Stupid things PETROL HEADS say
Discussion
Mastodon2 said:
On the subject of fast Honda naming convention, the worst has to be when people start making cringe-worthy portmanteaus to describe a Honda with an engine swap, such as "Teglude", "Civteg" or "intorrd".
the same as when someone puts golf front end on bora and calls it a 'gora'
Joshsl said:
Mastodon2 said:
On the subject of fast Honda naming convention, the worst has to be when people start making cringe-worthy portmanteaus to describe a Honda with an engine swap, such as "Teglude", "Civteg" or "intorrd".
the same as when someone puts golf front end on bora and calls it a 'gora'
Pet hates:
Hairdressers car. I have two and I wouldn't mind if people could be originally funny about them, but that joke was taken out of Genesis because it was old hat.
The car owes me £XXXX. No it doesn't, it's a f
king car.
Fanboi.
335D (mapped).
There/Their/They're.
Have/Of.
And worst of all "Le Man" or "Leman".
My Dad used to call my X1/9 an "X nineteen". For some reason that really pissed me off too.
Hairdressers car. I have two and I wouldn't mind if people could be originally funny about them, but that joke was taken out of Genesis because it was old hat.
The car owes me £XXXX. No it doesn't, it's a f
king car.Fanboi.
335D (mapped).
There/Their/They're.
Have/Of.
And worst of all "Le Man" or "Leman".
My Dad used to call my X1/9 an "X nineteen". For some reason that really pissed me off too.
I enjoy laughing at generalisations about types of cars, often from the pub bore and resident car expert:
Bentley continentals. Footballers car.
Chrysler 300. Drug dealers car.
Black RRS . Gangster.
Mercedes SLK. Hairdressers car.
Ferrari drivers are lottery winners.
Porsche Boxster. Poor mans Porsche.
And many others. All ill informed nonsense.
Bentley continentals. Footballers car.
Chrysler 300. Drug dealers car.
Black RRS . Gangster.
Mercedes SLK. Hairdressers car.
Ferrari drivers are lottery winners.
Porsche Boxster. Poor mans Porsche.
And many others. All ill informed nonsense.
Thankyou4calling said:
I enjoy laughing at generalisations about types of cars, often from the pub bore and resident car expert:
Bentley continentals. Footballers car.
Chrysler 300. Drug dealers car.
Black RRS . Gangster.
Mercedes SLK. Hairdressers car.
Ferrari drivers are lottery winners.
Porsche Boxster. Poor mans Porsche.
And many others. All ill informed nonsense.
All of these, plus 'reps car' for any BMW or Mercedes saloon. Really? A Mercedes for a sales rep? Not impossible but it's hardly the default choice is it? Bentley continentals. Footballers car.
Chrysler 300. Drug dealers car.
Black RRS . Gangster.
Mercedes SLK. Hairdressers car.
Ferrari drivers are lottery winners.
Porsche Boxster. Poor mans Porsche.
And many others. All ill informed nonsense.
Always worth asking anyone that refers to a sportscar as a 'hairdressers car' in way do they think that to be the case? There's never an answer because they're just mindlessly regurgitating something they once heard on Top Gear in an effort to fit in with their virtual 'mates'.
Ari said:
Always worth asking anyone that refers to a sportscar as a 'hairdressers car' in way do they think that to be the case? There's never an answer because they're just mindlessly regurgitating something they once heard on Top Gear in an effort to fit in with their virtual 'mates'.
I expected to find an MX-5 in your profile 
Ari said:
All of these, plus 'reps car' for any BMW or Mercedes saloon. Really? A Mercedes for a sales rep? Not impossible but it's hardly the default choice is it?
I think it's generally used for the low-powered diesel variants, in which case it very much is the default choice because they're so damned good at getting their official CO2 figures and hence BIK rates down. Regarding naming cars with the engine from another car.
In a previous life I was fairly active on the celica scene (yes, there is one).
The US version of the GT4 is called an 'alltrac' for reasons that escape me.
Of course, car nerds being who they are, the turbo power plant found its way into fwd cars.
I quite enjoyed calling them 'half-tracs'.
I'm aware this makes me one of the previously mentioned nerds.
In a previous life I was fairly active on the celica scene (yes, there is one).
The US version of the GT4 is called an 'alltrac' for reasons that escape me.
Of course, car nerds being who they are, the turbo power plant found its way into fwd cars.
I quite enjoyed calling them 'half-tracs'.
I'm aware this makes me one of the previously mentioned nerds.
Ari said:
All of these, plus 'reps car' for any BMW or Mercedes saloon. Really? A Mercedes for a sales rep? Not impossible but it's hardly the default choice is it?
Always worth asking anyone that refers to a sportscar as a 'hairdressers car' in way do they think that to be the case? There's never an answer because they're just mindlessly regurgitating something they once heard on Top Gear in an effort to fit in with their virtual 'mates'.
With hairdressers being one of the lowest paid jobs in the UK it's unlikely many would drive an SLK too.Always worth asking anyone that refers to a sportscar as a 'hairdressers car' in way do they think that to be the case? There's never an answer because they're just mindlessly regurgitating something they once heard on Top Gear in an effort to fit in with their virtual 'mates'.
EggsBenedict said:
These forums are full of stupid stuff, although my personal pet hate is opinionated stuff spouted about driving and anything else motor related, by a person when profile is checked, drives a diesel A2.
I could have gone out and about a CBR600RR, it's the fastest and bestest 600 Honda make and would probably make womens knickers fall off at 50 paces. Trouble is, I don't do track days but will do a European trip in the summer and an RR would give me back cancer before I make it to the Chunnel, so I bought a 600F. My Jazz could be considered (buy ignorant idots) an old ladies car and I should have bought the FN2 Type R, but it spends most of its time in town, so the crashing ride and sub 20's to the gallon would get on my tits after the initial novelty of 200 horses has worn off. The Jazz doesn't have women throwing themselves helplessly at me, but it's the right tool for the job and I likes it.
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