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A short guide to the classifieds. I've tried not to take any cheap shots. Unfortunately, I've failed.
| Phrase | Meaning |
| High mileage | Intergalactic mileage |
| Average mileage for year | Intergalactic mileage |
| High motorway miles | I lost my heart to a starship trooper |
| Mileage believed genuine | Flashing lights in hyper-space |
| Average mileage | High mileage |
| Low mileage | Clocked |
| Some service history | Apart from the bit where it was used in a ram-raid, poorly repaired, then clocked |
| Starts well | It's stopping the damn thing that's the problem |
| 99% solid | The 1% is what's known in welding terms as the seams |
| Good interior | Rusting |
| Good runner | Rusting badly |
| Drives well | That rust is getting worse |
| Recent respray | Do you think we hid all the rust? |
| Original condition | Rusting very badly |
| Needs paintwork | It really is rusting quite a lot now |
| Fair condition | Now it's rusting inside as well |
| MOT just expired | Rotten |
| Little work for MOT | Rotten as an old pear |
| Needs bodywork | Needs new shell |
| For restoration | For spares |
| Enthusiast maintained | Bodged |
| Never been welded | Always used filler |
| Lots of history | Lots of trouble |
| Lots of bills | Lots of expensive trouble |
All the above, though, is just a part of the game. It's the adverts with 'She's a magnificent gentleman's carriage, sure to appeal to the connoisseur, and performed well on test' brigade who really annoy me. Come the glorious day I'll be happy to run them over once or twice with a few motors from their selection of tarted-up tat. The queue starts here ...
