Scavenger Hunt Week 12 - check post 1 for details.
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Yeah - look for a Saturn Redline the next time you come here and that category might make a bit more sense to you.
Um, everyone? I've never been to a place where people put on so many bumper stickers. Hey buddy, I can tell what country you're from based on your license plate - no need to put seven gigantic "F" stickers in your window.
You're missing the point of the category. Yes, cars like the Yaris and Carisma would do the trick. It doesn't say anything about Lincolns or Cadillacs, but no surprise you read it this way in your constant tirade against Americans.
Tear.
And you'll note my bonus is a car that's been out in Europe for twice as long as it has in the states and costs less there than it does here. No surprise you left that one out.
By the way - you'll note that a European JUST made up the categories and an American won. And prior to that an American made the categories and a European won. Whoa - it's possible!
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That's insanely funny, especially because Saturns are from the US and only sold in North America
Doug... please. Las Vegas is not Europe. Just because they have something that lloks like the Eiffel Tower and something that looks like Venice doesn't make it the whole continent.
what? You're not drunk, are you?
You missed the point of my post. But that's alright, I wouldn't want to stress you. I was saying that Caddies and Lincolns are traditionally older people's cars (except for Ghost C's Caddie), while the Yaris and the Carisma, although very popular with older generations, are usually targeted for the younger crowds, hence they're not what you'd call an older people's car. Besides, the "most likely to be driven by a older person" category is completely subjective, since no one car is directed to a set target.
Honestly, coming from you, I'll take that as a joke. Just because I don't like you doesn't mean I don't like Americans.
Oh please, no.
And you'll note my bonus is a car that's been out in Europe for twice as long as it has in the states and costs less there than it does here. No surprise you left that one out.
Oh, cool. Thank you so much
I feel so much better now. I'm so excited I may end up with one point per car. Omigosh... if you'll read my previous posts (which you clearly didn't) I made a few questions regarding the categories, all of which were never answered and at the point I said that we should clear things up I was invited to not join the competition.
So Doug, old buddy, old pal, I'd appreciate it if you read a bit about what's going on and get mroe exposure to the rest of the world and see what goes on there. Alrighty?
But in all honesty, who am I to try to say, when I'm trying to go in a car Scavenger Hunt against someone who does nothing but take pictures of cars. I am but a student in the ways of the car hunter. I've spent far too long going to college, getting married, buying a house and doing everything else that entails having a life, when I should've gone around the US taking pictures of cars.
Updated leaderboard, since Joey is out of town:
Leaderboard
1. M5Power 14pts
2. Joey D 10pt.
3. Bubble Bunny 6pts.
4. SammiTougeGirl 5pts.
4. Ferrari_Chris 5pts.
5. YSSMAN 4pts.
6. Keef 3pt.
6. Slicks 3pts.
7. chaser_fan 2pts.
7. Toronado 2pt.
7. Famine 2pt.
8. Gashlycrumb 2pt
7. Gingiba 1pt.
Leaderboard
1. M5Power 14pts
2. Joey D 10pt.
3. Bubble Bunny 6pts.
4. SammiTougeGirl 5pts.
4. Ferrari_Chris 5pts.
5. YSSMAN 4pts.
6. Keef 3pt.
6. Slicks 3pts.
7. chaser_fan 2pts.
7. Toronado 2pt.
7. Famine 2pt.
8. Gashlycrumb 2pt
7. Gingiba 1pt.
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@Diego:👍
Sorry about that whole 'winner makes up next week's categories' rule. Next time I'll be sure to consult Diego. You know what's really comical? Back when this started and you guys were posting categories like 'flame paint job,' 'redneck truck,' 'patriotic vehicle,' and 'vanity license plate' I came in with catch-all categories like 'fastest blue car' that anyone could win. And now I get crap because I post a couple of categories that give advantage to Americans? Boo hoo. Note that a European won last week. This isn't asking the impossible.
Take a lesson from me: rather than complaining, go out and find the damn cars like I did with last week's ridiculous Saturn Redline spot.
My past categories have been unbiased and very winnable from anywhere. I've eliminated the most American-friendly category, and while I'm not surprised by Diego's complaints, which are based on a personal vendetta he concocted, the rest of you have nothing to go on about. If you have a problem with the 'winner makes up next week's categories' rule, then how about YOU win so YOU can make up next week's categories? It's simple. This is the final post I'm making on this particular topic.
Get to scavenging!
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I don't understand this issue:
Redline was added because the original category - VXR-tuned Vauxhalls and OPC-tuned Opels - excluded America altogether, save for ridiculous personal imports.
Saturn Redline is an American-made American car from an American parent company sold only in America - so asking for it is hardly an anti-American bias.
For what it's worth I actually spotted a VXR Vauxhall but, being the suspicious person I am, ran the plates. It turned out to be a 1.6 Twinport with a VXR badge on it (ironically confirming my early post made in jest about the Almera). Spotting a real VXR is like counting the notches on Peter Pan's bedpost.
