4 Bonnie Parade

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As I was leaving work last night, I was stopped at a stop light. I looked in front of me, there were 2 Bonnies, then mine, then another one behind me. All just coincidental, but still kind of fun to notice.
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That has happened to me too, only 3 Bonnies though. all 3 of us must have been in a hurry to get to work that morning because at every red light it was us 3 out in front :banana:
I also find that when there is another Bonneville in traffic next to me, the driving becomes a little more spirited.
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I was at a horse show working at the concession stand, and there were 3 black 00+ bonnes, and two were SSEi's and there was 1 SLE, but mine was the only one with a blk interior, the other two were tan.
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there must be 5 or 6 in my town, (most in bad shape unfortunately) but it seems like every parking lot i pull into theres at least one if not more.
This is a lot more popular car then i use to think.
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Its funny I never noticed a Bonneville till I bought one. Now I see them everywhere.
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Most Bonnes around here are 92-99s, but I see 00-05s also, just not as many.

There is a '92 or 93 SSEi running around here that I occasionally see, and it is Identical to mine, right down to the gray Aerolites. Too bad it is rusted out around the back wheelwells with missing ground effects along the rockers. The bumpers also have the paint flaking off.

I also see a NICE '92 SSEi, it's the color of Red Deer with matching Aerolites, I noticed it has Cuyahoga County (Cleveland's county) plates though.

There is a SLE SC running around here also, it is red.

Oh yeah, and I am starting to see A LOT of N10 equipped SEs/SLEs for some reason.

I could list all the ones around here, but there are A LOT. I know of 2 different 40th Anniversary SSEis.
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I work at McDonald's (would you like fries with that?) and when I work in drive thru I see several Bonnevilles regularly. I always tell them about the club haha but I'm not sure if they care lol.

One of them is a 1992-3 SSE, white with white Aerolites, but with blue cloth interior! Weird.

Another is a beautiful white 96-99 SSE. I told her I loved her car...she thanked me and said, "And it's paid off!" I got a kick out of it.

Another is a black 00+ SSEi, with swoopies, but they're FILTHY!! The wheels are so bad that the brake dust almost looks like mold growing on the wheels. They don't even look chrome anymore they're so dirty! I told her I would clean them for free just so I don't have to see them in that bad condition lol.
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I found myself in one of those recently as well.

But of course it didn't happen on this side of the state...nooooo, these people seem to all think they're too good for a Bonneville... :roll:
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yea iv had that a few times too. i think the most was 5 cars. it was really odd. and cool at the same time. if i remember correctly 3 of them were 2000+
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Post by gonzo4191 »

i'm with road tech, never noticed bonne's till i got one :), very popular car....and now with the business cards, i need to look even harder....and always got the camera with me :)
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