tyre kicker | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)A person whopretendsto be interested inpurchasingan item (especially a car), but who has nointentionof buying it.Synonym:looker2008,Business Review Weekly, volume30, numbers9-12, page37:"Some exhibitions charge a ticket price to separate thetyre-kickersfrom the genuine buyers," Doherty says.2011, Andrew Winter,No-Nonsense Guide to Buying and Selling Property:If you want get[sic]an agent excited, give him or her a listing in the "best house to sell" category. All agents love that — and why wouldn't they? The product is ready for the market, and the only challenge will be negotiating a good price and sorting serious buyers from thetyre kickers!

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