Petrolheads just aren't understood!
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I spend most of my lunch hour on here, looking at readers cars, and other general nonsense that goes on. It is my 60 minute petrolhead fix. However, I am getting quite fed up of every time I'm looking at someones car people coming over and saying "oh are you buying that". When I explain it's a journal, people look confused. I've even had people say, "I don't have a journal on my car, what's that all about?".
Then you have the MPG club. Picked up my new (old) car at the weekend and the first question I was asked is "how much petrol does that use?" "lots!" was my answer, and then I had an influx of people asking me why I didn't buy a diesel. The same reason you don't drink water when you go out drinking, because you enjoy beer! It does grow a little tiresome that people can't seem to accept my hobby is cars and therefore I will dedicate more time and money to them than other people.
Then finally I'm always the person they come to when asking which variant of TDi dullness they should buy next. I imagine I'm not alone here, lets have your stories
Then you have the MPG club. Picked up my new (old) car at the weekend and the first question I was asked is "how much petrol does that use?" "lots!" was my answer, and then I had an influx of people asking me why I didn't buy a diesel. The same reason you don't drink water when you go out drinking, because you enjoy beer! It does grow a little tiresome that people can't seem to accept my hobby is cars and therefore I will dedicate more time and money to them than other people.
Then finally I'm always the person they come to when asking which variant of TDi dullness they should buy next. I imagine I'm not alone here, lets have your stories
I concur.
I find it crazy that even when Which come out with the conclusion that due to the extra cost involved with buying a diesel in the first place, the added cost of diesel itself and the associated running costs for the vast majority of people who aren't doing 20+ thousand miles a year buy a petrol!
It is also incredibly boring dealing with people who believe that because a car is doing 10 or even 20 mpg more than my car it is a better investment when their s
tty astra diesel loses more in depreciation in one year than what my car costs to run with tax/mot/insurance also included!
I find it crazy that even when Which come out with the conclusion that due to the extra cost involved with buying a diesel in the first place, the added cost of diesel itself and the associated running costs for the vast majority of people who aren't doing 20+ thousand miles a year buy a petrol!
It is also incredibly boring dealing with people who believe that because a car is doing 10 or even 20 mpg more than my car it is a better investment when their s
tty astra diesel loses more in depreciation in one year than what my car costs to run with tax/mot/insurance also included!Riknos said:
You ONLY view PH on your lunchbreaks? My work pays me to be on here - they just don't know it, yet.
Indeed. OP very nice car indeed, looks really clean!Currently I drive an A4 TDi, but I do 18K miles a year, my last car (A3 3.2) was just costing too much. I am saving up for a V8 supercharged Mustang as a toy.
Definitely get funny looks when I mention it. I never talk cars to my family (other than my petrolhead wife) as they just don't 'get it'. My mother happily spends £5-8K a year on holidays, I spend it on cars instead.
The only way to stop the questions about TDi things is to turn ever so slightly eccentric.
Turn up to the pub in a BMW 650 and you get questions about MPG, insurance, road tax.
Turn up to the pub on something that looks like a horse should be puling it, making more noise than burning firework factory. Then stager to the bar, goggles on, shouting "BRAKES STILL DONT WORK, BEST MAKE THE HORN LOUDER" followed by a deep evil laugh. Everyone pretends they can't see you.
Turn up to the pub in a BMW 650 and you get questions about MPG, insurance, road tax.
Turn up to the pub on something that looks like a horse should be puling it, making more noise than burning firework factory. Then stager to the bar, goggles on, shouting "BRAKES STILL DONT WORK, BEST MAKE THE HORN LOUDER" followed by a deep evil laugh. Everyone pretends they can't see you.
aka_kerrly said:
I concur.
I find it crazy that even when Which come out with the conclusion that due to the extra cost involved with buying a diesel in the first place, the added cost of diesel itself and the associated running costs for the vast majority of people who aren't doing 20+ thousand miles a year buy a petrol!
It is also incredibly boring dealing with people who believe that because a car is doing 10 or even 20 mpg more than my car it is a better investment when their stty astra diesel loses more in depreciation in one year than what my car costs to run with tax/mot/insurance also included!
