Stupid things non petrolheads say....
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Super Slo Mo said:
Any chance..?
A refresher. I've mentioned it before but it may be worth a re-run. My mates and I got into cars at much the same time but some of us were more car oriented than others."My car's blown up."
"What happened?"
"The engine stopped."
"Any warning?"
"An orange light came on on the dashboard."
"What did you do?"
"Put a duster in front of it."
"Because?"
"It was very bright."
Three weeks he ran it with little or no oil pressure before the engine gave up.
CraigyMc said:
I googled it. The 125bhp 1.8 petrol I found has 125lb/ft of torque, which is 170nm.
Petrol one sir.- That's this one: http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/...
- That's this one: http://www.carfolio.com/specifications/models/car/...
Edited by CraigyMc on Saturday 5th January 20:03
Gutless, but I love it
shoestring7 said:
Went with a colleague to a client meeting in her 16v Citroen ZX. She drove. On the way back she asked me to (company car). After a few miles we had to join a Motorway, and in 3rd gear I accelerated to >6500rpm down the sliproad.
She said "What are you doing? Its never made that noise before".
SS7
Had similar when I first drive the MILs 1400cc polo. Joining the m1 off meadowhall junction, 3rd, foot to floor waiting for any of the nearly dead ponies to do something... Heading for redline and OH looked panicked before asking if I was killing it She said "What are you doing? Its never made that noise before".
SS7
NotDave said:
Had similar when I first drive the MILs 1400cc polo. Joining the m1 off meadowhall junction, 3rd, foot to floor waiting for any of the nearly dead ponies to do something... Heading for redline and OH looked panicked before asking if I was killing it
Should have told her that it's only once it reaches infinity (and beyond) rpm then the car becomes a write off.BadBanshee said:
Should have told her that it's only once it reaches infinity (and beyond) rpm then the car becomes a write off.
I can't remember if my reply was that or: "you're s
tting me right?"Let's just say they last 3 years have been a transformation for her with regards attitude to cars.
She used to think her ex's 1.8vvti Celica was a "license loser" FFS
NotDave said:
I can't remember if my reply was that or: "you're stting me right?"
Let's just say they last 3 years have been a transformation for her with regards attitude to cars.
She used to think her ex's 1.8vvti Celica was a "license loser" FFS
Lol those celicas fool many people who don't know better. My OH refers to it as the one that looks fast but isn't. She's learning :Ptting me right?"Let's just say they last 3 years have been a transformation for her with regards attitude to cars.
She used to think her ex's 1.8vvti Celica was a "license loser" FFS
BadBanshee said:
Lol those celicas fool many people who don't know better. My OH refers to it as the one that looks fast but isn't. She's learning :P
Apparently it was the ltd edition thing with whale tale & body kit. 190bhp iirc?She thought it was turbod.
Giving her the keys to a 370bhp 200sx was a hilarious event.. And the xk8 not much better!
3 years on and she's now becoming scarily PH
BadBanshee said:
NotDave said:
I can't remember if my reply was that or: "you're stting me right?"
Let's just say they last 3 years have been a transformation for her with regards attitude to cars.
She used to think her ex's 1.8vvti Celica was a "license loser" FFS
Lol those celicas fool many people who don't know better. My OH refers to it as the one that looks fast but isn't. She's learning :Ptting me right?"Let's just say they last 3 years have been a transformation for her with regards attitude to cars.
She used to think her ex's 1.8vvti Celica was a "license loser" FFS
BadBanshee said:
Lol those celicas fool many people who don't know better. My OH refers to it as the one that looks fast but isn't. She's learning :P
Bloke at work had the standard engined one, could not understand how I kept overtaking him on the uphill slip road out of work into the A303. "This is a proper sports car that's just an old Peugeot". HereBeMonsters said:
Bloke at work had the standard engined one, could not understand how I kept overtaking him on the uphill slip road out of work into the A303. "This is a proper sports car that's just an old Peugeot". BadBanshee said:
The 205GTI 1.9? I'm impressed. How reliable has it been? I've bought a 106GTI recently and I'm quite hypochondriac about it.
Er, could have been better. But then I was using it for 15,000 miles a year, and it hit 190,000 total. But then the mx-5 and Octy vRS I got to replace it didn't fare much better....Anyway, hardly surprising it was was quicker. Rebuilt engine making 138.9 bhp in a sub-900kg car vs a very similar amount of power in a much heavier car. Plus of course my amaze driving skillz etc.
HereBeMonsters said:
BadBanshee said:
The 205GTI 1.9? I'm impressed. How reliable has it been? I've bought a 106GTI recently and I'm quite hypochondriac about it.
Er, could have been better. But then I was using it for 15,000 miles a year, and it hit 190,000 total. But then the mx-5 and Octy vRS I got to replace it didn't fare much better....Anyway, hardly surprising it was was quicker. Rebuilt engine making 138.9 bhp in a sub-900kg car vs a very similar amount of power in a much heavier car. Plus of course my amaze driving skillz etc.
SV8Predator said:
Yuxi said:
My 70 something mum "Steven stop it, stop it, stop it" then she started crying. Her first ride in my 500SL Mercedes, booting it out of the village onto the long straight NSL road.
You really are a st, aren't you?My mum like many people is of the opinion NOISE = SPEED.
aka_kerrly said:
SV8Predator said:
Yuxi said:
My 70 something mum "Steven stop it, stop it, stop it" then she started crying. Her first ride in my 500SL Mercedes, booting it out of the village onto the long straight NSL road.
You really are a st, aren't you?My mum like many people is of the opinion NOISE = SPEED.
aka_kerrly said:
SV8Predator said:
Yuxi said:
My 70 something mum "Steven stop it, stop it, stop it" then she started crying. Her first ride in my 500SL Mercedes, booting it out of the village onto the long straight NSL road.
You really are a st, aren't you?My mum like many people is of the opinion NOISE = SPEED.
Mine too. So it my father when passenger too, yet not as driver.
So are a lot of people my parents generation (45year old to 60year old).
Had a few cars with SS exhausts etc, and any form of rev-band use gets tutting or such.
For me it said it all that when I did IAM I was praised for all the things that my mother whines at me about
Though the instructor who owned a Focust ST with 220+BHP, 3year old and 11k on the clock yet had never had it past 95mph may have regretted saying: "what'll this thing do then?" when in the passenger seat of my 200SX.
2nd, boot it, whooooosh.... wait.... whooooosh... noise...... bring me the horizon!
He complimented my overtake and knowledge of where my power was etc, but seemed somewhat alarmed by the power-delivery method
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