Has anyone seen any Stingers in the wild?

[Joseph Spiegel]

Nice catch! I think some Stinger owners are not on the forums.

Ya think? Has any attempt yielded a, “that was me!”? I don’t thinks so, but we keep trying!

 

[Joseph Spiegel]

How about this one?
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Can you find all the Stingers in the picture...

As many as the licks it takes to reach the Tootsie Roll filling of a Tootsie Pop, three.
Great picture! LOL!!

 

[Soca Boy]

Blue Stinger I was talking about, if you live in Edmonton it’s at Go Kia South.

 

[Waynerm002]

Saw a Ceramic Silver Stinger on Rte 7 this morning on my way in, I'm sure it's one of you guys here. In the dark, that thing still stands out.

 

[MerlintheMad]

I don't know why so many of you think that sightings will be from members of the Stinger Forum. We have, what, c. 4K members? Maybe ten percent are not even owners of a Stinger (yet). If c. 16K Stingers are on the road worldwide, that is less than one out of four Stingers that could possibly be represented here. So, less than one out of four to one out of five chance that somebody seeing a Stinger In The Wild will also be seeing a Stinger Forum member. And that's not even counting the reduction of a chance meeting because many forum members post once or twice and disappear.

 

[eljay]

I don't know why so many of you think that sightings will be from members of the Stinger Forum. We have, what, c. 4K members? Maybe ten percent are not even owners of a Stinger (yet). If c. 16K Stingers are on the road worldwide, that is less than one out of four Stingers that could possibly be represented here. So, less than one out of four to one out of five chance that somebody seeing a Stinger In The Wild will also be seeing a Stinger Forum member. And that's not even counting the reduction of a chance meeting because many forum members post once or twice and disappear.

It's not really that we think our sightings WILL be other members. It's that we know it will really be a coup if our sighting DOES turn out to be another member.

 

[MerlintheMad]

It's not really that we think our sightings WILL be other members. It's that we know it will really be a coup if our sighting DOES turn out to be another member.

Ah, "fishing". The first one to "catch" a Stinger Forum member sighting at the same time as a Stinger In The Wild will become famous, among the few who know.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Ah, "fishing". The first one to "catch" a Stinger Forum member sighting at the same time as a Stinger In The Wild will become famous, among the few who know.

I think the Aussies have an unfair advantage over everybody else. And, in fact, iirc, at least one of them has done this "was that you, that was me", thing, back there a ways.

 

[Luminary]

The first one to "catch" a Stinger Forum member sighting

That may be @Bear then because he (or maybe it was his co-worker?) spotted me comming of 66E onto 28N one morning.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Ah, then this turns into a "I've seen more Stinger Forum Stingers than anybody else" contest.

I haven't even seen a single Stinger In The Wild, yet.

 

[Luminary]

"I've seen more Stinger Forum Stingers than anybody else"

I have not seen any Stinger Forum Stingers yet.

 

[Paul32]

I have not seen any Stinger Forum Stingers yet.

I saw 2 at last month's cars and coffee.....

 

[MerlintheMad]

I saw 2 at last month's cars and coffee.....

They weren't "Wild" then, were they? You planned the "hunt" with certified Stinger owners. So, no fair.

 

[eljay]

Ah, then this turns into a "I've seen more Stinger Forum Stingers than anybody else" contest.

I haven't even seen a single Stinger In The Wild, yet.

Gee, I wasn't ever thinking of sightings (of members or otherwise) as a competition, but rather just something fun to brighten the day and share with forum friends. But hey, I've seen 5 truly in the wild. I wasn't counting them before, but I saw 6 in the semi-wild when I was at Design Headquarters in Irvine (3 or more of us were on the forum at that time). So I guess I win, and I wasn't even competing! What's my prize? Hopefully not Merlin's jealousy and disdain. You'll see another one eventually, but you might have to drop down to SoCal to see them in herds.

 

[MerlintheMad]

Gee, I wasn't ever thinking of sightings (of members or otherwise) as a competition, but rather just something fun to brighten the day and share with forum friends. But hey, I've seen 5 truly in the wild. I wasn't counting them before, but I saw 6 in the semi-wild when I was at Design Headquarters in Irvine (3 or more of us were on the forum at that time). So I guess I win, and I wasn't even competing! What's my prize? Hopefully not Merlin's jealousy and disdain. You'll see another one eventually, but you might have to drop down to SoCal to see them in herds.

Not jealousy: Stinger Sighting Envy. And it's all in fun, including turning this into a contest. We're made this way. Everything gets compared to everyone else. Have fun!

 

[MerlintheMad]

Not jealousy: Stinger Sighting Envy. And it's all in fun, including turning this into a contest. We're made this way. Everything gets compared to everyone else. Have fun!

I'll be in So Cali probably in November. And I will definitely be keeping my eyes opened. But without hope.

 

[Bear]

That may be @Bear then because he (or maybe it was his co-worker?) spotted me comming of 66E onto 28N one morning.

That was one of my employees that saw you and many times at that. I’m typically driving around the same time, but have never seemed to catch you.

 

[Luminary]

I’m typically driving around the same time, but have never seemed to catch you.

I have yet to see you as well, and I do keep a look out.

 

[Paul32]

They weren't "Wild" then, were they? You planned the "hunt" with certified Stinger owners. So, no fair.

Compared to me and my wife (80yrs), they were pretty wild.

 

[SnazZ]

When I see another Stinger, I'll be smiling ear to ear and waving like a spazz. If it's any of you...you'll know it's me!