Some Hot Masers...

Maserati 250-F


c.1950s Barchetta


Barchetta Stradale

How to read those collector car ads

How to read those collector car ads.....

source: http://mid-atlantic-aroc.com monthly e-newsletter

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Description / Meaning

One owner	Hertz
Ideal for enthusiast	Total restoration needed
Mechanic's Special	Needs major overhaul
Good mechanics	Bad body
Good body	Bad Mechanics
Marriage forces sale	It can be done in a Spider, they did, and must get married
Stored two years	Engine seized, small maple growing through chassis
No dealers	No body knows anything about these cars
Collector's item	Price is over-inflated
Good tires	That's all that is good about it
Excellent condition	Buyer beware
Divorce forces sale	Spent more time and money on car than wife
Company car forces sale	I've got a better job and getting a decent car
Baby forces sale	Can't pour any more money into this thing
House forces sale	Neighbors complaining
In need of total restoration	In pieces
Lack of time forces sale	Spent more time than it's worth
Dismantled for restoration	I can't put it back together
Slight accident damage	Total write off
OBO (or best offer)	I may come down 50 bucks
Offers	I haven't the nerve to put a price on the car
Daily Driver	High mileage and million things need fixn'
Genuine mileage	Disconnected speedo-cable
Good driver	Looks terrible
Runs strong	same as above
Owned by lil' old lady	from Pasadena
Will bargain	I'll get mad, you won't buy the car and I'll hit you
Will consider trade	Anything to get out from under this dog
Some rust	You can brake like Fred Flintstone

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