Virtually One Owner

[Carsie]

I'm sorry... and you can call me a grumpy old man, but WTF is a "virtual one owner"

"Spooky Spoor" my old Latin Master would have dragged me to the front of the class with the blackboard rubber smacking the back of my head and faster than a ferret up a trouser leg for such travesty and abuse of the English language.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C223573

What is the Country coming too?


zombie by carsie.100, on Flickr

[mybrainhurts]

I think it says one owner is for sale. Might be wrong...

[crocodile tears]

it means " bought directly from Jaguar when the car was only 7 months old."

can't you read?

[Steffan]

It is indeed a misuse of language. Overpriced as well. Fails on all counts then.

[Carsie]

crocodile tears said:

it means " bought directly from Jaguar when the car was only 7 months old."

can't you read?

DUH!

Edited by Carsie on Friday 30th March 00:12

[stuarte]

Shame they couldn't get one of my personal favourites: 'virtually unique' in there too.

[gforceg]

"unopened tool kit in simply outstanding condition".

Sounds like Schroedinger's tool kit.

The whole ad seems "very average" to me.

[Hooli]

I guess there are times it's sort of true. One of my bikes had two previous owners, the first one did 120miles then sold it (that's less than one take of fuel). The next took it upto 7,400miles.

[droopsnoot]

stuarte said:

Shame they couldn't get one of my personal favourites: 'virtually unique' in there too.

And "unique registration number" often comes into play. But I feel this descending into another "in my day" thread.

[Carsie]

gforceg said:

"unopened tool kit in simply outstanding condition".

Sounds like Schroedinger's tool kit.

The whole ad seems "very average" to me.

Gulp "Schroedinger's toolkit" - who?

I had to Google to understand; I'm impressed.I think you fly a little higher than I do, GforceG

[Bobo W]

gforceg said:

"unopened tool kit in simply outstanding condition".

Sounds like Schroedinger's tool kit.

The whole ad seems "very average" to me.

Thank you, that made me laugh out loud and after having such a crap day just what I needed.

[OldSkoolRS]

I'd be worried that the floors are rotten as they've put some dexian shelving in the footwells.

[marshalla]

Carsie said:

my old Latin Master would have dragged me to the front of the class with the blackboard rubber smacking the back of my head and faster than a ferret up a trouser leg for such travesty and abuse of the English language.

What is the Country coming too?

Quite.

[OldSkoolRS]

Indeed, what is the country coming two?

[Glosphil]

Carsie said:

gforceg said:

"unopened tool kit in simply outstanding condition".

Sounds like Schroedinger's tool kit.

The whole ad seems "very average" to me.

Gulp "Schroedinger's toolkit" - who?

I had to Google to understand; I'm impressed.I think you fly a little higher than I do, GforceG

I assume you don't watch 'The Big Bang Theory" or you would have understood the reference to Schroedinger's cat.

[Skyedriver]

Twit twoo
What a hoot
Schoolboy owler

[rumple]

gforceg said:

"unopened tool kit in simply outstanding condition".

Sounds like Schroedinger's tool kit.

The whole ad seems "very average" to me.

wwwwwhhhhhhhoooooooossshhhh

[VHPD]

gforceg said:

"unopened tool kit in simply outstanding condition".

Sounds like Schroedinger's tool kit.

I just woke up to this little gem.


Thanks gforceg

[Dave Hedgehog]

crocodile tears said:

it means " bought directly from Jaguar when the car was only 7 months old."

can't you read?

i dont think its an unfair description

[VHPD]

crocodile tears said:

it means " bought directly from Jaguar when the car was only 7 months old."

can't you read?

It COULD mean that when Jaguar owned it they loaned it to any Tom, Dick and Harry so it may have had hundreds of "virtual" owners and two real ones.