Automotive bull5hit facts thread

[rml2345]

Long travel suspension on French cars, particularly the Renault 4 and the Citroen 2CV, make accordion noises when going from full extension to full compression or vice versa. It is considered to be more civilised than tyre squeal.

If you drive a 2CV over the cobblestones at the Citroën test track it will play La Marseillaise.

[Tamworthbay]

If the Uk votes to leave the EUthen all European built cars will be classed as immigrants and repatriated. Sadly it means we will lose the delightful DS, the iconic 911 and the gorgeous Alfas, but on the plus side container loads full of Allegros and Marinas will be arriving daily at Dover.

[Station]

Steam Rooms were invented after a Rover mechanic saw 30 MGFs simultaneously overheating and steam pouring out in the Rover factory.

[Felly Magic]

In Scotlandshire, they are to replace the pound with old Volvos, thus the SVM will be declared the richest people in the land, and cms will become known as Lord Rapunzel, and be worshipped by his minions

[Noel Tidybeard]

^^^^HA HA HA HA lunchtime Country Veg soup spat!!!

 

YELLOW card cos that ^^^ has got to be true :mrgreen:

[Parky]

Chris Bangle of BMW claimed his biggest influences were Picasso and Leepu from Chop Shop - PHAKT!!

[For Fiats Sake]

The "pineappleing" of cars is not due to brain damage as previously thought but a result of poisoning caused by excessive ingestment of "haribo"

[vulgalour]

The Laguna Problem.  Renault wanted to create a long lasting and reliable car and decided the best way to do this was to create every known fault ever found on any vehicle, invent some faults that should not be possible and to then reverse engineer them into a fully functioning car.  Proof, if ever it were needed, that the road to Hell is paved with Good Intentions.

[Noel Tidybeard]

patrick le quément decided that if they made one model extremely bad then everything that followed would be considered to be reliable and well built

unfortunately the manufacturing departments never recieved the memo specifying that it was to be ONE model or even which model

[j.johnson23]

Sorry for the stolen photograph

 

David Bache's colleague tried to persuaded him to stick a Morphy Richards Teasmade on the SD1, rather than a dashboard, so that customers could have a nice cup of tea while waiting for the breakdown recovery.

Jesus,a 'stylist' with that haircut?No wonder the cars looked shite.

[Justin Case]

A Morgan will float because it is made of wood.

[rml2345]

Morgan? Haven't seen one in ages...

[John F]

Justin Case, on 19 Feb 2016 - 1:08 PM, said:

A Morgan will float because it is made of wood.

 

[Justin Case]

Morgan? Haven't seen one in ages...

I went on a Morgan factory tour yesterday(highly recommended and that's not bullshit)  There were loads of them about in all stages of construction; the test lake was especially busy.

[martc]

It is a legal requirement that you must wear tartan slippers whilst driving a Rover 75.

[twosmoke300]

It is a legal requirement that you must wear tartan slippers whilst driving a Rover 75.

That is correct , in fact , pre project deprive ones came with a pair to fit the original buyer . The piping on the slippers matched that of the seats .

[Station]

Sorry for the stolen photograph

 

 

 

"... and then look what they did to my f**king hair!"

[Parky]

Following the takeover, Peugeot sold the tooling for the Talbot Tagora to Peykan in Iran.

 

Converted to take a lengthened Hunter chassis and powered by the 1500cc engine from the Avenger, the Peykan Scimitar was expected to be hugely popular with dignitaries and taxi drivers in Tehran who were looking forward to a more spacious, modern replacement for the Hunter. However within days of the launch, Reliant launched a huge legal battle over the name which ultimately prevented sales of the new car in Iran and bankrupted Reliant.

 

Reliant won the case but it was a hollow victory. The one pre production prototype that survived was awarded to Reliant and immediately purchased by Princess Anne who still uses it to take clippings and general rubbish from her flat in Balham to Wandsworth tip.

[Felly Magic]

The Triumph Toledo was designed by actor Jamie Farr, and named after the home city of his fictional character Max Klinger in M.A.S.H

[Sloth in a bowl]

Since the 1920's all cars sold in the USA have to be fitted with an explosive device that is set to go off if the mechanical g-force trigger detects that the car has been launched off a cliff.

[rantingYoof]

The term "kerb weight" originated from the early days of the Italian car industry, where the Government of the time found it necessary to limit the bulk of vehicles to prevent the sides of the highway from dangerously sinking as owners bleakly waited there for recovery.

[HH-R]

Was the thing about being able to steal Novas by putting in the hazard switch upside down horse shit or true?

[vulgalour]

Very true.  Well known problem with pre-airbag Vauxhalls is that most models can be started by removing any number of dashboard components and re-installing them upside down, including the steering wheel.  This is how you can tell a Vauxhall has been stolen on eBay.  Cavcraft recommends you never buy a Vauxhall with an upside down steering wheel.

[RichardK]

Jaguar LandRover are planning a full range of SUVs. After the F-pace and the forthcoming E-pace, the range will extend to more utility-oriented models, substituting the pace of sporty versions with pack-ability. As the new compact Focus-class Jaguar XS is well under development, the SUV counterpart S-pack cannot be far away. Though some insiders are suggesting it has had some developmental issues.

[vulgalour]

I gather there's a lot of issues with the handling on the new Jaguar S-pack and Ford are wanting to bring their own version out, the S-pack RS.

[rml2345]

There were plans to sell a high top Focus (as in one with a high roof, not a MAX) as the Ford Bundlespleen.

Unfortunately Pontiac had beaten them to the punch by building the Aztek.

[Christine]

A Zetec head will bolt straight on an A series  engine in a Morris 1000, and can then run on diesel

[vulgalour]

Ford Bundlespleen.

INCORRECT. In 1996 the Bundlespleen was renamed the Taurus because it needed a selling point of some sort.

 

[Noel Tidybeard]

murican tyres are made from a special harmonic rubber compound which makes a squeeling noise when cornering at more than 25.4 mph

[Craig the Princess]

Metric tyres are set to be made manditory on all new vehicles by 2020 under EU Regulation 155/80R35 13S