Phrases we REALLY see in "car-for-sale" ads...

[mr. fix it]

"The price will go up the more I work on it"

Or depending on the quality of the repairs it could go down...

 

[jrdudeman]

"Hard part of restoration is done!"

Interpretation - I completely disassembled the entire car and have no idea of what to do now or how to do it.

 

[shooter65]

Needs the verb to be.

Not in the Pittsburghese vernacular.

 

[68PK21 440.6bbl]

"you most likely won't see another one"

 

[67newport]

Correction for Pittsburgh, "Needs Restored n'at".

if yinz want to see the car it will be in the lot dahntahn next to pants n'nat

 

[rd92west]

One of my favorites is
"The brakes need bleeding"

 

[patrick66]

One of my favorites is
"The brakes need bleeding"

Yup! Attach thine leeches, that shall fixeth thine problem!

 

[Snotty]

Years ago Johnny Carson read some real car ads on his show. It was hilarious! I tried to find it on YouTube but couldn't. The only line I remember was, "Bring a leash and drag this dog home." Ha!!

 

[patrick66]

Leno had stuff like that, too.

 

[68PK21 440.6bbl]

One of my favorites is
"The brakes need bleeding"

"The breaks need bleeding" Fixed

 

[King Hooter]

Here is a new one to me on a $60,000 '70 Charger.

Only Message me if you can afford the car now.
You will need to finish the restoration

 

[mr. fix it]

Just seen on Faceplant...
Grumpy old man here again
“complete car minus the seats...”

This tortures my brain.
How can it be complete if there’s parts missing!!!!

 

[patrick66]

I've seen "complete minus drivetrain", and "Complete minus interior" Wat???

Also, recently I ran across an ad for a '68 Chevelle SS for $10K. Brought up the pics of a burned out shell that still rolled. Looked like it started in the dash and destroyed every part of the interior, plus all the glass, and got the metal top so hot, it warped a good two feet down. The rest of the body was scalded and got very hot. This was represented as a "restorable car" with "only new sheet metal needed to build a nice car again"...Hey Seller, did you not notice the interior was also burnt to a crackly crunch? I can only figure he wasn't insured and he was trying to get something from the Cheeto Chevelle .

He needed to simply remove the engine and transmission, and build another car from the ground up. From the pics the guy had, it looked like the drivetrain and the grille & bumpers were all that was remotely good...assuming it ran before the fire. I tried to find the car again online, but couldn't. His ad was truly classic.

 

[mr. fix it]

Here is a new one to me on a $60,000 '70 Charger.

Only Message me if you can afford the car now.
You will need to finish the restoration

What’s their contact info? We should flood them with bogus messages LOL!!

 

[Snotty]

Just seen on Faceplant...
Grumpy old man here again
“complete car minus the seats...”

This tortures my brain.
How can it be complete if there’s parts missing!!!!

That's like the common, "Except for the recovered seats, the interior is 100% original." No... it's not!!

 

[Snotty]

"The breaks need bleeding" Fixed

I don't get it; the original spelling was correct. ???

 

[MetalManiacAZ]

I don't get it; the original spelling was correct. ???

Common misspelling from CL morons.

 

[Snotty]

Common misspelling from CL morons.

Oh, you were being facetious. As I said, I didn't get it, but yes, I see that all the time in addition to a plethora of bad spelling and grammar!

"My breaks failed me!" "Wow, that's the brakes!!"

 

[MetalManiacAZ]

Oh, you were being facetious. As I said, I didn't get it, but yes, I see that all the time in addition to a plethora of bad spelling and grammar!

"My breaks failed me!" "Wow, that's the brakes!!"

Haha! I also love looking at trucks that have "tunnel covers".

 

[patrick66]

Haha! I also love looking at trucks that have "tunnel covers".

Or "tonto" covers. That one kills me! "Tonno" is common, too.