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A "Volvo 300 mania" sticker on your window is...

a good idea
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a bad idea
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Post by Tom » 14 Aug 2004 12:26 am

Duvel78 wrote:
360GL wrote:Duvel, what if you make them without the "www" part, just "volvo300mania.com"? It's shorter, easier to read and it looks way better. But that's just me...
Yeah, why not!

One advantage with the "www" is that we can see immediately that the sticker deals with a website... Without reading the whole sticker.
Interesting point, however when the reader sees all the letters clumped together ('volvo300mania' not 'volvo 300 mania') they would probably assume it dealt with a website. Just a thought..
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Post by foggyjames » 14 Aug 2004 01:36 pm

I think the .com bit would be enough of a giveaway...having said that, most stickers do feature www. as well.

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Post by Duvel78 » 14 Aug 2004 01:36 pm

www.volvo300mania.com

volvo300mania.com

www . volvo 300 mania . com

volvo 300 mania . com

Just testing :P The first one is the best, no?
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Post by Duvel78 » 14 Aug 2004 01:39 pm

foggyjames wrote:I think the .com bit would be enough of a giveaway...having said that, most stickers do feature www. as well.
It's more symmetric I think

3 letters POINT address POINT 3 letters :P
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Post by foggyjames » 14 Aug 2004 02:01 pm

I agree (I think)....although whatever we choose, its *most* important to make the font easy to read.

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Post by Duvel78 » 14 Aug 2004 06:14 pm

Yep, I think I will use a normal font like Arial.

I've found a website where I can order stickers online: 9.66 € for one sticker, 8.63 for 10 stickers... (length: 43 cm)

http://www.stickair.com

Is it possible to find cheaper?
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Post by foggyjames » 14 Aug 2004 06:55 pm

I think one of the 'cool' fonts would be fine...but you've gotta make sure the way its laid out makes it readable.

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Post by V6 Man » 14 Aug 2004 07:37 pm

I'm sorry to say that I doubt I'd have one on my car(s) as I no longer have 300's and, like Foggy, I'm not too keen on stickers on cars.

However, I think that one in the 'Volvo' font would look good.
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Post by foggyjames » 14 Aug 2004 08:06 pm

Volvo won't let you use their font....the buggers

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Post by Chris_C » 14 Aug 2004 10:11 pm

foggyjames wrote:Volvo won't let you use their font....the buggers
Awwww, if you hadn't had said that we could have forgotten to ask ;)

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Post by foggyjames » 14 Aug 2004 10:54 pm

We could still forget to ask...

I think its a bloody cheek actually - how many other groups would be supporting keeping these cars running, and indirectly contributing to sales of the (increasingly inflated in cost) genuine parts? I've just sanctioned the purchase of nearly £200 of parts directly from Volvo...surely that's worth the use of their logo to them?!

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Post by Chris_C » 15 Aug 2004 10:32 pm

Yeah, you would think so, but I doubt they really give a monkeys, as long as they sell another XC90 today they'll make a lot more :( Guess thats what happens when you become successful, too busy looking to the future to support the past.

It's a shame that no companies have a good customer support base anymore (damn I'm sounding old, time to swap Ka for a Fiesta;)), but several years ago you could buy spares parts for anything, if your VCR broke, you had it repaired etc. Now its cheaper to buy a new one, and only a few people have the skills/are willing to put the time in.

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Post by x19dude » 24 Aug 2004 03:07 pm

Has anyone done anything about the stickers then - I'd be very interested - Its a great idea and would be willing to shell out a couple of quid as well.
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Post by Duvel78 » 03 Oct 2004 11:03 pm

x19dude wrote:Has anyone done anything about the stickers then - I'd be very interested - Its a great idea and would be willing to shell out a couple of quid as well.
Paul.
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Post by redline » 14 Oct 2004 10:57 am

dont spose theres any chance of getting them done for the meet next month is there, might incourage more people to turn up if they can save on postage LOL
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