Most ridiculous thing you've been told or read about a car..

[HAULN-SS]

More specifically, cars you were either looking at to buy, or just browsing ads. People dont know shit about their car in general. I'll start us off iwth the one I already mentioned

-The overdrive button turned on the turbo.

[Mike]

that a new civic si was as fast as an s2000.

[navin]

that civics were cool.

[white_2kgt]

Honda's are FUN cars.

[JackoliciousLegs]

Fords are now as reliable as Hondas.

[HAULN-SS]

Every once in a while i see something about a car being a turbo, or so and so said it had a turbo - when it clearly has a non-enclosed carb on it. Neat..i guess the turbo must be pressurizing the entire under-hood area.

[.RJ]

Fords are now as reliable as Hondas.

:?:

No issues with my truck other than an alternator replaced under warranty...

[white_2kgt]

Fords are now as reliable as Hondas.

When the fuck did we get Ice Cream?

[HAULN-SS]

'is that some kind of lame ass line from a movie i've never seen, or what?"

[D_Eclipse9916]

test-driving a g35, "watch out this is a lot of horsepower to handle."

[ScottyB]

- some kid who was totally going to install a turbo system on his VR6. except his line was "i'm doing a turbo and ITB's."

- there is no replacement for displacement

- if you have 4WD you have twice the braking power

- honda invented VTEC

[HAULN-SS]

heh...i'm pretty sure for torque off the line there is no replacement for displacement...so I guess it depends on what the context there was

[ViPER1313]

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[ScottyB]

torque off the line

that's an equally nebulous statement. for the record i will conceed that yes, when you start getting into thousands of horsepower you need to consider larger and larger displacement. that is usually in a competition environment though.

edit: Adam that c-list add is phenomenal.

[Dave]

One of Lindsey's co-workers said she gets 47mpg in her CR-V a while back. We laughed and determined it also runs a 9 second 1/4, seats 8 comfortably, and the exhaust smells like flowers. Thats the most recent absurdity, i'll write down some more as I remember them.

[Mike]

"we don't buy citgo gas, we only get 13mpg with it instead of the usual 25."

lady in florida...

[CaptainHenreh]

- some kid who was totally going to install a turbo system on his VR6. except his line was "i'm doing a turbo and ITB's."

You know, in his defense, those two things aren't mutually exclusive.

[JustinG]

test-driving a g35, "watch out this is a lot of horsepower to handle."

I got told the same thing, and this was shortly after test driving a EVO 9 MR :lol:

Test Driving the MR. leaving the dealership, saleswoman says: "The clutch is a racing clutch it can be very tricky to handle, we have alotta people stall these cars out so be careful" I take off no problem, she was very nervous the entire ride, damn that car was fast. :twisted:

Mazda Salesman "Have you heard about our new Mazdaspeed3? Its an EVO/STi Killer" :roll:

[ScottyB]

- some kid who was totally going to install a turbo system on his VR6. except his line was "i'm doing a turbo and ITB's."

You know, in his defense, those two things aren't mutually exclusive.

haha you're right. i should have just linked to the thread, he was really clueless.

[D_Eclipse9916]

^^^ Yeah I was about to say, plenty of people have done ITBs with turbo.

PS- There is NO replacement for displacement. Adding turbo means more power, but with more turbo+more displacement= OWNED!