The New GTPlanet Scavenger Hunt...

[Famine]

Born out of the ashes of Boz Mon's original thread, the phoenix of the GTPlanet Scavenger Hunt rises, reborn, renewed and refreshed.

The rules are simple - you have one week and one week only to photograph cars in four given categories (and a selected bonus vehicle). Photographs must only be taken during that week - no "Oh wait, I spotted a Lamborarri Fasterossa in January..." - and no naughty grabbing them from Google. And no commercial vehicles unless otherwise stated by the category pickerer.

Oh, and car shows and dealerships are out too.

The four categories (and selected bonus vehicle) are chosen by the previous week's winners - if you win, say, round 20, you get a week while round 21 is on to think of your categories for round 22. Not complicated? Good. When selecting categories, try to make them as broad as possible to allow a worldwide participation (we aren't going to see a Chevrolet Impala in Europe, for instance) but as interesting as possible. I'll post up a log of previous weeks' categories to give you an idea - don't be preoccupied with thinking up a new one either. If you see a category done a while back that you think is interesting, resurrect it.

Most/least expensive categories will be determined using the "GAP" unit. See here for an explanation.

Current Categories

No current categories

Deadline: No deadline

Categories W/C 08/03/08 to be selected by: Famine, whenever the thread makes a return

Final Leaderboard Up to week 44 - 29th Feb 2008
1. M5Power 39pt
2. Gashlycrumb 38pt
3. Famine 27pt
4. Joey D 23pt
5. Diego 19pt
= Rue 19pt
7. Slicks 9pt
= Exigeracer 9pt
9. YSSMAN 8pt
10. Bubble Bunny 7pt
= Casio 7pt
= bennyrrr 7pt
= Ferrari_Chris 7pt
14. SammiTougeGirl 5pt
15. G.T 4pt
16. Keef 3pt.
= daan 3pt
= Roo 3pt
19. Toronado 2pt
= GV 2pt
= Metar 2pt
22. Thirdeye 1pt


Previous weeks' categories

1. Why is that still on the road? (anything that is questionable)
2. Smallest car
3. Redneck trucks with lots of stuff in the bed
4. Best flame paintjob?

1) '80s Japanese Sports Car: See what you can find, there are some interesting ones out there. I'd prefer more 'rare' models, or ones that are harder to find, but even your standard 'classic' '80s RX7 or 300ZX would do fine.

2) Best Stretch Limo: Its prom season, and they're around. I wanna see some crazy Limos, and I don't care what kind of vehicle it is...

3) Patriotic Vehicle: Its fairly simple, find a car or truck that is covered in flags, slogans, stickers, etc about the given country you're in, and you've got a submission

Bonus Photo (Can we do a bonus photo? My categories are kinda difficult...) - Best Vanity Plate: I see good ones and stupid ones all the time, and I'm sure its the same around the world. Lets see what you can dig-up!

1. MOST VALUABLE RED CAR: whoever comes up with a red vehicle worth the most money wins.
2. MOST OUT OF PLACE VEHICLE: like a Phantom towing a boat. Or a Lamborghini with ski racks. Or a yellow Porsche Carrera GT in front of a tiny south Denver home...
3. LONGEST DISTANCE: this can be calculated objectively using mileage. Take a photo of the license plate from the furthest away.
4. FASTEST/QUICKEST BLUE CAR: whoever spots the fastest or quickest blue car - when it was stock - wins. So for instance a modded Civic running tens would still lose to a blue 550 Maranello since the Ferrari was quicker new.

1.) Want to be Sporty Car: Any non-modified car that is trying way to hard to be a sporty car when it's clearly a pig in acceleration and can't turn with a dang.
2.) Ugliest Color on a Car: This can either be on a modified or stock car but show me the ugliest color one can possibly paint a car/truck/SUV.
3.) Vehicle that Demonstrates Excess: Let's try this one again, anything that shows excess, really low or lifted, huge rims, etc. This car will more then likely be modified.
4.) Worse Crash Damage on a Still Driving Car: Any vehicle still driving with crash damage.
5.) Dirtiest Vehicle Pretty self explanatory.

1. FURTHEST AWAY: same as last time. Distances will be calculated based on where you are to the largest city of that place, unless - as in Europe and some US states - we can figure out the issuing area. So if you're in Seattle and you see a car from California, you get the L.A. presumption. Lucky you.
2. LEAST VALUABLE HONDA: we all have Honda. Find one that's worthless. The category could also be called 'beat to **** Honda.' We're going by present value, folks, not value when new. EDIT: must be drivable.
3. MOST VALUABLE ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE: anyone see a Veyron this week?
4. 12 CYLINDERS: I hope this works - here's the plan - whoever sees the MOST twelve cylinder vehicles wins. The hitch is that they all must be different - so two Ferrari 575s, for instance, is just one total. So if Joey sees an A8 W12, a Ferrari 575, and a Bentley Continental GT he's got three; if Slicks then comes in with an XJS V12 and a 612 Scaglietti, he's got two and Joey would get the point. If Slicks had three XJS V12s and four 612s, despite having seven spots it'd still just be two. We're looking for variety here. I presume this category will be won by someone who sees like two 12-cylinder cars, but why not give it a shot.
BONUS CATEGORY - VOLVO V70R: anyone photographing a Volvo V70R gets a point. Both generations count however a badge shot or a clear wheel shot will be required for first-gen models (in other words, no shaky photo of the rear of the vehicle unless the badge can be clearly made out). MAXIMUM ONE POINT!!! I don't care how many V70Rs you spot, you're only getting one point. Most participating countries have this vehicle, so come on people, it's an easy point.

