Automotive bull5hit facts thread

[Christine]

Bentley Turbo R valve stem seals are the same as BMC A series

[Tamworthbay]

VAG cars are so environmentally friendly they are the only cars on sale in California.

[rml2345]

There's an ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic for "Reassembly is the reverse of removal".

[fred]

There is a old term saying Volkwagens Smoke more than they let on - I think thats bollocks meself but ..................

Never trust those Germans ......

[fred]

Bentley Turbo R valve stem seals are the same as BMC A series

No made from Unicorn ....Ummmm Horns ...or as they are now rare, Dodo Cocks

[fred]

The Wankel Engine was designed after putting a piece of buttered toast on the top of a cat and tossing said cat off a step ladder - the rule going the buttered side always lands down, but so doth the cat, so both cat and toast just spun in the air faster and faster- the cat being quite pissed off at 200 RPM was heard to say Wyahhhharrrrrnkl ''

thus the engine and term was set

The cat and toast I do believe are still spinning in deep space

[PhillipM]

The Mazda RX-8 beeps through the speakers once the engine reached it's redline of over 9000rpm, this is to remind the owner that the engine is now due for a rebuild.

[vulgalour]

To save on costs and create a new luxury for its drivers, early automatic Cadillacs had the now redundant clutch pedal converted to operate a dash mounted cocktail cabinet, cigar humidor or diamond polisher as per the driver-owner's request.  This novelty was such a success that Cadillac never had to file for bankruptcy and still produces fine, luxury vehicles to this day.

[vulgalour]

Speaking of bankruptcy, Daewoo was invented by Vauxhall so that they could write off huge losses and thus stay afloat in the turbulent 1990s when their vehicles were so popular the tax demands being made of them as a company were become untenable.  This technique proved useful several times almost until the present day with the most recent company savers being the Daewoo Matiz and Tacuma.

 

Pontiac attempted to do the same with the LeMans (formerly an Astra or Nubira, depending who you believe) but forgot to rebadge it (a mistake Chevrolet also made with the Spark, nee Matiz) and later with the Aztec but made the fundamental mistake of forgetting to invent a new brand to sell them under.

 

Ford's Mercury line is not related to the Vauxhall strategy, though some argue it was the inspiration.

[inconsistant]

There are no longer any kittens or nuns in California.

[fred]

The Germans will now blame the whole VAG malarkey on Syrians - although Im not sure if this will be Bullshit

[vulgalour]

VW are going to avoid all this controversy by rebranding using the British marques they purloined in the 1980s.

[andy18s]

VW are going to avoid all this controversy by rebranding using the British marques they purloined in the 1980s.

Actually they are going to rebrand everything as Ducati,which they bought last year for the price of a skinny decaf mocha with an extra shot of vanilla...

Being a powered 2 wheeler will give them immunity from any emission issues

[alf892]

As you may know........

 

Audi are working on some software that can detect when you are being followed by a police car or having an MoT test.

 

The software will activate a program which will cause the indicators to work for the duration of the test/pursuit.

[rml2345]

The Volkswagen emissions scandal is surprisingly not the company's worst. In 1967 it was discovered that a Volkswagen import agent from Peru known only as "P. Bear" smuggled 400 tonnes of marmalade into the country, hidden in various Volkswagen models.

To this day, the location of the marmalade and the VW importer remain a mystery.

[fred]

Its all just a German smokescreen for an Invasion - Foiled by Uncle Sam

[Tamworthbay]

The VAG scandal is actually due to a secret SAS mission in WW2 which was aimed at causing Kubelwagons to gas their occupants and therefore take out All the officers of the German army. It was never corrected as Lyons of British car making fame was the secret gay lover of Churchill and persuaded him to leave it in in the hope of destroying the embryonic VWs reputation. Sadly the beetle had a roof so it had no effect.

[andy18s]

Its all just a German smokescreen for an Invasion - Foiled by those clever lab boys at Bletchley Park ,credit stolen by Uncle Sam

Edited for Hollywood historical accuracy. ...

[Noel Tidybeard]

the VW software "glitch" was actually created by Sir Tim Berners Lee on the orders of Winston Churchill, it was engineered to "go off" after the 50 year celebrations to remind Fritz just who exactly won the war!

[fred]

The Frog eyed sprite was designed by Keith Moon - Who was so high - he wanted a car to be ''The Happiest car in the world''

 

[Noel Tidybeard]

the bullshite thread has disappeared

[Formula Autos]

I'm not even sure it's the right film title, mate

[Formula Autos]

It is, but the wrong year. Sir Rog went submarining in '77. The Bond film in '81 was For Your Eyes Only - much more shite laden, with Bond being chased in a 2CV by villains in Pug 504s.

[John F]

The collective noun for BL products is a 'misery'.

[inconsistant]

Numbers on the mileometers of Australian produced cars rotate in the opposite direction.

[Bren]

VW employees in Califorinia issued with breathing apparatus.

[Taff]

The Trans-Canadian Highway was planned when the Highways dept placed a ruler between Vancouver and Quebec and drew a straight line between the two. The 450 mile detour around the city of Edmonton was due to the ruler having a notch in it

[RichardK]

Honda were on the brink of collapse before successful British marque "Austin-Rover" allowed them access to their technology, saving the firm.

[rml2345]

The shape of the Standard Vanguard was inspired by a curling stone,

[fordperv]

Vw have found emissions can be lowered with a new pineapple juice injector which they are introducing onto 2016 california models