Contribute material for The Compendium of Car Truths

[DickyC]

Any car related truth. We'll compile them into some sort of order later.


Everywhere is a long way by Frogeye Sprite.

There is always at least one UK spec RS2 for sale.


You get the idea.

[TheChampers]

The boot struts on a Cayenne will fail and you will get smacked on the head.

[Ace-T]

Never rely on a TVR handbrake.

If you are parked on a slope > 10 degrees you won't be able to put your seatbelt on in a TVR.

[Impasse]

No matter how empty the car park, there will always be a car next to yours upon your return.

[anonymous-user]

No one keeps gloves in their glove box.

[Impasse]

Crossflow Kid said:

No one keeps gloves in their glove box.

Or stores parcels on their, er, parcel shelf. Apart from Santa.

[iva cosworth]

There will always be an old VW Camper broken down if you are travelling in the West Country between

June and August.

[The Vambo]

If you find a Ford Puma without rusty rear arches, it has been crash repaired.

[iva cosworth]

A Hood goes over people not the engine.

[ging84]

...tyres...

[glenrobbo]

Contrary to popular opinion, TVR's are more reliable than anything else on the road today


- as long as you keep using them throughout the whole year

[Negative Creep]

If you try and drive anything with less than a 5 star NCAP rating it will literally explode in a ball of flames the moment you open the door.


All Renault Scenics and Citroen Picassos are delivered directly from the factory with 2 bald tyres, a blown brake light and dents on every panel.


The Mercedes Sprinter is the fastest production vehicle ever made


In the long distant past, it was actually possible to buy a new car that wasn't white, black or silver

[B17NNS]

Negative Creep said:

The Mercedes Sprinter is the fastest rusting production vehicle ever made

[Yiliterate]

When buying fuel, some people still make an effort to get the cost to an exact £X.00, even though they intend to pay by debit/credit card rather than cash.

[Oilchange]

beaten to it...

Edited by Oilchange on Sunday 19th October 00:24

[DUMBO100]

If you haven't owned an Alfa Romeo then you are not qualified to make any comment on or about any car,ever.

[Negative Creep]

B17NNS said:

Negative Creep said:

The Mercedes Sprinter is the fastest rusting production vehicle ever made

I think you'll find my old Nissan 200SX scooped that award

[Cyder]

The outside lane of the motorway is property of ze German repmobile club.
You may use it on occasion, but woe betide you if you should hold them up and delay their progress.

Merge in turn signs are not to be adhered to, and are in fact designed to psychologically convince motorists to form a single orderly queue as early as possible before the merge point.

[sim72]

If you can't see the head of the driver in front of you over their headrest, there is an 87% chance it will be going at least 10mph slower than the speed limit.

[Thankyou4calling]

Gavin at Autoglass is wrong, all chips in your windscreen don't become cracks.