Things that put you off even reading a car ad?

[Funk]

Pebbles167 said:

Ads with other models in the name, ie:

306 lx, not XRDT, XSI, Dturbo, GTI6, Rallye

Shut up you idiots.

Absolutely this. I won't even click on the ad.

[Alfa numeric]

ANYTHING WRITTEN IN CAPITALS.

Or POA (not that I could afford anything that is listed as POA).

Or listing the things it's not - often coupled with capitals (AUDI TT NOT PORSCHE BOXSTER, CAYMAN, MERCEDES SLK). I know it's not any of those things, you didn't have to tell me.

Or a wall of writing with no punctuation or spaces, especially if written in capitals.

[Rich n Em]

Lee540 said:

Pay the £50, repair it and get rid of the sentence from your advert.

An unexpected MOT bill that was almost a quarter the value of the car means I don't have the money to fix it. I don't want to leave out the minor dent from the advert. I can't think of a better way to explain it.

The quote was £140, not £50, in my instance.

[dudleybloke]

When people do a cut and paste of a review from a magazine.
Mainly higher end metal but sometimes on sheds.

[Mr Tidy]

When you have searched for one car and the ad has a picture of something else and offers you that because the one you wanted has been sold.
I know someone mentioned it earlier but the 20 year old wrecks that have only done 123 miles really get me mad.

[yellowbentines]

"first to see will buy"

"fully loaded"

written fully in abbreviations "e/w, e/s/r, fsh, pas, c/l, abs, why, a/c"

blurry photos taken of a dirty car in a st location on a phone at night

polished weekly = hardly any paint left

[tjk123]

'Stunning'
'Special addition' (sic)
'Here we have for sale'
'Aircon needs regassing'

[Lee540]

Rich n Em said:

Lee540 said:

Pay the £50, repair it and get rid of the sentence from your advert.

An unexpected MOT bill that was almost a quarter the value of the car means I don't have the money to fix it. I don't want to leave out the minor dent from the advert. I can't think of a better way to explain it.

The quote was £140, not £50, in my instance.

Perhaps mention the dent but don't mention that you've had it quoted? Save that for when a punter is at your place looking over it and trying to low ball you.

Makes me think you've addressed the problem but haven't gone ahead and paid for it. What else has the owner not fixed after seeing the price?

[BRMMA]

wibblebrain said:

Any form of misrepresentation of the mileage

0 miles
132 miles (when 132,000) or
11000 miles (when 110,000)

any mention of "best colour combination"

agree with everything people have posted but this especially. just tell me the colours and then i'll decide if they're the best colour combination for me

Any car with a chavved up plate
any with additional badges
Fully Loaded!!!!
exaggerations about power/performance etc

[crofty1984]

POA
£50, no actually real price is £60,000
Capitalizing The First Letter Of Every Word
Rubbish photos
POA

[Fattyfat]

'Here we have...'

[james_gt3rs]

There's some private ads which have an essay of a description. Mentioning how much work they've done, how great the car is etc. But the price is on the low side. Too good to be true! Normally a half finished project.

[FastRich]

Rich n Em said:

An unexpected MOT bill that was almost a quarter the value of the car means I don't have the money to fix it. I don't want to leave out the minor dent from the advert. I can't think of a better way to explain it.

The quote was £140, not £50, in my instance.

Don't mention it, it is a used car after all - just don't advertise it as "mint" or "in exceptional condition". If somebody rings you about it, tell them straight away. Also tell them they can either have £150 off the price or if they pay asking price and leave a deposit, use that to get it fixed before they take it away.

Somthing which annoys me is something which someone else mentioned on a different thread recently... "starts first time" Of course it does pin head, we're not in the 1940's any more!! Grrr!

[danjama]

I really hate it when they upload pictures of them abusing the car on a track.

That's like seeing your new girlfriend in pictures getting her back doors smashed in!

[The Terminator]

Cat d or c and then puts 'but dont let that put you off' , yes i want to own a car that has been crashed , been painted , damaged or taken for a joy ride.

[xRIEx]

"Rare colour/options" when the next 3 listings are exactly the same.

OK, it doesn't put me off, it just mildly amuses me.

[OGR4M]

Car XYZ with 200,000 miles but drives like half of that.

so it drives it's done 100k, then. fresh out of the box, eh?

[DJFish]

No mileage
No price
CAPITALS & BAD SPELING
Interior mods like bluetooth kits (even though that's the first thing I fit)
Listing every tiny feature like sun visors, headrests etc....

[Nick_Johnson]

It could be the nicest prepared adverted ever, but if I see a Bluetooth Kit glued to the dash I wont go any further.

[Falsey]

"... NOT R32, R33, R34, GTR, NISMO, SPEC-V, S13, S14"

etc etc