Ally
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www.urbandictionary.com - tyre kicker
(n.) A person who appears interested in buying your car, but on the day displays any of the following traits.
• Does not show up
• Does not bring money
• Kicks the tyres and complains about even the most minor faults
• Seems to know barely anything about the car
• Offers stupid money (a large amount either side of what you expected)
• Keeps asking if he can part exchange his rusty old Ford for your car, not wondering why anyone wouldn't want it
• Assumes the car is in fine working condition just by kicking the tyres
• Tries to drive a restoration project dozens of miles home with him.
• Asks questions repeatedly, specifically ones mentioned in adevertising the car
• Gets the manufacturers' name wrong
• Asks if you are willing to transport the car without charge.
• Makes a bid for a car placed on ebay or similar without any positive feedback
• Dresses up as, or asserts that they are a priest or mulla in an attempt to pay less for the car
• Is a young driver who just passed his test looking to buy a cheap old car, rice it up, and show off to thier friends. Quite likely to wreck it in a month.
Thought I would start a thread & see where it goes.
Perhaps others have stories to share, hopefully more exciting than mine !
Couple of years ago I had a great bike, Yamaha Dragstar 1100 and people kept telling me to hang on to it, don't sell it, it's a classic.
Having advertised it it in all the usual places, I get a call from someone whos wants to take it for a spin, interested in buying such a bike and wanted to meet me.
They took it for a blast down a decent road, opened it up and afer a while returned, saying it didn't really pull enough.
I said, perhaps if you had closed the choke, you might have enjoyed it more.
Later they asked me why I let it go for such a price to another buyer.
Ally
(n.) A person who appears interested in buying your car, but on the day displays any of the following traits.
• Does not show up
• Does not bring money
• Kicks the tyres and complains about even the most minor faults
• Seems to know barely anything about the car
• Offers stupid money (a large amount either side of what you expected)
• Keeps asking if he can part exchange his rusty old Ford for your car, not wondering why anyone wouldn't want it
• Assumes the car is in fine working condition just by kicking the tyres
• Tries to drive a restoration project dozens of miles home with him.
• Asks questions repeatedly, specifically ones mentioned in adevertising the car
• Gets the manufacturers' name wrong
• Asks if you are willing to transport the car without charge.
• Makes a bid for a car placed on ebay or similar without any positive feedback
• Dresses up as, or asserts that they are a priest or mulla in an attempt to pay less for the car
• Is a young driver who just passed his test looking to buy a cheap old car, rice it up, and show off to thier friends. Quite likely to wreck it in a month.
Thought I would start a thread & see where it goes.
Perhaps others have stories to share, hopefully more exciting than mine !
Couple of years ago I had a great bike, Yamaha Dragstar 1100 and people kept telling me to hang on to it, don't sell it, it's a classic.
Having advertised it it in all the usual places, I get a call from someone whos wants to take it for a spin, interested in buying such a bike and wanted to meet me.
They took it for a blast down a decent road, opened it up and afer a while returned, saying it didn't really pull enough.
I said, perhaps if you had closed the choke, you might have enjoyed it more.
Later they asked me why I let it go for such a price to another buyer.
Ally
