Car words everyone gets wrong
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Turbobanana

Original Poster:

7,249 posts

217 months

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Ford Console / Counsel / Consel / Council
Willy’s Jeep (presumably from Autocorrect)
Robin Reliant
Saab 900 2-door / BMW E30 2-door described as “Coupé”
Austin Healy
Volkswagon / Volkswaggon
Convertable
Restauration project
Manuel gearbox
Hyundia
Diahatsu
Porsche Boxter
Chevvy

Any others?

healeyneil

350 posts

163 months

Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Concourse rather than concours

droopsnoot

13,500 posts

258 months

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Schultz.

When people use a famous cartoonist to seal the underneath of their car, and even mis-spell his name.

steveo3002

10,895 posts

190 months

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breaks

cills

RedAndy

1,288 posts

170 months

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Austin Martin


Mammasaid

4,820 posts

113 months

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Ambiwlans

It's welsh you 'tard. rofl

RGG

688 posts

33 months

Wednesday 21st June 2023
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I brought a car and then bought it home.

-Cappo-

20,190 posts

219 months

Wednesday 21st June 2023
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"Cat car".

No such thing. It's an insurance write-off (NB: not a "right" off) which has been classified under Category *.


Lotobear

8,022 posts

144 months

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....aye me mate used to have a Mini Coupe S

Speed 3

5,121 posts

135 months

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People still referring to wing mirrors on modern cars

Equus

16,980 posts

117 months

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Twin Web(b)ers

sortedcossie

795 posts

144 months

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Wing mirrors on cars that have door mirrors.

Konrod

905 posts

244 months

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Breaks

Speed 3

5,121 posts

135 months

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Doesn't anyone read even the previous half a dozen posts ?

nicanary

10,644 posts

162 months

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Equus said:
Twin Web(b)ers
TBH I've wondered how it should be pronounced. I say Webber like most people, but I have a suspicion it should be "Vayber". OT sorry.

av185

20,464 posts

143 months

Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Heal and tow

Breaks

Wolsey

Mini Copper

Vauxhall Ventura


Panamax

6,407 posts

50 months

Wednesday 21st June 2023
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nicanary said:
Equus said:
Twin Web(b)ers
TBH I've wondered how it should be pronounced. I say Webber like most people, but I have a suspicion it should be "Vayber". OT sorry.
Now let me tell you about the somewhat similar Dellortos.

Del Orto
Del Auto
D'ellorto
etc

Dell'Orto smile

CloudStuff

3,991 posts

120 months

Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Homologolationismness

CloudStuff

3,991 posts

120 months

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Munf-leys

Yertis

19,132 posts

282 months

Wednesday 21st June 2023
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People saying "U.R. quattro", pronouncing it "you are quattro".

urQuattro would be correct, pronounced sort of "ooer-quattro". Even pronouncing it "er-quattro" would be better.

Better still not use the stupid expression an all, just call it a Quattro Turbo, like it says on the V5.