You realise you're a petrolhead when you..
You realise you're a petrolhead when you..
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Del Sydyway

Original Poster:

101 posts

289 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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... can recognise a car by it's wing mirrors
... you peek through wheelspokes to see if it's got X-drilled discs.
... Do a u-turn when you see a Stratos/GTO/Vantage/etc parked up on the other side of the road
... cruise autotrader on the internet instead of porn sites.
... know why TVR's will always by cool.
... spent 4 weeks working out if you really could afford to build an Ultima.
... Spend another 3 weeks working out if you could build an Ultima in your driveway and is a garage really necessary for this project.
... logon to PistonHeads for a quick gander after work and you're still there at 2am.
... You realise you never need to overtake it's just there to be done, even if you're 1/2 a mile from home.

(credit and respect to the 'you know when you're a pistonhead' thread)

DennisTheMenace

15,605 posts

299 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Apart from the ultima bits

Umar B

1,484 posts

298 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Apart from the autotrader bit

DennisTheMenace

15,605 posts

299 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Umar B said: Apart from the autotrader bit


Perv

gnomesmith

2,458 posts

307 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Look at the Motor mags shelf in W H Smiths and find that :

1. You have already bought the lot.
2. You have car mags at home that W H Smiths don't even stock.

DennisTheMenace

15,605 posts

299 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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gnomesmith said: Look at the Motor mags shelf in W H Smiths and find that :

1. You have already bought the lot.
2. You have car mags at home that W H Smiths don't even stock.



Same thing but with Bike mags trying to cut down , Its surprising how much you can spend in a month on magazines

robp

5,823 posts

295 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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...can identify a car as it approaches from behind
...can recall in exact detail every turn of your favourite B-road
...remember people by the car you drive
...remember phone numbers by relating them to cars

ultimaandy

1,225 posts

295 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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... cruise autotrader on the internet instead of porn sites.
... spent 4 weeks working out if you really could afford to build an Ultima.
... Spend another 3 weeks working out if you could build an Ultima in your driveway and is a garage really necessary for this project.


What there is porn on here too.....

I built a garage, then the Ultima.....THEN I realised I couldn't afford it.......

viper

10,005 posts

304 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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sniff freshly pumped optimax.....

gnomesmith

2,458 posts

307 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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DennisTheMenace said:

gnomesmith said: Look at the Motor mags shelf in W H Smiths and find that :

1. You have already bought the lot.
2. You have car mags at home that W H Smiths don't even stock.



Same thing but with Bike mags trying to cut down , Its surprising how much you can spend in a month on magazines



Or in my case, Cars, Motor cycles, Planes, Steam and another subject that is only spoken about in hushed tones in darkened rooms by the true afficianados, and no they are not on the top shelf in sealed bags.

DennisTheMenace

15,605 posts

299 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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viper said: sniff freshly pumped optimax.....


done that a few times when filling up the bike

Big Al.

69,336 posts

289 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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ultimaandy said:
I built a garage, then the Ultima.....THEN I realised I couldn't afford it.......


Couldn't afford it! How much did the Garage cost for Gods sake?

Umar B

1,484 posts

298 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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DennisTheMenace said:

Umar B said: Apart from the autotrader bit


Perv


I am only a man

robp

5,823 posts

295 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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....buy a hoover just because it has the word "turbo" written on the side
....get excited by the smell of oil

JonRB

80,180 posts

303 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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credit and respect to the 'you know when you're a pistonhead' thread
Thank you.
Probably the most (perhaps only) popular thread I've ever started.

ehasler

8,579 posts

314 months

Sunday 6th April 2003
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Turn down your stereo and wind down your windows when you see a TVR/Ferrari/Aston/etc... approaching.

gnomesmith

2,458 posts

307 months

Monday 7th April 2003
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When I was younger (and less wise ?)I had a tape which repeated the F1 riff from Fleetwood Mac's chain again and again. At traffic lights I'd wind down the window and crank up the volume.

You know you are a pratt when.....see above!

wedg1e

27,044 posts

296 months

Monday 7th April 2003
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... have a TVR in the garage.

And an engine crane, two MIG welders, a 100 litre air compressor, 5 drawers full of Britool gear, two trolley jacks, a 250 lb.ft. torque wrench 3 feet long, an oscillocope, exhaust gas analyser, three multimeters, 1.5 lathes, two angle grinders, a die grinder, electric drills, air tools, head torch, blowtorch, soldering gear, pullers, splitters, hammers of different flavours, floodlights, jump leads, ramps, jacks, vices, benches, Argoshield, AutoCAD, Pistonheads, a big garage and a VERY understanding girlfriend...

>> Edit: damn smilies again!

>> Edited by wedg1e on Monday 7th April 03:06

seafarer

1,278 posts

284 months

Monday 7th April 2003
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wedg1e said: ... have a TVR in the garage.

And an engine crane, two MIG welders, a 100 litre air compressor, 5 drawers full of Britool gear, two trolley jacks, a 250 lb.ft. torque wrench 3 feet long, an oscillocope, exhaust gas analyser, three multimeters, 1.5 lathes, two angle grinders, a die grinder, electric drills, air tools, head torch, blowtorch, soldering gear, pullers, splitters, hammers of different flavours, floodlights, jump leads, ramps, jacks, vices, benches, Argoshield, AutoCAD, Pistonheads, a big garage and a VERY understanding girlfriend...

>> Edit: damn smilies again!

>> Edited by wedg1e on Monday 7th April 03:06


Um...can we come play at your house? And, how do you have 1.5 (one and a half) lathes?! What do you do with half a lathe? I'm jealous. I love tools and stuff.


>> Edited by seafarer on Monday 7th April 03:24

308gt4

710 posts

291 months

Monday 7th April 2003
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....when you keep trying to improve apexing all the corners on the way to dropping off the kids at school
....roundabouts present an opportunity to test the new anti-roll bar
....your wife's been talking to you for 5 mins and you've been listening to the miss on #4 cyl