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What instantly makes you scroll past a potential used car?

>rear badges have been taken off

>used

>owner also has a nissan

>he buys new

>aftermarket chrome wheels of any variety
>"MODS" or "Built" in the ad title
>"WORK brand Work wheels add $4,000 to the asking price if you want the car with wheels on it"
>"Don't waste my time with offers to buy the car I'm trying to sell"
>"SR SR SR SR SR SR"
>"Clean body" later in the ad tells you about all the bondo and body damage

>all caps in the ad

>interior photo
>seats tilted for gangster lean

>German
>Needs X part
>Aftermarket wheels
> shitty Grammer in the ad
>Clear basketball American owner
>Any mods at all
>"no low ballers"
>Non Saturn GM
>Post 2k GM
>Anything Chrysler
>Any Honda
>Camry or Corolla
>More than 4 grand

>He's poor

>interior photo
>weird old guy with camera in rear window

>Black guy's thumb covering up the license plate

>covering license plate

I see this more often than I should. It's almost comical to me

People with actual wealth (as opposed to showoff nigger wealth) are the least wasteful with their money. There is zero reason to buy new other than ego and autism.

>it's parked with one side against a wall in every photo
>"spotless i promise"

>he's cucked

i always buy used but there are plenty of reasons to buy new (no history = guaranteed to not have been driven like shit, warranties, etc) if those things are worth paying 20% more for your vehicle to you and you have the cash to spend then i see no problem with it

>tinted taillights

Ran when parked's mine. It's another way of saying

"Just try and fix this"

>aftermarket HIDs

>automatic
>shitty aftermarket wheels
>mismatched body panels
>no pictures of engine, interior, or only one side of the car
>"mechanic's special"
>"just needs this one 10 minute fix"
>eBay """"""mods""""""
>hot air intake
>didn't even bother cleaning it for the photos

>tasteful mods

>(((thumb)))

>germany
>ahmed selling it

Being imaged near other cars that have been abused.

>Can't spell make or model correctly
>Just needs $10 part
>Ran great until loud bang and engine shut off on the highway, easy fix!

>oddly granular/slightly blurry photos, especially from dealerships
>fewer than 10 photos
>any mods ever
>visible rust

>car needs new this and that
But
>I have all the parts just swap them, easy fix
Inb4 engine swap

Aftermarket wheels, especially if they are low profile and clearly too big for the car.

post what car you drive right now

if it isn't a top of the line luxury/supercar then you're not rich and just dumb with money

>mechanic owned

furreal. I drive my shit to the ground because I fix cars for a living, the last thing I want to do is work on my shit

...

It's German

>mismatched tires
>broken bulbs
>trash anywhere in the car
>general interior dirtiness where its obvious it has not been washed/vacuumed in years

All signs of someone too poor/too stupid to maintain & properly care for the vehicle

>salvage title
>previous owner black (can't help it, lads)
>recent engine swap with only XXX miles on it

That's about it. And sadly, if you're looking at used 350z's...you might as well not bother. You know it's some fuckboi who redlined it every chance he got. If the previous owner was an asian, it MIGHT be taken care of.

>car hasnt been washed for years
>car has just been washed with the stuff still around the car
>sitting on grass and you can see the guy went around it to mow the lawn
>flat tires
>cracked windshield
>"just needs a battery"
>"AC needs a refill"
>NO RUST except this and that and this
>ran when parked
>photo is a scan of a yellowed polaroid from the 90s

>guy wrote a fucking novel in the ad
>5K car that isnt rare or special

>not American
>not Japanese

>implying that you wouldnt buy a twingo

>European manufacturer
>fucking FRENCH

Literally only one step above Italian trash.

>Testing the waters
>not one bit pushed on selling
>Diesel "R-TYPE" Civic REALLY RARE
>mint
>never once needed to fill her with petrol, owned for 5 years
>just needs one 10c fuse

Cambelt with no service history or CVT

>only sold one car on CL
>mfw the guy who bought it thanked me for being so honest about the condition in the ad (was pretty beat up)

>It just needs a

Nah, if it was that simple you'd do it yourself and adjust your asking price accordingly

>No license plates

Almost all sitters should be avoided.

>The seller being a hardass

If I tell you I'm interested but want more pictures because I don't want to waste my time, don't fucking tell me "that's enough pictures you can see everything you need to".

This pissed me off because I was really about to travel two hours for some guy's vehicle and he couldn't even do me the kindness to snap 3-4 more photos.

>What I call the Beaner Luxury Tax

Basically, if you live in an area with a lot of Latino folk, you're almost never going to see a Celica or Integra go for it's actual value...shit is like a Ferrari to those people

Anything owned by a ricer

>have everything to bring it back to stock

Its not stock now, and you probably fucked it up messing with it you faggot

>AC just needs a refill
>it's R12

Aftermarket anything

>fewer than ten photos

Nigga what?

>first to see will buy
>future classic
>rust
>autotragic