Silly Things That Put You Off A Car

[robinmasters]

People who take pictures of the car whilst they have an erection.

 

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2001-FORD-FIESTA-FLIGHT-RED-/221813192819?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item33a518b873

[carlo]

219,000 miles (just run in).  On some supposedly reliable brand.  Yes ha ha just f**k off.

[motormatt]

Easy project, for someone who has a masters in engineering.

[Sealtainn]

Aggressive sellers....... and ... "if it doesn't sell this week I will MOT it and sell it for 3 times as much" yea right......

 

Or the variation on this theme of "If it doesn't sell in the next x number of days then I am going to scrap it"

[1900sr]

Or the variation on this theme of "If it doesn't sell in the next x number of days then I am going to scrap it"

 

Usually found on a car being advertised at top money or more....

[Cavcraft]

'I know what I'm talking about/I know what it's worth'

 

A sure fire sign of the polar opposite. 

[twosmoke300]

Easy project, for someone who has a masters in engineering.

And a degree in project management

[Stroller133]

A dealer that requires you to make an appointment to view a car. It makes me think they have something to hide or they want the chance to warm the engine etc.

It might also be a ploy to oblige you to buy, they make it sound like an appointment is required, hence putting them out, so the least you can do is buy the car.

We had it last month when we bought the Peugeot 5008, I called the dealer in b'ham as its a 30 mile drive away! To check it wasn't sold. Sales lady tried to get me to make an appointment, I just said I want to pop in to look, she tries to tell me that she wants to make sure the car will be there for me. So I asked is it there, "er yes" she replied, is it going anywhere today i ask "no" she replies. Sorted then, if you sell it in the meantime well done, don't reserve it on my account, we've not even decided if we are buying any car yet, let alone this one.

 

Also I don't like, "this price/deal can only be done today". I initially got this at the Peugeot dealer too. I'd told her the deal I wanted and she claimed if she asked her manager now he'd want the deal closed that day. I just told her not to ask him today ask him in 2/3 days IF I call back.

[D Spares & Tyres]

From some bad experiences by myself and a couple of aquaintances years ago we now never bid on anything with either a Welsh flag, St Georges cross or one of those Asian religious symbols ( have no idea which religion )

 

However, the Christian fish symbol is usually a good sign as is a National Trust sticker

[Matt]

"Low mileage for year! 175,000 miles!"

 

So it's old AND high mileage.

[brownnova]

Too many exclamation marks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

But my personal favourite is where the advert mis-spells the car's name. E.g. Adverts for a Sitron Zantia, or a Reno Cleo, or any Voxhall. It's not hard to find out how to spell the car's name... It's on the bloody log book!

 

Oh and I will always walk away from anyone who is pushy when I view a car.

[brownnova]

One more: "celebrity" previous owners

 

"Once owned by Tranmere Rovers all time top scorer Ian Muir" So what??

 

"previous owner is Martine McCutcheon's mum's chiropodist" or some such total drivel...

[NorfolkNWeigh]

One more: "celebrity" previous owners

"Once owned by Tranmere Rovers all time top scorer Ian Muir" So what??

"previous owner is Martine McCutcheon's mum's chiropodist" or some such total drivel...

That's just reminded me, I once bought a car that had belonged to Ted Dexter, the dealer proudly told me.

I had no idea who this was and got confused with Ted Moult, so told friends that's who owned it. One day a mate pointed out Ted Moult had been dead 3 years when the car was made!

 

With posh cars it must be unusual to find one that didn't have a celebrity first owner.

[stripped fred]

Another thing that outs me off is where the car has only been owned for a short time. I know there are often genuine reasons for this but I prefer it where someone has owned the car for a while. I am always trying to work out why they want to sell although this is often difficult.

[Taff]

From some bad experiences by myself and a couple of aquaintances years ago we now never bid on anything with either a Welsh flag, St Georges cross or one of those Asian religious symbols ( have no idea which religion )

 

However, the Christian fish symbol is usually a good sign as is a National Trust sticker

 

Not a bad shout, that. Although I would question buying a car off anyone who was a member of the National Fucking Trust, ffs...

[UltraWomble]

Not a bad shout, that. Although I would question buying a car off anyone who was a member of the National Fucking Trust, ffs...

Free parking in the Lakes, free entry to rather a lot of places in the Lakes.

That makes it worth the family membership for me anyway, but mostly the free parking in the Lakes - believe me this saves a metric shitload for us every Summer.

[sierraman]

Luxury car at an affordable price...

 

This car is an absolute bargain... So you say.

[Junkman]

Since this thread has now morphed into what puts one off car ads and not cars, what puts me off car ads is when they provide some reason why they want to sell the car. Not only is there hardIy anything I give a lesser shit about than what their wife says, how much space they have on their drive, whether they lost their storage, how many babies they are expecting, or that they move house, I also fail to understand why any of this could possibly be a reason for a car sale. The only thing they achieve with this is that I click away.

