phrases you HATE on ads!!!!

tupac_healy

Are there things you see in ads that totally put you off going to look at a car?

Such as 'Mint' -this word has lost so much meaning it should physically be removed feom the dictionary!

No timewasters, here is a hint.... if someone IS. A timewaster, a genuine timewaster, you think by putting this us you are going to somehow prevent them from actually wasting your time? If anything your bloody egging them on!!!!!


Any more?

Toyotafanboi

probably, first to see will buy.

i mean, how do they know that the first viewer isn't a timewaster :pac:

JohnBoy26

###BARGAIN!!!!#### when the car is just as expensive as any other example.

thegreatiam

tupac_healy wrote: »

Are there things you see in ads that totally put you off going to look at a car?

Such as 'Mint' -this word has lost so much meaning it should physically be removed feom the dictionary!

No timewasters, here is a hint.... if someone IS. A timewaster, a genuine timewaster, you think by putting this us you are going to somehow prevent them from actually wasting your time? If anything your bloody egging them on!!!!!


Any more?

those two in particular irk me. Just cos I came to see a car that was 'Mint' and isnt, so therefor i am a timewaster? er...no.

Mint means exactly as it was originally made. Labeling something as mint when it clearly is not is wasting my time. my time is more valuable as i have to go see 4 more 'mint' cars today. you just need to stand on your drive

"Will fly any test". but has no nct. is something that also annoys me. if it is the case then nct, and add €50 to the price.

and "no cash no drive". keep dreaming.

Toyotafanboi

L@@K!!!!!

Not so much a phrase but when I click on an ad that has about 5 words in total describing the car, I immediately click out of it. Put in a half decent description FFS!! :mad:

Also any ad that has "car for sale" in the make/model section.

ljpg

2.0 engine 1.3 on the book...........does me nut in!!!

T-Maxx

"Geniune reason for selling"

I mean really WTF?

Zubeneschamali

"Real head turner", usually attached to some skangerized disgrace.

Toyotafanboi

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

L@@K!!!!!

Yes! What the hell is that about?

Matt Simis

ljpg wrote: »

2.0 engine 1.3 on the book...........does me nut in!!!

Thats not a selling "phrase", thats handy though illegal tax evasion.

Unregistered.

" Automatic alfa merc bmw honda r32 r33 r34 kp60 ke70 ep70 boxy charmant chaser laurel nissan rb20 sr20 4 Door b16 b18 civic teg integra type r sir dc2 da ef eg sylvia skyline s13 s14 s15 180sx 200sx ae86 twincam twin cam gt coupe drift rwd track car drag d turbo tdi 306 205 gti turbo turbo starlet ep71 kp60 4age rb20 sr20 gtst gtr pulsar gtir neo 4agze supercharged "

tupac_healy

Not so much a phrase, but


In the modern day and age of smart phones laptops etc, little or no excuse for little or no pics!!!! And sometimes the quality/date of the pics is poi tless!

johnwest288

T-Maxx wrote: »

"Geniune reason for selling"

I mean really WTF?

Yes such as "found out major repair to be done and hoping it will go under the rader till you part with the cash" :cool:

tupac_healy

Unregistered. wrote: »

" Automatic alfa merc bmw honda r32 r33 r34 kp60 ke70 ep70 boxy charmant chaser laurel nissan rb20 sr20 4 Door b16 b18 civic teg integra type r sir dc2 da ef eg sylvia skyline s13 s14 s15 180sx 200sx ae86 twincam twin cam gt coupe drift rwd track car drag d turbo tdi 306 205 gti turbo turbo starlet ep71 kp60 4age rb20 sr20 gtst gtr pulsar gtir neo 4agze supercharged "

Looks terrible on the adverts but for search purposes I can see why its done

Col200sx

"quick sale needed as emigrating"

Followed by:

"may swap for A4tdi, w.h.y"

Toyotafanboi

here's a rant on the word mint i posted on another forum just yesterday

people say mint when they mean clapped out usually

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4748171
decent car, paint it a **** colour with rattle cans in your front garden, "may not be as advertised"

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4596371
1.4 type r, she's "may not be as advertised"

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/damagedcars/4692275
"may not be as advertised" "pre accident" ffs

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4765967
take a perfectly standard VW Boring, paint the wheels white, now she's "may not be as advertised"

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4764063
black hubcaps, serviced 26,000 miles ago, "may not be as advertised"

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4662023
"may not be as advertised" civic sitting on katanas, no 2 panels the same colour

Caliden

"pulls well in vtec" (or vtech most of the time). It's vtec, it either works or doesn't.

Toyotafanboi

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4748171
decent car, paint it a **** colour with rattle cans in your front garden, "may not be as advertised"

Cant go wrong for €1 though. Offer him 80c and see what happens

johnwest288

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

here's a rant on the word mint i posted on another forum just yesterday

people say mint when they mean clapped out usually

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4748171
decent car, paint it a **** colour with rattle cans in your front garden, "may not be as advertised"

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4596371
1.4 type r, she's "may not be as advertised"

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/damagedcars/4692275
"may not be as advertised" "pre accident" ffs

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4765967
take a perfectly standard VW Boring, paint the wheels white, now she's "may not be as advertised"

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4764063
black hubcaps, serviced 26,000 miles ago, "may not be as advertised"

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4662023
"may not be as advertised" civic sitting on katanas, no 2 panels the same colour

LOL " 2003 VW POLO STILL DRIVING :rolleyes:"

Toyotafanboi

tupac_healy wrote: »

Looks terrible on the adverts but for search purposes I can see why its done

i don't understand why people do it even for search purposes.

i mean, skyline, evo, ferrari, lambo, imprezza, altezza, maseratti, cosworth, supra, spaceship, leprachaun, mushroom, dishwasher

in an advert for a daewoo matiz. what person searching for a veyron would be interested in a matiz, or vice versa.

try searching glanza on donedeal, on the first page, out of 14 adverts, 4 of them are glanzas.

