Stupid things non petrolheads say....
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RSteve said:
She had the idea that each gear represented the speed you should be in. So, for example, 1st is 0-10mph, 2nd is 10-20mph, 3rd 30-40mph, 4th 40-50mph and so forth.
i've got a mate who thinks like this. Usually it wouldn't bother me cos he's a crap driver and never drives me anywhere but one time we were heading up the A9 for a weekend away and he's driving. 4up plus luggage in a 1.4 Astra. Everytime we reached the dual carriage way sections he tries to accelerate past the HGV's in 5th with pretty poor results. Everybody body else on the road was faster than us.I tell him he needs to change down but he wont do it
"I'm doing nearly 50, I can't change down into 3rd!"
yellowjack said:
RizzoTheRat said:
The whole stupid amateur modifying 'scene' summed up in one short video clip.Stupid people doing stupid things. Bless 'em.
SMcP114 said:
yellowjack said:
RizzoTheRat said:
The whole stupid amateur modifying 'scene' summed up in one short video clip.Stupid people doing stupid things. Bless 'em.
Yayyyy!
Perhaps the audience can now watch that youtube clip, and judge for themselves whether it involved gross stupidity or not?
I was randomly looking at a picture of a Honda S2000 on google and got the usual annoying comments from 3 different people "Are you looking to buy a new car" drives me nuts.
The last guy said he needs a new car because his Ford focus 1.6 'Sport' (Automatic btw) wasn't good on fuel economy. I said "Sport" in a confused way, he said "Yeah" I said "What's sporty about it" he said "It just is" And I said why is the fuel economy so bad and he said "Because its a sport the engine has something different in it" ....
I looked at him said nothing and waited for him to walk off, I get very frustrated speaking to non-car people.
The last guy said he needs a new car because his Ford focus 1.6 'Sport' (Automatic btw) wasn't good on fuel economy. I said "Sport" in a confused way, he said "Yeah" I said "What's sporty about it" he said "It just is" And I said why is the fuel economy so bad and he said "Because its a sport the engine has something different in it" ....
I looked at him said nothing and waited for him to walk off, I get very frustrated speaking to non-car people.
In Spooner's Britain, "Sport" would be outlawed as a trim level. There would be three trim levels: Basic, S, and SE. Then we wouldn't have people claiming their Kia Rio or whatever is "sporty". I have noticed recently some ridiculous looking Focuses (late Facelift Mk2) with a bodykit and narrow steel wheels. So narrow the "sporty" bodykit oversails them. The worrying thing is, they were factory spec...
CanAm said:
My sister-in-law went on a speed awareness course, and they were all told, "30 in 3rd".
But as Brighton and Hove Council thinks "Twenty is plenty" does that mean I should stick to 2nd when in their fair city? Not very 'green' is it?
I went on a speed awareness course a few years ago. At the start of the course they told us to stay in a gear that would allow decent acceleration to aid incident avoidance, but then later in the course told us to use the highest gear possible to keep emissions down. I would have pointed out the conflict, but by that point I'd lost the will to live and just wanted the course to end.But as Brighton and Hove Council thinks "Twenty is plenty" does that mean I should stick to 2nd when in their fair city? Not very 'green' is it?
Triumph Man said:
In Spooner's Britain, "Sport" would be outlawed as a trim level. There would be three trim levels: Basic, S, and SE. Then we wouldn't have people claiming their Kia Rio or whatever is "sporty". I have noticed recently some ridiculous looking Focuses (late Facelift Mk2) with a bodykit and narrow steel wheels. So narrow the "sporty" bodykit oversails them. The worrying thing is, they were factory spec...
Even at 30 I am sure I can remember when that was the case, the sports model of a particular car had the most powerful petrol engine in the range plus "sporty" styling cues like the bigger alloys.
PanzerCommander said:
Triumph Man said:
In Spooner's Britain, "Sport" would be outlawed as a trim level. There would be three trim levels: Basic, S, and SE. Then we wouldn't have people claiming their Kia Rio or whatever is "sporty". I have noticed recently some ridiculous looking Focuses (late Facelift Mk2) with a bodykit and narrow steel wheels. So narrow the "sporty" bodykit oversails them. The worrying thing is, they were factory spec...
Even at 30 I am sure I can remember when that was the case, the sports model of a particular car had the most powerful petrol engine in the range plus "sporty" styling cues like the bigger alloys.My first car when I was 21 was a diesel with sportyish cues at the time such as half leather and slightly bigger alloys which was nice for a young lad. Again, insurance and running costs of the flagship 2.0 turbo petrol were unfeasible for a uni student funding life through part time work. The sporty trim was great for me at the time because I was a 21 year old male, not a walnut polishing grandad but I just didn't have enough money to run the actual "sporty" model at the time.
I was blessed with a good head on my shoulders and with some hard work I make rather a lot more money than most thus I can afford to buy and run big engines, but I haven't forgotten where I came from. Most people who proclaim such nonsense as above merely demonstrate a lack of breadth of thought since they can't see an appeal in something themselves and therefore object to its existance.
