Funny for-sale term translations for Craigslist
"Ran when parked" = "Engine seized".
"Needs fuel pump" = "Engine seized, rod hanging out of block". "Needs starter" = "No engine". "No lowballers" = "I am desperate for money". "I know what this is worth" = "I am REALLY desperate for money". "Testing waters" = "Every atom in my being is shrieking with need for money". "Don't need to sell" = "Already sold one kidney, they won't buy the other one". :rotfl: "Text only" = Communication is impossible. "Phone calls only" = Communication is impossible. "Good title" = The word "Title" scrawled in crayon on a paper plate, seller's name not on it. "No title" = Stolen. "Needs TLC" = Full of dirty syringes, possible murder victim in trunk. :eek: "Rare" = "I think it is worth twenty times actual value". "Head turner" = Hideous. "Original" = Wood screws are attaching a Pep Boys hood scoop to the decklid. "Gas saver" = Miserable. "JDM" = Cannot be registered in North America. "Will trade for tattoo work" = Pontiac "Comes with three spare engines" = Mitsubishi "Emaculent" = So many air fresheners that the skin will peel off your face. Yeah, if you've spent some time going thru Craigslist ads, you know how it is! :D (Source: autoweek.com) Shopping for a car on Craigslist? Here's a handy Craigslistese translation guide! | Autoweek |
LOL those are funny!! :)
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Funny and some are so true. I hate when people say "No low ballers" and "I know what this car is worth". Unless I really want that car, it typically goes to the bottom of my list to look at (as it does not give me an inviting "come look at my car" feel).
I also don't like "head turner" when used in a for sale add, 90% of the time I feel it's a case of "I spent a lot of time and/or money to make this car very ugly to everyone but me". The other 10% are people who have a true mint condition car that is old and hard to find in that condition any more, it's a "head turner" because it was impressive in it's day, now it's uncommon to be seen. |
Originally Posted by The_Maniac
(Post 700953)
I also don't like "head turner" when used in a for sale add, 90% of the time I feel it's a case of "I spent a lot of time and/or money to make this car very ugly to everyone but me".
(So, "hideous" is right after all.) :D |
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