Stupid things non petrolheads say... Vol 2

[keo]

I’d say a TT can’t be a sports car with any engine. Modern diesels are brilliant in the right application. Not for a fun sports car imo.

[DickyC]

keo said:

I’d say a TT can’t be a sports car with any engine. Modern diesels are brilliant in the right application. Not for a fun sports car imo.

You could never imagine Audi winning Le Mans with a diesel, could you?

[biggbn]

keo said:

I’d say a TT can’t be a sports car with any engine. Modern diesels are brilliant in the right application. Not for a fun sports car imo.

I guess it depends on one's perspective. Like the poster said the guy making the comment drives a Transit Connect. Similarly I drive a 90hp Mini One D. I guess to both of us, a good tdi TT will go, stop and steer like a sports car. I've not owned a sporty car for quite a while now, so perhaps my perspective is skewed.

[Alan140266]

keo said:

I’d say a TT can’t be a sports car with any engine. Modern diesels are brilliant in the right application. Not for a fun sports car imo.

With any engine ? Really ? The TTS is around 300bhp and the RS about 400. It’s a 4 wheel drive small GT car but it sure fits under the general Sportscar banner. However probably NOT with a diesel.

[keo]

DickyC said:

You could never imagine Audi winning Le Mans with a diesel, could you?

The LeMans winning car wasn’t a golf in a fancy suit though was it

[biggbn]

keo said:

DickyC said:

You could never imagine Audi winning Le Mans with a diesel, could you?

The LeMans winning car wasn’t a golf in a fancy suit though was it

Zzzzzzzz .

[CanAm]

biggbn said:

CanAm said:

biggbn said:

Andy665 said:

Someone talking to his neighbour when I was out walking the dog

"Love the weekend as its time to get the sportscar out and put the van away until Monday" - said as he lifted his garage door on a TT TDi

I suppose its more of a sports car than his Transit Connect

A TT is surely a sports car by any metric?

Not with a diesel engine, surely?

Why not? Are you saying a diesel can never be sporty? I fond that an incredibly old fashioned attitude but, each to their own.

Diesels? Spawn of the Devil!

[georgeyboy12345]

Some butthurt diesel owners in this thread

[Pebbles167]

biggbn said:

Andy665 said:

Someone talking to his neighbour when I was out walking the dog

"Love the weekend as its time to get the sportscar out and put the van away until Monday" - said as he lifted his garage door on a TT TDi

I suppose its more of a sports car than his Transit Connect

A TT is surely a sports car by any metric?

I think it is yes, but to emphasise that point when it's got the diesel engine seems a bit of a weak flex.

I know someone who tells people his car is an import, which makes him look a bit silly since whilst it's true in the strictest sense, since it was manufactured outside of the UK then imported prior to registration and sale, it obviously isn't the intended meaning of the phrase.

[Deranged Rover]

biggbn said:

Why not? Are you saying a diesel can never be sporty? I fond that an incredibly old fashioned attitude but, each to their own.

In that case, I'm happy to be considered old-fashioned.

[Alan140266]

Deranged Rover said:

biggbn said:

Why not? Are you saying a diesel can never be sporty? I fond that an incredibly old fashioned attitude but, each to their own.

In that case, I'm happy to be considered old-fashioned.

I’m assuming you missed a parrot, the old sporty van that springs to mind is Guy Martins one that lapped the ring.

[LJF_97]

Work College said "can tell you're a car person" when I mentioned his heater control setting wasn't going to de-mist his windscreen...........

[Zarco]

georgeyboy12345 said:

Some butthurt diesel owners in this thread

Always good when they drag out the Audi Le Man stuff.

Can't imagine why we never got an R8 Tdi.

[GIYess]

[biggbn]

georgeyboy12345 said:

Some butthurt diesel owners in this thread

What a strange comment? I don't own a TT, petrol or diesel but have owned a load of cars, some quite sporty. Are you American?

[biggbn]

Zarco said:

georgeyboy12345 said:

Some butthurt diesel owners in this thread

Always good when they drag out the Audi Le Man stuff.

Can't imagine why we never got an R8 Tdi.

I genuinely can't imagine why we never got a big power R8 tdi, would have sold by the bucket load. Actually, I can imagine. It woukd have really harmed sales of the petrol one, wouldn't it?

[Zarco]

biggbn said:

Zarco said:

georgeyboy12345 said:

Some butthurt diesel owners in this thread

Always good when they drag out the Audi Le Man stuff.

Can't imagine why we never got an R8 Tdi.

I genuinely can't imagine why we never got a big power R8 tdi, would have sold by the bucket load. Actually, I can imagine. It woukd have really harmed sales of the petrol one, wouldn't it?

You got it. The evocative sound and smell of a diesel engine. What dreams are made of.

[Jakg]

Zarco said:

biggbn said:

Zarco said:

georgeyboy12345 said:

Some butthurt diesel owners in this thread

Always good when they drag out the Audi Le Man stuff.

Can't imagine why we never got an R8 Tdi.

I genuinely can't imagine why we never got a big power R8 tdi, would have sold by the bucket load. Actually, I can imagine. It woukd have really harmed sales of the petrol one, wouldn't it?

You got it. The evocative sound and smell of a diesel engine. What dreams are made of.

They did make one (just one) - https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/audi/r8-v10/f...

[WarrenB]

Jakg said:

Zarco said:

biggbn said:

Zarco said:

georgeyboy12345 said:

Some butthurt diesel owners in this thread

Always good when they drag out the Audi Le Man stuff.

Can't imagine why we never got an R8 Tdi.

I genuinely can't imagine why we never got a big power R8 tdi, would have sold by the bucket load. Actually, I can imagine. It woukd have really harmed sales of the petrol one, wouldn't it?

You got it. The evocative sound and smell of a diesel engine. What dreams are made of.

They did make one (just one) - https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/audi/r8-v10/f...

I do actually quite like the idea of that... but then again I'm a bit weird

[biggbn]

Zarco said:

biggbn said:

Zarco said:

georgeyboy12345 said:

Some butthurt diesel owners in this thread

Always good when they drag out the Audi Le Man stuff.

Can't imagine why we never got an R8 Tdi.

I genuinely can't imagine why we never got a big power R8 tdi, would have sold by the bucket load. Actually, I can imagine. It woukd have really harmed sales of the petrol one, wouldn't it?

You got it. The evocative sound and smell of a diesel engine. What dreams are made of.

All engines make a noise and smell. Are you honestly saying a big v8 diesel turbo doesn't sound good? Imagine all that torque and power in something the size of an R8. Given the prodigious performance these engines gave supersaloons and barges I reckon it would have been an absolute blast. My dad uses the same argument with regards EV.. but it doesn't make a noise, how can it be any fun. He's 75 and drives a diesel Kia.