Scavenger Hunt Week 12 - check post 1 for details.

[Dougboy]

Sorry for my lack of knowledge but what exactly is a vanity plate?

You mean a plate that actually says something instead of just random numbers and letters issued by the government?

 

[1X83Z]

Yes.

But if you get all 25 in a row in the same shot, you're looking at a shoe-in for the Twins category.

Funny - although you might want to adjust your spelling of 'shoo-in' for future reference!

EDIT: here's the steering wheel pic. The car was parked and I was in my car at the time (holding up traffic) so the picture isn't perfect.

That wheel is off an old Mercedes - probably pre-W124. Actually if I were to guess, an early R129 SL. Someone has an unhealthy Mercedes fetish (well, me - but someone else too).

Sorry for my lack of knowledge but what exactly is a vanity plate?

You mean a plate that actually says something instead of just random numbers and letters issued by the government?

Yes. Examples:

Hi! This was not on a Dodge Neon but a Pontiac Vibe.

They didn't buy a Grand Caravan because 'GRANDCARAVAN' didn't fit.

I whistled for a cab and when it came near, the license plate said 'fresh' and it had a dice in the mirror.

Vanity plate name stealing thief.

Presuming I see an X5 with a vanity plate, I'm a shoo-in for that category, because car-themed vanity plates are nowhere near as common in the States as they are in, say, the UK. However, vanity plates in general are rarer (despite being significantly cheaper) and especially so on more expensive vehicles such as the X5.

 

[TopHat]

Bel-Air'd.


Back to Maxin and relaxin.


Also, there is this one BMW X5 that says "MDGUY" I wish I could find it...

 

[1X83Z]

Bel-Air'd.


Back to Maxin and relaxin.

The vehicle sat in that spot - a three hour zone - for nearly four days. He was ticketed a couple of times, too. Never expected to see that Colorado license plate - especially on a Lexus GX470. Haven't seen it since.

 

[Famine]

Sorry for my lack of knowledge but what exactly is a vanity plate?

You mean a plate that actually says something instead of just random numbers and letters issued by the government?

Correct.

Doug - that's an odd-one. I've never seen the -o version in print, always the -e version. On checking, it looks like the newspapers had it wrong all along.

 

[1X83Z]

Correct.

Doug - that's an odd-one. I've never seen the -o version in print, always the -e version. On checking, it looks like the newspapers had it wrong all along.

I never knew the correct spelling and always stayed away from using it until recently, perhaps a year and a half ago, when it was explained to me that it was a horse racing term - that the term originates from a horse being so fast you could just 'shoo' it across the finish line to win the race. i.e. a sure thing - a 'shoo in.'

I have seen it spelled incorrectly in as prominent places as major international news networks' banners under guests' names on TV. Never in print, but it's a rarely used term, so I'd guess that's why.

 

[Aquendwato]

I wish I read this thread earlier. I parked my Mazda 3 Sport between two other Mazda 3 Sports.

 

[Roo]

Entry for the Twins catagory - 3 Minis:



Although that's a bit poor, considering we've had 7 in the past - but never mind. 3 will have to do.

 

[1X83Z]

Your own cars don't count!!!

 

[YSSMAN]

On that note, we should probably assume that these "twins" (etc) remain in one generation as well.

So even though you may have a MKI, MKII, MKIII, etc Golfs all lined up (which would be sweet in itself), its a no go unless you've got another given model next to the same.

 

[1X83Z]

I presumed the generations could be different.

Famine answer this one for us!

Also - do ALL vehicles have to be parked? Let's say I got a shot of two parked vehicles and one moving next to the parked vehicles. Three, or just two?

 

[Prosthetic]

Oooo I can get a crappy pic of a crappy old Peugot...

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

I presumed the generations could be different.

Famine answer this one for us!

Also - do ALL vehicles have to be parked? Let's say I got a shot of two parked vehicles and one moving next to the parked vehicles. Three, or just two?

Waiting for a Bentley Continental?

Oooo I can get a crappy pic of a crappy old Peugot...

How fast?

 

[1X83Z]

Waiting for a Bentley Continental?

No, I was thinking I'd park my A4 next to another and wait for another to come by.

Just kidding, but I guess that displays why we can't use our own cars!

 

[Famine]

On that note, we should probably assume that these "twins" (etc) remain in one generation as well.

So even though you may have a MKI, MKII, MKIII, etc Golfs all lined up (which would be sweet in itself), its a no go unless you've got another given model next to the same.

