Mention a particular car, someone has to mention...

[cerb4.5lee]

Master Bean said:

Any car with a big American V8. Why so little horsepower?

I look back now and think this about my Dad's 1979 V8 5.0 Mustang(he owned it from 1980 to 1990). It only had 140bhp which doesn't seem very much at all now, however it did have 250ft/Ibs of torque though(that is only 20ft/Ibs less than my 370Z offers now). So it would've felt fairly punchy I would've thought back then to be fair.

The Mustang was also miles quicker at the traffic light GP against the 1982 Escort XR3 that my Dad also had as well. That was a fun day looking back now!

[ajprice]

Older Teslas - Mercedes column stalks (I don't think the newer ones have them)

[smn159]

cerb4.5lee said:

smn159 said:

EVs described as 'lacking soul'

They do lack soul though, because they have had their soul taken out and replaced with batteries.

Does a diesel shopping car have soul, or must every EV be compared only to a 5 litre Mustang or a TVR?

[Mr Peel]

New Mini: they should have called it the Maxi
Classic Mini: How do you fit into that?
Alfasud: Dodgy Russian steel
Zafira: will catch fire

[Milkyway]

Mr Peel said:

New Mini: they should have called it the Maxi
Classic Mini: How do you fit into that?
Alfasud: Dodgy Russian steel
Zafira: will catch fire

Chevette: The ’Shovit’.
Austin 1100 / 1300: The wheels fall off.
Allegro: The ‘Aggro’ and it’s square steering wheel.

Edited by Milkyway on Friday 31st March 10:02

[Danns]

Caddyshack said:

My dad had a 356 speedster. You could guarantee people called it “the James Dean” Porsche…..I gave up correcting them.

They aren’t wrong though, had a 356 speedster before 550.

Vw beetle
“Oh yeah, Porsche engine, 4 bolts - drops straight in”
(Really doesn’t)

996
“Which 911? Oh 996…” - sucks air over teeth

[PHZero]

Golf R:

- probably leased
- doesn't need four exhaust tips
- boring to drive
- thief magnet
- dominate the stairs

[NDNDNDND]

e600 said:

Jaguar e type….don’t ya know Enzo said it was the best looking blah blah

To be fair, on pretty much every article mentioning an E-Type someone has to wade in and say they're ugly, as though finding an E-Type ugly is a grand expression of their highly refined aesthetic judgement...

[sociopath]

evil.edna said:

sociopath said:

MikeM6 said:

sociopath said:

Any BMW mentioned on PH and apparently you have to mention if its an E46 or an E17 or whatever. No one else outside PH knows or cares

I always wondered why some get worked up about using model designation, it's not exactly complicated and most people who know about cars understand what an E46 is. Is funny the things people get their knickers in a twist about

I was going to say E60 M5 someone has to mention rod bearings, but I don't want to upset any sociopaths.

Oh bugger, I said it anyway.

They really don't, because knowing about cars doesn't necessarily mean caring about BMW internal model codes in any way shape or form.
As a test I asked my wife (ex Ford Advanced Research Engineer) and some of her ex colleagues who still work at Dunton, none of them had a clue.

But right on Cue, you did it for me anyway

Strange post. Especially, since Ford was a place in which, with regard to Ford products, everybody spoke in model codes - because of all the platform sharing, it was the only way you could be absolutely sure you were talking about exactly the same thing.

Some people also referred to other manufacturers models and powertrains by their internal codes. It wasn't because of some strange train spotting type nerdiness - it was so people could be absolutely certain we were all on the same page talking about the exactly the same thing without the need to go into further descriptive dialogue.

This is something I experienced at quite a few other OEMs, in the UK and abroad. It is not just a PH or Ford thing.

Not sure what your point is or why you have to draw on some tenuous link to try and give it credence.

The thread is about things people say about specific cars, and you and the other replier have confirmed my post to be 100% accurate by actually saying it and arguing it's normal. It's not my problem if you don't like it and don't understand what the thread is actually about.

Given your defence I guess you have a BMW.

[cerb4.5lee]

smn159 said:

cerb4.5lee said:

smn159 said:

EVs described as 'lacking soul'

They do lack soul though, because they have had their soul taken out and replaced with batteries.

Does a diesel shopping car have soul, or must every EV be compared only to a 5 litre Mustang or a TVR?

For me a diesel shopping car with still have more character than an EV though. However I do get what you're saying.

They aren't for me, but I do appreciate that the majority of people do prefer EVs to cars with engines now in fairness. We just live in a different time now to what I've been used to, and I'm personally really struggling with it that's all.

[evil.edna]

sociopath said:

evil.edna said:

sociopath said:

MikeM6 said:

sociopath said:

Any BMW mentioned on PH and apparently you have to mention if its an E46 or an E17 or whatever. No one else outside PH knows or cares

I always wondered why some get worked up about using model designation, it's not exactly complicated and most people who know about cars understand what an E46 is. Is funny the things people get their knickers in a twist about

I was going to say E60 M5 someone has to mention rod bearings, but I don't want to upset any sociopaths.

