Retro-gone. Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 me.. thanks, but its not a 3litre.. nob.. "yes it is" me.. erm...no it isnt. nob.. "well why has it got the plastic slats on the back window" me.. whats that got to do with anything. nob.. "well they only put them on the 3litre" me.. no they didnt, its an aftermarket item nob.. "nah, i know about these things" me.. oh do you, ok... bye.. me, under my breath. ".tithead"...
zetecmk2 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 wot....isn't that how you tell if it's a 3.0 then? but you can tell a 1.6 by the door handles, can't you?
Retro-gone. Posted October 19, 2008 Author Report Posted October 19, 2008 Prob an honest mistake i dont mind an honest mistake, what i do mind is someone telling me something thats rubbish and not hearing any different, i can stand and chat all day to people about classic cars, but when someone wont hear any different i cant do with it. it was the way he came across , you know the type, bigheaded know it all.
caprinerd Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 yeah like the guy that had a 2.8i prefacelift mk1 from new think we all get them and they always know best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
antz Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 the amount of people that tell me they had a mk1 2 door just like it....erm well for one its a mk2 and its a 4 door.
stevepeanut Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 I sold my 2 litre laser a few years back. Had one guy turn up bloke" I'm glad its the 2.0 laser capri, cos I want one with power steering" me "this doesnt have PAS" bloke " it should do, they are meant to" me "the 2.8 has pas, 1600 and 2000 dont" bloke "well its meant to have it, whys it been took off" me "I know lots of lads with pinto capris, they dont have pas" on and on it went until he went home saying he needed a capri with power steering for his bad arm
mk1super Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 "Thats a cool Anglia mate" me erm its an escort "yeah you dont see many Anglias these days" me erm aye ok ive really got to get going now
jamie k Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 I sold my 2 litre laser a few years back. Had one guy turn up bloke" I'm glad its the 2.0 laser capri, cos I want one with power steering" me "this doesnt have PAS" bloke " it should do, they are meant to" me "the 2.8 has pas, 1600 and 2000 dont" bloke "well its meant to have it, whys it been took off" me "I know lots of lads with pinto capris, they dont have pas" on and on it went until he went home saying he needed a capri with power steering for his bad arm arm must have been bad due to years of being a W A N K E R
countrybumpkin Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 what really annoys me is people coming up to me and asking if my escort is a mexico and then telling me they used to have a mex
jamesmk1 Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 someone down my road had a mk1 4 door mexico with a 2.0 x-flow.. that look's like my 4 door,.... but it was a mexico. all i could do was walk away
Fishtailparka Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 I get out of my very standard looking 4 door Mk1, and this hyper fella comes running over. "Is that a Mexico???????" "Erm, well, it does have a Mexico engine in it" (which it does) "Thought so!!!!" dunno why he thought that, cos the bonnet wasn't up. "I used to have an RS2000!!!" "Yes, I thought you probably did"
mk2estate Posted October 19, 2008 Report Posted October 19, 2008 in the first week of getting the wagon a bloke at the petrol station asked me "why the hell have you put a mk2 front on a mk1 estate?", i said "ford made them like that", he then told me that i'd probably bought a cut & shut, laughed and got into his sheddy orion!
Guest chriscapriman Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 had the power bulge argument with one bloke (only v6's had power bulges) and had a 'why have you took the laser badges off' argument with another (even tho a previous owner had, i just cant be arsed puttin them back on) and have been shouted at for puttin non standard rims on mine , my answer, my names on the v5 you spunkbubble and if u wanna piss me off, ill use bumper overriders (which are std on all latter capris btw) to push your poo little eurobox into a pond
DAZZA Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 Hello mate, can I take a picture of your car.... Sure fella, go ahead. Cheers mate, my missus loves Beetles.
Mr Sam Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 my best was 'nice xr2 mate' 'its not an XR' 'nice supersport then' later that week i saw him in a mk2 XR with clear rear lights
X-pack-Glyn Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 Hello mate, can I take a picture of your car.... Sure fella, go ahead. Cheers mate, my missus loves Beetles. Fookin quality!!!!
caprinerd Posted October 20, 2008 Report Posted October 20, 2008 Hello mate, can I take a picture of your car.... Sure fella, go ahead. Cheers mate, my missus loves Beetles. thats the best one yet
oldbus Posted October 21, 2008 Report Posted October 21, 2008 Hello mate, can I take a picture of your car.... Sure fella, go ahead. Cheers mate, my missus loves Beetles. That´s a cracker Can´t top that, but you want to try driving one of these vans around. Pratt: Is that your van? me: yep! Pratt: My dad used to have one of those... me: errr, yeah... pratt: do you know that the 911 engine will drop straight in.... me:that´s good to know, by the way it´s not a VW pratt: (obviously not listening....)those aircooled vans were really slow.. me: you´re right and it´s not a fooking VW etc, etc etc.....
Rick Posted October 21, 2008 Report Posted October 21, 2008 quality! gotta love the old chat at the petrol station with barry bellend. i always have wow nice escort is it a mexico. i reply no. then they kinda look at it as though its a piece of rusty scrap... most of them dont know the difference anyway. iv started saying yes anyway now
V8ian Posted October 21, 2008 Report Posted October 21, 2008 Now anyone who knows my car will confirm its not the quietest of cars, and very distinctive sound too, --SantaPod, Classic Ford day, Muppet, Your car sounds wicked mate, Me,Thanks Fella, Wot Engine is that? peering into the open engine bay 1300 crossflow turbo WOW, 1/2 hour later I was queueing for a coffee, and heard, thats the fella with the 1300 turbo cortina from behind telling his mates, I just turned smiled and ordered my drink, oops,
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