FF:NZ ideas for car owners

Well as SFL is probably picking up his car sometime today how about an authentic star wars paint job?

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NICE!!

 

I'm gonna et enough flack for putting a SW sticker on, kindly supplied by Mr Chan.

I doubt I'll give it the paint job too, but if I did... I think Ani's Pod colours would be cool with that symbol on the Hood!

 

Here's an idea for car owners ... STAY OFF THE ROAD, SFL GOT A CAR!!!

 

wait til you see his "BEEF!!" bunper sticker

 

SFL mentioned this thread... great paint job on the car!

 

I thought the bumper sticker said ...

* I honk for sheep! *

 

I want a car exactly like Kitt, aka the Knight Industries Two Thousand.

What are my chances, I wonder?

 

If you're quick, there's a Hot Wheels model KITT on TradeMe right now, but the auction closes in 3 hours (10:00pm, Thursday, 15 August) and is currently at $40!


Other than that, I'm afraid the chances are very small and are getting less and less as the years go by. Sorry.

That model Pontiac is now 20 years old and difficult to find in decent condition (not that it was easy to find here to begin with). If you do manage to find one they tend to cost a fair bit.

Add to this the fact that it'll cost you somewhere between about US$8000 - US$25,000 for a decent to excellent KITT conversion (not including shipping parts to NZ).

It's even getting harder to find a KIIT-like car since manufacturers seem to have moved away from pop-up head lights these days.

 

Nice car!

Kitt: is that what your name stands for? [face_shocked]

Nice name.

 

My car doesn't have popup head lights, but the radio station goes from

75-89fm

bloody jap import - I can't get ANY fm stations!

The guy in Sound Around said I'll need a band expander thingy - $70

I may buy a new head beck from the Warehouse - mum can get a discount off. One of those "REACTOR" head decks I think.

 

You know, I'm almost tempted to get that model KITT. But after paying that price for a tiny little car, you'd feel guilty about taking it out of it's packet, which means no driving it around reliving favourite episodes, and doing turboboosts over your pet cat, so that kinda ruins the fun.

 

lol Kitt.

I took my car for a drive today. Guy has to sort out registration etc so I'll be picking it up tomorrow afternoon.

I may have to take a digital pic or two and post them.

 

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aww c'mon sfl this would be the coolest paint job @ lincoln!!

 

It's hard on the resale value though.

You'd either have to find another Star Wars fan or get it repainted.

 

and what self respecting star wars fan would buy an x-wing without the astromech droid!

 

you could cut a hole in the boot a get a mate to sit in there with a blue helmet.

I'm sure the cops would be understanding.



//imagines emergency stop with guy getting decapitated by hole in boot with head sticking out//



Polystirene dome - ie: painted like R2 may work - then glued onto the boot.

 

but it would look so much better on the roof!!

 

What about a Naboo fighter? Bright yellow and chrome... and you could still have the artoo

 

It still needs the "X wings" though ... perhaps four BIG pieces of cardboard.

And for the Naboo starfighter an LONG cardboard tail.

 

Nah just open all the doors voila X-wing!

edit=whoops! just realised the car only has 2 doors

 

Must be a Y-wing then.

 

you could cut a hole in the boot a get a mate to sit in there with a blue helmet.

LOL!

How about a Star Destroyer? Just use some cardboard to make that triangle shape and when you're driving down the road it will take up two lanes!

But that's gonna attract some police officers too...

 

> when you're driving down the road it will take up two lanes!

Isn't that how SithForceLord normally drives?

 

lanes? lanes are for loosers! I take the footpath!

200 points for Old Granny with walker.


Pity, we got an AA apraisal done on it (before picking it up) and the AA guy heard some noises in the CV joints - so the guy is replacing them. Picking it up tomorrow. It's all insured and registered.



watch out grannys!



just kidding!