Stupid things PETROL HEADS say

[karl922]

What you see a for sale add and they mention 'pulls like a train'

Really? Does it?

[zeppelin101]

Any regurgitation of Clarkson's latest rants / opinions on TG as if they are complete truth and fact.

Guilty of that myself back in the day...

[jamieduff1981]

People who say "in the trade" make it sound like some masonic lodge of people who think every engine can trace its roots back to Mazda at one point.

[Negative Creep]

You could never tell it's a diesel

[Snowboy]

thetrash said:

Flappy paddle gear box, yes we know you heard Jeremy Clarkson say it.

I like the phrase 'flappy paddles'.
I think it's a great way of describing them.
It might have been coined by JC, but it's universally understood.

Not that I particularly like cars with them.

[pimpchez]

What Car

Which Car

[Robb F]

Track tool
Toy
Weapon

[Dr Interceptor]

I hear lots of daft things at Classic car shows...

Recently at a local small gathering, I decided to move the Jensen as it was parked under a tree which was dripping lots of dew into the car (as the roof was down). A chap remarked "Don't know why you're so precious over it, it's only a Ford underneath"

Really?

[Number 5]

Dr Interceptor said:

I hear lots of daft things at Classic car shows...

Recently at a local small gathering, I decided to move the Jensen as it was parked under a tree which was dripping lots of dew into the car (as the roof was down). A chap remarked "Don't know why you're so precious over it, it's only a Ford underneath"

Really?

He obviously had issues, how did you respond?

[IntriguedUser]

As above...

"Pulls like a train" makes me cringe SO much!

[Dr Interceptor]

Number 5 said:

He obviously had issues, how did you respond?

After a couple of other remarks, it became clear he thought it was a Scimitar. Yes, a steel bodied Scimitar convertible with a 7.2l V8.

[Thankyou4calling]

Dr Interceptor said:

I hear lots of daft things at Classic car shows...

Recently at a local small gathering, I decided to move the Jensen as it was parked under a tree which was dripping lots of dew into the car (as the roof was down). A chap remarked "Don't know why you're so precious over it, it's only a Ford underneath"

Really?

That is absolutely hilarious. Utter bellend.

[walm]

In fairness to flappy paddles - I didn't realise that some tiptronics DON'T have them - just buttons on the wheel instead - which IMHO suck.

So I thank JC and his acolytes for coining the useful phrase!

[willisit]

Another few pages of this and pretty much everything said of PH will be "a stupid thing".

[crosseyedlion]

All TVRs will blow up the moment they're driven off the driveway, or not start at all.

Despite the fact they've never had and experience with one, or their only experience was with a ropey old chimera that never saw anything more than an oil change because 'they're all old ford bits'

[shoestring7]

All that HATR/CTR bks. If you drive a slightly hopped up tedious Japanese taxi just admit it.

SS7

[Bennet]

Petrol heads love to make idiotic car suggestions.

"Ah yes, well you could get a (knackered, high mileage, no history) E46 M3 for that money."

These kinds of suggestions also always relate to something the asker obviously wouldn't be able to afford to run even if they were given it for free.

[bozzy101]

"A Civic Type R has no torque, and it would be a chore to drive on a daily basis".

Of course....

[TNH]

People who think buying an Alfa Romeo makes them a petrol head.

[BGarside]

'If I'm honest'.

What, so the rest of the time you're lying?

Also no need to talk like the Top Gear crew...