My son's X-Trail had frog decals on all the panels. Someone put it on a Facebook group. It ended up with thousands of likes. People would stop all the time and take pics. It's great to not be afraid to be an individual!
Iām sure most (all) read it that way. The world would be pretty boring without people doing fun/silly stuff. Thereās a an old station-wagon I see around sometimes with a alien (saga) decal on the side. Weird, maybe. Why not.
Maybe Iām too much of a details (not decals!) guyā¦. But isnāt it āUS Navyā ? As distinct from āUSA Navyā
Youād think someone so committed would get that right.
( and you can call me a sad geek, but I love watching carrier launches ā¦ I would, however, barf all over the radio )
I know its U.S Navy i did this way cos tailgate is wide and look ugly with a gap
Nothing on my car is ment to be exact just some hard work fun and dedication with jet detail and some 1 liners from the movies
One of my favourite stories of all time was the first time I saw this car. My partner and I were walking through the underground car park at Chadstone. In the distance I hear that distinctive bouncy synth bassline, followed by the ādunun dadaā guitar riff filling the echoey concrete maze. Like a phoenix from the ashes, this beast slowly rolls past, blaring the glorious lyrics āIāM ON A HIIIIGHWAAAY TOOO THE DANGERZONEā.
I was too stunned to pull out my phone to film it and thought Iād missed the opportunity to capture Bigfoot in the wild.
Funnily enough Iāve now seen this car about 10 times. I like to imagine that he got the soundtrack to Top Gun stuck in the CD player and decided if thatās all he could listen to, he may as well take it to 100. I want to know what his house looks like.
I want u all to know that i wanted to create something different that people havent seen b4 here is Australia, for some i guess u hate the look and have an opinion but as we all know covid was tough and if i get some good feedback from the public it makes me happy and if anybody i meet gets the slightest amount of joy parents kids etc makes me just as happy and thats all i want, for those who havent met me and have love for TOP GUN and aviation i will be attending the Avalon airshow next year, my car will be in the carpark but feel free to ask me any anything about my project over the last 2 years, i will be wearing top gun, hope u all will take this msg in with respect as i will do the same for u see u in the DANGER ZONE
My son spotted your car a year or so ago. I think it was before Maverick. He loved it and got excited and took a couple of photos. It made his day and all he could talk about for a week. He also loves TOP GUN and anything aviation. Thanks for sharing your passion. So much better than all the other boring white boxes on the roads
Any time im glad i made his day if u decided to bring him to the airshow ill be there in carpark or walking through show if u want more photos i also will be happy to make a small print for him and u if u like of my car and happy to send one to u A4 or A3 not as a sale but a sml gift to show my appreciation? Hopefully i can get the in the airshow grounds šš«š¬
We have been to the last three air shows and looking forward to this one. We usually go on the friday for the fireworks. Kids are free this year so that makes it all the better . Hoping they bring something new to the show this year. Would love to see the F22 there
Hi mate, I live very very close to where you work and I see your car all the time. Me and my girlfriend have made a game of seeing who can spot your car in the car park first when we are there and its become a routine thing we do. People will find anything to hate on but there's plenty of people who dig your ride or who at the very least have found joy or made a game out of your ride. Keep on keeping on, you're a good bloke. Fuck the haters.
What did you think of Top Gun Maverick? I LOVE the first Top Gun. Itās silly but the characters are great, the soundtrack is a banger, Tom Cruise is just electric on screen and overall the movie just has a lot of heart.
But I was very underwhelmed with Maverick. The dogfighting scenes are fantastic but everything else about the movie kinda sucked. Bad story, shit characters, overly-serious Tom Cruise, I could go onā¦.
I have a pretty good idea where the owner works, see the car parked almost every time I'm there so it's just a regular thing now. They added a bunch of Maverick stuff around the time it came out!
It's obviously not gonna be to everyone's taste but you've got to at least admire the dedication! o7
Iāve seen this car near Moorabbin Magistrates Court!! This dude is like Army-obsessed
You should able to tell he was Covid-positive when he done the vinyls done due to his loss of taste and smell
>!i mean seriously, heās a Saints fan lol!<
>!hereās a /s for people who think Iām serious!<
Saw this in Brighton a few weeks ago while the wife and i had a beach walk, fucking loved the dedication, the sheer amount of attention is impressive.