Oh bugger, I said it anyway.

They really don't, because knowing about cars doesn't necessarily mean caring about BMW internal model codes in any way shape or form.
As a test I asked my wife (ex Ford Advanced Research Engineer) and some of her ex colleagues who still work at Dunton, none of them had a clue.

But right on Cue, you did it for me anyway

Strange post. Especially, since Ford was a place in which, with regard to Ford products, everybody spoke in model codes - because of all the platform sharing, it was the only way you could be absolutely sure you were talking about exactly the same thing.

Some people also referred to other manufacturers models and powertrains by their internal codes. It wasn't because of some strange train spotting type nerdiness - it was so people could be absolutely certain we were all on the same page talking about the exactly the same thing without the need to go into further descriptive dialogue.

This is something I experienced at quite a few other OEMs, in the UK and abroad. It is not just a PH or Ford thing.

Not sure what your point is or why you have to draw on some tenuous link to try and give it credence.

The thread is about things people say about specific cars, and you and the other replier have confirmed my post to be 100% accurate by actually saying it and arguing it's normal. It's not my problem if you don't like it and don't understand what the thread is actually about.

Given your defence I guess you have a BMW.

Yeah, right you are, mate. You got me in a box.........just off to replace my Vanos solenoid on my E36.

[P5BNij]

Jensen Interceptor - ''it'll pass anything except a petrol station''

[Monkeylegend]

E Type...............the rich mans Triumph GT6.

[Milkyway]

cerb4.5lee said:

For me a diesel shopping car with still have more character than an EV though. However I do get what you're saying.

They aren't for me, but I do appreciate that the majority of people do prefer EVs to cars with engines now in fairness. We just live in a different time now to what I've been used to, and I'm personally really struggling with it that's all.

Ditto, I don’t lose sleep overs EV’s...

[Triumph Man]

sociopath said:

evil.edna said:

sociopath said:

MikeM6 said:

sociopath said:

Any BMW mentioned on PH and apparently you have to mention if its an E46 or an E17 or whatever. No one else outside PH knows or cares

I always wondered why some get worked up about using model designation, it's not exactly complicated and most people who know about cars understand what an E46 is. Is funny the things people get their knickers in a twist about

I was going to say E60 M5 someone has to mention rod bearings, but I don't want to upset any sociopaths.

Oh bugger, I said it anyway.

They really don't, because knowing about cars doesn't necessarily mean caring about BMW internal model codes in any way shape or form.
As a test I asked my wife (ex Ford Advanced Research Engineer) and some of her ex colleagues who still work at Dunton, none of them had a clue.

But right on Cue, you did it for me anyway

Strange post. Especially, since Ford was a place in which, with regard to Ford products, everybody spoke in model codes - because of all the platform sharing, it was the only way you could be absolutely sure you were talking about exactly the same thing.

Some people also referred to other manufacturers models and powertrains by their internal codes. It wasn't because of some strange train spotting type nerdiness - it was so people could be absolutely certain we were all on the same page talking about the exactly the same thing without the need to go into further descriptive dialogue.

This is something I experienced at quite a few other OEMs, in the UK and abroad. It is not just a PH or Ford thing.

Not sure what your point is or why you have to draw on some tenuous link to try and give it credence.

The thread is about things people say about specific cars, and you and the other replier have confirmed my post to be 100% accurate by actually saying it and arguing it's normal. It's not my problem if you don't like it and don't understand what the thread is actually about.

Given your defence I guess you have a BMW.

This is a car forum, it's not unreasonable for people to use model codes, and BMW and Mercedes-Benz seem to have the most universally understood codes. It's also useful for ascertaining which BMW someone's talking about. I, for example, have a 1995 BMW 5 series. Is that an E34 or E39? Could be either. (It's an E34)

[ChasW]

I notice that car enthusiasts that are keen on BMWs often use both model codes and well as engine codes to describe which car they are talking about. Makes sense to me.

[Jonmx]

I had an old boy tell me recently that Clarkson said 'the MX5 is the best British sportscar ever made', before laughing his ass off. Makes a change from the hairdresser comments I guess.

[Milkyway]

Jonmx said:

I had an old boy tell me recently that Clarkson said 'the MX5 is the best British sportscar ever made', before laughing his ass off. Makes a change from the hairdresser comments I guess.

We all know that it’s Italian.

[Limpet]

NDNDNDND said:

Every time a manual BMW is mentioned, people have to out-complete each other to express how utterly disgusted they are by BMW gearchanges.

Every time an automatic BMW is mentioned, people have to out-compete each other to express how utterly unmanly and dull automatic gearboxes are, how they are less involving past eight tenths, and how no car fitted with one can possibly be considered a driver’s car.

[Normodog]

Jonmx said:

I had an old boy tell me recently that Clarkson said 'the MX5 is the best British sportscar ever made', before laughing his ass off. Makes a change from the hairdresser comments I guess.

To be fair to the old fella, Clarkson did say this. But it was in reference to how rubbish British sports cars of the 70s were and that the mk1 mx5 was a homage to the the elan.