Your daily automotive WUUUT?

"Punk_Girl_98" (isabellamunos)
11/17/2015 at 10:55 • Filed to: None

These are the answers to the most basic of automotive questions I asked my friends.

Question 1 : Name 3 car brands.

Best LOL answer: Mustang, Toyota, BMW.

Thoughts: Most struggled to give 2 answers.

Question 2 : What is a sedan?

Best LOL answer: A type Honda?

Thoughts: Technically right. The common answer was, “A type of car”.

Question 3 : (Showing them a Mercedes Benz logo) What brand is this?

Best LOL Answer: Ford.

Thoughts: “Peace sign” was the common answer. 2 of them did answer correctly.

Last Question: (Showing them a picture of a Viper) What car is this?

Best LOL Answer: A Bugatti or Maserati, wait, they are the same thing right?

Thoughts: Flattered :) One of my friends answered, “the car Paul Walker died in on FF 6”.

I’ll try to teach them a little more of what I know so they don’t end up like the pic below lol :)

DISCUSSION (73)

TheHondaBro > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 10:59

Kia is going to dominate.

Kinja'd!!!

Or maybe you ask someone what this is and they say “TOYOTA!” and that’s when you punch them.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 11:02

I keep hearing from my “friends” that there must be a BMW M8 and Audi A9 coming out soon. And some consider Mansory cars as sexy. I want to punch them every time they say bullshit like that.

Punk_Girl_98 > TheHondaBro
11/17/2015 at 11:03

I did ask them what they want to drive and regular cars were not the answers gives. Convertibles and sports cars are still a top choice.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 11:04

Kinja'd!!!

This thread demands a freak gasoline fight gif.

Rico > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 11:04

You’re doing God’s work. Teach them all little by little and they may grow up to be proper jalops.

TheHondaBro > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 11:05

Interesting when you compare the dream cars of normal people and car people.

Normal people: Ferrari! Lamborghini! Maserati!

Car people: Ford! Toyota! Nissan! Chevy!

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 11:06

If only they knew what a sports car was!

DoYouEvenShift > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 11:08

Hahaha, thats hilarious! But sad.

I think most peoples knowledge of cars ends at color.

DoYouEvenShift > TheHondaBro
11/17/2015 at 11:08

Oh a KIA, killed in action right lol.

jariten1781 > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 11:09

When I first met my wife we had many conversations that went like this:

Her: “I saw a cool car on the way to school”

Me: “Oh yeah, what was it?”

Her: “Um...it was red.”

Me: “Um...but what was it?”

Her: “I don’t know it was red and cool”

Me: “Well, what did it look like...sedan/coupe/convertible...what brand was it...give me something?!”

Her: “I don’t know...I told you it was red!”

She's better now.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 11:11

I mean, regular people really don’t care about cars.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > DoYouEvenShift
11/17/2015 at 11:13

Which, considering that cars are among the largest expenses that people make, is properly fucked. Do we accept ignorance of whether or not a house has a garage or kitchen? Of general ideas of square footage in a house? What different kinds of floor are?

Punk_Girl_98 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
11/17/2015 at 11:14

Lol what movie is that from?

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 11:16

Ben Stiller’s Zoolander . It’s a very... unique movie. Actually, I’m thinking of responding to people with gifs from it for the rest of the day.

Kinja'd!!!

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 11:17

Zoolander...you should go watch it if you haven’t seen it yet

Punk_Girl_98 > DoYouEvenShift
11/17/2015 at 11:18

Well, they know some very minor things but these are girls my age so expecting them to know what RWD is might be pushing it.

Punk_Girl_98 > jariten1781
11/17/2015 at 11:19

Seems about right :)

Captain of the Enterprise > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
11/17/2015 at 11:20

This unexpectedly made my day

Punk_Girl_98 > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
11/17/2015 at 11:21

It’s hard for me to keep up on all the new stuff but there is no doubt those Mansory car are gross (after a quick GIS).

Punk_Girl_98 > Rico
11/17/2015 at 11:22

I’m on it!

Chariotoflove > jariten1781
11/17/2015 at 11:23

Hah! Your wife and mine must be separated at birth. My daughter, on the other hand, knew the make and model AND owner of every vehicle in the school pick up line by third grade.

Punk_Girl_98 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
11/17/2015 at 11:23

I’m trying though lol. I’m no expert but I have an interest at least. As far as my friends, I can teach them :p

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Captain of the Enterprise
11/17/2015 at 11:23

Kinja'd!!!

I’m seriously considering an attempt to use Zoolander gifs in most of my responses to people for the rest of the day.

Punk_Girl_98 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
11/17/2015 at 11:23

I’ll try and check it out asap.

Punk_Girl_98 > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s
11/17/2015 at 11:24

I haven’t but it looks funny :P

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 11:24

There are no such cars coming out. They are relying on stupid speculations and renders from German Auto Bild (the worst automotive gossip magazine).

Chariotoflove > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
11/17/2015 at 11:24

So, that makes us irregular?

DoYouEvenShift > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 11:25

Do they think your weird for liking cars so much?

TheHondaBro > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
11/17/2015 at 11:28

So Ramblin, what do you think of the stock market as of today?

Punk_Girl_98 > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
11/17/2015 at 11:28

Well, I like me some good gossip, magazines, and cars lol. But i’ll take your advise and ignore this place.

