'Ask before you borrow it'

Stonedofmoo · 15 Dec 2006 at 12:00

I was just driving back home and ahead of me was an early 90's Nissan Micra
One of those ones with a 1L engine, faded red paint and grey bumpers where the car was so cheap they didn't paint them.

Yet in the back window it had a Nissan sticker proudly stating 'Ask before you borrow it'

Made me laugh, who WOULD want to borrow it!!

Stellios · 15 Dec 2006 at 12:02

Stonedofmoo said:
who WOULD want to borrow it!!

Someone with a corsa?

dirtydog · 15 Dec 2006 at 12:03

Hopefully it was an ironic sticker, otherwise...

House · 15 Dec 2006 at 12:26

Wasn't that the advertising slogan for them at one point?

Lowe · 15 Dec 2006 at 12:28

I tell you what, with my motor off the road and the weather the way it is, I'd gladly take a Micra over having to use the abomination that is Public Transport.

I actually walked to work today instead!

TinkerBell · 15 Dec 2006 at 12:31

Stellios said:
Someone with a corsa?

Nope im not that desperate

lordrobs · 15 Dec 2006 at 13:18

Lowe said:
I tell you what, with my motor off the road and the weather the way it is, I'd gladly take a Micra over having to use the abomination that is Public Transport.

Surely not. I mean just yesterday my gf got a nice piece of red chewing gum thrown in with her £2 ticket. They kindly left it on the seat so its now stuck on the back of her coat :rolleyes:

If they price driving through the roof I'd go on the dole before relying on public transport with things the way they are.

As for the sticker its probably a laugh. I had the companies slogan of "prepare to want one" in the back of my old pos Hyundai Pony

moss · 15 Dec 2006 at 13:25

dirtydog said:
Hopefully it was an ironic sticker, otherwise...

Nah, it used to be the original K11 advertising slogan.

JRS · 15 Dec 2006 at 13:36

Stonedofmoo said:
Made me laugh, who WOULD want to borrow it!!

Second class drive is far, far better than a first class bus ride.

Rilot · 15 Dec 2006 at 16:58

moss said:
Nah, it used to be the original K11 advertising slogan.

Correct.

I seem to recall the ad having a woman throwing a mans belongings out of the window after he borrowed the car.

dirtydog · 15 Dec 2006 at 20:10

Now you mention it I do remember the ads.

Wicksta · 15 Dec 2006 at 20:13

lordrobs said:
Surely not. I mean just yesterday my gf got a nice piece of red chewing gum thrown in with her £2 ticket. They kindly left it on the seat so its now stuck on the back of her coat

Hopefully next time they'll throw in a free pair of glasses so she looks before sitting down somewhere.

Downsy · 15 Dec 2006 at 20:19

My early 90's 1 litre Micra has a sticker saying 'CAPABLE OF EVADING HIGH SPEED PERSUIT' (with the spelling error) which is technically true as it cannot reach a high speed.

mattpc · 15 Dec 2006 at 23:13

a fix it again tomorrow owner. :cool:

lordrobs · 15 Dec 2006 at 23:50

Wicksta said:
Hopefully next time they'll throw in a free pair of glasses so she looks before sitting down somewhere.

Unfortunately being the only person who gets on at that stop at that time of day means that the second her money leaves her hand the bus pulls away so she just heads/stumbles to the nearest seat and plonks down in it.