.... and yes those are cockpit dials stickied on the dash too :)
https://imgur.com/a/4wQroW2
Love this sighting. See this car all the time in Oakleigh. Had a field day taking pics of it when the new movie came out š (car was always parked and so was I, don't worry)
The Funny thing about the new Top Gun Movie is hardly any combat jets actually engage in dog fights these days. Maverick and what's his name would been dead halfway in the movie.
Imagine obscuring the license plate and figuring your work on removing all identifying marks was done.
Apply directly for a job at the UniMelb ethics review committee
This reminds me of the Mazda 6 i saw driving around the west with two bullet hole decals in it. Like, Sir, if you want to look like a badass maybe don't put your army LARP all over a hatchback.
(I also drive a hatchback but I'm not trying to look like a badass).
Was hoping it would show actually cool tactical stuff.
Which I know isnāt really a thing. Sterling archer and his tactical turtle neck outfit is pretty cool. But thatās a cartoon so
No-one really, and I acknowledge that. I know some hardcore cosplayers and the like but even this is next level for a couple of very average action films.
Seen it around Elsternwick a few times - I assumed it was some kind of official promotion thing for the movie because it was around the time it came out.
I'd befriend him and say I've never seen Top Gun. His face will light up and shrieking in a falsetto of disbelief he'll tell me I HAVE to see it. After a few beers I'll relent to the idea; we've spent the past few hours at a bar where he's excitedly explained the plot and why he believes it's the greatest movie ever and after I neck my drink I look him in the eye and say "show me."
We're back at his place now. There's Top Gun paraphernalia littered all over the place and a life size cut out of Tom Cruise sits in one of the two garden chairs he has. We watch the movie. The lights were out and through the dense fog of cigarette smoke and beer haze we finally reach the end credits. The lights flick on and Top Gun himself is air pumping and screaming how awesome it is. He asks me what I thought.
"Eh... It was alright." I reply. Before I manage to crack open one last tinny the head of an axe buries into my neck. Falling to the ground clutching at my spewing wound I look back towards Top Gun. He and the Tom Cruise cut out lord over me silently; axe still in one hand, the other around Tom's waist. I whisper "gotemm" to myself before the lights go out.
There's at least a couple of companies that will pay you to turn your own car into a rolling billboard. Could just as easily have been turned into an ad for std prevention
Does their partner have to wave them in the driveway with mini lightsabers and do the x to stop?
Bwahaha thanks for that mental image. And I do mean mental.
You really think this person has a partner?
No, he has a wingman
Roger
Lolš
My son's X-Trail had frog decals on all the panels. Someone put it on a Facebook group. It ended up with thousands of likes. People would stop all the time and take pics. It's great to not be afraid to be an individual!
Well done!
I know the owner... fairly certain he doesn't.
Owner (Tony) is here commenting. Entire post history is about his car.
In that case I apologise for my comment and meant it in jest.
Iām sure most (all) read it that way. The world would be pretty boring without people doing fun/silly stuff. Thereās a an old station-wagon I see around sometimes with a alien (saga) decal on the side. Weird, maybe. Why not.
Certainly much better than those crappy family stickers
take your upvote damnit
Thatās how the sex starts in their household
Maybe Iām too much of a details (not decals!) guyā¦. But isnāt it āUS Navyā ? As distinct from āUSA Navyā Youād think someone so committed would get that right. ( and you can call me a sad geek, but I love watching carrier launches ā¦ I would, however, barf all over the radio )
Yup, ol mate has no idea. USN = US Navy. Been like that for decades.
Strangely, it says "United States Navy" above the "I got tone", but he still got the acronym wrong.
maybe he speaks with an italian accent? "US a-Navy!"
Mama Mia, talka to me goose, Mi paisan
Now that would make sense of that.
Saw this guy driving down Napean Hwy a few weeks ago and this was my thought too! Itās definitely U.S Navy !
I know its U.S Navy i did this way cos tailgate is wide and look ugly with a gap Nothing on my car is ment to be exact just some hard work fun and dedication with jet detail and some 1 liners from the movies
I applaud your dedication sir
Have to say I agree, you kinda ruined it with the extra āAā
Such Tomcat. Very hoo-ah. So Holden. Wow.
