Car Crazy Calgary

[dgenge]

Hey guys just wanted to let people know I have started a blog documenting car culture in Calgary. I post new pictures everyday of unique/exotic cars that I spot around the city. Check it out! http://www.carcrazycalgary.blogspot.ca/

[BigShow]

Why?

[Marsh]

Wow nice a carrera GT?!? Damn I love that car...awesome that there is one in Calgary


Oh yeah and stop taking pics of my 458 please:D

[Isaiah]

Originally posted by BigShow
Why?
Why not?

[K3RMiTdot]

Originally posted by Marsh
Wow nice a carrera GT?!? Damn I love that car...awesome that there is one in Calgary


Oh yeah and stop taking pics of my 458 please:D

i believe that CGT is super super loud!

[dgenge]

Originally posted by BigShow
Why?

I always take a picture when I see a car I really like and my friends always wanted to see them. So I decided to make a blog so anyone that was interested could view.

[dgenge]

Originally posted by Marsh
Wow nice a carrera GT?!? Damn I love that car...awesome that there is one in Calgary


Oh yeah and stop taking pics of my 458 please:D

Sorry I can take the picture down if you want.

[Tej.S]

I like the layout of the site :D are you only uploading pictures you take yourself or are others able to send you pics?

[XXXXXX]

All this really is, is the spotted thread turned into a blog.

I cannot masturbate to that. :thumbsdow

I shall now open up a new forum called above and beyond.

[dgenge]

Originally posted by Tej.S
I like the layout of the site :D are you only uploading pictures you take yourself or are others able to send you pics?

Sure send your pictures to [email protected] and maybe just a little information on where you seen this vehicle. Thanks :)

[clem24]

What do you plan on doing in the winter? :dunno: :D

[infamous]

just so you know the 458 is actually a spyder, they do not have the clear glass cover over the engine. :thumbsup: otherwise good job!

[Hallowed_point]

Originally posted by clem24
What do you plan on doing in the winter? :dunno: :D

This is Calgary..where real men drive 911's, GTR's & R8's in the winter :thumbsup:

*I like your idea OP.

[dgenge]

Originally posted by clem24
What do you plan on doing in the winter? :dunno: :D

I don't know haha any help would be appreciated :)

[sidewaysD]

Winter beater footage?

I am sure we all seen that red ferrari in winter that one time.

[clem24]

Haven't seen R8s yet I do suppose my parkade has at least one guy driving his 997TT and I've seen a few Carrera 4's. And the white GT-R. Another time saw an Aston when it was nice out..

Hahaha yeah I guess winter beater footage is it.

[K3RMiTdot]

I believe thats jordons white gallardo you spotted! keep up the photos!

[Sugarphreak]

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[Cyriel]

Last winter every time I drove back from Sunshine or Louise, there was a R8 driving towards the Canmore area on highway 1 during winter.

[Hallowed_point]

Originally posted by Cyriel
Last winter every time I drove back from Sunshine or Louise, there was a R8 driving towards the Canmore area on highway 1 during winter.

Good for him..it's AWD , rear engine no different then a porsche really in the winter. I believe that the body is also aluminum.

The perfect high-end winter beater!!

[clem24]

Originally posted by Hallowed_point


Good for him..it's AWD , rear engine no different then a porsche really in the winter. I believe that the body is also aluminum.

The perfect high-end winter beater!!

Uh it's mid engined, and there's more to winter driving than just AWD (that's tuned for performance)... Like, oh, ride height.

[Hallowed_point]

Originally posted by clem24


Uh it's mid engined, and there's more to winter driving than just AWD (that's tuned for performance)... Like, oh, ride height.

Well, no one says you have to slam it...sorry the fact that it's mid engined is hardly a huge difference lol. And if your a downtown office worker, odds are you aren't monster trucking it through the really rough unplowed areas. :dunno:

If I can drive my RWD modified camaro through a Calgary winter (solid rear axle, 55/44 weight distribution, no sissy devices) an R8 should be toddler proof for winter driving.

[gamman]

check out my car.
It is very rare. Does that make it exotic? No. Rare, yes.
http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/images/2013-bmw-spring-meet-calgary-6.jpg



Only 136 evar made with this engine.
http://www.alpina-archive.com/?page_id=8910&nmt=Alpina-B6-2.8-Touring

276 if you count all the different engines, in a wagon (touring) configuration.

