I understand all of the complaints except the Monster one.
Does it really bother you that people drink energy drinks and have them in their cars?
Everything else... YES! I agree 1000%
I understand all of the complaints except the Monster one.
Does it really bother you that people drink energy drinks and have them in their cars?
Everything else... YES! I agree 1000%
In reply to wvumtnbkr:
I think its the combination. It seems like my mind associates monster with dbags. Not saying everyone who drinks it is a dbag, but my brain goes there. But that alone doesnt rule a car out.
Having anything in the cupholder in the sale pics is, imo, dumb. Take five minutes and get your trash out of the car before you take the pics. But a bottle of water in the cupholder, i dont give that another thought.
This, though, is honestly the reason I started the thread. I was trolling CL again, I spotted a car and thought it looked interesting. While flipping through the pics I saw a monster in the cupholder and thought "nevermind." I dont have a logical reason why. My brain just went there.
I was an auto tech for ten years, so ive sat in a lot of cars. My brain has associated certain things subconsciously.
For instance, next time your in a parking lot look for a car with a dream catcher hanging from the rear view, ill bet you $100 the ashtray is overflowing with cigarette butts.
This is a variation of what a couple others have posted, but I see it a lot in old Triumph and MG listings: "has rust in the usual places." That's a huge red flag for me.
Gary wrote: This is a variation of what a couple others have posted, but I see it a lot in old Triumph and MG listings: "has rust in the usual places." That's a huge red flag for me.
Depends on the price though. If it is $500 and running/driving, do you really care?
"Runs great, just needs starter/battery"
"no title/parts only" on a car that could still, based on age, have a lien on it. Same with bikes.
"What's up CL..."
Anyone that has a "clean" title that is not in their name.
"Mercedes/BMW/Audi for sale"
Around here a lot of people have named their transmission Manuel.
"Perfect condition, needs engine work."
"Needs nothing", with an obvious picture proving otherwise (like a broken windshield, or a rusted through fender).
Photo of only one side. Guaranteed the other side will have damage, just like the Mustang I drove 1.5 hrs to see.
"Body is in great shape"
I went and looked at a pair of waverunners yesterday. These were 1996 models, so I knew what to expect, but after talking to the seller I thought they were worth a look and the seller was quick to offer a sea trial. Drove 30 minutes to his house and we went out on the water. Had fun. There were a few little things that needed fixed, so I made my offer. He accepted. Then that is when it became apparent he didn't have titles for the skiis nor the trailer. I walked, nearly ran, from the deal at that point, but at least I got a free jet ski ride.
Who tries to sell something that isn't theirs?
"Runs good." Is one that always makes me laugh, but doesn't necessarilly make me ignore the ad.
T.J. wrote: "Runs good." Is one that always makes me laugh, but doesn't necessarilly make me ignore the ad.
They are supposed to write "Runs well?"
In reply to JamesMcD:
Lol, no I suppose if I saw "runs well" that wouldn't be any better. I guess, I just expect that the thing functions as designed unless stated otherwise. I don't mind an ad saying that the car works well, I just get a chuckle when that sentiment is expressed in only two words.
"Just changed the oil." Which makes me think it was a special event and not a regular occurrence.
The for sale/sell thing really irks me. Horrible use of the English language really turns me off on a car ad. - I agree with the "testing the waters" Sorry, no, I don't even want to entertain you with offers on your highly modded stancetarded 350z that is barely driveable. These are fun people to screw with though via text or e-mail to see them get flustered. "So I'll give you half of what your asking since that's what it will cost me to make the car drive and look normal again."
Here's one: I was trying to buy a car to build for ChumpCar. Found a late 80s RX-7 for a decent price, pictures looked great. Show up to this persons apartment see the car and he immediately tells me thats not the one for sale, it's the convertible one in his garage under a mountain of crap that had to be started with a screw driver. I literally almost threw fisticuffs at this guy for being such a dbag.
Oh, I thought of another one, and I've mentioned this before.
Ads for cars worth maybe $1500 that have aftermarket wheels that were "$3000" when new that bump the value of the car up to $4500. Sorry, the odds are good your aftermarket $3000 wheels are garbage and the fact you think they are still worth the overpriced retail you paid for them is ridiculous. The exception to this is if the wheels are actually quality units, such as race wheels, but if the car has those, the odds are good it has a bunch of other stuff (like a roll cage) that might legitimately raise the asking price of the vehicle.
Sometimes, the spelling problems help. There are some great deals to be had on a Camero or an Alpha Romeo.
+1 on the prematurely angry seller. "Don't even call me or email me with an offer below my asking price of $4k over book! I will yell at you, call the police, and then tell your mother what a terrible person you've become."
86 Camero, run good, trany needs rebuilt, could use new brakes there making noize. Paint good just needs buffed.
Very rare, no lowballers, best offer over $10K, I know what I have.
Keywords: ford chevy dodge honda toyota nissan hyundai vw mustang pickup project manual automatic charger challenger corvette drag autocross drift fast v8 v6 turbo supercharged
referring to brakes as breaks.
This car is fast = this car has been beat to E36 M3.
If someone uses "Text" speak in their ad.....I usually ignore it and assume the seller is a mouth-breather. If you can't take the time to spell correctly, post a couple of decent pics and a description, chances are you have a bad case of the dumb and you haven't taken care of your machine either. For some reason this seems to pop up most in Honda listings. Mad Tyte Yo!
Of course....if I'm shopping sub $1K than I take what I can get and try to read between the lines.
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