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Car advert

  • 26-07-2012 4:27pm
    #1
    CommanderC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 420 ✭✭


    Hi there,

    I saw this on a car advert:

    TRADE IN TO CLEAR.

    Does anyone know what this means ?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    CommanderC wrote: »
    Hi there,

    I saw this on a car advert:

    TRADE IN TO CLEAR.

    Does anyone know what this means ?

    Thanks

    They took the car as a trade in and are trying to get rid of it asap I presume.


  • #3
    Col200sx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭Col200sx


    Most likely would include the "sold as seen" sentence too I'd think.


  • #4
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    It means it's most likely a bit rough. :)


  • #5
    allthedoyles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    Or it could mean , they take your car as trade in - ' to clear this car '


  • #6
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    allthedoyles wrote: »
    Or it could mean , they take your car as trade in - ' to clear this car '
    No, it definitely means that they took the car they're selling in as a trade-in and they want it gone fast.


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  • #7
    mgbgt1978
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,261 ✭✭✭mgbgt1978


    Short answer...if you don't know what this means (or implies) then this is probably not the car for you.


  • #8
    Jammy Donut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 606 ✭✭✭Jammy Donut


    They took it as a trade in, Did fook all to it and it's parked out the back and they just want rid ASAP.


  • #9
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    It most probably means they are selling it in the same condition it came into them as a trade-in. Probably mechanically rough as well as cosmetically.

    I'd be of the opinion that if it was just cosmetic damage it would either be tidied up and sold at retail or passed onto the trade. If it isn't bought by the trade who can repair it alot cheaper than you or me then there is a bigger underlying problem with it.


  • #10
    allthedoyles
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,893 ✭✭✭allthedoyles


    We were looking at a car last week and it said - ' low price for fast selling '

    Think I now know what that means too :)

    ( after reading this thread )


  • #11
    CommanderC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 420 ✭✭CommanderC


    mgbgt1978 wrote: »
    Short answer...if you don't know what this means (or implies) then this is probably not the car for you.

    Why ?

    Surely it would just mean I've never bought a car before.


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  • #12
    CommanderC
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 420 ✭✭CommanderC


    Just checked the the website this morning and the car is gone.

    oh well. Anyone know where I can look online for a used car ?

    I need something small and cheap :D


  • #13
    Anan1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    CommanderC wrote: »
    Why ?

    Surely it would just mean I've never bought a car before.
    It's not you, it's the seller. :)


  • #14
    porsche boy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭porsche boy


    CommanderC wrote: »
    Why ?

    Surely it would just mean I've never bought a car before.

    I don't think the comment was meant to offend.

    Cars that are taken in on trade in and sold like this can be in rough condition cosmetically & mechanically. I buy a few cars like this and the one rule is if you don't know what common faults to look for, or how to diagnose the cause of a rough engine or whatever you could be throwing your money into a hole.

    Basically the best people to buy these cars is someone with the knowledge to find any faults, agree a good price and have that ability to repair any faults and sell it on for a few quid.


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