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Dumb Craigslist ad.... 18 Aug 2007 21:16 #164782

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...engine doesn't turn over, but it's bulletproof. Oh but sparkplugs should do it!
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Dumb Craigslist ad.... 18 Aug 2007 22:02 #164794

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If the plugs are keeping it from turning over, then it might need new ones.

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Dumb Craigslist ad.... 18 Aug 2007 22:27 #164798

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free B wrote:

If the plugs are keeping it from turning over, then it might need new ones.


plugs ain't going to help an engine that won't turn over

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Dumb Craigslist ad.... 19 Aug 2007 02:27 #164810

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I think he is just using the wrong term. Being a mechanic for years, I've heard people refer to a non starter as not turning over.
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Dumb Craigslist ad.... 19 Aug 2007 08:58 #164838

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If it just needed plugs wouldn't you go buy a set for $12 and get the bike running? Seems too easy to me. I see this a lot. Saw one yesterday that said "Only problem is a small oil leak. Should take about 2 minutes to fix". Then why the hell don't you fix it?
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Dumb Craigslist ad.... 19 Aug 2007 09:58 #164847

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Yeah, My favorite is "Only needs a battery"

I once brought a battery with me to one of those just to see the guy squirm.:laugh:

Says mr. seller: "I can't let you do that in case you sue me for blowing up my car":huh:
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Dumb Craigslist ad.... 20 Aug 2007 10:32 #165152

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Yeah, the crash must have knocked all the spark fairy's out of the plugs. :laugh:

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Dumb Craigslist ad.... 20 Aug 2007 10:36 #165155

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Not to mention the lousy pic.
I should send him an email and tell him I want to buy the dog, not the bike! :laugh:
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Dumb Craigslist ad.... 20 Aug 2007 11:02 #165164

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Bad picture.

Bad ad copy. . .I only dropped it once. . .

. . .it was rolling over and over, until it hit the plugs,. . .

now it won't turn over.

Dog won't bury it, either. . .

bad dog.

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Dumb Craigslist ad.... 20 Aug 2007 19:56 #165291

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Take the $1000 and use it as a down payment on a new one.

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Dumb Craigslist ad.... 20 Aug 2007 19:59 #165292

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Fossil wrote:

...engine doesn't turn over, but it's bulletproof. Oh but sparkplugs should do it!


Maybe in this instance bulletproof is meant as a literal term?:whistle:

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Dumb Craigslist ad.... 21 Aug 2007 20:00 #165509

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Bulletproof? Yes. Grenade proof? NO

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