You know you're a petrolhead when….

Stallingrad

You try to identify an unseen car nearby by the sound of it's engine (I can only do this with 6 cylinder BMW's, Renault 1.5dci, the odd Range Rover or X5). This can fail spectacularly when I heard what I thought was a Porsche flat 6 coming up behind me and it was an Opel Corsa.

What's your affliction?

Anan1

My older cousin got me into that when I was about six - it's a lot harder these days!

R.O.R

You know your are a Petrol head when the predictive text on your mobile has all the manufacturer's saved - with capital letters at the start.

shamwari

Thought I petrol head once when I though I heard the lovely approaching melody of a flat-6 in a Porsche 911.


...it turned out to be a 3-cyl Daihatsu Charade diesel van with a hole in the exhaust :eek: :rolleyes:

langdang

Anan1 wrote: »

My older cousin got me into that when I was about six - it's a lot harder these days!

Toyota Dyna? Nope, Vag 1.9 PD...

listermint

When you pay crazy car tax and others think you are mad but the sound of the straight 6 is all the smiles you need.

Kenny Logins

You have a Nürburgring sticker on your boot lid. :pac:

Anan1

Kenny Logins wrote: »

You have a Nürburgring sticker on your boot lid. :pac:

No, that makes you a pretentious eejit.

langdang

Anan1 wrote: »

No, that makes you a pretentious eejit.

In a car that sounds like a toyota dyna...

166man

Alfa Twin Sparks, VAG Diesels, Ford TDCI'S, Volvo D5 engines.

On top of that Merc V6 diesels and Alfa V6's. Finally BMW straight six engines. :o

corktina

....you try to id approaching cars by the shape of their headlights....

Stallingrad

corktina wrote: »

....you try to id approaching cars by the shape of their headlights....

At night, standing in the middle of the M50...

mengele

an old transit
the peugeot/ citroen hdi
vw tdi
toyota dynas

i could have a good guess at the diesels but wouldnt have a clur about the petrols

Ardennes1944

corktina wrote: »

....you try to id approaching cars by the shape of their headlights....

and succeed

Tea 1000

It's more fun at rally's! Subaru's are fairly easily identifiable, as are Mark II's, some of the rest can be interesting!

Viper_JB

When you can spot a parked daysul felt specced "RS4" from a few hundred meters away, and it makes your heart sink a little more every time :P.

Celly Smunt

When you're paying extortionate prices for fuel :mad::mad:

Robbo

Tea 1000 wrote: »

It's more fun at rally's! Subaru's are fairly easily identifiable, as are Mark II's, some of the rest can be interesting!

That tinny noise of a Class 2 Civic after a junction where they don't really get any quicker, just louder.

S28382

I know im a petrol head when all my wages are going on petrol...

Tea 1000

Robbo wrote: »

That tinny noise of a Class 2 Civic after a junction where they don't really get any quicker, just louder.

Lol! Also the twin cam's... they've no feckin torque to pull them out of a hairpin, especially if there's any kind of a hill!
Then the Evo's which you can bearly hear coming apart from the squeaky brakes!
There's a Puma that makes the odd appearance too that must have a 15-speed gearbox by the sounds of it!!

Cuddlesworth

When the only thing you can't overtake is a petrol station.

Kenny Logins

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

When the only thing you can't overtake is a petrol station.

*pass

dgt

Engine sounds.... Bit easy.....

Identifying manufacturers by nuts and bolts is where its at :pac:

Amprodude

When your car can pass everything but a petrol pump.

MuppetCheck

When you boards.ie password is an old car reg.............

ba_barabus

MuppetCheck wrote: »

When you boards.ie password is an old car reg.............

Someone's account is going to get hacked

Stallingrad

When you get excited by a door 'thunk' instead of a 'clang'.

MuppetCheck

ba_barabus wrote: »

Someone's account is going to get hacked

As if I'd be retarded enough to throw a picture of the car it was up ever:pac:

Supergurrier

When you turn down your favourite CD to listen to your car's exhaust and intake noises

muckwarrior

When you lower all the windows and open the sunroof before entering a tunnel.

Voodoomelon

I use to play a game on the bus on the way home from school, trying to guess what cars were from as far away as 200 metres. Got pretty good at it.

These days I try and guess whether it was a man or a woman that just performed a ridiculous manoeuvre.

07Lapierre

Real petrolheads watch fifth gear...not Top Gear.

Mycroft H

...you get annoyed when a passenger slams the door too hard.

Amprodude

07Lapierre wrote: »

Real petrolheads watch fifth gear...not Top Gear.

Until Vicki starts screaming around the track.

Stallingrad

BX 19 wrote: »

...you get annoyed when a passenger slams the door too hard.

Or the dreaded double tap on the roof! :mad:

Voodoomelon

Stallingrad wrote: »

Or the dreaded double tap on the roof! :mad:

Bastards.

RobAMerc

When you can tell what car is oncoming at night by the headlight shape.
I thought this was normal till my best man mentioned in his speech - to much agreement I was indeed ill !

I also used to be able to tell what lots of cars were by their sound.

Fiesta Mrk2's had a very distinct warble about them as did the A series in a Mini and Morris Minor ( although it sounded different in the Minor )

Now days I really can only tell a Scooby, 911's, RR V6 (noisey) and V8. I also could very easily tell the difference between the 8 in a XK a 645i or the sound of a ferrari vs a Lambo ( or anything with that wonderful sounding Audi V10 ) - everything else is fairly bland. Even the 6 pot BMW engines are few and far between now.

Killinator

When you join a website specifically for the type of car you drive.

Oral Surgeon

Stallingrad wrote: »

Or the dreaded double tap on the roof! :mad:

while wearing a diamond ring!!!

Fabritzo

Supergurrier wrote: »

When you turn down your favourite CD to listen to your car's exhaust and intake noises

Only using the radio while your car is warming up.

TheBazman

When you go for a drive just for driving sake and not cos you're actually going anywhere.

SniperSight

When you wash your car and a mirror finish isn't good enough.

Big Nasty

When you've planned your wedding and honeymoon around car shows.

mickdw

When you want to smack the people who look at car and say ......Is she a tdi? No. Aw pity. She'd be a nice car if she was a diesel.

Bpmull

When you move house and your biggest concern is does it have a garage and can you fit a car into it.

shinkansen

...when you hit the vtec

Voodoomelon

TheBazman wrote: »

When you go for a drive just for driving sake and not cos you're actually going anywhere.

I'd say 40-50% of my driving is made up of this.

Technically I don't need a car at all.

fryup

when you keep recieving Halford vouchers for xmas and on birthdays

blade1

When you take apart things that can't be seen,just to make them nice and shiney!

analfabets

When your lovely wife/girlfriend is dying to have sex with you but you're in your garage, trying to fix the rattling camshaft variator on your Alfa Romeo.

Wait a minute.......:o

colm_mcm

......you've washed engine parts in the dishwasher