Mini Siililand DIY: sales jargon

How to read used-car adds


Hopefully these will help you through a ton of used car adds.
ono                                    or near(est) offer.
ovno				       or very near offer
psh/fsh				       past/full service history
pas				       power assisted steering
csr				       car serviced regularly
lwb				       long wheel base
an investment			       its a wreck
needs a little work		       needs a LOT of work
unfinished project		       probably half is missing
house forces sail		       its a wreck, and should have gone already
mot failure			       its gone already, but one last try
baby forces sale		       same as house/marriage/etc
runner				       it might start - but thats about all
ANY!!!car taken in part exchange       you will get one worse than yours
owner going abroad		       he is in jail for a long time
new engine			       needs a body
bodywork all done		       bodged up and needs an engine
needs some bodywork		       needs re-shelling
popular colour			       its still brown/or yellow inside but now RED/WHITE
sports pack			       it has stripes
must be seen			       to be believed
any inspection			       don't bring the AA or RAC
low mileage			       second time around on the clock
one previous owner		       there were15 more but they didn't register with the DVLA
Cheers, Ken

Stolen from the Mini list, June 1999