Stupid things non petrolheads say....
Discussion
DickyC said:
Ahem.
I thought you were the same age as PeePants 
Besides, car forum so you automatically don't count.
OT: My father annoys me most as he's now like an ex smoker of the car world.
He's had lost of thrash-happy cars, abused them all, and was a good driver. Now he's into the classics he's got all "mellow" and heading for 60 he's become rough, and unco-ordinated, whilst still believing he's brilliant...... Then sits criticising me.
I will convince him to lend me the DB7 and show him how it should be driven.
DickyC said:
You would only get to drive it once that way, of course.
Possibly, that said his XK8 spent it's life around town and would clog up and go into limp mode. Visit specialist who said:
"it's clogged, give it beans"
He tried, still too bloody pansy-esque. So it was passed to I, sports box engaged, 1/2 a tank of VPower used in 15minutes and comes back, runs perfect for another 8weeks.
Light comes on, rinse repeat.
doogz said:
If his driving seems rough and coordinated, that's possibly because the gearbox in the DB7 is f
king awful, and at low speeds, the diff is completely retarded and starts skipping and hopping the rear end if you apply any sort of lock at all.
Was really disappointed the first time I drove one tbh.
His driving is rough in EVERYTHING barring the SType, which has a fking awful, and at low speeds, the diff is completely retarded and starts skipping and hopping the rear end if you apply any sort of lock at all.Was really disappointed the first time I drove one tbh.
ked gearbox... Ironically.The DB7 he hates anyway, only bought it for my mum as a retirement present, due to the fact that he has always had the nice car whilst she got the dog-cart.
Plus he has the W123 and the SL230 Pagoda.
Things my MIL says:
Her: "It sounds like you're speeding"
Me: "My speedo says otherwise"
Her: "Your speedo is wrong"
Her: "Your engine sounds strange"
Me: "It's a diesel"
Her: "No, it's broken"
Conversely, the one time I have been in her car with her she approached a roundabout, and forgot which way the traffic comes from, and also stuck to the outside lane of dual-carriage ways as 'they're safer'
Her: "It sounds like you're speeding"
Me: "My speedo says otherwise"
Her: "Your speedo is wrong"
Her: "Your engine sounds strange"
Me: "It's a diesel"
Her: "No, it's broken"
Conversely, the one time I have been in her car with her she approached a roundabout, and forgot which way the traffic comes from, and also stuck to the outside lane of dual-carriage ways as 'they're safer'
Speed addicted said:
If it's the one in your profile......
Okay, so it's less than fantastic...Still no reason to call it s
t for two minor things, still gets me about and helps for the saving for something faster. You should have seen what I had between the two cars on my profile. Two embarrassed to even mention it...
Captain Muppet said:
Less time than it takes to log on to PH and complain that people think your broken car is broken.
TBH courtesy of mobile network it took me almost as long to post about the OH wanting to PX the mondeo snotter in 'cause of a stuck caliper, as it took me to replace the caliper
doogz said:
It's insignificance til someone drives into you on a roundabout, because they can't see your indicator bulb flashing.
Then it would still be insignificant for us, but you'd be whining about it.
+1Then it would still be insignificant for us, but you'd be whining about it.
Check all your indicator bulbs, as doogz said its most likely that one of them has blown if they are running fast.
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