Stupid things PETROL HEADS say
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Thankyou4calling said:
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'.
Debaser said:
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.
How does someone's choice of car affect how much they know?Nohedes said:
Debaser said:
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.
How does someone's choice of car affect how much they know?EVERY new car is:
over-styled,
over-designed,
over-priced,
over-specced,
over-powered,
over-weight,
over-complicated
and whatever they own is better than any new car anyway.
The best cars are a nineties:
French hot hatch.
Japanese sportscar.
BMW 3 series.
Everything else is much worse or much more expensive.
I'm guilty of being too critical of new cars without ever driving, or ever being able to drive, most of them.
over-styled,
over-designed,
over-priced,
over-specced,
over-powered,
over-weight,
over-complicated
and whatever they own is better than any new car anyway.
The best cars are a nineties:
French hot hatch.
Japanese sportscar.
BMW 3 series.
Everything else is much worse or much more expensive.
I'm guilty of being too critical of new cars without ever driving, or ever being able to drive, most of them.
All sorts...
On here 'man maths' - seriously? As in 'I've used man maths to work out that I can afford....' Hard to pin down exactly why, but it makes me cringe every time I read it. I suppose it taps into the other enduring tedium that gets spouted about 'the wife' and her credit card. If she chooses to go and buy some frippery or other it's a crime against humanity, but if said useless item is car-related then it falls into the sacred realm of 'man maths' therefore can be justified.
Plus practicing 'man maths', well a simple addition anyway, in a dark room may lead to unexpected results.
On here 'man maths' - seriously? As in 'I've used man maths to work out that I can afford....' Hard to pin down exactly why, but it makes me cringe every time I read it. I suppose it taps into the other enduring tedium that gets spouted about 'the wife' and her credit card. If she chooses to go and buy some frippery or other it's a crime against humanity, but if said useless item is car-related then it falls into the sacred realm of 'man maths' therefore can be justified.
Plus practicing 'man maths', well a simple addition anyway, in a dark room may lead to unexpected results.
MagneticMeerkat said:
...On here 'man maths' - seriously? As in 'I've used man maths to work out that I can afford....' <clip> the other enduring tedium that gets spouted about 'the wife'
Indeed, nothing more derogatory that referring to one's wife as "the wife". As for "man maths" it's as clichéd and naff as "man cave" To me that always conjures up visions of some saddo' sitting in his garage playing computer games with his hot-hatch parked in the background. I don't understand this whole 'hairdressers car' label for every convertible. I was talking to my friend about getting an e46 330i convertible and he told me it was a hairdressers car. In what way?! I'd only call stuff like a Vauxhall Tigra or a Nissan Micra/Peugeot 206/Renault Megane convertible a 'hairdressers car'.
CharlesAL said:
I don't understand this whole 'hairdressers car' label for every convertible. I was talking to my friend about getting an e46 330i convertible and he told me it was a hairdressers car. In what way?! I'd only call stuff like a Vauxhall Tigra or a Nissan Micra/Peugeot 206/Renault Megane convertible a 'hairdressers car'.
Well where do you draw the line?I agree that the term 'hairdressers car' is a stupid label, but for ANY car.
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