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GENERAL STUFF => GENERAL DISCUSSIONS => Car Related (any make, any model) => Topic started by: Shambles on November 03, 2018, 17:09:08

Title: Arguably, one of the internets finest car websites
Post by: Shambles on November 03, 2018, 17:09:08: One website everyone should check out:

The Independent says (https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/ling-s-cars-has-one-of-the-best-websites-on-the-internet-a7492386.html):

"One of the best websites ever made is for a small car-leasing company in Gateshead. Seriously, take a look: LingsCars.com. It breaks every conceivable rule for “good” web design and is borderline painful to look at. It’s a work of art."

"Its aesthetic can best be described as late-’90s GeoCities page, designed by a disgraced clown after ingesting a pillowcase full of LSD. The layout is crowded and confusing. There are multiple fonts in bright colours, some of them flashing. GIFs of cats and dogs scurry across the page. A small video auto-plays, featuring random karaoke performances of Chinese pop songs by a few of Ling’s Cars’ 10 employees. There’s a video FAQ section, and one of the answers features a flight attendant swigging from a bottle of Jack Daniel’s as she assures you the site is not a scam."

(https://i.imgur.com/0iNh7sQ.jpg) (https://www.lingscars.com/)
Title: Re: Arguably, one of the internets finest car websites
Post by: CraigB on November 03, 2018, 17:46:05: That website is a shocker :Shocked: I was double shocked when I discovered Ling was a female :eek: :faint:
Title: Re: Arguably, one of the internets finest car websites
Post by: Shambles on November 03, 2018, 18:29:31: Click some of their "free" stuff links.

Like this: a simple tweet and she'll send you a first aid kit :D

(https://i.imgur.com/hE2FEmJ.jpg)
Title: Re: Arguably, one of the internets finest car websites
Post by: CraigB on November 03, 2018, 19:14:25: :rofl: :laughter: :2giggling:
Title: Re: Arguably, one of the internets finest car websites
Post by: Dazzler on November 03, 2018, 19:55:03: Bugger! I got excited to start with. I thought they were talking about this site! :Pout:
Title: Re: Arguably, one of the internets finest car websites
Post by: tw2005 on November 03, 2018, 20:25:45: Quote from: Dazzler on November 03, 2018, 19:55:03
Bugger! I got excited to start with. I thought they were talking about this site! :Pout:
Same and looking for Tech Department wrap :winker:
Title: Re: Arguably, one of the internets finest car websites
Post by: nzenigma on November 03, 2018, 20:39:09: Quote from: tw2005 on November 03, 2018, 20:25:45
Quote from: Dazzler on November 03, 2018, 19:55:03
Bugger! I got excited to start with. I thought they were talking about this site! :Pout:
Same and looking for Tech Department wrap :winker:

Well at least that was similar. :cool:
Title: Re: Arguably, one of the internets finest car websites
Post by: nzenigma on November 03, 2018, 21:02:00: Brilliant :goodjob2:

It's probably modeled on Trump's America :clapthanks:

One brilliant lady! An old rule: if you want to get a message out to the public, you need a stunt. :yahoo:

Ling may have people saying tut tut, dreadful, crass, worst site etc

But they keep tuning back in to see her next inappropriate stunt. :gotcha:
Title: Re: Arguably, one of the internets finest car websites
Post by: mickd on November 04, 2018, 06:22:28: I'll stick with "All Class John Codogan" :goodjob2: :goodjob: :goodjob2: :goodjob: