If a Vegas resort were a car, which would it be...?
 

OK, let's make it a game-- but a useful one. In another thread, I accidentally nailed how to describe Harrah's versus Monte Carlo:

"Think of Harrah's as a two-year-old Chevy Malibu, finish a bit dull, a couple of scratches on the bumper and smoked-in smell; Monte Carlo is a year-old Toyota Camry, competent and handsome and bland."

How about other Vegas hotels? Bellagio might be a Rolls-Royce, shiny and comforting and elegantly over the top. Circus Circus is a Geo Metro hatchback with fried paint, dented fenders and Rugrats bumper stickers. The Hard Rock is a late-model Firebird with T-tops, blue metallic paint and tacky custom rims. The Mirage would be an impeccably kept-up Cadillac Sedan deVille with padded vinyl roof and immaculate interior.

Who wants to play?

Oh boy, rjw, I'll play. Gimme a second.

I'll try one.
The new TI would be a Mazda Miata convertible, bright red, leather interior, with a killer sound system and scantily clad women looking for a good time inside.

Mandalay Bay is like a Cadillac Escalade.
* Big, almost too big that you don't know what to do with all of the room. * Shiny yet not too flashy, the exterior is very glassy and glossy but not too garrish.
* Playful, there tend to be lots of pretty young things frollicing about.

-Darvy

I asked my hubby to participate... He got a kick out of it. Here's his:

"The Orleans would be a rag top '57 Cadillac, Pink. White walls would surround the pristine chrome mags and the smell of cigars would flare from the white leather."

the boardwalk broke down on the side of the road . you pick the car
. pinto?

I just saw an old lime green VW beetle with pink and lavender love flowers painted all over it with a loud horn. Was that Circus Circus?

What would the Excalibur be?

I think the Four Seasons would be a Mercedes sedan, silver.

Stratosphere: Pontiac Aztek, dull gray paint with lots of little rock pits obviously in need of waxing when viewed in the daylight, with big flashy 20" rims to divert your attention from the main part of the vehicle, neon undercarriage lighting which glows lime green at night making it look cooler than it really is in the dark, big booming custom audio system which pops out of the oversized moonroof to draw your attention away from the vehicle itself which is actually ugly and dull.

Imperial Palace: 1973 Yugo. $135 OBO. Bile green metallic paint with patches of gray Bondo around wheel wells. All tires intact. Can't say the same for engine. Bullet holes in windshield and roof are hardly noticeable from a distance. This pony's been ridden hard and put away wet, but it's a perfect place to sleep off a 3 day drunk.

Sahara: 1975 AMC Pacer (remember Wayne Campbell's car in "Wayne's World"?). Was cool in a weird sort of way for a very brief time in the 1970's, but the '70's were a long time ago. Not cool now. A little bloated and puffy looking like a 55 year old female barfly who ate way too much sodium and had way too much to drink the night before. Looks better in the dark. Teal green color with patches of orange rust. Ford/Dole bumper sticker is faded to the point of being barely readable. The Stevie Wonder scented air freshener hanging from the rear view mirror is appropriate because there's really nothing here worth looking at.

Stardust: 1970 VW Bus. Boy was it a cultural centerpiece in its day. Unfortuantely that day had passed before nearly half of current Las Vegas visitors were even born. Eggplant colored squared off vehicle with lots of catchy design elements on the surface, kind of like the old Partridge Family tour bus, complete with magenta fringe hanging from the velour upholstered ceiling. Plays both AM and FM tunes and has a functioning 8 track tape player currently blasting out "Danke Schoen And 9 Other Tunes You Wish You Could Forget" by Wayne Newton.

Excalibur: 1990 Chrysler LeBaron once owned by Shannen Doherty. This car wanted to be soooo cool when it was inroduced, but like its owner, soon found it just didn't belong in the catty, high glitz 90210 neighborhood.
Initially deep burgundy in color, extreme sun damage has left it looking more brownish. Lost most of its luster within 3-4 years. Vinyl seats and dashboard are badly cracked. Lots of Cheetos bits and candy wrappers scattered around the floorboards and back seats. Dried milkshake stains and fingerprints all over the back windows.
Enough mold to make a penicillin tablet jealous in the plastic window-mounted cupholders.

Binion's Horseshoe, downtown. A PT Cruiser with the gold trim.

New York-New York would be a red Mini-Cooper - an eyecatcher but noisy and claustrophobic. (Plus their rooms are about the size of a Mini Cooper!)

Ballys - a Ford Taurus - reliable, but nothing special to look at

Paris would be a new Jaguar. Looks all nice and foreign on the outside but inside, it's just a Lincoln Continental chasis.

The TROPICANA = El Camino with fake wood paneling.

Oh boy, Loki hit it DEAD ON with the Paris/Jaguar post.