Lets dispel a few myths.

[Thankyou4calling]

I do enjoy when people state things as fact that they generally picked up 2nd or 3rd hand and when questioned are totally unable to substantiate.

Flashing your high beam at traffic lights cases them to change. It doesn't!
1.4 Fiestas can exceed 140 MPH. They can't.
Bentleys are all driven by footballers. They aren't!

Any more out there, even non car related.

[anonymous-user]

All BMW's are drivers cars whatever the spec/engine

Mpg will always seem higher then it really is

[ch108]

Re traffic lights. Its only some of the temporary ones that had light sensors on them, not permanent sets at junctions.

[Buff Mchugelarge]

All German cars are reliable

All Italian cars are unreliable

[Gyrock]

The OP came up with the idea for this potential monster thread instantaneously and without any prior thought (the last 6 months) whatsoever.

[williamp]

Bus drivers don't have to obey traffic lights when they are red
Tipper lorry drivers don't have to be talking on their mobile the whole time

(these might be true, thinking about it...)

[aspirated]

Every hot Audi is an understeery mess (B7 RS4 and R8 are definitely not)

[zeduffman]

Fart cannons increase top speed by 3mph (yes my cousin really does believe this... and he's 30).
A 1.1 Peugeot 106 with no rear seats and a black bonnet is faster than an Evo X.

[aspirated]

Every hot Audi is an understeery mess (B7 RS4 and R8 are definitely not)

[leafspring]

All old Land Rovers are unreliable (we've had a 1960 Series 2 for just over 12 years and it hasn't missed a beat)

[The_Burg]

MGF's are all owned by hairdressers, i've got 2 and struggle to even shave.
MX5 owners are all gayers. Well the exception proves the rule.

[Rumple]

Bird poo ruins your paint, in 25 years of car ownership I have never had this.

[heebeegeetee]

ch108 said:

Re traffic lights. Its only some of the temporary ones that had light sensors on them, not permanent sets at junctions.

This. Well, either flashing your lights can get some traffic lights to change, or I've encountered a lot of lights that have coincidentally changed just after i've flashed my main beam at them.

[Thankyou4calling]

Gyrock said:

The OP came up with the idea for this potential monster thread instantaneously and without any prior thought (the last 6 months) whatsoever.

That's definitely a myth. It only took me a month.

[ImpossiblyDaft]

Rumple said:

Bird poo ruins your paint, in 25 years of car ownership I have never had this.

I had that happen within about 2 months of getting my first car.

I think it depends on a combination of how long its on there (in that case I'd left the car parked up for a fortnight so it had probably been on there a while) and the particular paint.

[The_Burg]

Rumple said:

Bird poo ruins your paint, in 25 years of car ownership I have never had this.

Really? I guess cats never destroy it either? Bird st wrecks any paint job. All my cars have pigeon stains despite wiping off whenever i see it.

[Gwagon111]

You want the 'stupid things non petrol heads say' thread.

[Roo]

All American cars can't go round corners.

[airbrakes]

Land Rovers are badly built

Wrong - People buy them, think "oh, it's a land rover, it won't matter if I skip the service schedule or abuse the st out of it"

[heebeegeetee]

airbrakes said:

Land Rovers are badly built

Wrong - People buy them, think "oh, it's a land rover, it won't matter if I skip the service schedule or abuse the st out of it"

Riiight. So they're not abusing anything else, just Land Rovers.