{"id":36624,"date":"2014-09-07T02:24:55","date_gmt":"2014-09-07T02:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/owegopennysaver.com\/?p=36624"},"modified":"2014-09-07T02:24:55","modified_gmt":"2014-09-07T02:24:55","slug":"collector-car-corner-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2014\/09\/07\/collector-car-corner-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Collector Car Corner"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Collector<\/a>

OK Used Cars was the General Motors used the lingo \u201cOK Used Cars\u201d as its branding method of a used car that was \u201cOK\u201d certified. The program became a household name back in the 1960s. Today, both new and used car dealers use their own vocabulary of terms when talking cars, and this week\u2019s column decodes the special salesperson\u2019s lingo. (Ad compliments of General Motors)<\/p><\/div>\n

When car shopping, be it new or used, it\u2019s good to know what car salespeople are talking about when they use their own special lingo.\u00a0This updated \u201clingo\u201d column now includes new car dealers, too, at the request of my readers.<\/p>\n

Of all the car columns I\u2019ve written over the years, I\u2019ve received lots of mail on columns written about special car lingo. This new column includes lingo used at new car dealers in addition to used car operations, so here we go with the explanation of common terms used at car dealerships.<\/p>\n

Additionally, in no way am I insinuating that all car sales people are untrustworthy or dishonest. Matter of fact, most of the places I\u2019ve visited in my over 40 years of working with car people are very trustworthy.<\/p>\n

Still, with my readers\u2019 best interests at heart, here\u2019s a new lesson in slang that\u2019s spoken at new and used car dealers across the country, both good and bad.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuried\u201d or \u201cUpside Down\u201d \u2013 a customer who owes more money than a car is worth that they are trading.<\/p>\n

\u201cBack End Buyer\u201d \u2013 a customer who buys everything a finance officer offers during the final paper signing process, including life insurance. Many dealers make big profits in the finance room. Also known as an \u201cUpsell\u201d customer.<\/p>\n

\u201cBare\u201d \u2013 paint that is beginning to fade.<\/p>\n

\u201cBondo Wagon\u201d \u2013 vehicle with rust problems repaired cosmetically with lots of plastic filler.<\/p>\n

\u201cCancer\u201d \u2013 a vehicle with rust problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cDud\u201d or \u201cBack Lot Special\u201d \u2013 a car with little or no real value.<\/p>\n

\u201cFresh Badge\u201d or \u201cNew Sticker\u201d \u2013 Car with new state inspection.<\/p>\n

\u201cFull Shot\u201d \u2013 A vehicle that has been completely rebuilt following a crash.<\/p>\n

\u201cGear Banger\u201d or \u201cStick\u201d \u2013 Manual transmission equipped vehicles.<\/p>\n

\u201cLate Bloomer\u201d or \u201cBack Door Trader\u201d \u2013 this customer presents his trade-in only after he negotiates a \u201cno trade\u201d price. The dealer then gives him a wholesale price for his trade, much to the buyer\u2019s chagrin.<\/p>\n

\u201cHail Hauler\u201d \u2013 a car that has body damage due to hail.<\/p>\n

\u201cInto the Holdback\u201d – when a dealer sells a car below invoice, he is into the \u201choldback,\u201d which is a set amount the manufacturer pays the dealer usually quarterly for inventory purchased and for each new car sold. Few consumers know about the dealer holdback, but it is the reason dealers sometimes sell below \u201cdealer invoice.\u201d Most dealers, however, will not negotiate this holdback amount with a customer, as they would be eliminating their built-in profit, which is usually about 2.5-percent of the invoice.<\/p>\n

\u201cLeaker\u201d \u2013 A moon roof or t-top that leaks when it rains.<\/p>\n

\u201cLaydown\u201d or \u201cEasy Sell\u201d \u2013 customer who buys a car without negotiating price.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlain Janer,\u201d \u201cFarm Truck\u201d or \u201cRubbernose\u201d \u2013 car or truck with few or no options.<\/p>\n

\u201cPut To Sleep\u201d \u2013 Customer who paid too much for his\/her car.<\/p>\n

\u201cRinger\u201d or \u201cHot\u201d \u2013 a stolen vehicle with incorrect vehicle identification number (VIN).<\/p>\n

\u201cSlider\u201d \u2013 Power sunroof.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpare Is In The Wrapper\u201d \u2013 A spare tire that has never been used.<\/p>\n

\u201cSix Banger\u201d or \u201cFour Banger\u201d \u2013 A six or four cylinder engine, respectively.<\/p>\n

\u201cStranger\u201d \u2013 a person who buys a new car but never returns for any type of service or an out of towner.<\/p>\n

\u201cSpinner\u201d or \u201cBad Ticker\u201d \u2013 a vehicle with a rolled back mileage odometer.<\/p>\n

\u201cStroker,\u201d \u201cBe Back\u201d or \u201cTire Kicker\u201d \u2013 a person on the lot who looks with no intention of buying and always says they\u2019ll \u201cbe back.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cStiff,\u201d \u201cB.C.\u201d or \u201cCredit Queen\/King\u201d \u2013 a person who wants to buy but has a horrible credit rating.<\/p>\n

\u201cSneakers,\u201d \u201cRubber\u201d or \u201cPaws\u201d \u2013 the tires.<\/p>\n

\u201cTight,\u201d \u201cDiamond\u201d or \u201cCherry\u201d \u2013 Vehicle in excellent condition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Up\u201d \u2013 the next customer assigned to a salesman who has to \u201cget up\u201d to assist.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Whole Nine Yards\u201d \u2013 A car equipped with every option available.<\/p>\n

\u201c50-50\u201d Warranty \u2013 Agreement between buyer and seller where each assumes half of the cost of repair that occurs within the used car warranty limit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWarranty King” (or Queen) \u2013 an owner who always expects everything should be covered under the new car warranty – regardless of the fact the car is out of warranty.<\/p>\n

With this knowledge you\u2019ll know you\u2019re at the wrong place when you hear the salesman say to his associate that you\u2019re a noted \u201cback end buyer\u201d and you\u2019re trade-in is \u201ccherry\u201d and that you are a perfect candidate to buy the late model \u201cspinner\u201d because you\u2019re a \u201claydown\u201d who was \u201cput to sleep\u201d the last time you bought a car at a competing dealer. You can then quickly leave and visit a quality, honest used or new car dealer, of which most are.<\/p>\n

(Greg Zyla is a syndicated auto columnist who welcomes reader input on collector cars, auto nostalgia or old time motorsports at 116 Main St., Towanda, Pa. 18840 or email at greg@gregzyla.com)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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