Machines on the street!!! (Santacruz beach in USA)

mjothi · 13th June 2008, 21:45

These are some which I noticed during my visit to Santacruz beach in USA, CA.

Mazda-3, [rented one]

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Man & the Machine!!!

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"Indian" Bullet (Not the place but the brand name of this vehicle!!!)

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Acura

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Porsche

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I was little unlucky. THe weekend after I visted was planed for a Autoshow in this place. But unfortunately I need to return to India before that.

mjothi · 13th June 2008, 21:52

Some more in Standford University,

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Mini-Cooper showroom. The new model, notice the rear doors. Its 2 door like the ones in our house

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Capitol MALL. This is a Jaguar kept on display in the mall. I was very curious when I saw that there was no gear stick in the car!!! There was buttons for gear shifts I guess.

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funkydevil · 16th June 2008, 00:04

Damn, those are some sweet machines (Bikes). Love the cooper too. Do you have exterior pics of the gearless jag?? Would love to see how it looks

furioussphinx · 16th June 2008, 03:51

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Originally Posted by funkydevil

Damn, those are some sweet machines (Bikes). Love the cooper too. Do you have exterior pics of the gearless jag?? Would love to see how it looks

Ive seen this on Top Gear. Its pretty cool but is a little compliacted. Its the jog dial in the middle that takes the place of the knob. And I believe it has a floppy-paddle gear shifter.

mjothi · 16th June 2008, 06:59

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Originally Posted by funkydevil

Damn, those are some sweet machines (Bikes). Love the cooper too. Do you have exterior pics of the gearless jag?? Would love to see how it looks

I took, but it did not come properly. So deleted it.

OT: I sometime get pickers taken like with shaken camera. Only sometimes.

sabret00the · 16th June 2008, 08:39

amazing stuff...keep em coming

Tron · 25th June 2008, 13:30

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Originally Posted by mjothi

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Mini-Cooper showroom. The new model, notice the rear doors. Its 2 door like the ones in our house

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Capitol MALL. This is a Jaguar kept on display in the mall. I was very curious when I saw that there was no gear stick in the car!!! There was buttons for gear shifts I guess.
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The Jag is probably a paddle shift (can't tell from the pic) - has small paddles behind the steering wheel. They usually have separate paddles for both upshift and downshift on both sides of the steering wheel (four paddles in all).

iraghava · 25th June 2008, 17:04

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Originally Posted by mjothi

Capitol MALL. This is a Jaguar kept on display in the mall. I was very curious when I saw that there was no gear stick in the car!!! There was buttons for gear shifts I guess.

Well the roundel you see in the centre console right below the Starter button rises up in the air when you switch the car on. That is what controls the gears & of course you also have the flappy pedals behind the steering wheel.

anurag_p80 · 25th June 2008, 17:32

Those are SOME machines. Specially love the Porsche in the first post. Am not too sure on the model though..is it a 356?? Can somebody confirm?

aaggoswami · 25th June 2008, 20:20

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Originally Posted by mjothi

These are some which I noticed during my visit to Santacruz beach in USA, CA.

Mazda-3, [rented one]
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Man & the Machine!!!
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"Indian" Bullet (Not the place but the brand name of this vehicle!!!)
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Acura
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Porsche
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I was little unlucky. THe weekend after I visted was planed for a Autoshow in this place. But unfortunately I need to return to India before that.

Is that Acura NSX ? Nice machines. IIRC, the Porsche is 356, was there in NFS game.

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Some more in Standford University,
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Mini-Cooper showroom. The new model, notice the rear doors. Its 2 door like the ones in our house

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Capitol MALL. This is a Jaguar kept on display in the mall. I was very curious when I saw that there was no gear stick in the car!!! There was buttons for gear shifts I guess.
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The Sebring covertible ( or roadster, I dont know what to call it ) looks awesome. Some good machines out there.

moralfibre · 25th June 2008, 20:25

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Capitol MALL. This is a Jaguar kept on display in the mall. I was very curious when I saw that there was no gear stick in the car!!! There was buttons for gear shifts I guess.
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A similar Jag is kept on display for contest winners at The Great Mall in Milpitas.

13th June 2008, 21:45	#1
mjothi Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,287 Thanked: 231 Times View My Garage	Machines on the street!!! (Santacruz beach in USA) These are some which I noticed during my visit to Santacruz beach in USA, CA. Mazda-3, [rented one] Man & the Machine!!! "Indian" Bullet (Not the place but the brand name of this vehicle!!!) Acura Porsche I was little unlucky. THe weekend after I visted was planed for a Autoshow in this place. But unfortunately I need to return to India before that.
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mjothi Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,287 Thanked: 231 Times View My Garage	Some more in Standford University, Mini-Cooper showroom. The new model, notice the rear doors. Its 2 door like the ones in our house Capitol MALL. This is a Jaguar kept on display in the mall. I was very curious when I saw that there was no gear stick in the car!!! There was buttons for gear shifts I guess.
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funkydevil BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Dubai, UAE Posts: 362 Thanked: 102 Times	Damn, those are some sweet machines (Bikes). Love the cooper too. Do you have exterior pics of the gearless jag?? Would love to see how it looks
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sabret00the BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: YYC \| BLR \| CCU Posts: 692 Thanked: 55 Times View My Garage	amazing stuff...keep em coming
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anurag_p80 BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 314 Thanked: 7 Times	Those are SOME machines. Specially love the Porsche in the first post. Am not too sure on the model though..is it a 356?? Can somebody confirm?
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