Worst cliches used in car advert descriptions
Discussion
twazzock said:
When talking about a car that's been off the road a while: "drove perfectly before it was stored".
Well what bloody good is that if it's been sat rotting in a damp shed for 20 years?
Isn't it more a case of letting the buyer know it wasn't stored due to a fault? Anyhow, if I was selling a car that had been stored I'd take the time to change fluids, fresh fuel and make sure it works.Well what bloody good is that if it's been sat rotting in a damp shed for 20 years?
"just needs a part that costs £10 from a dealer and 5 minute job" - well if it costs so little and takes no time at all why don't you do it yourself?
All that says to me is that the seller is lazy or lying. I suspect both actually and it's more likely to be a £500 part and hours in a garage! Arrghh!
All that says to me is that the seller is lazy or lying. I suspect both actually and it's more likely to be a £500 part and hours in a garage! Arrghh!
Triumph Man said:
ajmotorsport said:
Any Fiat or Alfa:
" the all important red key "
Has anyone actually ever needed to use this all important key. When I have one I just throw it in the key box and it only comes out when im selling the car. I'm thinking of buying a car of one of these sellers and as he hands over said key, I will just throw it as far as I can in a river or something and gauge his reaction.
The red key is the master key required for programming of all new keys, I believe." the all important red key "
Has anyone actually ever needed to use this all important key. When I have one I just throw it in the key box and it only comes out when im selling the car. I'm thinking of buying a car of one of these sellers and as he hands over said key, I will just throw it as far as I can in a river or something and gauge his reaction.
Actually, the brown key is the master one. There's 3 red keys - one normal, one spare and a third 'valet' key that has limited functions.
Never been tracked, rallied or raced.
Ok then, please explain to me why you felt the need to say that - guilty concious perhaps?
Another - M3/Porsche beater, blows them away
Ok then, so its not been thrashed for comparison or are you just deluded?
And finally my favorite for BMW E60s
M5 specification, full conversion all the looks without the cost...
Er no its just pants
A tangent perhaps but I found an advert recently proclaiming that the speed limiter had been lifted and it had only be taken to 180mph a few times, never to its full potential, just to test it - hmmm buyer test fail.
Ok then, please explain to me why you felt the need to say that - guilty concious perhaps?
Another - M3/Porsche beater, blows them away
Ok then, so its not been thrashed for comparison or are you just deluded?
And finally my favorite for BMW E60s
M5 specification, full conversion all the looks without the cost...
Er no its just pants
A tangent perhaps but I found an advert recently proclaiming that the speed limiter had been lifted and it had only be taken to 180mph a few times, never to its full potential, just to test it - hmmm buyer test fail.
Hyde said:
sparks_E39 said:
"The best/cheapest in the country"
Best in the country or best available really bugs me 
Mint condition, or any other similar remark on a car which clearly has kerbed wheels and other blemishes.
'car has 200,000 on the clock but thats nothing for one of these / feels like half that / engine is bullet proof / recent rebuild but lot receipt / blah blah blah'. Just say the fecking milage and leave it at that!! The buyer is capable of making up their own mind...
'Will be very sad to see it go I love/my missus loves/my nan loves this car blah blah but will stop for another very similar one'. Uhhh not suspicious at all there
'Will be very sad to see it go I love/my missus loves/my nan loves this car blah blah but will stop for another very similar one'. Uhhh not suspicious at all there
king thing through then!Almost forgot the one that does my nut in: 'Needs (insert part name) which is only 12p on ebay and takes 8 seconds to fit i havent got round to fixing it but needs this so will have to be trailered away.' Uhhh?!?!
'I am not a mechanic but have been told blah blah'
'1000's spent / no money spared'. But its running on Sangyongwongtong tyres yet got some stupid flashing neons which they will claim cost £400 or something
'I am not a mechanic but have been told blah blah'
'1000's spent / no money spared'. But its running on Sangyongwongtong tyres yet got some stupid flashing neons which they will claim cost £400 or something
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