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Derek
Guest
In my quest for an inexpensive Disco I realise that some terms used in
auctions do not translate directly into english "as she has spoken" so I
offer a few and invite you to add some pithy descriptions you may have
found.
slight rust on inner wheel arches
- passed MOT last year with rotted out inners will fail this year when they
fall on the examiner as he checks the play in the wheel bearings.
Boot floor needs attention TLC etc
-MOT examiner is doomed if the front arches miss him the boot floor falling
out is a certain fail/concussion/compensation claim/fatality
Usual bubbles on wheel arches
- **** load of corrosion hidden by hasty blow over with a can of duplicolour
Not got time to MOT car should pass easily
- should pass water , should pass 10mph, should pass MOT? not unless the
examiner is concussed it won't (see above) serious less than obvious problem
e.g. outer sills rotten under trim passenger footwell held in place by the
adhesive on the carpets base of pillars rotted. An MOT only takes an hour
drop the car off and you get a motor worth a whole lot more simple
economics no reason to not test but do you feel lucky punk? or are you
hiding something you are ashamed of?
Owned by enthusiast
- the expression getting rid quickly while he can springs to mind or maybe
he's just a watersports enthusiast extracting the pee?
Slight leak in sunroof
- do you keep fish in this car they come free along with floating carpets,
sunroof safari roof, door seals leak its a landrover for goodness sake but
he hasn't the wit to get them sorted and the floor is about to fall out so
that should sort the problem
Slight Chassis damage requires welding
- slight is interesting to me it says scraped on a HUGE rock needs paint
maybe or maybe a new outrigger- no way Jose slight means either it has
bounced off the Mendips/ Pennines/Black hills several times or a lesser car
has been reduced to the size of a Smart 2 seater and landed across an armco
barrier or has been used to test the security of 3 sections on Armco on the
M25 or for after hours carry outs at a local bank.
Starts easily ( new battery fitted )
- thats why joyriders like them of course never see a joyrider in a foot of
snow trying to nick one thats when they don't start easily and when they
don't you fit a new battery and sell when it gets a bit warmer
Realistic Reserve Price
- hands up who remembers imported electronic kit with that brand? ( Tandy )
and who can remember what brand of imported electronic kit was three times
the price of identical kit pretty well everywhere else?
Derek
Disclaimer----------------------------------------------------------------------
please don't take these humourous suggestions as indicative of cars I have
tested or intended to bid on or actually have bid on in the past month I'm
still looking however so if I do turn up email you or whatever tell the
bloody truth.
auctions do not translate directly into english "as she has spoken" so I
offer a few and invite you to add some pithy descriptions you may have
found.
slight rust on inner wheel arches
- passed MOT last year with rotted out inners will fail this year when they
fall on the examiner as he checks the play in the wheel bearings.
Boot floor needs attention TLC etc
-MOT examiner is doomed if the front arches miss him the boot floor falling
out is a certain fail/concussion/compensation claim/fatality
Usual bubbles on wheel arches
- **** load of corrosion hidden by hasty blow over with a can of duplicolour
Not got time to MOT car should pass easily
- should pass water , should pass 10mph, should pass MOT? not unless the
examiner is concussed it won't (see above) serious less than obvious problem
e.g. outer sills rotten under trim passenger footwell held in place by the
adhesive on the carpets base of pillars rotted. An MOT only takes an hour
drop the car off and you get a motor worth a whole lot more simple
economics no reason to not test but do you feel lucky punk? or are you
hiding something you are ashamed of?
Owned by enthusiast
- the expression getting rid quickly while he can springs to mind or maybe
he's just a watersports enthusiast extracting the pee?
Slight leak in sunroof
- do you keep fish in this car they come free along with floating carpets,
sunroof safari roof, door seals leak its a landrover for goodness sake but
he hasn't the wit to get them sorted and the floor is about to fall out so
that should sort the problem
Slight Chassis damage requires welding
- slight is interesting to me it says scraped on a HUGE rock needs paint
maybe or maybe a new outrigger- no way Jose slight means either it has
bounced off the Mendips/ Pennines/Black hills several times or a lesser car
has been reduced to the size of a Smart 2 seater and landed across an armco
barrier or has been used to test the security of 3 sections on Armco on the
M25 or for after hours carry outs at a local bank.
Starts easily ( new battery fitted )
- thats why joyriders like them of course never see a joyrider in a foot of
snow trying to nick one thats when they don't start easily and when they
don't you fit a new battery and sell when it gets a bit warmer
Realistic Reserve Price
- hands up who remembers imported electronic kit with that brand? ( Tandy )
and who can remember what brand of imported electronic kit was three times
the price of identical kit pretty well everywhere else?
Derek
Disclaimer----------------------------------------------------------------------
please don't take these humourous suggestions as indicative of cars I have
tested or intended to bid on or actually have bid on in the past month I'm
still looking however so if I do turn up email you or whatever tell the
bloody truth.
