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Osh

Osh

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baz76 said:
hi osh, 99% complete means it`s 99% there, ie 99% of the original parts are there, or it`s missing about 1% of the original parts, whichever way you prefer to look at it ;)
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Ahh right, thanks for clearing that up.
For a minute there I was thinking he must have an amazing work ethic to think it only needs 1% to be a finished project. XD
 
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Osh said:
Ahh right, thanks for clearing that up.
For a minute there I was thinking he must have an amazing work ethic to think it only needs 1% to be a finished project. XD
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guess it could be a little misleading alright, but the project status is reflected in the low price ;)
 
trev

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If you're into old cars you get into the lingo that goes with it. "Complete" is as Baz explained, i.e. all the original parts are present. 99% complete means 1% of the original parts are missing.

A car could be pulled out of a swamp rotten to hell but still be 100% complete. Or you could have a nicely painted car straight out of the booth but if all the original parts were lost or thrown out, it's nowhere near complete...

Complete doesn't mean a finished, driving car.

here's a good explanation of the terminology as it applies to evaluating a vintage car:

  • Solid- Mostly, this means "not rusty". It means no perforations especially (holes); a car could be very solid and still have some surface rust or cancer bubbles. It may also mean nothing loose, floppy, and rattly from a mechanical perspective, but usually when we say "solid" body, it has nothing to do with the mechanicals.
  • Complete- This means, well, complete. Nothing missing, all parts, fenders, bumpers, interior, moldings, etc. are there. Doesn't say anything about if all the parts are the right ones for that car (see below).
  • Correct- This means all of the parts are the right ones, and really it implies some reasonable level of completeness, but not necessarily totally. I mean a Beetle could be very "correct", but still be missing a few important pieces. But completeness says nothing about correctness. A car could be totally complete and totally incorrect. Make sense??
  • Original- A good definition of this for me is unmolested. This means everything is as it was when the car was bought new. Might not be shiny and clean, dent and scratch free, but is there as it was originally. And this is an area of some disagreement among enthusiasts. To many people, a car can have been repainted and they still call it original. Not me, original is original, not painted, modified, restored, covered, coated, etc., etc.
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from here:


http://www.thebugshop.org/bsfqbyng.htm


the rest of the site is a good read too, well worth wasting a couple of hours on:


www.thebugshop.org
 
Osh

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trev said:
If you're into old cars you get into the lingo that goes with it. "Complete" is as Baz explained, i.e. all the original parts are present. 99% complete means 1% of the original parts are missing.

A car could be pulled out of a swamp rotten to hell but still be 100% complete. Or you could have a nicely painted car straight out of the booth but if all the original parts were lost or thrown out, it's nowhere near complete...

Complete doesn't mean a finished, driving car.

here's a good explanation of the terminology as it applies to evaluating a vintage car:



from here:


http://www.thebugshop.org/bsfqbyng.htm


the rest of the site is a good read too, well worth wasting a couple of hours on:


www.thebugshop.org
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That's great, thanks very much for that.
Learn something new everyday! :D

I'm sure that'll kill a bit of time for me someday!
 
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cheers for that trev, i`ll have to add correct to the complete in my add to avoid any more confusion ;)
 
Tim

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Complete or missing 1%.............its still the best car that was ever advertised on this forum as far as i remember,

Unless there was a better one during my 10 day ban:lol:
 
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kvinyl

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Tim said:
Complete or missing 1%.............its still the best car that was ever advertised on this forum as far as i remember,

Unless there was a better one during my 10 day ban:lol:
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unbelievable stuff sold during that time, we'll never see the like again, I bought a split window bug that was solid, correct, complete and original for €300 and a banana...
 
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