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the aussie cool/tool number plate thread

Discussion in 'Australia' started by ashsimmonds, Jan 29, 2007.

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  1. [355]

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    ahh yes, you could rattle off cars/colours/plates by heart by now :p

    taxsux is a GTS, he rocked up to a commodore car club dyno day that i stumbled across with a mate in the rowville backblocks one day years ago, parked it for a couple hrs, then proceeded to fishtail down the street bouncing off the limiter as he departed

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  2. moretti

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    work colleague saw said car on Saturday overtaking over double yellow lines going up a hill and had to force his way in when a car came over the hill...... that's his story and his doctor wife said "all those idiots [Ferrari drivers!!] do that !! "

    doctors, huh, who believes them ??

    I have never gone over the speed limit :rolleyes:
     
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    I saw 9TMARE (nightmare) on a wrx yesterday, tool
     
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    youd crack the front bar well before you hit the speed limit!
     
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    Speaking of WRXs, I saw [NOTWRX] on a Impreza RS last week. Idiot! Why would you advertise or emphasize your deficiencies? That'd be like a female driver having the numberplate [FEMALE]. ;-)
     
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    hehe ive seen that..not THAT bad a plate IMO, good for a giggle. the RS is a nice car for the age/insurance challenged. RS-X has all the WRX visual bits and a decent torquey 2.5
     
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    That could have been part of the FCA weekend run down to the South Coast. It always amazes me that a minority of members turn into idiots when they're part of a convoy. I've regularly seen overtaking on double lines, undertaking using the breakdown lane on the freeway and other types of stupidity. Just because there's a queue of traffic in front of them.

    When we eventually get to some real driving, fast flowing un-trafficked country roads, these heroes can't keep up with Ken B's 40 year old 330GT! (at the speed limit of course... :rolleyes: )
     
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    moretti Five Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    hey !

    I have that trouble with uncle Ray
     
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    IanB F1 World Champ Owner

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    Yes, more than once as I've tipped into a sweeper behind Ken at about 6K in 3rd, I've said to my wife, "he's got a live axle and little brakes, so we can do it easily" whilst hoping she doesn't notice my white knuckles!

    After about 10k's if this, I conceded defeat and let him pull away. Bugger can really drive. :)
     
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    360C F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Yes and north of $2 million; but it's impossible to buy something off someone who a) Doesn't need the $ and b) isn't interested in selling.
     
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    PAP 348 Ten Time F1 World Champ Lifetime Rossa Owner

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    Unreal!! On all counts!! :eek: :(:(
     
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    BIG 104 on a kenworth or mack , on the Hiway
     
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    sorry Ian. PC was off line for a couple of weeks and for the most part i couldn't be bothered. for a while there was too much agro and not enough car talk, but hopefully all have kissed and made up. now, finished rebuilding that truck yet? :D
     
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    OSEEYA on a dunger VT commo with imitation HSV kit, dropped to the bumpstops on cheap bob jane looking 19" rims

    flew by as I chatted with a few of fchat's finest in toorak

    =TOOL
     
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    Unbelievable! I know a few better ways to spend that sort of money. He should at least upgrade his Benz or put the plate on a supercar (which he probably has in his garage already).
     
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    nothing wrong with an E55....the vast majority of the population can only ever dream of such a car

    plus...i find the idea of a car with a plate worth FAR more than it rather cool :)
     
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    Considering the appreciation in value in the last 4 years, I don't know that you could actually find a better place to invest the money. That plate when released by the government at auction in the 1980's made about $250k. It was sold to current owner for quite a bit less apparently.
    Number 4 was sold by Dutton's about 6yrs ago for a bit over $100k. It is now not far behind # 1 in value. Still reckon you could do better by investing the money elsewhere?

    :)
     
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    what about emu farming?
     
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    not likely, but I'm still spitting chips at the $24k 'just restored' 246 I passed on in '84 that turned into a $250k car 2 years later :(
     
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    I spit chips too everytime I hear this story JM......:(:(
     
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    Yeah; but it probably cost $226k to keep the sucker running in the interim :p
     
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    i call BS...sif you'd waste chips!
     
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    Well, maybe I was telling porkies........:eek::eek:
     
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    Saw on Today Tonite, tonite.........what looked like a late model Holden Barina with QLD-EZ LIFE plates on it. :p:p:p
     
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    Spotted on a Toyota trayback with what looked like a 20" lift kit :eek:

    NSW plate 'WIK-4WD'
     

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