• People that think they know things about cars but don't
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A buddy of mine told me he was trying to get a job so he could buy a car, so I asked him what brand. He told me Volkswagen, so I grabbed some Craigslist links. He told me that the cars looked totally different than the one he wants, so I asked what model he wanted. He told me he wants a Volkswagen BMW. :what:
"You can't start a car in neutral, it has to be in park." - my friend We were on the interstate and I said "oh really?". So I shifted my car to neutral so it could coast, and I turned off the engine, and then restarted the car while moving at 65 mph. His look on his face was priceless.
i think ive done that before, but instead of restarting i just let the clutch out like i was push starting it
[QUOTE=lemon_lover;29141272]i think ive done that before, but instead of restarting i just let the clutch out like i was push starting it[/QUOTE] Yeah, I was in an automatic, its not like I had much of a choice.
yeah i understand. i didnt mean anything like that
oh auto
[QUOTE=lemon_lover;29141689]yeah i understand. i didnt mean anything like that[/QUOTE] Actually, I've always wanted to try and push start a manual car. Probably would've come in handy when our Volkwagen stalled out. And the battery was dead from sitting all winter.
It's kind of violent when you're only rolling 5mph.
I remember this one thread where this guy said the Lotus Elise a "glorified Toyota" and that if he wanted a real car he would buy a Ferrari instead. Man, what an idiot that guy was. [editline]14th April 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=MikeL14;29161457]It's kind of violent when you're only rolling 5mph.[/QUOTE] I just did this. lol. I parked on a hill at Wallgreens so when we left I just popped the clutch rolling backwards down it. Besides, my battery is fading on me, old Optima and it doesn't hold the correct voltage so it cranks slow. Need to invest in another one.
My brother is apparently a genius in the automotive world because he plays GT5 religiously and watches Mecum Auto Show Auction on Discovery channel.
[QUOTE=bradley;29121864]Every time me and Japfeiffer go to the thrift store we see a nice EK hatch. Today we met the guy who owns it. Jap: "What's it got in it?" EK Guy: "It's not stock, nothing in it is stock. It's got a Matrix engine." Me: *texting on phone, hears the guy say that* "...uh." Jap: "What is that?" EK Guy: "It's an aftermarket Honda engine." Jap: "Do you know what that is Brad?" Me: "......No." I was trying to avoid calling the guy an idiot by saying "That doesn't exist." But I try to be nice. Seriously, though. The way the guy said it, the way he meant it... I could tell he knew nothing about the car. He later told us it was his girlfriend's car, he just drives it. -_-[/QUOTE] Hyundai Matrix FUCK YEAH [img]http://www.mongooseexhausts.com/vehicles/Hyundai_Matrix.jpg[/img] [editline]14th April 2011[/editline] Also, my boss says his Peugeot 607 has VTEC :v:
[QUOTE=FalcoLombardi;29164973]My brother is apparently a genius in the automotive world because he plays GT5 religiously and watches Mecum Auto Show Auction on Discovery channel.[/QUOTE] GT5? I'm still playing GT2 :|
I play Rigs of Rods :buddy:
[QUOTE=Pringles.;29166659]I play Rigs of Rods :buddy:[/QUOTE] Me too [img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/cKMbS.jpg[/img_thumb]
my mom thinks her car is a sports car
[QUOTE=Ldesu;29167213]Me too [img_thumb]http://i.imgur.com/cKMbS.jpg[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] I have a Loghitech momo wheel, thought the g25/g27 cost too much :frown:
REVIVAL (for greater good I hope). I was wrenching on my supra, lady stop in front of my driveway in her 2000(or close to that) focus and ask me to apply grease on her timing belt. >proceed to tell her you can't grease a belt and certainly not the timing belt >she then get all pissy and say: I WANT YOU TO GREASE IT >ma'am I'm not your mechanic I don't screw people over and I don't work for you. You can't grease a belt >mad lady goes away all of my wut
I had a person tell me today that an oxygen sensor doesn't really do anything and you'll be fine without it.
if you are driving only at idle AND wot (but no inbetween), then yeah you'd be fine. closed loop :)
A kid at school tried to convince me that the Carburetor charged the battery, i just walked away.
