Simple quiz - Name the Lotus in this advert?

[salviablue]

Just found this for sale advertised here,
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/941536.htm
How wrong could someone get it (especially for a Lotus dealership!!), or am I missing something?

[B16 RFF]

Not an official dealer, I suspect! No sign of a Lotus logo anywhere.
'and the central locking headlamps pop up' - priceless.

Paul

Edited by B16 RFF on Monday 16th March 19:05

[tog]

B16 RFF said:

Not an official dealer, I suspect! No sign of a Lotus logo anywhere.
'and the central locking headlamps pop up' - priceless.

Paul

I guess it's just poor punctuation. Translated: "Both windows work, and the central locking. Headlamps pop up." Speaking as the owner of a car with pop up lights, that's not always a given...

[Travis Mcgee]

Yes, just poor grammar really, suppose we all do it. Whats the plural for Lotus? it sure isn't Lotus's. Sorry for sounding like a pedant

[eccles]

They call it a 1998 car, but it's in a 'G' plate. Private plate or have they given the wrong year?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

eccles said:

They call it a 1998 car, but it's in a 'G' plate. Private plate or have they given the wrong year?

I bet they mean 1988

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

eccles said:

They call it a 1998 car, but it's in a 'G' plate. Private plate or have they given the wrong year?

I bet they mean 1988

or 1989 even

[Silent1]

Excellent thread title

[Le TVR]

Its not even a sodding Europa either!

[salviablue]

Le TVR said "its not even a sodding europa!"

Just what I mean, even though there are only a few mistakes (could be explained by typo`s), they are pretty damn big ones!
If it was a europa and correct date, then wrong picture and price.
If it was a europa (earlier type) then wrong date, price and pic.
If it was an excel then wrong date and title
.............you get the picture.

They say they are a Lotus dealership!

Something wery, wery scwewy going on awound here!

[grahamw48]

On the website they can't even spell their own address correctly !

'Thorp' with an e and 'Arch' with an e...WRONG ! (near to where I live)

[//j17]

Travis Mcgee said:

Yes, just poor grammar really, suppose we all do it. Whats the plural for Lotus? it sure isn't Lotus's. Sorry for sounding like a pedant

Either Lotus's (as St James's Park in London) or Lotus' I'd say.

[grahamw48]

I believe just plain 'Lotus' is correct...as in 'Sheep'.

Consider the origin of the name. The Lotus plant ?

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

//j17 said:

Travis Mcgee said:

Yes, just poor grammar really, suppose we all do it. Whats the plural for Lotus? it sure isn't Lotus's. Sorry for sounding like a pedant

Either Lotus's (as St James's Park in London) or Lotus' I'd say.

both deffo wrong, can't have apostrophes old boy

[FourWheelDrift]

Travis Mcgee said:

Whats the plural for Lotus?

"Why it's Loti of course"

[Travis Mcgee]

2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:

//j17 said:

Travis Mcgee said:

Yes, just poor grammar really, suppose we all do it. Whats the plural for Lotus? it sure isn't Lotus's. Sorry for sounding like a pedant

Either Lotus's (as St James's Park in London) or Lotus' I'd say.

both deffo wrong, can't have apostrophes old boy

Yes, we could get into a discussion about possessive apostrophes and all that. But best not eh?

[Travis Mcgee]

FourWheelDrift said:

Travis Mcgee said:

Whats the plural for Lotus?

"Why it's Loti of course"

[Rob-C]

Geeky question:

What's the third cable going to the throttle linkage in the pic?

[ian2144]

Rob-C said:

Geeky question:

What's the third cable going to the throttle linkage in the pic?

Choke cable !!

[B16 RFF]

It's an automatic, so they will probably be (left to right) Kickdown, Throttle and Cruise Control. You can barely see the choke cable in that photo.

Paul.