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Ever Wanted Your Own Land Speeder?
An anonymous reader writes "Be the first on your block to drive on of these! a StarWars Land Speeder. This used to be a 1988 Ford Escort and only has 880 miles since built." This is a surprisingly impressive conversion.
It's better than the ones from the films .... you can't see the wheels.
This isn't the Escort you're looking for...
Scoundrel? I can live with that...
Cop: Son, do you realize you were going 45 in a 25? License, and, um, registration please.
Obi Wannabe: These are not the droids you are looking for.
Cop: What?
Obi Wannabe: Move Along.
Cop: Get out of the car and place your hands where I can see them...
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How will we pay for insurance on this? With credits?
But really, serious question: would the insurance rates be at all affected by driving this? The link mentions it's "street-safe" but there's more regulations on driving than just having this required component and that required component.
Or as Bevis once said...
You can't polish a turd
Of course, the insurance company would probably freeze you in carbonite, metaphorically speaking...
F-16? U.S. Navy? Good luck, since the Navy doesn't fly F-16s.
Despite what EULAs say, most software is sold, not licensed.
"Excuse me sir, is this your vehicle ?"
"This is not the car you are looking for"
"This is not the car we are looking for. Move along."
It's not as simple as that, even. This is a 'kit car' (regardless of what he says, regardless of it being a one off, this is a kit car). The rules and regulations vary by state. And the odds of finding the rules in your state are... varied.
Some states require only the VIN (Vehicle Identification Number), working lights and turn signals, etc. Other states require emissions testing and other things. But if you can fill out the right papers, there's not much you can't drive. I believe the thinking is "if you're stupid enough to drive it, you're stupid enough to die in it".
Jesus was all right but his disciples were thick and ordinary. -John Lennon
Then and only then will I be able to complete my transmogrification into the Comic Book guy from The Simpsons.
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You can bet your ass the first time I get pulled over I'm gonna say, "These are not the droids you're looking for," and pray that the cop finds it funny instead of realizing I just insulted his intelligence. =)
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Having my fiance owning an Escort, and having driven it, I commend you on your accurate description. I have never driven such a small car that felt like driving barge.
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Don't you mean your parents' garden?
Bust out the high end stereo system and blast the StarWars anthem as you cruise around town... I'm sure it'd have the same affect as having the Black Plague or Ebola... "Chicks? We don't need no stinkin... ch-- No, actually, we DO need some chicks... BOB!! CANCEL THE BID BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!"
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