Least impressive selling point!

[Sp!ke]

My old W123 genuinely was previously owned buy a doctor!

Those tax disk holders were sold down at the local market. Some bloke called Rodney I seem to recall.

 

[coupe addict]

Easy repair for someone who understands car electrics....

 

[neilrr]

I'm deeply unimpressed by sellers with long, long lists of absolutely bog standard equipment they claim as optional extras when 90+% of it isn't, like this -

1990 MERCEDES 230E AUTO PEARL GREY LAST OWNER 20 YEARS | eBay

Exterior Options Include: Pearl Grey Two Tone Metallic Paint, Chrome Door Handle Inserts, Chrome Bumper and Door detailing, Electric Exterior Passenger Door Mirror, Tinted Windows and Electric Factory Steel Sun Roof (Tilt and Slide), Heated Rear Screen, Central Locking. ABS Braking, Front and Rear Disc Brakes, Parking Lights, Electronically Adjustable Headlights, Headlight Protectors, Recent New tow Bar Fitted, Front and Rear Mud Flaps,
Interior Features Include: Light Grey/Blue cloth Interior, Zebrano Wood Trim on Dash, Centre Console and all Four Doors, Automatic Gear Box (Economy and Sports settings), Dual Automatic Heating Control, Driver and Passenger Seat Height Adjustment, Front and Rear Head Rests (Rear Electronically Fold Away), Front and Rear Arm Rests, Rear Reading Lights, Front and Rear Electric Powered Windows, Power Exterior Passenger Mirror, Power Steering, Centre Storage Tray, Original “Blaupunkt Audio Cassette Player, Rear Magazine Pockets, Illuminated vanity Mirrors, Ash Tray and Cigar lighter (Unused), Factory Tailored Carpet Mats,

 

[norfolkngood]

"One careful elderly owner who drove it like a vicar...."

The other owners were 20-something chavs who drove it like they stole it presumably?

 

[skyline pete]

best one ive ever seen was ...front passenger and driver fold down sun visior..

 

[john-f]

Future classic

Or

Now becoming collectable

 

[Dieselman]

Future classic

Or

Now becoming collectable

Oi.

I've got a couple of those.

 

[jamesfuller]

This one is more common in bike adverts.

'never seen rain'

 

[ss201]

My old W123 genuinely was previously owned buy a doctor!

So was my W203 - I bought it from a member of this very forum!

 

[grober]

Complete with genuine AMG style body kit.

 

[isobars]

Barn Find!!
So that's something else full of crap apart from the description.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Mercedes "Management Car"

(= Hire Car)

 

[Hawkwind]

This

Mercedes-Benz CLK Convertible Elegance 230 Kompressor | eBay

''Bad Bit.
The Roof Has A Relay Gone Will Open The Windows And Will Very Slowly Open To A Point Then Stop, Weve Been Told An Easy Fix.''

If it's so easy why didn't it get fixer there and then?

 

[E55BOF]

Every model made by MB between 1980 and 1999 gets described as "The last properly built merc", and every single colour combination gets the described as the best there ever was, and the one to own.

I'm sure the W210 was definitely one of these; the engineering is fine, mainly because by 1994 Mercedes seem to have been concentrating on improperly built bodies...

 

[cinek]

Mercedes own used cars section...

In one advert for the same car you can have:

Navigation
Command
Satellite navigation

You glimps at the spec which initially looks rather impressive, only to realise seconds later it lists bog standard items twice or more :/

 

[Spinal]

My pet hate is cars with 4 different tyres...


M.

 

[ss201]

My two favourites are those ads for W201s which state either (or both)

adjustable steering column - no W201 ever had one

cam belt changed - all W201s have a cam chain.

 

[neilrr]

On older cars you often see 'Dual climate control' which translates to fresh air vents with individual controls on each vent!

 

[Spinal]

Another one that puts me off buying cars is the word "modified" - that translates to "weighed down by putty, filler and fibreglass" to me...

 

[davidmi]

"Managing director's wife's car" always sticks in my mind

I bought such a 300se. I test drove on his local golf course which was the only place it was taken to since his wife took on a troublesome bmw 330ci. After agreeing to buy and before picking up he had the local dealer fit a new exhaust and replace the speedo (faulty odometer) at company expense and without my asking. Full MB service history of course. Oddly, it was advertised in the local Leamington Tesco noticeboard!