Stupid things non petrolheads say....

[Track Rod]

Reading the Facebook promo feed for the Jag XE, the number of 'it's a re-badged Mondeo' comments. Yeh, rear drive, aluminium bodied, Indian owned, just like a Mondeo.

[Sir Humphrey]

"You have a sports car, you must be earning too much"
"I earn exactly the same as you"
"Yeah but you've got a two seater"

Usually best not to mention I have another car at home...

[FeelingLucky]

I used to hear the Mondeo thing a lot, I asked which Mondeo the 3.0 X type was based on, and was told "The 4WD one..."

Really can't argue with that.

[MartG]

Sir Humphrey said:

"You have a sports car, you must be earning too much"
"I earn exactly the same as you"
"Yeah but you've got a two seater"

Usually heard from people who piss a fortune away on booze and fags

[CYMR0]

elephantstone said:

My sister has just bought a Chevy Cruze 1.8 auto and has called me saying "it goes like st of a shovel!!!" ....I kept quiet.

It's an auto. If she presses down on the accelerator it'll change up at eleventy squillion revs; she probably changes up at 2,000 revs if driving a manual, so it will seem really fast compared to what she is used to.

[xRIEx]

Sir Humphrey said:

"You have a sports car, you must be earning too much"

I'd counter that with, "The company must value me more than you."

[Daston]

"Those pop up headlights must really hurt your MPGs"

[Hooli]

FeelingLucky said:

I used to hear the Mondeo thing a lot, I asked which Mondeo the 3.0 X type was based on, and was told "The 4WD one..."

Really can't argue with that.

These ones then?

http://www.carsuk.net/new-ford-mondeo-estate-hybri...

I've got a feeling a few Mk1 Mondeo 4wds got made too.

Daston said:

"Those pop up headlights must really hurt your MPGs"

Aero will be worse though, I seem to recall seeing a test once that quoted about 1mpg worse on the motorway. Can't remember the car mind.

[Zoobeef]

xRIEx said:

Sir Humphrey said:

"You have a sports car, you must be earning too much"

I'd counter that with, "The company must value me more than you."

I use the term "merit based pay" quite often.

[FeelingLucky]

Hooli said:

FeelingLucky said:

I used to hear the Mondeo thing a lot, I asked which Mondeo the 3.0 X type was based on, and was told "The 4WD one..."

Really can't argue with that.

These ones then?

http://www.carsuk.net/new-ford-mondeo-estate-hybri...

I've got a feeling a few Mk1 Mondeo 4wds got made too.

Yes indeed that's the one. The 2001 X-Type was based upon the 2015 Mondeo platform, this thread was really made for you wasn't it?

And as for Mk1 Mondeos being 4WD, I'm waiting with baited breath for that link, care to share???

[ORD]

FeelingLucky said:

Hooli said:

FeelingLucky said:

I used to hear the Mondeo thing a lot, I asked which Mondeo the 3.0 X type was based on, and was told "The 4WD one..."

Really can't argue with that.

These ones then?

http://www.carsuk.net/new-ford-mondeo-estate-hybri...

I've got a feeling a few Mk1 Mondeo 4wds got made too.

Yes indeed that's the one. The 2001 X-Type was based upon the 2015 Mondeo platform, this thread was really made for you wasn't it?

And as for Mk1 Mondeos being 4WD, I'm waiting with baited breath for that link, care to share???

Funniest ever subject matter for a passive aggressive nerd-off?

[aka_kerrly]

ORD said:

FeelingLucky said:

Hooli said:

FeelingLucky said:

I used to hear the Mondeo thing a lot, I asked which Mondeo the 3.0 X type was based on, and was told "The 4WD one..."

Really can't argue with that.

These ones then?

http://www.carsuk.net/new-ford-mondeo-estate-hybri...

I've got a feeling a few Mk1 Mondeo 4wds got made too.

Yes indeed that's the one. The 2001 X-Type was based upon the 2015 Mondeo platform, this thread was really made for you wasn't it?

And as for Mk1 Mondeos being 4WD, I'm waiting with baited breath for that link, care to share???

