Stupid things non petrolheads say....

[busta]

havoc said:

Strictly speaking it should be 'dreier', 'funfer', etc...as that's the German shorthand for the cars.

I'll type it (3er) to petrolhead mates, but don't think I've ever said it...

Only if you are an German. We are all speaking English.

[vinnie83]

Blown2CV said:

vinnie83 said:

The Spruce goose said:

Cotty said:

Its a motorsport badge. It does not signify it is an M car

They way people say m-sport after there car they buy, is anything better than a few badges and maybe alloy's and suspension to mean a lot. It is just a marketing tool,for example ford people don't say Zetec atfer there car engine size..

Well in my opinion, since the M-sport BMW's look totally different to the SE models, when talking to people who know about cars, I will differentiate.

When talking to anyone else, I say 3 series.

would you not just say "my car"

Well if I'm talking about the car, then I will mention which car as I have 2. If it's a passing comment in which the car is irrelevant, for example "I'm just going to get the car" then I will of course, just say the car or my car etc.

I was assuming we were talking however, about times we are discussing the actual car. Why else would I even say 3 series let alone M-sport? I can't imagine someone saying that "sorry I can't have another, I'm in the 3 series" etc.

[anonymous-user]

vinnie83 said:

Well in my opinion, since the M-sport BMW's look totally different to the SE models,

yes totally different...or slightly different.





The truth is you say it because it is seen by some to be one step down from a full M car. Not your fault, like I said early, it is Marketing, a trim level.

[vinnie83]

The Spruce goose said:

vinnie83 said:

Well in my opinion, since the M-sport BMW's look totally different to the SE models,

yes totally different...or slightly different.





The truth is you say it because it is seen by some to be one step down from a full M car. Not your fault, like I said early, it is Marketing, a trim level.

Thanks for telling me the truth

I really do NOT say it because some people see it as one step below the M cars - I really have nothing to prove to people.

Most of my friends are into cars, and when I discussed the car I purchased, it was relevant to say M-sport.

I did clarify that in general conversation, whether I'm driving my 911 or the BMW, I just say "the car/my car" unless the model of car is relevant to the conversation.

I think it's slightly presumptuous of you to say that "the truth is" that it's because of reasons you think some say it - the truth is that you're incorrect

[Bitofbully]

AtticusFinch said:

Ferg said:

I tell people I have a kitcar

Lets face it kitcar is pretty non specific a bit like saying I own a covertable

That would be more like telling someone you had a katcir.

[RizzoTheRat]

Bitofbully said:

AtticusFinch said:

Ferg said:

I tell people I have a kitcar

Lets face it kitcar is pretty non specific a bit like saying I own a covertable

That would be more like telling someone you had a katcir.

Perhaps he's got a stealth coating on it avoid triggering speed traps

[havoc]

busta said:

havoc said:

Strictly speaking it should be 'dreier', 'funfer', etc...as that's the German shorthand for the cars.

I'll type it (3er) to petrolhead mates, but don't think I've ever said it...

Only if you are an German. We are all speaking English.

I think you've missed the point slightly...

[C.A.R.]

Boss just dropped a corker. Was talking about how they now have Shell V-Power at the garage by the end of the road...

"Yeah it was on the radio earlier actually

....They even have that new fuel with all the extra adjectives in it"


hehe. How many adjectives does fuel have in it?

[German]

busta said:

havoc said:

Strictly speaking it should be 'dreier', 'funfer', etc...as that's the German shorthand for the cars.

I'll type it (3er) to petrolhead mates, but don't think I've ever said it...

Only if you are an German. We are all speaking English.

You rang? So I can call it a 3er then?

[havoc]

C.A.R. said:

hehe. How many adjectives does fuel have in it?

Depends if you're listening to someone who's just had to fill up a petrol 4x4 ... I'm sure it's got plenty of adjectives then, although the swear filter would block most of them!

[Hugo a Gogo]

busta said:

havoc said:

Strictly speaking it should be 'dreier', 'funfer', etc...as that's the German shorthand for the cars.

I'll type it (3er) to petrolhead mates, but don't think I've ever said it...

Only if you are an German. We are all speaking English.

not very well though

even an German wouldn't make that mistake

[DHE]

"It wasn't my fault, your car is too small for my mirrors." The words of a lorry driver who hadn't seen a mates missus as he pulled across into lane one. Apparently it was his first day with his new company.

[Bitzer]

DHE said:

"It wasn't my fault, your car is too small for my mirrors." The words of a lorry driver who hadn't seen a mates missus as he pulled across into lane one. Apparently it was his first day with his new company........

....and last

[EDLT]

DHE said:

"It wasn't my fault, your car is too small for my mirrors." The words of a lorry driver who hadn't seen a mates missus as he pulled across into lane one. Apparently it was his first day with his new company.

Have you got a bigger picture, I can't see your car?

[DHE]

EDLT said:

Have you got a bigger picture, I can't see your car?

Sure it's not your monitor?

[matthias73]

Hugo a Gogo said:

busta said:

havoc said:

Strictly speaking it should be 'dreier', 'funfer', etc...as that's the German shorthand for the cars.

I'll type it (3er) to petrolhead mates, but don't think I've ever said it...

Only if you are an German. We are all speaking English.

not very well though

even an German wouldn't make that mistake

They would, they would in a disconcerted effert to avoid saying "einen" end up saying an.

[busta]

Hugo a Gogo said:

busta said:

havoc said:

Strictly speaking it should be 'dreier', 'funfer', etc...as that's the German shorthand for the cars.

I'll type it (3er) to petrolhead mates, but don't think I've ever said it...

Only if you are an German. We are all speaking English.

not very well though

even an German wouldn't make that mistake

Are you saying Germans have no sense of humour? It's alright, I won't mention your lack of punctuation.

Edited by busta on Monday 15th October 23:10

[Forza_Roma]

DanielJames said:

I told my "car savvy" mate that VTEC was a small turbo that kicked in at 6k RPM, and told him to listen out for it at crossover.

"I can feel it coming on boost"

VTEC just came on boost yo

[forzaminardi]

vinnie83 said:

Thanks for telling me the truth

I really do NOT say it because some people see it as one step below the M cars - I really have nothing to prove to people.

Most of my friends are into cars, and when I discussed the car I purchased, it was relevant to say M-sport.

I did clarify that in general conversation, whether I'm driving my 911 or the BMW, I just say "the car/my car" unless the model of car is relevant to the conversation.

I think it's slightly presumptuous of you to say that "the truth is" that it's because of reasons you think some say it - the truth is that you're incorrect

Don't worry about it, on PH, you must have either the poverty-spec model or the all-singing, all-dancing model. Only with these can you show you're a serious driver. If you have a car somewhere in between, especially one whose spec implies some vague sporty look, then you're a either a patsy for marketing-talk, a wannabe t0sser or just plain stupid.

[Bitzer]

......and a petrol V8