Stupid things non petrolheads say....
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Sports/Sporty is so overused: So and so has a sports car. It's a Fiesta 1.6 Sport...
Other things non-PH's say:
"I'm buying a new Ford Flange because the road tax is only £30 a year." (conveniently forgetting the £xx,000 they need to spend to buy one) By all means buy a new car for a change, for the newness, for the safety, because you want to, because you can afford to; but don't justify the whopping savings in road tax over your existing cars depreciation or your vast capital outlay on the pretext of being green.
Other things non-PH's say:
"I'm buying a new Ford Flange because the road tax is only £30 a year." (conveniently forgetting the £xx,000 they need to spend to buy one) By all means buy a new car for a change, for the newness, for the safety, because you want to, because you can afford to; but don't justify the whopping savings in road tax over your existing cars depreciation or your vast capital outlay on the pretext of being green.
A guy i know, has bought a 2nd hand Corsa C 1.0 against much advice.
He has claimed it's great because it has... wait for it....
Sport's injection!
Yes, sport's injection. It makes the fuel go in faster than a normal 1.0 so it gives more power AND better mpg.
I smiled and nodded.
Now, who here feels sad because their car doesn't have sport's injection?
He has claimed it's great because it has... wait for it....
Sport's injection!
Yes, sport's injection. It makes the fuel go in faster than a normal 1.0 so it gives more power AND better mpg.
I smiled and nodded.
Now, who here feels sad because their car doesn't have sport's injection?
vikingaero said:
Sports/Sporty is so overused: So and so has a sports car. It's a Fiesta 1.6 Sport...
I suppose it depends how old the person is. My brother had a mk2 Fiesta XR2. At the time it was pretty rapid and considered sporty. Even the XR3i was considered quite sporty. These days the weight of the car with all the safety features and the eco theme a 1.6 car is probably not sporty. Its a perception thing, they think its quick because of the size of the engine no the power.One of my cars has a 2.5l engine that was described as a beast. It only has 170bhp but not a lot of weight to push around. Mind you her husband had a Morgan so a 2.5l in a Morgan would shift. I can confirm the 4.4l Morgan I had a lift in does shift
A.J.M said:
A guy i know, has bought a 2nd hand Corsa C 1.0 against much advice.
He has claimed it's great because it has... wait for it....
Sport's injection!
Yes, sport's injection. It makes the fuel go in faster than a normal 1.0 so it gives more power AND better mpg.
I smiled and nodded.
Now, who here feels sad because their car doesn't have sport's injection?
Did he vocalise the rogue apostrophe too?He has claimed it's great because it has... wait for it....
Sport's injection!
Yes, sport's injection. It makes the fuel go in faster than a normal 1.0 so it gives more power AND better mpg.
I smiled and nodded.
Now, who here feels sad because their car doesn't have sport's injection?
hotchy said:
PAUL RUN said:
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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Yea i get that alot. .
"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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So n So has a lovely new car
What kind?
A sporty red one...
which then turns out to be a standard clio etc lol
I was wrong.
If anything it happens more often now.
"What engine have you got sir?"
"Oh it's the Blue one"
All of our engines are painted blue....
AngryPartsBloke said:
I got that all the time when i did parts for a big VX/Renualt dealer. When asked what model they required parts for a lot of the Retial customers would reply with "Oh, it's a red one" etc. I thought when I moved into the marine indsutry i would no longer have to deal with it.
I was wrong.
If anything it happens more often now.
"What engine have you got sir?"
"Oh it's the Blue one"
All of our engines are painted blue....
My wife was amused a few days ago when she dropped her car off at the airport parking place. She told me the bloke behind the counter got quite arsey with her. He asked for the numberplate first - no problem, she has a plate with her name on it, then asked what make and model the car was. She said silver Mercedes. Yes, but what make? I have no idea she said. It's a silver Mercedes.I was wrong.
If anything it happens more often now.
"What engine have you got sir?"
"Oh it's the Blue one"
All of our engines are painted blue....
She has absolutely no interest in cars. She likes the one I bought her because it is comfortable and has heated seats, it nearly always starts and the roof "goes into the boot" when it's sunny. I like it because its a solid old CLK that I paid next to nothing for, I can maintain/repair it myself and it's actually quite fun to drive.
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