Bad bad post, you really believe what you say ? I find it crazy that even when Which come out with the conclusion that due to the extra cost involved with buying a diesel in the first place, the added cost of diesel itself and the associated running costs for the vast majority of people who aren't doing 20+ thousand miles a year buy a petrol!
It is also incredibly boring dealing with people who believe that because a car is doing 10 or even 20 mpg more than my car it is a better investment when their s
tty astra diesel loses more in depreciation in one year than what my car costs to run with tax/mot/insurance also included!Major Fallout said:
The only way to stop the questions about TDi things is to turn ever so slightly eccentric.
Turn up to the pub in a BMW 650 and you get questions about MPG, insurance, road tax.
Turn up to the pub on something that looks like a horse should be puling it, making more noise than burning firework factory. Then stager to the bar, goggles on, shouting "BRAKES STILL DONT WORK, BEST MAKE THE HORN LOUDER" followed by a deep evil laugh. Everyone pretends they can't see you.
Turn up to the pub in a BMW 650 and you get questions about MPG, insurance, road tax.
Turn up to the pub on something that looks like a horse should be puling it, making more noise than burning firework factory. Then stager to the bar, goggles on, shouting "BRAKES STILL DONT WORK, BEST MAKE THE HORN LOUDER" followed by a deep evil laugh. Everyone pretends they can't see you.
Pablo16v said:
or the one my missus came out with because of the time I spend on car and mountain bike websites........"just once and a while it would be good to catch you looking at boobies"
Wandering through the office earlier and caught one of the old ladies flipping through the Sun with page 3 on display in all it's glory lol. There's quite a few car fans around the office though, an old Daimler thing, Caterhams, Elise's. Motorbikes, etc.frosted said:
aka_kerrly said:
I concur.
I find it crazy that even when Which come out with the conclusion that due to the extra cost involved with buying a diesel in the first place, the added cost of diesel itself and the associated running costs for the vast majority of people who aren't doing 20+ thousand miles a year buy a petrol!
It is also incredibly boring dealing with people who believe that because a car is doing 10 or even 20 mpg more than my car it is a better investment when their stty astra diesel loses more in depreciation in one year than what my car costs to run with tax/mot/insurance also included!
Bad bad post, you really believe what you say ? I find it crazy that even when Which come out with the conclusion that due to the extra cost involved with buying a diesel in the first place, the added cost of diesel itself and the associated running costs for the vast majority of people who aren't doing 20+ thousand miles a year buy a petrol!
It is also incredibly boring dealing with people who believe that because a car is doing 10 or even 20 mpg more than my car it is a better investment when their s
tty astra diesel loses more in depreciation in one year than what my car costs to run with tax/mot/insurance also included!My move from a Diesel to two older 6-cyl petrols left a lot of people I know very confused. The fact that this coincided with my annual mileage dropping from 20k+ to less than 3k didn't really get factored into anyone's thinking. They're just all programmed now to think about MPG and tax costs. The latter especially here in Ireland, but then I don't drive in the winter/early spring at all so can save quite a bit from that
aka_kerrly said:
I concur.
I find it crazy that even when Which come out with the conclusion that due to the extra cost involved with buying a diesel in the first place, the added cost of diesel itself and the associated running costs for the vast majority of people who aren't doing 20+ thousand miles a year buy a petrol!
It is also incredibly boring dealing with people who believe that because a car is doing 10 or even 20 mpg more than my car it is a better investment when their stty astra diesel loses more in depreciation in one year than what my car costs to run with tax/mot/insurance also included!
My neighbour was telling me with pride that her son's new car's road tax was only £20 a year (its a 60 reg Passat Blue Motion or some such). I was very diplomatic and stuck to "that's cheap" between gritted teethI find it crazy that even when Which come out with the conclusion that due to the extra cost involved with buying a diesel in the first place, the added cost of diesel itself and the associated running costs for the vast majority of people who aren't doing 20+ thousand miles a year buy a petrol!
It is also incredibly boring dealing with people who believe that because a car is doing 10 or even 20 mpg more than my car it is a better investment when their s
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