Soldato
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I won't buy it if I don't like it.
Why do people say this in adverts?
Why do people say this in adverts?
"First to view will buy"
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Caporegime
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Just a tactic to get people to think they might miss it if they don't hurry up, like 'hurry, only while stocks last'.
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It doesn't seem to work very well. From all the adverts I've seen, people who include crap like "first to see will buy", their car never sells.
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From working at Autotrader they used to use all this crap to try and sell their cars, most still for sale weeks later. Yes im sure your Corsa 1.2 with Badboy bodykit and K&N induction filter has "Never been racer or rallied" 
However "Genuine reason for sale" seemed to actually yeild the best results for sellers.
However "Genuine reason for sale" seemed to actually yeild the best results for sellers.= hasn't had an oil change or service in it's life
ya cant say that lol my first car was a vauxhall astra Mk2, 1985 model, mint condition 1 lady owner from new with 38000 miles on the clock, FSH too cost me 425 with 6 months T+T 4 years ago
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Always wondered what a non genuine reason for sale is?
Genuine
I can afford a better car
I don't like it
It's old and knackered
There is something wrong and I can't be bothered to fix it
I need a bigger / smaller car
Non genuine
My rabbit died
I stepped on some lego
My farts have started to smell worse
What's a non genuine reason?
Genuine
I can afford a better car
I don't like it
It's old and knackered
There is something wrong and I can't be bothered to fix it
I need a bigger / smaller car
Non genuine
My rabbit died
I stepped on some lego
My farts have started to smell worse
What's a non genuine reason?
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The car is shagged?
When you are getting shot of a car because of a known fault that you don't disclose in the advert.
my online gaming habit has become such that my tush never quite manages to leave my computer chair, even for calls of nature :O
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Both genuine reasons to sell it though
Maybe he ran over his rabbit and is now too mortified to ever drive the car again? sounds like a genuine reason to sell to me
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When going to view such a car, you can ask the seller, 'Am I the first person to view this car?'.
If not, or if, after viewing it, you decide not to buy it, you can probably take enormous delight in pointing out that his advert is misleading.
If not, or if, after viewing it, you decide not to buy it, you can probably take enormous delight in pointing out that his advert is misleading.
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Who cares what people add to try and sell a car? So long as it isn't just the mileage and price. They describe it, you inspect it, if you like what you see you buy.
= hasn't had an oil change or service in it's life
You've met my ex-colleague Laura then?
(She once brought her old Polo into work and said it sounded a bit odd when running, and seemed to lack power. After a few more questions she admitted that a light was on on the dashboard. The oil warning light. It had been on for several days.)