i call stunt no way would the lady leave the car that far away from the trailer leave it running and the car dor open. and beside the rober wouldnt be dressed in all black hed want to blend in with the crowd make it look like nothing was suspicious

guys it is all a stunt to stall for time for a new idea for the show

does anyone know what happened with the "spot Kitt contest"?

Just wondering as this car was parked 3 down from my vehicle this last sunday .... mall parking lot , Kelowna B.C.

well i think its a publicity stunt

This looks fake to me. But for the real stuff... Any one else think it's time we put this crime genie back in the bottle? We have neglected this work for too long.

Balls? Any fool can steal. Takes balls to make an invention, develop real skills and meet the conditions of the love even bad boys can't deny we all long for. Like on eBay, only 15% of people are scammers. We all pay for them. Time we cut them loose from the pack and "encourage" them to stop wasting our time.

It was an E! network publicity stunt - revealed earlier this week. And a great one at that!

Bullshit !! what happened to the tracking system in the car. These guys think everyone is fuckin stupid that they'll believe this. If it really was stolen the cops would have been after the guy as soon as the chick screamed. I aint buyin it .. :S

Yeah Rodney, I'm afraid it's impossible to believe.

For one thing, the press release pretty much tells us what happened.

But if that's not enough, we can use a bit of logic to understand that these promotions require the permission, and actually the sponsorship, of the tv show/movie/whatever. So if the robbery was real, Knight Rider wouldn't allow E! to do the promotion, nor would they sponsor it.

Nor would E! go ahead and set up a promotion without Knight Rider's blessing, one that explicitly makes fun of the carjacking, because E! relies on the cooperation of various studios, tv networks, etc.

So if you want to believe E! is willing to piss off the entities that provide E! with its access and content, then I would like to restate..."wow"

Easy fellas, easy now......

Regardless, the story, stunt and theft actually *was* totally setup and executed as a smart marketing move. After all, look at all the chatter going you're all making. It's obviously working.

http://autos.canada.com/news/story.html?id=82defb1c-c309-4694-ad4d-dacd325bc2f9 says:

"Wednesday, the network producing the show revealed the car had been "KITTnapped" as part of a "unique viewer engagement promotion" in which one fan will win a new Ford Mustang."

It did look a little bit setup I will admit..

Joel, it's a Mustang, because they needed money to make the show, and Ford was willing to pony up (yes, pun intended) some dough... and paste their ads all over.

@Seth - While you are busy calling people dumbass - He means that it was a diehard who was upset they didnt make the new KITT a firebird so he stole the mustang.

Dumbass.

Yea, to the very first comment, it's a mustang, not a firebird dumbass..the old one was a firebird i think...but even in the video u can clearly see there is no way that's a firebird..

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oh and my personal opinion they should have used the lamborghini murcielago lp640 2008 black on black i know budget would not allow them but just thinking about it in reality they never would have been able to use a car like that but for all the knight rider fans this car would have made the best knight rider ever and just to give you an idea of what a black lamborghini murcielago lp640 2008 looks like heres a video on the car im sure you would all agree with me KITT and lamborghini murcielago would have made the SICKEST car on the planet ........the car in this video is a 2003 not 2008 they look the same more or less this guy talks a little bit too much coz hes tryn to sell it but i just wanted you all to see what it would look like

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzivoz7K2Fk

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oh and 1 more thing he was down town now for all those people that know down town toronto how far can you get really ......traffic is so tight ..........if they wanted they would have probably caught this guy at the next traffic light

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whether this was done on purpose or some dude had the guts to jump in that car and zip away it makes good publicity i think its real cool but if that guy really stole that car he probably will never be able to drive it anywhere unless he wants to die trying lol but this was so funny and so cool ................still y a ford mustang where were their brains like seriously they picked the most pathetic car to make KITT y did they pick some idiot to make a series when this was a car that a whole generation grew up on i cud kick tht producer in the ......... well use ur imagination im sure alot of people who grew up with knight rider will agree with me that this car cant touch the original KITT ........ya its cool but seriously a ford mustang .............its like going from first class to ................wait to be seated ohh well i will still love this new knight rider too just as much but just wish they used their brains a little more

@Maximo, and you think its so hard to believe that E! said "hey, lets take advantage of that theft last week to use it as the basis of the promotion"

People spot ANOTHER car they had (I guarantee there was more than one on tour for publicity) and have it make random appearances around town for a contest.

