Stupid things non petrolheads say....

[RJP001]

I think that bit was clear.

[Bear Phils]

"I need to replace the timing belt just to be sure it doesn't snap."

"Why do you buy such unreliable crap?"

[MGJohn]

aka_kerrly said:

scarble said:

john2443 said:

Someone I worked with who considered herself to be a petrolhead had a Saab convertible and said that due to it being front wheel drive she couldn't do handbrake turns.

what a silly billy

Nope not that silly, what she could have meant is she had a front wheel HANDBRAKE thus handbrake turns are not possible.

Except in reverse ...

[MGJohn]

Loplop said:

Do people still refer to all VW's as Golfs? Used to happen a lot when I was younger and they all got corrected...

I was not popular on the playground.

I remember when Golfs were called wabbits.

[EDLT]

MGJohn said:

Loplop said:

Do people still refer to all VW's as Golfs? Used to happen a lot when I was younger and they all got corrected...

I was not popular on the playground.

I remember when Golfs were called wabbits.

You were in America at the time?

[real4star]

People who call Land Rovers (or any 4x4 for that matter) 'Jeeps'

My sister thought her old 1.4 Corsa 'Breeze Hi-Torq' was a fast car

[caraddict]

real4star said:

People who call Land Rovers (or any 4x4 for that matter) 'Jeeps'

I have no problems with this, but maybe it's because my parents' always said that.

[MartinQ]

real4star said:

My sister thought her old 1.4 Corsa 'Breeze Hi-Torq' was a fast car

To be fair, that's relative. My Starlet 1.3 GLi felt pretty rapid after I sold my 1.0 Micra. However, my 318i felt like I was driving through treacle after my Elise.

[scarble]

aka_kerrly said:

Nope not that silly, what she could have meant is she had a front wheel HANDBRAKE thus handbrake turns are not possible.

As was clear from the rest of the original post, however as we all know a Saab 93 doesn't have a handbrake on the front wheels.

real4star said:

My sister thought her old 1.4 Corsa 'Breeze Hi-Torq' was a fast car

I was passengered around in a 1.4 Corsa B the other day and was surprised at how torquey it is for a 1.4.

[MartG]

real4star said:

People who call Land Rovers (or any 4x4 for that matter) 'Jeeps'

My sister thought her old 1.4 Corsa 'Breeze Hi-Torq' was a fast car

Dizzy bint I used to work with traded her 1.2 petrol Corsa for a 1.5 non-turbo diesel one because "it's got a bigger engine so it will be faster"

She also bought some alloy wheels off her cousin for it, then mentioned it felt funny to drive - after a quick look at it I then spent 20 minutes trying to explain the concept of wheel offset to her

[Rochellc01]

"I will be ok in the ice, I have a Discovery."

shook my head in shame

[Rochellc01]

Loplop said:

Do people still refer to all VW's as Golfs? Used to happen a lot when I was younger and they all got corrected...

I was not popular on the playground.

That happens all the time still exept with Chevrolet Corvettes.

"Have you seen that new Corvette Spark"

i dont have much of a social life and often get referred to as "that car pr1ck",
my problem is that i assume everyone has to know everything about cars that i do, so if they dont, i sub-consiously think they are stupid, i forget no one else is a petrolhead.

Edited by Rochellc01 on Friday 14th December 11:53

[quantum30]

Audi TT's and 911/cayman are manufactured by the same people and they all share the same platform.

i heard the above from more than one person.

I stopped talking to them.

[scarble]

Rochellc01 said:

That happens all the time still exept with Chevrolet Corvettes.

"Have you seen that new Corvette Spark"

i dont have much of a social life and often get referred to as "that car pr1ck",
my problem is that i assume everyone has to know everything about cars that i do, so if they dont, i sub-consiously think they are stupid, i forget no one else is a petrolhead.

Same. Fwiends?
I'm an automotive engineer and had to explain to colleagues why a Celica GT4 is exciting

[DannyScene]

real4star said:

My sister thought her old 1.4 Corsa 'Breeze Hi-Torq' was a fast car

Depends what speed she was driving at surely and to some people a 1.4 would be a fast car

[Rochellc01]

DannyScene said:

Depends what speed she was driving at surely and to some people a 1.4 would be a fast car

1.4? no chance of catching that mate, they're rapid.

[aka_kerrly]

scarble said:

aka_kerrly said:

Nope not that silly, what she could have meant is she had a front wheel HANDBRAKE thus handbrake turns are not possible.

As was clear from the rest of the original post, however as we all know a Saab 93 doesn't have a handbrake on the front wheels.

My comment was more a demonstration that Saab have been known to fit handbrakes to the front wheels which would definitely confuse a lot of people. As far as I know this set up is only used by Saab on 99/900s and some Citreons.

[jas xjr]

you could put it in reverse and do a handbrake turn

[pthelazyjourno]

Rochellc01 said:

1.4? no chance of catching that mate, they're rapid.

My 1.4 205 XS was pretty rapid (for a 1.4 with 85bhp).

[Cotty]

pthelazyjourno said:

My 1.4 205 XS was pretty rapid (for a 1.4 with 85bhp).

Depends what you are comparing it to.
1.4 205 verses a bycicle it will fee rapid
1.4 205 verses an Aventador probably not so.