Stupid things non petrolheads say....

[NotDave]

TheLordJohn said:

As do I. That's my dads influence...

I just NEED to know.

Round town it's light on to fumes... Journeys its brimmed

[busta]

I think 'running on fumes' is a good one for this thread.

[NotDave]

busta said:

I think 'running on fumes' is a good one for this thread.

Really? I've always seen it as a "turn of phrase" rather than being thick... I.e. said firmly with ones tongue touching ones cheek

[MocMocaMoc]

"You drive a banger"

About my 106 GTi.

Yeah, it's old and too many charvs drive them, but it's probably one of my favourite handling cars.

[anonymous-user]

busta said:

I think 'running on fumes' is a good one for this thread.

That is just a phrase though, they don't actually believe it is running on fumes do they?..

[GroundEffect]

MocMocaMoc said:

"You drive a banger"

About my 106 GTi.

Yeah, it's old and too many charvs drive them, but it's probably one of my favourite handling cars.

Doesn't stop it being a banger

[busta]

NotDave said:

busta said:

I think 'running on fumes' is a good one for this thread.

Really? I've always seen it as a "turn of phrase" rather than being thick... I.e. said firmly with ones tongue touching ones cheek

I know what you mean, however a petrol engine is always running on fumes- petrol does not burn as a liquid.

[MocMocaMoc]

GroundEffect said:

Doesn't stop it being a banger

Shuuuut up man.

They're fabulous cars! ; )

[Robb F]

busta said:

NotDave said:

busta said:

I think 'running on fumes' is a good one for this thread.

Really? I've always seen it as a "turn of phrase" rather than being thick... I.e. said firmly with ones tongue touching ones cheek

I know what you mean, however a petrol engine is always running on fumes- petrol does not burn as a liquid.

That's one for the boring things anoraks say thread.

[keo]

MocMocaMoc said:

GroundEffect said:

Doesn't stop it being a banger

Shuuuut up man.

They're fabulous cars! ; )

You are right Moc, i regret selling my old 106 GTI. Thought about getting another i fancy a clean moonstone one on silver standard raptors. But not many decent ones left now

[busta]

Robb F said:

busta said:

NotDave said:

busta said:

I think 'running on fumes' is a good one for this thread.

Really? I've always seen it as a "turn of phrase" rather than being thick... I.e. said firmly with ones tongue touching ones cheek

I know what you mean, however a petrol engine is always running on fumes- petrol does not burn as a liquid.

That's one for the boring things anoraks say thread.

[Blown2CV]

Robb F said:

busta said:

NotDave said:

busta said:

I think 'running on fumes' is a good one for this thread.

Really? I've always seen it as a "turn of phrase" rather than being thick... I.e. said firmly with ones tongue touching ones cheek

I know what you mean, however a petrol engine is always running on fumes- petrol does not burn as a liquid.

That's one for the boring things anoraks say thread.

i don't agree!

[CraigyMc]

doogz said:

CraigyMc said:

You'd get that look from me too, since Nikasil's a coating used on linerless engines.

</geek>

C

What are these then?

http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/270975554188?var=lv...

You're not that much of a geek.

Those are aluminium cylinder liners with a nikasil coating.

I'll grant you those are liners though!

C

[E500 TAT]

Talking to a guy at work who'd just had some work done on his car at a local garage and he'd had a warning light on the dash, he was moaning about the charge for diagnostics.

I explained to him about modern electrics and told him i have an hand held machine for 'self diagnostic' work.

Ahh! he said, do you think you could plug it into my car and alter the revs a little, what do you mean i asked? 'when i'm doing 70mph it's doing xxx revs and if it was doing less i'd get more to the gallon.

[SCRR 180]

"I'm getting an Audi"

[Liquid Knight]

SCRR 180 said:

"I'm getting an Audi"

"It makes 3,000 decisions a second so I don't have to".

[BadBanshee]

E500 TAT said:

Talking to a guy at work who'd just had some work done on his car at a local garage and he'd had a warning light on the dash, he was moaning about the charge for diagnostics.

I explained to him about modern electrics and told him i have an hand held machine for 'self diagnostic' work.

Ahh! he said, do you think you could plug it into my car and alter the revs a little, what do you mean i asked? 'when i'm doing 70mph it's doing xxx revs and if it was doing less i'd get more to the gallon.

Think you could come round and plug it into my car too? I'm after climate control, heated leather seats and bespoke 19 inch anthracite alloy wheels.

[matthias73]

Blown2CV said:

Robb F said:

busta said:

NotDave said:

busta said:

I think 'running on fumes' is a good one for this thread.

Really? I've always seen it as a "turn of phrase" rather than being thick... I.e. said firmly with ones tongue touching ones cheek

I know what you mean, however a petrol engine is always running on fumes- petrol does not burn as a liquid.

That's one for the boring things anoraks say thread.

i don't agree!

Some people on here amaze me

[Blown2CV]

matthias73 said:

Blown2CV said:

Robb F said:

busta said:

NotDave said:

busta said:

I think 'running on fumes' is a good one for this thread.

Really? I've always seen it as a "turn of phrase" rather than being thick... I.e. said firmly with ones tongue touching ones cheek

I know what you mean, however a petrol engine is always running on fumes- petrol does not burn as a liquid.

That's one for the boring things anoraks say thread.

i don't agree!

Some people on here amaze me

thanks very much, that's a lovely thing to say

[CraigyMc]

custodian said:

Lighten up children. It is Christmas!

I for one found the comedy in someone called "custodian" telling people to set fire to children.

Just me then?

Oh.