Redline was added because the original category - VXR-tuned Vauxhalls and OPC-tuned Opels - excluded America altogether, save for ridiculous personal imports.
Saturn Redline is an American-made American car from an American parent company sold only in America - so asking for it is hardly an anti-American bias.
For what it's worth I actually spotted a VXR Vauxhall but, being the suspicious person I am, ran the plates. It turned out to be a 1.6 Twinport with a VXR badge on it (ironically confirming my early post made in jest about the Almera). Spotting a real VXR is like counting the notches on Peter Pan's bedpost.
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Oh poopsies!
My plan has been foiled! Wait! I can't imagine. I shan't! Because it isn't true! But it is! Oh, this sucks! Who will now be my victim? Who'll be my guinea pig for my gene splicing? My fingernail transplants? My fajita? Who will I blame my mistakes on? Who will I... Who will I kill?
I've destroyed and I've maimed and I've kicked him. Now I'm a bully with no victim. No adrenaline thrill, no screams that are shrill Who? Who will I kill? I've pwned him a few times .Memories like nursery rhymes. No one screwed it up like Doug. No sweet blood to distill. No cute tummy to drill. Who? Who will I kill? When I look upon the first evening star I remember when I hooked his liver to the engine of my car. I could pickle my Aunt Lil. Give my dog a cyanide pill. But what Doug-shaped void could they possibly fill? Here's my money. You can bank it. I'm no good without my Doug; it seems he could die Without batting an eye. Now it seems I must take my own bitter pill. Tell me who? Who will I kill?
What do you *want* from me! There's nothing I can do! I am evil... I was born *evil*
Maybe so, but I'd venture that spotting a Saturn Redline is even less likely. Yes, they're an American made car from an American company sold only in North America, but I could say the same of Bristol to you - that doesn't mean you see them daily, or even frequently. Redline Saturns are a very, very difficult spot.
That's not a very good way to determine rarity, as I'm sure you're aware. It says nothing about commonality, because in this case it relies on the participation of members willing to spot such vehicles. I spotted two SLRs this week - does that mean they're as common as Saturn Redlines?
Plus, look at the people who spotted the Redline Saturns. One's Joey who's going to get just about any domestic car given his location, and the other is me who's going to spot just about anything sold in this country if given a full week to do so.
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All we're asking is that you come together with some global categories... now if you wish to consult me, you can PM me or do it through here. I'll help in any way I can
Ahh... you're admitting Americans get an advantage this time. Funny how you tend to change your arguments.
Yeah, SammiTougeGirl won because the categories posted were plausible for a European to win. Just like her categories made it possible for an American to win (or a European, since it was pretty tight in the end). Except for that oh so difficult Saturn Redline...
You're right. We should've left you having to find a VXR instead. I would find one if you'd make the categories possible, you twit... that's my whole argument!
unbiased? M5Power? uh? Those two words don't go together bud.
Just because I asked you to cite your sources in previous threads and you never produced them, and that you're extremely tauntable (it's so easy to make you lose it) doesn't mean I have a vendetta against you.
As simple as finding an overloaded pickup truck with a bunch of bumper stickers, outragous rims and driven by an old woman.
but your next post in this same thread adressed the point again.
Funny how you barely paid attention to my previous posts, but whenever someone else commented on them you were quick to point out all the faults.
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ahh... forgot the vendetta... damn you!
Incidentally, this "vendetta" as you call it is really a figment of your imagination. I don't like you, that's that. But I rarely "concoct" arguments against you, unless the affect me or what I'm doing... stop thinking so highly of you, boy.
Incidentally, this "vendetta" as you call it is really a figment of your imagination. I don't like you, that's that. But I rarely "concoct" arguments against you, unless the affect me or what I'm doing... stop thinking so highly of you, boy.
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I am a little confused as to why you class this week as an American-centric list.
Pick-up trucks are available in the US, Europe, Asia and down here in the Pacific.
Old people are everywhere and most of them drive (normally too slowly in the fast lane). And when I think of Cadillacs I don't think of old people I think of Italian-Americans in pinstripe suits with a predilection for the words "badda-bing".
Bumper stickers and huge ass rims - unfortunately bad taste is not limited to America.
Landrover LR2 - that one really is easier for the European audience my local L-R dealership doesn't even have a demonstrator in yet!
Pick-up trucks are available in the US, Europe, Asia and down here in the Pacific.
Old people are everywhere and most of them drive (normally too slowly in the fast lane). And when I think of Cadillacs I don't think of old people I think of Italian-Americans in pinstripe suits with a predilection for the words "badda-bing".
Bumper stickers and huge ass rims - unfortunately bad taste is not limited to America.
Landrover LR2 - that one really is easier for the European audience my local L-R dealership doesn't even have a demonstrator in yet!
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I gave my reasons a few pages back.
I've only seen like 12 pickup trucks in all the countries I've been in Europe, in total. And because of traffic laws and whatnots, people tend to not overload them as they'd do in the US. I'm certain there are a lot more pickup trucks in the US than in Europe.
