DirtyBird222
DirtyBird222 UltraDork
11/3/13 10:09 p.m.

Does anyone ever notice these are vehicles that really don't have many extras to merit the asking price? And when you ask the seller what the extras are they still can't seem to come up with an answer?

Just something that has always perplexed me

EvanR
EvanR HalfDork
11/3/13 10:37 p.m.

In the old days of "pay by the word" newspaper ads, it made sense. On Craigslist every word is free.

SnowMongoose
SnowMongoose HalfDork
11/3/13 10:45 p.m.

I translate as either the trunk or a cardboard box is full of broken parts that might actually be intended for the vehicle in question.

novaderrik
novaderrik PowerDork
11/3/13 11:06 p.m.

would you rather they list every piece of optional equipment, some of which is actually standard equipment on that particular model of car?

i get annoyed with the ads for "5 bold wheels" that will fit "anything that has 5 bold wheels"...

fasted58
fasted58 PowerDork
11/3/13 11:11 p.m.

sometimes there really is too much to list

maybe not so much w/ CLers... but I bet w/ GRMers, they save everything

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/4/13 8:19 a.m.
novaderrik wrote: would you rather they list every piece of optional equipment, some of which is actually standard equipment on that particular model of car? i get annoyed with the ads for "5 bold wheels" that will fit "anything that has 5 bold wheels"...

yes, "four wheel disk brakes" when every model of that car comes so equipped.

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury MegaDork
11/4/13 8:29 a.m.

I dont mind "too much to list" so long as when I call, there is an actual list...

mtn
mtn UltimaDork
11/4/13 8:36 a.m.

I had a Volvo for awhile that had too many extras to list. Well, not too many to list, but enough that I don't blame him for not listing them. An extra oil filter, every light bulb that had ever been on any Volvo, an extra jack, a Chiltons manual, etc. etc.

It was a $300 car that run and drove (made it 60 miles with no problem), anything extra was gravey.

Brett_Murphy
Brett_Murphy GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
11/4/13 9:19 a.m.

Not nearly as much as I hate ads that explain how the aftermarket rims and kickass soundsystem make a $500 a $3500 car.

dculberson
dculberson UltraDork
11/4/13 10:41 a.m.

I hate "won't last long," that's the exact opposite of what I want out of my cars.

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 UberDork
11/4/13 10:51 a.m.

"Too many extras to list" sounds like A) the seller can't readily remember what he's done to the car and B) He isn't going to be bothered listing it all because he's lazy.

Powar
Powar SuperDork
11/4/13 12:00 p.m.
novaderrik wrote: i get annoyed with the ads for "5 bold wheels" that will fit "anything that has 5 bold wheels"...

Bumbers. The term 'bumbers' makes me cringe.

Brett_Murphy
Brett_Murphy GRM+ Memberand UltraDork
11/4/13 1:00 p.m.

Do bumbers bounce, or is that something else?

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
11/4/13 3:31 p.m.
Powar wrote:
novaderrik wrote: i get annoyed with the ads for "5 bold wheels" that will fit "anything that has 5 bold wheels"...
Bumbers. The term 'bumbers' makes me cringe.

Bumbers and breaks...

Strizzo
Strizzo UberDork
11/4/13 4:38 p.m.

There are too many things that bug me about cl sellers to list.

RealMiniDriver
RealMiniDriver UltraDork
11/4/13 5:07 p.m.
mad_machine wrote:
Powar wrote:
novaderrik wrote: i get annoyed with the ads for "5 bold wheels" that will fit "anything that has 5 bold wheels"...
Bumbers. The term 'bumbers' makes me cringe.
Bumbers and breaks...

I dented the bumber on my Camero because it needs new breaks. The moter is fine, though.

motomoron
motomoron SuperDork
11/6/13 9:01 a.m.

"Just testing the waters"

spin_out
spin_out Reader
11/7/13 8:32 a.m.

"Too much to list" really irritates me. So much that when I sold my TR7 on ebay, I listed every single item the car had. It was a very long list. I assumed the serious buyer would want to know every detail, and the casual observer would skim over it.

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