Toyotafanboi

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i don't understand why people do it even for search purposes.

i mean, skyline, evo, ferrari, lambo, imprezza, altezza, maseratti, cosworth, supra, spaceship, leprachaun, mushroom, dishwasher

in an advert for a daewoo matiz. what person searching for a veyron would be interested in a matiz, or vice versa.

try searching glanza on donedeal, on the first page, out of 14 adverts, 4 of them are glanzas.

I chuckled when I read that

Toyotafanboi

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4771823

another legend!

tupac_healy

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i don't understand why people do it even for search purposes.

i mean, skyline, evo, ferrari, lambo, imprezza, altezza, maseratti, cosworth, supra, spaceship, leprachaun, mushroom, dishwasher

in an advert for a daewoo matiz. what person searching for a veyron would be interested in a matiz, or vice versa.

try searching glanza on donedeal, on the first page, out of 14 adverts, 4 of them are glanzas.

I agree, idiots that do this think that someone looking for a 320d bmw will see their ad and change their entire thought procesa and actually buy a 2.5l turbo skylinr or similar!!!!

Its more than annoying, it actually defeats the purpose of search filters in the first place!

Henry Ford III

"All electric".

Eric Cartman

"mint"

"no textes or priv8 numbrs"

"one lady driver" on very masculine car, being sold by a man.

biko

"Will fly through NCT", just effing NCT it then and sell it after.

tossy

"kitted"

Seweryn

Mint condition.

Anan1

'Perfect condition' still irritates me. It's a used car and it's not perfect - what else is the seller lying about?

tossy

"loaded" "every possible extra"

It has electric windows and a cd player

Eric Cartman

"x problem, only €x amount of money and 5 mins to fix" then why didnt you fix it...

gramar

Immaculate

tossy

"First to see will buy"

Ad is 246 days old.

Cienciano

The only time in ads that the word "mint" meant "mint" was when I was buying a bike from an importer. There was a few levels. something along the lines of:
Mint, excellent, very good, good, clean.
Clean is what you'd expect, pretty much washed well, few scratches here and there, usually old enough and just worn.
Saw a few mint bikes, they were pretty much like brand new. Very low milage, all dry miles, always garaged etc.
Some of the examples Toyotafanboi posted, it's impossible for a 1998 civic with almost 150k miles on it to be "mint"! You can't have something that old and still be "mint".
I hate abbreivations. You're on the internet, you're not putting an ad in the evening newspaper. It's not 1992.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4689795

Did this guy really have to write in c/l (central locking). Isn't that a given at this stage?
Now I think of it, I hate all ads

Matt Simis

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4748171
decent car, paint it a **** colour with rattle cans in your front garden, "may not be as advertised"

Plastidip! :pac:

"Call BMW on 0871234567"

tossy

Do the puddle lights project a BMW symbol onto the ground or is that a photoshop? It's quare tacky!

Eric Cartman

tossy wrote: »

Do the puddle lights project a BMW symbol onto the ground or is that a photoshop? It's quare tacky!

ebay cheap tat I thought id never see, but yes somehow they scummed that bmw properly with those lights

keithclancy

Absolute weapon :rolleyes:

TDI - Chipped

Matt Simis

tossy wrote: »

Do the puddle lights project a BMW symbol onto the ground or is that a photoshop? It's quare tacky!

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4748171

Projetion led in doors.

tossy

"Car won't be for sale for long,if it doesn't sell i'll keep it"

You'll have little choice

shinkansen

@K.!!!!!!!!!!!!


yes, i am looking, at a bag of utter $hoite.

shinkansen

how to get it to project the batman image there for the craic.

blastman

"Slammed" :rolleyes: FFS.....

Also, not so much the words as pics. Car ads are not the place for your "art" pics. And your camera takes sh!te pictures at night.....

tossy

Eric Cartman wrote: »

ebay cheap tat I thought id never see, but yes somehow they scummed that bmw properly with those lights

What would be cool is if the projected a great big gaping hole in the earth .......

johnwest288

Matt Simis wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4748171

but why would you want a bmw symbol to shine on the ground when you open your car door

Eric Cartman

tossy wrote: »

What would be cool is if the projected a great big gaping hole in the earth .......

change the picture to a half ounce of hash and a can of dutch and the driver will dive for it every time he opens the door

tossy

Eric Cartman wrote: »

change the picture to a half ounce of hash and a can of dutch and the driver will dive for it every time he opens the door

I'd change it to project my Tax.NCT and insurance discs and just open the door and point at the ground when stopped by the Gardai in a proud "What d'ya think of that" kind of way

shinkansen

johnwest288 wrote: »

but why would you want a bmw symbol to shine on the ground when you open your car door

because its a 316i BMW with //msport badges and maybe M3 badges too.

dgt

"No monkeys throwing peanuts"

"No px or any other scrap" (what about that hape advertised?)

"No lonely boys looking for a chat"

Usually written by bog trotting chimpanzees from a slurrey pit :rolleyes: