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Spray-on mud and speed cameras?
Hi,
Does anyone use spray-on mud, or know anyone else who does? I am a journalist researching a story on products like the one at http://www.sprayonmud.com. Have you used such products, or know any stories about people who have? What are the ways in which it can be used and why? Such products are marketed to 4x4 owners looking to give their vehicle an authentic just-been-up-the-side-of-a-mountain look, but I have read from some people who say they could be used to cover cars' registration plates to avoid detection by speed cameras (something the manufacturer of the above product says it does not condone and an activity it discourages)... Got any stories about either of these uses? Ever used spray-on mud yourself to avoid getting nicked or flashed? What do you think of spray-on-mud - handy way for busy drivers to get 4x4 street cred, pointless yuppie posturing, perfect way to evade the long arm of the law? I'd love to hear from anyone who has used this type of thing or who has any anecdotes. If you'd rather not be identified, email . Thanks. |
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> Yeah, I have an anecdote. Some spammer tried to sell what amounts to a handful
> of mud for the price of a couple of gallons of petrol, by posting a fake "I'm a > journalist" post to a newsgroup, and hopefully got bad publicity. Not fake. I'm not affiliated with the company in any way. I asked here because I thought this was a knowledgeable community of motoring enthusiasts. |
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In article . com>,
says... > Not fake. I'm not affiliated with the company in any way. I asked here > because I thought this was a knowledgeable community of motoring > enthusiasts. > Someone tried to sell me some florida real estate once. I didn't fall for that either. Why is it that people think "Motoring enthusiast"="Criminal"? Would you also asume that some selling machetes and stocking masks with rohypnol thrown in free to sweeten the deal might interest us too? -- "Sorry Sir, the meatballs are Orf" The poster formerly known as Skodapilot. http://www.bouncing-czechs.com |
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On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 09:00:42 +0100, Sleeker GT Phwoar
> wrote: >Why is it that people think "Motoring enthusiast"="Criminal"? >Would you also asume that some selling machetes and stocking masks with >rohypnol thrown in free to sweeten the deal might interest us too? I'm not sure I saw that in the replies... I think what the general consensus was that if (big IF) the product were real, it was also really stupid. The bottom line is that the reason they are selling it IS TO BLOCK license plates. Their web site says so in big bold print (They say "not to be used to cover the license plate", just in case someone doesn't pick up quickly enough the conecpt from their picture. |
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In article >,
says... > On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 09:00:42 +0100, Sleeker GT Phwoar > > wrote: > > > >Why is it that people think "Motoring enthusiast"="Criminal"? > >Would you also asume that some selling machetes and stocking masks with > >rohypnol thrown in free to sweeten the deal might interest us too? > > I'm not sure I saw that in the replies... I think what the general > consensus was that if (big IF) the product were real, it was also > really stupid. > > The bottom line is that the reason they are selling it IS TO BLOCK > license plates. Their web site says so in big bold print (They say > "not to be used to cover the license plate", just in case someone > doesn't pick up quickly enough the conecpt from their picture. > It's just that our enquiring hack made the connection between spray on mud and illegally blocking your plate from speed cameras. Why should we be interested in illegal usage of a stupid product, and any more than illegal use of drugs, or weapons, or ladies undergarments. -- "Sorry Sir, the meatballs are Orf" The poster formerly known as Skodapilot. http://www.bouncing-czechs.com |
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I get 'real' mud on my 4x4 and I have been stopped by the police because
said mud obscured my plate. On several occasions. Even got stopped because the mud obscured the 'light' for the plate, the plate was ok. I now stop and clean my plates along with my lights before driving on public roads again. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's wrote: > > Hi, > > Does anyone use spray-on mud, or know anyone else who does? > > I am a journalist researching a story on products like the one at > http://www.sprayonmud.com. > > Have you used such products, or know any stories about people who have? > > What are the ways in which it can be used and why? Such products are > marketed to 4x4 owners looking to give their vehicle an authentic > just-been-up-the-side-of-a-mountain look, but I have read from some > people who say they could be used to cover cars' registration plates to > avoid detection by speed cameras (something the manufacturer of the > above product says it does not condone and an activity it > discourages)... Got any stories about either of these uses? Ever used > spray-on mud yourself to avoid getting nicked or flashed? > > What do you think of spray-on-mud - handy way for busy drivers to get > 4x4 street cred, pointless yuppie posturing, perfect way to evade the > long arm of the law? > > I'd love to hear from anyone who has used this type of thing or who has > any anecdotes. > > If you'd rather not be identified, email . > > Thanks. |
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