Stupid things non petrolheads say... Vol 2
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lucido grigio said:
I read possibly the most ridiculous question ever in Honest John's column earlier.
Q......If there is a nuclear war in Korea,will Kia have enough spares in Europe and will they honour the 7 year warranty ? Should I avoid buying their cars ?
That is a proper First World Problem Q......If there is a nuclear war in Korea,will Kia have enough spares in Europe and will they honour the 7 year warranty ? Should I avoid buying their cars ?
Maracus said:
lucido grigio said:
I read possibly the most ridiculous question ever in Honest John's column earlier.
Q......If there is a nuclear war in Korea,will Kia have enough spares in Europe and will they honour the 7 year warranty ? Should I avoid buying their cars ?
That is a proper First World Problem Q......If there is a nuclear war in Korea,will Kia have enough spares in Europe and will they honour the 7 year warranty ? Should I avoid buying their cars ?
Trabi601 said:
Cotty said:
Blown2CV said:
not so. If it happened then we'd all be back to the third world! At least...
You mean the stone age, an EMP would fry anything electrical 2 stroke, simple points ignition. Will survive the apocalypse.
Blown2CV said:
Cotty said:
Blown2CV said:
not so. If it happened then we'd all be back to the third world! At least...
You mean the stone age, an EMP would fry anything electrical OddCat said:
Blown2CV said:
Cotty said:
Blown2CV said:
not so. If it happened then we'd all be back to the third world! At least...
You mean the stone age, an EMP would fry anything electrical Rory J said:
The service department at my local BMW dealership tried to tell me that my E46 M3 wasn't covered under the 12 year bodywork warranty as it was built in 1995!
'E' numbers mean little to many people including me though a manufacturer's service centre should do better.E/G model numbers should be reserved for BMW staff, blokes in anoraks and those still living with their mums imo.
Dagnir said:
Shakermaker said:
Listening to a work colleague:
Over the time I have known him, I've got to know of his passion for F1, his love of big-power Japanese cars and so forth.
The other day, he was looking forward to showing me his new car, which he has got through our work scheme. So it is only a dull-ish 1.6 litre diesel Kia, I think an Optima. He's happy
But then he drops this bomb on me, and everything I thought I knew of him before was instantly taken away:
"Well I can tell you I won't be using the sport button again because I pressed it on the way to work and all of a sudden I was doing 120mph!"
?????
How do you guys react when someone says something like this?Over the time I have known him, I've got to know of his passion for F1, his love of big-power Japanese cars and so forth.
The other day, he was looking forward to showing me his new car, which he has got through our work scheme. So it is only a dull-ish 1.6 litre diesel Kia, I think an Optima. He's happy
But then he drops this bomb on me, and everything I thought I knew of him before was instantly taken away:
"Well I can tell you I won't be using the sport button again because I pressed it on the way to work and all of a sudden I was doing 120mph!"
?????
Smile and nod? Laugh it off? Look confused?
Both parties know that it's utter tripe, so how do you make it not awkward?
bad company said:
'E' numbers mean little to many people including me though a manufacturer's service centre should do better.
E/G model numbers should be reserved for BMW staff, blokes in anoraks and those still living with their mums imo.
When you're talking cars it's the quickest way to explain which model you're referring to, hence their use on a motoring forum.E/G model numbers should be reserved for BMW staff, blokes in anoraks and those still living with their mums imo.
Headed out a few weekends back in my MR2 with the roof off with my girlfriend.
Out in the country and a Chimaera overtook me at full chat.
Her: "I hate the sound diesels make."
Me: "?"
Her: "That black car... It's too noisy."
Also, similarly aged guy to me (22) at work was explaining how he thinks his car is RWD because it corners really well.
A Pug 206 is renowned for it's tail-happy nature after all..
Out in the country and a Chimaera overtook me at full chat.
Her: "I hate the sound diesels make."
Me: "?"
Her: "That black car... It's too noisy."
Also, similarly aged guy to me (22) at work was explaining how he thinks his car is RWD because it corners really well.
A Pug 206 is renowned for it's tail-happy nature after all..
zeDuffMan said:
bad company said:
'E' numbers mean little to many people including me though a manufacturer's service centre should do better.
E/G model numbers should be reserved for BMW staff, blokes in anoraks and those still living with their mums imo.
When you're talking cars it's the quickest way to explain which model you're referring to, hence their use on a motoring forum.E/G model numbers should be reserved for BMW staff, blokes in anoraks and those still living with their mums imo.
DuraAce said:
Sycamore said:
Also, similarly aged guy to me (22) at work was explaining how he thinks his car is RWD because it corners really well.
Don't you pull him up on this? I wouldn't have been able to resist! He told our new admin girl (unbeknownst to him, my girlfriend) that his car is pushing 300bhp/t like a Porsche, because he'd taken the rear seats out
bad company said:
zeDuffMan said:
bad company said:
'E' numbers mean little to many people including me though a manufacturer's service centre should do better.
E/G model numbers should be reserved for BMW staff, blokes in anoraks and those still living with their mums imo.
When you're talking cars it's the quickest way to explain which model you're referring to, hence their use on a motoring forum.E/G model numbers should be reserved for BMW staff, blokes in anoraks and those still living with their mums imo.
DeltaTango said:
bad company said:
zeDuffMan said:
bad company said:
'E' numbers mean little to many people including me though a manufacturer's service centre should do better.
E/G model numbers should be reserved for BMW staff, blokes in anoraks and those still living with their mums imo.
When you're talking cars it's the quickest way to explain which model you're referring to, hence their use on a motoring forum.E/G model numbers should be reserved for BMW staff, blokes in anoraks and those still living with their mums imo.
Blown2CV said:
OddCat said:
Blown2CV said:
Cotty said:
Blown2CV said:
not so. If it happened then we'd all be back to the third world! At least...
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