Danny Clark (Ben Mendelsohn) is the recipient of a birthday present he would rather forget-his father's old Nissan Cedric. He makes things worse for himself when the beautiful and spirited Joanna Johnson (Claudia Karvan) says yes to a date with him-but he promises to pick her up in a Jaguar. In a tight fix and desperate to impress, Danny trades the Cedric in for a Jag, only to be ripped off by dodgy used-car salesman Gordon Farkas (Steve Bisley). With his mates in tow and revenge on their minds, Danny sets out to rectify wrongs and finish his dream date much better than it started.