Today's community question: What should you never say to a car guy?
To people like us, cars are a way of life. We spend too much money on them, take great pleasure in taking impromptu drives, and we love spending time with like minded individuals. This is something non-petrolheads struggle to comprehend, often leading to major disagreements.
To people like us, cars are a way of life. We spend too much money on them, take great pleasure in taking impromptu drives, and we love spending time with like minded individuals. This is something non-petrolheads struggle to comprehend, often leading to major disagreements.
So we want to know: what are the worst things to say to a car guy? Personally, I hate the classic ‘cars are just tools to get you from A to B’.
Let us know your suggestions!
Comments
“What’s so great about a car?”
cars suck
“Why are you obsessed with automotive cleaning and maintenance?”
-Well F… you that’s why.
xD
OMG, its a Nissan V-TEC
Neo-vvl*
“The Prius is cool.”
“Why you always love something like cars? There’s lot things that more interesting than cars”
“you know i don’t understand why people care about the EPA trying to crack down on modified cars i mean what do you need to modify your car for anyway
“Pretty sure that’s a Lambo dude”
I c wat u did therr
I hate the way non-petrolheads pronounce Lamborghini. They make it sound like an american manufacturer. And I hate when people call it Lambo, is it that hard to say Lamborghini.
When I told my family I was getting a Mustang GT.
Them: “Tyres will be extremely expensive on a sports car like that!”
Me: “Tyres are cheaper than your crossover.”
Them: “The idiots in Vauxhall Corsas will try to race you and it’ll be dangerous!”
Me: “You’re assuming they’ll actually be able to get close enough to me to actually be an issue.”
Them: “It’s rear wheel drive, you’ll struggle in the snow!”
Me: “So will your AWD crossover because you’re too lazy/cheap to replace the Summer Tyres with Winter Tyres.”
Them: “You’ll spin out in the rain!”
Me: “You’re assuming I’m dumb enough to drive like a lunatic when the weather is poor.”
Them: “You’ll spend a fortune in fuel! What MPG will that car get?”
Me: “I think you mean gallons per mile…”
Last one is so true. But I don’t measure in MPG I do smiles per gallon.
I work hundreds of kilometres from home and all of my family told me that I should take my (old) car for mileage and should carpool with my coworkers whenever I could. I never even hesitated to take my truck which does 11mpg and I never carpooled once.
“What’s the point of cars? It’s just an expensive hobby that you’ll regret in the future.”