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Post by manitou on Jun 2, 2018 9:42:56 GMT
Ok, what I was trying to say in that title but ran out of room was bring the claims here that you have read/heard about MR2's (or whatever car as we aim to be non denominational here and equal opportunity ) and see what Judge Judy and executioners here think. Some of the things I have read in for sale posts claiming funny things are just pretty funny. Some of them I laughed at and pointed fingers, then found out that they were actually right and I was the dopey mofo who should have been laughed at. Here's my list so far. 1. Engine bay X braces are there to, "Make you nice and safe when cornering" and that they "Protect you in a crash" That was from a for sale post on gumtree and made me laugh/angry when I read it. Yeah, getting angry when laughing is strange. 2. JDM gearboxes, "The 3rd and 4th gear ratios are shorter, so it means on track the Asis opens sooner" Really? I would think that to be bullshit but I could be wrong. Anyone know for sure? Thats from a car that for sale on feebay. What nonsense have you come across?
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decimus
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Post by decimus on Jun 6, 2018 8:40:38 GMT
I feel your pain Manitou.
I don't have anything specific at the moment but despise when sellers describe readily available parts or the cars themselves as 'RARE'.
FFS - A rev 4 spoiler is not rare and neither is a rev 4 SW20, it also annoys me when they advertise their motors as 'MR2 Show Car' any twat can put a car into a show that's not been polished and covered in stickers with orange wheels (there was one at Hatton this weekend) and claim it's a 'Show Car'.
I think it grinds my gears because it assumes that potential buyers are stupid enough to believe this $hit.
<Rant over>
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Post by cdwood2010 on Jun 6, 2018 16:44:57 GMT
I'm parking in the concours section next time and walking away.
Judge that mother huggers.
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Post by manitou on Jul 23, 2018 11:07:27 GMT
Found this piece of opinion under a rock... "- Near new uniroyal rainsports tyres fitted all round (rears are 205's, but grip so much better than previous budget 225's esp in rain!) "
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Post by byrney1984 on Aug 11, 2018 18:22:40 GMT
Hahaha I love reading people sale adverts. I’ve seen loads of untrues. From UK cars being sold as imports. Even though they have the UK rear bumper lack of 3rd brake light etc. Then people claiming JDM cars are tuned faster oh and my absolute favourite NA cars that have been remapped on a oem ecu. When I see that I always ask them how its been done and I never get an answer lol.
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Post by martin42006 on Aug 12, 2018 20:31:09 GMT
Hmm for me i think it has to be the water dripping onto the alternator in a MK1. I appreciate that wheeler dealers is to blame for spreading of that load of bollocks but still. Maybe in close contention is the people who say their car is an import so there is no rust, i think the state of mine when i bought it kinda busts that particular myth.
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Post by manitou on Sept 30, 2018 14:50:46 GMT
Some dude is selling a hardtop g-limited sw on eBay. It has cloth trim and standard seats. Here's his description... “R E D U C E D !!!!! GENUINE PININFARINA IMPORT OWNED FOR 16 YEARS AND ONLY PUT 430 MILES ON THE CLOCK, STORED SINCE 2003, IMMACULATE AND FULLY MOT'D WHEN TAKEN OFF THE ROAD, REQUIRES FOUR NEW TYRES , AN MOT, AND SOME ONE ELSE TO LOVE IT, SO WILL NEED A TRAILER TO COLLECT IT. INSIDE PERFECT, HALF ITALIAN LEATHER, RECARO CLOTH SEATS IN PERFECT CONDITION, BODYWORK 98% PERFECT, PAINT NEEDS A LITTLE ATTENTION HERE AND THERE BUT NOT A FULL RESPRAY OR RESTORATION. A REAL BEAUTY NOT TO BE MISSED! 115627 KILOMETERS 72266 MILES ON THE CLOCK ONE SMALL SUPERMARKET DINT ON PASSENGER DOOR, SMALL PAINT SPECKLING ON REAR SPOILER, RUNS BEAUTIFULLY! Now has small scrape on paint work on drivers door after the recent storm when next doors trampoline decided to take up flying! NOT DENTED! A £50 DEPOSIT WILL BE REQUIRED AT THE END OF THE AUCTION TO PREVENT TIME WASTERS LIKE THE LAST WINNER WHO SAID THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PICK THE CAR UP UNTIL CHRISTMAS! THIS WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM THE SALE PRICE.” WTF is a 'Pininfarina' mr2??
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Post by manitou on Oct 7, 2018 1:51:27 GMT
Bloke selling this ^ car messaged me back said Pininfarina were the Italian design team on the car, said Recaro designed the seats, also said the dash was on elf the first 250 made so it has an Italian leather dash. I hadn't heard of such a limited run, so thats another limited model.
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Post by byrney1984 on Oct 7, 2018 8:20:06 GMT
Hahaha! Where is the leather on ghe seats. Nevermind that they are recoaro’s. Only recaro seat I know about are the fish net head rest type. It’s also a rev 2 judging from the gear stick so certainly can’t have a special edition dash because it had been around for 2 years in the rev 1. Another fool yet again lol
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Post by Adam on Feb 19, 2019 16:45:30 GMT
Hmm for me i think it has to be the water dripping onto the alternator in a MK1. I appreciate that wheeler dealers is to blame for spreading of that load of bollocks but still. Maybe in close contention is the people who say their car is an import so there is no rust, i think the state of mine when i bought it kinda busts that particular myth. I totally thought that was true until some young lad at Hatton show totally schooled me!!
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