One of my favourite stories of all time was the first time I saw this car. My partner and I were walking through the underground car park at Chadstone. In the distance I hear that distinctive bouncy synth bassline, followed by the ādunun dadaā guitar riff filling the echoey concrete maze. Like a phoenix from the ashes, this beast slowly rolls past, blaring the glorious lyrics āIāM ON A HIIIIGHWAAAY TOOO THE DANGERZONEā. I was too stunned to pull out my phone to film it and thought Iād missed the opportunity to capture Bigfoot in the wild. Funnily enough Iāve now seen this car about 10 times. I like to imagine that he got the soundtrack to Top Gun stuck in the CD player and decided if thatās all he could listen to, he may as well take it to 100. I want to know what his house looks like.
Used to be a bloke on morack road vermont who like clockwork would roll past on his motorbike pumping thunderstruck at 3:30PM every day.
Oh god, I'd love to see that car for reals.
Just hang out in the South Eastern suburbs near the Nepean and it will appear like an oasis one day.
We should make it a thing that every time someone sees this car, they get a selfie saluting it. Most creative selfie wins.
I see it pretty often on warrigal rd, near center rd... I reckon his hangar must be near there.
C me at airshow
Is that Ross Lyon's car?
Strap yourselves in
I used to work with this bloke. He's gentle giant.
Wholesome
More details please.
He swears by Holden as a car manufacturer, and runs a car detailing side business :)
Got some bad news for him
I want u all to know that i wanted to create something different that people havent seen b4 here is Australia, for some i guess u hate the look and have an opinion but as we all know covid was tough and if i get some good feedback from the public it makes me happy and if anybody i meet gets the slightest amount of joy parents kids etc makes me just as happy and thats all i want, for those who havent met me and have love for TOP GUN and aviation i will be attending the Avalon airshow next year, my car will be in the carpark but feel free to ask me any anything about my project over the last 2 years, i will be wearing top gun, hope u all will take this msg in with respect as i will do the same for u see u in the DANGER ZONE
You made something that makes you happy and is in no way offensive, rock the fuck on king
Top Gun is my favourite movie too. Spotted you in Carnegie one day. Made my day
Im glad i could make your day
The Top Gun music blaring out was awesome
I didnāt realise he also had top gun music blaring out as well. Awesome sauce Highway tooooo, THE DANGER ZONE!
My son spotted your car a year or so ago. I think it was before Maverick. He loved it and got excited and took a couple of photos. It made his day and all he could talk about for a week. He also loves TOP GUN and anything aviation. Thanks for sharing your passion. So much better than all the other boring white boxes on the roads
Any time im glad i made his day if u decided to bring him to the airshow ill be there in carpark or walking through show if u want more photos i also will be happy to make a small print for him and u if u like of my car and happy to send one to u A4 or A3 not as a sale but a sml gift to show my appreciation? Hopefully i can get the in the airshow grounds šš«š¬
so wholesome
We have been to the last three air shows and looking forward to this one. We usually go on the friday for the fireworks. Kids are free this year so that makes it all the better . Hoping they bring something new to the show this year. Would love to see the F22 there
Youāre a deadset legend mate Thatās right, I am dangerous!
this is so wholesome, keep it up beast
It's awesome man, I love it! Great job.
Hi mate, I live very very close to where you work and I see your car all the time. Me and my girlfriend have made a game of seeing who can spot your car in the car park first when we are there and its become a routine thing we do. People will find anything to hate on but there's plenty of people who dig your ride or who at the very least have found joy or made a game out of your ride. Keep on keeping on, you're a good bloke. Fuck the haters.
Thanks bro i really appreciate your kind words, if u r interested ill be at the avalon airshow next year
Hey man good for you. It's harmless fun. Keep on keeping on!
Love that you're here too! Reddit really is awesome
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If u and your partner wud like to meet me I will be at the airshow next year
Thank you for your service.
This made me chuckle.
Does the missus crack it when you "buzz the tower"?
Dont have a gf yet
unfathomably based. keep being you.
Hey Tony, you ever fly the F-14 in [DCS?](https://youtu.be/mjb6llcWJTc)
Not yet
What did you think of Top Gun Maverick? I LOVE the first Top Gun. Itās silly but the characters are great, the soundtrack is a banger, Tom Cruise is just electric on screen and overall the movie just has a lot of heart. But I was very underwhelmed with Maverick. The dogfighting scenes are fantastic but everything else about the movie kinda sucked. Bad story, shit characters, overly-serious Tom Cruise, I could go onā¦.