Who the hell would buy that?: A vehicle that makes you wonder why in the world someone would buy it, either really ugly or impractical. Anyone site Tibecca?
The most inefficient vehicle: The vehicle (has to have wheels meaning no tanks and no big semis. Cars, trucks, SUV's and vans please) that gets the worst fuel mileage. Also factored in is cargo space, interior room, and number of seats.
Slowest yellow car: Yellow typically means fast, not in this case.
Least valuable convertible: The crappiest convertible you can find, must still be running.
BONUS - Mazdaspeed6 or Mazda MPS, anyone who gets a photo gets a point, same way the V70R was.

- SPORTS Car: No, this isn't a Ferrari or Lamborghini... I'm talking about a car soley dedicated to a particular sport or sports team.

- Fastest WHITE car: I personally have a preference towards white automobiles in many cases, so I want you to find some kind of high-speed white car.

- Most RUST-TASTIC vehicle: We're at the end of the crappy driving weather, but the old rust buckets are still driving around. I want to see cars, trucks, whatever you've got that is so covered with rust it may not be safe to drive.

- The BEST CAR nobody knew about: I want to see something that you don't see too often, but when you do, its a treat. They may be well-reguarded cars or trucks that just didn't sell well, or are those kinds of cars and trucks that are so cool only small groups of people ever appreciated them.

- BONUS SPOT: Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart. You don't see them too often, and I'm not sure why. I will give bonus-bonus points to anyone who can find a Lancer Ralliart Sportback...

OLDEST BMW: I don't believe this category will give the Europeans any special advantage, since old BMWs are getting rare no matter where you are. But in case it does...

OLDEST FORD: $10 says the winner is pre-1950.

MOST VALUABLE MID-ENGINED CAR: this category, mind you, is not called 'most valuable rear-engined car.' Carrera GT, yes. 911, no.

LONG DISTANCE: I know how much you guys like this category, and it's back! I swear this will be the last time, but it's late and I have work tomorrow and I really didn't expect to win. So this will do in a pinch. Rules are the same from the two prior times; presumption from the largest city in that area unless it can be identified as being from a different place. Go on, get to spotting license plates dammit.

BONUS: AMG convertible. Any will do, but it must be an AMG model - not any of this 'CLK500 AMG' crap. TWIST: if ANYONE sees a V12 AMG (i.e. SL65, S65, or CL65), then only V12 AMG sightings count. Anyone posting a non-V12 will not get a point. So, if Joey and Slicks see SL55s, they're set to receive a point. But then if YSSMAN comes in with a CL65 spot, he gets a point and they get nothing. If Joey then comes back with an SL65, both he and YSSMAN get points. But, Slicks is still left out unless he can find that luscious biturbo V-12. IN OTHER WORDS: you can screw your opponents over by seeing the rarer vehicles.

Biggest horsepower gain from a sport package - The STOCK vehicle with the biggest gain from normal to "sport" package. Example: The Chevy Impala comes standard with 211hp but the SS package is at 303hp meaning there is a 92hp gain.

Most valuable motorcycle - The motorcycle that cost the most when new, no custom choppers allowed.

Quickest SUV - The STOCK SUV with the best 0-60/62mph time, this must be classified an SUV by the automaker themselves. No Crossovers.

Worst power to weight ratio - The stock car that had to much weight and not enough go power. Example: The Blazer is 3712lbs with 190hp...meaning 19.54lbs/hp.

Bonus - Audi RS4

Quickest MPV
The people mover with the quickest 0-60 time.

Most valuable Honda/Acura
Its all in the title.

Largest Exaust
Ricetastic

Lightest Car
The car which weighs the least,
its has to be road legal and a car,
so you have to have a car driving liscence to drive it. ok?

Bonus
Vauxhall VXR, Opel OPC, Saturn Redline or Holden HSV.

1. Pickup truck with the most stuff in the back.
2. Most bumper stickers.
3. Vehicle most likely to be driven by an old person.
4. Most outrageous rims.

Bonus: Land Rover LR2

1. Most expensive car ultimately produced with Ford money (I will be using UK£ values to level the field off, and converting $1.90/£ for any vehicles sold in the US but not the UK).
2. Fastest French car.
3. Twins! Any picture containing two successive examples of the same vehicle. Shocking Twist - the more successive examples you get, the better. If someone posts triplets, twins won't be good enough for the point. If someone posts quadruplets, triplets won't be good enough for the point.
4. V10s. Just post me up some V10 engined cars. I like them.

Bonus vehicle: BMW X5. Shocking Twist - A BMW X5 with a vanity plate beats a BMW X5. Shocking Twist 2 - A BMW X5 with a vanity plate which doesn't contain the phrases "X5" or "BMW" beats a BMW X5 with a vanity plate.

1. Quickest wagon/estate.
I don't think this category is biased - our Magnum SRT-8 is super fast but not common, and Europe's RS6 Avant is the same. E55 wagon was sold both places but is essentially un-seeable.

2. Ford product with Ford-related vanity plate.
I know, I know - this one is biased towards Americans and Brits. But I suppose Famine's X5 category last week was too. In the States it's much harder to see a car-related vanity plate than in the UK.

