Shirley Knott Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Do you lot have a thread dedicated to poorly worded/badly written Gumtree adverts? (If so and I've missed it then apologies/mods please delete etc etc) During my usual early morning scroll through the prospects I stumbled across this gem... https://www.gumtree.com/p/audi/audi-a4/1295857482 "motor beats perfectly has full stories has the hardly changed emoticons the disc has until august." The idea that someone read that back and thought, 'That'll do' frankly saddens me I could probably find lots more like this but I've got a car to go and look at. It's got hardly changed emoticons/disc till august so I'm going to have to get there quickly eddyramrod, johngarty, flat4alfa and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Gumtree/ageing VAG product/poor spelling. His name will be Tomasz Dziewięćsetdziewięćdziesięc The way things are going, DVLA will need to start printing wider V5's. tooSavvy, sierraman, Alusilber and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 "motor beats perfectly has full stories has the hardly changed emoticons the disc has until august." The idea that someone read that back and thought, 'That'll do' frankly saddens me Looks like the output from Google Translate to me. The Reverend Bluejeans, Aston Martin, John F and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMort Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Ok, fine, it wasn’t on gumtree but I once saw an ad on CarAndClassic for a restored ‘1975 Daihatsun’ Shirley Knott and The Reverend Bluejeans 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I love those that are usually something like a time expired Mondeo diesel and the ad will go 'glow plug light flashin but my m8 whose a mecanic says its just need a nu glow plug £5 from scrappy' Fuck off you bottom feeder. Its scrap. The background is a big clue as to the owner being an absolute helmet, a score of crosser bikes and a garden full of old beds and shit points to an idiot. Shitty cars and shitty people go hand in hand. Squirrel2, The Reverend Bluejeans, Wingz123 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I recon a lot of it is down to adverts written in the sellers native language then put through Google translate . Shirley Knott, UltraWomble, The Moog and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Do you lot have a thread http://autoshite.com/topic/28494-worst-ebay-adverts/http://autoshite.com/topic/29579-best-advert-typos-you-have-seen/ Shirley Knott, Pillock and Eddie Honda 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirley Knott Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 http://autoshite.com/topic/28494-worst-ebay-adverts/http://autoshite.com/topic/29579-best-advert-typos-you-have-seen/ Balls. I suspected this topic may have been a duplicate *Gets coat* flat4alfa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Poorly educated and grammatically incapable unfortunately....(shakes head) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Just advertised Focus on Bumtree. I'll keep you updated with the offers to swap it for fucked laptops or just simply offers of '100 m8 its only worf dat' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I bet itll go alright on there at the money man. Fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Put it up at £495 on bumtree. The £95 extra is what I call the Gumtree tax, to cover the time I'll waste fielding calls from people who think if you go past Rotherham, you'll fall off the earth. clayts450, Roobarb, Vince70 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Balls.I suspected this topic may have been a duplicate *Gets coat* No worries, take that coat off, it'll probably* won't be snowing again until next Tuesday. On this board folks tend to put daft Gumtree eBay Autotrader eBid Spock etc posts into the same pot. The main eBay thread is the busiest Oh, and welcome. 32 posts in already Shirley Knott and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Just advertised Focus on Bumtree. I'll keep you updated with the offers to swap it for fucked laptops or just simply offers of '100 m8 its only worf dat' It would be worth putting a fake advert on Scumtree with a PAYG number just to field calls from idiots and then just insult them for a laugh. Woss ur best price pal - 'more than you've got you thick cunt'. Supernaut, clayts450, D Spares & Tyres and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 'You can have it for £50 if you meet me at Bristol Templemead coach station'. AMC Rebel, The Reverend Bluejeans, flat4alfa and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 https://www.gumtree.com/p/audi/audi-a4/1295857482 "motor beats perfectly has full stories has the hardly changed emoticons the disc has until august." The idea that someone read that back and thought, 'That'll do' frankly saddens me I could probably find lots more like this but I've got a car to go and look at. It's got hardly changed emoticons/disc till august so I'm going to have to get there quickly Begs the question how on Earth this seller can sucessfully apply for a driving licence? If indeed s/he has one in the first place. I found a good one on Car&Classic this morning. I thought it was a European ad due to the poor English but the car is brit registered and is being sold in Bedfordshire. https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C962888 ^ Also click this for hot early 1970s Citroen DS action!! The Reverend Bluejeans and Shirley Knott 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Its been on an hour and I've had the obligatory '250' The Reverend Bluejeans and Pat Earrings 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Begs the question how on Earth this seller can sucessfully apply for a driving licence? If indeed s/he has one in the first place. Well,guess which way this thread is going........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 What's that video from where someone slides a horse under a trailer. That usually comes out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Well,guess which way this thread is going........Couldn’t agree more with you Progrocker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 What's wrong with Gumtree? It's free to use. I sold our old Civic there 18 months ago: 3 calls, two visits, two offers, one of them good enough, cash there and then, no comeback. Adverts have always been a source of amusement as well as endless fascination, particularly to those of us who can splel, but if I want to buy your CX I won't care if your idioms are unfamiliar or computer generated and you've advertised a Citreon Palace. alf892, The Reverend Bluejeans and Vince70 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirley Knott Posted April 22, 2018 Author Share Posted April 22, 2018 No worries, take that coat off, it'll probably* won't be snowing again until next Tuesday. On this board folks tend to put daft Gumtree eBay Autotrader eBid Spock etc posts into the same pot. The main eBay thread is the busiest Oh, and welcome. 32 posts in already Cheers. Thus far I'm enjoying myself adw1977 and chodweaver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilninggas Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I do find the best auto bargains on scumtree are the ones lurking in the 'other vehicles' category. seems like the cheap cars/bikes/vans/trailers often get put in that category and languish. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I do find the best auto bargains on scumtree are the ones lurking in the 'other vehicles' category. seems like the cheap cars/bikes/vans/trailers often get put in that category and languish. Blimey, good spot - thanks for the tip pilninggas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flat4alfa Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 Gumtree/ageing VAG product/poor spelling.His name will be Tomasz Dziewięćsetdziewięćdziesięc Good Sherlocking there RBJ. ...except Liviu is a common Romanian forename Imagine coming all that way, only to find the Blighty-registered VAG product really is just as VAGshite as the home product. It would be enough to get yourself stuck in Bedfordshire with a smartphone for company. The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 people who think if you go past Rotherham, you'll fall off the earth. But you do! Fact! flat4alfa and The Reverend Bluejeans 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted April 22, 2018 Share Posted April 22, 2018 I would rather have shattered glass mixed in with swarf rammed up my sphincter than advertise on gumtree again. It's like freecycle but with delivery expected as well. Junkman, Vince70, flat4alfa and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I would rather have shattered glass mixed in with swarf rammed up my sphincter than advertise on gumtree again. It's like freecycle but with delivery expected as well.You’ll be ecstatic* to hear that some freecycle spunk trumpets expect that too!! Bren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 SM "..Shitty cars and shitty people go hand in hand.." My Toyota must be embarrassed to be seen with me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 Why do people message on bumtree going 'is this still for sale?' Then you hear no more... oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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