Punk_Girl_98 > DoYouEvenShift
11/17/2015 at 11:31

When we are on the bus to go to our softball games, I point out cars and they call me a dork.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 11:33

They shouldn’t be allowed to call themselves journalists. They’re that bad..

DoYouEvenShift > TheHondaBro
11/17/2015 at 11:33

So true! Same goes for girls. A lot of guys name off models and actresses as their dream girls. We want a cute, normal, down to Earth girl thats funny and shares a similar interest.

Xyl0c41n3 > Chariotoflove
11/17/2015 at 11:34

That makes us high octane.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TheHondaBro
11/17/2015 at 11:34

Kinja'd!!!

Probably not what you were fishing for, but I don’t care.

DoYouEvenShift > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
11/17/2015 at 11:35

I can identify with Derek Zoolander. Many times a day I ponder if theres more to life than just being really really ridiculously good looking.

Punk_Girl_98 > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem
11/17/2015 at 11:35

Dayum!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > DoYouEvenShift
11/17/2015 at 11:37

Kinja'd!!!

Svend > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 11:39

A childhood friend bought her first car when I was younger and she brought it straight round to me to show. I wasn’t fully dressed to go outside. So I asked:

Me: what did you get

Her: a car

Me: ye’, but what kid?

Her: I don’t know, say some makes

Me: Vauxhall, Nissan, Ford,

Her: Ford I think

Me: Ford what?

Her: a blue one

Me: okay, what model?

Her: I don’t know, say some models

Me: Fiesta, Orion, Escort, Mondeo

Her: it’s small

Me: okay, Fiesta

Her: that sounds right.

Now baring in mind she is still standing next to the closed front door. I throw on a shirt and shoes and open the door and it’s parked right outside my house. All she had to do was open the door, walk to the back of the car and read the words ‘Ford Fiesta Popular Plus’, but no.

Some weeks later, she got a flat tyre and woke me up at 2-4am in the morning to walk across town and change her tyre as she didn’t know the tyre iron and Jack are in the engine bay and the spare tyre is slung under the rear of the car and you have to unbolt it through the boot (trunk).

jariten1781 > Chariotoflove
11/17/2015 at 11:41

Yeah, it was years of training but she has an acceptable level of car knowledge now. She can recognize all of the line brands and models from ~1995 to present as well as recognize most exotics/super-luxury brands if not models. She also picks up most of the details so even when she doesn’t know what she saw we can track it down based on description (ex. a few months back she saw an Exige and described it well enough I could call up a picture and get a ‘That’s it!’)

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 11:42

Interest helps. But now you’ll want a brown manual diesel wagon.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Chariotoflove
11/17/2015 at 11:45

OPPO? Yes. Probably.

Captain of the Enterprise > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
11/17/2015 at 11:52

go for it

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Captain of the Enterprise
11/17/2015 at 11:54

Kinja'd!!!

66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 11:57

Lol this is great! I look forward to the next one. There will be another right?

TheRealBicycleBuck > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
11/17/2015 at 12:04

Don’t fall for the hype. Pick any two of the four and you will be alright. Brown, manual. Manual, wagon. Diesel, wagon. Three of the four and you will be killing it.

Punk_Girl_98 > 66671 - 200 [METRIC] my dash
11/17/2015 at 12:06

I’ll make a post asking for questions to ask.

Punk_Girl_98 > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
11/17/2015 at 12:06

Eww no! Viper or Z06!

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 12:09

Yes.

Punk_Girl_98 > Svend
11/17/2015 at 12:09

Ya’ll narrowed it down at the end lol. My dad showed me how to change a tire a long time ago and we do drills at least once a year since.

Chariotoflove > Xyl0c41n3
11/17/2015 at 12:19

Ooo, good answer!

Chariotoflove > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap
11/17/2015 at 12:20

I’m okay with that.

Spoon II > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 12:22

It’s gold, especially if you want to turn off your brain for a while.

Chariotoflove > jariten1781
11/17/2015 at 12:22

Well done, Obi-wan! What’s your secret, flash cards?

Svend > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 12:24

Cool. Good lass.

Wait, you do ‘drills once a year’.

I can see it now. Early Sunday morning, your dad standing at the end of your bed with a whistle, blows it really loud and shouts ‘right you ‘orrible lot, get yourself up and dressed and be on the front at oh five twenty, did you hear me?’, ‘move it, move it’.

‘squad, atten-tion’, right the enemy is advancing every second, your Chrysler Neon has a puncture, what do you do, what do you do?’, ‘move’.

Thankfully it’s now part of the driving test to know how to check your oil, water, windscreen wash, how to check a tyre, change a tyre, etc...

XJDano > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 12:35

Kinja'd!!!

Sorry, didn't know it was answered already.

RallyWrench > Punk_Girl_98
11/17/2015 at 13:01

So is this the part where I fear for our future? You’re our only hope.

RallyWrench > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
11/17/2015 at 13:02

And so you have.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > RallyWrench
11/17/2015 at 13:06

Kinja'd!!!

jariten1781 > Chariotoflove
11/17/2015 at 13:23

No secret...just 16 years of consistent reinforcement that I find it unacceptable to not know these things, haha. Coincidentally, I have learned to identify and describe birds the same way since she’s a big birder.

Chariotoflove > jariten1781
11/17/2015 at 13:26

Stellar! And congrats on 16 years. It sounds like you’re doing it right. We’re onto 18 now.