Worthersee Pic Dump
Here are a few more photos from Worthersee that didn’t really fit in the main post. There were some really neat cars there, to be sure
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East Bound and Down: Southern Worthersee 2008 Pt. 2
Saturday, the car show was held at the Helendorf Inn at the heart of Helen. Despite using three separate lots, the show soon overflowed and cars were double and triple parked, with the main lot four cars deep. There was a wide variety of cars on display, from vintage slammed aircooled rides to the latest and greatest MKV GTI’s and R32’s. Old school, new school, or no school at all, it was present and accounted for. Here are a few of the highlights.
Driver Aids Do Not A Better Driver Make
I was recently on my way from my house in Raleigh to visit some friends in nearby Chapel Hill. It was about 9:00 at night or so, and it was raining lightly. The weather struck me as being vaguely British in it’s awfulness. It was cold, rainy, and windy. I had the new album by Against Me cranked on the stereo in my Jetta and was slightly zoned out. I decided to make a pit-stop at a gas station just off I-40 to pick up a soda and a pack of cigarettes.
Point/Counter Point: Worst Car Ever
Patrick:
Toyota Prius. I admit the BMW X6 is close second, however the Prius just sucks so badly its black hole encompasses the BMW. It is the epitome of lackluster design and soulless driving that I hate in cars. It is driven by the Hollywood set for appearances and to seem ecologically friendly. In reality they drive the worst car in recent memory. You can buy a Mini Cooper and get similar mileage or get a TDI Volkswagen and not even use any gasoline, both of which keep you from looking like a tool. The Prius is a posers car if every there was such a thing. Also problematic is the style, or more accurately lack of style. Toyota’s hybrid looks like a Corolla and a Pontiac Aztec mated. A swollen, disorganized conglomerate of styling cues. It looks as if Congress convened a panel to design and implement the thing. A bit of hatch here, gas engine there. A dash of technology in the display sytem and electric motors as a bit of an afterthought. The electric motor and gas motor even work like Congress. (It’s your turn to work some gas motor, not yet electric) Overall, the car is disgusting in its ecological arrogance and design. Just get a diesel or motorcycle for the sake of all things automotively decent.
