On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:15:46 -0000, "Keith G"
wrote:

If it's at all helpful: I've had various models of most of the modern makes
pass through my hands - the only pair that were obvious keepers from Day 1
were (and still are) a pair of Ruark Paladins which can be found for about
500 quid, here and there.

I wonder if the marketing manager kept his job after someone realised
they shared their name with a type of rubbish bin :-)

"Laurence Payne" NOSPAMlpayne1ATdsl.pipex.com wrote in message
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On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:15:46 -0000, "Keith G"
wrote:

If it's at all helpful: I've had various models of most of the modern
makes
pass through my hands - the only pair that were obvious keepers from Day 1
were (and still are) a pair of Ruark Paladins which can be found for about
500 quid, here and there.

I wonder if the marketing manager kept his job after someone realised
they shared their name with a type of rubbish bin :-)


Probably had the same effect as it did on Rolls Royce car sales in Germany
when they called one of their models the 'Silver Mist'....

:-)

On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:33:41 -0000, "Keith G"
wrote:


"Laurence Payne" NOSPAMlpayne1ATdsl.pipex.com wrote in message
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On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:15:46 -0000, "Keith G"
wrote:

If it's at all helpful: I've had various models of most of the modern
makes
pass through my hands - the only pair that were obvious keepers from Day 1
were (and still are) a pair of Ruark Paladins which can be found for about
500 quid, here and there.

I wonder if the marketing manager kept his job after someone realised
they shared their name with a type of rubbish bin :-)


Probably had the same effect as it did on Rolls Royce car sales in Germany
when they called one of their models the 'Silver Mist'....

And don't forget the Vauxhall Nova in Spain.

d
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On 18 Jan, 13:43, (Don Pearce) wrote:
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 13:33:41 -0000, "Keith G"
wrote:





"Laurence Payne" NOSPAMlpayne1ATdsl.pipex.com wrote in message
.. .
On Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:15:46 -0000, "Keith G"
wrote:

If it's at all helpful: I've had various models of most of the modern
makes
pass through my hands - the only pair that were obvious keepers from Day 1
were (and still are) a pair of Ruark Paladins which can be found for about
500 quid, here and there.

I wonder if the marketing manager kept his job after someone realised
they shared their name with a type of rubbish bin :-)

Probably had the same effect as it did on Rolls Royce car sales in Germany
when they called one of their models the 'Silver Mist'....

And don't forget the Vauxhall Nova in Spain.

or the MR2 in france

Doc