[stripped fred]

Since this thread has now morphed into what puts one off car ads and not cars, what puts me off car ads is when they provide some reason why they want to sell the car. Not only is there hardIy anything I give a lesser shit about than what their wife says, how much space they have on their drive, whether they lost their storage, how many babies they are expecting, or that they move house, I also fail to understand why any of this could possibly be a reason for a car sale. The only thing they achieve with this is that I click away.

I suppose they are trying to show that there is a genuine reason why they are selling as opposed to the car is a bit shit and costing them a fortune. You often never know the true reason though. When I bought the Alfa he said he needed a 4x4 to tow his caravan. I'll never know if he even owned a caravan or did go on and buy that 4x4. I can't help think that most people, away from autoshite maybe, only sell when their car starts causing them grief and financial pain or they think it might do soon.

[oldcars]

I called up about a 75 the other week. It had a towbar, i asked how many electric points to find out what had been towed. The dealer said "one, the previous owner only used it twice to take a small trailer to the tip".

 

Yeah so he did, bet he pulled a two ton van with it.

[richardthestag]

Just bought it and need it gone because wife saying "do what ever you want" doesn't mean what I thought

 

 

= bought a fucking shed off ebay while off my face on wife beater and too embarrassed to admit it

[richardthestag]

One more: "celebrity" previous owners

 

"Once owned by Tranmere Rovers all time top scorer Ian Muir" So what??

 

"previous owner is Martine McCutcheon's mum's chiropodist" or some such total drivel...

 

Me and the kids play tenuous links when black catting fools..

 

yeah but my mum knows someone whose next door neighbours step- brother is married to Wayne Rooneys old cleaner.

 

Might just try it on next car I sell, what with shit like BGT, Big wanking Brother etc etc everyone is a celeb these days

[Cavcraft]

'My wife doesn't like it' means I've just bought it and it's fucked.

[DVee8]

Mrs V8 would like a newish Mercedes A class.

Now the 1.5 diesel engine is the same as in the Renault Clio and Nissan Juke. As in any Renault or Nissan 1.5 dci unit.

 

Now i'm not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

[richardthestag]

just about everything in this ad puts me off

 

pile of wank - check

reserve not met for hopeless shed pile of dog wank - check

no punctation - check

barely legible manuscript - check

bought it, done fuck all with it, passing it on under realisation this one is the "bridge" too far - check

was dry stored once but now in open and rotting - check

evidence of crash damage that has been fixed really well - check

would benefit from a service - check

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291498490348?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

Cant think of one thing that is right about it except 100% feedback

 

Except even that is fucked, most feedback is well over 6 months old. account barely used = scrap man chancer trying to shift "barn find" under guise of sweet little old lady whose recently deceased husband treasured this until the end of his life etc etc etc fill in the gaps. possibly

[stillOrange]

 

Just bought it and need it gone because wife saying "do what ever you want" doesn't mean what I thought

 

= bought a fucking shed off ebay while off my face on wife beater and too embarrassed to admit it

 

 

'My wife doesn't like it' means I've just bought it and it's fucked.

 

 

She did say exactly that when I bought Samara and she didn't like it at all when it came

 

 

Week later Lada was back here "for sale"

 

[Junkman]

I suppose they are trying to show that there is a genuine reason why they are selling as opposed to the car is a bit shit and costing them a fortune.

 

Wouldn't the latter be a genuine reason why they are selling?

Wouldn't be honesty a much better seller than boring me with some random bogus horseshit that interests me as much as a bag of rice that had toppled over in China?

Generally, I want to read about the car in a car ad. Would I be interested in someone's personal circumstances, I'd read ads on a dating site.

[Charlie Croker]

I cannot stand the hoards of Facefook/Gamtree "sellers" who think we are so stupid that we didn't see the sad heap of scrap they are trying to offload on the same site/forum/group a few days before. ALLWAYS with the original seller and ALLWAYS at a good few hundred bucks less. They can never be arsed to wash them or even sometimes take new photos.

 

AND they really do think they deserve to make a couple of hundred bucks.

 

Oh and the ad always has NO OFFERS at the end............bellends.

[plasticvandan]

Any advert that has call: Wayne,Shane,Craig,Gaz etc. 

[HH-R]

I've broken some of my own rules

 

No towbars, though the 75 I had had one.

No non-oem stereos, though most of the cars I've had have had them (I don't mind them other than I hate having to take the front panel out all the time)

No Lexus lights (never broken this rule)

No non factory stick on tat or MODZ. (never broken this rule)

No Vauxhalls, VWs, BMWs, or Audis (never broken this rule)

No non OEM TRIMZ or alloys (")

No wheels bigger than 15" (")

 

I'm not as fussed about having cheap tyres on, because some people will get their cars serviced and pay for anything needed but a lot of garages will just say "it needs (a) tyre(s)" and they will chuck anything on to keep the bill down.