Of course, Scion is a “maker” in its own right, but I don’t know the model name of this one. (IRL, it’s a Toyota.)
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They have buses too, of course.
Posts Tagged ‘toyota’
Know Better your Corporate Shuttles: Academy of Art University – A Boxy, White Toyota Scion
Monday, September 24th, 2012Google Driverless Cars on the Streets of San Francisco – Here’s What They Look Like
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012Hey look, it’s a Google Driverless Car recently spotted on Harrison by a San Francisco resident:
Via mwill140
Wow, 300,000 miles without a single accident - do you think that record compares well with the drivers of the SFMTA MUNI DPT?
If You Drive Your Big Pickup Up Fifty Yards of Market Street Bike Lane, You Just Might Get Yelled At
Friday, August 24th, 2012Thusly:
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When you’re looking for masses of confused drivers, come to Market Street, USA.
What It Looks Like When a San Franciscan Breaks Into Your Car To Rummage Around and Steal Things
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012It’s just like a nighttime bear attack at a Yosemite parking lot:
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Area Toyota Prius Driver Incorrectly Installs “So Hot Pink” “Carstache” – Also No Front License Plate
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012[UPDATE: Hey look, Carstache fans! You made the list.]
But other than that, s/he seemed to drive better than the average Prius driver, so that’s, you know, a mitigating factor:
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Oh well.
OMG, Lexus “Laws of Attraction” at City View Metreon – SF’s Party of the Year – World Premier of New LS 460 F Sport
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012Now why did Lexus choose San Francisco, of all the cities of the world, as the place to debut its “Laws of Attraction” exhibit and to unveil it’s brand-new LS 460 F Sport model?
I don’t know, I guess we’re special.
Hey, look who was there, high atop the Metreon at City View:
It’s the Stars of the Lexus Laws of Attraction Photo Exhibit as they pose with the 2013 Lexus LS: (left to right) Jonathan Adler, Simon Doonan, Devon Aoki, James Bailey, Jaime King, Kyle Newman, Brady Cunningham and Jason Schwartzman.
Man, this Monday night party was off the hook – I was transformed from an overweight Dell Jockey into an overweight Dell Jockey at the City View:
Oh, and what’s this just outside but four stories up, a Lexus supercar, the likes of which I’ve only seen once before? How did they get this halo vehicle to the roof of the Metreon? Crane, chopper, ramps, giant elevator? It’s a mystery:
(You can’t just buy one of these, Lexus has to invite you to buy this $400,000 car. There’s just 500 in the world, that’s it.)
The place was packed, hundreds and hundreds of party-goers were up there:
Oh, here we go, the moment of unveiling:
Do people take iPads to parties to take photos these days? People do:
See the photos behind the car? That was the point of this shindig, deets below:
A good time was had by all, all the dolled-up gals from the east and south bay and all the older dudes from Marin…
If you ever get invited to a free party hosted by Lexus, jump at the chance, is all I can say.
Get all the deets, see all the art photos of the couples, see the new, sportier Lexus, see the new “spindle” grill, see the less-luxurious, performance-oriented SPORT F sedan, see it all, right here and/or after the jump.
Prius Driver, Prius Driver, It IS Your Fault – Can You Legally Play With Your iPhone at a Red Light? No
Friday, July 13th, 2012
How Close is Too Close for Parallel Parking on the Streets of San Francisco? This is It – Too Close
Thursday, June 28th, 2012Visitors ask all me all the time if my giant Toyota has ever gotten stuck between other cars whilst parked on the mean streets of San Francisco.
And the answer has always been in the negatory.
But I think this here is an actual case, what with bumpers of the black VW cute-ute SUV actually touching the cars ahead and behind.
See?
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I don’t know, maybe you could rev your engine to gently push the cars out of your way, but that would seem to be a risky course.
I guess the driver might have to just be patient and then come back to see when escape becomes a possibility…
Noe Valley’s 23rd Street Proves Too Much for This Google Bus – Its Rear End Gets Stuck at the Bottom of a Hill
Sunday, June 10th, 2012Oh well:
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Google Bus/
Google Bus/
It’s not your fault
Wouldn’t the Google Bus have been better off on 24th? I think so.
And hey, didn’t former Supervisor Bevan Dufty meet with area NIMBY’s to iron things out a half-decade ago?
I think so. Actually, I know so. It looked like this:
But the wealthy, white, wizened NIMBYs of Noe still weren’t satisfied.
Oh well.
I hope you’re happy, NIMBIES! Look what you made Google do.
(Or maybe the driver just got lost. You’d think he’d have a map with no-go areas marked out.)
(Do Googlers Google on Sundays? Not that I know of, but they go on fun field trips from time to time, wine tastings and the like, I hear.)
I’ll tell you, Google prolly hasn’t been this embarrassed since that federal cop busted the Maps Car in the Presidio.
Here’s the chase, recorded by Google itself:
And here’s the bust, apparently for not getting a permit from the Presidio Trust after the Presidio Trust told Google it would need a permit:
All right, let’s be careful out there, Google!
Leaving Your Parked Pickup Idling All Day on Earth Day – Or, Is This an SFPD Bait Truck?
Monday, April 23rd, 2012You could hear this Toyota idling from a good distance away on Earth Day 2012.
I suppose you could have reached in and used the keys to turn the thing off, but then, who knows, that’s when our Hollywood-obsessed SFPD might have swept in from their hiding positions.
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Hours later, this rig was still there, chugging away.
I don’t think that this was an SFPD operation, but you never know. You’re best off giving a wide berth and getting on to the friction of the day…
Chugga, chugga, chugga…
