What the heck does "ran when parked" even mean?

"traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn" (el-peasant)
05/25/2015 at 20:33 • Filed to: None

By literal definition, this ran when parked.

-It ran.

-It was parked.

So, it ran when parked.

DISCUSSION (20)

jkm7680 > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
05/25/2015 at 20:34

It means that the car used to run when it was parked.

PushToStart > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
05/25/2015 at 20:37

I think that’s kind of the joke.

People who are trying to sell something (that is probably a piece of shit) on CL say that it “ran when parked” because they have no idea whether or not it actually runs as of the time of posting, but it sounds reassuring to an absent-minded buyer.

TheHondaBro > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
05/25/2015 at 20:42

It means the parking brake failed.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
05/25/2015 at 20:46

I can’t stand when people say “ran when parked”. Its pointless. That’s like someone selling this:

Kinja'd!!!

and saying “floated when last used”.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
05/25/2015 at 21:31

No snark here — to me it means “When I sell this POS to you and it doesn’t run because the tranny grenanded and I also threw a rod last time I drove it, I’m going to declare ignorance.”

Frenchlicker > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
05/25/2015 at 21:37

I take it as: Hey this isn’t a complete and utter waste of time to read because it wasn’t parked due to the transmission going out or engine being blown. So it may be fixable without being exorbitantly expensive.

Rainbow > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
05/25/2015 at 22:55

Literally every car ran when parked. You can crash into a wall at 100mph and the car will have been running when it was parked there.

Jayhawk Jake > Rainbow
05/25/2015 at 23:24

Not really. If the engine blew it didn't run when it was parked.

Rainbow > Jayhawk Jake
05/25/2015 at 23:26

The moment the engine blows, it’s getting parked.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
05/26/2015 at 00:14

It usually means the owner is full of shit in some way...

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage
05/26/2015 at 00:14

“all it needs is a new seal to float again...”

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
05/26/2015 at 00:17

“Light collision damage, should buff right out”

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage
05/26/2015 at 00:18

“Original paint!”

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
05/26/2015 at 00:22

“This is a rare find. I know what I have, no low-ballers”

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage
05/26/2015 at 00:29

“No test pilots or tire kickers! (I expect you to buy this without checking anything!)”

BloodlessWeevil > traderQAMobileTestAutomationMobileBoostOn
05/26/2015 at 06:43

It’s craigslist code for: “Does not currently run, and it’s not the battery or any of the other easy fixes. If I could spend half an hour and get another thousand bucks for a car that works, you can bet I would have already.” But they will tell you it just needs a new battery, and will run like new once you have that. It’s a polite warning to those that know better, that they are trying gyp those who don’t. It only takes one.

Jayhawk Jake > Rainbow
05/26/2015 at 09:39

But it’s not running as its parked.

If the engine blows, it would be coasting first.

Rainbow > Jayhawk Jake
05/26/2015 at 09:43

I dunno. It still moves in the process of parking.

Regardless, we can agree that the important factor here is whether or not the key was used to turn off the engine.

Jayhawk Jake > Rainbow
05/26/2015 at 09:50

It’s not running though.

I assume that ran when parked doesn’t mean ‘it was running then stopped running so I parked it’

I also assume it means ‘this car needs a shitload of work’

Rainbow > Jayhawk Jake
05/26/2015 at 09:51

I dunno. I’m just saying that it ran up until the point when it was parked.