sierraman Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 A description of a filthy shit encrusted utterly bummed Estate I’ve noticed recently is ‘ideal fishing car’ What other ‘what it really means’ descriptions do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 A 'Barry Boy' Citroen Saxo 1.0 or 1.1 advertised by a trader for £1995. Described as 'ruined by previous owner, would have been worth more' or words to that effect. It probably sold quickly to some teenage wannabe drag racer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 Drives ok... not good, just ok, limps round the yard. Genuine reason for sale... it’s fucked, genuinely that’s the reason it’s for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 "A genuine investment opportunity" - usually up at the price it might be in 20 years time, for the buyer to make a £200 profit in 50 years time. St.Jude, vaughant and BlankFrank 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 16 minutes ago, DavidB said: "A genuine investment opportunity" - usually up at the price it might be in 20 years time, for the buyer to make a £200 profit in 50 years time. Usually, always often, associated with blue oval badged cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 7 minutes ago, St.Jude said: Usually, always often, associated with blue oval badged cars. Old Fords aren’t exactly the equivalent of buying British Gas shares when they were first floated. I don’t know if the idiots buying them realise that as the cars become more expensive so do the parts they constantly need and the welding bills. Another one that gets me is ‘we are proud to be able to offer you today...’ like they’re doing me a fucking favour! myglaren, Jerzy Woking and St.Jude 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 “Needs TLC” Its ruined. sierraman and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 “Rolling project” The tyres hold air. Twiggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 “I haven’t tried to turn the engine over” The engine has been stored in a canal Skut, Twiggy and BlankFrank 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 "What you see is what you get" - I'm struggling to think of a single positive thing. Datsuncog, HMC, myglaren and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 “I intended to restore it but haven’t got the time” It’s A LOT worse than I expected Sham, Twiggy and gadgetgricey 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 ‘Work commitments have taken over’... I’d actually much rather be at work that welding this pile of shit up. myglaren and Twiggy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 ‘It’s never bothered me’... but it’s bothered the MOT tester enough for him to condemn it. Twiggy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 It is what it is... I.e knackered.. Twiggy and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 8 minutes ago, sierraman said: Old Fords aren’t exactly the equivalent of buying British Gas shares when they were first floated. I don’t know if the idiots buying them realise that as the cars become more expensive so do the parts they constantly need and the welding bills. Another one that gets me is ‘we are proud to be able to offer you today...’ like they’re doing me a fucking favour! I think a lot of them rely on the whole "MOT Exempt" when selling these Escorts, knowing that unless you put it on the ramp you won't see the galloping rot under it. MOT Exempt = "It'd most likely fail" myglaren and Twiggy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 ‘I have not attempted to start the engine’... you have and it’s seized to the point even Charles Atlas couldn’t budge it on the end of a 1200mm bar. Kringle, St.Jude and Twiggy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 "Ran when parked." 25 years ago. Twiggy and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 "Haven't had time to MOT it." It failed its MOT quite spectacularly 2 weeks ago and I've not realised you can look them up online. timolloyd, gadgetgricey, Crackers and 6 others 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundwave Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 "Good condition for year" - the very fact I've had to add "for year" to that sentence should tell you everything you need to know. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 People who write "it is what it is , it aint what it aint" on adverts should be shot through the lungs. "Ideal workhorse" usually means its filthy and shagged. sporty-shite, myglaren, Twiggy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 4 minutes ago, Soundwave said: "Good condition for year" - the very fact I've had to add "for year" to that sentence should tell you everything you need to know. By that matrix a 1978 Fiesta should be little more than a few perished bits of rubber, some brown dust and an engine block. UltraWomble and tooSavvy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 "Ideal off roader" or "Ideal Track car." Too fucked to go back on the road. HMC and St.Jude 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Rare to find. : never popular when new, most of them scrapped by now including better ones than this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 Not forgetting "Barn Find" any old heap, anytime, anywhere that has not been used for a bit. (Barn not required) Twiggy and HMC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 1 hour ago, HMC said: “I haven’t tried to turn the engine over” I thought that meant the engine was lying by the side of the car, upside down. Twiggy, warch, HMC and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 2 hours ago, DavidB said: "A genuine investment opportunity" ... ....for the seller currently flogging it at an inflated level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 No MOT but will fly through another = I am a potless, chancing halfwit. myglaren, Twiggy and St.Jude 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 "Rare classic" = "I can't spell, so I couldn't find another one on eBay" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 ‘Xxxxx not working but been told it’s a £5 part not had time to do it’... of course that rough idle on that diesel is a filter... mat_the_cat, HMC and Twiggy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 25, 2021 Author Share Posted March 25, 2021 ‘Not sure what to ask...’ You know full well what you want to ask you just haven’t got the brass neck to come right out with it Twiggy and Shite Ron 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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