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Motortrade expressions
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Re: Motortrade expressions
Completely illegal, although the practice is still rife. The only way you can sell the car as 'sold as seen' is to put VAT across the selling price and insist its uplifted from the premises. No test drives, nothing. Thats it. Anything else and its retailed.
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Re: Motortrade expressions
Usual heard by me whilst trying to buy at the auction...
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Re: Motortrade expressions
I’ll go try for you with the sales manager.
I’ll go have a laugh at you with my boss whilst we extend the term by 2 months to make out we’ve beaten your payment you daft twat.
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I’ll go have a laugh at you with my boss whilst we extend the term by 2 months to make out we’ve beaten your payment you daft twat.
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Re: Motortrade expressions
Some are regional I suspect. Most of mine are from workshop/ bombsite trader types..the usual suspects .
The (Starship) Enterprise
Smoker
Last seen on fire in a Belfast street
Landmark
Flu jab
Took a bath
Retail opportunity
And so on ..
The (Starship) Enterprise
Smoker
Last seen on fire in a Belfast street
Landmark
Flu jab
Took a bath
Retail opportunity
And so on ..
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Re: Motortrade expressions
The traders I knew used to refer to burgundy as 'dustcart red' because at some point in the distant past Kent county council painted their bin lorries that colour and it remained deeply unsaleable.
Also, a stolen car was 'moody' or 'chorley'. I suspect that is more gypsy slang though.
Any auction was always referred to as 'the block' as the destination of a car, but less often as the source.
Also, a stolen car was 'moody' or 'chorley'. I suspect that is more gypsy slang though.
Any auction was always referred to as 'the block' as the destination of a car, but less often as the source.
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Re: Motortrade expressions
Local gypsies here used to say "chore" for nicking something, I believe it is the actual Romany term.
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Re: Motortrade expressions
Aye I remember the phrase 'choring stuff' from being a yoof.
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Re: Motortrade expressions
Same here, proper ones anyway, not the pikeys.mercrocker wrote: ↑Thu Oct 27, 2022 8:57 pm Local gypsies here used to say "chore" for nicking something, I believe it is the actual Romany term.