Is that so hard to believe?

I dont think its fake. am i wrong?

Rodney,

Are you serious? You read that E! press release, and still don't see how this is part of the promotion? Really?

It's simple: Make a public show of revealing the car, gather people and press and cameras around, have this unexpected carjacking occur, get on the news, and then come out with this "KITTnapping".

But really, Rodney...wow

HA HA HA! My boy got away! Anyone wanna make an offer I can't refuse? LOL

Quality of the video on the I-Phone is crappy, but I too think it's a fake. That was way too easy, and having been in the car biz, I know drivers never park cars that far away from their lifts. Smart way to generate some You-Tube excitement for the series, though, especially when giving away a new car.

Fakity Fake Fake. They lowjacked that shit and you know it. Viral? Perhaps. If you make it viral. So stop downloading the clip!!

Now that is funny! Man's gotta have balls to run off with KITT!

LMAO! what a buzkill

Don't believe it.

lol that was hilarious. the car thief hesitates for a moment & the takes of running for he car haha. i would of thought that something like that only happens here in LA, but that canadian's got balls

You would think KITT would have had LoJak.

Doug!! come on give em it back dude!

(Or sell it on ebay!)

I hope that women keeps her job. the person who designed the spoiler on the back of the knight rider car needs to be fired. Worst decision ever. looks like shit. do u remember knight rider 2000 the tv movie??? that thing looks like a oscar winning compared to this new nbc show

I think it's real. And fucking amazing. I say let the guy keep it just for having the balls.

@ TOTAL JIU JITSU: LOL!!!

I call fake. Too many cameras & witnesses for that guy to expect to get away with this for reals. Lame stunt.

cmon you know its not real cuz kitt would have just locked the driver in and gone right to the police station.

haha if u believe thats real your a fool...fact is there is no way a car thief would do that ...plus not with many many people with camera's obviously around....hey they said the 2pac biggie shit was real....fact is i no for a fact it wasnt..cops dont really care cause they where partr of the fake fued

to bad some dumb asses took it seriously and ended there lives.

no i didn't steal it, i thought it was my turn to drive it, i thought that lady got out of the car to let the next person drive it.

It seeems viral stuff. To me is fake

The TV series apparently is taking some of the criticisms of the TV movie while developing this show. We will have to see if it flies.

@Mike "Never once does it mention police activity or a concern to get the car back."

They have insurance. And its a tour. They are not going to camp out in Toronto hoping for some results. Move on with one of the other cars and keep plugging the show.

I would wager the E! promotion was spawned from this event, not the other way around.

The guy's reaction with the camera is priceless. ''what happened?''

Not taking that bet, Aaronk

but really, who's going to watch this? the movie was horrible and everything that keeps coming out for the show looks worse.

$10 on the show getting canceled before they find the car.

Read this article first:

http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?id=89557&issue=09162008

Funny how E! is launching a promotion for Knight Rider where people try to spot KITT, with the contest ending the day the show premiers where the winner gets a new car. Never once does it mention police activity or a concern to get the car back.

Hmmm.

I wonder if he even knew he was stealing KITT? In the world of cars, this would be like accidentally kidnapping the president. Well, maybe if it was the original KITT anyway. This might be more like accidentally kidnapping Lindsay Lohan.

Great video anyway. Talk about being in the right place at the right time!

LOL! You can't buy this type of publicity. Thanks for the humor.

That is soooo funny, but I'm sure it sucks for that crew who are likely now jobless.

Ha ha that was awesome. Except for the poor person who probably got fired.

leave it to a canadian to steal kitt! Hopefully if and when airwolf makes a stop thier for publicity the dont steal that either!

That made my day

lmao, I feel bad for the people working on the show, but damn, I could not stop laughing at that.

LOL.... The women that was in the car maybe lost her job

That is awesome.

Probably some Pontiac Firebird die-hard...