Funniest ever subject matter for a passive aggressive nerd-off?

Quite, especially when the 4x4 MK1 Mondeo exists.... it was available from 1993 in 2.0 16v saloon and estate.
http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/...

How Many Left lists about 40 on the road

[zedx19]

I do love a good Mondeo-nerd-off

[Triumph Man]

Track Rod said:

Reading the Facebook promo feed for the Jag XE, the number of 'it's a re-badged Mondeo' comments. Yeh, rear drive, aluminium bodied, Indian owned, just like a Mondeo.

Actually that's reminded me. Within the bowl of piss that was the Jaguar XE launch musical, I remember the hipster fktards going on about how they were going to make a car that got the most MPG... No mention of speed, or performance, or grace pace and space.

Sad really.

[Blown2CV]

yea that Jag XE isn't a Mondeo at all. It's a bland, stly built, poor quality, substandard and probably terribly depreciating bucket of jizz that everyone will be frantically beating one off into, because it's a novelty rather than because it's any good. Probably. However at least Mondeos are half decent for what they are and the price they're on sale at.

I predict a million non-petrolheads (and probably some petrolheads) will be waxing lyrical about how amazing it is, and it will be all over the roads. Market values will tell the tale though.

Bitter? Yes I am.

[Sir Humphrey]

xRIEx said:

I'd counter that with, "The company must value me more than you."

He does the same job as me, he earns exactly the same as me and everybody else who does our job at this site.
For reference the car cost me £2k, I'm loaded.

[Willy Nilly]

elephantstone said:

My sister has just bought a Chevy Cruze 1.8 auto and has called me saying "it goes like st of a shovel!!!" ....I kept quiet.

It's all relative and depends what she's used to. The 1.8 is 139hp so should be relatively quick, that is more power than the MKII Golf GTI 16V remember.

Biggy Shackleton said:

'Why don't you buy something more practical?'

- From people who've only ever owned entry-level hatchbacks during their entire driving career, and have probably never done anything interesting, daring or exciting in their entire lives - and think you should be the same.

Plenty of people buy cars based on looks and pay no attention to practicality until they realise it can't do all they need. Like a friend of mine that is struggling to find somewhere to put her race bike on an 06 reg Beetle. A Jazz and Civic with their magic seat were both suggested and ignored, either would have suited her better.

[Dracoro]

Willy Nilly said:

elephantstone said:

My sister has just bought a Chevy Cruze 1.8 auto and has called me saying "it goes like st of a shovel!!!" ....I kept quiet.

It's all relative and depends what she's used to. The 1.8 is 139hp so should be relatively quick, that is more power than the MKII Golf GTI 16V remember.

Same power surely.... But I bet it weighs a lot, the auto box sapping power etc.

[Hooli]

aka_kerrly said:

ORD said:

FeelingLucky said:

Hooli said:

FeelingLucky said:

I used to hear the Mondeo thing a lot, I asked which Mondeo the 3.0 X type was based on, and was told "The 4WD one..."

Really can't argue with that.

These ones then?

http://www.carsuk.net/new-ford-mondeo-estate-hybri...

I've got a feeling a few Mk1 Mondeo 4wds got made too.

Yes indeed that's the one. The 2001 X-Type was based upon the 2015 Mondeo platform, this thread was really made for you wasn't it?

And as for Mk1 Mondeos being 4WD, I'm waiting with baited breath for that link, care to share???

Funniest ever subject matter for a passive aggressive nerd-off?

Quite, especially when the 4x4 MK1 Mondeo exists.... it was available from 1993 in 2.0 16v saloon and estate.
http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/...

How Many Left lists about 40 on the road

I knew I'd heard of the Mk1s & just found the above link when googling for them.

Besides if FeelingLucky didn't believe he actually has a Mondeo, would he care about all this?

[Daston]

Hooli said:

Aero will be worse though, I seem to recall seeing a test once that quoted about 1mpg worse on the motorway. Can't remember the car mind.

Considering it's an RX7 MPG isn't really at the top of the list :P