Things you may or may not know about cars.

[wishbone]

I'm pretty sure either my old '94 corsa or the wifes '51 Ka was wrong as well....

[flounderbout]

and just to clear something up is it Iligitmi NIL carbarundum or NON

my vote is for nil as in never

Non makes more sense in Latin, but given that neither illegitimi nor carborundum have any meaning (or at least not that intended) in Latin, it probably isn't worth getting too excited about...

[TonyN]

......the internet informs me .........

See thats where you went wrong, never, EVER believe anything you read on the internet without spending hours of research double checking everything.



Internet is only good for porn and playing games.

[BigBobE]

My little Nissan kubistar has symbol showing right and filler on left... found out the first time I went to fill up.

[Rustinho]

The exhaust/fuel filler thing makes sense. Who wants to accidentally spill fuel onto a hot exhaust?

I had a bit of a brown trouser moment on a bike once when the carbs started overflowing and the overflow pipe had somehow found it's way onto the exhaust. I initially thought "whats that noise?" as it boiled off the hot exhaust. As soon as I realised what it was (the smell was unmistakeable!) I whipped my gloves off and re-routed the overflow pipe toute suite!

[Predictable Bob]

Internet is only good for porn and playing games.

What he said !

PS
Can you post the url's for some decent porn sites then ?

[Rustinho]

Can you post the url's for some decent porn sites then ?

Yes I could, but it's a family friendly forum!

[Fey!]

Isn't the filler on the left hand side (or nearside!) of a third gen surf, where the picture on the dash has the handle on the right? It is on mine!

The filler and the exhaust are opposite each other, though.

[BUSHWHACKER]

Does it really matter?

My 3rd gens have little pictures of four green wheels on the dash but when I press the button for 4WD my tyres stay black!

[Apache]

Isn't the filler on the left hand side (or nearside!) of a third gen surf,

Yes. I proved Andy wrong by only taking notice of my fuel gauge when going for petrol this lunchtime. I had to go past the pump and reverse in to the next bay!!

Thanks Andy, for your misinformation!

[si tate]

Isn't the filler on the left hand side (or nearside!) of a third gen surf, where the picture on the dash has the handle on the right? It is on mine!

The filler and the exhaust are opposite each other, though.

Yes. I proved Andy wrong by only taking notice of my fuel gauge when going for petrol this lunchtime. I had to go past the pump and reverse in to the next bay!!

Thanks Andy, for your misinformation!

I knew he was wrong last night but didn't want to say anything.

[Albannach]

Thanks Andy, for your misinformation!

I knew he was wrong last night but didn't want to say anything.

We all live and learn. I wasn't totally wrong though, only 1/3rd wrong

[Albannach]

Vauxhall's current naming convention says that all model names end with an a. Been that way since the Cavalier went out of production.

(Monaro isn't a Vauxhall, it's a Holden)

[si tate]

Vauxhall's current naming convention says that all model names end with an a. Been that way since the Cavalier went out of production.

(Monaro isn't a Vauxhall, it's a Holden)

I drive a combo, does that count?

[TonyN]

I checked all the motors I have laying around here, 2nd and 3rd Gen Surfs, Ford Transit Connect, Pajaro, the Westfield kit car, and a Iveco Cargo horse lorry, next doors Golf and Merc. All obayed Andys rules apart from a Pajaro which has the fuel gauge symbol the wrong way round.

Pretty good.