Stupid things non petrolheads say... Vol 2
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captain_cynic said:
WarrenB said:
Apologies for not asking to see her receipts, but when she was complaining about cracking the screen on her 'two grand phone' I took her at her word.
Most people don't buy their phones outright, so she likely has no idea how much it actually costs, just that she's paying £100 p/m over 24 months (or similar).WarrenB said:
Mad how someone will spend £2k on a new iPhone, obscene amounts of money for her hair doing every few weeks, new clothes, nails, etc. Yet when it comes to tyres they'll go for the absolute cheapest thing they can find.
People have their priorities in the wrong places. And I do find it funny how people will drive around a fairly new Audi, but refuse to spend money to look after it.'Champagne lifestyle, lemonade budget' springs to mind
Blown2CV said:
captain_cynic said:
WarrenB said:
Apologies for not asking to see her receipts, but when she was complaining about cracking the screen on her 'two grand phone' I took her at her word.
Most people don't buy their phones outright, so she likely has no idea how much it actually costs, just that she's paying £100 p/m over 24 months (or similar).(£6 a month for a SIM only plan, £220 for a Nokia X30, yet to find something it can't do).
Truckosaurus said:
blueg33 said:
Couple of workmen came to replace a door on Friday.
One of them noticed my Alfa Romeo Giulia, the conversation went like this...
The workman is probably laughing with his mates about how he trolled some Alfa owner by saying it was a BMW One of them noticed my Alfa Romeo Giulia, the conversation went like this...
I thought I was restrained and polite.
To be fair, the number of Alfa Giulia's seen in north Devon is probably negligible
Ah! You mean tyres! 
dontlookdown said:
blueg33 said:
Couple of workmen came to replace a door on Friday.
One of them noticed my Alfa Romeo Giulia, the conversation went like this
Worker- is the blue car yours?
Me - yes it’s an Alfa
Him- nice did you know it’s a bmw M3 underneath?
Me - it isn’t it’s an Alfa
Him - it has a bmw chassis and engine
Me - it really hasn’t
Him - talking of BMW’s did you know the V10 M5 has a Lamborghini engine?
Me - no it doesn’t, it has a BMW engine
Him- I’m really into cars, I love the Bentley continental
Me - yes I like those too, lovely engine the 12 cylinder
Him- yes, it’s a Bugatti engine straight out of a Veyron
Me - can we stop talking about cars now please.
That sinking feeling when you are right but somehow the other person makes you feel like you are wrong anyway.One of them noticed my Alfa Romeo Giulia, the conversation went like this
Worker- is the blue car yours?
Me - yes it’s an Alfa
Him- nice did you know it’s a bmw M3 underneath?
Me - it isn’t it’s an Alfa
Him - it has a bmw chassis and engine
Me - it really hasn’t
Him - talking of BMW’s did you know the V10 M5 has a Lamborghini engine?
Me - no it doesn’t, it has a BMW engine
Him- I’m really into cars, I love the Bentley continental
Me - yes I like those too, lovely engine the 12 cylinder
Him- yes, it’s a Bugatti engine straight out of a Veyron
Me - can we stop talking about cars now please.
I think it was the estimable Rich Hall who said 'Never argue with an idiot, because they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience' it's bang on for these situations.
Pica-Pica said:
WarrenB said:
Not so much 'say', but 'do'... or in this case, 'done'.
Girl at one of my sites asked me where the best place to get tyres from. Her three year old Audi A3 had just come back from a service and she'd been told the tyres would need changing before the MOT.
Told her I always use Blackcircles, but told her to shop around and I'd recommend choosing midrange or premium tyres considering she uses her car to ferry her kids around. I relayed my story of trying budget tyres, and how I'd not recommend using them - I was a lot younger and naively thought cheap tyres would do the same job as expensive tyres on the Astra I had at the time. One VERY scary moment in wet weather less than 2000 miles in and I'll not entertain them again. Anyway, she agreed that cheap tyres wouldn't be ideal.
Few days later I was back at her site. Asked her how she got on. 'I went to the garage down the road, only cost me £30 for each tyre!'. Apparently she was told there was no point in getting brand new tyres when you can get second hand ones from the extremely dodgy garage she went to.
On my way out I had a look to see what she'd purchased. One very worn Pirelli with a massive gouge on the sidewall on the front near side, one Landsail on the front offside which did look to have a fair amount of tread but a cracked sidewall and two part worn 'Wanli' (a new one on me) tyres on the back, one with a very dubious plug near the sidewall.