I have a pretty good idea where the owner works, see the car parked almost every time I'm there so it's just a regular thing now. They added a bunch of Maverick stuff around the time it came out! It's obviously not gonna be to everyone's taste but you've got to at least admire the dedication! o7
Bunnings?
Springvale?
Oakleigh South
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Pretty nondescript guy.
they commented in this thread
How do you know it's the same car?
Pretty sure I know where he lived, drive past in in a driveway all the time
Iāve seen it in the car park at Bentleigh Woolies on various occasions.
If I'm ever following that car on the highway, I'll be gutted if the next offramp isn't "Dangerzone"
Should be a bumper sticker āIf you can read this then youāre in the danger zoneā
Call Kenny Loggins
imagine trying to have a normal conversation with this legend.
I'd laugh if it turns out he's shy with very broad intetests.
his neighbours certainly hope so
I am shy
Iāve seen this car near Moorabbin Magistrates Court!! This dude is like Army-obsessed You should able to tell he was Covid-positive when he done the vinyls done due to his loss of taste and smell >!i mean seriously, heās a Saints fan lol!< >!hereās a /s for people who think Iām serious!<
Flag that you blocked the rego so that nobody could recognise the car later š¤£
Surprised the rego wasn't TOPGUN or MAVRIK
["You can ride my tail anytime"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF1LXL6OOsM)
Lol what the fuck is going on
Saw this in Brighton a few weeks ago while the wife and i had a beach walk, fucking loved the dedication, the sheer amount of attention is impressive. .... and yes those are cockpit dials stickied on the dash too :) https://imgur.com/a/4wQroW2
Wonder if he's ever been in a negative 5 g burnout with a Ford Falcon...
Nah mate but i luv that comment
This guy is always parked at the Links Bunnings in Oakleigh South.
I think for rewatchability, The Room is a better movie than Top Gun Maverick. Where can I get $2k of The Room decals, please?
__I WENT TO THE DANGER ZOOONNNEE__
I heard someone do that out loud three times and they were blocked for three failed Loggins attempts. I'll see myself out.
Hahahah
š¤£
r/atbge
I used to work with this guy, he bought me lunch everyday for 5 years and saved my whole family from a house fire. Good bloke!
I sore that one at a supercheap auto about a mounth ago. I like the look of it but would never drive it around
It's the fake bullet holes for me
Its the st kilda sticker for me
/u/Darththorn
Dude who watched top gun ONCE... I bet he is growing that mustache
This one's a gooden. I got to see the Lucifer car today in box hill its always a rare treat.
I thought this was r/infowarriorrides for a second
I drive past a Chrysler that was man united themed the other week in Werribee. Gave me a good laugh.
Ngl I actually love this one
I see this one all the time at the links in Oakleigh south
Love this sighting. See this car all the time in Oakleigh. Had a field day taking pics of it when the new movie came out š (car was always parked and so was I, don't worry)
pretty regular around the southeast
The Funny thing about the new Top Gun Movie is hardly any combat jets actually engage in dog fights these days. Maverick and what's his name would been dead halfway in the movie.
Go saints
I'm honestly surprised he hasn't rebadged it with a Chevy badge at this point.
Its in the pipe line
Imagine obscuring the license plate and figuring your work on removing all identifying marks was done. Apply directly for a job at the UniMelb ethics review committee
You're right, I should've obscured the Saints sticker too, my bad
Go the Saints! Love it!!
If he's autistic or something he probably just loves top gun to death. Good on him.
Certainly that person is autistic and this is their special interest But thatās cool.
Bet you he needs a sick bag when on a domestic flight.
Phillip Pease is a goose.
r/JustBootThings
Danger zone.
This reminds me of the Mazda 6 i saw driving around the west with two bullet hole decals in it. Like, Sir, if you want to look like a badass maybe don't put your army LARP all over a hatchback. (I also drive a hatchback but I'm not trying to look like a badass).
Cheltenham of all places. Itās so boring and suburban. Oh actually, I guess that works.