3. V8 Vantage or better.
That is, any car that is presently either (worth as much as) a V8 Vantage, or worth more than one. Whoever sees the most wins.

4. Fastest green car.
Oh yes. Oh very much yes.

5. A _____ in the worst possible condition.
___ is...

for North Americans, a Chevrolet.
for Europeans, a Vauxhall or Opel.
for Australians/New Zealanders, a Holden.

So an Australian must spot a Holden in the worst shape possible; he'll be competing against Americans' Chevrolets and Spain's Opels (and UK's Vauxhalls, and Canada's Chevrolets, etc.). Should make sense.

BONUS: the new Kia Rio!

* Most Powerful (HP) 6-Cylinder NATURALLY ASPIRATED Engine

For further clarification. No Turbos or Superchargers. Any cylinder configuration is fine.

* Slowest (0-60) RED Car.

Red isn't always fast. This category proves it. Someone go and find a red 2CV now! In the event of a tie the brightest most race car red wins!

* I-Wanna-Be a rally car (Dirtiest 'Rally' car)

The dirtiest car that has competed in world rally championship at any stage ever. Impreza's, Lancers, Escorts, Corollas, etc. Any model will do, ie, it doesn't have to be an EVO lancer, any Lancer will do fine.

* When I grow up I want to be him! (Biggest Size difference)

A huge car, parked/driving next too a tiny one. Winner will be calculated by height.

BONUS: Mazda Mazdaspeed 3/Mazda 3 MPS

1. Slowest German Car
0-60 MPH. Slowest time wins. Smart cars anyone?

2. Most Expensive Toyota
Toyota's are known for being relatively cheap and economical, but cash is king. Hint: Tundra Crew Max's can get into the $50,000 range.

3. Worst Park Job.
Probably a Porsche, but hey, anyone can win. Who has the dumbest and most out of whack park job wins. (But you cant use your own car, park like a moron, snap a pic, and then use it as an entry.

4. Longest Car.
As the title says, whichever car has the longest length. Limo's do not count. But a Maybach sure as hell does.

BONUS!!!
Catch a photo of a Aston Martin (DB9, DB7) next to a Jaguar XK and you get a point. Lets face it, they're seperated at birth, might was well reunite them.

1. Oldest Japanese Car
Japanese cars are pretty big nowadays, but in the old days they broke down easily and were kind of disposable. Seeing one that's over 25 years old is pretty rare. Let's see who finds the eldest.

2. Newest car with only one side mirror
Side mirrors are mandatory on all new cars. But this law hasn't been around forever and up to about 20 years ago, they were an option in many cars. Hell, I've seen mid-90s cars with only one. Remember, must be only one side mirror, so if the car doesn't have an internal mirror, it doesn't count. Also, cars that come with two side mirrors, in which one of them has been knocked off, broken or stolen, will not count.

3. Most expensive Volkswagen
People's car? Not anymore. Anyone seen a Phaeton lately?

4. Tallest car
Distance taken from the floor/tarmac up to the roof of the car. Vans, pickup trucks and SUVs are valid as long. Delivery vans (paneled), trailer trucks and construction beasts are not.

Bonus: BMW M Coupe
Maybe my favourite BMW from all time. Very few made, or for a very limited time, rather.

1. Fastest ORANGE car.
As it says (and fastest refers to top speed, before anyone asks).
2. Bargain Basement Benz.
The cheapest car which allows you entry to the exclusive club of Mercedes-Benz owners.
3. Lady and the Tramp.
The biggest price difference (as new) between two adjoining cars - we'll be taking it as the ratio of cheapest:expensivest car, so spot a Veyron next to a Perodua Kelisa and you're laughing.
4. Size of a cow, heart of a mouse.
Find the BIGGEST car with the SMALLEST displacement engine (note: rotaries are counted as twice their displacement, for equality's sakes). The winner will be calculated by [height (m) x length (m) x width (m)]/engine capacity (litres)

BONUS: Mk1 MX-5/Miata/Eunos Roadster.

1. Slowest orange vehicle. This will be judged on 0-60 time.
2. Most expensive Mercedes-Benz. This is current value only.
3. Most expensive side-by-side. This is the most expensive pair of vehicles (TWO ONLY) you can find parked next to each other. Values will be calculated based on US-market pricing.
4. Size of a mouse, heart of a cow. Get the smallest vehicle with the largest engine (in liters). Size will be calculated the same way Famine's was.
BONUS
1. BMW M3 E30 (this)
2. Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 (this)

Yes it is possible to get two bonus points if you see both vehicles.

1. Least valuable minivan. Current value only. Must be drivable.
2. Mid-engined car with eight or more cylinders. Most wins.
3. All-wheel drive car with eight or more cylinders. Most wins. SUVs do not count - cars only.
4. Most expensive British car. Traditionally British cars - so this includes Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Jaguar, even though some might not call them British. No I do not believe this category gives British members an advantage - Rolls-Royce sells more Phantoms here than it does in the UK!

BONUS:

New BMW 3-series Cabriolet with the roof down

-or-

new Audi TT with the roof down.

You can only get one bonus point - no two for both cars.

Broad categories, so we can all catch up to Doug and Joey

1. Newest car with 4 headlights
Most cars today come with an integrated headlight unit that includes both high and low beams, and sometimes even the fog lights. What I'm looking for is a car with the high and low beams in separate units (stock), not counting the fog lights. If anyone needs further clarification, I'll gladly include pics. Additional lights aren't valid.

