mercrocker Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 "Launched at the 1968 Motor Show...." UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 "As can be expected from a 45-year old Classic Car there are some bodywork issues (Haven't we all haha...)" michael t, Aston Martin and Paul Dupart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 'Investment opportunity' 'Drives like new...', which is usually followed by 'has a slight running issue' some lines further down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Furious Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Probably an easy fix for someone - Its totally fucking fucked mate, big time. dome, Kringle, Dave_Q and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 "No offers". So I always make an offer, even if the price was completely reasonable. Paul Dupart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 "it's got a 1.4cc engine". twosmoke300, mercrocker and Talbot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dupart Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Passed with no advisories when last MOT'd, not been used since, so should pass again no problem... Aston Martin and mercrocker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Passed with no advisories when last MOT'd, Then you look up the MOT test history and it's littered with fails and last years advisory list runs to 4 pages. Bianconeri, AMC Rebel and Paul Dupart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 "Ran fine when parked up 15 years ago". mercrocker, Aston Martin, Kringle and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 MOT failure but drives fine - has fuck all brakes and a hole in the floor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 One of mine is ‘5 speed gearbox’ on something like a Focus. Probably written by an old giffer whose last car was a Marina and bought the Focus new in 1998, and still thinks it's something fitted to top-end models. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Not looked underneath mercrocker, Paul Dupart and Rusty_Rocket 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201810021069770?atmobcid=soc3 This advert is a good example of ones that are slightly irritating. carlo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 "never welded" - get your fucking MiG fired up because it's going to have to be soon. Kringle and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 "Has needed nothing done to it in the last year we've had it" means "This WAS a tidy and well maintained example until we got our sticky hands on it. We have never washed, vacuumed or given it even the most basic regular checks. Having recognised it as a solid motor with some life left in it, we have ragged it mercilessly from one end of the country to the other, overloaded it and generally abused it in every way possible. When you view it, you'll find we don't know where the bonnet release is or what pressure the tyres should be at. Expect it to be dry of all fluids and to be comprehensively shagged. But the price may be even more than what we paid for it" (Actually, this might* be true of all my chod. Buyer beware etc.) John F, robinmasters, Talbot and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 This is a gripe about online adverts, people who put in the price box (normally traders) £100, then in the description put all the details down, then write some bollox like £x000 or £100 a month if we can sort you out with credit. Fucking misleading, as it tends to be on some prime shite cars, such as a Zafira or Wagon R. There are 7 adverts like this on the facebook marketplace and seen one on eBay this morning. mercrocker and Kringle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 "It would make a great...(Insert ridiculous idea here)" cobblers and Talbot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Daren’t look underneathEFA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 RELIABLE HONDA ENGINE - hasn't had a cambelt for 15+ years, all the service items need changing, the ATF will never have been touched if auto, and it's probably not long off cooking its head gasket as these often only get sold when someone gives up driving and leaves it laid up for a year. Lacquer Peel and alcyonecorporation 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Read a good one today for a 04 Streetwise. Basically he wants £300 on it but get ready for it... the head gasket is gone, it won’t run, the MOT expired 6 months ago and the tyres are fucked. He goes on to mention he regularly scraps cars (wonder why) and he won’t accept any silly offers. Just take the battery and cat off and get the fucker crushed. NOBODY wants it! Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chatsharris Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Read a good one today for a 04 Streetwise. Basically he wants £300 on it but get ready for it... the head gasket is gone, it won’t run, the MOT expired 6 months ago and the tyres are fucked. He goes on to mention he regularly scraps cars (wonder why) and he won’t accept any silly offers. Just take the battery and cat off and get the fucker crushed. NOBODY wants it!Will he take £250? clayts450 and 95 quid Peugeot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 No idea. It’s not worth £250 either though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdearme Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Weird one the other day, saw a car advertised as "only one previous keeper (2 in total including original owner)" written verbatim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Probably an easy fix for someone.... ....but not for the seller who, in truth, can't be arsed to do it anyway even if it was an "easy fix". Paul Dupart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 My mate once bought an 85 B plate 325i. Really nice looking black 2 door it was, that was supposedly just needing the tappets or whatever adjusting, sounded like something from the industrial revolution. It was absolutely fucked. Paul Dupart, cobblers and hennabm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacus Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 That fucking infuriating knob on eBay at the moment, 'emergency accountant' or whatever he's called, with all that shit about "retail price £4.50, expected value in 10 years, £45,000", what a bell end. Kringle, w00dy, Jerzy Woking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Can this guy see into the future then? How can he possibly say ‘expected value’? I love these guys they always describe themselves as ‘classic car consultants’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 Needs to be gone by xxxxxxxxxWhy?Is the planet Nibiru expected to arrive by then? clayts450, ProgRocker, 95 quid Peugeot and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryoldcortina Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 "Will fly through a MoT" Paul Dupart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 I CAN'T STAND ADVERTS THAT ARE WITTEN LIKE THIS WITH CAPITAL LETTERS AND NO FULL STOPS OR COMMAS OR ANYTHING TO IDENTIFY WHERE A SENTENCE STARTS AND ENDS IT LOOKS LIKE A PAGE FULL OF JUMBLED UP CAPITAL LETTERS AND THEREFORE MAKES THE ADVERT HARDER TO READ SELLERS THINK ADVERTS LIKE THESE ARE MORE NOTICEABLE SO BUYERS WILL TAKE NOTICE BUT IN REALITY IT MAKES THE ADVERT HARDER TO READ AND IS THEREFORE OFF PUTTING TO POTENTIAL BUYERS YES THERE ARE SENTENCES THAT ARE ANNOYING BUT TRY READING AN ADVERT LIKE THIS AND SEE IF YOU STILL FANCY BUYING THE CAR AFTER ALL THE EFFORT OF READING SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS FULLY VALETED FULL SERVICE HISTORY IN A GENEROUSLY COLOURED PAINTWORK THIS CAR COMES WITH EW AC FSH ACDC NWA, CROOKS AND GRANNIES AND ODD AND SODS PLEASE CALL SO I CAN SHOUT AT YOU DOWN THE PHONE PROBABLY THINKING THAT THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO SELL A FUCKING CAR AlabamaShrimp, Pat Earrings, uk_senator and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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