Stupid things non petrolheads say....

[yellowjack]

For a thread entitled Stupid things non petrolheads say.... we seem to be getting bogged down quite heavily by a taxation policy debate and a mumsnet style household budget discussion.

Has no-one heard a non petrolhead say something ridiculous recently? If you, or anyone you know, has heard of any daft motoring related utterances, please post them in here. And soon! Otherwise, I fear this thread derailment will continue for so long that the thread title will be forgotten about completely.

[Evangelion]

I can do an evening meal for less than £1 so I've no idea what you're on about.

Edited by Evangelion on Thursday 6th November 11:47

[TommoAE86]

Hasn't this thread lived up to it's name? Seeing as all the non-petrolheads are now talking about food?

Today I had;

them: "but that car you're looking at says it has no ABS"
me: "it's an old car, it's unlikely to have it, it's not a problem"
them: "oh I'd always have a car with ABS, I couldn't do without it"
me: "are you always emergency braking then?"
them: "no, ABS means you stop quicker"
me: "I'm sorry, you're too stupid to continue this conversation"

Edited: P/H because pedantry matters!

Edited by TommoAE86 on Thursday 6th November 11:55

[Tyre Tread]

TommoAE86 said:

Hasn't this thread lived up to it's name? Seeing as all the non-petrolheads are now talking about food?

Today I had;

them: "but that car you're looking at says it has no ABS"
me: "it's an old car, it's unlikely to have it, it's not a problem"
them: "oh I'd always have a car with ABS, I couldn't do without it"
me: "are you always emergency braking then?"
them: "no, ABS means you stop quicker"
me: "I'm sorry, you're too stupid to continue this conversation"

Edited to be comprehensible.

[TommoAE86]

Tyre Tread said:

Edited to be comprehensible.

Already did when I read back, but thanks anyway...

[Tyre Tread]

TommoAE86 said:

Tyre Tread said:

Edited to be comprehensible.

Already did when I read back, but thanks anyway...

You missed the comma on the penultimate line which makes a whole heap of difference

[over_the_hill]

Tyre Tread said:

TommoAE86 said:

Hasn't this thread lived up to it's name? Seeing as all the non-petrolheads are now talking about food?

Today I had;

them: "but that car you're looking at says it has no ABS"
me: "it's an old car, it's unlikely to have it, it's not a problem"
them: "oh I'd always have a car with ABS, I couldn't do without it"
me: "are you always emergency braking then?"
them: "no, ABS means you stop quicker"
me: "I'm sorry, you're too stupid to continue this conversation"

Edited to be comprehensible.

It would be a complete waste of time because it always is but ask why/how ABS stops you quicker. Could be amusing to hear the replies but it will be along the lines of "they are better brakes"

It is amazing how many people do not know what ABS is or how it works.

In some circumstances non-ABS will stop you quicker e.g. lock-up in snow and the snow builds up like a chock in front of the wheel.

[OllieC]

walm said:

Utterpiffle said:

Bloody hell, what do you buy?! We have budget of £50 per week for food (family of 3), very rarely spend all of it, and we eat very well...

I absolutely refuse to believe that.
3 meals a day for 3 over a week is 63 meals.
So each meal is under £1 a head!!!!!!
And you eat "very well"...
Are you excluding say - school dinners, free food at work, family anorexia?

I don't suppose by most people's standards my family eat very well, but we probably spend around £50 a week on food between 3 of us (to be fair that includes a 2 year old...)

[Patrick Bateman]

yellowjack said:

For a thread entitled Stupid things non petrolheads say.... we seem to be getting bogged down quite heavily by a taxation policy debate and a mumsnet style household budget discussion.

Has no-one heard a non petrolhead say something ridiculous recently? If you, or anyone you know, has heard of any daft motoring related utterances, please post them in here. And soon! Otherwise, I fear this thread derailment will continue for so long that the thread title will be forgotten about completely.

I've said this one before but I think it needs brought up again as it comes from an otherwise intelligent person.

'...and a car engine has to weigh at least a tonne'

You fking what? Are you mental? The only thing worse than someone so ignorant is when it's coupled with extreme stubbornness.

[cootuk]

Me: I fancy driving to South of France next year
Them: But you drive a Prius
Me:...and...?
Them: where would you plug it in?
Me: It's not a plug-in, and even that can run on engine alone without plugging in
Them: Won't you run out of electricity?
Me: It's not all electric
Them: But still, won't you run out of electricity?
Me: It recharges from the engine and from braking
Them: I guess the French use the same electricity as us so it should be ok
Me: ?

[shoestring7]

over_the_hill said:

Tyre Tread said:

TommoAE86 said:

Hasn't this thread lived up to it's name? Seeing as all the non-petrolheads are now talking about food?

