Comments on: Ready for Red Nose Day

By: GermanGuy writing from Germany

GermanGuy writing from Germany — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:53:44 +0000

This is the ugliest car I have ever seen. Worse than an Aztek or the European 1996 Ford Scorpio. Hope that nobody in my hown town ever buys this…

By: Kman

Kman — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:15:15 +0000

Pfuiiiiiiit!

Over my head.

By: shaker

shaker — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:22:23 +0000

That car is ready for a red nose.

HEY! Maybe the good old USA can have a “Red Nose” day too!

Everybody that owns an E85 capable car can go find an E85 pump and fill-er-up. The participating station will give you a big foam adhesive red “nose” for your car to signify that the ECM is now “drunk” on ethanol (don’t worry, a few tanks of E10 will sober your vehicle up).

This new “Red Ball” will be courtesy of ADM (instead of Atlantic Richfield).

By: Stephan Wilkinson

Stephan Wilkinson — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:23:29 +0000

I don’t get it. What am I missing? It’s a Lorinser Mercedes. Is the thing in the middle of the grill red? Is it for sale only in the UK? Is this another of Farago’s jokes intended to demonstrate how out of touch septuagenarian car writers are?

By: yankinwaoz

yankinwaoz — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:21:35 +0000

For those who don’t know what “Red Nose Day” is:

Rose Nose Day is for Comic Relief, a fund raising effort: http://www.comicrelief.com/

What they do in the UK is glue a little foam red bulb on the nose of your car. The idea being that it is clown nose.

It baffled me the first time I went over there. I’m sure it will come Stateside some time in the future.