The Bilingual Gringo
04-03-08, 10:02 AM
This is a topic that I want to start here (not set schedule in these however), discussing the cars that we've all heard in verses throughout the years, seen in flicks, and wondered how they came out and where they are now.
The first up is an NYC staple, the Audi 5000. The car that spawned the infamous phrase. A favorite amongst dealers in NYC in the late 80's. Correct me if I'm wrong, but for those that remember, this is the car that Special Ed was driving in his cameo in "Juice" when Raheem saw that chick talkin' to that cat in the red car. I can't remember if this is an Audi or a Jetta (that's for a later thread).
General:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_100 (Peep the info in the pertenant years '82-'91)
Pics:
Pic 1 (http://webplaza.pt.lu/cpfern/customer_cars/Micheal_audi_5000_DK.jpg)
Pic 2 (http://http://www.the-ish.com/lj/images/audi-5000cstq-gold.jpg)
Lyrics:
You name it, from the late 80's to early 90's this was a favorite line to end a verse. (In the future, I'll throw in more examples. From a google search, there were TONS of hits).
Where they are now:
Here's a recent search I did for them on Autotrader:
Shame (http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/searchresults.jsp?num_records=&search_lang=en&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&search_type=used&distance=0&address=22041&marketZipError=false&style_flag=1&make=AUDI&model=5000&make2=&start_year=1981&end_year=2008&min_price=&max_price=&transmission=&engine=&drive=&doors=&fuel=&max_mileage=&color=&keywords_display=&sort_type=priceDESC&body_code=0&certified=&advanced=&default_sort=priceDESC&awsp=false&keywordsrep=&keywordsfyc=&systime=)
I don't know that I would own one of these. After the bad press on 60 Minutes, Audi almost pulled out of the US market.
The first up is an NYC staple, the Audi 5000. The car that spawned the infamous phrase. A favorite amongst dealers in NYC in the late 80's. Correct me if I'm wrong, but for those that remember, this is the car that Special Ed was driving in his cameo in "Juice" when Raheem saw that chick talkin' to that cat in the red car. I can't remember if this is an Audi or a Jetta (that's for a later thread).
General:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audi_100 (Peep the info in the pertenant years '82-'91)
Pics:
Pic 1 (http://webplaza.pt.lu/cpfern/customer_cars/Micheal_audi_5000_DK.jpg)
Pic 2 (http://http://www.the-ish.com/lj/images/audi-5000cstq-gold.jpg)
Lyrics:
You name it, from the late 80's to early 90's this was a favorite line to end a verse. (In the future, I'll throw in more examples. From a google search, there were TONS of hits).
Where they are now:
Here's a recent search I did for them on Autotrader:
Shame (http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/searchresults.jsp?num_records=&search_lang=en&page_location=findacar%3A%3Aispsearchform&search_type=used&distance=0&address=22041&marketZipError=false&style_flag=1&make=AUDI&model=5000&make2=&start_year=1981&end_year=2008&min_price=&max_price=&transmission=&engine=&drive=&doors=&fuel=&max_mileage=&color=&keywords_display=&sort_type=priceDESC&body_code=0&certified=&advanced=&default_sort=priceDESC&awsp=false&keywordsrep=&keywordsfyc=&systime=)
I don't know that I would own one of these. After the bad press on 60 Minutes, Audi almost pulled out of the US market.