hey all,
dont know if its just round here or not but theres a lot of express vans/ econovans and hiaces all hand spraypainted and have wicked across the front scuttle panel
i'm sure ive seen a few round brisbane to so they seem to be everywhere some company? i dunno but i usally pass 2 or 3 on the way home from work
i passed one today that had the big red AVIS signs on it but it read ANIS instead

Joel

Yeah, wicked is a church group (That's what I've been told). They have hire cars all over the place (I've even seen them in Cairns a few times) They've been around for a few years.
-Staggers.

yeah i figured it might be somthing like that
ive seen all sorts of wierdos driving them lol

Joel

Like I said, church goers. (I hope I haven't offended any folks who do go to church! If so, sorry!)
-Staggers.

no its just a hire van company out of kings cross sydney that
hires out to backpackers along the east coast, backpackers would
come to aust on a holiday & buy a kombi,station wagon or whatever
then resell it when their visa was up, so someone came up with the
idea of these vans & a smart one at that, its a thriving business & the
kombi's are safe from backpackers & from the company as the hiacs,
econovans are cheap as chips.(backpackers visas can be up to 3 months)
japanese backpackers even rent out houses as a base &
when they go home other japanese backpackers take over
it saves them a lot of money this way & theres a lot of them.

[ Edited on 4-4-2006 by winerot ]

Well that explains it all!
-Staggers.

thers is a heap of them in geelong and th e great ocean road liked the cocaine one myself very funny someone is very clever who is painting them

wicked has been around for 5-6 years i reckon, the owner used to have a 744 volvo all graffitied up as his company car they have all sorts of crap on them even bart simpson doin a brown eye they start at about $40 a day ,not that cheap as its long term rental

yeh they started out as just vans then i believe someone at kings cross started to graffiti
all of them so they do stand out & some of them are very funny witty & even controversial.
david that is expensive it adds up over a period of time, my partner & i used to manage 2 hostels
in brisbane in the 80's long hours but a good life all the same, when the expo was on in brisbane
that was like an party that lasted 8 months quite surreal actually when it finished brisbane took a
while to get over it, brisbane was in a void for months.
cheers wally

I was told its run by husband and wife team and the wife paints them.Have seen some with old rock stars on them,Hendrix,Beatles,Marley,Ringo.Also some have sexual references and stuff.
1 Talented painter!

They're in PERTH TOO....!!!!!!

and you don't have a too worry about small damage either

my mum couldn't work it out either when they did the east coast

lohoon your probably right & its a family business
anyway heres the site for it below only been going
since 2001 NOW WHY DIDNT I THINK OF THIS
a bit like the idea of making a smilie sticker & sit back
& collect the revenue

http://www.wickedcampers.com.au 

[ Edited on 5-4-2006 by winerot ]

:sandrine
They have a base in Byron so they are always cruising around here...
Great paint jobs :thumb
Judy