Rod/b Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 I've not tried to start it... = It doesn't start UltraWomble, strangeangel, Sloth in a bowl and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 And probably never will without substantial & expensive work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianconeri Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Pictures of a different (similar) car or pictures from 5 years ago taken into the sun with a Box Brownie that's just out of focus - it's rusted to buggery and has been hand painted in 23 different shades at different times, sometimes in the rain and always outdoors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH-R Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 "here we have..." *Closes tab* UltraWomble, Jim Bell, 11001010 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrel2 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 "Re-advertised due to time wasters". = An over-priced pile of knackered shit the true horror of which only becomes apparent when one has taken the trouble to go and have a look at/test drive it. Squirrel2 Talbot, strangeangel, stripped fred and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 'Don't let the mileage put you off' - ....'because there are plenty of actual things wrong with the car you can come and look at in person' Strictly on any car with a price-tag of over £2000 - 'Starts and runs fine but...' - 'It can just about pass the OED definition test of a 'car' in that it can move but there are numerous issues which sap all enjoyment out of ownership' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 "I'm not a mechanic" Nope, you probably aren't. But the MOT man probably is and he has told you it's fucked and that slight knocking noise over bumps isn't a sloppy bush but the front end about to part company Talbot, billyboy406v6 and pilninggas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi paul Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Has air con. "No idea if it works" well push the fucking button and see what happens then . Not hard is it? strangeangel, Heidel_Kakao and mercrocker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 Reluctant sale... I've hated parting with a car that's becoming a liability every time. Not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 "Need the space" - I would literally rather have nothing at all. tooSavvy, sierraman, cobblers and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 "MOT EXPIRED" = it failed the last test miserably.You can't hide MOT test history any more, fud sellers strangeangel, Rusty_Rocket and rantingYoof 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djoptix Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 "Looking for fun" - desperate for filthy sweaty monkey sex "Bubbly" - fat "Cuddly" - hugely fat Oh... car ads? UltraWomble, Talbot, spartacus and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 "MOT EXPIRED" = it failed the last test miserably.You can't hide MOT test history any more, fud sellers I reckon this is both one of the best and worst things to be introduced, clearly depending on whether you are a hand-wringing worrisome buyer or a regular seller. Clearly, it allows a car's chequered history of MOT woes to be perused and something with a short MOT and a continually carried over list of growing advisories can quite rightly be swerved. It also means that there is now a good reason for sellers to obfuscate numberplates. As a seller, particularly a bread and butter car dealer, I imagine it can also be a right pain in the arse, as customers arrive to look at a £750 trade-in having spotted that four years ago the EML light was on and suck teeth and throw stupid low-ball offers to the table on the basis that the car must be completely borked rather than having a hose pop out or split or something equally inconsequential. Some dealers also like the aesthetics of popping a dealer-plate on the car for the photographs, which I can sort of understand. However, as I'm personally guilty of noting an obfuscated number plate and erecting an additional trust barrier between myself and the seller I would also say this harmless practice could put customers on the offensive too soon. Dealers who have posh looking dealer-plates could, of course, pop the number plate in the advert text for the sake of clarity; it's more the private sellers who have used photoshop to swirl the plate or simply drawn a black blob over it that raise my eyebrow the highest. Lacquer Peel and FakeConcern 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 "Can you tell me the reg so I can get an insurance quote please?" No. "Ok well fuck you too then mate." Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantingYoof Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Aye. Someone at work is looking to replace a Civic at work, and they asked that question on a car they liked the look of on t'Bay. 'You don't need the reg plate to do a quote, just give them the make, model and spec and they can still look it up.' SEEMS LEGIT. Jim Bell and Lacquer Peel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilninggas Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 "I'm not a mechanic" Nope, you probably aren't. But the MOT man probably is and he has told you it's fucked and that slight knocking noise over bumps isn't a sloppy bush but the front end about to part companyThat's a bit like the one where you phone them up and they say "yeah, there's a knocking/warning light on/misfire/rattle*, but i'm not really that clever on these things so i'm selling it on cheap, you'll probably be getting a complete bargain" and what they really mean is: "I've stripped it down and it's knackered/parts are unobtainium/it's riddled with problems and so i've bodged it back together and put my lay-man/know nothing about motors hat on to get it sold". Parky, Lacquer Peel and stripped fred 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 'reliable Honda engine' = has not been maintained AT ALL. Talbot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyboy406v6 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 A " real collectors car" yes but most scrap dealers collect ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 "A real eye catcher" = sun visors have been fitted too low. "Alarmed" = describes the state of the prospective buyer after inspection and test drive. My personal hatred is when the seller puts up three lines of completely obvious information about the car, and then barely replies to messages. You get a few pictures of a 20-year-old citroen, with a description of "Citroen. Average miles. Good condition. Blue seats. Big boot." Great.. so I can't even tell which sodding engine is fitted, and you won't reply to my emails. Moving on..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 I reckon this is both one of the best and worst things to be introduced, clearly depending on whether you are a hand-wringing worrisome buyer or a regular seller. Clearly, it allows a car's chequered history of MOT woes to be perused and something with a short MOT and a continually carried over list of growing advisories can quite rightly be swerved. It also means that there is now a good reason for sellers to obfuscate numberplates. As a seller, particularly a bread and butter car dealer, I imagine it can also be a right pain in the arse, as customers arrive to look at a £750 trade-in having spotted that four years ago the EML light was on and suck teeth and throw stupid low-ball offers to the table on the basis that the car must be completely borked rather than having a hose pop out or split or something equally inconsequential. Some dealers also like the aesthetics of popping a dealer-plate on the car for the photographs, which I can sort of understand. However, as I'm personally guilty of noting an obfuscated number plate and erecting an additional trust barrier between myself and the seller I would also say this harmless practice could put customers on the offensive too soon. Dealers who have posh looking dealer-plates could, of course, pop the number plate in the advert text for the sake of clarity; it's more the private sellers who have used photoshop to swirl the plate or simply drawn a black blob over it that raise my eyebrow the highest.Also some MOT stations never put any advisories and some make a great big list of things you never even thought could be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timolloyd Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 'Known to me all its life' - village bike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainagain Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Full VOSA service history = I've printed out the mot history and tippexed out the bad bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bianconeri Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 "I read in an article that...." - I made the next load of bollocks up but it's supposed to show what a rare and appreciating classic this is "Original fragile and unreliable engine replaced with...." either I broke the original because I never serviced it or the engine is far and away the most desirable bit so I sold it separately and now want rid of the rest Replica - base model, Barry'ed to within an inch of its life with cheap tat, and now excerably slow as it's carrying 1/4 ton of additional crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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