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turboICE
11-16-2004, 08:16 PM
Might be OT but I figure more people here read GRM than any other section.

Read the copy on page 11 from tesla electronics, inc.

Yes, its possible. Now you can be a pro without *braking*[sic] the bank. G-TECH/Pro RR Performance Meter will help you shave-off *tents[sic], if not seconds, by showing you where you could improve. *I[sic] has ** world-first G-threshold Lights that let you know when you are close to "the edge" during braking or cornering. All the sensors, including RPM pick-up and termperature compensated accelerometers, are built-in so there's no installation.

** "the" is missing.

OK I could take the braking as a play on words though I doubt it was intentional.

Oh well guess I am just bored and thought that was funny. Besides unless they mention it specifically in their ad I doubt that the unit compensates for body roll hence overstating lateral g-forces.

Soyelflaco
11-16-2004, 08:58 PM
Youre Engrisg aint perfect ither.

turboICE
11-16-2004, 10:10 PM
Not at all - but on a bulletin board I also aint being paid to provide copy in a national magazine article. If they can't use enough caution proofing their expensive article how much do they pay attention to the details of the product they are selling. Oh well I just thought it was funny after all the money spent on an ad they couldn't afford a proof reader. What would be worse is if they had an ad agency print it and the agency let that go out.

Protege Menace
11-17-2004, 12:05 AM
"Hey, can you breeve?"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/435000/images/_437303_ice_cube150.jpg

jcroy66
11-17-2004, 08:48 AM
Honestly, that many errors, no I probably wouldn't. Not unless I had previous good experience with the company.

If it was just one typo, then it probably wouldn't affect my buying decision. More than one, yes.

ratt_finkel
11-17-2004, 02:37 PM
Yeah, that's pretty messesd up. Even without the grammatical errors, it sounds like a 2nd grader pumped that out.