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Post by Ewazix » Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:17 pm

So many to choose from! :lol:

My pet hate is advertisers passive-aggressively blabbing on about how reluctant they are to sell and how lucky you'd be to prise it away from them before they tuck it away 'till spring. "No offers!".

I find it a real turn-off and makes the seller look like the mirror image of a tyre kicking, time wasting dreamer? :thumbsdown:
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Post by buzyg » Sun Nov 10, 2019 6:47 pm

One carefull lady owner. Perhaps more a cliche than an actual phrase people use these days. :(
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Post by enuff_zed » Sun Nov 10, 2019 6:53 pm

buzyg wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 6:47 pm One carefull lady owner. Perhaps more a cliche than an actual phrase people use these days. :(
I consider myself a careful, lady owner.
Though she prefers to see it as an equal partnership :D
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Post by srhutch » Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:02 pm

buzyg wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 6:47 pm One carefull lady owner. Perhaps more a cliche than an actual phrase people use these days. :(
Only bettered by

1. Never driven in the rain
2. Always run on V-Power

Even better when quoting 5 previous owners :lol:
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Post by buzyg » Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:20 pm

enuff_zed wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 6:53 pm
buzyg wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 6:47 pm One carefull lady owner. Perhaps more a cliche than an actual phrase people use these days. :(
I consider myself a careful, lady owner.
Though she prefers to see it as an equal partnership :D
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Post by Crazy Harry » Sun Nov 10, 2019 7:57 pm

I always see these as warning signs 'appreciating classic' or 'body condition commensurate with age'; followed closely by 'first to see will buy'.

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Post by Marlon » Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:09 pm

Motorway miles :?
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Post by PinkPineapple44 » Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:16 pm

Pulls like a train always gets me

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Post by Smartbear » Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:23 pm

PinkPineapple44 wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:16 pm Pulls like a train always gets me
They don’t pull that hard :P
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Post by IRD » Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:51 pm

‘First to see will buy’ and ‘very reluctant sale’. There are so many that could be quoted. It’s really refreshing when you read a straightforward ad with no surplus dressing. :roll:

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Post by scootr » Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:56 pm

Low miles = more than you have put on your last 2 or 3 cars combined. :o
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Post by buzyg » Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:11 pm

Smartbear wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:23 pm
PinkPineapple44 wrote: Sun Nov 10, 2019 8:16 pm Pulls like a train always gets me
They don’t pull that hard :P
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There's some serious extra weight to be pulled there. :lol: :D
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Post by JamieZ4C » Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:16 pm

'Genuine reason for sale' gets me.

That could literally mean anything! :roll:
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Post by Mr Tidy » Sun Nov 10, 2019 9:31 pm

"In the most sought-after colour combination" - by whom?

When it is Black with Black that's my most un-sought after combination! :headbang: (apologies to anyone who likes/has it). :oops:
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Post by Chris_D » Sun Nov 10, 2019 11:46 pm

‘New baby forces sale of my pride and joy’

Well you put your dick in it mate, what did you expect??

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