2. Biggest rear spoiler
Rice ahoy! Doesn't have to be functional really, but you know what I'm looking for.

3. Slowest convertible
So convertibles are usually sporty cars. Some are not. T-Tops don't count. Find those. Calculated on 0-60 times.

4. Largest FWD car
FWD was reserved for smaller cars, for reasons of weight distribution... but nowadays, there are some huge mammoths on the road and they're front wheel drive... damn them! Same as above, but highest wins.

Bonus:
Mazda RX-7 FD (1991 to 1999 model), or the one that looks like this:



One point per bonus car.

1) Generation Game - Get examples of as many generations of a model of your choice. Twist: The generations must be consecutive to count. So if you have photos of a MK1 MX5 a MK3 and a MK4, the MK1 won't count unless you find a MK2.

2) White Van Man on Speed - Find the fastest white commercial van

3) Does my bum look big in this? - A car most likely to be driven by a girl

4)Nice car, shame about the colour - Find a cool car in a hideous colour/colour combination

BONUS - BMW 8 Series

1) Largest Estate Car - The usual purpose of these is to carry as much stuff as possible - the bigger the better! Size determined by length x width x height, as in previous catagories.

2) Oldest stock car with one windscreen wiper - it's unusual to find a car with one windscreen wiper, but how old can you go?

3) Least expensive golden car. Find a shiny example of a golden car that is complete rubbish. Original value only.

4) Biggest hood scoop. Turbos, blowers, diesels... and passenger vehicle that has a hood scoop. We'll value it on overall size vs. car's size, so if Doug finds a Toyota Land Cruiser with a 4 inch hood scoop but Famine finds a Vauxhall Corsa with a 4 inch as well, the point would go to Famine.

Bonus - Mercedes SL65 AMG - one point per sighting:

New categories:

1) Crappiest police car
Based on speed and cargo space, but must be a car or SUV, cannot be a van.

2) Are you sure you got the car you wanted?
Find a car which the owner has tried to transform into something else. A Fiat with a Ferrari badge is good, an Pontiac Fiero with a Lambo body kit is better... or worse

3) Fastest car with the most colours
Find a two-toned mid-80s MR2 and you've got something going. Find Ford GT with stripes and you've got a winner. Stickers/vinyls aren't valid.

4) Newest car with glass headlights.
Just so you know, newer cars have mostly plastic/composite headlights, while older ones tend to have glass and grooved headlights. If anyone needs further clarification on this one, I'll gladly post something.

Bonus: Porsche Cayman
Only one point available for sighting per poser, I mean, poster.

1) Most Expensive Driver's Education car
The car must have the Driver's Ed tags and all the signs on it... double steering wheels is a plus

2) Slowest"sports" car
Find a car with "sport" (or racing, or GT or something that denotes a speedy manner) in its name. 0-60 times.

3) Mercedes tuners.
This category is a bit tricky. Many tuning companies have their go at Mercedes-Benzes, and I want you to find them. The companies I can think of right now are Brabus, ASMA, Carlsson, Project Kahn, Kicherer and Kleemann. However, you will receive one point per each brand you find. So if Doug finds two Brabus, he will receive one point. If Gashly finds two Brabus and one ASMA, he will receive two points. In the end, the person who wins the category is the one who finds the most different brands, and will in turn, earn an extra point for winning the category.

4) Smallest car with a 6-cylinder engine
Car may have a V6 engine, or an Inline-Six engine or a Boxer-6 engine. Any other configurations? As before, length x width x height = X

Bonus car:
More trickyness from me:

I'm having a GT4 nostalgia. Gran Turismo 4 has many one-model marques. You will receive one point (and one point only) per model marque. These cars are:
- AC Cars 427 S/C
- Autobianchi A112
- Callaway C12
- Caterham Seven Fire Blade
- Cizeta V16T
- DMC DeLorean
- Eagle Talon
- Ginetta G4
- Hommell Berlinette
- Jensen Interceptor III
- Marcos Mini GT
- Mercury Cougar (the 1960s model)
- Proto Motors Spirra
*- Range Rover Sport*
- Saleen S7
- Seat Ibiza Cupra
- Spyker C8
- Triumph Spitfire

New Categories

Cheapest Car With HID's: Most of the time HID's are sold on high end sports cars and luxury model, show me some cars that are neither.

This Ain't No Chelsea Tractor: Most expensive SUV being used like an SUV should, i.e. really muddy, towing a trailer, stuff on the roof rack, 7 kids packed in there, etc. Something other then one little mom taking her one son to football practice.

Most Expensive Improperly Parked Car: The car that cost the most and isn't parked correctly...I bet it will be a Porsche.

Slowest White Car: 0-60, I tried to think of a generic category that many could enter. I'm hoping someone spots an old school Ford Bronco.

Bonus
Mini Cooper S Convertible, two points if its the new Sidewalk edition.

