Stupid things non petrolheads say....
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Triumph Man said:
irocfan said:
Triumph Man said:
And anyway, who cares if it does share Mondeo parts? The A4 and Passat once shared a platform, and I don't remember anyone caring.
badge snobbery pure and simple - something that we Brits seem to do exceedingly well at the moment Halmyre said:
Triumph Man said:
irocfan said:
Triumph Man said:
And anyway, who cares if it does share Mondeo parts? The A4 and Passat once shared a platform, and I don't remember anyone caring.
badge snobbery pure and simple - something that we Brits seem to do exceedingly well at the moment My sister, who is 23 and interested in learning to drive, cannot grasp how steering a car works when reversing. I spent a good amount of my evening trying to explain to her how, if you turn the wheels towards the left and then reverse, the car will move towards your left. I even had to get assistance from a 1:18th Porsche 356 but to no avail. The stupid thing she said (repeatedly) was "No, I still don't get it."
ClassicMotorNut said:
My sister, who is 23 and interested in learning to drive, cannot grasp how steering a car works when reversing. I spent a good amount of my evening trying to explain to her how, if you turn the wheels towards the left and then reverse, the car will move towards your left. I even had to get assistance from a 1:18th Porsche 356 but to no avail. The stupid thing she said (repeatedly) was "No, I still don't get it."
To be fair, after the first "I still don't get it" you should have left it at that. You can't educate pork!!
bigkeeko said:
"It can`t be that fast, it`s a Jeep"
That was a silly comment I heard recently.
I'm hoping that comment was made at a set of traffic lights with a clear, straight road ahead That was a silly comment I heard recently.
O/T: Just out of interest, the picture for the SRT profile (of the 0-60 time) looks like it was done on an android device. Did this use an app for the timer, and which one if so?
Hooli said:
Pebbles167 said:
Oh, and here's a couple of stupid non petrol head sayings I've heard in the last couple of weeks.
1.) A guy commenting on his Polo GT TDI:
"That french thing has no chance of catching a VW! It doesn't even have back seats!"
He was referring (without prompt from me) to my thoroughly track ready 306 Rallye.
Well we all know you fold the backseats down to reduce weight.1.) A guy commenting on his Polo GT TDI:
"That french thing has no chance of catching a VW! It doesn't even have back seats!"
He was referring (without prompt from me) to my thoroughly track ready 306 Rallye.
Pebbles167 said:
Hooli said:
Pebbles167 said:
Oh, and here's a couple of stupid non petrol head sayings I've heard in the last couple of weeks.
1.) A guy commenting on his Polo GT TDI:
"That french thing has no chance of catching a VW! It doesn't even have back seats!"
He was referring (without prompt from me) to my thoroughly track ready 306 Rallye.
Well we all know you fold the backseats down to reduce weight.1.) A guy commenting on his Polo GT TDI:
"That french thing has no chance of catching a VW! It doesn't even have back seats!"
He was referring (without prompt from me) to my thoroughly track ready 306 Rallye.
ClassicMotorNut said:
My sister, who is 23 and interested in learning to drive, cannot grasp how steering a car works when reversing. I spent a good amount of my evening trying to explain to her how, if you turn the wheels towards the left and then reverse, the car will move towards your left. I even had to get assistance from a 1:18th Porsche 356 but to no avail. The stupid thing she said (repeatedly) was "No, I still don't get it."
Need to have a go-kart type car as a kid, you'll remember that for the rest of your life.ClassicMotorNut said:
My sister, who is 23 and interested in learning to drive, cannot grasp how steering a car works when reversing. I spent a good amount of my evening trying to explain to her how, if you turn the wheels towards the left and then reverse, the car will move towards your left. I even had to get assistance from a 1:18th Porsche 356 but to no avail. The stupid thing she said (repeatedly) was "No, I still don't get it."
Can she cope with the concept that if she turns the wheel to the left and goes forward the car goes left?Triumph Man said:
True, but in those days (mid 90s) arguably the VW badge wasn't as prestigious as it is now. Although I suppose neither was Audi...
I don't think the VW badge is prestigious. The Golf is seen as class-leading but I don't think the same applies to any other VWs - lots of them are seen as very much equivalent to Fords rather than Audis or Mercs.CB2152 said:
I'm hoping that comment was made at a set of traffic lights with a clear, straight road ahead
O/T: Just out of interest, the picture for the SRT profile (of the 0-60 time) looks like it was done on an android device. Did this use an app for the timer, and which one if so?
OBD bluetooth plug in from eBay at £20 and the `Torque` app downloaded from google playstore at £2.99. Will work with any phone I think. Can have different profiles and tried it in my mates remapped Golf Tdi and managed a respectable 7.2 seconds (and cleared his EML ).O/T: Just out of interest, the picture for the SRT profile (of the 0-60 time) looks like it was done on an android device. Did this use an app for the timer, and which one if so?
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