The most unpetrolhead person you know.

[Stu - B]

1) Chap I insured who did not pick up a Supercharged Aston Martin Vantage for 2 years.
2) My wife who thinks motoring progress is driven by the Nissan Primera design team.

[paulmoonraker]

My mate (accountant) who bought a Rover 'with a walnut dash' at 18. It was a shockingly st car.

Since then he has had other crap.

He said to me a while back - 'Paul, why do you want to go so fast'.

[Robb F]

My girlfriend who despite owning a nice Corsa VXR has not once, ever given it any stick, and will almost always pull away slowest at lights.

A friend who pointed to the airbox in my car and asked if it was the turbo

Another friend who is currently sitting on a circa 80K bonus, still drives a 1.1 peugeot 106

[obscene]

I read about no.1 in a thread the other day. Jesus wept.

[christofmccracke]

Stu - B said:

1) Chap I insured who did not pick up a Supercharged Aston Martin Vantage for 2 years.
2) My wife who thinks motoring progress is driven by the Nissan Primera design team.

What do you mean in the 1st bit ?

[binlicker]

Girl I work with, apparently her fella has just bought a "really nice car".


















Kia Rio............
















In turquoise!

[thinfourth2]

Robb F said:

Another friend who is currently sitting on a circa 80K bonus, still drives a 1.1 peugeot 106

Why not far better then spending it on a car which he has no interest in to fit in with the resale grey sheep

[Steamer]

I knew a guy that went on a bus once.

Well, I say 'knew' - I've since disowned him.

[Dennis99]

My missus: "All I need in a car is a wheel and a stick"

Just to even up the accountant thing above, my neighbours have a Cayman S.

[Baryonyx]

Bloke I work with who has a turquoise 4 door Corsa, doesn't even think of changing it.

[paulmoonraker]

Dennis99 said:

Just to even up the accountant thing above, my neighbours have a Cayman S.

He was not an accountant at 18 - if that changes it at all

He just likes st cars. His sky blue focus, which 'was not far from an RS, and in fact is the wiser mans choice' was another classic.

[davepoth]

thinfourth2 said:

Robb F said:

Another friend who is currently sitting on a circa 80K bonus, still drives a 1.1 peugeot 106

Why not far better then spending it on a car which he has no interest in to fit in with the resale grey sheep

Actually he could be the most PH man you know - much easier to take a 1.1 pug 106 to 10/10ths than a Ferrari...

My brother is the most un PH person I ever met. He thinks the revs are "something to do with the fanbelt". Still not passed his test after nearly 15 years...

[Boba Fret]

I knew an accountant (why's it always accountants) that bought a Perodua Nippa because it "made sense".

So he paid his £5k for his brand new car and even HE HATED it, with a vengance!

He hated it even more when after a year of ownership he was offered £200 for it in PX (it was f****d)

Laugh? I nearly bought a round

[Twincam16]

A mate of mine who took five years to pass his test, drives like his instructor's sitting behind him, and once attached a post-it note to the wheel of his Focus to remind him he'd parked it in gear as he feared that starting the engine without noticing this could cause him to drive straight through the wall of his girlfriend's house (the drive is on a steep upward slope and he'd parked it in first).

[gareth.e]

its because accountants are good with money and known for being at tight as a badgers arse.

That and the thought of depreciation does not make financial sense.

[paulmoonraker]

Cool - an accountant bashing thread

[Boba Fret]

gareth.e said:

its because accountants are good with money and known for being at tight as a badgers arse.

That and the thought of depreciation does not make financial sense.

So losing £4800 on a £5000 car in one year is 'good economical sense' then ?

I'm just glad the chap I mentioned isn't my accountant! My accountant drives a rather sublime XKR Conv. and she's only 39

[Robb F]

davepoth said:

thinfourth2 said:

Robb F said:

Another friend who is currently sitting on a circa 80K bonus, still drives a 1.1 peugeot 106

Why not far better then spending it on a car which he has no interest in to fit in with the resale grey sheep

Actually he could be the most PH man you know - much easier to take a 1.1 pug 106 to 10/10ths than a Ferrari...

She is definitely not a PH

[daniel2001]

My mother.

Says that no car can be worth more than £3,000. Says that cars with more than 100bhp are pointless (despite moaning that her car with 90bhp, needs at least twice as much, and is a gold Renault Scenic).

One of my friends who actually thought that the brake pedal had two modes. Off. And "THERES A BRICK WALL 30 YARDS AWAY!! AAAAHHHHHHHHHH" and stamp on the middle pedal.

[Haighermeister]

My Stepdad was once a petrolhead, but now thinks his 2002 Mitsubishi carisma Derv is the ultimate in motoring.....

And that his trafic Van has 'better performance than that rusty old thing you have'






Glad we're not blood related sometimes