Things I should not drive, unranked:

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 12/25/2014 at 15:24 • Filed to: Anti bucket list

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IDAR car

You what? In car hire speak, an intermediate four door automatic with a/c. I've hired several of these in America. All have been 2.4 litre petrol cars with four speed automatic box and a high level of driver boredom. No more thanks.

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American style truck (manual)

Three gearboxes and not a synchromesh cone between them. No, thanks.

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Dodge Hellcat

I've no interest in the kind of driving that needs 707 bhp

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Modern Ferrari (any)

Same reason as the Dodge

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Classic Ferrari

Because worth millions

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Hilux with gun on the back

Because don't want to be a target for every drone between here and Kabul

Zibodiz > Cé hé sin 12/25/2014 at 15:37

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umm... we don't call those 'trucks' here in the states. Well, some might, but it's not the norm. The driver is called a 'trucker', but the vehicle is called a 'Semi' or a 'Tractor-trailer.'

This is a truck:

That having been said, I would love to try driving a Semi. Those things are beasts.

DoYouEvenShift > Cé hé sin 12/25/2014 at 15:51

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707HP you say?

mr2gud2u > Cé hé sin 12/25/2014 at 16:42

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I have always thought trucks with lasers, machine gun, and shit are pretty awesome.

Cé hé sin > DoYouEvenShift 12/25/2014 at 16:44

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Been there in an IDAR. Didn't need 150 bhp, never mind 707.

Cé hé sin > Zibodiz 12/25/2014 at 16:57

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To paraphrase the late GB Shaw, America and the rest of the English speaking world are separated only by a common language.

Here, this is a semi. Telling people you can drive one would cause furrowed brows.

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A large commercial vehicle is a truck or lorry according to taste. A bendy one is an artic, as in articulated. A pick up, which isn't a big thing commercially as most people use vans, is a pick up or maybe a jeep.

DoYouEvenShift > Cé hé sin 12/25/2014 at 17:13

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They make cars with 150hp?

Cé hé sin > DoYouEvenShift 12/25/2014 at 18:16

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Sure do, depending where you live. The vast majority of the Ford range (in Europe) has less than 150 bhp. Models with more than this are offered for sale, which is slightly different from actually being sold.

DoYouEvenShift > Cé hé sin 12/25/2014 at 18:28

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Never been to Europe. If and when I do go, itll be quite a shock Im sure.

http://m.motortrend.com/wot/top-10-lea…

Ive never even seen most of these cars on the road here.

Zibodiz > Cé hé sin 12/26/2014 at 01:56

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Fascinating, I had no idea that's what a semi was in the UK. We would call that a Condo or Duplex. I forgot to mention the other thing we call them here: Big Rigs. Trucks (like the Ford F-series) are also called 'pickups'; that's generally more of a 'hick slang'. Jeep is a household brand name, and only Jeeps are called Jeeps. All others are called SUVs or CUVs. A 'pickup' or 'truck' has to have an open bed.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Cé hé sin 12/26/2014 at 04:12

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can't blame you on this one!