Used Car Classifieds Translations

If the ad says…. it really means….

MUST SELL… before it blows up.
RUNS FINE… I was going to say "runs excellent" but I had a last minute attack of conscience.
NEEDS SOME BODY WORK… was side-swiped by a Winnebago.
WELL-MAINTAINED… I occasionally changed the oil.
LOOKS LIKE NEW… just don't try to drive it anywhere.
ALL ORIGINAL… I never had anything fixed, adjusted, or replaced.
LOADED WITH OPTIONS… each one more troublesome than the last.
NEVER SMOKED IN… unfortunately, that's the best thing I can say about it.
PROJECT CAR… I can't figure out how to finish it and I doubt you will either.
LOTS OF POTENTIAL… to drive you insane.
NEEDS MINOR REPAIR… doesn't run.
ENGINE QUIET... uses 90-weight oil
PARTS CAR... beyond repair.
ROUGH CONDITION… too bad to lie about.
IMMACULATE... recently washed.
CONCOURS... recently waxed.
NEEDS MINOR OVERHAUL... needs engine.
NEEDS MAJOR OVERHAUL... phone the junkyard.
BURNS NO OIL... (it all leaks out).
REBUILT ENGINE... cleaned the spark plugs.
DRIVE IT AWAY... I live on a hill.
DRIVE IT ANYWHERE... (within 10 miles).
DESIRABLE CLASSIC... no one wants it.
RARE CLASSIC... no one wanted it even when it was new.
STORED 20 YEARS... (in a farmer's field).
RAN WHEN STORED... won't start.
NEVER APART... bolts too rounded to loosen.
SOLID AS A ROCK... rusted solid
RESTORED, WITH 0 MILES... won't start.
RESTORED, WITH 2 MILES... won't stay running.
OLDER RESTORATION... first owner washed it.
GOOD INVESTMENT... can't be worth much less.
NO TIME TO RESTORE IT... can't obtain parts.
95% COMPLETE... other 5% doesn't exist.
CLEAN… homeless dude at 5th and Main did the windows.
GOOD TRANSPORTATION… It's ugly as sin.
ENGINE BLUEPRINTED… I don't know what it means either.
EXCELLENT GAS MILEAGE… It's slow.
LOW MILES… the odometer was turned back.
ONE OWNER… can't give it away.
SURE TO APPRECIATE… that's why I'm selling it.
. . .OR BEST OFFER… I'm guessing here.
FASTER THAN A 'VETTE… A Chevette.
OTHER INTERESTS CONFLICT... spouse's ultimatum: "Either that #!!@&## thing goes or I do!"

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Här är lite förklaringar till olika "slogans"..............på ebay odylikt..

Joe Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6am. While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG). He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA), designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE) and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA). After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet (MADE IN INDIA) he sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO) to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch (MADE! IN TAIWAN) to the radio (MADE IN INDIA) he got in his car (MADE IN GERMANY) and continued his search for a good paying AMERICAN JOB. At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day, Joe decided to relax for a while. He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL) poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE) and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA), and then wondered why he can't find a good paying job in AMERICA.....

Här finns en rapport från ett besök i köket.

Well, there she sits buddy justa gleaming in the sun
There to greet a working man when his day is done
I'm gonna pack my pa and I'm gonna pack my aunt
I'm gonna take them down to the Cadillac Ranch

Eldorado fins, whitewalls and skirts
Rides just like a little bit of heaven here on earth
Well buddy when I die throw my body in the back
And drive me to the junkyard in my Cadillac

Cadillac, Cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up your engines let 'em roar
Tearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur

James Dean in that Mercury '49
Junior Johnson runnin' thru the woods of Caroline
Even Burt Reynolds in that black Trans-Am
All gonna meet down at the Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac, Cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Open up them engines let 'em roar
Tearing up the highway like a big old dinosaur

Hey, little girlie in the blue jeans so tight
Drivin' alone through the Wisconsin night
You're my last love baby you're my last chance
Don't let 'em take me to the Cadillac Ranch

Cadillac, Cadillac
Long and dark, shiny and black
Pulled up to my house today
Came and took my little girl away

Copyright © Bruce Springsteen (ASCAP)

