AUs on Television

Mr Hardware · 29-10-2009, 08:09 PM

So i'm always interested in spotting AUs on the telly screen

obviously everyone knows the AU that got blown up in Mission Impossible II

there's an NRMA ad here in QLD that features what was probably otherwise a perfectly good AUII Fairmont wagon in Barossa Red getting majorly hail damaged

and whilst flicking through channels tonight i noticed on Neighbours they're using a white AUII Fairmont as a marked up cop car! It has to be at least 8 years old!!

So have you seen any other AUs at work on TV?

bodes-sh · 29-10-2009, 08:40 PM

outrageous fortune. if you haven't heard of it, i think it's on youtube. i think it is a kiwi show...lots of au's in that

needaXYGT · 29-10-2009, 09:27 PM

seens AU's before, but something i recently saw was an EA falcon on superman returns!

au11futura · 29-10-2009, 10:12 PM

ha neibours au cop car.

**SSD-85** · 29-10-2009, 10:16 PM

In that taxi show, whatever its called. Where the driver asks the passengers questions and they win stuff. They use an AU cab for that.

FORD5 · 29-10-2009, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Scotty85

In that taxi show, whatever its called. Where the driver asks the passengers questions and they win stuff. They use an AU cab for that.

That'd be cash cab.

**SSD-85** · 29-10-2009, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by FORD5

That'd be cash cab.

That's the one. You can tell I don't watch much TV

ronwest · 29-10-2009, 11:02 PM

Last night (or maybe the night before) there was a NZ cop show (copumentary??) where 2 car loads of cops were going to a farm for a cannabis bust.

Both cars were AU1's.

STHSV8 · 29-10-2009, 11:38 PM

The "better get a lawyer son" anti drink driving ad has an AU taxi.

Mr Hardware · 29-10-2009, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Scotty85

In that taxi show, whatever its called. Where the driver asks the passengers questions and they win stuff. They use an AU cab for that.

Ah good point too mate, yes quite so.
Also the old treasury casino ad ('So, how was your night?') was an AU cab (and a real genuine brisbane cab too! ST1000 if i remember correctly), and so is some headache medicine has a southern AU cab too.

Riksta · 30-10-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bodes-sh

outrageous fortune. if you haven't heard of it, i think it's on youtube. i think it is a kiwi show...lots of au's in that

My friend is obsessed with that show. She's bought every season on DVD so far, even the one just out in NZ she got via mail order. Gotta admit though it is a half decent show!

Dauphin · 30-10-2009, 01:54 PM

I was semi-excited to see one of the nasty Underbelly 1 characters driving around in an AU Sportsman, almost identical to my car.

V3RSAC3 · 30-10-2009, 04:15 PM

Blue heelers used to have AU police cars! lol ... What a show

falzoony · 30-10-2009, 05:05 PM

The Wog Boy police cars.

4LT2B · 30-10-2009, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by falzoony

The Wog Boy police cars.

lol.......

grandpa_spec_F6 · 30-10-2009, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

there's an NRMA ad here in QLD that features what was probably otherwise a perfectly good AUII Fairmont wagon in Barossa Red getting majorly hail damaged

I almost spat my cereal all over the tv when I saw that! :(

What a waste of a perfectly good car, and a FAIRMONT nonetheless!

Mr Hardware · 31-10-2009, 12:09 AM

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I almost spat my cereal all over the tv when I saw that!

Musta been afternoon then hey grandpa_spec

StealthAu · 31-10-2009, 07:20 AM

This thread is a laugh, "hey look hey look! A 10 year old mass produced car is on TV!!"

Cam · 31-10-2009, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by StealthAu

This thread is a laugh, "hey look hey look! A 10 year old mass produced car is on TV!!"

hahaha, i was thinking the same thing

blackers10 · 31-10-2009, 01:43 PM

in some famous guys funeral in the UK that was on TV a while back they had a black AU LTD hearse

ronwest · 31-10-2009, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by StealthAu

This thread is a laugh, "hey look hey look! A 10 year old mass produced car is on TV!!"

Yep, fair comment and whilst that's true, perversely I've seen more Ferrari's, Lambo's etc (not exactly "mass produced" and only slightly more "exotic") than I have au's.

For some unknown reason I would tend to notice an au on tv more than I would notice an "exotic"

StealthAu · 31-10-2009, 08:58 PM

I take it you aren't into aussie tv shows or movies. Must also avould comercials hey?

ronwest · 01-11-2009, 01:28 AM

I watch 3 - 4 hours of tv per week (excluding things like Bathurst or Rugby or Tour de France)

In an average week there will be perhaps one hour of commercial tv, but even then I flick around when the adv's are on. I've learned to live without it ;)

So, no... I haven't seen many au's on tv.

Unlike those who live in front of the box and have seen thousands?? of au's, it is still a novelty for me.

But hey, thanks for your interest in my viewing habits

StealthAu · 01-11-2009, 10:35 AM

I don't watch bugger all tv, was just giving a tip to those who get excited about seeing a plain jane 10 year old povo pack....... watch Aussie TV and movies, that'll get your rocks off

BIGJB · 01-11-2009, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by StealthAu

I don't watch bugger all tv, was just giving a tip to those who get excited about seeing a plain jane 10 year old povo pack....... watch Aussie TV and movies, that'll get your rocks off

ronwest · 01-11-2009, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by StealthAu

I don't watch bugger all tv, was just giving a tip to those who get excited about seeing a plain jane 10 year old povo pack....... watch Aussie TV and movies, that'll get your rocks off

Dunno about getting my rocks off but it's certainly a novelty for me. Thanks for the tip... I'll keep my eye out for them, lol.