Car words everyone gets wrong
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Turbobanana

Original Poster:

7,803 posts

223 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

362 posts

169 months

Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Concourse rather than concours

droopsnoot

14,089 posts

264 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

11,034 posts

196 months

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breaks

cills

RedAndy

1,291 posts

176 months

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Austin Martin


Mammasaid

5,238 posts

119 months

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Ambiwlans

It's welsh you 'tard. rofl

RGG

1,013 posts

39 months

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I brought a car and then bought it home.

-Cappo-

20,448 posts

225 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

8,604 posts

150 months

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

Speed 3

5,191 posts

141 months

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People still referring to wing mirrors on modern cars

Equus

16,980 posts

123 months

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Twin Web(b)ers

sortedcossie

965 posts

150 months

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Wing mirrors on cars that have door mirrors.

Konrod

912 posts

250 months

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Breaks

Speed 3

5,191 posts

141 months

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

nicanary

10,948 posts

168 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

149 months

Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Heal and tow

Breaks

Wolsey

Mini Copper

Vauxhall Ventura


Panamax

8,046 posts

56 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

4,114 posts

126 months

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Homologolationismness

CloudStuff

4,114 posts

126 months

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Munf-leys

Yertis

19,523 posts

288 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.