"As Du Volant" (skuhnphoto)
09/19/2014 at 15:02 • Filed to: bullshit
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"As Du Volant" (skuhnphoto)
09/19/2014 at 15:02 • Filed to: bullshit | 1
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A little way down the page we've got car facts that you think are true but aren't 100% sure.
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What about car facts you've told or heard that are complete, utter bullshit?
Back when I was selling cars we'd practice sales walkarounds and they'd often devolve into bullshit contests, seeing who could come up with the craziest yet most plausible sounding car facts. Here are two favorites I came up with that people actually believed when I repeated them later.
Tinted windows increase gas mileage.
Tinted windows are black, and as anyone who's worn a black shirt in the summer knows, black attracts sunlight and generates heat. Hot air is less dense than cooler air, so when driving in bright sunlight the vehicle's tinted windows generate a pocket of less dense air around the car, decreasing wind resistance and increasing gas mileage.
Viscous couplings are named after their inventor.
The viscous coupling, like you often find in the center differential of an AWD vehicle, was invented by Johannes Viscous. He was an engineer working for Audi in the 1960's.
Tell us your best, Oppo.
Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW.
> As Du Volant
09/19/2014 at 15:05 |
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My father used to believe that to drift, you need FWD.
Sir_Stig: and toxic masculinity ruins the party again.
> Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW.
09/19/2014 at 15:09 |
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To be fair, handbrake drifts do work better in FWD cars.
Leadbull
> As Du Volant
09/19/2014 at 15:16 |
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The viscous coupling, like you often find in the center differential of an AWD vehicle, was invented by Johannes Viscous. He was an engineer working for Audi in the 1960's.
This actually makes negative sense.
Alfalfa
> As Du Volant
09/19/2014 at 15:19 |
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Filling your tires with helium will lighten your car and increase fuel economy.
Textured Soy Protein
> As Du Volant
09/19/2014 at 15:19 |
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An idiot former coworker of mine was convinced that his VMW Mk4 R32 was a rally car.
Roundbadge
> As Du Volant
09/19/2014 at 15:50 |
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May I introduce you to the Arch Duke Maxyenko ?
Edit: .....aaaaand I just realized he hasn't posted any of his silly TMYK posts lately...