Phrases that make you want to hang up the phone

[lowmile]

When I call about decent old driver car and the guy on the other end uses the Phrase "investment quality".

[William]

"Ran when parked."

[m22mike]

Just surface rust. :dunno:

[Burd]

Numbers matching car, has new magnafolw dual exhaust, new Edelbrock carb, heads,cam and intake

[njsteve]

"CONCOURSE"

Oh, so it's a long, open, area in front of an airport, is it?

[chevyman0429]

Yup

[bbbentley]

“For its age” IE: low miles for its age, not much rust for its age, nice condition for its age, looks good for its age

[bbbentley]

Survivor with only one repaint, new engine and carpet. Huh?!

[LT1vette]

You can't fix stupid!!!


(This could be the BEST thread on this site, keep them coming)

[scuncio]

“Ready for paint”

“No bondo in this car”

“Amateur repairs”

“Paint needs buffed”

“Lost the title”

“Wheels don’t come with the car, bring your rollers”

[Maxsg1973]

"Just restored" Whats wrong with the A/C? "Just needs the A/C charged"

"Fully restored" Why is it so hard to start "Just needs a Tune -up"

"Restored to Original" Do you know why the steering pulls "Just needs and alignment"

[169indy]

"Not for Sale, We will restore it someday, don't call again",,,,,,,,

[bbbentley]

“No expense spared” yet everything is incorrect and the work all done wrong.



Every other word to describe car is “rare”. Guy boasting and claiming how rare components on car are, when in fact a known common item. Rare also over used when scarce would be more appropriate.

[William]

...and about $80k

[Lynn]

"12 volt rear"

[dykstra]

When my parents were buying their new 1986 Monte SS. The salesman told my Mom that Limited Slip was something the dealership applied to the driver seat so people wouldn’t slide around.
Even my Mom new that was BS.
LOL, true story.

[Lee Stewart]

Rare 3 speed manual. Only 142 built this way.

Right - cause only the cheapskates bought a muscle car with the standard 3 speed manual. Everyone wanted either the 4 speed manual or the 3 speed automatic.

[lowmile]

It has Flow masters.

[69biscayne]

Has rust in all the usual places "like they all do"

[mssl72]

It's got fresh transmission water...

[Too Many Projects]

"I'm saleing this rare car"

Cool !! so it floats ?
" what ? no !"


"Up for grabs !!!"

[60sStuff]

This Survivor has it’s Born With “Drivetrain”. Huh 🤔

Ok, so it has the Original transmission, driveshaft, differential and wheels.

So, what about the Original Engine?

My pet peeve.

[Mr70]

Original owner selling his Camero.

[duskblue]

I don't need to sell and I don't need the money

[BCreekDave]

"Patina"...when it's shorthand for lots of rust.

[L78M22Rag]

All the hard work is done

[RobR]

“ you won’t be disappointed“

[tom406]

"I'll let it rot before I give it away for _____" (market price, 1.5x market price, 2x market price).

It's just code for "I've been victimized by life and I'm going to hold this unfortunate rusty car hostage until I get some kind of validation."

[L78M22Rag]

Only been repainted once... no I didn’t save any photos

[Astock]

I see them sell on the internet for...

Barrett Jackson Quality.

93.7% finished, restored, or complete.

[Burd]

Yes, it has the Original Pontiac big block in it

Other than the SBC, it’s all Ford

[L78_Nova]

"easy fix"

[Too Many Projects]

"easy fix"


"should clean up nicely"

[Burd]

No, that came on the car from the factory, the guy I bought it from said so.

[HawkX66]

"Best Offer" No price to start with...
"I'm testing the waters."
"I know what I've got."

[SuperNovaSS]

"Best Offer" No price to start with...
"I'm testing the waters."
"I know what I've got."


Agreed on these ones and many others. Some I personally do not agree with like, “should clean up nice”, “in good shape for its age”, and a few others. The title shows this is things on the phone so I can understand that causing that instinct. If it is a description of something online than there has to be some sort or descriptive words that can be applied and “patina” is the oldest word on the book. I agree that there will always be those guys putting perfume on a pig but wordsmithing is also a skill a think we would all pay for when marketing an item for sale.

Jason

[JP Emerson]

This was one of my favorites:
THE TOP 25 [MOST OVERUSED] PHRASES IN THE COLLECTOR CAR MARKET (https://www.jpemerson.com/post/understanding-the-language-of-classic-car-brokers-and-sellers)


JP