Things not to say when selling your car...
Things not to say when selling your car...
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steve.c

Original Poster:

12,489 posts

238 months

Friday 23rd January 2009
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If your selling your car first rule is ALWAYS think about what our going to write and how your going to write the advert!

  • Sideskirts
Lowered 40mm all round professionally
Insurance Group: 5

MOTD until Oct 09
TAXED until March

Completely standard outside apart from sensible looking wheels & being lowered.


2 previous lady owners from new (excluding myself), looked after very well, Washed once a week / 2weeks (if it's not pouring down with rain) full service history before and after purchase. Maintained by my cousin, who is a qualified Peugeot technician & my partner. This car drives beautifully & has been very reliable in the time I have had her since passing my test.

Selling due to an upgrade of Peugeot (206 180 or 106 gti) eh

Since I have had her I have only covered 4,000 miles.*

Edited by steve.c on Friday 23 January 23:54

rockinatmidnight

852 posts

220 months

Friday 23rd January 2009
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rofl so wrong, but somehow, i dont think that is a typo hehe

nottyash

4,671 posts

224 months

Friday 23rd January 2009
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Low milage for year.........when its done 120000 miles!!

h4muf

2,070 posts

236 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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nottyash said:
Low milage for year.........when its done 120000 miles!!
How do you know what year it is????

nottyash

4,671 posts

224 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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h4muf said:
nottyash said:
Low milage for year.........when its done 120000 miles!!
How do you know what year it is????
Who gives a fk with 120000??

Fox-

13,572 posts

275 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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nottyash said:
Low milage for year.........when its done 120000 miles!!
If its a 20 year old car thats entirely true though surely?

nottyash

4,671 posts

224 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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Fox- said:
nottyash said:
Low milage for year.........when its done 120000 miles!!
If its a 20 year old car thats entirely true though surely?
I just think its a stupid thing to put. Like they have to resort to this to sell the car. If its an old shed and theres loads of miles on it, does it matter?

jayfish

6,795 posts

232 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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piston heads - missing the joke matters

h4muf

2,070 posts

236 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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What`s wrong with 120.000 miles?

If it`s a big engined beemer/merc/lexus etc it`s only just ran in!

Only ever had two cars out of 76 that had low miles.

The two in my profile,56k and 5k.

Nowt wrong being a little leggy imo.

Pork

9,455 posts

263 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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Unless he's from a village, perhaps he means Business Partner?

getmecoat

nottyash

4,671 posts

224 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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h4muf said:
What`s wrong with 120.000 miles?

If it`s a big engined beemer/merc/lexus etc it`s only just ran in!

Only ever had two cars out of 76 that had low miles.

The two in my profile,56k and 5k.

Nowt wrong being a little leggy imo.
My Bmw 328 has got about that on too, but I would not put low milage for year on the advert if I was to sell.
I was meaning adverts with the old bangers you see, rusty as fk, and then the phrase.

CyprusCraig

472 posts

212 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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steve.c said:
If your selling your car first rule is ALWAYS think about what our going to write and how your going to write the advert!

  • Sideskirts
Lowered 40mm all round professionally
Insurance Group: 5

MOTD until Oct 09
TAXED until March

Completely standard outside apart from sensible looking wheels & being lowered.


2 previous lady owners from new (excluding myself), looked after very well, Washed once a week / 2weeks (if it's not pouring down with rain) full service history before and after purchase. Maintained by my cousin, who is a qualified Peugeot technician & my partner. This car drives beautifully & has been very reliable in the time I have had her since passing my test.

Selling due to an upgrade of Peugeot (206 180 or 106 gti) eh

Since I have had her I have only covered 4,000 miles.*

Edited by steve.c on Friday 23 January 23:54
The bits in Bold would not make me wanna meet you to buy it, just sounds abit dodgy... lol


Without seeing a picture many people will infer about the vehicle. I personally thought...

1. The car would look dodgy by only having skirts and not a full body kit.
2. The tyres would be $hagged due to it been lowered and new wheels (probably bigger), which would make me assume they would rub when on full lock
3. That the Washing the car thing was bull$h1t, no offence but it normally is.
4. First car you've had since your test, how would you know if a car drove beautifully, beautifully IMO is not a techincal way to describe how a car drives.
5. Since passing your test would tell me the car has got a 90% chance of been thrashed.

Sorry to pick holes in everything you wrote!! :-)

Edited by CyprusCraig on Saturday 24th January 00:39


Edited by CyprusCraig on Saturday 24th January 00:40

Glassman

24,931 posts

244 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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steve.c said:
If your selling your car first rule is ALWAYS think about what our going to write and how your going to write the advert!
No st

steve.c

Original Poster:

12,489 posts

238 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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Full advert can be seen here...
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/784822.htm

Futuramic

1,763 posts

234 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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There's something even more worrying about this advert.

The seller's name is "Sarah Shearman" but she (perhaps) describes the car as having "two previous lady owners, excluding myself". If Sarah Shearman is female then shirley it would make sense to say "three lady owners".

What is going on?

appletonn

699 posts

289 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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There's something even more worrying...

Her cousin is also her "partner" and "Have been told to sell as we dont need two cars anymore & have a little one on the way =D. "...


Aaaarrrggghhh!!!


Edited by appletonn on Saturday 24th January 10:38

rottie102

4,033 posts

213 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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Futuramic said:
There's something even more worrying about this advert.

The seller's name is "Sarah Shearman" but she (perhaps) describes the car as having "two previous lady owners, excluding myself". If Sarah Shearman is female then shirley it would make sense to say "three lady owners".

What is going on?
Are you from the same village? wink do you know what PREVIOUS mean?
And what Shirley has to do with it? wink

Edited by rottie102 on Saturday 24th January 10:40

bob1179

14,138 posts

238 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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appletonn said:
There's something even more worrying...

Her cousin is also her "partner" and "Have been told to sell as we dont need two cars anymore & have a little one on the way =D. "...


Aaaarrrggghhh!!!


Edited by appletonn on Saturday 24th January 10:38
So there will be the patter of tiny webbed feet in Wiltshire soon...

aciddrop616

1,981 posts

222 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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Not defending the person, but i 'think' your all reading it wrong (unless that is the intention) as i think she means its is maintained by her cousin, a peugeot mechanic, and also maintained by her partener. I dont think she means them to be one and the same.

sorry to look into this sensibly, but i feel i must for some reason.

Thom

jimmy306

3,833 posts

216 months

Saturday 24th January 2009
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aciddrop616 said:
Not defending the person, but i 'think' your all reading it wrong (unless that is the intention) as i think she means its is maintained by her cousin, a peugeot mechanic, and also maintained by her partener. I dont think she means them to be one and the same.

sorry to look into this sensibly, but i feel i must for some reason.

Thom
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