Car words everyone gets wrong

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Turbobanana

Original Poster:

7,243 posts

216 months

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Ford Console / Counsel / Consel / Council
Willy’s Jeep (presumably from Autocorrect)
Robin Reliant
Saab 900 2-door / BMW E30 2-door described as “Coupé”
Austin Healy
Volkswagon / Volkswaggon
Convertable
Restauration project
Manuel gearbox
Hyundia
Diahatsu
Porsche Boxter
Chevvy

Any others?

healeyneil

350 posts

162 months

Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Concourse rather than concours

droopsnoot

13,491 posts

257 months

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Schultz.

When people use a famous cartoonist to seal the underneath of their car, and even mis-spell his name.

steveo3002

10,887 posts

189 months

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breaks

cills

RedAndy

1,288 posts

169 months

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Austin Martin


Mammasaid

4,812 posts

112 months

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Ambiwlans

It's welsh you 'tard. rofl

RGG

683 posts

32 months

Wednesday 21st June 2023
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I brought a car and then bought it home.

-Cappo-

20,185 posts

218 months

Wednesday 21st June 2023
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"Cat car".

No such thing. It's an insurance write-off (NB: not a "right" off) which has been classified under Category *.


Lotobear

8,017 posts

143 months

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....aye me mate used to have a Mini Coupe S

Speed 3

5,117 posts

134 months

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People still referring to wing mirrors on modern cars

Equus

16,980 posts

116 months

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Twin Web(b)ers

sortedcossie

792 posts

143 months

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Wing mirrors on cars that have door mirrors.

Konrod

905 posts

243 months

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Breaks

Speed 3

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134 months

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Doesn't anyone read even the previous half a dozen posts ?

nicanary

10,630 posts

161 months

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Equus said:
Twin Web(b)ers
TBH I've wondered how it should be pronounced. I say Webber like most people, but I have a suspicion it should be "Vayber". OT sorry.

av185

20,464 posts

142 months

Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Heal and tow

Breaks

Wolsey

Mini Copper

Vauxhall Ventura


Panamax

6,377 posts

49 months

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nicanary said:
Equus said:
Twin Web(b)ers
TBH I've wondered how it should be pronounced. I say Webber like most people, but I have a suspicion it should be "Vayber". OT sorry.
Now let me tell you about the somewhat similar Dellortos.

Del Orto
Del Auto
D'ellorto
etc

Dell'Orto smile

CloudStuff

3,989 posts

119 months

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Homologolationismness

CloudStuff

3,989 posts

119 months

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Munf-leys

Yertis

19,128 posts

281 months

Wednesday 21st June 2023
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People saying "U.R. quattro", pronouncing it "you are quattro".

urQuattro would be correct, pronounced sort of "ooer-quattro". Even pronouncing it "er-quattro" would be better.

Better still not use the stupid expression an all, just call it a Quattro Turbo, like it says on the V5.