Contribute material for The Compendium of Car Truths

Contribute material for The Compendium of Car Truths

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DickyC

Original Poster:

49,549 posts

197 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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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

4,093 posts

137 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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The boot struts on a Cayenne will fail and you will get smacked on the head.

Ace-T

7,688 posts

254 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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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. hehe

Impasse

15,099 posts

240 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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No matter how empty the car park, there will always be a car next to yours upon your return.

anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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No one keeps gloves in their glove box.

Impasse

15,099 posts

240 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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Crossflow Kid said:
No one keeps gloves in their glove box.
Or stores parcels on their, er, parcel shelf. Apart from Santa.

iva cosworth

44,044 posts

162 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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There will always be an old VW Camper broken down if you are travelling in the West Country between

June and August.

The Vambo

6,643 posts

140 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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If you find a Ford Puma without rusty rear arches, it has been crash repaired.

iva cosworth

44,044 posts

162 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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A Hood goes over people not the engine.

ging84

8,832 posts

145 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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...tyres...

glenrobbo

35,083 posts

149 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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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 driving

Negative Creep

24,942 posts

226 months

Saturday 18th October 2014
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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

18,506 posts

246 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Negative Creep said:
The Mercedes Sprinter is the fastest rusting production vehicle ever made
yes

Yiliterate

3,786 posts

205 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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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

8,422 posts

259 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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beaten to it...

Edited by Oilchange on Sunday 19th October 00:24

DUMBO100

1,878 posts

183 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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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

24,942 posts

226 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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B17NNS said:
Negative Creep said:
The Mercedes Sprinter is the fastest rusting production vehicle ever made
yes
I think you'll find my old Nissan 200SX scooped that award

Cyder

7,045 posts

219 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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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

4,945 posts

133 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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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

10,595 posts

172 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Gavin at Autoglass is wrong, all chips in your windscreen don't become cracks.