People that think they know about cars but blatantly dont!
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Now I want to get this clear I am not an encyclopedia of car knowledge, however I think I am fairly knowledgable about cars and if I dont know something about cars then I wont bulls
t my way through I will simply say that I dont know.
However recently I have had several conversations with people that think they know everything about car's yet in reality they really dont know what they are talking about and talk absolute crap and expect me to believe it. Now normally I would let it go over my head as I cant really be bothered to argue but its started to really annoy me so I have started arguing back however it makes me feel like an utter geek even if I do prove that they are talking trash.
By the way im talking about the know it all's that think they know everything not the people that just want a conversation and actually admit to not knowing much.
On a positive note how nice is it to talk to somebody else that is on the same wavelength and is very knowledgable. I have a colleague that is a PHer and we always have great conversations about cars, racing etc.
What do you do in similar situations and has anybody got any funny stories told by these cretins?
t my way through I will simply say that I dont know.However recently I have had several conversations with people that think they know everything about car's yet in reality they really dont know what they are talking about and talk absolute crap and expect me to believe it. Now normally I would let it go over my head as I cant really be bothered to argue but its started to really annoy me so I have started arguing back however it makes me feel like an utter geek even if I do prove that they are talking trash.
By the way im talking about the know it all's that think they know everything not the people that just want a conversation and actually admit to not knowing much.
On a positive note how nice is it to talk to somebody else that is on the same wavelength and is very knowledgable. I have a colleague that is a PHer and we always have great conversations about cars, racing etc.
What do you do in similar situations and has anybody got any funny stories told by these cretins?
I know a guy who had his Golf 1.8T remapped to a 2.0......
And another who was convinced that merely fitting an aftermarket ECU would take his stock Impreza to 740hp, because he'd seen one with the same ECU in a magazine make that power, and had neglected to notice all the other mods.
On a similar note, but not from somebody who pretends to know about cars, I was hugely irritated when an ex girlfriend told me she had called her MINI One 'Henry' after Henry Cooper.
And another who was convinced that merely fitting an aftermarket ECU would take his stock Impreza to 740hp, because he'd seen one with the same ECU in a magazine make that power, and had neglected to notice all the other mods.
On a similar note, but not from somebody who pretends to know about cars, I was hugely irritated when an ex girlfriend told me she had called her MINI One 'Henry' after Henry Cooper.
You always seem to get a lot more of this on MOnday mornings after Top Gear has been on with them all spouting whatever half truth Clarkson had uttered the previous evening. One that sticks in my mind was when he tested the Vectra VXR and when talking about its 160ish top speed stated that it was faster than an M5, obviously omitting the fact the M5 was limited to 155.
The next morning some cocktard in my then office who had a lesser Vectra was very pleased to tell everyone that Vectras are faster than BMW M5s "because Clarkson said so".
The next morning some cocktard in my then office who had a lesser Vectra was very pleased to tell everyone that Vectras are faster than BMW M5s "because Clarkson said so".
I work with two girls, who sell cars and lots of them might I add, she says this to her customers that ask about the MINI engine variants.
"There is the mini one, which is an entry level car, and is a 1.4" that's fine, factually correct.
"Then there is the cooper which is a 1.6" fine, I suppose.
"Then the cooper-s which is a 1.6 but more like a 1.8" no darling its a 1.6 turbo, its nothing like an n/a anything.
"There is the mini one, which is an entry level car, and is a 1.4" that's fine, factually correct.
"Then there is the cooper which is a 1.6" fine, I suppose.
"Then the cooper-s which is a 1.6 but more like a 1.8" no darling its a 1.6 turbo, its nothing like an n/a anything.
okgo said:
I work with two girls, who sell cars and lots of them might I add, she says this to her customers that ask about the MINI engine variants.
"There is the mini one, which is an entry level car, and is a 1.4" that's fine, factually correct.
"Then there is the cooper which is a 1.6" fine, I suppose.
"Then the cooper-s which is a 1.6 but more like a 1.8" no darling its a 1.6 turbo, its nothing like an n/a anything.
i can see what she means, its not completely silly"There is the mini one, which is an entry level car, and is a 1.4" that's fine, factually correct.
"Then there is the cooper which is a 1.6" fine, I suppose.
"Then the cooper-s which is a 1.6 but more like a 1.8" no darling its a 1.6 turbo, its nothing like an n/a anything.
Z4monster said:
Like the bloke I overheard talking about his new Mini Cooper with it's 2ltr supercharged engine. Didn't even know what his own car had under the bonnet.
not quite unpossible if hes bought one of these 
http://www.mini2.com/forum/revolution-mini-works/1...It is to a pedant like me Daniel. I cannot let something lye, even if I keep my gob shut and it could result in a sale, I just can't.
The other day infact
"This new boot is smaller than the old one (new mini convertible)"
"Its actually a decent size bigger, with better accessibility due to the larger hinge system on the hood"
"Its defiantly smaller, my husband wouldn't fit his clubs in there"
"if you can get them in the current boot, then you will be fine with this, its bigger"
"I don't think it is"
"(pointing in the manual) its bigger it has x more litres than the old one its bigger"
"Hmm I'm not sure"
"I just showed you, its bigger 100%, the brochure isn't wrong"
She pulled a face and made her excuses.
The other day infact
"This new boot is smaller than the old one (new mini convertible)"
"Its actually a decent size bigger, with better accessibility due to the larger hinge system on the hood"
"Its defiantly smaller, my husband wouldn't fit his clubs in there"
"if you can get them in the current boot, then you will be fine with this, its bigger"
"I don't think it is"
"(pointing in the manual) its bigger it has x more litres than the old one its bigger"
"Hmm I'm not sure"
"I just showed you, its bigger 100%, the brochure isn't wrong"
She pulled a face and made her excuses.
I had an argument with a couple on here, one was a mod, about a particular manufacturer that has a dowdy reputation and they refused, even with evidence, to accept one of their 'sportier' models was any different to the rest of the range. I think it's when the blinkers come on and the irrefutable belief that they are right even when faced with fact that gets me.......that and the inevitable PH tradition of polarizing an argument
Weslake-Monza said:
In my youth I had an old and rare Japanese motorbike. There was a racing section in the handbook which I read with interest. One section stated there were cold sparkplugs for use in racing.
I asked my neighbour about these cold sparkplugs for racing. Rather than admit he had no idea he told me (assumedly making it up on the spot) that you use the cold plugs to start the engine when it's cold and once it's warmed up you put the other plugs in.
It was many years later I learned that he was talking utter rubbish. I won't even bother with his story about 'alcohol cams'.
Several (but old) race engine required "starting" plugs, which are then replaced with race plugs.I asked my neighbour about these cold sparkplugs for racing. Rather than admit he had no idea he told me (assumedly making it up on the spot) that you use the cold plugs to start the engine when it's cold and once it's warmed up you put the other plugs in.
It was many years later I learned that he was talking utter rubbish. I won't even bother with his story about 'alcohol cams'.
Modern technolgy has pretty much made changing plugs to start the engine obsolete.
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