5 Ways To Spot A Petrolhead In Everyday Social Situations
1. Taking the racing line everywhere
Whether it’s in the office, at school or the supermarket, petrolheads will never meander. The racing line will be adhered to at all times.
2. Drifting supermarket trolleys
Speaking of supermarkets, you can always spot petrolheads because trolleys are the best drift weapons this side of a Nissan S-chassis, and no self-respecting car nut could resist kicking the back out on one of these beasts.
3. Comparing the stats on everything
People who like cars are often obsessed with stats, and more importantly comparing stats to find a winner. Find yourself in a group of strangers at a party, and the petrolhead is probably the guy who’s comparing the figures on two inanimate objects…
4. Braking from the passenger seat
Petrolheads hate it when other people drive. If you’re in the car with someone who’s going through the motions - mainly braking in quiet terror - they’re probably serious about driving.
5. Everything is a shifter
No matter what it is, even if it’s not shifter-shaped. If it’s by your side, it can become a shifter for the bored. Spot someone grabbing a television remote and absent-mindedly smashing through the gears, and you’ve found your secret petrolhead.
Comments
Erm I do all of these especially the trolley one
True
LOL my mom gets irritated whenever I try to shift in her automatic BMW. I also use manual mode a lot whenever I drive the BMW since my AE86 is in the garage now, waiting for a URAS bumper.
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forgot about the most important one…
vacuums, lawnmowers,…
rc cars too lol
remote controls
pens
pencils
calculators
empty kitchen tissue rolls
you name it
Making car noises everywhere.
Using the vacuum cleaner as a drifting weapon. Or is that just me?
Not just making car noises, PERFECTING them.
Not that that’s a bad thing.
I do a lot of these on a daily basis and some time to time bcuz why not
I can say I do all of these quite often
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