[DEATH2000]

Originally posted by gamman
check out my car.
It is very rare. Does that make it exotic? No. Rare, yes.
http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/images/2013-bmw-spring-meet-calgary-6.jpg



Only 136 evar made with this engine.
http://www.alpina-archive.com/?page_id=8910&nmt=Alpina-B6-2.8-Touring

276 if you count all the different engines, in a wagon (touring) configuration.
He is right about rare. Only 136 B6 2.8L Touring's were ever made. The Alpina Archive only lists 48 of the 136 made. Of those 48 listed, the one he posted pictures of (chassis #41) is the only one listed as being outside of Japan. Meaning it is the only E36 Alpina B6 Touring in Canada.

[mikestypes]

Originally posted by Marsh
Wow nice a carrera GT?!? Damn I love that car...awesome that there is one in Calgary

There are at least two then. There was a black one at the Quarry Park show last fall.

[duaner]

Originally posted by clem24
Haven't seen R8s yet I do suppose my parkade has at least one guy driving his 997TT and I've seen a few Carrera 4's. And the white GT-R. Another time saw an Aston when it was nice out..

Hahaha yeah I guess winter beater footage is it.
I had a spotted thread with video of a Ferrari FF I was driving beside last winter. Saw it twice.

Speaking of which I should post a pic from video of an SLS AMG I was behind for a while yesterday.



Originally posted by Marsh
Wow nice a carrera GT?!? Damn I love that car...awesome that there is one in Calgary
I've seen at least two. I think I had a spotted thread for one of them--dark blue or black.

One of the best sounding cars for sure.

[dgenge]

Originally posted by gamman
check out my car.
It is very rare. Does that make it exotic? No. Rare, yes.
http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/images/2013-bmw-spring-meet-calgary-6.jpg



Only 136 evar made with this engine.
http://www.alpina-archive.com/?page_id=8910&nmt=Alpina-B6-2.8-Touring

276 if you count all the different engines, in a wagon (touring) configuration.

For sure! Send me a couple of pictures and some info regarding your ride to [email protected] and I would love to post your car!

[DEATH2000]

Originally posted by mikestypes


There are at least two then. There was a black one at the Quarry Park show last fall.
The Black one was owned by the Ferrari Club of Alberta President :rofl:

Its up in Edgemont.

[m10-power]

Come out to marda loop safeway tuesday night around 7pm we do cars and coffee, usually some pretty cool cars. Only happens if its nice out.

[never]

The guys with the winter driven FF also own a Carerra GT. They run Cardel and my office faces their office...get to watch exotics coming and going all day long.

[FraserB]

Originally posted by no|uno
The guys with the winter driven FF also own a Carerra GT. They run Cardel and my office faces their office...get to watch exotics coming and going all day long.

That's winter driven?! I saw it when I was leaving the office on Thursday and he was going into the parkade. Hopefully he drives the GT some day this summer.

Too bad my card isn't good for the parkade level :cry:

You in Amec or Bayer?

[never]

I'm in AMEC.

Even if your card is good for the parkade, you won't be able to get into their car area!

[dgenge]

Car Crazy Calgary is back up!! Check out the site every Sunday for pictures of original cars I find in the city.

[m10-power]

What no photos of the Ferrari F50 yet

[sidewaysD]

Originally posted by m10-power
Come out to marda loop safeway tuesday night around 7pm we do cars and coffee, usually some pretty cool cars. Only happens if its nice out.

I live in Mardaloop.

How many people go there? and is it super fancy luxury cars/exotics?

[soloracer]

Originally posted by sidewaysD


I live in Mardaloop.

How many people go there? and is it super fancy luxury cars/exotics?

Meh...nothing special....nothing luxurious about the cars that show there. You probably wouldn't want to go anyway as there are definately no SAAB's or luxury Mazdas.

[Graham_A_M]

^ wow thats awesome. I had no idea since I never go to that Safeway. Cool I'd love to drop by tomorrow and see everybody. Ill be in my old mans car.
:thumbsup:

[know1edge]

Originally posted by mikestypes


There are at least two then. There was a black one at the Quarry Park show last fall.

There's 2 black ones and 1 grey one I've seen

[dgenge]

Originally posted by m10-power
What no photos of the Ferrari F50 yet

Nope I've never seen one before :( But I did see a black Carrera gt going down 17th! but never had a camera or phone on me haha

[01RedDX]

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[sidewaysD]

Originally posted by Graham_A_M
^ wow thats awesome. I had no idea since I never go to that Safeway. Cool I'd love to drop by tomorrow and see everybody. Ill be in my old mans car.
:thumbsup:


Exaclty..

I think no one had the idea lol.