Re: [DMCForum] car terminology
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Re: [DMCForum] car terminology
- From: DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 17:45:56 -0500
I am already selling custom aftermarket mileage, maybe you could be a
dealer for me?
HA HA HA
Mark V
On Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at 04:50 PM, Farrar Hudkins wrote:
> OK, thanks. That's what I figured -- people are forever polishing
> terds.
>
> The only situation I could think of in which using the phrase "original
> miles" would be appropriate would be in the case where something
> substantial, such as the engine or transmission, had been replaced. In
> that case, you could have, for example, "original miles" (presumably
> shown on the odometer) versus miles on the new engine. But in the case
> of the DeLorean, most people have the original engine still in the car
> whether they like it or not...
>
> Hey, maybe I could start selling "custom aftermarket mileage". :)
>
> --Farrar
>
> DMCVIN6683 wrote:
>> From what i understand most people selling collector, rare, high
>> priced
>> or just ordinary cars use "Original Miles" because this states how
>> many
>> actual miles on a car and makes it seem more valuable.
>>
>>
>> Example.... a 1981 Delorean for $15,500 with 22,000 original miles
>> sounds better than a 1981 Delorean for $15,500 with 22,000 miles
>> because when you see "original miles" you automatically think low
>> miles
>> or well kept car or something that makes it seem better than it really
>> might be.
>>
>> It is all clever wording.
>>
>> Mark V
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, April 27, 2004, at 04:32 PM, Farrar Hudkins wrote:
>>
>>
>>> I have a question for y'all:
>>>
>>> What is the difference between "original miles" and "miles"? I have
>>> seen
>>> both in various classifieds over the years.
>>>
>>> --Farrar
>>>
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