Tennessee Shite: 1 May 2026 Update!

[Madman Of The People]

[Madman Of The People]

Reflective gold? Crap personal plate, too.

 

[danthecapriman]

Nikola has far more money than sense. And absolutely no taste whatsoever!

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19 minutes ago, danthecapriman said:

Nikola has far more money than sense. And absolutely no taste whatsoever!

I’m pretty sure it’s a reference to Nikola Tesla.  The poor man must be spinning in his grave! 🤮

 

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A first generation Toyota MR2.  Driven by an old lady, no less!  Maybe she’s the original owner?

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GMC Yukon XL with horrific body kit and wheels.

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To make amends for assaulting your eyes with the above horror, here’s a lovely Ferrari 488 to look at!

[eddyramrod]

I thought you said "lovely"?

 

 

Lovely came to a steaming, shuddering halt in about 1967 and hasn't been seen since.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Madman Of The People said:

To make amends for assaulting your eyes with the above horror, here’s a lovely Ferrari 488 to look at!

I know which one I'd be more comfy in! (It's not red.)

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[Asimo]

That blue Hyundai is out of MOT!

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First one of these I’ve seen on the road.  They’re way overpriced, so VW are having trouble shifting them over here.

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Some crackhead thinks he’s going to get three bags of sand for this rolling scrap heap!

 

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1955 Chevy

 

Ghetto Limo!

 

Shedtastic 5 Series.

 

Subaru Sambar

 

[Asimo]

That BMW is top marks!

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Porsche Man is living the dream.

 

Self-driving Waymo I-Pace.

 

This is what you get when you live in a place with no MOT inspections.

 

Here's the front of that Nissan Versa as seen through my MINI's rear view mirror.

 

Yeeeeee...Hawwwww!!!  Are those banjos I hear playing in the distance?

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Karma Revero displayed at a local shopping centre.

 

 

$155,849!  WTF?!?!?

 

 

They must not be selling very well, hence the massive discount...

 

 

Typical Nissan Altima. Dents everywhere, front bumper falling off...

 

 

Quick drive-by shot of a Ferrari.

 

 

'55 Chevy rat rod.

 

 

Looks like a professional repair to me!

 

[Volksy]

Are those Karma's a re hash of the old Fisker Karma?

I seem to remember that James May was pretty impressed with them on the Top Gear.

However, will they inherit the reputation and unreliability of the latest Fiskers?

[Schaefft]

3 hours ago, Volksy said:

Are those Karma's a re hash of the old Fisker Karma?

I seem to remember that James May was pretty impressed with them on the Top Gear.

However, will they inherit the reputation and unreliability of the latest Fiskers?

Its a really strange one. Obviously Fisker went bankrupt and the Karma was reborn by Bob Lutz (I think) in V8 form. How it now once again is rereleased as an EV I have no idea. Fisker was reborn and went bankrupt again in the same time, no involvement from them with this Karma I'm sure.

[Madman Of The People]

4 hours ago, Volksy said:

Are those Karma's a re hash of the old Fisker Karma?

I seem to remember that James May was pretty impressed with them on the Top Gear.

However, will they inherit the reputation and unreliability of the latest Fiskers?

Yes.  After the first Fisker company went bust, Chinese component manufacturer Wanxiang Group bought the assets and restarted production.

 

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For some strange reason, I couldn't post links to Wikipedia from my phone. But I can from my laptop.

Here's the info on Karma Automotive.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_Automotive

And Karma's very slow to load company website...

https://karmaautomotive.com/

 

 

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Studebaker Transtar.

 

[AnthonyG]

Is ‘1956’ really the licence plate?

 

[High Jetter]

Amurica, they can have fancy plates, in some states.

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49 minutes ago, AnthonyG said:

Is ‘1956’ really the licence plate?

 

Yes, it’s a real “vanity” plate.

 

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This, apparently, is a 1993-97 Cushman White Van.  Yes, that is its real name!  There was also a Cushman White Truck pickup, too.  It’s a rebadged CMC Veryca built in Taiwan, which itself is a rebadged Mitsubishi Minicab.

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More Nissans in typical Nissan condition spotted in the wild…

[danthecapriman]

6 minutes ago, Madman Of The People said:

More Nissans in typical Nissan condition spotted in the wild…

Surely those two cars would be prime targets for being pulled and taken off the road? You’d never get away With that over here.

 

Arent Cushman’s also the name of those tiny basic motorbikes the armed forces used many years ago? Pretty sure they were made to be thrown out of transport planes to get paratroopers mobile quickly.

[Madman Of The People]

6 hours ago, danthecapriman said:

Surely those two cars would be prime targets for being pulled and taken off the road? You’d never get away With that over here.

 

Arent Cushman’s also the name of those tiny basic motorbikes the armed forces used many years ago? Pretty sure they were made to be thrown out of transport planes to get paratroopers mobile quickly.

The second one is just missing the rear bumper skin.  But that first one does need to be taken off the road.  It won't happen, of course, because we have no MOT inspections and the police don't care.

And yes, that is the same Cushman who used to make scooters.

Military model...

 

And a civilian model...

 

These days, their primary business is golf carts and side-by-sides.

Cushman Golf    https://cushman.txtsv.com/golf

Cushman Commercial    https://cushman.txtsv.com/commercial