What are some clues a car on Craigslist is a bad deal?

>Mechanic's Special

>Its an easy fix I just don't have the time to do it myself

just replaced 10 things
it was either wrecked or is a money pit

>BRAND NEW TIRES
>AC BLOWS HARD
>HAS 595900 MILES ON IT BUT ITS A TOYOTA ITS JUST GETTING STARTED

>>17673305
this is my favorite. "CEL is on just needs an o2 sensor it's only $20 and takes 5 minutes but I don't have the time"

>>17673107

> not listing miles
> misspelling name of car like "camero" "carolla"
> salvage title
> worth $x because I put $y into mods
> no pictures of interior, pictures only of one angle, pictures at night
> 2xxx,xxx LOW MILES
> quick fix!
> AD IN ALL CAPS

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Thoughts on pic related?

>ran when parked
>only needs battery
>slight fender bender, picture shows completely destroyed corner of car
>anything clearly owned or advertised by a female
>'runs & drives' without any additional information

>>17673391
>bring battery
>owner tries to convince you that it runs and you dont need to test it
>pull out battery
>"lets see if it starts"
>it doesnt
>walk away

>1 picture
>It's taken 50 feet away from inside a house

>custom

>>17673385
I dont get it, is he just listing the names of car parts hes learned or did he replace all of that shit

>>17673107
>BMW 316 NOT 318 320 325 328 330 M3

>dont waste my time, i know exactly how much its worth
>SHOW CAR

>>17673360
If it's a late model Toyota or Volvo, it's not that far off...

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>salvage title due to very minor scratches on the side

On an unrelated note the captcha was Dinan call

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>>17673619
>he believes the Volvo/Toyota/Honda hypermileage meme

I found my favorite Craigslist line yesterday.

"Doesn't start, but the AC was ice cold when it did"

>>17673107
>Any ad using the phrase "original miles"
>"xx miles on the motor and xxxxxxx on the chassis"
>Any Honda with a cheaper/worse motor swapped in
>listing in spanish

I listed my moneypit on craigslist and listed the parts I replaced at x miles and provided a thorough run-down on the car, is that ok because all my replies have been in spanish or 1 kid who asked me what an o-ring was and had to ask his dad beforehand yet contacted me

>black finger covering license plate pic

>>17674038
>"Hot" girlfriend covering license plate

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>I put almost 10 grand into the car, so the $3000 im asking is a steal!

>no tire kickers! I know what I got!

>>17673107
>buying cars from craigslist

>NO TEST DRIVING UNLESS YOU HAVE CASH IN HAND

>i dont need help selling
>manuel has his finger covering the license plate

>project car! Easy fix!
>$20000000000000000000
>car is literally in pieces scattered around a dirty garage in pictures
>nothings been painted
>can see rust
>shows one picture with a ton of random small parts just dumped into a carboard box, like you would be digging through a pile of lego to find what you need

>NO RUST!
>car has rust rust bubbles around all the fucking fenders in the pictures

>MECHANIC SPECIAL!
>car looks like it will explode if somebody tries to start it

>1942 PROJECT CAR. $5000 OBO
>old 40s car thats been sitting in a field and rusted away to almost nothing
>could probably punch a hole clean through the door panel, grab the steering wheel, and pull it through the door

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>1972 volks
>been sitting for 5 years with no windows in a backyard
>condition:good
>"some rust"

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One time I saw one that said "doesn't have any oil in it but it runs fine"

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>>17673364
I've been putting off installing a new o2 sensor but then again I'm not trying to sell it

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> just needs a little body work
> salvage title
> obviously a huge front end collision with likely structural damage
If it runs so good why doesn't the owner go get a 20 dollar hood from a pick and pull lol

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>>17674246
>no tire kickers or joy rides

>>17674266

>lowered
>that big fucking dent under the door

Did he hit a speed bump?

>"fixed up"
>repainted with a brush