car condition

[marryme]

Just want to ask.. when they say car is good runner?.. what does this mean.. is it reliable in long run?

[Littlejohn]

It goes!
It's usually reveals more about what's not so good about the car. If that's the best thing a vendor can find to say about a car it usually means that it's a "nail", the bodywork is falling apart but it does run!

[Birt]

As littlejohn says it doesnt mean much really. The vendor would start the car and if it ticks over smoothly they can say its a "good runner".