The "Standing me" phenomena!

Damokc · 24-01-2012 04:25PM #1

This craic of lads selling cars saying "standing me over 7K" "so stupid offers"! What do they expect? If the car is only worth say €2,000 and they put in €7K do they expect €9K? Most vexing!:D

FrontDoor · 24-01-2012 04:30PM

Damokc wrote: »

This craic of lads selling cars saying "standing me over 7K" "so stupid offers"! What do they expect? If the car is only worth say €2,000 and they put in €7K do they expect €9K? Most vexing!:D

My attitude to an ad with gibberish like that would be to hit the back button and move on.

I'd be the same with any ad containing text speak, lots of poor grammar, bad pictures and so on. The general impression being that they don't give a sh1t.

mickdw · 24-01-2012 04:55PM

FrontDoor wrote: »

Damokc wrote: »

This craic of lads selling cars saying "standing me over 7K" "so stupid offers"! What do they expect? If the car is only worth say €2,000 and they put in €7K do they expect €9K? Most vexing!:D

My attitude to an ad with gibberish like that would be to hit the back button and move on.

I'd be the same with any ad containing text speak, lots of poor grammar, bad pictures and so on. The general impression being that they don't give a sh1t.

Ya its idiotic.
I wish I could get back half of what my car 'stands me'.

I think its a term that came from the trade and its use makes sense when dealing within the trade but lads on done deal quoting this after driving it for a year is daft

bman1 · 24-01-2012 05:02PM

my buddy had a nissan 180, car stood him over 15K, between engine, turbo, management, all suspension work, interior, wide arch kit and wheels. he tried selling it complete but obviously no takers so he stripped it, only sold the last few bits last week so did his sums and he made 9 grand by stripping it. no one is going to pay for what you've put into a car, we all know that when we pump money into a car in the first place. so many nice cars getting stripped for parts lately.

BigChap1759 · 24-01-2012 05:02PM

No tyre kickers or time wasters.......like that's going to stop them calling

Timmaay · 24-01-2012 05:09PM

Hmm heres an idea for the likes of Donedeal etc, have a search filter which removes any ads with the following words:

stands me
fully loaded
every extra possible
absolute miser on diesel/petrol

Feel free to add to this list ha! When I see a description with a load of rubbish like the above I just click back, the odds are the seller is an utter idiot flogging off some sort of lemon.

dahamsta · 24-01-2012 05:12PM

"it'll sail through the nct"

MidlandsM · 24-01-2012 05:17PM

Timmaay wrote: »

Hmm heres an idea for the likes of Donedeal etc, have a search filter which removes any ads with the following words:

stands me
fully loaded
every extra possible
absolute miser on diesel/petrol

Feel free to add to this list ha! When I see a description with a load of rubbish like the above I just click back, the odds are the seller is an utter idiot flogging off some sort of lemon.

:rolleyes:
it's all about the car, never mind the advertising bumf.......:p

24-01-2012 05:19PM

i have to confess, i actually don't follow... what does "standing me over 7k" mean?

omb0wyn5ehpij9 · 24-01-2012 05:21PM

bluewolf wrote: »

i have to confess, i actually don't follow... what does "standing me over 7k" mean?

It has cost me over 7k between buying it, putting money into it, moding it, etc.

Big Nasty · 24-01-2012 05:23PM

bluewolf wrote: »

i have to confess, i actually don't follow... what does "standing me over 7k" mean?

I buy a car for €4k, I spend €3k on new wheels, tyres, shocks and springs. The car now 'stands' me €7k but that does not make it worth €7k. It's still worth only €4k if not less.

Timmaay · 24-01-2012 05:29PM

MidlandsM wrote: »

:rolleyes:
it's all about the car, never mind the advertising bumf.......:p

I totally agree with ya, but simple as is the odds are high enough that the seller is flogging off a crock of sh*t when they start posting up rubbish like that.

Of course the oppose can be true, well worded add with a seller that sounds as if they know their stuff, then you go to see the car and its nothing as described, but in general if the owner puts up a good honest description with none of the stupid "buzz" words, it will be a better looked after car.