1. Brown Sound
Find me the quickest (0-60mph) BROWN car. Yes, BROWN, the colour of choice in the 1970s, to be found on all true performance vehicles.
2. Invasion of the Segment Snatchers
I'd like to see cars and their successors - when a car has done so badly in a market sector that the manufacturer has decided to change the name for the next model. Only successive cars count (Ford Cortina, Ford Sierra, Ford Mondeo counts; Ford Cortina, Ford Mondeo does not) - 1 mark per model and double marks for each photograph with more than one model in it. Winner is the one with the most marks.
3. Push-me-pull-ya
The strangest tow vehicle you can find - and it has to be hooked up to a trailer of some description at the time. You know the ones I mean - you see SUVs/4x4s towing stuff all the time, but a Veyron pulling a boat... That's a win.
4. Daughter of -Diego-
I want any car that has ever been in a Gran Turismo game. Ever. You get 1 mark per model - trim levels are irrelevant beyond the fact that the vehicle must be of a trim which has been in GT. So if you R33 GT-R, R33 GTSt and R33 GTSM, you get ONE mark. If you spot a Focus 1.6, you do not. If in doubt, ask the adjudicator... Winner is the one with the most marks...
Bonus: Aston Martin DB9 - 1pt only, no matter how many...

Shocking Twist: Extra points are available for any car which crosses a category (excluding the bonus) - you get 2 points for a car in 2 categories, 3 for one in 3 and 4 for one in 4. If you get one which crosses all four AND the bonus you get TEN points... So if you get a brown DB9 towing a caravan = win.

1. Most red Mazdas. User seeing the most red Mazdas gets a win.
2. Most red convertibles. User seeing the most red convertibles gets a win.
3. Least-powerful rear-drive car. Cars only - no vans, trucks, SUVs, ...
4. Most pink vehicles. Anyone see any pink cars ever? I saw a pink '94-'98 Mustang convertible today.

Bonus: BMW X5 4.8is or 4.6is.

Five points will be awarded to anyone seeing a Bugatti Veyron, Koenigsegg, Ferrari Enzo, or Maserati MC12 this week. No other points will be awarded if anyone catches one of those, and they'll be the automatic winner.

1) Different coloured BMWs
So... find all the different colours in which BMWs come. The model itself is unimportant, but the most colours wins. If Doug finds 12 different coloured X5s counts more than if Famine finds 8 different colour and different model Beemers. If Gashly finds a yellow M3, then yellow's "taken" in his collection, so no other yellow car will be valid.

2) How many models?
Pick a marque (Ford, BMW, Fiat, Nissan, whatever) with at least six different models in its line-up throughout history, and find as many examples of those cars. One mark per model and/or generation. So if Joey finds a 2nd generation Taurus, despite "covering" the Taurus mark, he'll be able to get an additional mark if he gets a 3rd generation Taurus as well... it sounds more complicated than it is, but I'll answer any questions. Obviously, this category rules out some car makers.

3) Newest car with a hood ornament.
Not looking for a badge...

4) Oldest Korean car
(Hyundai, Kia, Ssangyong, Proto Motors... go crazy!)

Bonus:
Volvo C70

1. Any purple car.
Well, let's face it. It's sort of my signature colour. I want purple cars - not for me burgundy, pink or dark blue. Only PURPLE will do. In case of confusion, PM me first. 1 mark per car, most marks wins.
2. Wait... that's not in GT?
I figure cars that aren't in the GT series are an easier job of judging than those that are. So I want examples of JAPANESE cars, made BEFORE 2001, that HAVE NEVER appeared in a GT game. 1 mark per model, most marks wins.
3. Vecchio!
Please find me the oldest Italian car you can. Oldest wins the point.
4. Alpha and Omega
I'd like two examples of a model bearing the same name - the oldest you can and the newest you can. The biggest gap between the two gets the point.

Bonus car: Aston Martin Volante - ANY convertible Aston Martin. ANY. 1pt per spot.

1)Let the sun shine in: Most convertibles with their tops down (1 mark per car, most marks wins the point)

2)Rarest car wins: Looking for a photo of the car with the smallest production run

3)Maximum Riceage: As the title suggests the most bad-taste "modified" car.

4)Big Bikes: Motorcycle with the largest engine displacement

5)Bonus: (1 point for each)

Mazda Familia GTR, Nissan Pulsar GTiR, Audi Quattro

1)Oldest Orange Car - As it says. If it's old and orange you are onto a winner.

2)Smallest engine with twin exhausts - Twin exhausts used to be the preserve of Hemis and Big-Blocks, apparently no longer. Find the car with the smallest capacity engine with twin exhausts.

3)Spell my name in one photo - Using the first letter of the make or model of cars in ONE photo spell GASHLYCRUMB. Closest to completing the name wins. Ie if you take a photo with a Golf, an Accord, a SEAT and a Matiz you get GAS******M* and would be beaten by someone who gets a photo with a Chevrolet, a Honda, a Unimog, a Leon and a Rio.

4)Most efficient form of transport - Find the most efficient way of transporting humans by car. Judged on the litres of fuel used to transport each passenger 100kms. For example if you photo a car that averages 10L/100kms and can carry 4 people you get 2.5L/100km per person and if you find a car that averages 15L/100kms but seats 8 people (1.9L/100km per person) you win. Buses don't count.

BONUS

Mazda MX-5 Roadster Coupe/Roadster Power Retractable Hard Top/MX-5 Miata Power Retractable Hard Top

1. QUICKEST MERCEDES.
2. SLOWEST BMW.
3. OLDEST AUDI.
4. CHEAPEST PORSCHE. Based on current value. The condition of the vehicle photographed will be taken into account.

BONUS: 1996-2001 Audi A4 sedan in red. Doesn't have to be my red, just has to be red - several shades were made. Oddly my color isn't the rarest, but none of the reds are common.

