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sb001
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This morning on the way in to work I saw a beautiful dark blue fully restored VW Thing. I thought, man that's cool.
However, yesterday morning, I had the once in a lifetime luck of getting behind a Tesla Roadster on the interstate! In NW Arkansas !! 
Which one was cooler to see?
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daisy71
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Two rare cars, hmm, personally I like the thing but both are super cool to see
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Coolness is in the eye of the beholder. So which one was more cool to you?
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sb001
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| Coolness is in the eye of the beholder. So which one was more cool to you? |
The Tesla. Period.
But mainly because I have seen Things before, usually beat up but I have seen them. Seeing a Tesla in my neck of the woods is a rare event indeed.
The Thing made me go "Wow that's cool," the Tesla made me go "Holy f@$@(*$"
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| Depends if you judge coolness by how the car makes you feel, or how the girl in the car makes you feel. |
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I'll go for the Thing. A Tesla dove past me in the grocery parking lot yesterday. I think I saw another one last week. Mazeratis, Lambos, that low slung really fast Audi..... they are all over my area.  |
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I get more looks and thumbs up in my Bug than most get in their expensive rides....
just sumpin about a Cool Bug that money can't beat.
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Thing. I do vallet and drive those high end things all the time, but there's no feel of adventure when you're driving them. Old cars though, that's where the fun is aka the cool factor 
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At this point in my life, it feels better to see an old car than a new one. I drive by the SF bay area and see as many as 50 Teslas in one day.
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Thanks to my Tesla driving neighbors, I feel more relaxed driving my SUBURBAN and old VW's.
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BLISTER
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| Depends, was it Stephen Colbert in his Tesla , vs. Mary-Louise Parker in the 181 ? |
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rgdedge
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The Thing. Isn't Tesla a band from the 80's?
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| The Thing. Isn't Tesla a band from the 80's? |
Ha ! Forgot about that...then yeah, that takes the cool factor down a notch.
There's some band now that plays instruments through a Tesla coil....sounds like crap, but looks pretty cool.
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.....So that's how the OG Tesla band got their rocker perms....it's all making sense now. |
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sb001
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| The Thing. Isn't Tesla a band from the 80's? |
Hells yeah, best times of my life. Tesla actually was just a band to me back then, I had no idea where The Great Radio Controversy album derived its title from until years later, I just loved the music. Edison's Medicine is one of the best song titles ever. I'd be willing to bet you'll never see a car called the Edison. Too bad his goons burned Tesla's lab to the ground outside Colorado Springs
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Tesla is a local band, Sacramento, that made the big time. I saw them at a dive bar in Kauai, before they changed their name to Tesla, they were called City Kidd, back then. At one point the singer asked where people were from, I shouted out Sacramento, he laughed and said, "You came all the way to Kauai, to see a local band" He bought a round of beers for us!
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Tesla. that is one cool lookin' ride.
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BLISTER
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| The Thing. Isn't Tesla a band from the 80's? |
Hells yeah, best times of my life. Tesla actually was just a band to me back then, I had no idea where The Great Radio Controversy album derived its title from until years later, I just loved the music. Edison's Medicine is one of the best song titles ever. I'd be willing to bet you'll never see a car called the Edison. Too bad his goons burned Tesla's lab to the ground outside Colorado Springs |
To be honest, I've not heard a single track ( that I remember ) I was into the heavy stuff in the late 80s, early 90s...you know, Metallica, GWAR, Sabbath, Megadeath, White Zombie, etc. Mom really liked the "hair bands", so the only way to "rebel" was to go harder.
Edison's goons are tools..... is that where AC/DC got their name ? 
"Tool" ! another great band btw.
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| Tesla is a local band, Sacramento, that made the big time. I saw them at a dive bar in Kauai, before they changed their name to Tesla, they were called City Kidd, back then. At one point the singer asked where people were from, I shouted out Sacramento, he laughed and said, "You came all the way to Kauai, to see a local band" He bought a round of beers for us! |
Very cool ! Nothing like a down to earth band.
Playing metal these days can be humbling & relating to the fans on a personal level is how you ensure longevity.
The mainstream garbage they call "music" now gives the "artists" an inflated sense of stardom & they burn out so quick, it's funny.
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Tesla. that is one cool lookin' ride.
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sb001
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| I was into the heavy stuff in the late 80s, early 90s...you know, Metallica, GWAR, Sabbath, Megadeath, White Zombie, etc. |
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I live in the bay area so Tesla's aren't uncommon here (I used to live down the street from where one parked regularly for example).
I'd go with the Thing - I never see those. |
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Yeah yeah yeah....good point 
But...as a Metalhead.....if you can't appreciate the comedy styling of GWAR, or enjoy the awkward explanation of the stained skin to your boss / teacher that comes from a SCUMDOG shower, then yer' just a softie.
R.I.P. Dave. Sleep well.
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| sb001 wrote: |
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| I was into the heavy stuff in the late 80s, early 90s...you know, Metallica, GWAR, Sabbath, Megadeath, White Zombie, etc. |
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Yeah yeah yeah....good point
But...as a Metalhead.....if you can't appreciate the comedy styling of GWAR, or enjoy the awkward explanation of the stained skin to your boss / teacher that comes from a SCUMDOG shower, then yer' just a softie.
R.I.P. Dave. Sleep well.
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This guy must have season seats to the Raiders.
BTW I work down the street from the ex-Fisker headquarters. It was a trip seeing 3 or 4 of them lined up at the same traffic light every now and then. Teslas out here are becoming the rich man's Prius and they're everywhere. Things, not so much. |
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