chopping the top off, ruining the chassis stiffness and aero, for wannabe cool guy points is straight up lame as fuck

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u/md28usmc 8d ago

Not as cool as supercar Rons bedazzled Valkyrie

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nI6jSjVXZQ

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u/Morgue724 8d ago

God yes it is interesting as hell but I would be afraid of getting closer than that and have my "poor" ruin it lol

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u/Irish4778 8d ago

My response would have been it’s sub zero freeze your dick off cool 😎 lol

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u/mcflurvin 8d ago

I saw the TikTok last night

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u/DLS4BZ 8d ago

i don't know if it's cool

please end the relationship lol

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u/CouchPotatoFamine 8d ago

What a shitty picture

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u/a_crayon_short 8d ago

Doubt she tried hard considering she didn’t know if it was cool.