No, I'm fine with different generations. Be aware though that if it's something moronic like Corollas, you'll probably have to point it out to me, since the car changes so radically between Mk1 and Mk157 or whatever they're on right now.

Mk1, Mk2, Mk2.5 and Mk3 MX-5s (Miatas/Roadsters) would be cool...

 

[Diego440]

oh... so they don't even have to be the same colour either?

That's sweet, I was stuck in traffic for about an hour this morning (yay daily commute!) And took many pics of two Clios, two Polos (same colour), two Toyota somethings.... and even five Seat Cordobas in a row.

Is this part of the competition cumulable (sp?), as in I can post as many as I want and get one (or more) point per each one?

 

[Famine]

oh... so they don't even have to be the same colour either?

That's sweet, I was stuck in traffic for about an hour this morning (yay daily commute!) And took many pics of two Clios, two Polos (same colour), two Toyota somethings.... and even five Seat Cordobas in a row.

Is this part of the competition cumulable (sp?), as in I can post as many as I want and get one (or more) point per each one?

Nope. 1 point for winning a category. That's all. But it'd be cool if you posted every pic you took.

And no, they don't have to be the same colour, or model generation, body style - just the same model. Joey's two Polos are fine - even though one's a 5-door and one's a 3-door. It's cool that they're both Mk4s AND silver though.

 

[Mrs. Famine]

If i'm on an MX-5 club run, or at a monthly meet (like last night) then I can get a shot of probably 10 of the same car together. Does that count?

 

[Famine]

If i'm on an MX-5 club run, or at a monthly meet (like last night) then I can get a shot of probably 10 of the same car together. Does that count?

We'd all love to see it anyway, but no.

Oddly, if you were uninvolved and standing by the side of the road and the said OC run came past you, that'd count.

 

[1X83Z]

No
And no, they don't have to be the same colour, or model generation, body style - just the same model. Joey's two Polos are fine - even though one's a 5-door and one's a 3-door. It's cool that they're both Mk4s AND silver though.

To my knowledge Joey's photos were taken prior to the beginning of the week.

 

[Diego440]

Final question about this: If I see a car identical to mine, but I shoot the picture from my car, does that count?



didn't think so

 

[1X83Z]

Might as well toss this up now. Crazy driving was required to get a shot of this, but...

There's an X5 running X5-unrelated vanity plates. I believe it refers to Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge, but regardless I'm certain it doesn't refer to the X5! Point me!

 

[Famine]

Point you! Now you can only be matched, so you have point regardless!

 

[Roo]

Your own cars don't count!!!

Nuts.

We'd all love to see it anyway, but no.

Oddly, if you were uninvolved and standing by the side of the road and the said OC run came past you, that'd count.

Double nuts.

Typically, the guy at work with something like the the plate "V1 MET" is on holiday for the week. I might actually have to, like, you know, scavenge or something.

 

[daan]

Nuts.

Use of your own car is not against the rules. I don't see how it should be when the target of the scavenge is decided by someone else.

 

[Roo]

Use of your own car is not against the rules. I don't see how it should be when the target of the scavenge is decided by someone else.

Nevertheless, that photo was taken at a club meet, so it didn't count anyway - although I didn't know that when I took it.

 

[Diego440]

This is not my "final entry", but it's a nice add to get the ball rolling on what probably is the only category I can excel in, especially since vanity plates are not allowed in Spain (I did find a riced out X5, though)

Shot this pic from work, notice my gangsta Mondeo on the left. But the point is three same-model Mercs in a row... flanked by a Merc ML class... on the other side there were two similar Mercs, but there was some crap car between.



Funnily enough, if you kick a log around here, three Clios scurry away. I started shooting the pics today and already have about five pairs of Clios.

 

[1X83Z]

Use of your own car is not against the rules. I don't see how it should be when the target of the scavenge is decided by someone else.

Well, then I'm going to take my mom's Camry out and find three more together and get the easy win on the 'triplets/pairs/quadruplets' etc. category!

I personally think it should be against the rules, for that very reason, but what do I know.

 

[Slicks]

A couple entries, but not final yet.

Ram SRT-10.

An expensive Ford product. (My phone camera was acting up. Its very distorted, but that's the best I could do to straighten it out on short notice).

 

[YSSMAN]

Wow, an SRT-10 with a truck cab. I've never seen that before.