Pet hate automotive terms...................

[Rocket88]

Anything described as "stunning".............closely followed by"in good condition for year" WTF does that mean. Is there a sliding scale of rancidness we're all supposed to apply?

[Guest]

I hate the indiscriminate use of the phrase 'mint condition', which I take to mean 'flawless', but everybody else seems to think is a euphemism for 'not completely shagged' .

[Spottedlaurel]

Scooby, for Subaru.

[dollywobbler]

First to see will buy. I always used to think it was a threat!

[MrRegieRitmo]

First to see will buy.

I was going to say that one! I always think - how presumptuous! How do they know?? What planet are they on where they've never encountered a tyre kicker!?

[Guest]

Scooby, for Subaru.

Seconded to the point where it was considered for the swear filter on OJC to automatically correct it. However I felt it might hamper any conversations relating to the popular cartoon dog.Specific stuff: "Robin Reliant" (Reliant Robin) and "Fester" (Fiesta).General stuff: Any sort of modified car described as a "one-off", particularly if there's not much particularly one-off about it. Anyone could put daft wheels on a car and badly respray it in orange.

[r.welfare]

"Genuine reason for sale".This confuses me. Surely, there are only 3 possible reasons for sale:1. You have replaced the car with something else and it is surplus to requirements;2. You need the money;3. The car is a dog and you are trying to wash your hands of it.Which of the three it is can be pretty much confirmed within 5 minutes of seeing the car and seller, so why not save your wordage...

[Volksy]

'No Rust'Yet the car has scabs all over it, people think that just because it hasn't turned into gaping cravasses its not rusty..

[MrRegieRitmo]

"Robin Reliant" (Reliant Robin)

That one really riles me! Why do people say that? I caught my ex saying it once, so I retorted with "you wouldn't call Daddy's Audi an A4 Audi or your car an Astra Vauxhall, so why Robin Reliant?" ....is it Del Boy's fault?

[Fat_Pirate]

Have you all forgotten 'drives superb'? I absolutely will have no dealings with anybody who uses this term.

[pogweasel]

General ignorance of vehicular parts and mangling of the English language combine to make me very angry. 'New Seals' / 'rusty seals' - windscreen? fur seals? Oh you mean the SILLS.'Tax excempt' - grr! universally mis-spelled'needs breaks' - Something to do with kit-kats?'Braking for parts' - Brake for children, zebra crossings and stationary traffic.'Spears or Repairs' - Shows seller to be knuckle-dragger from the Neander ValleyI could go on.... but my blood pressure is on the up already.

[reallyloud]

Clarkson derogatory references to Nissan as a Datsun is something that exposes him as knowledgeless idiot. And while on the subject of TV, everything that Jason Dawes says.

[MrRegieRitmo]

Maybe not so much with real vehicles as model ones but the word 'Rare' is so unbelievably over used in a vain attempt to bump up the price of every bloody thing they try to sell!

[seth]

On teh subject of "scene" names as discussed by Bryn in last months Retro Cars mags, the term "loon" bugs me. I think it refers to a Polo saloon in the water called VW scene. But I might start refering to the Herald as a "loon" to confuse members of that world. Ditto "breadvan" etc. Its not a friggin van!

[Volksy]

*whispers to Pog* Do you mean the sills?

[pogweasel]

Isn't that what I said?I agree with Seth re. irritating scene naming, particularly prevelant in the W/C VW circles. Also in the Ford world too. Grannies, Cappers, Tinas and who-haa.

[michiel]

...in the water called VW scene...

Eh? The Dutch call anything 'Uniek'. Unique literally means that there's only one, doesn't it? Unique Mercedes 190E! Unique VW Beetle! Etc.

[carlo]

Have you all forgotten 'drives superb'? I absolutely will have no dealings with anybody who uses this term.

Compared to many ebay listings I've seen recently, that's grade A grammar!

[Guest Kyle]

General ignorance of vehicular parts and mangling of the English language combine to make me very angry. 'New Seals' / 'rusty seals' - windscreen? fur seals? Oh you mean the SILLS.'Tax excempt' - grr! universally mis-spelled'needs breaks' - Something to do with kit-kats?'Braking for parts' - Brake for children, zebra crossings and stationary traffic.'Spears or Repairs' - Shows seller to be knuckle-dragger from the Neander ValleyI could go on.... but my blood pressure is on the up already.

Bumbers instead of bumpers and dint instead of dent get right on my man boobs.Also, why does anyone selling an American car have hoods, trunks and fenders?Scene words? "tramp drift". Do you have to drink meths and smell like a multi storey car park stairwell to drive a car sideways?

[254575]

my main gripe is the person who plays the scrap card....the one that gets me is..... "if i dont get £XXX for it, its going to the scrap man" when the amount they are asking is ten times what the scrap value actually is!or... "ive started the bidding at £200 as thats what the scrap value is" NO ITS NOT! why are people always 6 months behind the current scrap price?!?!?

[morris_ital_lover]

Ditto "breadvan" etc. Its not a friggin van!

AAh finally someone else! I hate this term, its not a van and wtf does a bread van actually look like? A shagged ford transit full of loaves?m0rris

[seth]

wtf does a bread van actually look like? A shagged ford transit full of loaves?

Just had a look. You were nearly right!

 

 

Most common google image is of course the Ferrari 250...

[morris_ital_lover]

wtf does a bread van actually look like? A shagged ford transit full of loaves?

Just had a look. You were nearly right!

 

 

Most common google image is of course the Ferrari 250...

Damn so close!

m0rris

[pogweasel]

Found this googling breadvan:

OMG RWD TYTE DRIFT SIDEVALVE JUST KICKED IN Y0

[CortinaDave]

"Will be tax exempt soon" in reference to any mid 80's car. NO IT WONT.The rolling date stopped A DECADE AGO YOU MORON

[ashmicro]

FMBSH (as in full Mercedes-Benz service history). If fcuking NOT, unless you take it back to Stuttgart every time."Back wheel drive" gets on my tits, usually written by mongs who don't know the difference between "rear" and "rare"Auctioneers who say "Engine, gearbox, propshaft and back end all ok" when referring to a FWD car.People who advertise Allegros etc. as a Rover. ARRGH!

[55bloke]

General ignorance of vehicular parts and mangling of the English language combine to make me very angry. 'New Seals' / 'rusty seals' - windscreen? fur seals? Oh you mean the SILLS.'Tax excempt' - grr! universally mis-spelled'needs breaks' - Something to do with kit-kats?'Braking for parts' - Brake for children, zebra crossings and stationary traffic.'Spears or Repairs' - Shows seller to be knuckle-dragger from the Neander ValleyI could go on.... but my blood pressure is on the up already.

100% agreement there Pog!! The general standard of English usage horrifies me!! Current worst offenders include TILL when they mean 'TIL, THEIR/THERE when they mean THEY'RE, confusion between STATIONARY and STATIONERY...... oh bugger, better stop before I offend someone.

[Guest]

have we had BROUGHT and BOUGHT yet??

 

Also principal and principle, but we're clutching at straws a bit now seeing as such words are beyond the vocabulary of your average shite seller

[dollywobbler]

Actually, in pedant mode, till is perfectly ok in most books I believe. Bit daft though as it only saves one letter!

 

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[55bloke]

Till is ok in America!! Here, it means a cash register! If you're shortening until to 'til, why would you add an extra l? Sorry, ultra pedantic, I know!!