Mad how someone will spend £2k on a new iPhone, obscene amounts of money for her hair doing every few weeks, new clothes, nails, etc. Yet when it comes to tyres they'll go for the absolute cheapest thing they can find.
… and it falls down when you talk about iPhones. Even with 1TB you can’t exceed £1,500.Girl at one of my sites asked me where the best place to get tyres from. Her three year old Audi A3 had just come back from a service and she'd been told the tyres would need changing before the MOT.
Told her I always use Blackcircles, but told her to shop around and I'd recommend choosing midrange or premium tyres considering she uses her car to ferry her kids around. I relayed my story of trying budget tyres, and how I'd not recommend using them - I was a lot younger and naively thought cheap tyres would do the same job as expensive tyres on the Astra I had at the time. One VERY scary moment in wet weather less than 2000 miles in and I'll not entertain them again. Anyway, she agreed that cheap tyres wouldn't be ideal.
Few days later I was back at her site. Asked her how she got on. 'I went to the garage down the road, only cost me £30 for each tyre!'. Apparently she was told there was no point in getting brand new tyres when you can get second hand ones from the extremely dodgy garage she went to.
On my way out I had a look to see what she'd purchased. One very worn Pirelli with a massive gouge on the sidewall on the front near side, one Landsail on the front offside which did look to have a fair amount of tread but a cracked sidewall and two part worn 'Wanli' (a new one on me) tyres on the back, one with a very dubious plug near the sidewall.
Mad how someone will spend £2k on a new iPhone, obscene amounts of money for her hair doing every few weeks, new clothes, nails, etc. Yet when it comes to tyres they'll go for the absolute cheapest thing they can find.
The things PHers say, eh!
The things PHers say, eh!
matchmaker said:
Originally said by Mark Twain. I was reminded of it when a manager at work insisted that semi-skimmed milk had a blue label and full fat a green one. He continued to insist this even when I showed him a carton of sem-skimmed which of course had a green label!
My ex brother was like that, I realised in the end he didn't want to be right or wrong he just wanted an argument. Proving a point either way was irrelevant, he just wanted to keep the argument going. captain_cynic said:
WarrenB said:
Apologies for not asking to see her receipts, but when she was complaining about cracking the screen on her 'two grand phone' I took her at her word.
Most people don't buy their phones outright, so she likely has no idea how much it actually costs, just that she's paying £100 p/m over 24 months (or similar).
Though I buy it outright, I'm on a cheap SIM only deal (which still works out better than most of the monthly tariffs) so usually after 14-18 months it's cheaper than getting a 'free' phone on a two year contract. Usually get at least three years out of the phone too before it dies and then I'll buy another.
When I bought my current phone (iPhone 14 Pro) to get a similar tariff as my SIM only one I'd be looking at about £120 a month for 2 years, plus having to pay towards the phone too. Insane.
aturnick54 said:
WarrenB said:
Mad how someone will spend £2k on a new iPhone, obscene amounts of money for her hair doing every few weeks, new clothes, nails, etc. Yet when it comes to tyres they'll go for the absolute cheapest thing they can find.
People have their priorities in the wrong places. And I do find it funny how people will drive around a fairly new Audi, but refuse to spend money to look after it.'Champagne lifestyle, lemonade budget' springs to mind
My sister is a nightmare with tyres and brakes
Spare tyre said:
Tyres are boring, can’t brag about them
My sister is a nightmare with tyres and brakes
They are boring, until they are the difference between life and death. Which I think a lot of people don't quite understand.My sister is a nightmare with tyres and brakes
Cheaper tyres from unknown Chinese brands often turn cars into death traps. It's really not what you want when driving your kids to school. At least stick a reasonable mid-range tyre on. Audi A1 doesn't exactly need top quality Michelins
catfood12 said:
Same but different. I have a very sensible colleague, late 20's, done his PhD, three or so years into industry, paid off debts, put deposit on a house, only just bought a car as public transport was losing it's charm. He bought a super little 07 plate Astra (low miles, one owner, cared for car) for £700 and pays £35 a month for his insurance.
A chum of mine who is an Apple fanboi just bought new iPhone 15 pro max etc for £1300, and still pays £40 a month on a contract.
I find it nuts that the colleague has bought and runs a perfectly acceptable car for a tangible amount less than the cost of buying and 'running' the latest phone.
The Iphone will be worth more than the Astra in 2 years... just about :P A chum of mine who is an Apple fanboi just bought new iPhone 15 pro max etc for £1300, and still pays £40 a month on a contract.
I find it nuts that the colleague has bought and runs a perfectly acceptable car for a tangible amount less than the cost of buying and 'running' the latest phone.
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