For Forks Sake · 24-01-2012 05:37PM

dahamsta wrote: »

"it'll sail through the nct"

I'm on the lookout for something new atm, and if I see that f*cking phrase once more I'll end up like this ->

MarkR · 24-01-2012 05:44PM

Lady owner.

unkel · 24-01-2012 06:25PM

The "it stands me xxx" used to work in the trade when the prices were stable, demand and supply were better matched and there was a hefty mark up in dealer prices compared to private sale prices

Many dealers (and others) still hang on to this method, but it no longer works...

johnos1984 · 24-01-2012 06:28PM

After repeated visits to the dentist and the wearing of braces for years my teeth currently stand me €6000.

Will anyone give me this when I die?

shawnee · 24-01-2012 06:54PM

unkel wrote: »

The "it stands me xxx" used to work in the trade when the prices were stable, demand and supply were better matched and there was a hefty mark up in dealer prices compared to private sale prices

Many dealers (and others) still hang on to this method, but it no longer works...

Reality sometimes takes a while to bite ... but it will after car is lying on the driveway for about six months with a couple of flats and guys start calling and saying they'll remove it for free:p
I asked a back street garage guy to do some work on a car for me recently and he told me his rate was 44 euro an hour. I estimate that at around 360 a day , nice work if you can get it.... he didn't.,someone else got it at half that.
Some people are caught in a time warp,

BigChap1759 · 25-01-2012 10:07AM

No comment!

biko · 25-01-2012 10:14AM

dahamsta wrote: »

"it'll sail through the nct"

http://www.google.ie/search?hl=en&q=it+will+fly+through+the+nct
About 951,000 results

voojeq · 25-01-2012 10:24AM

johnos1984 wrote: »

After repeated visits to the dentist and the wearing of braces for years my teeth currently stand me €6000.

Will anyone give me this when I die?

who knows, you might get a discount on your coffin

Nforce · 25-01-2012 12:03PM

Mint Condition.

Top Dog · 25-01-2012 12:08PM

"First to see will bye"

Regularly seen with the spelling bye, as opposed to buy.

Also regularly seen bumped a few days later

Anan1 · 25-01-2012 12:11PM

Nforce wrote: »

Mint Condition.

+1, along with 'immaculate' and 'perfect'.

Atlantic Dawn · 25-01-2012 01:13PM

"Real tight car", don't really know what this means, seems to be a phrase from those living in the border areas.

Anan1 · 25-01-2012 01:18PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

"Real tight car", don't really know what this means, seems to be a phrase from those living in the border areas.

It means it hasn't yet acquired that loose, rattly feel that comes with high miles on rough roads.:)

Vertakill · 25-01-2012 01:31PM

LIGHTNING wrote: »

Call John on 086-0000000....

To be honest, I'm going to be in the very same boat shortly coz I'm selling my gf's car.

So I will be that guy with that ad!

No way around it sometimes.

O.A.P · 25-01-2012 01:43PM

I dont like the "readvertized due to timewaster" on some ads. To my mind it makes it sound like the seller is already p---ed off and is lightly to fly off the handle if I find something wrong with his car or what ever he is selling.

dar83 · 25-01-2012 01:43PM

Well just dont put "Lady Owner" in the ad. Tell them the details when they call asking about it.

Then it'll be like a little bonus for when they make the effort. Like rewarding a dog with a treat for doing something good. :P

Timmaay · 25-01-2012 02:05PM

O.A.P wrote: »

I dont like the "readvertized due to timewaster" on some ads. To my mind it makes it sound like the seller is already p---ed off and is lightly to fly off the handle if I find something wrong with his car or what ever he is selling.

Yep, what this can mean is you the buyer spotted what looked like nice car, rang up the seller who said mint condition etc etc, so ya decide to travel 1/2 way across the country etc to see it, then it turns out to be an utter turd of a car and the seller was lying through their teeth about the car.

Home you come annoyed that the idiot wasted your time with something that was not as they said, back to Donedeal looking for a car, and you find the seller has bumped the add, with "re-advertised due to absolute timewaster" put on the ad!!:mad:

Padraig Mor · 26-01-2012 02:39PM

Saw a good one today:

"Owned by a woman so you can guarantee that this is in a very good condition."

O Rly?

And yes......"Ad posted by Noel"

Timmaay · 26-01-2012 03:03PM

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2934760

"Runs on the smell of diesel"

I've seen this afew times the past week or so!

The "Standing me" phenomena!

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