Motoring mis-spellings by petrol heads

[singlecoil]

I really don't understand how some people who are obviously car enthusiasts can be unable to spell words that they must have seen written thousands of times.

I was looking at an ad on ebay just now, this chap has put a car together, nice car too, and yet has written

Webber (Weber)
Minilight (Minilite)
Willins (Willans)

I mean, FFS, it written on the products in question, and in fking big print on the harnesses!

Other examples of 'motor-dyslexia' sought

[crofty1984]

Not quite the same bu "Robin Reliant".

[Alex]

Alpha Romeo.

It was hard typing that...

[Defcon5]

I always say LUK as luk, rather than L.U.K.

My mechanic thinks I'm a tard

[LD1Racing]

"Breaks" instead of "brakes" never fails to amaze me.

[singlecoil]

Alex said:

Alpha Romeo.

It was hard typing that...

I've seen that one too, quite often. I just cannot understand how someone who has seen the word spelt correctly a vast number of times, and who is able to spell 'Alpha' and therefore cannot be educationally sub-normal, can fail to spell Alfa correctly.

[TheEnd]

I've seen bumber around a few times, but the best is when someone needs a new tyre because of a puncher.

[deeen]

"complimented by..." instead of "complemented by..." ... just makes me think of talking seats, telling the bodywork how nice it looks today...

[Anya]

Tires

[Nolar Dog]

Last time I brought a car off of eBay it were the same.

[Mrs Trackside]

Porsche Boxter

[HereBeMonsters]

What gets me is "bumber". It happens all the time. How hard is it to realise there is a p in the bloody word?

[Alfa_75_Steve]

I saw an ebay advert for a 'bellium' chamber not too long ago.

[singlecoil]

I actually quite like this one

"MAPERBLE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM"

and, of course, the classic

"Donner" (donor)

[egomeister]

Nolar Dog said:

Last time I brought a car off of eBay it were the same.

[eccles]

[quote] =singlecoil
Minilight (Minilite)
[/quote]



You can have minilite (the original) or you can have minilight (usually the copy)

Edited by eccles on Sunday 2nd August 22:33

[kVA]

LD1Racing said:

"Breaks" instead of "brakes" never fails to amaze me.

Aaaggghhhh... That's the one that really gets me

[singlecoil]

eccles said:

singlecoil said:

Minilight (Minilite)

You can have minilite (the original) or you can have minilight (usually the copy)

I stand corrected (oh and I sorted out the quote formatting for you )

[Pigeon]

kVA said:

LD1Racing said:

"Breaks" instead of "brakes" never fails to amaze me.

Aaaggghhhh... That's the one that really gets me

There's actually nothing wrong with that one, it's not an incorrect spelling, just an old-fashioned one. Read some Victorian documents about stopping devices on railway vehicles...

HereBeMonsters said:

What gets me is "bumber". It happens all the time. How hard is it to realise there is a p in the bloody word?

Similarly "bib" referring to the noise of the horn, it's "beep" for fk's sake, a bib is a thing a baby wears to eat.

[Matt172]

Anya said:

Tires

nothing wrong with that if you are American