RSteve said:
My girlfriend, sadly.
She had the idea that each gear represented the speed you should be in. So, for example, 1st is 0-10mph, 2nd is 10-20mph, 3rd 30-40mph, 4th 40-50mph and so forth.
This is actually how driving is taught nowadays, completely glossing over the physics of how cars actually work and reducing it down to a simplified mantra. The idea that 2nd is in fact good for nearly 70mph and that the car then accelerates faster tends to blow their minds.She had the idea that each gear represented the speed you should be in. So, for example, 1st is 0-10mph, 2nd is 10-20mph, 3rd 30-40mph, 4th 40-50mph and so forth.
To be fair, in a diesel car it isn't so far from the truth due to the narrow diesel power band.
TurboHatchback said:
RSteve said:
My girlfriend, sadly.
She had the idea that each gear represented the speed you should be in. So, for example, 1st is 0-10mph, 2nd is 10-20mph, 3rd 30-40mph, 4th 40-50mph and so forth.
This is actually how driving is taught nowadays, completely glossing over the physics of how cars actually work and reducing it down to a simplified mantra. The idea that 2nd is in fact good for nearly 70mph and that the car then accelerates faster tends to blow their minds.She had the idea that each gear represented the speed you should be in. So, for example, 1st is 0-10mph, 2nd is 10-20mph, 3rd 30-40mph, 4th 40-50mph and so forth.
To be fair, in a diesel car it isn't so far from the truth due to the narrow diesel power band.
GroundEffect said:
TurboHatchback said:
RSteve said:
My girlfriend, sadly.
She had the idea that each gear represented the speed you should be in. So, for example, 1st is 0-10mph, 2nd is 10-20mph, 3rd 30-40mph, 4th 40-50mph and so forth.
This is actually how driving is taught nowadays, completely glossing over the physics of how cars actually work and reducing it down to a simplified mantra. The idea that 2nd is in fact good for nearly 70mph and that the car then accelerates faster tends to blow their minds.She had the idea that each gear represented the speed you should be in. So, for example, 1st is 0-10mph, 2nd is 10-20mph, 3rd 30-40mph, 4th 40-50mph and so forth.
To be fair, in a diesel car it isn't so far from the truth due to the narrow diesel power band.
It matters when you get stuck behind someone does not understand the relationship between revs and power and, for that reason, thinks of 5th as their "A road gear".
The 3rd at 30 thing is probably just about sensible, but a better rule would be "only be in a cruising gear when actually cruising". A bit complex, perhaps.
jamieduff1981 said:
One of our old daily drivers is a relatively small engined model which we bought back when my wife was young enough to be uninsurable on supercharged V8s, thus we ended up with a little 3.0 Sport rather than the 4.2 supercharged. I wanted the sport trim because neither of us like chrome, soft rides, nor do we find the wide/flat "comfort" seats in most "comfort" trims either supportive or comfortable.
My first car when I was 21 was a diesel with sportyish cues at the time such as half leather and slightly bigger alloys which was nice for a young lad. Again, insurance and running costs of the flagship 2.0 turbo petrol were unfeasible for a uni student funding life through part time work. The sporty trim was great for me at the time because I was a 21 year old male, not a walnut polishing grandad but I just didn't have enough money to run the actual "sporty" model at the time.
I was blessed with a good head on my shoulders and with some hard work I make rather a lot more money than most thus I can afford to buy and run big engines, but I haven't forgotten where I came from. Most people who proclaim such nonsense as above merely demonstrate a lack of breadth of thought since they can't see an appeal in something themselves and therefore object to its existance.
I think his point of view was more on some individuals buying cars with "sport" trim levels because they are something special rather than just that; a trim level (yes I am aware that in some cases the badge is justified but that is not the focus here).My first car when I was 21 was a diesel with sportyish cues at the time such as half leather and slightly bigger alloys which was nice for a young lad. Again, insurance and running costs of the flagship 2.0 turbo petrol were unfeasible for a uni student funding life through part time work. The sporty trim was great for me at the time because I was a 21 year old male, not a walnut polishing grandad but I just didn't have enough money to run the actual "sporty" model at the time.
I was blessed with a good head on my shoulders and with some hard work I make rather a lot more money than most thus I can afford to buy and run big engines, but I haven't forgotten where I came from. Most people who proclaim such nonsense as above merely demonstrate a lack of breadth of thought since they can't see an appeal in something themselves and therefore object to its existance.
Cotty said:
RSteve said:
My girlfriend, sadly.
She had the idea that each gear represented the speed you should be in. So, for example, 1st is 0-10mph, 2nd is 10-20mph, 3rd 30-40mph, 4th 40-50mph and so forth.
Ask her which gear she should be in to drive at the speed limit of 70mphShe had the idea that each gear represented the speed you should be in. So, for example, 1st is 0-10mph, 2nd is 10-20mph, 3rd 30-40mph, 4th 40-50mph and so forth.
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