1. Quickest Ford.
2. Oldest Toyota.
3. Fastest car not from the USA, Japan, Korea, France, Germany, Italy, Australia the UK or the Czech Republic (and when I say "from", I mean the traditional nationality associated with the manufacturer, all other concerns aside). Best of luck.
4. 5-cylinder cars - 1 mark per car, most marks gets the point.
Bonus - Audi Q7 (1 point only)

1) The Tortoise and the Hare - Fastest car next to the slowest car

2) Junk in the Trunk - The most overloaded station wagon/estate/hatch-back

3) Red Means Speed Mmm-Kay? - The quickest red car (0-60mph/0-100kph)

4) All That Glitters is Gold - The most expensive gold coloured car (Famine's GAP theory applies)

Bonus - E46 M3

1)Quickest 4-door Audi. I love R8s and 90 Coupes, but the sedans and wagons really turn me on. 0-60.

2)Quickest 911. Porsches iconic sports car has undergone many changes, but I want the fastest. 0-60 MPH.

3)Most fuel effcient GAS car as in PETROL. Notice I said gas, no hybrid, diesel, LPG, Natural Gas Hydrogen, electric, nuclear. Just the most fuel effcient gas car.

4)Green means GO! Or slow. Slowest green car 0-60.

BONUS! Lotus Elise. 1 point. Only one no matter how many u photograph. Lotus Exige, 2 points, no matter how many you photograph

1) Oldest car on the road - Must be driving on the road
2) Mother and Child Reunion - current generation model in the same photo as an example of the previous generation
3) Boomin' Grannies - Quickest car most likely to be driven by a pensioner
4) Junker - Worst condition car still being driven

Bonus - Independent tuner. Find an example of a car produced by an independent tuner. For example a RUF Porsche, Alpina BMW, Mugen Honda, Toms Toyota or a Corsa Special Vehicles Holden. In house tuners (ie HSV,AMG,Mazda Speed, M-Tech) don't count. One Point no matter how many you spot.

Category 1 - Do 4 rear lights really mean ‘super’?
Lamborghini, Ferrari, Zonda, Corvette... Supercar makers have been using this design cue for years, but does that mean only fast cars can have four round rear lights? Let's find out. Slowest car (must be stock) with 4 round rear lights wins a point.

Category 2 - Cigarette Paper Challenge - Closest Parked Proximity
Two cars parked nose to tail with the closest visible proximity. The cars must not be touching and parked with no occupants. The cars in question mustn't have been placed so on purpose by you or your mates. One point for the closest.

Category 3 - Light Fantastic – Best Power to Weight Ratio
Does what it says on the tin – the road car with the best power to weight ratio. One point for the best.

Category 4 – Excessive Eighties – Fastest 80’s Road Car
The 80’s was a great time of excess in the supercar business, with Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini trying to outdo each other with the F40, 959 and Countach respectively at the top end and the 911, 308, and Jalpa at the ‘bottom’ end. Many other companies were in on it too with Aston, Chevrolet and Lotus all coming out with the latest incarnations of their supercars. But, how many of these notoriously difficult to live with cars exist as daily drivers today? Or is it the more mundane cars that survive to this day. We’ll see – one point for the fastest (top speed) 80’s road car, people.

Bonus - Rainbow 6 - Six Colours of the Rainbow
Six cars (in different pictures is fine) in six colours of the rainbow (I left off indigo)
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet (purple).
One point for a clean sweep, or one point to the person with the most colours. In a tie-break situation, highest total value of the cars wins.

1 - Smallest four-wheel drive car
The term 4x4 usually conjures up images of massive gas-guzzlers, let's see who can spot the smallest 4WD/AWD car.
1 point

2 - Quickest front-wheel drive car
The term FWD usually conjures up images of boring family hatchbacks, let's see who can spot the quickest 'boring' car.
1 point

3 - Slowest rear-wheel drive car
The term RWD usually conjures up images of sporty two seaters or big GT's, let's see who can spot the slowest 'exciting' car.
1 point

4 - Heaviest two-wheel vehicle
Bikes should be light to be fun, but let's see who can spot the heaviest.
1 point

BONUS - Fast Five
Take photos of five of the fastest (top speed) cars that you can find, combine the top speeds and whoever has the highest total wins.
1 point

Most Riced Vehicle: the most 'riced' vehicle you can find. Can be a ute (pickup truck), 4WD (SUV), car, or whatever you find. You're going to want neons, stickers, huge spoliers, stuff like that.

Largest Engine for the Smallest Car: The largest engine size relative to the overall size of the car. It'll be engine capacity (cc) divided by car volume (length*width*height) in centimetres. So a car with a 2litre engine (2000cc) is 2500cm long, by 1500cm wide, by 1000cm tall, it'll be 3750000/2000 = 1875. The smaller the number, the better.

Most colours on one car: Decals don't count on this one, we need large colour patches. A different colour boot/bonnet combo. does count. We really want two tone, three tone (?) vehicles for this one. Although, a car with four shades of primer on it is onto a winner! *EDIT* - wow, I didn't know these existed when I thought up this category. If you spot one, you'll probably win.

You're towing that?!: This'll be a judgement category on my call. The weirdest combination of car and trailer. An S2000 with a caravan, a crusty 1960s mobile with some bling dirt bikes on the back worth more than the car itself. Something weird.

