Stupid things non petrolheads say....
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CanAm said:
This seems to be a common woman thing. There was a link to a Munsmet (sic to avoid them spotting it!)) thread about alloy wheels and a large number couldn't grasp the whole wheel/tyre/spare-wheel thing. It took ages to get through to Mrs CanAm when son's car had a puncture and the tyre was trashed.
Introduce her to the heavy commercial vehicle world of the 1960s. Split rims, tubes and flaps would blow her mind!CanAm said:
This seems to be a common woman thing. There was a link to a Munsmet (sic to avoid them spotting it!)) thread about alloy wheels and a large number couldn't grasp the whole wheel/tyre/spare-wheel thing. It took ages to get through to Mrs CanAm when son's car had a puncture and the tyre was trashed.
http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonabl...It's quite amusing, my favourites were;
"Mine has a steering wheel and air freshener. Don't ask me about practicalities it's what mechanics are paid for XD"
"Short of the colour and the fact I know it drinks petrol rather than diesal, I couldn't tell you anything about my car."
Transiter said:
http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonabl...
It's quite amusing, my favourites are
"Mine has a steering wheel and air freshener. Don't ask me about practicalities it's what mechanics are paid for XD"
"Short of the colour and the fact I know it drinks petrol rather than diesal, I couldn't tell you anything about my car."
Quite impressed that one lady pointed out, correctly, that steel wheels are also made of an alloy!It's quite amusing, my favourites are
"Mine has a steering wheel and air freshener. Don't ask me about practicalities it's what mechanics are paid for XD"
"Short of the colour and the fact I know it drinks petrol rather than diesal, I couldn't tell you anything about my car."
Cliftonite said:
Transiter said:
http://www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonabl...
It's quite amusing, my favourites are
"Mine has a steering wheel and air freshener. Don't ask me about practicalities it's what mechanics are paid for XD"
"Short of the colour and the fact I know it drinks petrol rather than diesal, I couldn't tell you anything about my car."
Quite impressed that one lady pointed out, correctly, that steel wheels are also made of an alloy!It's quite amusing, my favourites are
"Mine has a steering wheel and air freshener. Don't ask me about practicalities it's what mechanics are paid for XD"
"Short of the colour and the fact I know it drinks petrol rather than diesal, I couldn't tell you anything about my car."
thismonkeyhere said:
Spooge said:
"My 55 plate C220 was a great car, 0-60 in 5 seconds and had it up to 150 on the M6 toll!"
Unless I'm missing something, the only way I can see that doing 0-60 in 5 seconds is if its dropped from a high height.
Maybe talking in kph?Unless I'm missing something, the only way I can see that doing 0-60 in 5 seconds is if its dropped from a high height.
From that Mumsnet thread:
"My car has alloys. 18inch Wolfrace alloys, to be precise. it also has low profile run flat tyres (which I know how to change). it also has a 3.2l naturally aspirated V6 engine with an uprated intercooler which pulls 308 bhp and has an average MPG consumption of 29 (if I'm careful!)
I, and many other "ladies", do know quite a bit more about our cars than just how to change a tyre....hmm"
Can't tell whether she's throwing out a whoosh parrott or just plain clueless?
"My car has alloys. 18inch Wolfrace alloys, to be precise. it also has low profile run flat tyres (which I know how to change). it also has a 3.2l naturally aspirated V6 engine with an uprated intercooler which pulls 308 bhp and has an average MPG consumption of 29 (if I'm careful!)
I, and many other "ladies", do know quite a bit more about our cars than just how to change a tyre....hmm"
Can't tell whether she's throwing out a whoosh parrott or just plain clueless?
sday12 said:
TobyLaRohne said:
Dr Jekyll said:
Huh?
For certain cars, yes, E Type Jaguar, or either way, z class/series Germanmanufacturer.
Surely for most, including Ferrari, it's manufacturer then car name.
I could see it for class/series but not for model... to me the naming convention is manufacturer then model....aaaanyway carry on.For certain cars, yes, E Type Jaguar, or either way, z class/series Germanmanufacturer.
Surely for most, including Ferrari, it's manufacturer then car name.
To me it'll always be the Ferrari Enzo, much to the annoyance of the other chap.
RumbleOfThunder said:
From that Mumsnet thread:
"My car has alloys. 18inch Wolfrace alloys, to be precise. it also has low profile run flat tyres (which I know how to change). it also has a 3.2l naturally aspirated V6 engine with an uprated intercooler which pulls 308 bhp and has an average MPG consumption of 29 (if I'm careful!)
