Contribute material for The Compendium of Car Truths

[V8 FOU]

Indicators are an extra cost option on a BMW X5

Women always slam car doors

And close the door by the glass on frameless doors

[davamer23]

Two thirds of the UK driving population do not know how to use a "painted on" roundabout.

[Cyder]

I discovered a new one last night. If driving 10mph+ slower than the speed limit you must by law have your headlamp high beam function removed. But feel free to use fog lamps in place of high beam.

[motco]

You can always trust a 4x4 to keep you safe in any weather...

[robinessex]

If 3 women arrive simultaneously at a mini roundabout, they will sit there for the rest of their lives looking at each other.

[MikeOxlong]

When attempting to work on ones own vehicle, any difficult work can only be successfully completed by cutting yourself on a stuck nut or bolt and offering the blood to the machine Gods.

[MGZTV8]

Mercedes Benz and BMW are so called "premium" brands.

Land Rover products are all unreliable.

You're not a true petrolhead until you've owned an Alfa.

[craig_m67]

There are more red Alfas than were ever made.
(Pick another colour for Christ sake)

[jmorgan]

McWigglebum4th said:

All RWD cars are faster and better handling then any fwd car

FACT

Only the red ones.

[Thankyou4calling]

Is this a thread about car truths or car myths?

[DickyC]

It may need guiding a bit. What have you got?

[thinkofaname]

At least half the people in this thread have missed the point of the OP.
(Not a Car Truth, just an observation.)

[Ari]

Any 'car enthusiast' that uses the terms 'rep mobile', footballers car' 'hairdressers car' 'girls car' isn't actually a car enthusiast, just a Top a Gear fan.

[rovermorris999]

Anyone contributing to this thread is a self-opinionated tosser.

Oh.........damn.

[davamer23]

thinkofaname said:

At least half the people in this thread have missed the point of the OP.
(Not a Car Truth, just an observation.)

The irony

[judas]

If your car is worth X and you spend Y on mods and upgrades, your car is not worth X + Y

[Oilchange]

The law of diminishing returns applies to almost every, more expensive, part bought for a car

[Tannedbaldhead]

If you can't afford to buy a new exotic car you can't afford to run an old one.

[DJP]

If you fit budget tyres you will immediately lose control of your vehicle and mow down a bus queue of primary school children.

[Dixy]

A 4x4 allows you to get further from help before getting stuck.