I got a sixty-nine Chevy with a 396
Fuelie heads and a Hurst on the floor
She's waiting tonight down in the parking lot
Outside the Seven-Eleven store
Me and my partner Sonny built her straight out of scratch
And he rides with me from town to town
We only run for the money got no strings attached
We shut 'em up and then we shut 'em down

Tonight, tonight the strip's just right
I wanna blow 'em off in my first heat
Summer's here and the time is right
For goin' racin' in the street

We take all the action we can meet
And we cover all the northeast state
When the strip shuts down we run 'em in the street
From the fire roads to the interstate
Some guys they just give up living
And start dying little by little, piece by piece
Some guys come home from work and wash up
And go racin' in the street

Tonight, tonight the strip's just right
I wanna blow 'em all out of their seats
Calling out around the world, we're going racin' in the street

I met her on the strip three years ago
In a Camaro with this dude from L.A.
I blew that Camaro off my back and drove that little girl away
But now there's wrinkles around my baby's eyes
And she cries herself to sleep at night
When I come home the house is dark
She sighs "Baby did you make it all right"
She sits on the porch of her daddy's house
But all her pretty dreams are torn
She stares off alone into the night
With the eyes of one who hates for just being born
For all the shut down strangers and hot rod angels
Rumbling through this promised land
Tonight my baby and me we're gonna ride to the sea
And wash these sins off our hands

Tonight tonight the highway's bright
Out of our way mister you best keep
'Cause summer's here and the time is right
For goin' racin' in the street

Copyright © Bruce Springsteen (ASCAP)

Midsommar
(Text/Musik: P. Portström)

Jag stod på mitt jobb och stirra på klockan,
-Nej nu får det snart vara kväll!
Om chefen kommer fram och säger:
-Du ska jobba över!
Då så får han en smäll.
Klockan blir fyra, jag stämplar ut
och jag skyndar hem så fort som det går.
Solen den skiner, himlen är blå
och tänk vad härligt jag mår.

Midsommar, ännu en gång,
fiolmusik och lövad stång.
Midsommar, nu är den här igen.
Hembränd snaps och inlagd sill,
yankee-bil med lövad grill.
Midsommar, nu är den här igen.

Skynda dig spelman, fatta din stråke
och spela en glad melodi.
Spela nu åter så änglarna gråter,
ge utlopp för din fantasi.
Hej lilla flicka bind nu en krans
av blommor och fäst i ditt hår.
Solen den skiner, himlen är blå,
det blev midsommar även i år.

Midsommar, ännu en gång..........

Raggarna samlas vid parkens entré,
Rock´n´Roll och tjutande däck.
Otto i 'Bjucken' drar ner sina brallor
och visar stolt upp sin häck.
Dunken med dricka, den går laget runt,
den blev färdig så sent som i går.
Solen som sken börjar nu gå i moln,
åh, fy tusan va´ illa jag mår!

Midsommar, ännu en gång..........

Midsommar, ännu en gång..........

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Definition av ett rör.
Nio enkla regler.

(Utdrag ur Norges Tekniska Högskolas Konstruktionshandbok)

1. Hela röret skall tillverkas av ett långt hål, omgivet av stål eller plast och centrerat kring kärnan av hålet.

2. Hela röret måste bestå av hål i hela dess längd, hålet skall dessutom vara lika långt som röret.

3. Inre diameter av röret får inte vara större än yttre diameter, då blir hålet liggande på utsidan.

4. Hela röret skall innehålla enbart hål så att vatten eller andra medel kan flyta fritt.

5. Långa rör ska märkas "LÅNGA RÖR" i var ände så att man lätt kan se om det är ett långt rör eller ett kort rör.

6. Extra långa rör skall märkas "EXTRA LÅNGT RÖR" och då också märkas på mitten, så att inspektören slipper gå till någon av ändarna för att se om det är ett kort rör, långt rör eller extra långt rör, om inspektören skulle komma till mitten på röret.

7. När rörböjar i 30, 45 eller 90 grader beställs, måste det anges om det skall vara vänster- eller högersvängda böjar. Rörgatan riskerar annars att svänga åt fel håll vid installationen.

8. På lodräta rör måste flödesriktningen anges, annars riskerar medlet i röret att "krocka" och/eller rinna fel väg.

9. Eventuella gängade rörkopplingar måste vara av vänster- eller högergängad typ. ALDRIG blandat! Om man blandar skruvas ju den ena av när den andra skruvas på.