What's the best/worst car related fib you've ever heard?

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We all tell the odd white lie here and there! After all, one can't be seen to have a slower car than one's mate now can we?

It's accepted practice to exaggerate your bhp or other bits to those who aren't any the wiser, but sometimes you hear an absolute clanger.

Something so ridiculous that it is only your manners that prevent you from laughing in the guy's face and then calling him a unconvincing t**t.

I invite your stories! Should make a good read.

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Not quite sure if this is a lie or just a grand plan that never came to fruition.

I know someone who claimed he was going to buy TVR and turn it around. Apparently it was in the works. That was months ago, and I haven't been able to buy a new Sagaris from the factory yet!

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Hey, hey, my first 4 page plus thread as original poster (I think!)! Proud of you guys.

You don't have to travel far to find a prat.

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Well, I thought I would finally contribute to the thread I started!

I bought a Kawasaki ZX6R Ninja over the weekend. I rode it to Sainsburys to pick up some basics.

I parked on the street, right in front of new Ford Focus. It was a nice example actually, matt black wheels, deeper chin. Quite tasteful and not vey max power at all.

As I got off the bike I caught the owners eye - a very muscular, bandana wearing gentleman. We acknowledged each other and then as I took the helmet off, I was asked a few questions.

Muscles: What's the cc? How fast does it go?

Me: 636, not sure... I guess 160+. Only just got it so not seen nearly that out of it.

Muscles: Yeah, these bikes are proper quick eh? I was racing one in my car (FOCUS!) on the M1. We were doing about 155-160 when I backed off. I had loads of revs left... so I could have done the top end of 170 I reckon, but I did't want the biker to get into an accident or get speed gunned!

Me: (not wanting to offend the large, muscular man) Wow...well, with great power comes great responsibility.

Muscles: We should race someday, ha ha ha...

Me: Yeah, got to get some eggs now. Take care, drive safe.

Now, the Focus is a great car for what it does. However, what it does is not 170 mph!!!!

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planetdave said:

minimatt1967 said:

crackthatoff said:

my mate insists he 'had the milk float sideways around the roundabout' he must have learned to drift in his 1.1 Ax

Perhaps he had a bomb on board in a speed stylee

That milk float one could be true - I drove electric tugs around an airport for years and the torque can make them tail happy in the wet (high pressure tyres and rubbish suspension 'helps' - that and trying really hard ).

Actually, I think it is possible! I had a crazy ex when I was a student. She had a job making and delivering sandwiches in Swindon and used to deliver them in a Puegeot van, one of those small, all tin deals. She was in a temper (as usual, hence the crazy...) came zooming into a roundabout and went properly sideways... hardly on purpose but it still happened and someone with a touch more skill could probably have held it and kept it going for enough time (a whole roundabout felt unlikley though!). I reckon you can drift anything as long as you are good enough!

p.s. she later said at how impressed I was because I didn't turn a hair when the great moment took place. Truth be told, my brain was so busy stting itself that my body totally failed to react!!!

Edited by AdvocatusDiaboli on Wednesday 3rd December 08:45