[QUOTE=mrdemonface;37259412]A kid at school tried to convince me that the Carburetor charged the battery, i just walked away.[/QUOTE] How fucking stupid are people? thats like saying hurrr having a body kit makes my car go 200mph :v:
[QUOTE=Deadman123;37259645]having a body kit makes my car go 200mph :v:[/QUOTE] Yet it seems that people believe that ;_;
Once I was at a car show with my dad, we walk up to a Ford GT and I start to talk to him about the car. I was telling him about its heritage and how its derived from the GT40 which won in Le Mans a few times. When a group of kids walk up, one of the kids walks up to it and places both hands firmly on the body, (A few brain cells blew when he did that) Looks at the hood (even though its a midengined car) nods, then tells his buddies. "This baby runs on nitrous!" pls no
Thread Jesus at 4 am Things I deal with far too often Yea man, my old setup was like ten thousand watts.. picked it up for $200 I had some door speakers that made 500 watts a piece I blew out the back window of my car I had to install a competition window in my car because I kept blowing it out My headunit is running the speakers on it's built in preamp I bridged my mono amp to 5000watts Yea, I have the loudest system in the US (there sure are a lot of these guys..) The old system hit at least 190dB I used to a run 1000watt CLASS A amp. (O.O) I got the competition subs with the competition amp I need some ground wire.. this red wire won't work. My buddy knows how to do this stuff, he'll do dat fo me. I think I'll just keep the 6x9s laying on the rear seat for now.. too much work to install them, and too expensive I can't get my new speakers to fit, the holes don't line up My radio won't turn on, tell me how to install it. Just put a bigger fuse in and the amp will get more power. I new a capacitor. I bought a BOSS amp and some BOSS subs yo. BOSS headunit, too. Yea, my amp causes my car battery to die overnight I know what I'm doing, tell me how to do it tho. I'll just buy the cheap ones, they'll sound just fine. Don't mount the cap unsidedown or the Farads will spill out. I ran my power wire through the door jamb, looks real clean right? I cut the radio harness off to hardwire it cuz it's cheaper -followed by- Yo my dashlights don't work and the radio won't turn on, how much to installate fo me, free if I boughts it from u? I mounted the subs backwards and it made them twice as loud. I'd do this all myself but I just ain't got time. I'm an electrician for a living so I got this... just gotta go buy some wire nuts. I dunno why it keeps blowing fuses (about a radio with twisted and uninsulated connections) I used to do this all the time in the late 80s, how much different could it be? I put a radio in and now the car won't start. If you don't match the speakers to the radio it'll sound bad, I know what's up. Kicker?.... they're crap..gimme them (cheapshit) Pioneers. What do you mean the sub has to be in a box? I just had an extension cord laying around, so I used that instead of power wire, gnomesayin? I think I blew my amp (bad ground) I think I blew my amp (bad glass AGU fuse) I think I blew my amp (remote wire not connected) I crank the gain up all the way for those dBs. I will settle for nothing but the best, I have $50 to spend. It'll take how long?? But it's only two wires! I already installed the amp (screwed to box) you just gotta connect the wires (aka do the whole fucking install). I can install my own remote start. Premium Bose sound? No it's just factory. I don't want the bypass module, I don't care if my key's chipped. Do you do this outside of work too? (yea, like I wanna help your dumbass off the clock) I want the P I O N E E R D E H 6 4 0 0 M O S F E T 5 0 X 4 W A T T (said letter by letter) My old headunit did like 200 watts per channel. And the best one.... Everything's hooked up right but it doesn't work.. That's all I got
i take it you work in a shop that installs custom audio i feel sorry for u
Lol that's the current place. It's a top shit job and I love it, but lawd have mercy some of the people. Our current favorite video.. [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYQJ8zaiafc[/url] To think I left the life of a common mechanic for this :v:
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[QUOTE=clutch2;38711372]Thread Jesus at 4 am Things I deal with far too often[/QUOTE] "Are you sure these are the right bulbs for my tailights? Can you check again?" "I'm gonna use this 5W-20. It's at about 200,000 miles now. It's always been this way." "I bought this electric turbo man. It gave my Dodge Ram about 50HP. You hook it up to the intake tube!" "Will this work as a cold-air intake for my Jetta?" (Chinese fake shit Autozone performance plastic tube painted chrome) "My dad bought my Hyundai Genesis and pays for everything. So I'm getting this K&N oil filter instead of the Bosch cause it's better." (Same stuff) "I want a new battery but I forgot my wallet. Give me the gold battery!" "This battery is under warranty, give me a new battery. I know it's still good give me a new battery!" "I'd like to return this please. I know I paid with a credit card, I want cash!" "Can you put these lightbulbs on for me? I know it takes thirty minutes because it's complicated even though there's customers waiting, that's why I want you to do it!" "Last time someone installed my battery in my car for me! I know the terminals are corroded and it takes an hour to do, I had someone do it for me before! O'reilly's did it for me why can't you?!" "It's really hard to change wiper blades, can you do it for me? No, I'll go to Walmart then." "I thought the brake fluid reservoir was where you put automatic transmission fluid" "I haven't changed my oil in 20,000 miles." "I don't know the year of my car." "I don't know the engine in my car." "I don't know my car." "I used epoxy glue as gasket sealer did I do it right?" "Can I use JB Weld to hold my spark plug thread?" "I know my car can use this cone filter! You just take out the old filter!" "I don't need a new radiator cap" "Do you service engines here in this parts store?" "Where do I park to get my car serviced?" "This is the wrong sized filter!" (Comes back with his old one and I compare it) "Oh, it's the same, I thought you were wrong..." "Can I borrow this real quick I swear I'll put this tool back later." "Do you have a battery sitting around I can have?"
I know a guy who thinks waxing, and washing his car makes it run better.
[QUOTE=Flash;38718983]I know a guy who thinks waxing, and washing his car makes it run better.[/QUOTE] Waxing a car reduces the drag coefficient which makes it get slightly better MPG at highway speeds. :v:
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