stupid petrolhead things you do in your car

[slipstream 1985]

just realised this the other day. when in the car my passenger pointed out something, i actually go brrrrrrmmmmmmmmm tsh rrrrrrrrrrrrmm tsh brrrmmm even when the car is going fast and making alot of noise. it was even pointed out that i do it in other peoples cars. do you do anything weird?

[David87]

Nothing especially weird (I hope), but if I see a rare / interesting car then I'll usually feel the need to tell my passenger some dull fact or information about it. They never care, sadly.

[V8mate]

slipstream 1985 said:

just realised this the other day. when in the car my passenger pointed out something, i actually go brrrrrrmmmmmmmmm tsh rrrrrrrrrrrrmm tsh brrrmmm even when the car is going fast and making alot of noise. it was even pointed out that i do it in other peoples cars. do you do anything weird?

The dump valve bit is particularly worrying.

[Poptart242]

I annoyed my friends doing the brrrrrrm, scrrrrrching so much they got me a soundracer instead.

Which is much more annoying

Edited by Poptart242 on Tuesday 18th May 18:10

[jkracing]

I always picture the route I'm taking as thouhg it was a race track, and occassionally find myself describing the line i would be taking and the actions of my feet at any given point on my 'race track'

[heisthegaffer]

I sometimes comment to my missus in an airline pilot style voice I.e we are cruising 3 feet above the ground at x mph and our eta is at 8.17 local time before advising the local weather is balmy/raining etc

[heisthegaffer]

heisthegaffer said:

I sometimes comment to my missus in an airline pilot style voice I.e we are cruising 3 feet above the ground at x mph and our eta is at 8.17 local time before advising the local weather is balmy/raining etc

Hmmm, should, I have put that in Boats, Trains and Planes?

[Papa Hotel]

David87 said:

Nothing especially weird (I hope), but if I see a rare / interesting car then I'll usually feel the need to tell my passenger some dull fact or information about it. They never care, sadly.

Me too. I live for the day when they ask me for more.

[Silent1]

The speed limit reminder in the MINI is set to 85 MPH and when it goes off it sounds just like the fasten seatbelt bing.
Which them prompts me to remind people to put their seatbelt on.

When the OH starts complaining about my driving i just start making tyre screechy noises over her talking.

[supra legend]

My window goes down when near a nice sounding car, the girlfriend says i'm sad

[Yodafone]

supra legend said:

My window goes down when near a nice sounding car, the girlfriend says i'm sad

Your not the only one I do this all the time, the sound of a nice car

[al1991]

Do the window thing and explaining to the gf about what a nice car's just driven past.

Also always insist on taking the 'racing' line but keeping within my lane, and even on slow urban roads when I'm doing 30...

[SmartTowelGS401]

supra legend said:

My window goes down when near a nice sounding car, the girlfriend says i'm sad

Yeah do this when I spot the car in time! Come rain, sleet or snow I don't care.

I do remember at the tender age of 18, maybe 19, almost losing a job due to pulling over during my journey to work (which I was already late for) when i saw for the first time a TVR Sagaris. In black, with N666 HEX on the numberplate.

At this stage I wasn't quite as into cars as I am now, and whilst aware of the TVR brand I had never even seen a picture of the Sagaris as it had only just come out.

I don't think I'll ever forget that day, I remember being so excited as I pulled up to what, as far as I was aware at this stage, could ONLY be the car of the devil himself! Then seeing the vents in the bonnet, sideways exhausts and what appeared to be a piece of plastic for a spoiler, I was hooked!

One day!

Edited by SmartTowelGS401 on Tuesday 18th May 19:40

[balders118]

Silent1 said:

When the OH starts complaining about my driving i just start making tyre screechy noises over her talking.

This is brilliant, i'm so glad i'm not the only one.

[KaraK]

Silent1 said:

The speed limit reminder in the MINI is set to 85 MPH and when it goes off it sounds just like the fasten seatbelt bing.
Which them prompts me to remind people to put their seatbelt on.

When the OH starts complaining about my driving i just start making tyre screechy noises over her talking.

A mate of mine has his set to 88mph... he calls it his Back to the Future alarm

(edit for speeeling)

Edited by KaraK on Tuesday 18th May 20:37

[MondeoMan1981]

Racing line for me, often prompts questions from the girlfriend....

[Jonny671]

Papa Hotel said:

David87 said:

Nothing especially weird (I hope), but if I see a rare / interesting car then I'll usually feel the need to tell my passenger some dull fact or information about it. They never care, sadly.

Me too. I live for the day when they ask me for more.

Yep!

Absolutely loved it when they ask for more about it

[Swarley]

KaraK said:

Silent1 said:

The speed limit reminder in the MINI is set to 85 MPH and when it goes off it sounds just like the fasten seatbelt bing.
Which them prompts me to remind people to put their seatbelt on.

When the OH starts complaining about my driving i just start making tyre screechy noises over her talking.

A mate of mine has his set to 88mph... he calls it his Back to the Future alarm

(edit for speeeling)

Edited by KaraK on Tuesday 18th May 20:37

Fantastic!