Pet peeve when looking through sale ads

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You guys have any pet peeves that annoy you when you're looking at cars online?

For me it's when people try to minimize the rust on the vehicle they're selling by saying "no rust other than just the typical Mopar rust". As if typical Mopar rust doesn't count as real rust. "This car is a real good builder. It's rust free other than the typical Mopar rust on both lower quarters, trunk, floors, rockers, fenders and around the rear window".

It's like posting a dating ad... "I'm 30, single, good looking, in great shape with a lucrative career. Love kids and volunteering at homeless shelters and various charities. I'm also disease free other than the typical genital warts and herpes".
 
Anyone that refers to themselves as good looking has too much ego to be a good match.

I look average at best & it shows!

lol
 
ESP47 said:
It's like posting a dating ad... "I'm 30, single, good looking, in great shape with a lucrative career. Love kids and volunteering at homeless shelters and various charities. I'm also disease free other than the typical genital warts and herpes".
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that's what he gets from working at the homeless shelter :rolleyes:.
crappy pics are what i hate. even worse is no pics, "e-mail me for pictures" :wtf: lazy *** mf'er
 
I don't mind it saying "typical rust" as long as it shows pictures of it too. One region's "typical" is another region's "swiss cheese" and vice versa. Other terms used too loosely: Driver, Roller, Survivor. There is no substitute for tons of pictures and/or a video.
 
I have many pet peeves.
1. Use of superfluous or flowery language in the ad... You'll love the feeling as you drive past mountains and streams...
2. When a guy copies and pastes from a magazine article or brochure, nothing to do with the car he's selling
3. Run-on sentences without punctuation or in all caps. (goes for posting anything online)
4. I read an ad on Ebay where the guy used the word vehicle 11 times. "this vehicle is a good solid vehicle..." Made me want to punch him.
 
Anyone that puts the price as $1 and either buries the actual asking price deep in the text or ends with "Make me an offer, but no low-ballers".

If you don't know how much to ask for your vehicle you shouldn't be selling it...

Also adding people that say "Low Miles!" and don't give an actual mileage.
 
I love it when they say #s matching, but every thing on it has been replaced . It was appraised at $100,000 but will let go for$80,000.
 
"Ran when parked" Huh whod a thunk, is that why the center has the impression of a non movable oak tree shape
 
Or.......

No price listed at all, just 'make offer'.

If it does not have a price mentioned, it is not actually for sale so no need for any potential buyer to waste time contacting them.
 
My favorite is when you have some thing for sale, for example $7500 and someone offers you $3k.....If I would take $3k it would be for sale for $3k!
 
Ottmundr said:
Damn! If you're average, Rusty is a downright chick magnet!
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I have a life log pal named Rusty. He & Teresa have been happily married for decades.

At least one girl wanted him. Me? Not so much..........
 
My pet peeve is when looking at a car for sale by the side of the road and there is no price on it. I figure if you don't put a price on it you want way too much.
 
I would say the subjective (deceitful) descriptions using the words "mint" or "clean"

Buyer: From the pictures this car looks extremely clean... I don't see any rust or dents pictured, so thats what i'm expecting if i drive an hour to see it. Basically a Mint car...Correct?

Seller: Yep, as clean and mint as it can get

Cars unpictured rockers on Arrival:
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dano said:
My favorite is when you have some thing for sale, for example $7500 and someone offers you $3k.....If I would take $3k it would be for sale for $3k!
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Or even better when someone has something worth 3k and they ask 7500..... That's when you ask if their keyboard is crooked and they hit the wrong key lol... Makes for a funny response at times....

JW
 
Ads with no pictures, bad grammar/spelling, too-short and vague description of vehicle. Also generally trying to come across as a hard-***, "Price is FIRM, I know what I have and what it's worth, no low-ballers, I've put $xxxx into the car." OK great...:rolleyes:
 
45 pics, close ups of everything from floor mats to antenna...

...but no pic of the whole car.
 
"easy Restoration"
Give me a break, the only easy one is the one that you pay someone to do!
 
Zero reply back when trying to communicate with the seller, sold?, say so, pull ad.


Alan
 
Asking the stupid price when they also know that nobody is going cough up that kind of cabbage.

Also parts wanted before they use the search box and in most cases they never do.
 
Drop an ad here and disappear for 3 or 4 days. You know there are going to be questions. Meanwhile the thread turns into a chat room and we have to either butcher it up or remove it because of all the comments.
 
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