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Tue 2 Sep 2008 12:58
Give this guy a marketing degree - ifithelps
There's a small ad in Auto Freeway for a 97 Vectra, taxed and tested, described by its trade seller as an excellent run around for £595.

Only thing is, the pic shows the car on the back of a recovery truck.


* Auto Freeway North East, Aug 29 edition, pg 12.

Edited by ifithelps on 02/09/2008 at 12:59

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Tue 2 Sep 2008 13:12
Give this guy a marketing degree - oldnotbold
Perhaps he collected it on the truck rather than drove it back? Top marks, all the same, as he could have waited the 90 seconds it takes to unload from the truck.
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Tue 2 Sep 2008 13:50
Give this guy a marketing degree - zm
I recently saw a sub £1000 Audi A4 advertised in Auto Trader as 'mint'. In the photo the bonnet and front was dark blue, the rest of the car was silver!!!
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Tue 2 Sep 2008 13:55
Give this guy a marketing degree - pete&hisgolf
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Mint as in mint humbug then.

Edited by Pugugly on 02/09/2008 at 20:09

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Tue 2 Sep 2008 14:42
Give this guy a marketing degree - oldnotbold
"Mint as in mint humbug then. "

Or perhaps there was a hole in the middle of the car
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Tue 2 Sep 2008 14:52
Give this guy a marketing degree - Nsar
You turn the key in the ignition then "run around" the front to hear which part is making that horrible grinding noise.

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Tue 2 Sep 2008 16:30
Give this guy a marketing degree - jase1
He's got you all talking about it though hasn't he?
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Tue 2 Sep 2008 19:37
Give this guy a marketing degree - Robin Reliant
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Like that's going to pay the rent.

Edited by Pugugly on 02/09/2008 at 20:10

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Tue 2 Sep 2008 19:38
Give this guy a marketing degree - jase1
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Nope, but as a piece of marketing it is sound.

No publicity is bad publicity and all that. Look how it helped Lada...

Edited by Pugugly on 02/09/2008 at 20:10

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Tue 2 Sep 2008 20:10
Give this guy a marketing degree - Robin Reliant
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Hasn't done much for Gary Glitter though, has it?

Edited by Pugugly on 02/09/2008 at 20:11

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Tue 2 Sep 2008 21:55
Give this guy a marketing degree - Mutton Geoff
I remember the one on Ebay (sure the link was from here) that was photographed upside down in a ditch with "buyer collects".



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Wed 17 Sep 2008 22:58
Give this guy a marketing degree - Dave_TD
Reminds me of the advert in the salvage section of Auto Trader a long time ago for an '88 XR3i, total closure alarm and two category I immobilisers with pager function and independent siren... Stolen / recovered! :-)

Edited by Webmaster on 21/09/2008 at 13:33

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Wed 17 Sep 2008 23:53
Give this guy a marketing degree - Fullchat
:-)) !!!!
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