What would put you off an advert?

corcaigh07

Covering up the reg plate.

What are you hiding?

evolutionqy7

Putting up pictures of the car back from 2008 when its 2013
Also pictures taken in the dark, blurred, in the rain.

Fancy or covered registration plates.
Pictures of a dirty interior or exterior, think their would take the time to clean it up before taking pictures.

corcaigh07

also, too many tags and crap at the end of the ad just to attract more attention, eg searching for a Mondeo and an A4 appears in the results or vice versa.

Top Dog

Idbatterim wrote: »

this will sound ridiculous, but people selling higher end cars, when I see an 085 number...

Since I've had an 085 number for the past 10 years I have to ask - why on earth would an 085/meteor number put you off an advert?

Personal pet-hates are weak attempts at hiding numberplates, text speak, no photos at all, lack of general information that you'd expect to find in an advert for a car (tax/test/mileage)

Killinator

'top spec'

More often than not this just means it has electric windows, a sunroof or alloy wheels.

'too many extras to list'
ie: 2 things not listed that are standard spec anyway.

Toyotafanboi

Top Dog wrote: »

Since I've had an 085 number for the past 10 years I have to ask - why on earth would an 085/meteor number put you off an advert?

Personal pet-hates are weak attempts at hiding numberplates, text speak, no photos at all, lack of general information that you'd expect to find in an advert for a car (tax/test/mileage)

i think that 085's are seen as a poor/ stingy persons network. i too have been 085 for maybe 6 or 7 years now.

i have a friend that worked in mortgage approvals (back in 06/07) said that if they were kind of undecided on your application and they seen you had an 085 number that it could well count against you.

i think 089 is the new 085 though.

StickyIcky

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i think that 085's are seen as a poor/ stingy persons network. i too have been 085 for maybe 6 or 7 years now.

i have a friend that worked in mortgage approvals (back in 06/07) said that if they were kind of undecided on your application and they seen you had an 085 number that it could well count against you.

i think 089 is the new 085 though.

Poor persons network?

I think I'm smarter than you if I'm getting more for my money than you are, plus the fact I'm prudent about saving my money probably means I have saved more than you.

Playing devils advocate above to prove your logic is flawed. Just because someone wants the same service for less doesn't make them poor.

StickyIcky

Plus the first three numbers don't mean your with that network. People switch and keep their old number all the time.

kirving

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

i think that 085's are seen as a poor/ stingy persons network.

i think 089 is the new 085 though.

I can see where it comes from, it took Meteor quite a while to shake off it's image of poor coverage and being a teenages network, but they started in 1999 or so, and it's ridiculous thinking these days that they're a poor mans network.

People who are given work phones are often in a stable well paid job, or need the phone for their day to day work, and businesses often went with O2/ Vodafone in the past.

In 06/07, you could have been living in a tree using a tin-can on a sting to communicate and the banks would give you a mortgage!

Toyotafanboi

StickyIcky wrote: »

Poor persons network?

I think I'm smarter than you if I'm getting more for my money than you are, plus the fact I'm prudent about saving my money probably means I have saved more than you.

Playing devils advocate above to prove your logic is flawed. Just because someone wants the same service for less doesn't make them poor.

did you read the part where i said i'm 085 myself

my personal opinion is that it's all a nonsense, but the reality is that a lot of people see it that way. its stigmatised even though we all do it, a bit like shopping in Lidl/ Aldi.

JohnC83

I've seen a few ads with "price reduced for this week only"
Also when people say i'm not pushed on selling, usually shi_te

NIMAN

People hiding the number plate.

Bad photos.

BronsonTB

Taking on board alot of the points made here, is there anything in this ad that would put you off, if you were looking for this type of car?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4807677

Indricotherium

The words volkswagon or audi in an ad always puts me off.

I never look past that.

yop

evolutionqy7 wrote: »

Putting up pictures of the car back from 2008 when its 2013
Also pictures taken in the dark, blurred, in the rain.

Fancy or covered registration plates.
Pictures of a dirty interior or exterior, think their would take the time to clean it up before taking pictures.

That could in fairness be the camera setting, you'd be surprised the amount of people who haven't changed the date settings on their camera

tossy

Indricotherium wrote: »

The words volkswagon in an ad always puts me off.

I never look past that.

I agree can't stand bad spelling either

tossy

yop wrote: »

That could in fairness be the camera setting, you'd be surprised the amount of people who haven't changed the date settings on their camera

True,i've seen a few Ads on done deal where the pictures were taken in the future,which is cool as you know the car will still be running and reliable in 5 years

yop

tossy wrote: »

True,i've seen a few Ads on done deal where the pictures were taken in the future,which is cool as you know the car will still be running and reliable in 5 years

LOL, I think I will do that for the crack and see does anyone comment!

Hidden number plates, no name on ad, "first to see".

Mr.Fred

Call this number.... number below is wrong..

enviro

First to see will buy and no more time wasters stated in the same ad.

Car will fly through the test

Private sellers listing a trade-in price

car dirty in the photos, especially the mats

Some of the angles and distance the photos are taken at

no photos with "will get photos up soon"

Photos of the car on grass

No selling price

tossy

Photos of the car in water!

YbFocus

Yeah the whole water thing always confuses me, what does it do for the ad???

Or the ads with his/her car and all their mates cars too, half the time the car in question can hardly be seen!!

piston

I've seen ads where people have put in things like "new air and diesel filter"

I do expect the car to serviced when it's due so it's hardly a selling point unless the owner takes the usual Irish approach to servicing only when the thing stops, in which case I don't want it anyway.

Top Dog

BronsonTB wrote: »

Taking on board alot of the points made here, is there anything in this ad that would put you off, if you were looking for this type of car?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4807677

If only all car adverts read like that with all the detail you could ask for.

Well done!

listermint

Idbatterim wrote: »

so much! poor photos, poor spelling, no name on advert i.e "call seller", poor description, , this will sound ridiculous, but people selling higher end cars, when I see an 085 number... I far prefer also buying from an Irish person, sick of hearing the "selling for a mother, brother, uncle" bla bla bla. DL reg in particular.

I really dont get this at all ?

085 number ?

Meteor are a leading network in this country. I used to be with vodafone but they 'stole' 100 Euro from me when i was abroad and the phone was here including sim. Plus the fact that the monthly rates where crazy in comparison.

So youd buy a car if someone had an 087 number ?


Anyway off topic.

I despise the ads that have copious amounts of models written in the name or add description to up there search base. Painful.

Voodoomelon

Even though Carzone is pretty much full of dealers with over priced cars, the thought of paying €20,000+ on a car off Donedeal gives me the shivers.

listermint

BronsonTB wrote: »

Taking on board alot of the points made here, is there anything in this ad that would put you off, if you were looking for this type of car?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4807677

Probably put your first name on it.

Everything else looks fine. Might give the engine bay a clean however.

challengemaster

listermint wrote: »

I really dont get this at all ?

085 number ?

Meteor are a leading network in this country.

Meteor were decent until eircom bought them.... Don't think I know one person still with meteor these days

Andy_Dublin

BronsonTB wrote: »

Taking on board alot of the points made here, is there anything in this ad that would put you off, if you were looking for this type of car?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4807677

The 4th pic is enough to put me off - look closely.

Andy_Dublin

And for the people who don't like ads with no reg plates, there are reasons for this. For a normal run of the mill car yes I would be a bit suspect but it's not enough to not go and look at the car and take down the reg and check it. A genuine reason to block car reg is for security reasons.