Stupid things non petrolheads say... Vol 2
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Gad-Westy said:
When my wife had a Leaf I used to use it a lot and was surprised by how much attention it attracted. Much of it was quite positive or lots of inquisitive stuff when public charging it etc.
Mmm, I think a lot of the time the "normal conversation" people just want to hear it from the horse's mouth what the deal is with range and charging etc, because they're not sure how much faith to put in media articles and the like. So they want someone who can say yeah, it'll get nearly 100 miles of you baby it, but 70 is probably a safer bet, bit less in winter, and be basing that on several years of use.J4CKO said:
I went in a local dealers, an quite apart from the fact none of the cars listed were actually still there, seems they just leave the ads running to drum up footfall, he talked crap.
I said I wouldn't mind better MPG than my CLS but not a big concern, he said I should be thrilled with 18 MPG, his Audi Q7 3.0 TDI averages about 10 and his Evo does 5 MPG, all the time, whatever he does, which sounds like b
ks to me, apparently its tuned to 700 bhp, now I can imagine on track, single figures are possible, but as an average, and dont Q7 diesels do 20 odd mpg ?
I've had this bI said I wouldn't mind better MPG than my CLS but not a big concern, he said I should be thrilled with 18 MPG, his Audi Q7 3.0 TDI averages about 10 and his Evo does 5 MPG, all the time, whatever he does, which sounds like b
ks to me, apparently its tuned to 700 bhp, now I can imagine on track, single figures are possible, but as an average, and dont Q7 diesels do 20 odd mpg ? ks from a few people. They ask me what MPG i get, i say something like "oh it averages about 22 but i can get over 30 on a run", then they claim their ecobox gets 12 or something. I think they assume that everyone else quotes first gear/foot flat mpg, as a couple of times I've had a ride in these gas guzzling beasts and seen their long-term average is 30+ and not the 3 yards per swimming pool that they boast.Never called anyone on it but it is an odd lie to tell!
donkmeister said:
I've had this bks from a few people. They ask me what MPG i get, i say something like "oh it averages about 22 but i can get over 30 on a run", then they claim their ecobox gets 12 or something. I think they assume that everyone else quotes first gear/foot flat mpg, as a couple of times I've had a ride in these gas guzzling beasts and seen their long-term average is 30+ and not the 3 yards per swimming pool that they boast.
Never called anyone on it but it is an odd lie to tell!
I dunno, I genuinely managed to hover about 10 mpg average using a V8 Grand Cherokee around town. More like high 20s on a run.ks from a few people. They ask me what MPG i get, i say something like "oh it averages about 22 but i can get over 30 on a run", then they claim their ecobox gets 12 or something. I think they assume that everyone else quotes first gear/foot flat mpg, as a couple of times I've had a ride in these gas guzzling beasts and seen their long-term average is 30+ and not the 3 yards per swimming pool that they boast.Never called anyone on it but it is an odd lie to tell!
Last night a friend of my wife came to visit & asked if I could check the tyre pressures on her 2 year old Ford kuga as she said something didn't feel right.
Went outside to check the tyre pressures for her to find one front tyre very close to the wear indicators and the other front tyre a racing slick.
Came back indoors and told her she needs to get some new tyres on the front as soon as possible.
She then says "oh its ok it will be fine as its four wheel drive".
I told her no its not fine & no its not four wheel drive.
I can understand someone not noticing a underinflated tyre but not a tyre with zero tread.
What gets me is she bought the car new so must have known it wasn't four wheel drive.
It even says 2wd on the model sticker on the door shut.
She still doesn't believe me it isn't four wheel drive despite the lack of rear diff and driveshafts.
Went outside to check the tyre pressures for her to find one front tyre very close to the wear indicators and the other front tyre a racing slick.
Came back indoors and told her she needs to get some new tyres on the front as soon as possible.
She then says "oh its ok it will be fine as its four wheel drive".
I told her no its not fine & no its not four wheel drive.
I can understand someone not noticing a underinflated tyre but not a tyre with zero tread.
What gets me is she bought the car new so must have known it wasn't four wheel drive.
It even says 2wd on the model sticker on the door shut.
She still doesn't believe me it isn't four wheel drive despite the lack of rear diff and driveshafts.
Asked a few friends if one of them would mind helping me move two of my cars about an hour and a half away. I would drive one, they would drive the other. The car they would drive is a (lightly modified) Impreza WRX. I would take my Aston.
Non-petrolhead friend: "sure thing, can I have a quick spin round the block first to make sure I'm happy driving it? Don't want to be a dick driving it and nor do I want to stall it!"
That friend who thinks he knows about cars: "does it have a quick release handbrake? No? Aw, that's a shame, I'd love to overtake you on the road and pull the handbrake and do a drift past you!"
I suspect my petrolhead friends would have the exact same reply as the non-petrolhead friend. The second individual above also thinks he drives a 3.5L twin-turbo Ford Transit diesel, which really flies when you drop it a few gears and get it in the high revs.
He's a brilliant bloke otherwise but cars are something I keep very quiet on for the sake of a friendship.
Non-petrolhead friend: "sure thing, can I have a quick spin round the block first to make sure I'm happy driving it? Don't want to be a dick driving it and nor do I want to stall it!"
That friend who thinks he knows about cars: "does it have a quick release handbrake? No? Aw, that's a shame, I'd love to overtake you on the road and pull the handbrake and do a drift past you!"
I suspect my petrolhead friends would have the exact same reply as the non-petrolhead friend. The second individual above also thinks he drives a 3.5L twin-turbo Ford Transit diesel, which really flies when you drop it a few gears and get it in the high revs.
He's a brilliant bloke otherwise but cars are something I keep very quiet on for the sake of a friendship.
alpha channel said:
Second Best said:
That friend who thinks he knows about cars: "does it have a quick release handbrake? No? Aw, that's a shame, I'd love to overtake you on the road and pull the handbrake and do a drift past you!"
aaaand at that point I'd be gently but firmly taking the keys off him.PotatoSalad said:
"You've got a Subaru? That must cost you a fortune to run!" typical comment from a someone who spends £15k on a brand new car every few years.
Nope, it's £25pm fully comp, £210 to tax and I bought it 3 years ago for less than your Focus lost in value the moment it left the showroom.
if it's so cheap to insure then why do you pay monthly? You realise that's like 35% APR or whatever?Nope, it's £25pm fully comp, £210 to tax and I bought it 3 years ago for less than your Focus lost in value the moment it left the showroom.
Utterpiffle said:
I guess this is a common thing now, when instructors use diesel cars to teach. Dipsy office girl upstairs passed her driving test 2 weeks ago. She learned in a fiesta diesel, then bought a 1 litre Yaris. She couldn't pull away in it, stalled every time. Had no concept of pressing the accelerator until the clutch was out. That's how I was taught, she said.
She's since pranged it twice in car parks, and phoned me in panic asking whether the car was safe to drive after a hub cap fell off.
Quite simply, shouldn't be driving.She's since pranged it twice in car parks, and phoned me in panic asking whether the car was safe to drive after a hub cap fell off.
Edited by Utterpiffle on Monday 17th July 12:19
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