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Posted by: Tom_T Mar 2 2017, 01:21 PM

Anyone looking on CL, evil-bay, BAT, etc. will get a giggle out of these "translations" of wording used in auto ads!

http://autoweek.com/article/wait-theres-more/shopping-car-craigslist-heres-handy-craigslistese-translation-guide

Also, Porsche has released the new & long awaited production version Panamera Touring (Sport Tourisimo doesn't sound very Germanic either) for the 2018 MY.

http://autoweek.com/article/geneva-motor-show/2018-porsche-panamera-sport-turismo?utm_source=DailyDrive20170302&utm_medium=enewsletter&utm_term=arrows-top&utm_content=body&utm_campaign=awdailydrive

Now all they need is a neuvo 928-style coupe, & a Neu-914 for that matter - since they're doing the flat-4s again!!

Posted by: krazykonrad Mar 3 2017, 12:26 PM

"Rust Free"- I will only charge you for the few remaining areas of solid metal on the car.


"Hot"- Currently on fire

Posted by: Tom_T Mar 3 2017, 12:35 PM

And to add ....

"LOOK" - Nobody is looking at this ad cuz it's so overpriced!

"Private Party" -
I'm asking well over what a Porsche Dealer would charge you for a better & lower mile Cayenne S with a 2 Year Porsche CPO factory warranty - let alone the current NADA value, but then I'm special & don't think cars depreciate over time, so my car sits on AutoTrader/etc. for months & months unsold!
.... from personal experience lately!

Any others out there?

BTW - you'll have to go to the link to read their original article list of these "translations" due to copyright issues.


Tom
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Posted by: Tom_T Mar 15 2017, 09:38 AM

Autoweek has Round 2 of funny CL ad translations ....

http://autoweek.com/article/wait-theres-more/no-lowballerz-more-handy-craiglistese-translations-car-shoppers

A few in there need to be translated from watercooled to oil/aircooled basis for our 914s, but you'll get it!


Tom
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Posted by: Dave_Darling Mar 15 2017, 10:00 AM

Copyright? That's funny, considering this list has been around on the Net for at least a half decade...

--DD

Posted by: Tom_T Mar 15 2017, 10:06 AM

I don't know anything about it being around the net Dave, but I do know that I got it from my daily Autoweek eNewsletter feed - which is copyrighted.

As Andy on here said when he changed the 914world logo's font - who wants to waste time & money fighting lawyers in court on a copyright infringement case!?

So although it may inconvenience a few members on here to have to click the link to read the "CL Funnies" - they'll just have to do so if they want to read it.

Enjoy them &/or add your own!


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