Mention a particular car, someone has to mention...

[J4CKO]

Krikkit said:

J4CKO said:

...Ronin, a fairly mediocre 1998 Robert De Niro film that is otherwise pretty much forgotten except for the car chasing starring the aforementioned Audi.

Wash your filthy mouth out, it's one of the best 90s spy thrillers and has some of the best car chases in cinema history.

I watched it a few years back, was alright but not really sure why it is quite so lauded, will give it another go.

Title was meant to say "Someone has to mention", damn my poor proof reading skills.

[J4CKO]

r5kdt said:

Any Capri - "used to carry a bag of sand in the boot"

Yeah, or many other building materials, concrete, paving slabs, etc. I had a few Capris, never did it myself, nor did anyone I know who had one, even when big numbers like 73 and 88 bhp were involved, they could though be a bit prone to wild oversteer, not sure 100 kilos of ballast would help much, other than a bit more weight over the rear to help traction, but when it did go, you had a 100 kilos hanging out behind the rear wheels which to my mind would make matters worse.

[jeremyc]

Any V12 Aston Martin: "that's two Ford V6s joined together".

Classic Ford Mustang: Bullitt, or "are you Steve McQueen"?

Audi: understeer or "look at how far forward of the front axle the engine is".

[alscar]

J4CKO said:

Yeah, or many other building materials, concrete, paving slabs, etc. I had a few Capris, never did it myself, nor did anyone I know who had one, even when big numbers like 73 and 88 bhp were involved, they could though be a bit prone to wild oversteer, not sure 100 kilos of ballast would help much, other than a bit more weight over the rear to help traction, but when it did go, you had a 100 kilos hanging out behind the rear wheels which to my mind would make matters worse.

Indeed - I had 3 of them working my way up to a 3.0 S ( with the tennis racquet recaros ) - test drove it in the snow 5 miles up the A41 sideways and and had to have it.

[blue_haddock]

Triumph Man said:

Reliant Scimitar - "Princess Anne had one of those"

Exactly what I was going to post when I saw the post

[Super Sonic]

sociopath said:

Any BMW mentioned on PH and apparently you have to mention if its an E46 or an E17 or whatever. No one else outside BMW fanbase knows or cares

ftty

[Castrol for a knave]

928 - built to replace the 911*

If I had a penny every time someone told me that, I'd have £3.47.

• partly true but more to expand the range to compete with Aston, Mercedes and Maserati grand tourers.

[MustangGT]

Lotus - Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious

Mind you, this was back in the late 70s and early 80s. Had one customer with an S1 Esprit, 5 years old and had covered 120k miles!

[MikeM6]

sociopath said:

Any BMW mentioned on PH and apparently you have to mention if its an E46 or an E17 or whatever. No one else outside PH knows or cares

I always wondered why some get worked up about using model designation, it's not exactly complicated and most people who know about cars understand what an E46 is. Is funny the things people get their knickers in a twist about

I was going to say E60 M5 someone has to mention rod bearings, but I don't want to upset any sociopaths.

Oh bugger, I said it anyway.

[OverSteery]

evo69 said:

M3 CSL - Is that the one with the cardboard boot floor?

Err, Do I have to hang-up my anorak? never heard that one....

[The Hypno-Toad]

Saab - Only architects and dentists buy those. (not enough of them as it turned out.)

Lexus - When did you start playing Golf?

Suzuki Jimmy - Hairdresser

[2 sMoKiN bArReLs]

The Hypno-Toad said:

Suzuki Jimmy - Hairdresser

Is that like the Jimny having a slash?

[ScoobyChris]

The Hypno-Toad said:

Lexus - When did you start playing Golf?

And also "the Japanese Mercedes" (A-ha!)

Chris

[Flumpo]

sociopath said:

Any BMW mentioned on PH and apparently you have to mention if its an E46 or an E17 or whatever. No one else outside PH knows or cares

It’s a strange bmw owners thing, it’s extended to bmw mini owners who say they have a mini r50 and so on.

[Zumbruk]

911 - "It's a Beetle"

[scs1]

Pitre said:

Corvettes can't go round corners.

They have leaf springs at the rear.
The floors are made of balsa wood.

[Leins]

OverSteery said:

evo69 said:

M3 CSL - Is that the one with the cardboard boot floor?

Err, Do I have to hang-up my anorak? never heard that one....

I can testify that 8 cases of wine didn’t fall through the boot floor in my one, so shopping holds no risk in contradiction to JC

[LordHaveMurci]

LastPoster said:

Ferrari - owner has a small penis

Audi - owner IS a large penis

[DickyC]

RS2 - "Yeah, but it's not a Porsche, is it?"

[samoht]

Triumph Stag - overheating engine
SAAB Turbo - torque steer
MGF - head gasket
Merc SL R129 - Princess Di had one
Citroen Picasso - Ronnie Pickering
Austin 1100 - Basil Fawlty
Peugeot 405 - Take My Breath Away
Renault Clio - va va voom
Rover 75 - Mustang engine (must be mentioned for any 75 despite only 1% of them being 260s)
VW Beetle - Herbie