Special Category: Deployable spoiler, deployed. Cars that have spoilers that are raisable/lowerable - we want to see them in the 'up' position. One point for each person that spots one photo, but feel free to submit any entries for this category (still only get you one point though).

1) Oldest car on the road - Must be driving on the road
2) Mother and Child Reunion - current generation model in the same photo as an example of the previous generation
3) Boomin' Grannies - Quickest car most likely to be driven by a pensioner
4) Junker - Worst condition car still being driven

Bonus - Independent tuner. Find an example of a car produced by an independent tuner. For example a RUF Porsche, Alpina BMW, Mugen Honda, Toms Toyota or a Corsa Special Vehicles Holden. In house tuners (ie HSV,AMG,Mazda Speed, M-Tech) don't count. One Point no matter how many you spot.

1) Fish out of water - Find a car that just shouldn't be where it is. Ie a Veyron at a ski-field with ski-racks, a beat up old Corolla parked outside a Five Star Hotel or a Smart Fortwo at a Monster Truck rally. Oddest example wins.

2) Towin' in the wind - Find an expensive car being towed by a towrope, towtruck or on a trailer. Car transporters don't count.

3)My rims, they be a spinnin' - Find the worst example of Spinners

4)My baby does 0-60 in 3.5 - Find the fastest car with a "Baby on Board" bumper sticker/window sign or a visible child seat.

Bonus: A Rolls-Royce in a colour other than white,black or silver.

Avant Garde - It seems that on a 20 minute walk around town, I'm bound to see 2 or 3 Audi wagons. How many can you spot in a week? Most Audi wagons gets a point. A tie would earn a point each.

Hardhats mandatory - Can you find a convertible hardtop? Retractible ones as seen on newer Mercedes, Volvo and BMW don't count. It has to be a completely removable shell. Boxsters have them, Miatas have them, BMW cabbies used to as well. Find them. Most wins, a tie would earn a point each.

Light is Right - Chapman philosophy: Add lightness. Lightest British car wins. Simple as it sounds.

And there was light - Rally stylin' light setup. Go out there and spot the Hellas, Bosch's or PIAAs. Most forward-facing aftermarket lights wins.

BONUS:
e31 - Find a BMW e31, which is the 8-series GT sold from 1989 to 1999. Look for the numbers 830, 840 and 850. It's a treat every time I see one of these handsome machines. I'd love to see one, and if you do, you'll get a point.

Challenge #1: Beat my best
I will take a photo of the fastest car I see this week. I will reveal the car (I don't have one yet) after the contest is closed. Whoever has a faster car than me wins a point. If nobody does, the closest to my car's top speed gets it.

Challenge #2: Open season
Quickest convertible. No targa tops or t-bars. Fully retractable hood only.

Challenge #3: Triple threat
Three cars in the same photo with the highest combined top speed. Can be as many cars as you want in the photo, but you must pick your three.

Challenge #4: A bit of an animal
A photo of a car whose manafacturer or model uses an animal in the company's logo. Most different manafacturers / models wins.
- You may only use a manufacturer / *model once
*(e.g. 60's Mustang or 90's Mustang are the same model despite being different years)
- Fantasy creatures are ok

Bonus: Yellow Mercedes (With a twist)
Anyone who takes a photo of a Merc in yellow gets a point (SLK would be the obvious contender), BUT if your Merc is an SLK and someone gets a Merc that isn't an SLK, all yellow SLK's then DO NOT count for a point. If everyone gets SLK's, each one gets a point. Is that confusing? Not in my head, but tell me if you're baffled.

1. 4-pot on finance - I want the most expensive car (or SUV/pickup) with a 4 cylinder engine. GAP category
2. Supercars in blue - any car with a top speed in excess of 155mph in a blue hue.
3. GT4-one-offs - you remember the category from before... I want examples of cars which are in GT4, but only those from single-model manufacturers (Spyker, SEAT, Proto Motors [yeah, right], Land Rover - you get the picture).
4. Say my name - I want as many car models in one photo as you can, which start with letters in my username. 2 points to anyone who gets all six models in one shot. Note: models. FIAT Panda doesn't get you an F, but Toyota Echo does get you an E.

Bonus: Ford GT/GT40 (or replica) - freak one-off rule change... CAR SHOWS AND SHOWROOMS COUNT, but a wild spot trumps them.

 

[G.T]

Hmmm I'm going to be out for a long time tomorrow so I may have a chance to take a picture or two for this...

I wish I'm out and about more often!

 

[Diego440]

Right, so since the categories are posted here already, I don't need to copy them from the old thread.

 

[Metar]

Oldest Japanese... I've got something barely 25 years old - might do though, just like that '70s BMW did the trick for me.

 

[YSSMAN]

...Well, I've already got my old Japanese car. It showed up early this morning...

Figure 1970 or 1971? So, 38 years or so?

 

[Diego440]

Famine: deadline... Friday, august 10th

(you're not really good with dates, are you?)

 

[daan]

...Well, I've already got my old Japanese car. It showed up early this morning...

Photo was taken today, but it was taken before the category was announced...

Posted at 5:24AM my time

Datsun 240Z, a very nice one at that. I really love these cars, and according to my brother, he knows the guy who owns it.

Posted at 12:32PM my time
1. Oldest Japanese Car
Japanese cars are pretty big nowadays, but in the old days they broke down easily and were kind of disposable. Seeing one that's over 25 years old is pretty rare. Let's see who finds the eldest.

 

[Diego440]

oh my... better look before you plunge in next time!

