Car Selling Cliches

ttaskmaster · 1 Sep 2017 at 11:33

No tyre kickers.
Amazing condition, brilliant, absolutely stunning, seriously you won't find a thing wrong with it.... not a thing.... No tyre kickers, please.

SC0TTRS · 1 Sep 2017 at 11:37

Nasher said:
People have this silly idea that it's just going to break again, so think they need to get rid of it asap.

Anyway, ads like this: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classif...=1500&postcode=mk428tx&aggregatedTrim=Limited

The rare and sought after 1.2 Corsa "limited edition" lol. So rare and limited that autotrader felt the need to create a separate filter for it with 113 pages of results.

Love that description! lol

"Slick looks" - is a Vauxhall Corsa....

"All panels/bodywork have been inspected and are of high quality" - They gave it a wash lol

Invertigo · 1 Sep 2017 at 11:52

SC0TTRS said:
Love that description! lol

"Slick looks" - is a Vauxhall Corsa....

"All panels/bodywork have been inspected and are of high quality" - They gave it a wash lol

I quite like the "dark style headlights" in chrome, really shows off the dark style :rolleyes:

Joe T · 1 Sep 2017 at 11:54

Nasher said:
The rare and sought after 1.2 Corsa "limited edition" lol. So rare and limited that autotrader felt the need to create a separate filter for it with 113 pages of results.

To be fair, despite the slightly silly name, Vauxhall made mainstream the idea of a car which looked like a performance model but which had a lower-power engine for cheap insurance (ideal for younger drivers).

This has since been copied by almost everyone (Ford ST-Line, Audi S-Line, etc etc).

Joe T · 1 Sep 2017 at 11:55

Invertigo said:
I quite like the "dark style headlights" in chrome, really shows off the dark style

'Dark style' refers to the lenses. For example the previous generation Astra had dark style lenses on the SRI model only. When you compare with a regular model they do actually look a lot better.

MooMoo444 · 1 Sep 2017 at 11:57

Joe T said:
To be fair, despite the slightly silly name, Vauxhall made mainstream the idea of a car which looked like a performance model but which had a lower-power engine for cheap insurance (ideal for younger drivers).

This has since been copied by almost everyone (Ford ST line, Audi S-Line, etc etc).

I'm not too sure a young driver is going to have great insurance prices on a Fiesta ST though.

Joe T · 1 Sep 2017 at 12:00

MooMoo444 said:
I'm not too sure a young driver is going to have great insurance prices on a Fiesta ST though.

I think you're confusing ST with ST-Line. ST-Line has the looks without the go. They're different models.

MooMoo444 · 1 Sep 2017 at 12:00

Joe T said:
I think you're confusing ST with ST-Line. ST-Line has the looks without the go. They're different models.

Oh, probably. Didn't even know that was a thing.

Joe T · 1 Sep 2017 at 12:01

MooMoo444 said:
Oh, probably. Didn't even know that was a thing.

It's a relatively new thing - they've decided to do the same as everyone else and launch one of these!

peterwalkley · 1 Sep 2017 at 13:06

"Great for towing" - we've bent the chassis. Especially amusing on a 1.2 micra.

SC0TTRS · 1 Sep 2017 at 13:16

peterwalkley said:
"Great for towing" - we've bent the chassis. Especially amusing on a 1.2 micra.

On a Micra? really? haha

[TW]Fox · 1 Sep 2017 at 13:17

Joe T said:
To be fair, despite the slightly silly name, Vauxhall made mainstream the idea of a car which looked like a performance model but which had a lower-power engine for cheap insurance (ideal for younger drivers).

Surely we have to hand this to Peugeot with the 205 and later 306 DTurbo models. Looked like a GTi inside and out.

Relentless81 · 1 Sep 2017 at 13:19

Made up colours are always good for a laugh, seems to always be the back street garages that do it

SC0TTRS · 1 Sep 2017 at 13:20

[TW]Fox said:
Surely we have to hand this to Peugeot with the 205 and later 306 DTurbo models. Looked like a GTi inside and out.

They been doing it for years, my old MK4 Golf looked like a GTi in every way, apart from the 1.9 diesel under the bonnet.

[TW]Fox · 1 Sep 2017 at 13:22

SC0TTRS said:
They been doing it for years, my old MK4 Golf looked like a GTi in every way, apart from the 1.9 diesel under the bonnet.

The Peugeot 205 predated the Golf mk4 by years. The Golf was something of a reverse case, the GTi looked plain and dull on the outside. I guess to match the plain and dull 115bhp under it's bonnet.

Akagi · 1 Sep 2017 at 13:26

One lady owner
One doctor owner - Why on earth would this make me want it more?
Priced to sell
Enthusiast owned - But it has mis-matched budget tyres
Quick car! - When it isn't...

[TW]Fox said:
The Peugeot 205 predated the Golf mk4 by years. The Golf was something of a reverse case, the GTi looked plain and dull on the outside. I guess to match the plain and dull 115bhp under it's bonnet.

GTI was more a trim level than anything else on the MK4. IIRC you could have it with a 1.8 N/A, 1.8T, 2.0 N/A or 1.9TDI.

The 1.8T 180 Anniversary Edition was what the 'GTI' should have been for the MK4.

MooMoo444 · 1 Sep 2017 at 13:30

Acme said:
One doctor owner

Wrong items used on car and maintenance appointments were never kept

peterwalkley · 1 Sep 2017 at 16:45

Acme said:
One doctor owner

When you call to view the car, the receptionist asks what's wrong with you.

CaptainRAVE · 1 Sep 2017 at 21:02

Low mileage after a few years = lots of short journeys. Reminds me of my wife's old car that was very low mileage and the head gasket had gone. Just about got it to We buy all cars. They bought it without a test drive and paid full whack. Fools. Car wasn't worth a penny.

DazQ87 · 2 Sep 2017 at 09:29

One lady owner or one elderly owner - this is more likely to put me off than make me want to buy!