Weird car facts...

[Engineer1]

So the Liverpool estate special edition then?

[Hugo a Gogo]

Schermerhorn said:

The Ferrari F355 is the same bodyshape as the 348.

If you took the doors and wheels off the F355 and put them on a 348 from side on both cars would look the same.

that's not weird, that's just the same as any facelifted car

355 and 348 are pretty much the same car with updated engine, innit?

[Liquid Knight]

S1_RS said:

Liquid Knight said:

The Ford CVH valve has no patient.

Eh?

Yep, because they are available world wide and the cost of a world wide patient was not budgeted the CVH engine was launched before one could be applied for. Due to an old patient law once it was available on the open market it couldn't be.

A lot more interesting than "Ooooh my mate's TVR has a LandRover engine".

[Hugo a Gogo]

:haha:
maybe you should doctor that response a little

[The Nur]

Patent?

[rottie102]

Liquid Knight said:

Yep, because they are available world wide and the cost of a world wide patient was not budgeted the CVH engine was launched before one could be applied for. Due to an old patient law once it was available on the open market it couldn't be.

A lot more interesting than "Ooooh my mate's TVR has a LandRover engine".

patent -
patIent -

HTH

[Liquid Knight]

This is Pistonheads.

I need need to put a few speeling moistaches to keep the trolls happy.

[rottie102]

Liquid Knight said:

This is Pistonheads.

I need need to put a few speeling moistaches to keep the trolls happy.

At least you know now. Better to make a mistake on an anonymous internet forum and learn from it then in front of your mates and be nicknamed "patient" for years

[Liquid Knight]

rottie102 said:

Liquid Knight said:

This is Pistonheads.

I need need to put a few speeling moistaches to keep the trolls happy.

At least you know now. Better to make a mistake on an anonymous internet forum and learn from it then in front of your mates and be nicknamed "patient" for years

[Mr2Mike]

Schermerhorn said:

The Ferrari F355 is the same bodyshape as the 348.

If you took the doors and wheels off the F355 and put them on a 348 from side on both cars would look the same.

You could say the same the Princess/Ambassador, and the Marina/Ital

[mat205125]

Pat H said:

A Lotus Esprit has three wiper motors but only one wiper.

Proof?

[rallycross]

Early Porsche 944 models use the same key blanks as vw/audi from that era.

[RicksAlfas]

mat205125 said:

Pat H said:

A Lotus Esprit has three wiper motors but only one wiper.

Proof?

Pop up Headlamps?

[Fractal]

The American market version of the Mk1 MR2 was sold with the rear ARB as an optional extra.

[Caulkhead]

The rear side doors on Volvo 240 estates curve down at the top trailing edge to accomodate the sloping roofline of the saloon as they couldn't be bothered to tool up for different doors for the saloon and estate versions.

[AndrewTait]

djt100 said:

on a VW bora and a Seat Toledo, if you unlock the doors throw all your stuff on the passenger seat and then close the passenger door, by the time you walk round to the drivers door the car will have locked itself and you are locked out of your car and your house with your mobile and wallet sitting on the front passenger seat of the car.

Only when the switch in the door catch is broken, and the control unit doesn't know you've opened the door!

[Pat H]

RicksAlfas said:

mat205125 said:

Pat H said:

A Lotus Esprit has three wiper motors but only one wiper.

Proof?

Pop up Headlamps?

Yep.

[rallycross]

lancia delta window wipers lift off the screen even before you reach 100 mph making progress in the rain quite tricky.

the saab 99 and dolomite sprint shared the same engine block.

[SVX]

rallycross said:

lancia delta window wipers lift off the screen even before you reach 100 mph making progress in the rain quite tricky.

I can attest to this being true

[garycat]

rallycross said:

lancia delta window wipers lift off the screen even before you reach 100 mph making progress in the rain quite tricky.

Should use the PIAA wipers then that have the hydrophobic windscreen treatment. You don't need to use the wipers above 80mph and the water runs straight off.