Does it come with the 1983 model Rebecca De Mornay? Because I sure would. What?
Wow, that car is so unattractive. Thank goodness it will cost a fortune to make up for that.
A test drive won't tell you anything about future reliability. Reliability stats speak for themselves. That's the problem with allowing your product to have a slow decline in quality reputation. Even if you fix the problem in a single model year, the reliability data won't come back up to decent marks for several years.
Toyota may be riding the fumes of their past reliability glory right now, and if they don't correct the recent perceptions of poor quality soon they'll be feeling the effects of lingering stereotypes.
Now we are just debating semantics. Then again, I guess we were all along.
It has nothing to do with simply being famous or respected within their own world, it's about transcending their world and becoming famous to the greater world at large. That's why the term was brought into use, to describe the status of (practically) universal fame, beyond their original field. There are a lot of cultural reasons why models were becoming more and more famous at that time, which would require a discussion of the evolution of popular advertising, MTV, and other factors.
And I never said these particular women were the first to become universally famous as models. I said that the term came into use at the time when these women were at the peak of fame.
I'm not debating that people can be "super" in their own field yet be virtually unknown outside that realm. If the term "superwriter" existed, the list (of living writers) would include Rowling, Grisham, King, etc. There may be other writers who are better skilled but none who are more recognized by name. You could do the same with almost any field where the creator's work is publicly presented: directors, architects, fashion designers, athletes. Only a handful will ever be household names. And in modelling, those few are called "supermodels". The rest are simply models.
Skierpage is correct. The term Supermodel became popular in the 90's when a small group of models became so famous that they were household names. Like Cindy Crawford, Elle Macpherson, Christy Turlington, Tyra Banks, etc. They transcended the modelling world to become celebrities, like no models had before, and later Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss... Hence "Supermodel".
So if a regular person like me who is up to speed on pop culture doesn't know who you are, you cannot be a supermodel. It doesn't matter how much money you make or what famous magazines you've appeared in, it's purely about fame. The girl up top is super hot, but not at all famous enough to qualify.
Supermodel has become used to describe any model these days. It's practically lost its meaning, so in a way, pauljones, maybe you are correct.
If I haven't heard of her she's not a "supermodel". She's a damn hot regularmodel though.
My comment was (an apparently failed) jab at the notion that the 911 is still small. It weighs the same as my family car. Its essentially now the size of the old 928 and gets larger every generation. The next generation of 911 will probably close the 4" gap in length to the SLS. The only thing that keeps the 911 "nimble" is more power more power. Model bloat is a lousy phenomenon.
I see 928 and I skip down to the Nice Price button. I know it's not reasonable, but it's my affliction.
Regarding #2, have you seen a 911 in the last decade? My 5-door Subaru wagon (estate) weighs 3100 lbs.
I agree that performance and luxury can overlap in some cars. The M5 comes first to mind. I just don't think the Boxster is anywhere close to the M5 in the luxury category. I think it sits squarely on the performance side.
It would appear that the luxury of being able to afford an expensive car allows that car to count as a luxury car, according to the author.
Maybe I'm out of touch, but I don't see Porsche sports cars as luxury cars. Perhaps the Cayenne or Panamera are luxury vehicles, but a 2-door Porsche? Expensive, yes. Exclusive, probably. Luxury? I'm not seeing it. Doesn't luxury connote comfort over performance?
On the bright side, he accomplished half of his dad's directives.
This is dangerously close to me. Must not act...
I'm in SWePO. It's like NOPO but for the Southwest :) Also, if you're not a Subaru driver then you definitely have to go first. Subie owners always wait...
I'm a Portland Subaru driver. I was going to make a joke but I think someone else was about to comment first. Go ahead.
OK, I'll bite and point out that El Camino means The Road and therefore a picture of any car would be relevant. But I'm sure you all know that and my sarcasm monitor needs adjustment.
I don't own my old Passat anymore, I sold it to a young guy several years ago. Funny thing is, when searching for a similar photo online I found this one which is really close except the wheels. Well, upon closer inspection I can see that this actually is my old car! I would never forget my old license plate number :)
Close up, grey.
I miss my VR6 fender badge. In fact, I miss the whole car.
