Instead of 4-4-2, people like to say four forty two. Also with the new, off the showroom floor mustangs coming to shows but the worst part of that is they actually get a trophy at the show.
Bi+C# Thread for the nit-picky old men
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Hey Man Nice Monte Carlo (Its a Cutlass) Dose that thing gotta three fifftey. My brother had one it was so fast man you gotta get a three fifftey
1. If your making payments on your car it does not belong in a car show.
2. It's not a Ranchero or a El Rancho It's a EL CAMINO....
3. No you did not have one "Just Like It Except It Was Blue"...
4.The word is distributor not "dizzy."
5 Breaks, Brakes. Two very different things people.
6.Anyone that uses "Dexter the texter" shorthand in a post or a Ad to sell something.
7 It's a Cutlass not a Cutty.
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2. It's not a Ranchero or a El Rancho It's a EL CAMINO....
3. No you did not have one "Just Like It Except It Was Blue"...
4.The word is distributor not "dizzy."
5 Breaks, Brakes. Two very different things people.
6.Anyone that uses "Dexter the texter" shorthand in a post or a Ad to sell something.
7 It's a Cutlass not a Cutty.
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A few that irritate me...
Cutty
Possi or possy.....p*ssy.....Um...try posi or positive traction
"Yep, it needs rebuilt"..... Oh, you mean that it needs to be rebuilt
"I need a Council"......Oh you mean you need a student council or a bar council? Try this -> console
Cutty
Possi or possy.....p*ssy.....Um...try posi or positive traction
"Yep, it needs rebuilt"..... Oh, you mean that it needs to be rebuilt
"I need a Council"......Oh you mean you need a student council or a bar council? Try this -> console
I'm glad I'm not the only one who gets bent out of shape by some of the piss-poor grammar and spelling.
My contribution to this thread:
Using the word "mint". Everyone and their brother uses this word and almost always uses it without regard for its meaning. I saw an ad the other day and the car was called MINT yet, it had old laquer paint that was checked... That doesn't seem mint to me.
Am I being too nit-picky?
My contribution to this thread:
Using the word "mint". Everyone and their brother uses this word and almost always uses it without regard for its meaning. I saw an ad the other day and the car was called MINT yet, it had old laquer paint that was checked... That doesn't seem mint to me.
Am I being too nit-picky?
^^^And pricing to go with it^^^. Just because it's old doesn't mean it's valuable. How many times have you seen ads that tout how great an original car is that needs everything but is priced as if it's at Barrett-Jackson.
Example: For sale, 1962 Biscayne. Very straight and original paint but faded and peeling in the roof, hood and trunk. Floor rusted out. All the glass is there and there are no cracks but all the edges are foggy. Complete interior but needs to be replaced. Original engine is stuck now but ran great when parked because the transmission was slipping. Very nice example of an original car. Would make a great restoration project. $100,000.
So it basically needs everything to be presentable and useable but you're asking 4X the restored price? :|
I keep an eye out for "mechanic's specials" on CL as a source of supplemental income. There seems to be a lot of pricing from the high blue book backwards. You know, the standard "just needs a cheap part replaced" ad? The mathematical formula is: High KBB - part price - nothing for labor = asking prices. I'm always amazed how many ads go something like this:
2002 Audi A6 mechanic's special: Was running great until timing chain started making noise. Probably just a tensioner. It's a pretty cheap fix since the part costs $99. Blue book is $6,000 in excellent condition. If you're mechanically inclined this is a great deal! $5001 firm.
Really? I'm expected to trust your "expert" diagnosis and part pricing then donate my time (because labor should be free
) to pull the engine and disassemble the back half of it, repair, reassemble, and reinstall it, just to end up with a car that probably isn't worth what you think KBB says it is?
Example: For sale, 1962 Biscayne. Very straight and original paint but faded and peeling in the roof, hood and trunk. Floor rusted out. All the glass is there and there are no cracks but all the edges are foggy. Complete interior but needs to be replaced. Original engine is stuck now but ran great when parked because the transmission was slipping. Very nice example of an original car. Would make a great restoration project. $100,000.
So it basically needs everything to be presentable and useable but you're asking 4X the restored price? :|
I keep an eye out for "mechanic's specials" on CL as a source of supplemental income. There seems to be a lot of pricing from the high blue book backwards. You know, the standard "just needs a cheap part replaced" ad? The mathematical formula is: High KBB - part price - nothing for labor = asking prices. I'm always amazed how many ads go something like this:
2002 Audi A6 mechanic's special: Was running great until timing chain started making noise. Probably just a tensioner. It's a pretty cheap fix since the part costs $99. Blue book is $6,000 in excellent condition. If you're mechanically inclined this is a great deal! $5001 firm.
Really? I'm expected to trust your "expert" diagnosis and part pricing then donate my time (because labor should be free
) to pull the engine and disassemble the back half of it, repair, reassemble, and reinstall it, just to end up with a car that probably isn't worth what you think KBB says it is?
Without getting into a meaningless debate about what a small and big block are, and where the term came from;
Yes, there were smaller block Cadillacs. So the Big Block Cadillac term, which is widely used is perfectly acceptable.
I would have thought Big Block Pontiac, or Big Block Olds to be more of a nit picky item.
Yes, there were smaller block Cadillacs. So the Big Block Cadillac term, which is widely used is perfectly acceptable.
I would have thought Big Block Pontiac, or Big Block Olds to be more of a nit picky item.
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