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Dec. 31, 2011 4:00 a.m. Travis_K SuperDork

I thought this was pretty funny http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/2771550495.html 1973 citroen phallas - $10500 (all calfornia)

Date: 2011-12-27, 4:32PM PST Reply to: sale-sedgj-2771550495@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

GET A 1973 CITROEN FOR THE NEW YEAR. I ADVERTISED MY BELOVED CAR FOR SALE BECAUSE I HAD A STROKE & COULD NOT DO WORK TO PUT IN TOP SHAPE . MY OFFER WAS TO SELL AS IS & WORK ON IT YOUR SELF. NO ONE WANTED TO WORK ON CAR. SO I TOOK TO MY MECHANIC, WHO PUT IN NEAR PERFECT CONDITION &,DRIVE AWAY SHAPE . IT NOW SITS IN HIS GARAGE IN SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO , TO BE INSPECTED OR DRIVEN AWAY BY NEW OWNER , YOU. IT HAS LOW ACTUAL MILEAGE (85000 I AM SECOND OWNER ,NOT DRIVEN SINCE 1975,,BEEN IN MY OWN GARAGE MORE THAN 20 YRS.) PARTS THAT NEEDED REPLACEMENT OR FIXING WERE DONE. !! IT IS FINE CAR,ALMOST PERFECT. I AM ASKING $10500 OR BEST OR BEST OFFER. CAR IS OPEN FOR INSPECTION & DRIVE, CALL MY MECHANIC AT 1-415-378-2361 (ASK ABOUT, KREI'S CITROEN, APPOINTMENT TO SEE ,& DRIVE) THANK YOU. .
Dec. 31, 2011 7:37 a.m. DrBoost SuperDork

What is a phallas? Google comes up with a DS. He also misspelled the state he lives in.
Dec. 31, 2011 10:25 a.m. Stealthtercel HalfDork

"Pallas" was the top model of the big Citroen. It was a pun, like "DS", which is pronounced "Déesse" in French and means "goddess." Pallas sounds like "palace" for English-speakers but is also one of the names associated with the goddess Athena.

You just have to love a company that gives you wordplay, single-spoke steering wheels, swivelling headlights (in 1965!), AND cars that lift themselves up and down.
Dec. 31, 2011 11:10 a.m. The_Jed Reader

I read that as Phallus...like Ace and Gary's car...
Dec. 31, 2011 11:14 a.m. 914Driver SuperDork

For $10k you would think there should be pictures.
Dec. 31, 2011 5:04 p.m. corytate HalfDork

I read that as phallus
as in

"oh cock"
-james may
Dec. 31, 2011 7:42 p.m. Travis_K SuperDork

corytate wrote:

I read that as phallus
as in

"oh cock"
-james may

Me too, that's why I thought it was so funny. I knew right away what kind of car it was, but I certianly wouldn't buy a DS from someone who had no idea what it was called, at least for $10k.
Dec. 31, 2011 7:54 p.m. fasted58 SuperDork
Jan. 1, 2012 8:37 p.m. integraguy SuperDork

I guess it's just me, but when I see an ad for a car that is more than 5...alright, 10 years old, I think it should have a picture or two. But then I also feel that when you sell ANYTHING on CL for more than $2000-$2,500 it needs pictures.

I see several CL ads in my area that say " RARE " but never a picture...and some that say "you should see this", but no picture.
Jan. 1, 2012 9:07 p.m. stuart in mn SuperDork

There once was a girl named Alice...
Jan. 16, 2012 5:19 p.m. bluesideup Reader

Oops looks like it really was a shady ad!
Jan. 16, 2012 5:24 p.m. Grizz HalfDork

head 4 cash huh?

no thanks