Today I had;

them: "but that car you're looking at says it has no ABS"
me: "it's an old car, it's unlikely to have it, it's not a problem"
them: "oh I'd always have a car with ABS, I couldn't do without it"
me: "are you always emergency braking then?"
them: "no, ABS means you stop quicker"
me: "I'm sorry, you're too stupid to continue this conversation"

Edited to be comprehensible.

It would be a complete waste of time because it always is but ask why/how ABS stops you quicker. Could be amusing to hear the replies but it will be along the lines of "they are better brakes"

It is amazing how many people do not know what ABS is or how it works.

In some circumstances non-ABS will stop you quicker e.g. lock-up in snow and the snow builds up like a chock in front of the wheel.

Modern ABS systems with ABD can stop cars faster than a good driver as they can hold each wheel individually to optimum slips levels.

SS7

Edited by shoestring7 on Thursday 6th November 13:03

[busta]

"It's pointless overtaking. We'll all be in the same queue at the next junction anyway"

Yes, but some of us will leave that queue sooner than others...

"Road deaths have gone up this year. It's all those people that overtake me."

The ALL died?

[MartG]

shoestring7 said:

over_the_hill said:

Tyre Tread said:

TommoAE86 said:

Hasn't this thread lived up to it's name? Seeing as all the non-petrolheads are now talking about food?

Today I had;

them: "but that car you're looking at says it has no ABS"
me: "it's an old car, it's unlikely to have it, it's not a problem"
them: "oh I'd always have a car with ABS, I couldn't do without it"
me: "are you always emergency braking then?"
them: "no, ABS means you stop quicker"
me: "I'm sorry, you're too stupid to continue this conversation"

Edited to be comprehensible.

It would be a complete waste of time because it always is but ask why/how ABS stops you quicker. Could be amusing to hear the replies but it will be along the lines of "they are better brakes"

It is amazing how many people do not know what ABS is or how it works.

In some circumstances non-ABS will stop you quicker e.g. lock-up in snow and the snow builds up like a chock in front of the wheel.

Good modern ABS systems can stop cars faster than a good driver as they can hold each wheel individually to optimum slips levels.

SS7

But only when you are braking to ( and beyond ) the limits of adhesion, as the OP tried to point out to the non-petrolhead - they've probably never actually had ABS engage when braking.

[MKnight702]

cootuk said:

Me: I fancy driving to South of France next year
Them: But you drive a Prius
Me:...and...?
Them: where would you plug it in?
Me: It's not a plug-in, and even that can run on engine alone without plugging in
Them: Won't you run out of electricity?
Me: It's not all electric
Them: But still, won't you run out of electricity?
Me: It recharges from the engine and from braking
Them: I guess the French use the same electricity as us so it should be ok
Me: ?

Me:You drive a Prius and claim to be a petrolhead?

[cootuk]

"Me:You drive a Prius and claim to be a petrolhead?"

Bet you said this when synchromesh came out too...

[pinchmeimdreamin]

OllieC said:

I don't suppose by most people's standards my family eat very well, but we probably spend around £50 a week on food between 3 of us (to be fair that includes a 2 year old...)

OMG you mean you don't eat Filet mignon stuffed with beluga every night ???


Hand in your PH membership Immediately you Peasant.

[framerateuk]

A friend discussing his new VW T5 Van:

"It's quick mind you!"

I think we have different definitions of quick

[xRIEx]

walm said:

Utterpiffle said:

Bloody hell, what do you buy?! We have budget of £50 per week for food (family of 3), very rarely spend all of it, and we eat very well...

I absolutely refuse to believe that.
3 meals a day for 3 over a week is 63 meals.
So each meal is under £1 a head!!!!!!
And you eat "very well"...
Are you excluding say - school dinners, free food at work, family anorexia?

My breakfast usually consists of a bowl of cereal so comes in at about 12p (estimated). Oh, plus a bit for the milk.

Edited by xRIEx on Thursday 6th November 15:54

[thatdude]

Utterpiffle said:

Bloody hell, what do you buy?! We have budget of £50 per week for food (family of 3), very rarely spend all of it, and we eat very well...

Food and toiletries and cleaning stuff

Meat is quite expensive in the grand scheme of things

[blueg33]

Utterpiffle said:

thatdude said:

To add to this, a weekly shop of say, £150 for a normal family (4 people) comes to £600 per month, or 7,200 per year.

...

Bloody hell, what do you buy?! We have budget of £50 per week for food (family of 3), very rarely spend all of it, and we eat very well...

Our weekly shop is £160. When 18 year old son went away for a month in the summer, the bill dropped by £50. We rarely buy stuff like steak and buy one bottle of wine per week, but Mrs can't have gluten. GF stuff is expensive. Also stuff like fairy non bio and dishwasher tablets are costly.