The subject of car most likely to be driven by an older person is entirely subjective, since no car is targeted to a fixed group of people, so a Yaris might be an old person's car, but you'll see in its advertising that it's not. Or for example, I see the Merc SLK as an older people's car, while maybe you don't.
From what I've been able to see in Europe, bumper stickers aren't all that big; people tend to keep their cars clean on the outside and devoid of sticky stuff... in any case, the US is a much bigger market for bumper stickers.
And rims... cars in Spain must have every part homologated, so if said rim was not made for your car, you are not allowed to install them, stores won't sell them to you and no shop will install them on your tyres. The law of certain European countries usually is tried to be standardised throughout the rest of the EU, so I wouldn't be surprised if said law exists in more than one country.
And the Land Rovers... I don't have a problem with that. I surely don't know one from the next, so I'm completely indifferent to it. If you say it gives Euros a better chance to get the pics, I'll scout around and see.
I'm not saying they're impossible. I'm saying they are very American-oriented, and gives out North American counterparts a huge advantage.
I've only seen like 12 pickup trucks in all the countries I've been in Europe, in total. And because of traffic laws and whatnots, people tend to not overload them as they'd do in the US. I'm certain there are a lot more pickup trucks in the US than in Europe.
The subject of car most likely to be driven by an older person is entirely subjective, since no car is targeted to a fixed group of people, so a Yaris might be an old person's car, but you'll see in its advertising that it's not. Or for example, I see the Merc SLK as an older people's car, while maybe you don't.
From what I've been able to see in Europe, bumper stickers aren't all that big; people tend to keep their cars clean on the outside and devoid of sticky stuff... in any case, the US is a much bigger market for bumper stickers.
And rims... cars in Spain must have every part homologated, so if said rim was not made for your car, you are not allowed to install them, stores won't sell them to you and no shop will install them on your tyres. The law of certain European countries usually is tried to be standardised throughout the rest of the EU, so I wouldn't be surprised if said law exists in more than one country.
And the Land Rovers... I don't have a problem with that. I surely don't know one from the next, so I'm completely indifferent to it. If you say it gives Euros a better chance to get the pics, I'll scout around and see.
I'm not saying they're impossible. I'm saying they are very American-oriented, and gives out North American counterparts a huge advantage.
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I understand what you are saying, but you could argue that any "open" category is going to be easier for our American friends simply because there are more of them than most other nations. Although it depends how you look at it. Take the Redline/OPC/VXR/HSV category from last week for example if anything that was actually easier for Australian/New Zealand-based participants because HSV's have been being made since the early 1990's giving us a much larger pool of cars to choose from than anyone else. However looking at it from a per capita basis New Zealanders are at a distinct disadvantage to most other countries. Yet if you look at the leader board FerrariChris is doing alright for himself and I have managed to acquire two points already.
This week may not be so much fun for you if Spain effectively bans modified cars. But I bet you can still find an old person's car and justify why you think it is so.
With regard to the pick-up category, overloaded vehicles are illegal everywhere, it doesn't stop morons from doing it though. So just find an overloaded moron and take their picture.
Or you could always remember that it is a competition with no real prizes and if you don't want to play, don't. Just don't suck the fun out of it for everyone else.
This week may not be so much fun for you if Spain effectively bans modified cars. But I bet you can still find an old person's car and justify why you think it is so.
With regard to the pick-up category, overloaded vehicles are illegal everywhere, it doesn't stop morons from doing it though. So just find an overloaded moron and take their picture.
Or you could always remember that it is a competition with no real prizes and if you don't want to play, don't. Just don't suck the fun out of it for everyone else.
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I think that really sums it all up. 👍
Thank you.
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Here are my attempts for this week:
Vehicle most likely to be driven by an old person:
Morris Oxford Series 3 1958 - I am pretty sure that you aren't allowes to drive one of these unless you are over 60 and own a cloth cap
Most outrageous rims:
Gold Rims on a 1996 Honda Civic (where was this last week when I was looking for exhaust pipes?!?)
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Pickup truck with the most stuff in the back:
Not sure if this is classed as small truck or a large pick-up truck?
Vehicle most likely to be driven by an old person:
Morris Oxford Series 3 1958 - I am pretty sure that you aren't allowes to drive one of these unless you are over 60 and own a cloth cap
Most outrageous rims:
Gold Rims on a 1996 Honda Civic (where was this last week when I was looking for exhaust pipes?!?)
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Pickup truck with the most stuff in the back:
Not sure if this is classed as small truck or a large pick-up truck?
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I hear ya. I would have attempted to play from Miami... I could have had the old people cars, fully-loaded trucks, and the rims locked-down. I mean, I could turn in the photos of my rental (Lincoln Town Car "Signature") but that wouldn't be fair. Should we do a Lambo with rims anyway?
I had a Unique Whips Murc, but the RAZR deleted the photo. That probably would have took it...
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Those rims dont look too outrageous to me. Pretty nice actually.
I've never been a big fan of gold rims. Except on a WRX STI, and then only in Blue or Black. Silver with gold rims just looks
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