I, and many other "ladies", do know quite a bit more about our cars than just how to change a tyre....hmm"
Can't tell whether she's throwing out a whoosh parrott or just plain clueless?
Where the hell does an intercooler go on a NA engine?!"My car has alloys. 18inch Wolfrace alloys, to be precise. it also has low profile run flat tyres (which I know how to change). it also has a 3.2l naturally aspirated V6 engine with an uprated intercooler which pulls 308 bhp and has an average MPG consumption of 29 (if I'm careful!)
I, and many other "ladies", do know quite a bit more about our cars than just how to change a tyre....hmm"
Can't tell whether she's throwing out a whoosh parrott or just plain clueless?
xRIEx said:
RumbleOfThunder said:
From that Mumsnet thread:
"My car has alloys. 18inch Wolfrace alloys, to be precise. it also has low profile run flat tyres (which I know how to change). it also has a 3.2l naturally aspirated V6 engine with an uprated intercooler which pulls 308 bhp and has an average MPG consumption of 29 (if I'm careful!)
I, and many other "ladies", do know quite a bit more about our cars than just how to change a tyre....hmm"
Can't tell whether she's throwing out a whoosh parrott or just plain clueless?
Where the hell does an intercooler go on a NA engine?!"My car has alloys. 18inch Wolfrace alloys, to be precise. it also has low profile run flat tyres (which I know how to change). it also has a 3.2l naturally aspirated V6 engine with an uprated intercooler which pulls 308 bhp and has an average MPG consumption of 29 (if I'm careful!)
I, and many other "ladies", do know quite a bit more about our cars than just how to change a tyre....hmm"
Can't tell whether she's throwing out a whoosh parrott or just plain clueless?
Or it might be bullst, who knows.
AMGDan27 said:
someone at my work just said they can get to 80 in 3rd gear in their 1.0L Corsa (i had one, it would barely do 80 in 5th ) didn't want to say anything to harm the guys ego as he was trying to show off to one of the Newbie girls here.
I just smiled to myself and carried on working
My 1.3 Astra will get to 80 in third. It's noisy, but it will do it. But then it doesn't have a limiter. They both probably have the same F10 transmission, so maybe! Doesn't make it fast, and comparing it to what it'll do in 5th is a bit of a mistake; particularly in this thread. I just smiled to myself and carried on working
hidetheelephants said:
xRIEx said:
RumbleOfThunder said:
From that Mumsnet thread:
"My car has alloys. 18inch Wolfrace alloys, to be precise. it also has low profile run flat tyres (which I know how to change). it also has a 3.2l naturally aspirated V6 engine with an uprated intercooler which pulls 308 bhp and has an average MPG consumption of 29 (if I'm careful!)
I, and many other "ladies", do know quite a bit more about our cars than just how to change a tyre....hmm"
Can't tell whether she's throwing out a whoosh parrott or just plain clueless?
Where the hell does an intercooler go on a NA engine?!"My car has alloys. 18inch Wolfrace alloys, to be precise. it also has low profile run flat tyres (which I know how to change). it also has a 3.2l naturally aspirated V6 engine with an uprated intercooler which pulls 308 bhp and has an average MPG consumption of 29 (if I'm careful!)
I, and many other "ladies", do know quite a bit more about our cars than just how to change a tyre....hmm"
Can't tell whether she's throwing out a whoosh parrott or just plain clueless?
xRIEx said:
hidetheelephants said:
xRIEx said:
RumbleOfThunder said:
From that Mumsnet thread:
"My car has alloys. 18inch Wolfrace alloys, to be precise. it also has low profile run flat tyres (which I know how to change). it also has a 3.2l naturally aspirated V6 engine with an uprated intercooler which pulls 308 bhp and has an average MPG consumption of 29 (if I'm careful!)
I, and many other "ladies", do know quite a bit more about our cars than just how to change a tyre....hmm"
Can't tell whether she's throwing out a whoosh parrott or just plain clueless?
Where the hell does an intercooler go on a NA engine?!"My car has alloys. 18inch Wolfrace alloys, to be precise. it also has low profile run flat tyres (which I know how to change). it also has a 3.2l naturally aspirated V6 engine with an uprated intercooler which pulls 308 bhp and has an average MPG consumption of 29 (if I'm careful!)
I, and many other "ladies", do know quite a bit more about our cars than just how to change a tyre....hmm"
Can't tell whether she's throwing out a whoosh parrott or just plain clueless?
Flibble said:
hidetheelephants said:
t the front where they usually go; radiators are intercoolers. Terminological inexactitude rools K.O.
Or it might be bullst, who knows.
If she meant the radiator, why would it have been uprated?Or it might be bullst, who knows.
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