Stupid things non petrolheads say... Vol 2
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stephen300o said:
Blown2CV said:
AH33 said:
HorneyMX5 said:
I know one of those. It's an A class SUV crossover 4 pot diesel thing (on finance obv!). It's always referred to as the AMG.
The marketing clearly works but it makes me die inside a bit.
"The AMG"The marketing clearly works but it makes me die inside a bit.
That would quite literally make my head explode.
I'd steal his badge. His car is not worthy.
Blown2CV said:
stephen300o said:
Blown2CV said:
AH33 said:
HorneyMX5 said:
I know one of those. It's an A class SUV crossover 4 pot diesel thing (on finance obv!). It's always referred to as the AMG.
The marketing clearly works but it makes me die inside a bit.
"The AMG"The marketing clearly works but it makes me die inside a bit.
That would quite literally make my head explode.
I'd steal his badge. His car is not worthy.
stephen300o said:
Blown2CV said:
AH33 said:
HorneyMX5 said:
I know one of those. It's an A class SUV crossover 4 pot diesel thing (on finance obv!). It's always referred to as the AMG.
The marketing clearly works but it makes me die inside a bit.
"The AMG"The marketing clearly works but it makes me die inside a bit.
That would quite literally make my head explode.
I'd steal his badge. His car is not worthy.
shamelessly stolen from the Sean Connery joke thread
Blown2CV said:
AH33 said:
HorneyMX5 said:
I know one of those. It's an A class SUV crossover 4 pot diesel thing (on finance obv!). It's always referred to as the AMG.
The marketing clearly works but it makes me die inside a bit.
"The AMG"The marketing clearly works but it makes me die inside a bit.
That would quite literally make my head explode.
I'd steal his badge. His car is not worthy.
daveenty said:
I have a real one and it's lovingly referred to as "The German taxi"
No badges to say otherwise either...
Must get round to taking the badges off. I guess then 99% of the public will have no idea what it is.No badges to say otherwise either...
MaxRothery said:
Pints said:
OldBob said:
"..but with my car I only pay £30 (or less) road tax..." The casual listener amongst those talking about performance cars.
But everyone knows that more is better. You pay more, therefore yours is better.![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
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Hooli said:
MaxRothery said:
Pints said:
OldBob said:
"..but with my car I only pay £30 (or less) road tax..." The casual listener amongst those talking about performance cars.
But everyone knows that more is better. You pay more, therefore yours is better.![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
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SlimJim16v said:
Apparently a Phaeton 3.0TDI is a "continent eater". I don't think I'll bother with that Bentley then.
To be fair, the Phaeton would probably go further on a tank. Who buys cars on their abilities to cross continents anyway? How often are you going to do that? Generally if you want to cross a continent then your transport is usually made by companies such as Boeing or Airbus.HorneyMX5 said:
I know one of those. It's an A class SUV crossover 4 pot diesel thing (on finance obv!). It's always referred to as the AMG.
The marketing clearly works but it makes me die inside a bit.
And people on MBClub question why Merc are sticking AMG badges on anything that moves.... there's your answer!The marketing clearly works but it makes me die inside a bit.
On a side note my next door neighbour's mother was admiring my SL55 and asked what the mpg was. On being informed it was around 18 -20 on a good day she sighed and said 'Oh I thought it was a better car than that' and walked back to her Nissan Micra..... thing is I sort of get where she's coming from
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IanCress said:
SlimJim16v said:
Apparently a Phaeton 3.0TDI is a "continent eater". I don't think I'll bother with that Bentley then.
To be fair, the Phaeton would probably go further on a tank. Who buys cars on their abilities to cross continents anyway? How often are you going to do that? Generally if you want to cross a continent then your transport is usually made by companies such as Boeing or Airbus.![hehe](/inc/images/hehe.gif)
To be fair to the person who originally suggested the Phaeton was capable of such things, I imagine it's a pretty good choice of transport for particularly long journeys.
IanCress said:
To be fair, the Phaeton would probably go further on a tank. Who buys cars on their abilities to cross continents anyway? How often are you going to do that? Generally if you want to cross a continent then your transport is usually made by companies such as Boeing or Airbus.
Surely you mean a Gulfstream? ![wink](/inc/images/wink.gif)
MaxRothery said:
Hooli said:
MaxRothery said:
Pints said:
OldBob said:
"..but with my car I only pay £30 (or less) road tax..." The casual listener amongst those talking about performance cars.
But everyone knows that more is better. You pay more, therefore yours is better.![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
![laugh](/inc/images/laugh.gif)
Good work btw, Spitfire or Dolly?
InductionRoar said:
To be fair referring to an AMG as "the AMG" is a little bit cringeworthy in itself - the fact it is a diesel promotes it to tragic.
I made the mistake of discussing cars with a particular friend last year, he said that his wife had a C Class AMG, which is a fair bit of a step up from her current Kuga. So I did some digging, what a full fat fire breathing AMG? Yup! Was it a C55 with a V8? no it wasn't, C32 with a V6? No, it was a diesel with what I assume was the AMG styling pack, I didn't have the heart to pursue it. Edited by InductionRoar on Friday 5th February 14:03
Years ago somebody tried to convince me that if you didn't floor your car on a regular basis the pistons wouldn't wear the liner evenly from top to bottom and you'd permanently lower your max RPM.
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Colleague one today complained that has car had failed its MOT just as she was wanting to trade it in against a much fancier one (despite constantly complaining how she struggles to make ends meet financially)
What did it fail on? A totally bald tyre. When I questioned why she hadn't even given the tyres a cursory visual glance even once a week, she scoffed and said that's her husband's job.
She carries her child in the car every day, and seemed put out about having to pay for a new tyre (a normal hatchback tyre is not exactly expensive) but not about endangering lives.
I despair.
Colleague two then mentioned how she'd had to pour warm water on her windscreen this morning to clear the frost. When informed that this was a brilliant way to shatter the windscreen she asked what else she was supposed to do?
When I replied that a scraper is generally meant for that kind of thing, she shuddered and replied "those things go right through me".
I despair.
What did it fail on? A totally bald tyre. When I questioned why she hadn't even given the tyres a cursory visual glance even once a week, she scoffed and said that's her husband's job.
She carries her child in the car every day, and seemed put out about having to pay for a new tyre (a normal hatchback tyre is not exactly expensive) but not about endangering lives.
I despair.
Colleague two then mentioned how she'd had to pour warm water on her windscreen this morning to clear the frost. When informed that this was a brilliant way to shatter the windscreen she asked what else she was supposed to do?
When I replied that a scraper is generally meant for that kind of thing, she shuddered and replied "those things go right through me".
I despair.
Edited by ChemicalChaos on Monday 15th February 22:45
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