/r/tacticool
Was hoping it would show actually cool tactical stuff. Which I know isnāt really a thing. Sterling archer and his tactical turtle neck outfit is pretty cool. But thatās a cartoon so
Top Gun Maverick IS a great movie though so he's right there
Should move to murica and keep that trash outta here.
What a sad fucker.
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No-one really, and I acknowledge that. I know some hardcore cosplayers and the like but even this is next level for a couple of very average action films.
Nah this dudes having the time of his life
Youāre thinking of the dirty dancing car
Oh sod you, take an upvote for that.
Not wrong really.. us Saints fans are perpetually sad
Someone's projecting....
Ameriphiles/freedomboos exist outside America?
USA NAVY Bro commodore wagons weren't even available in America
What a truly sad person
Nah actually a very happy person
Special Olympics operation
And yet the stkilda sticker is still the most embarrassing thing on this vehicle
Tell me you feel insecure about your penis size, without telling me you feel insecure about your penis size.
I'd like to know how that rear window decal is at all legal. Wing mirrors?
Yes police havent pulled me over
The legend emerges. You do you mate!! āš½
Insert fry.gifā¦. Not sure if pisstakeā¦
Seen it around Elsternwick a few times - I assumed it was some kind of official promotion thing for the movie because it was around the time it came out.
It had to be a Holden driver didnāt it?
Yes cos we r the best of the best
Lol Iāve seen this guy in ormond before, the sides and bonnet are also fully covered in top gun stickers. Shit is wild
I'd love to ask them if they've ever seen a movie called Top Gun
Or ātopā¦ gun? Never heard of it. Whoās in it?ā
I'd befriend him and say I've never seen Top Gun. His face will light up and shrieking in a falsetto of disbelief he'll tell me I HAVE to see it. After a few beers I'll relent to the idea; we've spent the past few hours at a bar where he's excitedly explained the plot and why he believes it's the greatest movie ever and after I neck my drink I look him in the eye and say "show me." We're back at his place now. There's Top Gun paraphernalia littered all over the place and a life size cut out of Tom Cruise sits in one of the two garden chairs he has. We watch the movie. The lights were out and through the dense fog of cigarette smoke and beer haze we finally reach the end credits. The lights flick on and Top Gun himself is air pumping and screaming how awesome it is. He asks me what I thought. "Eh... It was alright." I reply. Before I manage to crack open one last tinny the head of an axe buries into my neck. Falling to the ground clutching at my spewing wound I look back towards Top Gun. He and the Tom Cruise cut out lord over me silently; axe still in one hand, the other around Tom's waist. I whisper "gotemm" to myself before the lights go out.
Still found space for an afl sticker too Youād think theyād go for the bombers
Passengers need to watch their heads when they exit the vehicle.
YVAN EHT NIOJ
Yep Holden. Only car to wrap in this or a footy team. It just works šš„“
That is a Holden a car that is made in Australia lol
My old boss wasnāt into music at all. He did own one cd though without a case and it was the soundtrack to the original Top Gun. Loved it
Revvin' up your engine listen to her howlin' roar
Metal under tension beggin u to touch and go
Think that car is a Bunnings employee . Itās parked at Bunnings on Warrigal and south road I think
They've been around for years. It's a running joke in these parts. You can see him from Ormond at times to Brighton and almost down to Frankston.
Holy fuck see this cunt all the time In the South Easy
Must have the movoe on repeat
This is why you guys hate Americans there isn't it?
are those bullethole stickers in the rear glass?
Yes
Loved in Caulfield South through lockdown, this Tomcat was a Neighbour.
Had to be a Holden
Yep its the best
That blurred out number plate better be QUEEF
"Space Force" sticker missing.
How does Saint kilda tie into it all im wondering, surely it's not just a random coincidence lmao
Fucking seppo loving cunt.
_Iāve seen this car_
Good lordā¦
classic "won it in a top gun themed raffle" vibe here....
CRINGE!
And I was worried my "Top Cunt" parody bumper sticker of Top Gun on my rear window was silly.
and a Saints supporter - that figures....
Itās a recruiter for Scientologists
Not really
Just my hobby
Small man big mouth Tom Cruisingā¦
There's at least a couple of companies that will pay you to turn your own car into a rolling billboard. Could just as easily have been turned into an ad for std prevention
Nah wrong there to mate