Stupid things non petrolheads say....

[yellowjack]

kiethton said:

hackjo said:

"The Jaguar XF looks like a Mondeo"

No it f*cking doesn't!

If you're comparing it to the one that's about to be released there isn't that much in it really.

This one...?

[irocfan]

yellowjack said:

kiethton said:

hackjo said:

"The Jaguar XF looks like a Mondeo"

No it f*cking doesn't!

If you're comparing it to the one that's about to be released there isn't that much in it really.

This one...?

well if you squint, and it's at night. in the middle of a blizzard and you're wearing shades...

[VladD]

Cotty said:

Atomfire said:

Why a car when there's something called public transport

Can you do a track day in a bus?

No, but you can do drag racing.

[Slow]

VladD said:

Cotty said:

Atomfire said:

Why a car when there's something called public transport

Can you do a track day in a bus?

No, but you can do drag racing.

Sure ive seen coaches go round the ring?

[scarble]

Obligatory mention of TG bus racing?


404 pages? We sure do like to feel superior

[leafspring]

Slow said:

VladD said:

Cotty said:

Atomfire said:

Why a car when there's something called public transport

Can you do a track day in a bus?

No, but you can do drag racing.

Sure ive seen coaches go round the ring?

Didn't James May take a new London Bus to a (staged) track-day on TG?

[CB2152]

leafspring said:

Slow said:

VladD said:

Cotty said:

Atomfire said:

Why a car when there's something called public transport

Can you do a track day in a bus?

No, but you can do drag racing.

Sure ive seen coaches go round the ring?

Didn't James May take a new London Bus to a (staged) track-day on TG?

He did, Castle Combe

[Cotty]

Slow said:

Sure ive seen coaches go round the ring?

Yep and you can get a taxi round the ring. They are a little quicker than your usual taxi though.

[matthias73]

Pan Pan said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

Cotty said:

HereBeMonsters said:

jimmyt1202 said:

I was filling up the other day and the woman in front of me asked the man at the till if there was any big bottles of water at room temperature "I don't want one out of the fridge because I'm putting it in my car and it will be bad for the engine"

And this is silly because...?

I was thinking that. She had obviously driven to the petrol station so would have hot water in her radiator. Suddenly poring fridge cold water into the rad would probably not be a good idea.

how about driving along with a hot engine, while ice cold water pelts it through the grill or from underneath?

I guess what is being referred to here (especially if the water level in the engine is low) is the possibility of the very cold water going straight through the top hose, and into the head and cracking it through thermal shock.

To be fair, you should let the engine cool down a fair bit before topping the coolant up anyway.

I was once struck by coolant leak on my old 3 series (inevitable) when I was driving to the lake district. Popped the bonnet, let the very cold air and rain cool the engine bay down, went for a coffee. 20 minutes later I opened the rad cap with the help of a long wrench and it still burnt my hand.

I was in quite a hurry otherwise I would have waited longer. Made it to the lakes and back I will add!

[havoc]

yellowjack said:

The trip to the hospital is a case in point - £3.80 on the bus, for a twenty minute ride

Broken big toe last weekend meant lift to Warwick Hospital on Thurs for an outpatient app't, and buses (plural) back home. Petrol for round-trip (in a not-very-economical car) would have been ~£6, and parking £2, oh, and have taken about 15-20mins each way. Left the hospital at 10.05am, got home at gone 12.00, 3 buses required at a combined cost of £8, which ignores the effectively-free lift IN to the hospital to start with.

Trains would actually have been worse.

[RizzoTheRat]

VladD said:

No, but you can do drag racing.

It must take a while, I've driven a double decker bus up a runway it took bloody ages

[Pan Pan]

matthias73 said:

Pan Pan said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

Cotty said:

HereBeMonsters said:

jimmyt1202 said:

I was filling up the other day and the woman in front of me asked the man at the till if there was any big bottles of water at room temperature "I don't want one out of the fridge because I'm putting it in my car and it will be bad for the engine"

And this is silly because...?

I was thinking that. She had obviously driven to the petrol station so would have hot water in her radiator. Suddenly poring fridge cold water into the rad would probably not be a good idea.

how about driving along with a hot engine, while ice cold water pelts it through the grill or from underneath?

I guess what is being referred to here (especially if the water level in the engine is low) is the possibility of the very cold water going straight through the top hose, and into the head and cracking it through thermal shock.

To be fair, you should let the engine cool down a fair bit before topping the coolant up anyway.

I was once struck by coolant leak on my old 3 series (inevitable) when I was driving to the lake district. Popped the bonnet, let the very cold air and rain cool the engine bay down, went for a coffee. 20 minutes later I opened the rad cap with the help of a long wrench and it still burnt my hand.

I was in quite a hurry otherwise I would have waited longer. Made it to the lakes and back I will add!

Absolutely correct, but some may feel they do not have the time to wait for the engine to cool first, and may try to get more water into it as soon as they can get the coolant cap off. Cold water (possibly in this case very cold water) hitting one end of the cylinder head, with the other end possibly very hot because of coolant loss, is very likely to cause the head to crack.

[VladD]

RizzoTheRat said:

VladD said:

No, but you can do drag racing.

It must take a while, I've driven a double decker bus up a runway it took bloody ages

We were in the double decker. It did 42 flat out on a level road. We had it much faster than that going down hills on the A303 though. No PAS, no ABS, it was a proper weapon, the TVR of the people moving world.

[Cliftonite]

VladD said:

We were in the double decker. It did 42 flat out on a level road. We had it much faster than that going down hills on the A303 though. No PAS, no ABS, it was a proper weapon, the TVR of the people moving world.

That is an AEC Regent V. They are a fabulous bus to drive, responsive and with glorious sound effects from both engine and (manual) transmission.
The air brakes are red hot too!

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[VladD]

Cliftonite said:

VladD said:

We were in the double decker. It did 42 flat out on a level road. We had it much faster than that going down hills on the A303 though. No PAS, no ABS, it was a proper weapon, the TVR of the people moving world.

That is an AEC Regent V. They are a fabulous bus to drive, responsive and with glorious sound effects from both engine and (manual) transmission.
The air brakes are red hot too!

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Good knowledge there. The brakes were interesting to use. They'd overheat in a matter of seconds on a long descent. I suppose they were never designed with that sort of trip in mind. My mate sold it on to a restorer I think. If you ever come across 373 FCR (or Molly to us) then let me know.

[RizzoTheRat]

42 mph? I don't think ours got anywhere near that, and on an 8000ft runway it felt even slower

I assume there's a good story to that trip?

[VladD]

RizzoTheRat said:

42 mph? I don't think ours got anywhere near that, and on an 8000ft runway it felt even slower

I assume there's a good story to that trip?

We went to Le Mans for four or five years in that one. Drove from Exeter to Portsmouth, got the overnight ferry across and then drove to Le Mans the following day. That picture was from 2002 IIRC. Every trip had an adventure of some sort, usually involving a low bridge or getting lost. Great times.

In 2002 we were parked near a chap who had a Caterham. It had a superlight chassis and he'd fitted an ex-BTCC Vauxhall engine in it. 300bhp and a sequntial shift. The thing was epic. He wasn't precious about it either. Masterful at doughnuts and always up for a drag race in the car park.

[VladD]

This was it.

[jamieduff1981]

His directional tyres appear to be on backwards.

[PAUL RUN]

my mums always a good one for "non petrolhead sayings"
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"saw a lovely car the other day you'd like"
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"oh yes what was it..."
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"A BLUE ONE"
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