Stupid things non petrolheads say....

[DannyScene]

Martin4x4 said:

DannyScene said:

Finnish rally driver turned politician, apparently

World Champion Finnish rally driver.

I've forgotten who we were even on about

[DeuxCentCinq]

sparks_E39 said:

And some genuinely thought an MOT and a service were one and the same.

This is frighteningly common.

Coupled with the logic that their brand new car won't need servicing for 3 years. "I'm going to get rid of it now it needs servicing..."

[shake n bake]

RossoItaliano said:

It should have more BHP than standard with all the lighter panels too, this really has to be done!

Taken from some wombat who's already bored 2 days in to half term who wants to covert his 360 in to an MR2 lookalike.

[xRIEx]

shake n bake said:

RossoItaliano said:

It should have more BHP than standard with all the lighter panels too, this really has to be done!

Taken from some wombat who's already bored 2 days in to half term who wants to covert his 360 in to an MR2 lookalike.

I said the same thing ages ago, if I ever win big on the euromillions this is one thing I want to do.

[Skittles001]

shake n bake said:

Taken from some wombat who's already bored 2 days in to half term who wants to covert his 360 in to an MR2 lookalike.

The thread :


http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

But he is technically a petrolhead as has a 360 subject to showing us the custard.

[lowdrag]

Years back KLG were working with Cadillac on an engine sealed for 100,000 miles. It came to nowt but it would have saved a few of the jobs mentioned above! Oh, and the ex's husband emailed me recently to say my daughter needed a new car "because it is old". Yes, nine years, but 55,000, one owner, regularly serviced and the only problem an intermittent headlight failure, probably a bad connection. But he changes maximum every two years so everyone else should.

[shake n bake]

xRIEx said:

I said the same thing ages ago, if I ever win big on the euromillions this is one thing I want to do.

You want to add BHP by making the car lighter as well?

[xRIEx]

shake n bake said:

xRIEx said:

I said the same thing ages ago, if I ever win big on the euromillions this is one thing I want to do.

You want to add BHP by making the car lighter as well?

Did you read what you typed?

[sparkyhx]

lowdrag said:

Years back KLG were working with Cadillac on an engine sealed for 100,000 miles. It came to nowt but it would have saved a few of the jobs mentioned above!

Wasn't that the Northstar?

[shake n bake]

xRIEx said:

Did you read what you typed?

I can ask the same to you about my first post.

[mikal83]

How do you more BHP by making your car a tad lighter...../

[xRIEx]

shake n bake said:

xRIEx said:

Did you read what you typed?

I can ask the same to you about my first post.

Let's try again, with context for easy reading, using the general Western convention of reading top to bottom, left to right:

xRIEx said:

shake n bake said:

... wants to covert his 360 in to an MR2 lookalike.

I said the same thing ages ago, if I ever win big on the euromillions this is one thing I want to do.

Was it really that hard to figure out?

Edited by xRIEx on Tuesday 31st March 13:40

[xRIEx]

mikal83 said:

How do you more BHP by making your car a tad lighter...../

I assume it was badly punctuated by RossoItaliano (possibly because he's 14)

RossoItaliano said:

It should have more BHP than standard, with all the lighter panels too, this really has to be done!

One comma makes a lot of difference.

Or:

RossoItaliano said:

It should have more BHP/tonne than standard with all the lighter panels too, this really has to be done!

So it could just be crappy English/typing, a bit like typing "How do you more BHP ..." instead of "How do you make more BHP ...".

Edited by xRIEx on Tuesday 31st March 13:47

[RossoItaliano]

I've just been alerted that I'm being made fun of on this thread - but the bad reaction serves you right for posting about me on it!!!

The point is, I won't be affecting the BHP/ton because I'm LIGHTNING it not making it heavier, but with the lighter panels I was wondering what the net BHP will increase to.

[walm]

It probably depends whether you are leaving the back seats up or flattening them.

[MartG]

RossoItaliano said:

I've just been alerted that I'm being made fun of on this thread - but the bad reaction serves you right for posting about me on it!!!

The point is, I won't be affecting the BHP/ton because I'm LIGHTNING it not making it heavier, but with the lighter panels I was wondering what the net BHP will increase to.

And with one sentence you have exposed your abysmal ignorance

BHP/tonne is exactly what you will be altering, not net BHP

Oh, and this is lightning

[irocfan]

I really hoping you're due a parrot... scary if not

[xRIEx]

RossoItaliano said:

I've just been alerted that I'm being made fun of on this thread - but the bad reaction serves you right for posting about me on it!!!

The point is, I won't be affecting the BHP/ton because I'm LIGHTNING it not making it heavier, but with the lighter panels I was wondering what the net BHP will increase to.

I'm calling wind up, no one's that stupid.

[shake n bake]

xRIEx said:

Was it really that hard to figure out?

Edited by xRIEx on Tuesday 31st March 13:40

Well apparently it was hard enough for you to form a single sentence and still need to edit it, also everyone else seems to grasp the concept of both my post and the actual thread subject apart from you.
Anyhoo, good luck winning the lottery and then blowing it making obscure projects that'll never get finished.

[hidetheelephants]

RossoItaliano said:

I've just been alerted that I'm being made fun of on this thread - but the bad reaction serves you right for posting about me on it!!!

The point is, I won't be affecting the BHP/ton because I'm LIGHTNING it not making it heavier, but with the lighter panels I was wondering what the net BHP will increase to.

So much fail.