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Title: age related marks.
Post by: gazareth on 20 October 2013, 13:51
hey could someone please explain to me what a friggin age related mark is? :angry: and also how old does a car have to be before it gets them? :laugh:
Title: Re: age related marks.
Post by: barrym381 on 20 October 2013, 14:02
its just another way to say the car has marks or scratches and is not perfect  :smiley:
Title: Re: age related marks.
Post by: dom on 20 October 2013, 15:10
As cars get older then tend to pick up small dents/scratches/scuffs/marks hence the term. I really would have thought that was pretty obvious :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: age related marks.
Post by: tweed on 20 October 2013, 16:00
Rust patch, car park dents, scuff on bumpers etc.
Title: Re: age related marks.
Post by: gazareth on 20 October 2013, 18:41
As cars get older then tend to pick up small dents/scratches/scuffs/marks hence the term. I really would have thought that was pretty obvious :lipsrsealed:
so are you saying that new cars don't pick up small scuffs and dents? :huh:
Title: Re: age related marks.
Post by: hobbiniho on 21 October 2013, 10:43
^^ what hes saying is you would expect a mk3 golf to have a lot more scuffs,scratches,dents and dings than a mk7
Title: Re: age related marks.
Post by: dom on 21 October 2013, 12:41
As cars get older then tend to pick up small dents/scratches/scuffs/marks hence the term. I really would have thought that was pretty obvious :lipsrsealed:
so are you saying that new cars don't pick up small scuffs and dents? :huh:

That's not what I said at all. As hobbiniho says, I would expect an 10 year old car to have more 'age related' marks than a 2 year old one. It's really not a difficult concept to grasp :rolleyes:
Title: Re: age related marks.
Post by: dubber36 on 21 October 2013, 12:56
In short, it's a way of the seller telling you it's scratched and scuffed and dinged to buggery.

It's better than it been described as "excellent condition for its age". When you turn up to see it and it turns out to be a right shed, you get the "what did you expect? It's not a new car" line.
Title: Re: age related marks.
Post by: Thom89 on 21 October 2013, 18:37
TOTM

Thom
Title: Re: age related marks.
Post by: tg1 on 22 October 2013, 17:07
so its not wrinkles and liver spots?  :grin:
Title: Re: age related marks.
Post by: jv on 22 October 2013, 17:30
Mint condition/never thrashed/owned by a doctor.

All highly useful terms :grin: