mint condition lets ban it !

hondansxr · Post by **hondansxr** » Sat May 30, 2015 10:01 am

as the title says
don't know how many " mint " cars ive see over the years but geuss what not 1 was mint....why do people still put this 1800's word in an advert for a car that has been used .

quote ...The term "mint" as an adjective was coined (no pun intended) by numismatists to indicate that a coin looked as if it had just been minted. Other collectors quickly adopted the term. Unlike terms such as "good" or "excellent" which could mean different things to different people, "mint" has a very precise meaning. An object described as in "MINT CONDITION" means, literally, that the item looks as if it just came off the assembly line in the factory; that there is not a single defect of any kind in the product. It is in the BEST possible condition a product can possibly be in.
so lets stop doing it .....rant over

Post by **Donald** » Sat May 30, 2015 10:10 am

What is the evolution of language for $300.

I would rather a more lax usage of 'mint' than the phrase 'very precise' or explaining the same possibility twice in a sentence.

Post by **DaveyBa8** » Sat May 30, 2015 10:48 am

Hate the word mint myself, when I see the word mint I just pass on by the add regardless lol.

hondaman · Post by **hondaman** » Sat May 30, 2015 11:24 am

Couldn't agree more, it really bugs me when an ad says this and you go and look at the car/bike what ever it is, and there are bits hanging off or it's clearly abused.

Post by **Doggo** » Sat May 30, 2015 3:29 pm

I particularly love the way people are now starting to write "Mint for its age" or similar.

(Understatement. It's not just a cool pair of pants)

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Sat May 30, 2015 8:36 pm

Donald wrote:What is the evolution of language for $300.

I would rather a more lax usage of 'mint' than the phrase 'very precise' or explaining the same possibility twice in a sentence.

You're such an ass!

DaveyBa8 wrote:Hate the word mint myself, when I see the word mint I just pass on by the add regardless lol.

Well that's just daft. What if it was mint?

I only use the word mint for things that could be mistaken for brand new, so essential for the correct reasons.

... I shall now search the forum fro every time I've said the word "mint"

EDIT: Wow, 7 pages

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat May 30, 2015 9:02 pm

We have had this discussion before I think and decided that Fox's Glacier were the kings...

Post by **Vtecmec** » Sat May 30, 2015 9:18 pm

So, are these mint or not? I'm so confused.

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sat May 30, 2015 9:28 pm

They just mean you were had!

Post by **Donald** » Sat May 30, 2015 9:34 pm

Perilla frutescens var. crispa was used to elucidate (@wurlycorner) flowering mechanisms by King and Zeevaart in the 70s.