I have a plan....

[HighOctane91]

Evening all,

The Pistonhead sales does seem to attract some unnecessary crap, varying from modified Vauxhall Corsas to Ferrari replica's (Mr2s).

What's the plan?

Say for example a chav wants to advertise his shocking pride and joy - http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/939050.htm

You can then charge him more for having a crap car, obviously there maybe an issue with opinions on certin cars but it would put off seeing rubbish cars for sale on a peformance oriented site.

Regards

Charlie

[missdiane]

Surely, if you want a Corsa, you search for a Corsa.
If you want a Ferrari, you search for Ferrari, so how can the crap get mixed up with the performance cars?

[HighOctane91]

missdiane said:

Surely, if you want a Corsa, you search for a Corsa.
If you want a Ferrari, you search for Ferrari, so how can the crap get mixed up with the performance cars?

Welll there is that, but having 'modified' cars, as shown above is probably showing the site in the wrong light and attracting the wrong sort of people.

[Kinky]

Whats wrong with modified cars

[HighOctane91]

Kinky said:

Whats wrong with modified cars

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/list.asp?s=810


This is a performance orientated site isn't?

Then why would you want to cater for pimped up Corsa's and the alike?

Edited by HighOctane91 on Sunday 15th March 21:46

[missdiane]

Ours is modified
Does it look st?

Edited by missdiane on Sunday 15th March 21:46

[HighOctane91]

missdiane said:

Ours is modified
Does it look st?

Edited by missdiane on Sunday 15th March 21:46

What are you getting at there?

[missdiane]

I'm being awkward

[HighOctane91]

I see, or to make life even easier why not remove the section completely?

[missdiane]

But surely, a sale is a sale, the chaps worked very hard to get classifieds to where it is now, and you have to admit it's now a very valuble part of the site.
It does not drag the site down as people would not choose to look for that

[HighOctane91]

missdiane said:

But surely, a sale is a sale, the chaps worked very hard to get classifieds to where it is now, and you have to admit it's now a very valuble part of the site.
It does not drag the site down as people would not choose to look for that

A sale may well be a sale, but why would you come onto a "performance site" looking for pimped car. First impressions when visiting a site is key, and can effect those who choose to register to the forum. By having these cars advertised it could well bring the wrong image, hence the newbies that join the forum who, chances are can't spell and then get abuse from the other Ph'ers.

I don't think theres the need for the section at all, it doesn't benefit the site other than sales. I just thought as a performance site it would be more concerned about it's repuation, it seems not.

[missdiane]

It's not exactly prominent on the classifieds main page, in the 1000s of ads, it is only one section, in another section entitled 'boring'
I see your point but I would not think people would come here first to look for a heavily modified car when there is only 70 of them throughout the whole country.

[ali_kat]

Exactly MissDiane, hardly likely to attract many hits is it - what was it you were looking for again? Something boring, on a performance classified website?

The person selling it has been a member here for nearly 2 years (and doesn't post), so has probably bought/sold other cars here and thought it was worthwile to put this one up as well.

[oggs]

This a online car site... who said anything about performance site???

Ph has always been about the person not the car they drive

[Mr Will]

The 'Boring Stuff > Showcars' section was created so that we can chuck all of those fibreglass and fluorescent paint creations out of the main car categories to stop them getting in the way.

It is meant to discourage, rather than encourage them, which is why it is in the 'Boring Stuff' category alongside 'Sheds' and 'Shopping Cars'

[Matt172]

I like it when you click on the boring cars bit it changes from pistonheads to pistonsheds

[HighOctane91]

oggs said:

This a online car site... who said anything about performance site???

Ph has always been about the person not the car they drive

Where does the speed matters come into this then?

Pistonheads - the person matters

Edited by HighOctane91 on Monday 16th March 20:48

[Silent1]

HighOctane91 said:

oggs said:

This a online car site... who said anything about performance site???

Ph has always been about the person not the car they drive

Where does the speed matters come into this then?

Pistonheads - the person matters

Edited by HighOctane91 on Monday 16th March 20:48

You've got the wrong end of the stick chum.

It's to be read in the context:

of matters relating to speed.

Not speed(ing) matters.

[HighOctane91]

Silent1 said:

HighOctane91 said:

oggs said:

This a online car site... who said anything about performance site???

Ph has always been about the person not the car they drive

Where does the speed matters come into this then?

Pistonheads - the person matters

Edited by HighOctane91 on Monday 16th March 20:48

You've got the wrong end of the stick chum.

It's to be read in the context:

of matters relating to speed.

Not speed(ing) matters.

I wasn't on about 'speed(ing)' but more about what it infers, seeing as it comes more across as a performance website with that moto rather than a general car site.

[Healey73]

HighOctane91 said:

Silent1 said:

HighOctane91 said:

oggs said:

This a online car site... who said anything about performance site???

Ph has always been about the person not the car they drive

Where does the speed matters come into this then?

Pistonheads - the person matters

Edited by HighOctane91 on Monday 16th March 20:48

You've got the wrong end of the stick chum.

It's to be read in the context:

of matters relating to speed.

Not speed(ing) matters.

I wasn't on about 'speed(ing)' but more about what it infers, seeing as it comes more across as a performance website with that moto rather than a general car site.

That doesn't mean you can exclude someone because they modify their car! To be honest I'm not a fan of modded Corsa's etc but that's not to say that I have no time to listen to any owners views. At the end of the day we all have one thing in common, we love our cars and that should be enough. I love PH's for it's mix of owners and I hope it stays that way!