FOR SALE TERMINOLOGY

If the ad claims:	It really means:
Rough condition	too bad to lie about
Pans car	beyond repair
Immaculate	recently washed
Concourse	recently waxed
Engine quite good	uses 90- weight oil
Needs minor overhaul	needs engine
Needs major overhaul	phone junkyard
Burns no oil	it leaked out
Rebuilt engine	cleaned spark plugs
Drive it away	I live on a hill
Drive. it anywhere	within ten miles
Desirable classic	no one wants it
Rare classic	no one wanted it when it was new
Stored 20 years	in a farmers field
Ran when park-	won’t start
Never apart	bolts too rounded
Solid as a rock	rusted solid
Restored, with 0 miles	won’t start
Restored, with 2 miles	won’t stay running
Older restoration	first owner washed it
Good investment	can't be worth much less
From the Club Magazive of the VoIksclub of Oklahoma City