Irrational things that annoy you (and non irrational things too come to think of it)

[divine]

The last time I saw it advertised it was 'The Vauxhall Lifetime 100,000 mile warranty' which is clear enough surely?

I don't really follow your logic for the last point though, I don't really see how it implies the lifetime of the car is only 100,000 miles, they're two entirely separate components to the warranty.

[semi-pro waster]

Originally Posted by divine

The last time I saw it advertised it was 'The Vauxhall Lifetime 100,000 mile warranty' which is clear enough surely?

I don't really follow your logic for the last point though, I don't really see how it implies the lifetime of the car is only 100,000 miles, they're two entirely separate components to the warranty.

I was debating whether to argue the toss on this one then remembered the thread title - it's something that annoys me and you're telling me it's irrational. I think then that job, as they say, is a good 'un.

[Will]

2 day weekends.

[JonnyMac]

People leaving an empty toilet roll...

[volospian]

Originally Posted by semi-pro waster

I was debating whether to argue the toss on this one then remembered the thread title - it's something that annoys me and you're telling me it's irrational. I think then that job, as they say, is a good 'un.

lol, you're not alone, mate. It annoys me as well, althouhg I take it a slightly different way, by the sound of it. What riles me is when the guy says "it could last... a lifetime!" Well, to me, saying something will last me a lifetime means that it will last me for the duration of my life, which, unless I have only about 8-10 years left, it wont.

The warranty expires after 100,000 or when you sell the vehicle (first owner only) so they are obviously trying to say "this warranty will cover the average time that someone owns a vehicle, although there are some circumstance, for example, if you only average perhaps 2000 miles a year, when the car will be in warranty for 50 years, which is probably all your driving life..."

Personally I think adverts should be forced to say what is the most likely outcome, based on fact, rather than focussing on the theoretically possible. In which case the advert would have to say "could last the entire ownership of the vehicle" or something, which is more accurate as most people will resell the vehicle well before it has reached 100,000 miles.

To me including the word "lifetime" is sensationalising the offer and suggesting something that is, while theoretically possible, highly unlikely to ever happen.

[Kitten]

I agree, it's sneaky and I don't like it. It 'COULD' last a lifetime. If you get run over by a bus tomorrow, they've fulfilled their claim. Well we could all be blown to smithereens by a freak comet tomorrow. Unlikely, but we COULD. Sneaky beakies.

[Knipples]

The amount of songs these days that seem to have sirens in the background track, thus leading to me driving along and then looking around for the emergency vehicle I can hear.

[TinkerBell]

Originally Posted by Knipples

The amount of songs these days that seem to have sirens in the background track, thus leading to me driving along and then looking around for the emergency vehicle I can hear.

This!! Or songs that sound like my phone is ringing, then I turn it down and it isn't arghh!!

[Muban]

People making assumptions at my ISP that my horrendous connection was because I kept switching off my router. Errr, no it was only switched off this morning as I forgot to switch it back on after doing multiple swaps of routers/micro filters/plugging directly into the master socket. I already knew what the problem was I just needed you to fix it!! *glares at support bod*

[Pebs]

Dire Straits.