Nice spot, too bad it's outside the rules.

 

[Jondot]

Bah... I had 2 Touaregs within yards of eachother the other day.

So far all I can enter is a Mitsubishi L200 (which would have been handy last week...). 1800mm tall:

Apologies for the darkness - I took it about 15 minutes ago from my house's front window. Will probably see something better, but hey. In fact, there's a Freelander on my driveway that's 2mm taller if you include the roof bars.

 

[Tornado]

Datsun 280ZX...that was more than 25 years, right?

 

[El Jarretto]

I've got a $4,000 Volkswagen in my garage. Something tells me that won't get me far.

 

[YSSMAN]

oh my... better look before you plunge in next time!

Nice spot, too bad it's outside the rules.

Bah, its no big deal... It just was a coincidence that one of the categories matched a car I took a photo of...

 

[G.T]

Wow - I had a HUGELY unsuccessful run at finding anything after 3 hours on the road.

I forgot the tallest car category altogether. The single side-mirror was near impossble. I saw one Z3, but it wasn't a M. People didn't want to drive Phaetons or even Touareg. I saw 3 607s instead... And the Japanese cars were useless - oldest german cars would have been great instead!



Edit:

I did see this!

 

[1X83Z]

I swear I'm back to playing!!

 

[Joey D]

Ya right Doug, I call shinanaghans!

 

[1X83Z]

Ya right Doug, I call shinanaghans!

The last two weeks have been hell - I'm back now for at least three weeks! Then I'm off to college so my participation on here at all will be spotty.

 

[Diego440]

I'm not sure if it's the same there, but the early 90s Pandas came with one side mirror... older cars also did, like the 70s Beetles and 60s Corvettes.

Oldest German car was already done, I think... although I see many 70s Japanese cars around here.... A guy who lives around here has a 1978 Daihatsu Charade... freakin' horrible.

I'm not allowed to participate, am I?

Anyhow, good luck to all

 

[Metar]

Oldest BMW was done, and won by me. I'm still waiting for cheapest Subaru, though.

 

[Joey D]

Just a question...does the Z4 M Coupe count or only the Z3 one?

 

[Diego440]

Only the Z3 one

 

[Joey D]

Rodger that, might be a bit harder to find one of those but meh whatever, I'm up for a challenge.

 

[1X83Z]

Might as well post the bonus since there is very little advantage to waiting on that one...

I've gotten every bonus since the bonus category began (in weeks where I've played) but this week I thought I wouldn't hack it as I hadn't seen one of these for some time. Waiting at a light one drove right in front of me for the easy picture. Point me!!

 

[Diego440]

quick question: Are bonuses for everyone, or the first one to get it wins? For example, this week the bonus being this marvelous piece of machinery, and Doug (surprise!) getting the pic, early as well; does only Doug get the point, or everyone else who posts their finds of it get points as well. I know it's not the same as the other categories, so I got that covered.

Also, it's one point per category; but regarding the bonus, if Doug (or again, whoever else) gets more than one M Coupe, does each sighting count as one point, or just a single point for however many sightings? So if one lucky member gets 5 M Coupes, does he/she get one point, or five points?

I'm making this extra complicated, am I not?

 

[Famine]

I'd just give a bonus point to everyone who makes a spot - regardless of how many they spot.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

From what I observed, everybody gets 1 point for the bonus no matter how many they spot. But I guess the category selector could specify otherwise.

 

[Mrs. Famine]

Not that i'm wishing to be picky but are there rules in place regarding taking pictures whilst driving? (And if not, there should be...)

 

[Metar]

Regarding the illegality of them? Or how?

 

[Famine]

Not that i'm wishing to be picky but are there rules in place regarding taking pictures whilst driving? (And if not, there should be...)

While there might be a specific offence in UK Law (probably regarding not being in control), I don't think there is in the US. But granted, it's something we shouldn't encourage for safety reasons.

 

[1X83Z]

quick question: Are bonuses for everyone, or the first one to get it wins? For example, this week the bonus being this marvelous piece of machinery, and Doug (surprise!) getting the pic, early as well; does only Doug get the point, or everyone else who posts their finds of it get points as well. I know it's not the same as the other categories, so I got that covered.

Also, it's one point per category; but regarding the bonus, if Doug (or again, whoever else) gets more than one M Coupe, does each sighting count as one point, or just a single point for however many sightings? So if one lucky member gets 5 M Coupes, does he/she get one point, or five points?

I'm making this extra complicated, am I not?

Your categories my man - you make the rules!

Not that i'm wishing to be picky but are there rules in place regarding taking pictures whilst driving? (And if not, there should be...)

Thanks mom! But let's not spoil our fun. The entire point of this game is to find cars - and where do you do that - THE ROAD!! Seems pretty natural to take the photos while driving, which might be why nearly everyone who plays does just that.

I think there should be a rule about letting people who don't play suggest rules, but maybe that's just me.

 

[daan]

Thanks mom! But let's not spoil our fun. The entire point of this game is to find cars - and where do you do that - THE ROAD!! Seems pretty natural to take the photos while driving, which might be why nearly everyone who plays does just that.

I think there should be a rule about letting people who don't play suggest rules, but maybe that's just me.

I don't take photos whilst driving, but I think you know where I stand on that issue already, and I think "don't take any photos whilst driving" should be a rule in this competition too, as it should be in the "did you see anything good today" thread.